Marc's Birthday: Superbowl Sunday

Marc's birthday fell on Superbowl Sunday this year. To commemorate his 29th year, plus the Superbowl, I played off of the 2010 Superbowl logo. The roman numerals behind Marc's name say 29, and that weird fork in the middle is suppose to be a field goal thing. Oh well, I tried.

Katie's Birthday: The White Cat

For Katie's birthday, her boyfriend requested a "red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting in the shape of a white cat." Done and done. The problem? When we cut in to it, it looked like a massacre. Very "bleedin' armadillo groom's cake" a la Steel Magnolias.

The crowd enjoyed it, but it bothers me that the cat looks more like a sheep.

I started off without the fur element but the cat looked homeless and like one of those naked cats without any fur. So I added the fur, but then it looked too much like a sheep. Solution? Collar with ID. Unfortunately, the face, feet, and writing was already done on the naked version, so those parts were just shaved looking.

The ears, tail, nose, and collar were made of fondant, the cake was red velvet, and everything else is cream cheese frosting. Lots of cream cheese frosting.

Holli's Birthday Cake

For Holli's birthday I went with a green/pink shabby chic look. Swirls, dots, and ribbons.

YUM.

Snowman Cake

I love him. Love, love, love him. I was devastated when we cut into him at work. He reminds me of Charlie, my favorite Christmas decoration. I'm not sure how his face ended up "melting" my heart, but I just love this little dude.

Melted Snowman Cupcakes

The photos are horrible, but in real life these melted snowmen were adorable! I LOVED them! Everyone at the craft fair thought they were super cute too, but apparently not edible enough. This made me sad for the snowmen. Love them.

Pink Poodles

Elizabeth wanted a Pink Poodle theme for her 5th birthday... so here you have the Pink Poodle cupcakes! Marshmallow heads with buttercream frosting! I agonized over how to make pink poodles for weeks. They smelled delicious.

The mini cupcake 5s below were for the classroom party.

Turtle Cake

Katie ordered a turtle cake for her boyfriend Jeff's birthday. This was my first carrot cake, my first use of cream cheese frosting since my Merridee's days, and my first use of marshmallow fondant! Katie says it tasted good, so that's fantastic news!

The dark green, black eyes, and party hat are all made out of marshmallow fondant. I discovered that the marshmallow version tastes much better than the regular fondant. It's a little harder to work with because it is sticky, but the taste is light years better.

I had a really tough time with the cream cheese frosting. It was really hard to smooth out like buttercream. That's where the marshmallow fondant came in handy!

Happy Birthday Jeff!