Ribbon Wrapped Cake!

This five tiered wedding cake is mostly styrofoam! Could you tell? No? Well that's the point. :)

Lets face it, at most weddings the only people who even taste the wedding cake are the bride and groom and after the reception some of it might be divided among family members but in the end most of it ends up in the trash. What a waste of money! By doing a dummy cake you still get the beautiful large cake of your dreams without the crazy price. I called around to get prices on this type of cake and all prices were between $500-$600!!! Sheesh. This cake of mine went for $235.00! Much better price tag, right? The bottom tier is white cake with raspberry filling, vanilla buttercream and marshmallow fondant.

Red, black and white!

I made this cake for an old friend of mine. She told me she wanted something different and fell in love with a picture I had that was similar to this one. I loved making this cake! It's so much fun and completely nontraditional. $160.00

To Infinity and Beyond!

Some very dear friends asked me to make a cake for their grandsons birthday. I was given the freedom to do anything I wanted! Pretty darn cute huh? It's a 12 and 8 inch round chocolate cake with cookies and cream filling, vanilla buttercream, and marshmallow fondant. I tried my hand at sculpting a Buzz out of fondant but it didn't turn out too great, so I bought a toy Buzz instead. :) I haven't heard what the birthday boy thought of it yet but the grandparents were very pleased. Happy Birthday Aston!
Cost: $66.82

Cupcakes in a jar!

I put together a pantry bridal shower for my sis-in-law this month and was trying to figure out a cute dessert to go along with the theme. I have seen a lot of things being made in jars lately and thought it would be cute to put cupcakes in them! Plus the jars went along with the pantry theme great. Here is what I came up with.

I made two flavors; Lemon cake with raspberry filling and cream cheese frosting and black forrest. I thought they turned out super cute and everyone said they were yummy so I'll take that as a success! The only thing I'll do differently next time is use 8 oz jars instead of 12 oz.

Quilt!

This cake was made for a special friends quilting club. It is a 10'' round french vanilla cake with raspberry cream filling, vanilla buttercream and fondant. Sold for $41.00

Golden Spike Bikers!

14'' round yellow cake, raspberry filling, vanilla buttercream and fondant. The center is a copy of the clubs patch hand painted on gumpaste. $67.00
I got a call from the woman who ordered the cake saying that it was so great they couldn't bring themselves to cut it! She said they are going to save the cake for their next club meeting. I hope it lasts that long.

Awesome Tip!

I am always looking online for helpful tips that would make my life in the kitchen easier. The other day I came across this tip and I just had to share! This idea is so mindblowing that I actually said "WOW" out loud when I watched this video by Karen's Cookies. You will never avoid using an icing bag again! Thanks to Ashley Newman, who found this video. Watch it below to learn the secret.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxE-pnqmsE0&feature=player_detailpage