My 1st official (on the job) Cake

My cousin Dawn Day (Tait) asked me to make her wedding cake. I was very nervous and excited to say the least! It was a lot of planning and a lot of hours working, but it all paid off. Here it is!! My first being hired and paid cake...Thanks for the opportunity Dawn!

Just Peachy!

I decided it's summer and I should venture out of the cake decorating for awhile and try to make a homemade peach pie & why not try some lattice work why I'm at it (I've always wanted to try that).

60th Wedding Anniversary Cake

My cousin and I made/decorated these cakes for my grandparents 60th wedding anniversary. It was so much fun working together, we both thought the same way...so it was fun and easy to bust these cakes out on Saturday afternoon. They are a vanilla cake with a yummy strawberry cream cheese filling and decorated with buttercream icing. We added color by the fresh flowers on each cake.

Chocolate Lovers Unite...This One's For You

I made Nate's annual birthday chocolate cake. This time I talked him into homemade frosting, none of that waxy tasting store boughten stuff (sorry, i know some of you out there like that stuff). It turned out lookin' so nice! I finally got a smooth finish on my cake. Chocolate Fudge Cake with chocolate buttercream icing between the layers and the outer. Milk Chocolate curls on top. Yum! You'll want a glass of milk with this one!

Wedding Cakes

I worked on these beauties from 2-7 p.m. I'm tired! My feet hurt & my kitchen is a MESS!!! Always let your cake decorator know how appreciated they are...you have no clue how much time & effort goes into decorating cakes, until you do it yourself. It was fun though, like having a baby, I'll forget how tired I am and want to do it again.

Learning Fondant

I have been self teaching myself fondant decorating. I still perfer buttercream decorating, it tastes better, but it was fun and my son loved his birthday cake! FYI: When rolling out fondant over & over again, be prepared for it to crack more easily. It's just like rolling out roll dough, after rolling it time and time again it begins to not look as smooth anymore. Try to get the wrinkles out before rolling, like by tossing it around like a pizza. I wish I would've then my top would've looked better. Maybe others can learn from my mistakes, or if you are a fondant decorator and reading this, you can give me some advice.

Pink Princess

This was so much fun to do. It took me back to when I was a little girl. When I was lovin' the ruffles & bows!

Stay posted...I'm learning fondant next!