Bliss Cakes of London

Simple but Lovely!

2012-02-21T23:13:00.000-05:00

This is a technique that I have seen many times and have wanted to try. So, while the children were off at a sleepover at their lovely aunt's home, I had my own time to play! This is amazingly easy and I

LOVE the way it looks...so pretty!!! It is a chocolate cake with toasted pecan and coconut filling! I'm looking forward to another opportunity to make one of these and to really perfect it. Since making this, I think I've spent far too much time just imagining all the lovely colours it could be done in! Maybe I'll have to find some more play time soon!!!

Early Spring!

2012-02-13T00:01:00.000-05:00

These cupcakes were made for the mother of a very dear, and hilarious, friend!

She asked for something with mauves and purples, maybe flowery, so this is what I went with! They are a vanilla buttermilk cupcake with raspberry filling, topped with buttercream and fondant flowers. I was trying to keep these pretty simple but that just doesn't seem to happen in my world!

My favourite part of these is definitely the flowers with the "pearl" centres! They weren't part of the original plan but ended up being the finishing touch!

WHOOO wants a Cupcake?!!

2012-02-12T10:06:00.000-05:00

Thanks to a friend who sent me a picture of this design! It's not my own but I couldn't wait to try it out! The one she sent had used coconut for the front of the owl, but I opted for white buttercream instead. Although I love coconut, I wasn't sure that the group of people I made it for would. This is incredibly easy to make and could be done in any number of colour combinations. It's also a very cute design for a cake...maybe next time!

Latest Pink Fix!

2012-01-30T22:31:00.000-05:00

Strawberry filled vanilla buttermilk cupcakes!

Love these damask liners, especially against the pink!

Happy Birthday Cohen!!!

2012-01-19T07:31:00.000-05:00

Once again I had the priviledge of making my nephew's birthday cake! The little man and his parents live far enough away that we only get to see them a couple of times a year, so getting to make his birthday cake is quite special! Cohen loves elephants and my sister (his mother) loves the turquoise and red colour combination, this being the resulting cake! Cohen's Mommy had emailed the image below with the hopes that I could make it into a cake.

I was happy that it all worked out for the birthday boy and his mother. I know she is trying to take advantage of the first few birthdays where she has control over the choice of cake! The cake was a chocolate with raspberry filling, covered in buttercream and finished in fondant. Cohen enjoyed part of the balloon, which was a miniature chocolate cake!

The cuteness of this cake just screamed for some polka dots, so polka dot ribbon around the cake board was the finishing touch! Happy birthday Coey Bear, love you heaps! xoxoxo

Peanut Butter + Chocolate = Love!!!

2012-01-19T07:30:00.002-05:00

If you know me, you know that one of my favourite things in the whole world is peanut butter cups!!! For my husband's recent birthday, I decided to make him something I would really love...wasn't that sweet of me?!

This was a bit of an experiment...I made chocolate cupcakes and put a mini peanut butter cup in the centre of each one before baking. The cupcakes were topped with an amazing peanut butter icing (that I had to keep very far away from) and finished off with a half a mini peanut butter cup on top!

It was a successful experiment. Biting into the cupcake to discover the partially melted treasure inside was worth every single calorie!!!

Christmas Cupcakes!

2012-01-19T07:28:00.006-05:00

Cheery little snowmen and festive Christmas tree cupcakes were made for a special family's Christmas gathering! They were a vanilla cupcake with raspberry filling, topped with buttercream snowmen and trees with fondant accents!

I liked these so much, I decided to make some more for my own special little family! They didn't get the raspberry filling, but they were o.k. with that! Polka dot liners...

...so jolly!!!

Mad Hatter Tea Party

2012-01-09T23:45:00.000-05:00

Back in the fall I was asked to make cupcakes to go with a Mad Hatter themed tea party. Mai Memories Photography took the beautiful photos on a lovely fall day! I decided to go with a vanilla

buttermilk cupcake

topped with a basic buttercream. My focus went into making the various fondant decorations for the cupcakes. These included a mad hatter hat, hearts, toadstools, teacup, clock and enormous Cheshire Cat smile! Small fondant flowers to match the bright colour theme were also used as accents. I loved making these cupcakes and was thrilled with the photos taken my Mai! The adorable models wore fashions by Sassy Bug Boutique. The feather headpieces and petticoat skirts that Kyle of Sassy Bug put together, were perfect for the funky tea party in the woods!

Old Truck...cartoon style!!!

2011-12-12T22:50:00.000-05:00

This cake was made to replicate a truck from the '30's. It was for a special Grandpa's birthday!

The cake is completely edible and is a white with raspberry filling covered in fondant. My favourite detail is the wood panels on the back, they add to the character!!!

The "standard" birth date license plate, always fun to add as a finishing touch!!!

1967 Chrysler Newport

2011-12-11T23:28:00.000-05:00

This gold 1967 Chrysler Newport was made for a special birthday for my cousin! In researching this car a bit, it became clear that it is a huge car, a real "boat"!! Getting it to scale and getting the squared corners was a bit of a challenge, but you get the idea! Once again, had fun with the details, right down to the whitewalls!

Adding the birthday person's birth date somewhere on the cake is a little detail I like to incorporate to make it even more personal! Adding it to a licence plate is pretty well standard for any type of vehicle!

This was a chocolate cake filled and covered in buttercream and finished in gold fondant.

Power Cheerleader Cupcakes!

2011-11-24T22:47:00.000-05:00

These chocolate cupcakes with Oreo filling were made to celebrate the birthday of an 11 year old power cheerleader!

The "V" represents the team name and all of the decorations incorporated the team colours.

The birthday girl requested headphones on a couple of the cupcakes. I made a few and I think they are my favourite part, along with the cute polka dot liners (love those polka dots)!!!

Welcome Sparkle!

2011-11-16T22:54:00.000-05:00

I was honoured to make the cake for my lovely cousin's baby shower! It was a diaper themed shower, so a diaper bag seemed like a good idea! I truly enjoyed making this one, especially when I realized that it was going to work!

The cake was entirely edible, including this cute little teddy bear made out of fondant. It was a 4 tiered chocolate and white, covered in buttercream and fondant. I used a quilting technique, which I really like to incorporate for a baby shower cake. I used the same tool to add stitching to the strap.

In case you're wondering, Sparkle is the nickname the baby affectionately received way back when! Can't wait to meet you Sparkle Harris!!!

Happy Birthday Joey!

2011-11-16T22:27:00.000-05:00

My mother-in-law recently celebrated a special
birthday and I was asked to make cupcakes. No specifics were made regarding the cupcakes, so I decided to go with chocolate topped with a chocolate buttercream swirl...usually a safe bet!

I added a bit of pink glitter to match the liners and decided that this would be a great opportunity to "share" some of my children's haul of Halloween candy! I was pleasantly surprised to see the colour theme of pink and green when I arrived at the party!

Down on the Farm!

2011-11-08T00:21:00.003-05:00

I loved creating this one and putting it all together! Two year old Malia was having a farmyard themed party and I was asked to make a cake to fit the theme! I was happy to hear how much the birthday girl liked it!

As with other cakes I've done, I got a little carried away with the details, but they're what make it so fun and give the cake a bit of character! I was also happy to find the bit of gingham ribbon I'd hoped I still had, it added the finishing touch!

The only criteria for this cake was that it have a barn, pigs rolling in the mud, ducks swimming in the pond and Malia's name and age.

This cake is completely edible. The bottom tier and the barn were both chocolate cake, while the top tier was white. All barnyard animals and other details were made of fondant.

ee-i-ee-i-o!

Baby Shower Cake Pops!

2011-11-07T22:47:00.000-05:00

Cake pops for a shower to welcome a baby girl, something I'm not very familiar with! They were half chocolate and half lemon, yum!

Bobcat for a Birthday Boy!

2011-11-07T22:17:00.000-05:00

This cute cake was made for a little guy who loves construction vehicles, specifically Bobcats!

It was a 6" round and was completely edible! Both the base and the Bobcat were chocolate cake covered in buttercream and fondant.

I was also asked to make mini cupcakes to co-ordinate with the cake. Using the same colours, I used a simple swirl of buttercream accented with cookie crumb "dirt". They were vanilla buttermilk cupcakes. Love the colours, so bright and vibrant!

Recent Cupcakes!

2011-10-31T12:10:00.000-04:00

Just playing with some leftover cupcakes and icing! I went with the two toned icing in pink and white and decided to make a little flower that would pull out one of the colours in these liners - of course it had to be chartreuse, one of my favourite colours!

This rich blue is another favourite colour of mine, especially with the contrast of the white flowers and the silver liners

These were a vanilla buttermilk cupcake with raspberry filling and buttercream icing.

The silver beads and bit of shimmer are the finishing touch!

GoGo for Ben!

2011-10-25T12:01:00.000-04:00

My eldest turned 10 this past weekend, which I'm still finding hard to believe! He is very into"GoGo's Crazy Bones" and so a "GoGo's" themed party it was!

Ben is a very creative guy and part of planning the party was his own cake design! He really wanted Mosh, the "GoGo" you see here, popping out of a gift. He was also very specific about having the fondant pulled back to look like he had broken through, as well as black fondant around Mosh's body to give the illusion of the box being dark inside...very well thought out kiddo!

I surprised Ben with the design of the box. I really love how this cake matches my blog...not intentional, but still love it! The base of this cake was a chocolate and oreo combination and Mosh was made of white cake. It was completely edible and tasted delicious with plain old vanilla ice cream!

Just thought I'd add a photo of Mosh so that you can see what I'm talking about with these funny little characters! Ben was quite happy with the likeness of the cake to the original! Glad you liked it buddy...Happy Birthday again!!! xoxoxo

Nothing crazy, just cute!

2011-10-16T23:31:00.000-04:00

It's a busy time of year for birthdays in the Dunn family and this weekend was no exception. Jodi, another wonderful sister-in-law celebrated a birthday and so mini cupcakes and cake pops it was!

These mini white cupcakes with buttercream and fondant flowers are so cheery! There is just something about polka dots that puts a smile on my face! I used some red glitter (edible of course!) on the flowers to add that finishing touch...not too little, not too much!

As you may have guessed, Jodi is a fan of the red and black colour combination! She also loves chocolate mint, so these chocolate mint cake pops with red glitter seemed like something that might make the birthday girl's day a little bit happier!

Hello Cake Pops!!!

2011-10-03T00:09:00.000-04:00

My sister, party planner extraordinaire, has been "encouraging" me to try cake pops for quite a while. She has made them and done a wonderful job, but I've just found myself too busy with all the cakemaking going on! I'd already decided to give them a try this past weekend, and a family birthday became the perfect opportunity! I can't believe how easy they were to make and how fun they were to decorate! I already have my mind on some ideas for future cake pops, can't wait!!!

What Was I Thinking?!

2011-09-27T23:50:00.000-04:00

These cupcakes were the first of several orders made in a weekend, which I fondly refer to as the "What was I thinking" weekend!
These were made for a 3rd birthday party! They were half chocolate and half white, with buttercream icing, fondant accents and of course, a little shimmer...I was happy with the end result!

next...

Space Shuttle cake for a special fan of the original in Florida!

This creation was chocolate with raspberry filling, covered in fondant. The customer also requested a half slab chocolate with raspberry filling and chocolate buttercream, to serve the adults at the party! I didn't take a picture of it, but add it to the tally! And last, but not least.....

a very special baby shower cake for a friend who has been waiting a long time for her little man! He'll be making his appearance next month and it was a wonderful experience celebrating with this very special couple, who is very loved by all who know them!

Playing Around with Ruffles!

2011-09-27T22:43:00.000-04:00

I thought I'd try the ruffle technique I have previously used, but instead of vertical ruffles, I played around with horizontal ruffles.

I like it!

40th Birthday Cupcakes!

2011-09-18T23:23:00.000-04:00

These were made for my wonderful sister-in-law's special day! They are a vanilla cupcake with buttercream and I think they are my favourite cupcakes so far! I love the liners, the colour combination, the simplicity of the single flower and the little bit of glitz added by brushing silver shimmer dust on the flower. Simple but elegant, my favourite! Wishing you a very Happy Birthday Carrie!!!

Giant Cupcake Cake!

2011-09-13T21:04:00.001-04:00

This was a last minute order that I was happy to do for a first birthday party! The request was for a cake that looked like a giant cupcake, in pastel green, pink and purple. It was vanilla cake with buttercream filling and was covered in fondant. Polka dots, flowers and the "1" on top are all made of fondant. As with the hydrangea cake I recently made, I used multiple layers and then carved them to get the correct shape. For this one, I used several 6" and 8" rounds. This cake is made up of two parts and the top came off for easier cutting and serving. I finished it off with a sprinkling of pink lustre dust to give it some shimmer! I must say, first birthday cakes are always such fun!!!

Stripes and Swirls

2011-09-10T01:53:00.000-04:00

Just a simple red velvet with a swirl of blue and white buttercream!

1st Birthday Cupcakes!

2011-09-10T01:44:00.000-04:00

These chocolate cupcakes were made for the first birthday of a little cutie! Based on the pictures of her eating them, she seemed to enjoy them!!!

I was happy to find these cupcake liners that are foil on the inside and keep their pattern on the outside, even after baked...that doesn't always happen!

102...the new 90?

2011-08-25T00:27:00.001-04:00

Although it truly is an honour to make each and every cake requested, this has to be the biggest honour yet! My amazing and beautiful Grandmother just celebrated her 102nd birthday and this was her cake!

My very creative cousin planned this year's festivities and went with a lovely mauve and blue hydrangea theme. She planned to make cupcakes that she had seen on the website http://www.glorioustreats.blogspot.com/ and asked that I make a cake to coordinate with the cupcakes.

The cake was completely edible. I used buttercream for all decorations except the leaves and rim of the pot, which were made from fondant. The "102" sign was made out of gumpaste. This cake was huge and was made up of 5 10" layers of chocolate cake, with buttercream.

The cupcakes made by the talented party planner were also delicious and featured cream cheese icing on chocolate cupcakes...they were amazing! I wonder what next year's theme will be!

Tea Time!

2011-08-12T00:01:00.001-04:00

This cake was made for a princess themed tea party, for both adults and children! I think the simple crown and gold accents were enough to tie in the princess theme! This was a white cake with raspberry filling. It is covered in buttercream with gumpaste and fondant accents. I was initially going to use bowls to get the proper shape but decided to bake various sized rounds, then stacked and carved them, to get the shape I wanted. Hope they had a jolly good time at the party!

Pool Themed Ruffle Cake

2011-07-31T23:52:00.000-04:00

The customer really liked the ruffle cake I did previously but also had a swimming pool theme in mind. I decided to combine the two ideas and this was the result.

This cake is completely edible except for the wooden dowel used for the umbrella pole. I had all the pool accesssories made ahead of time but thought it needed a little something extra once it was put together. The grass umbrella was this cake's last minute add on... finally complete!

I have edible markers but wasn't crazy about that look for this life preserver. I ended up cutting these letters free hand from fondant...I'm surprised by the level of patience I have every so often, it's a pretty small life preserver!

Psychedelic Cupcakes

2011-07-25T00:09:00.000-04:00

I decided to experiment with a bit of leftover icing from the welcome home cupcakes. I just put all the different colours together in the same icing bag and voila....tie-dye fun!

Each one is different, groovy!

Cheery Welcome Home Cupcakes!

2011-07-24T23:54:00.000-04:00

These cute cupcakes were for a special welcome home party!

I was asked to have the cupcakes match the invitation, which contained the four colours used and little white daisies!

The colours are so bright and cheerful!

Classic Winnie!

2011-07-18T22:46:00.000-04:00

This red velvet cake was made for a Classic Winnie the Pooh themed baby shower! I loved designing this and was happy with the way it all came together! The quilting technique around the sides seemed fitting for a baby shower!

The cake was completely edible, with all of the figures and details made out of fondant. I spent longer than I planned to making them, but thoroughly enjoyed it!

I also enjoyed doing a little painting on this one, including the stump and the little bees, also made of fondant!

I think the empty tipped over honey pot and lid is one of my favourite details on this one!

Hat Box II

2011-07-04T20:41:00.000-04:00

I had a request for the hat box for a 90th birthday, also in purples and white. I went with a lighter shade of mauve and accented it with darker violets and the light chartreuse orchids. The construction of the box, specifically placing the lid on, actually went a little smoother than I remember the last time! The cake was a marble and buttercream with sugar flowers.

The flowers took awhile but I was happy with the way they turned out and love the colour combination.

Thomas Arrives!

2011-06-20T00:23:00.001-04:00

It's hard to believe that this was the first time I've made a Thomas cake.. with all the little men in my life who are, or have been, crazy about Thomas!

This was a chocolate/buttercream with fondant accents. Thomas was a little cake (that took a lot of time) covered in fondant!

Side view.

Rear view.

Love the colours!!!

It's that time of year!

2011-06-18T01:04:00.000-04:00

This cake was made for a high school graduate (with a very proud mother!), who is planning to pursue a nursing career. The base is made up of white cake with buttercream and the mortar board is chocolate. All accents are made of fondant. The school colours made for a very bold and vibrant cake!

Mom's Birthday Cake!

2011-06-18T00:50:00.000-04:00

Anyone who knows my mother knows that she is crazy about chocolate! For her birthday, I made a chocoate cake with chocolate ganache filling and glaze - thought she'd approve! To add a touch of colour, I made a three toned purple gumpaste flower.

I was very happy with the contrast of the brown and purples...the chocolate ganache didn't let me down either!

Happy Birthday to you Mom!!!

Movie Themed Birthday Party with a Little More Bling!

2011-06-18T00:34:00.000-04:00

I was asked to make two dozen jumbo cupcakes for an 8 year old's movie themed birthday party. Half were cupcake versions of the large popcorn cake I previously made. Again, the popcorn is made of white chocolate...love making it! I was not able to find the red and white striped cupcake liners without having to order them online. Making them out of red and white striped paper I found at a craft store worked just as well! I was happy with the way these turned out!

Gave me a hankering to go see a movie...with popcorn of course!

The other half of the cupcakes were to have a lot more "bling"! Half had gold stars made of gumpaste, with gold glitter. Each was wrapped in a mini boa to really dress it up...so fun!!!

The other half featured gold gumpaste "8"s with more glitter and a bit of ribbon to make them a little more fancy!

The "bling" cupcakes were cotton candy flavoured. I've never made cotton candy cake/cupcakes before, and have actually never heard of them. Searches around the city for cotton candy flavouring were unsuccessful. I opted for using real cotton candy, which I found in pink and yellow, the colours that had been requested. Each cupcake was baked with cotton candy in the centre and small "whifts" of cotton candy candy were mixed in with the icing.

So glamourous!!!

Batman and Superman for two of my Little Superheroes!

2011-06-17T23:43:00.000-04:00

So, "Thing 1" and "Thing 2" turned 4 a couple of weeks ago! I can't believe how fast time is going by and that Elmo and Cookie Monster are having to make way for "big kid" stuff, like superheroes!

Isaac requested a Batman cake. He tried to change his "order" to a Transformers cake at the last minute, with his main argument being that one of his friends from daycare who was coming to his birthday party really likes Transformers. The little man made a wise decision and went back to Batman when I reminded him that it was his cake!!!

Sam requested Superman. I'm trying to stick with "pure" cakes, where everything used is edible and figures are made of fondant or gumpaste. Well, the figures didn't get made but I was relieved we had some kicking around when Isaac got a sneak peak at Sam's cake and was very concerned that there was no Superman on top. The kid had a point and, after all, he was the Birthday Boy! On went the action figures!

Baby Shower or Retirement Party?

2011-06-17T00:05:00.000-04:00

This slab was made to feed 100 people at a retirement party. It was 1/2 chocolate, 1/2 vanilla, with a buttercream filling and fondant accents. As I was making the little violets, I realized I was close to 30, so made sure there were that many, one for each year of the retiree's career - no wonder it takes me so long to make a cake! I think the baby toes and curl are my favourite parts!!!

My Pink Fix!

2011-05-17T22:46:00.001-04:00

As with the Cinderella cake, I was very excited when I was asked to make a ballerina! Don't get me wrong, I love getting to make all the superheros, dump trucks and lego cakes for my sons and nephews, but getting my hands on pink icing is a bit of a rush! This was a 4 layer white cake with fresh strawberry filling and buttercream. The ballerina, large flower and "5" were formed out of gumpaste, while fondant was used for the rest of the decorations. I was happy to hear that the birthday girl "loved it" and look forward to doing this again one day!

More Pink!

2011-05-17T22:24:00.002-04:00

Just had to get the pink bug out of my system, so decided to play a little! I've been wanting to try this ruffle technique and will definitely do it again, now that I know what I would do differently. It's not perfect but it's cute and very easy! Why not add a little flower?!

Spring Cupcakes!

2011-05-17T21:48:00.000-04:00

These springy cupcakes were made for a birthday surprise! I loved the cupcake liners, which influenced the colours used in the cupcakes - should have taken a picture of them!

Happy Easter, Happy Spring!

2011-04-25T01:27:00.000-04:00

A little bit of spring for Easter dinner dessert! The cake is a maple carrott with a maple icing and pairs well with a large glass of cold milk!

I thought of leaving the cake with a simple border, but just couldn't bring myself to do it! I decided at the last minute to make a nest and robin's eggs out of fondant...and was glad I did!

Movie anyone?

2011-04-25T01:18:00.000-04:00

This cake was surprisingly easy and very fun!!! I'd seen the way to make the popcorn out of white chocolate on the internet and thought I'd try it...was very happy that it actually worked! This was for a little boy who had his party at the movie theatre. It was for the same day as the Cinderella cake, so needless to say, it was a tiring weekend, but very worth it!

Finally, something girly!!!

2011-04-25T01:08:00.000-04:00

Being the mother of three boys, I don't often get the opportunity to have Barbies in the house, let alone, make a cake with one! This was very exciting for me, really, you have no idea! My mother did this for my sisters and I when we were little (hint - ensure candles are well away from Barbie's hair!) and it's one I've been wanting to try!

Of course I couldn't just decorate the dress, that would be to simple! I decided to make this little fellow to sit at Cinderella's feet. A grandmother had asked me to make this for her 6 year old granddaughter's birthday. Both are big fans of Cinderella, but I had no idea until she picked it up that the mice are her favourite part of the story! I love it when things like that happen!

Teddy bear baby shower cake goes green!

2011-04-25T00:49:00.000-04:00

The mother-to-be really liked the mauve and white version of this I did earlier this year and requested it in the green she is using for her nursery. Once again, had a fun time doing this one!

Baby boys, cupcakes and polka dots...what could be better?!!

2011-04-25T00:43:00.000-04:00

I recently had the privilege of organizing a mini baby shower for a friend who is expecting a boy! As soon as the shower started to take shape, I was set on blue with white polka dots! I've seen these cupcake papers before and was waiting for an opportunity to use them! The mother-to-be loves cupcakes, so I saw my chance and ran with it! Polka dots just seem to make the world a little cheerier!!!

Cute and Simple!

2011-03-21T02:10:00.000-04:00

I love this cake! The colours, the lines and, most of all, the simplicity of it!

Flowers are so fun to make...almost a little theraputic!

I didn't worry about the chocolate being perfect, I think because I wanted it to have a really natural and basic feel! It's just so darn cute!!!

If you know what Bakugan is, this should look a little familiar!

2011-03-21T01:46:00.001-04:00

When the birthday boy's mom mentioned that he liked Bakugan, I started to think of how I could make this popular children's toy out of cake. I decided to make it look like the Bakugan symbol, rather than a 3-D toy, and this is what I came up with. For those of you not familiar with Bakugan, it's a little ball type toy that opens into some sort of creature (like a dragon) when it's rolled. (That's the best I can do for an explanation, it's a little tricky to describe!). As I was making it, I started to think of it as painting and really enjoyed working with the colours! I also appreciated that I did not have to make it look perfect and flawless! All of the red is done with fondant, while the rest is buttercream.

A Dumptruck for Keaton...and his dad...and his grandpa!!!

2011-03-06T22:34:00.001-05:00

Just this past weekend, we celebrated 3 birthdays in our family and it made the most sense to combine them into one party! Of course the 3 year old gets dibs on his choice of cake...we have to throw the little man a bone considering he hasn't had an actual birthday yet (he's a leap year baby)! My brother-in-law celebrated his 40th, so it seemed only fitting to put a giant 40 in the back! My dad's a pretty laid back guy, so he just got his age added to the license plate along with the other two!!! He'll get something just for him for the big one next year! It was a lot of work but I thoroughly enjoyed making this, even the hubcaps!!!

For one of my favourite people in the world!!!

2011-03-02T23:03:00.000-05:00

For my Grandma's 101st birthday, I planned an afternoon tea (at my wonderful cousin's house) for her daughters, granddaughters, great-granddaughters and a few close family friends. The "boys" and children were allowed to come afterwards for cake! I asked people to wear hats so, of course, the cake had to fit the theme...and a good old fashioned hat box it was!

The always beautiful and classy birthday girl!!!

Engagement Cake!

2011-03-02T00:14:00.000-05:00

A cute little cake to celebrate a newly engaged couple! The flower ended up taking far longer than anticipated due to issues with the colour and I ended up having to make it out of fondant instead of gumpaste. Good experience though...can't wait to make flowers again soon!

Mr. Hancock's first birthday cake...ever!!!

2011-03-01T23:58:00.000-05:00

I was honoured to make my nephew's first birthday cake when they were home for a visit at Christmas! Owls have been a part of the little man's life since before he made his debut into the world. His nursery is decorated with amazing fabrics and patterns which all tie into the owl theme. When he was born, my sons gave their new little cousin a sweet book featuring a funky little owl. My sister brought it home with her and asked that I use it as the inspiration for the cake! I was happy to oblige!

Valentine's Day for Pacman!

2011-03-01T23:42:00.002-05:00

Once again, my 9 year old son has influenced the design of a cake! Ben was very excited to provide me with a sketch of his idea for a pacman Valentine's Day cake. Using his ideas (and a few of my own) this was the result! I'd never thought of making a yellow and white Valentine's Day cake, let alone one featuring Pacman!!! We were very happy with the way it turned out...it's nice to break the mould sometimes!!!

Mario loves Princess Peach

2011-02-28T00:07:00.000-05:00

For this cake, I was asked to make a Valentine's Day cake that didn't necessarily scream Valentines and that children would love. It didn't take long to think of my son's love for Super Mario and this was the end result! I had a lot of fun with the colours and the small details on this one and eventually had to stop myself from overdoing it!

Gumball Machine!

2011-02-27T23:47:00.000-05:00

One of my favourite things about making cakes is seeing the reactions they get. Bringing this into the 5 year old birthday boy's party and hearing the children say they thought it was a real gumball machine made my day! I'm looking forward to doing this one again some day, as there are a few things I would do differently...but overall, I loved doing this, it was such a happy cake!

If this wasn't a cake, I'd want to snuggle with it...or maybe I would anyway!

2011-02-27T23:06:00.000-05:00

This cake was for a baby shower in Toronto. The request was for a teddy bear with the colours being pastel violet and white. I had a lot of fun putting this one together and am looking forward to recreating it in different colours for a baby shower in the spring!

I had a "grand" time making this one!

2011-02-27T01:04:00.000-05:00

I was asked to make a cake for a 70th birthday party and was told that the birthday girl's passion has always been music. What better way to symbolize a life devoted to music than with a piano that's made out of cake!!!? The piano itself was made of white cake covered in fondant and the roses were made out of gum paste. The base was made up of three 12" layers, one each of chocolate, white and red velvet. The cake took several hours to complete...and I mean several...but the end result was worth it, a very happy birthday girl!!!