A Sunny 40th!

This was such a fun cake to do!  It was for a surprise 40th birthday party!  The birthday girl found out at her party that she would be going on a trip to Mexico the following week, so it was nice that the cake tied in with a trip to the sunny south!  When I was asked to make this cake, I was provided with several of Sheri's favourite things, which were all incorporated into the cake.  Aside from the beach, sun, sand and tiki hut, I was told that Sheri loves music and attending concerts.  I asked what her favourite concert was and was told ACDC!  Wow, how to incorporate that into a beach themed cake!  I decided on a beach towel, spread out in the sand outside the tiki hut!  I

heard that Sheri was quite pleased with it!  Sheri likes a good pina colada as well (who doesn't), so I determined that I would make the tiniest pina colada ever...and it worked!  A tiny coconut, filled with white icing and topped with a miniature umbrella!  Birds of Paradise are Sheri's favourite flower, so these were a feature of the cake!  What a bright and cheery way to celebrate such a special occasion!  Happy Birthday Sheri!

A Different Sort of Slab!

If you know me, you know that when it comes to cakes, I don't really do basic and I certainly don't do generic!  When it comes to slab cakes, I like to make them stand out a little and not be your standard rectangle with flowers piped around the corners (not that there's anything wrong with that, I've enjoyed many a slice of slab over the years)!!! 

 These are two recent slabs I did for farewell parties.  Both were for men so I wanted them to have a more masculine look.  The invitation for the party for the top cake featured a sillouette of a man giving a toast. I decided to incorporate that into the cake.  It was simple but I think the black sillouette really made it stand out! 

This cake was also for a farewell party.  It was for someone moving up in their career which, if you hadn't guessed, took them to Stratford!  The invitation for this one featured red drapes, which I thought would really stand out.  I included the harlequin pattern around the sides to tie in the theatre theme!  Break a leg Larry!!!

Chic for London!

London's Mom contacted me about making a cake for London's 17th birthday.  As a side note, love the name!  I was sent a couple of pictures of cakes online and London decided on this one. The cake in the photo she sent was white, black and yellow.  I definitely like the hot pink for this cake, it gives it a lot more "wow"!  I also wasn't able to find or have the time to make the bling shooting out of the top of the cake.  I managed to find these cake charms at Michael's and love the way it turned out - girly and elegant!  Hope you had a lovely birthday London! 



Birthday Monkeys!!!

This cute little cupcakes were made for Sophie's 3rd birthday!!!  Her Mom had seen these on Pinterest and thought that Sophie would really love them!  With some minor changes, they came together.  Thank goodness, the birthday girl approved!!  I love the colour combination!    The monkeys worked out well once I came up with a plan for how to make them.  Loving my funky letter and number cut-outs...wonder how I got by this long without them! 




Hope you had a very Happy Birthday Sophie!!!

March Monsters!!!

  This cute little fellow was made for one of the little monsters in my life!  My first nephew celebrated his first official birthday this year (he was born on Leap Year)!  My sister hosted a monster themed party and requested a cake to go along with it.  Her only request was that the cake have horns and the birthday boy's only request was that it be blue.  I love it when I am given some ideas but also have free reign to use my imagination!  This cake was chocolate with buttercream and some fondant accents to finish it off!  Happy Birthday Keaton!!! 

 Simon's grandma asked that I make a Cookie Monster cake for his 3rd birthday!  This cake was done primarily in buttercream with fondant accents.  Although I would have loved to have made the little cookies myself, time was a factor and so these were store bought.  They still have the right effect I suppose!  I was glad to hear that Simon liked his cake...Happy Birthday!!!

Happy Birthday Dad!

1937 Chevrolet

My Dad recently celebrated a big birthday and my Mother requested a replica of a car from the year he was born.  It just so happened that my Dad's first car was made the year he was born.  This is a replica of the 1937 Chev my Dad first owned.  In typical fashion, it's a cute, cartoonish version!  This was half chocolate with chocolate buttercream and half white with raspberry filling!  At the time I was making the cake, I didn't realize how much fun the front fenders would end up being in photo ops with nutty sisters and cousins!  May have to post some pictures of those fun times!!!

Strawberry Shortcake House!

I recently had the privilege of making this cake for a special little lady's first birthday party!  Her family  very affectionately refers to her as "Bug"...adorable!

 This was a marble cake with chocolate buttercream and was covered in fondant to give it a smooth finish.  As usual, I spent much longer than planned on the details...

 but am happy that I did!!!

Happy Birthday "Bug"!