Down on the Farm!

 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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

 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!!!

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!!!