Monday, October 11, 2010

Subaru Cake

My brother sent me an awesome picture of a Subaru Car Cake and asked me to make one for his co-worker. The pic he sent was so good. I do not usually carve cakes, so I thought I would try to make a sponge cake to make the carving process easier. It turned out more like a brick than cake. So.... I made a chocolate sponge cake and carved it. The cake turned out OK, but I think I need to stay away from too many carved cakes. This cake had me in tears.

Tank Cake

I made this chocolate cake with peanut butter filling for a 9 year old boy. It is frosted in chocolate whipped cream. The tank is made of cake covered in fondant.

Playing Card Cake

A customer ordered this cake for her dad. He is really into bridge. I wanted to make a good bridge hand on the cards on top, but my online research of bridge left me confused. I went with aces.

Monday, September 27, 2010

Princess Jasmine & Aladdin Cake


I made this cake for a little girl who loves Princess Jasmine. The Jasmine figure took forever to sculpt, because the fondant turned out a little gummier than normal. I put the figures on the magic carpet and decorated the cake like sky, then added the palace. This was a fun cake to make. I think my figures are always improving.

Movie Night Cake


I made this cake for a friend's daughter. The stage and curtains are backed in cardboard. I try to make my cakes as edible as possible - but somethings are just impossible. I like the way the little film can turned out. It was a white cake with a custard filling.



Saturday, September 11, 2010

Pink Minnie Mouse Cake

This cake was for another 1 year old. I had made this cake in red previously, but the client wanted pink to match the party decor. The bottom layer was chocolate with buttercream filling, while the top layer was white cake with an Oreo filling.

Neon Golf Cake


I made this cake for my friends son who was celebrating his birthday at King Put, a glow-in-the-dark miniature golf course. They wanted the cake in neon colors, but when I bought neon food dye the colors where mostly pinks and purples, so I had to just go with the brightest colors I had. I covered the chocolate cake with Oreo filling in black fondant, so it could be easily picked off. Black frosting stains your whole mouth and is so gross. I added a little putting green and did my best to make a round ball - whenever you set it down to dye one side always flattens out.