Captain America!

7 year old Will's mom asked me to make him a Captain America Cake, as he's quite the fan!  So much so that he has the C.A. shield which apparently gets quite a bit of use!  It worked out perfectly that the top of the cake was made to look like the shield.  The trickiest part of this cake was getting the buttercream such a dark blue, but it had to be just right!  Thankfully I have three of my own little men and there was enough Avenger's material around the house to get a colour match!  This cake was chocolate with cookies and cream filling.  It was covered in buttercream with all accents made of fondant.  I was happy to receive a report the following day about a happy birthday boy who was very pleased with his cake...always the goal!!!! 

Handyman's Birthday!

 Once again, given free reign on this...a birthday cake for a true handyman's 75th birthday!  The only request was that the cake be sugar free as the birthday boy is diabetic.  I made an executive decision and made the small 6" tier on the top sugar free, and made the bottom 9" tier "full" of sugar, which worked out just fine!

 The cake is completely edible with a coat of buttercream covering it and all accents made of fondant.  I cut strips of yellow fondant and hand painted them to give them the look of a measuring tape.  I typically like to finish cakes by covering the cake board in fondant and wrapping it with ribbon.  For this one I wanted to give the illusion of hardwood, so I used brown fondant, lightly cut into it in strips and painted on some brown to give it the wood grain look.

The hammer featured the guest of honour's name, as if it was his own hammer resting on top of this cake!  I then sprinkled some graham crumbs on top to look like sawdust.  That was the finishing touch!  I was very happy with this cake and was glad to hear that Albert was too!

The Keg!

 I was asked to make a keg for a surprise 40th birthday party!  I decided that I didn't want a wimpy little cake, I wanted a cake with girth!  I used 6 layers of 10" rounds stacked.  I had to use cake boards and wooden dowels between every two layers for support.  I was so thankful that it held up, it was a lot of cake!

 1/3 of the cake was cookies and cream with chocolate buttercream filling, 1/3 was cookies and cream with vanilla buttermilk filling and the remaining 1/3 was chocolate with raspberry filling.  The customer requested that buttercream be used to finish the cake, rather than fondant.  The labels are fondant, the ring around the top is gumpaste and the rest of the cake is finished off in buttercream.  I was happy with the way this turned out!

All of the labels are hand painted and brushed with silver to give the keg a bit more of a rustic look!  

Giant Cookie II

These jumbo cookies are fun to make and I happen to love this colour combination, which consists of the birthday girl's favourite colours!

Two of my Favourites!

 Mini chocolate mint cupcakes with mint buttercream, topped with a little curl from a Rheo Thompson mint smoothy...yum!

Mini coconut cupcakes and coconut buttercream topped with a sprinkling of toasted coconut...again, yum!



Giant Cupcake II

My sister-in-law requested this for a semi-regular gathering she has with a group of long time friends.  She gave me free reign and so I decided on a red, black and white colour scheme.  You just can't go wrong with a giant cupcake!!!

Tinkerbell!!!

 When I was asked to make a Tinkerbell cake for a lovely friend's beautiful daughter, I was so excited and bursting with ideas!  Peter Pan was the first movie I ever saw at the theatre way back when, so anything associated with it holds a special place for me!  This was actually a three tier, as the flower that Tink is sitting in is a jumbo cupcake!  The cake is iced in buttercream and all accents are fondant.  As I've commented before, I like to be a "purist"  in my cake making and to have everything edible.  On occasion, however, it's necessary to bend the rules a little for the sake of the cake!  I tossed around the idea of making a little Tink out of fondant or gumpaste but really didn't think I would do her justice.  I found this Tink candle which worked perfectly to top off the cake!!! 

It doesn't really show in these pictures but I covered the cake in a light dusting of "Pixie dust" (edible glitter).  That was the finishing touch!!! 

Hydrangea Cupcakes for a Special Retirement!!

 I recently had the honour of helping to plan and organize a retirement party for a very special friend and colleague.  It was decided that the party would be classy and elegant but not overdone.  Black linens, silver serving dishes and hints of soft green were used to create the atmosphere we were going for.  Hydrangeas were a theme of the party and cupcakes that went along with the theme were chosen as the sweet!  I really like how each cupcake is so unique!  The party was a success and the guest of honour was thrilled, which was all that mattered in the end!

Montreal Canadiens

I know some will love it, others not so much...sorry to the latter group, it's just a cake (did I just say that?)!!!!

Clothesline for Twins!!

This sweet little number was made for wonderful friends who recently welcomed twins into their life!  They were blessed with a boy and a girl, both as cute as a button! 

I decided on a clothesline with pink and blue baby clothes, blankets, socks and bibs hanging from it, it just seemed adorable!  The blue onsie with the bird is my favourite part of this one! The cake is half chocolate with cookies and cream filling and half vanilla buttermilk cake with raspberry filling.  It's covered in buttercream with fondant accents and funky fondant lettering making up the greeting on the top.  Once again, I loved making this one and was happy to be celebrating with the lovely little family! xoxoxo