Princess Cali

As the mother of 3 boys, I do a LOT of boy cakes!  I wish that one of them would have been a fortress, because I needed a dry run on this new style of cake!  There were so many techniques that I had never done, that I was learning as I went along.  Lucky for me, this cake only had to travel next door!  Next time, I know what I will do to increase stability.

When it comes right down to it, all that matters is that it tastes good!  The top of this cake was Not so Thin Mint chocolate with with white chocolate buttercream.  The bottom tier was Sour Cream White cake with pink buttercream!  Cali's mom asked for a buttercream cake, so the only fondant found on this cake, were in the details.  I found a fabulous scraper/cutter that helped me get the buttercream as smooth as possible; that is, before I roughed it up with the brick template!  

It was really fun to do such a "girlie" cake!  It isn't that often that I make cakes with pinks, purples and flowers!

Cali, Happy Birthday!

You are truly a little princess!

Princess Tiana

For my birthday, the boys decided that they wanted to make me a Princess & the Frog cake. We cheated a bit on this one and found a Princess Tiana topper, but don't tell...the boys are glad we have a toy to keep from the cake!  My oldest who has been very interested in baking and cake design was so meticulous as he placed the decorations on.  After nearly covering the entire top tier, he asked me what I thought.  I told him how great he did and how well he utilized EVERY empty space!  My 4 year old wasted little time planning and jumped right in.  I was pretty surprised that none of the fondant pieces broke.  He was so excited to put the flower on "his" tier.  He was a bit rough, but I love how gentle he TRIED to be!

 My very focused 7-year old decorating a Princess cake...does anyone else think this would be a great picture to share with friends in high school?  No, really, he was so excited for my birthday and I am really impressed with how important it was to him to make "his" cake look just right!

 I only helped him with one, and then he was Mr. Independent!  I am pretty sure he was just in a hurry to eat the cake, though.  Way to go, buddy...it turned out pretty great!

I love the colors that the boys picked out for this 2-tier, oval cake.  Both tiers were Butterscotch-Chocolate dream cake with fresh strawberry filling, and covered with marshmallow fondant.  This was the perfect sized cake for my little family and we certainly have plenty left over.  It always makes me wonder, why wouldn't you take the size of your party, double or triple it, and order your cake based on that many servings.  There is nothing better than leftover birthday cake!  

Thanks so much boys!  You made my birthday so fabulous!  From waking me with a quiet enough Happy Birthday song, so you didn't wake the baby, to the countless birthday kisses and hugs, you made me feel like a real princess!  How lucky am I??

 

Ben 10 vs. The Little Mermaid

 

 

These cakes were for two of the cutest kids in the world...next to my own, anyway!  Luke & Ellee were turning 4 and were so excited for me to make their birthday cakes.  Luke knew right away that he wanted a BEN 10 watch, but Ellee wasn't so sure of which princess.  Once she had decided on Ariel, she was so happy!  It was amusing to see the party setup, with half pink and princesses and the other,  green with Alien Force masks.  When it came time for kids, and the grownups too, regardless of gender, I could tell where frosting preferences existed.  It always makes me feel good about the flavor of my fondant when KIDS will actually EAT it!

Both the 1-tier Omnitrix and 2-tier Mermaid cake were Bailey's Chocolate with fresh strawberry buttercream.  The Omnitrix had marshmallow & milk chocolate fondant.  Ariel's garden was sculpted out of modeling chocolate and the ocean was sparkling buttercream.  (Ariel was a candle, that the birthday girl was SO thrilled to carry around with her for the rest of the party!)

Happy Birthday, Lukee & Ellee Bellee...thanks for all the HUGE hugs!

 Ladybug, Ladybug...

Fly away home

Made for my sweet Goddaughter's 6th birthday, the intention of this cake was to reflect and match her birthday party theme and decor.  This cake included both a buttercream tier with devils food and strawberry buttercream and the fondant tier with Kahlua Chocolate and strawberry buttercream.  Happy Birthday, cute girl!