Now This Is A REAL Football Cake!

Hugo got the call to go to NFL training camp and I got the call to make the cake to serve 20 for the celebration/send-off party.

The cake--turf & football-- was white cake with fluffy vanilla buttercream icing & filling.  The football was covered in vanilla fondant with fondant lacing.  The mouth guard and toss coin were hand modeled/molded from fondant. 

I hope to be able to make a draft cake for him in the jersey colors of an NFL team!

More Like A Basketball Score, Really.............

Well, it never fails that family gets the quicker, simpler cakes.  This one was flown to Texas over Thanksgiving for my son and husband's joint birthday.  I used orange and brown--the colors of the Cleveland Browns--and the general shape & design of a football.
The cake (serves 20) was chocolate with vanilla buttercream covered in fondant.  Both men enjoyed it, but I think they'd have rather had a winning season for the Browns...............me, too.

Everything's Just Ducky!

Based on the shower invitations, this cake to serve 40 was 6" tall and made of dark chocolate fudge cake with seedless raspberry preserves and vanilla buttercream, covered in vanilla fondant.
The duck and faucet are hand modeled rice cereal treats covered in fondant.
This cake was frozen for 10 days after delivery and before serving because I was out of town for that time period.  The hostess followed my detailed instructions on how to defrost it properly and it looked & tasted as good as the day it was made.

Kailey is a Rock Star!

I was asked by Icing Smiles (icingsmiles.org)--a non-profit group that organizes special cakes for chronically ill children and their families--to make a cake for Kailey's 9th birthday.  She recently completed her chemo and was having a dance party for her big day.  She's a Justin Bieber fan, too.

I used several techniques to create the handpainted, EDIBLE, "photo" of Kailey and her music idol.  Her mom planned to keep it for her after the party.

For her cake, I used an image from the party invitations to create a custom flying Z guitar cake (strawberry cake with vanilla buttercream) to serve 20.  The neck of the guitar is fondant covered foamcore with individually extruded strings.

I used her favorite colors of green and hot pink and added a bright green boa as a fun accent trim.  When I delivered the cake, her mom showed me the feather boas that Kailey had chosen for her guest to use while dancing.  I couldn't believe it--we must have been on the same wavelength!

Kailey and her family were delighted by the cake and I loved the experience.  I look forward to working with Icing Smiles whenever possible. 

Cleveland Barons Fan Turns 60 !

Mary commissioned this Cleveland Barons hockey jersey cake for her brother Paul.  Although this popular team no longer plays in Cleveland, he still considers himself a devoted fan.  He was really tickled by the cake.

This white cake with seedless strawberry preserve filling serves 40. Under the vanilla fondant is vanilla buttercream.  The hockey pucks are rice cereal treats coated in white chocolate & black fondant with edible logos.