Monday, March 14, 2011

Cupcakes...they grow on ya

I've never been much of a cupcake fan. I don't know why, but they just don't taste as good as a whole cake. Plus, it's just not as fun to take a fork to a cupcake.

Anyway, I've been teaching a cake decorating class in our homeschool co-op and we've been practicing on cupcakes. Cuz really, what parent wants to send a whole cake with their kid to co-op every other week? So, I've been working with the little mini cakes since September, and they're starting to grow on me. It must be because they're so darn cute, cuz I don't actually eat any of them.

My girlfriend and I decided to do cupcakes for her sister's baby shower. She decorated very simply but pretty, with flowers. These are some of the sweet little things we whipped up. Aren't they just so soft and delicate and pretty?

We made vanilla and chocolate cupcakes with buttercream icing. Chocolate cake with buttercream icing is one of my favs!

Candy cake


Because 13 year old girls need more sugar than the meager amounts to be found in plain ole cake.

This was so much fun to do. All three of my kiddos now think they need a candy cake for their birthday.
The cake was vanilla with chocolate mousse filling and buttercream icing. All the candy accents were in fondant.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

What every girl wants for her 30th birthday...


A My Little Pony castle cake. Duh!

A friend ordered this for his wife...like...8 months ago. We decided to add the black scrollwork to make it a little edgy. Cuz she's an edgy kind of gal. And check out the big MLP. She's got safety pins all through her hair. Um, yeah. Cuz the birthday girl is kinda like that.

The cakes were chocolate with ganache filling and buttercream icing. The top layer was all gluten free for the birthday girl.