Peach Trifle...for Joe's B-Day

My hubby Joe, just loves trifles.  We usually make this with strawberries, because it tasted the best, but we made it Carlee friendly.  She didn't even eat some anyway, so next time it's back to strawberry!! 

I used mostly sugar free products in this trifle.  I don't really recommend it though!  Everything was too soft and runny.  It's best to use real stuff for best results.

In a trifle bowl, layer cake of your choice.  Here I used a cake mix with one can of diet soda, so that it would be egg-less and less calories for Joe and I.  the best cake to use for this is a pound cake or angle food cake.  Cut it into cubes and layer some on the bottom of the bowl.

Next you can add jam if you would like, but I didn't.  Then you layer some almost set up jello.  I used peach jello.  Use any flavor you wish!

Add your fruit on top of the jello.  Any fruit will do, but strawberries and bananas are scrumptious!!

On top of the fruit, you will add some pudding.  I just used vanilla here.

Top the pudding off with a layer of whipped cream.  I used the fat free Cool Whip, but...it's better with real whipping cream!!!  Mmmmm!

You then add one more layer of each ingredient and top with a fruit design or just whipped cream.  I sprinkled the top with a little nutmeg.  We usually put slivered almonds on top, but some people around here don't like nuts!  Sheesh!!  We did add them to our own serving though.  Anyway, I hope you try it!  Enjoy!!

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Ladybug Cake

A client asked me to make a cake for her daughter's first birthday. She sent me a picture of the plates they were using and I tried to match the theme and color scheme. The cake is a white with fresh, sliced strawberries in the middle. I am always trying to find ways to make more elements on my cakes edible, so the ladybugs are made of rice krispy treats, covered with marshmallow fondant.

A Star is Born Shower Cake

I made this cake for my friend, Autumn's baby shower. She is having a girl, but fruffy pink is not her style. She came up with "A Star is Born" theme and had movie decorations and games. I made this cake to fit that theme, and I think it is my favorite shower cake I've done. The little movie camera came out so cute. The cake was chocolate with raspberry filling. I had a good time at the shower and I am so excited for Autumn's little girl to arrive.

Baby Girl Shower Cake

Last weekend I made this cake for a baby shower. The customer just said to make something girly. This is pretty girly. The cake is marble with a chocolate cream inside and frosted with whipped cream frosting. I decorated with fondant ribbon roses and baby.

Happy Easter 2010

Wishing everyone a very Happy Easter Sunday!! 

Here are some cupcakes that I did for Joe to take to work with him on Saturday.

Saturday before Easter is the day my family has always celebrated the Easter bunny so that Easter Sunday can be worshiped in the true meaning of Easter.  Kami, Collin and Carlee came over for an egg hunt and the Easter bunny left Collin and Carlee's Easter baskets here at my house!  Imagine that!!!  They had a great time looking for 66 plastic eggs full of candy and money!!  Wish I didn't forget to take pics of it though!!  Sunday was spent watching conference, and going to Kami's for Easter dinner.

Here is a beautiful slide show video of Christ.

I also made this cake for a friends little boy that turned 5 years old.  It was a really fun cake to do!!

For the Non-Twilight Fan

Not the typical Twilight cake, but it wasn't my idea, but I went with it anyway!!  I don't know if my son will be embarrassed that I did this kind of cake for him!  LOL!!!  My daughter and her hubby's cousin decided on the theme of the cake, but I had to put the dragon on there to represent my son.

My daughter Kami and Dee wrote this saying on the cake!  Worked for Mark!! 

This cake kind of fell in the middle, but it's a caramel cake with vanilla buttercream and marshmallow fondant.  I did take a tiny bite of it and it was yummy!!