Toy Story Birthday

I made these for a Toy Story themed birthday party. I had a lot of fun making all the characters, but I did have some trouble with Buzz and Woody. I think Mr. Potato Head is my favorite :)


I also made a small cake. The birthday boy's favorite character is Woody, so I made the cake look like his jeans. I think it turned out pretty cute.

Vegas Wedding Reception

My best friend got married in Vegas this past May, and she wanted to have a reception for everyone who didn't get to make it to the wedding. She wanted to do cupcakes and small cake. We did chocolate, vanilla, and red velvet cupcakes with fondant poker chips with the initial "P" on them.

For the cake, she wanted it to look like a dice. I've never covered a square cake in fondant before, but I thought I did a pretty good job for my first time. I also tried a new cake flavor for this cake - Heath Bar. It was yummy. I also tried a new cream filling that I could eat all day!

Here is what it looked like at the reception. Kristin's talented mom made the cake topper.

Strawberry Delight

This cake looked so good I didn't want to give it away. I tried a new filling that is to die for! Lets just say it involves pudding, Eagle Brand, and Cool Whip. Yum! I put fresh strawberries in the middle too. I covered the outside with chocolate jimmies.

Caterpillar cupcakes

I made these cupcakes for a little boy baby shower. I have been wanting to make these little caterpillars for the longest time and finally got a chance. I think they are just they cutest!

Busy Weekend

I haven't done much baking this month, but this weekend was full of cupcakes and cakes!

I made cupcakes for 2 baby showers this weekend. The 1st order was half chocolate/half vanilla with pink and violet icing.

The 2nd order was strawberry monogram cupcakes.

This weekend I made my first sheet cake. Actually it was a 1/2 sheet, but that's still pretty big. I decided to try it out for my co-workers going away cake. I underestimated the size of the cake, so after I added the decorations I felt it looked a little bare. Of course this was at midnight, so I didn't have time to make any more decorations. My co-worker is moving to Georgia, so I made a tiny model of her car driving from Texas to Georgia. I made a vanilla cake with chocolate filling. I used the filling recipe from my Whoopie Pie book. It was good, but next time I'm going to use something a bit more creamy.

After practicing on my 1st sheet cake, I had to make another one for a wedding. I made a chocolate cake that looked like the Cuban flag. It was my first time making a cake like this. I need more practice because getting the corners smooth is not easy! But I was real happy with how the cake turned out.

This week I learned that icing and Texas heat are not friends. I had some issues with my icing melting down, so I'm going to have to start making my cakes ahead of time so they can chill in the fridge. Oh the joys of baking :)

Tropical cupcakes

I made these for a pool party. They are chocolate with cream cheese icing. I used graham crackers for the sand, and I made the flip flops out of fondant.

4th of July ~ Pt. 2