Chippy Chewy Bars

Almost forgot to take a picture of these (as you can probably tell since they have already been dug into)! I made these for our Memorial Day Picnic at Mom and Dad's this year. They were really delicious - filled with peanut butter, cocnout and topped off with chocolate. My sister said they reminded her a lot of the 7-Layer Bars they used to make at Bridgewater College... but better!

90th Birthday Cake

A birthday cake for one of my co-workers. Her boyfriend's mother was turning 90 and the birthday girl's daughters wanted a very specific cake design. Was not the easiest cake in the world since they wanted three diffferent flavors of cake and 3-D lilacs (which I had never made before!) I honestly would have gone with a different design but it turned out pretty good in the end considering all the problems I had making it. This cake taught me a lot about pleasing (and compromising) with the client... even when I never actually met the client!

Half lemon/ half chocolate sheet cake with funfetti white cake for the 3-D 90. Buttcream frosting with royal icing flowers.

Mother's Day Cake

Here is the Mother's Day cake that I made for our Mother's Day luncheon today. Unfortunately I had to work (on my first Mother's Day!) so I got together with the Moms on both sides of the family and planned a luncheon on the Monday following. It was so much fun - except that my niece was sick and unable to come. Marshmallow fondant is pretty amazing but I want to take a break from it after this cake. I need to work more on my buttercream and royal icing techniques. Plus marshmallow fondant is yummy but it gets to be old after awhile... I want some softer frosting on my next creation!

White cake swirled with purple food coloring filled with wonder cream frosting and covered in marshmallow fondant. Bow and details done in marshmallow fondant.

Silent Hill Cake

My sister's 24th birthday was today! So as soon as I was finished placing the bow and delivering the baby shower cake to Easton I started on this creation for her. The cake is themed after our favorite horror survival game Silent Hill! This cake was very difficult to make. It was a four level, filling-filled nightmare themed cake. The fondant wouldn't tint red so I had to paint it with red food coloring by hand (and I'm still trying to get the red off my hands!). The homemade cookies-and-cream filling was delicious but not sturdy under heavy fondant. But in the end it was really yummy, looked totally cool and my sister got the theme right away!

Chocolate fudge cake with cookies-and-cream filling and vanilla icing. Covered and decorated with marshmallow fondant.

Baby Shower Cake - Fondant Style

A girl at work who I have made cakes for before asked me to make her a baby shower cake this week. Here it is! The picture seriously does not do it justice! The bow was a little difficult. The first bow I made totally (and literally) flopped so I had to make a second one. Apparently bows aren't meant to be made out of fondant but instead a combination of it with gumpaste - who knew? This one was made out of fondant and left out to dry for 36 hours before placing on the cake. Thank goodness it worked because the end result was 100% worth it! She texted me after the shower and said the cake was a HUGE success!

Strawberry cake with strawberry icing, covered and decorated with marmallow fondant and royal icing flowers.