INTRODUCING: Gluten Free and Vegan Cakes!!!

Are you, or is someone you love, gluten sensitive? Do you adhere to the vegan lifestyle? I'm so excited to say that I now offer cakes that are gluten free, vegan or both! These cakes can be decorated just like any other cake with some very tasty vegan frosting. Safe for little ones with gluten, dairy or egg allergies!

Need a Little Pick Me Up?

Then how about a slice of this energizing cake!

Yep, a cake made to look exactly like a Monster! Love it! The cake is covered in fondant with royal icing piping for the logo and letters. It is exactly to scale with the actual can. I'm a bit meticulous about such things! And what can would be complete without a pop top!

Graduation Cake

Lately I've had quite a few orders for cakes that look like other things. I LOVE making these cakes. Always such a fun challenge. I had a blast making this graduation cake.

My favorite part was the school mascot on the cap! Such intricate work with my favorite tool, the handy dandy Xacto knife! I love that thing! I believe I can make pretty much anything out of fondant with it! :)

Escape from Alcatraz!

This is one of my favorite cakes, ever! I was asked to make a cake for someone participating in the Escape from Alcatraz triathlon. So what better than to reenact part of the triathlon on the cake! The race starts out at Alcatraz and the participants swim to San Francisco, so here is my interpretation of that leg of the race. Thankfully, in the REAL race, there were no sharks! Tee hee! Go Andy!

Here's a more close up view of the waves around the island, and of course our determined swimmer!

The island is made from Rice Krispie Treats (is there anything they can't do?) and fondant.

Kindergarten Graduation Cake

Kids have a way of growing up so fast, don't they? Imagine my shock when I blinked and my son was graduating from Kindergarten! I was so excited to be able to do the cake for the reception following their program. Since he was at a private kindergarten, and there were only 7 kids in his class, I thought it would be so fun, and different, to put each of their little faces on the cake... in the way a kindergartener would draw them, of course! :) I personalized each face with the proper eye color, and tried to add a little something extra where I could. Ava always wore a bow in her hair, Brendan's teeth were falling out all year so he's got a nice gap tooth smile, Joshua (my little guy) wears glasses, Kerrigan frequently wears her hair in ponytails and Norman has a long curly ponytail. They all loved it. They were so excited to see themselves on the cake. Too cute!

Brownie Cake

As I've mentioned in previous posts, I make a monthly office birthday cake. I think some people around the office were starting to feel like Elaine in that old Seinfeld episode ("So much CAKE!") that in May, I decided to do something a little different. A brownie cake! A pan of rich, chewy brownies (mmmmm... brownies!), decorated like a cake. It was such a big hit, I'm trying to conjure up a couple other different ideas for the monthly treat!

Cake Pops!

I FINALLY decided to dive into the world of Cake Pops! How fun they are to make! There are so many things you can do with them. Thank you Bakerella for this wonderful creation! Here are your basic white/chocolate pops, decorated with various sprinkles, dots and stripes.

And here are some in Easter/spring colors.

Be on the lookout for more Cake Pops coming soon!

Soccer Birthday Cake

Carlos plays soccer for Cal State Dominguez Hills (and he's darn good, too!). His mom asked for a soccer themed birthday cake for him. I thought I would be fun to incorporate his team's logo onto the cake too!

Bet You Didn't Know Pooh Bear was a Gamer!

I love the wacky ideas I've concocted with some of my clients! There's just no limit to what can translate into cake! Here's another Winnie the Pooh cake, but this time, instead of hanging out with his pal, Tigger, he's playing his Nintendo 3DS!

You see, Beth, like Sarah, loves Winnie the Pooh, and her son had planned on getting her the brand new 3DS for her birthday (in teal of course!). I was even able to put teeny tiny controls on the DS! Love it!

Rose Cupcakes

Here is a technique I learned a little while back to pipe roses on cupcakes. These are super cute arranged in a flower pot!

The Beauty of Simplicity

Not all cakes have to be decorated to the nines. Sometimes it's nice to keep them simple.

For my mom's birthday this year, I wanted to make her a lovely birthday cake that suited her well. My mom likes to keep life simple, and doesn't require lots of bells and whistles with pretty much anything. Since her favorite cake is white with coconut, I thought I would make one with a few roses on top to dress it up. She loved it!

Here's another nice and simple red, white and blue cake.

We could all use a little more simplicity in our lives, couldn't we?

Winnie the Pooh Baby Shower

Sarah loves Winnie the Pooh and Tigger, so the hostess of her baby shower could think of nothing more fitting than a Winnie the Pooh and Tigger cake for the party! I had so much fun making this cake, especially the toppers. I used Rice Krispie Treats for the bodies and covered them in fondant. I just love them!

Here is a closer look at the topper.

In addition to the cake, I was also asked to make cookies with Pooh and Tigger. I loved that I got to learn how to draw their cute little faces!

Juicy Couture Cupcakes

I was asked to make some Juicy Couture themed cupcakes for an 18th birthday celebration. How old did I feel when I had to Google Juicy Couture to find out what it was! LOL But I figured it out and I think I captured the essence pretty well! The biggest request was for pink. So they got PINK! I loved the shade of pink of the frosting. Talk about bold! The toppers on the cupcakes were made from pink and black fondant.

Adrianna's First Communion

February Birthday

I couldn't do the February birthday cake without roses, could I?

TOUCHDOWN!

I was so excited to be asked to make some football themed cupcakes for a super bowl party! The goal posts are pretzel sticks put together with royal icing, and the footballs are chocolate caramels with royal icing laces. Go team!

Happy January Birthdays

There are two lovely ladies in my office who celebrate birthdays in January, so I jumped at the opportunity to make some pretty pink primroses and apple blossoms for the January birthday cake!

Wii Love Daddy!

My husband's birthday was in the beginning of January, and for his birthday he asked for the "Wii Party" game (which is SO much fun!). So when I asked my 5 year old what he thought Daddy's birthday cake should look like, he told me it should have a picture of Daddy on it, wearing a birthday hat. So I thought that maybe we could put Daddy's Mii on the cake. I sketched out the face and transfered it onto the cake using one of my favorite techniques. I had a lot of fun making this cake, and collaborating with my favorite little assistant!

The resemblance is uncanny, don't you think?

I'm Still Here!

Hi everyone! Just wanted to post a quick note to say I'm still here! I know I haven't posted in a while, and I have so many new cakes to share with you! I hope to get everything updated this weekend, so please check back soon! Until then, fondant wishes and butter cream dreams! :)