Cycling Cake

George is super into cycling, so for his birthday his wife requested a cycling cake. We've got bikes, we've got trees and flowers, caution signs, cyclers, and even a Share the Road sign.

The cake was a chocolate with buttercream frosting and absolutely zero fondant!

Happy Birthday George!

Princess Jasmine

Natasha requested a "chocolate cake with Princess Jasmine," so here you have the magic carpet Jasmine cake. My favorite is the rosette clouds, and the unaffected Jasmine surfing the carpet.

Hoppin' Hippos

Natasha's 4th birthday is at the "Hoppin' Hippo" - a jumping place with a warehouse full of inflatables. Enter: The hippos. They don't necessarily look as Hippo-ish as I'd like, but after several failed attempts (imagine cows and horse like faces), this is the best hippo I could come up with.

Fish Bowl

For John and Darryl's birthday, I baked them up a cake that was suppose to look like a fish bowl. It did not turn out to be beautiful. In fact, I hated that thing. But, I did enjoy the fish, seaweed, and tank rocks. (see below) The top will not be seen. It was that ugly. Luckily, it tasted yummy!

Stripes and Balloons

Happy Birthday to my Momma! We threw her a "surprise" 55th birthday party this year. The cake matched the invitations. My only complaint is that I threw the "55" on the top of the cake without lining it up with the "Diane."

Pink Castle

Alexandra is celebrating her 7th birthday in true princess style. So I went with my favorite things: Castle and candy.

There are about a bagillion things I see wrong with it, but I'm trying to let the small things go. The most important thing is that it gives me a toothache just looking at it. That's the mark of something yummy.

Oh, and it's not as lopsided in person. I had issues with lighting and the flash, so this is a weird angle.

Sunshine and Summertime

To celebrate the end of the school year, Natasha's mom wanted summery mini-cupcakes for the preschool party. Enter: shark fins and sandy beaches.

The good news? The shark fins made out of white chocolate and dyed grey were incredibly tasty. Same with the brown sugar over buttercream for the sandy beach.

The bad news? Mini-umbrellas are a pain in the butt. The brown sugar didn't stick quite like I had planned, so it looks all matted down. And it is extremely hard to make waves on a tiny cupcake.