Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Rio ("Blue") Birthday Cupcakes




A pair of jumbo cupcakes surrounded by 48 mini cupcakes make this birthday centerpiece (only a portion is shown).  "Sand" cupcakes were covered in cinnamon sugar (my solution for the birthday girl's request for "no frosting").  Others were piped with blue icing.  Mini cupcakes had chocolate shells and beach umbrellas for accent.  Main cupcakes were topped with a fondant sign and "Blue" the parrot.  The bird was hand-molded out of gumpaste and painted with various shades of blue with an airbrush.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Glam Girl Sparkle Shoes and Mini Purse Cake




Single tiered cake covered in white fondant and black zebra stripes.  Fondant numbers on the front medallion and fondant pearls at base of cake.  Sparkle pumps and mini Louis Vuitton inspired purse molded from gumpaste and hand painted / glittered with all edible materials.

Monday, September 26, 2011

Bubble Guppies Birthday Cake





Two tiered cake featuring the "Bubble Guppies".   Both tiers covered in blue fondant and brushed with green luster dust.  Seaweed is piped in green buttercream icing.  Number "2" topper, coral and sea shells are molded chocolate and the rocks are chocolate candy as well.  Characters are hand cut from fondant and drawn with edible markers.  Fondant bubbles were added for a final touch. 

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Toilet Paper Cake




Two tiered cake for a restroom attendant's birthday from his co-workers.  Bottom tier is carved to look like 4 rolls of toilet tissue and wrapped in strips of edible wafer paper.  Top tier is bowl shaped and topped with a cupcake.  The whole top tier is covered in red fondant to resemble a plunger and topped with a fondant covered dowel as a handle.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Baby Girl Cake with Bunny





Two tiered cake covered in different shades of pink fondant.  Piped scroll detail on bottom tier; embossed quilting detail on top tier.  Studded with candy pearls and fondant flowers, plus a hand-lettered name plaque in fondant.  Bunny was hand molded out of fondant for cake top.  Accented with pearl dust and baby pink edible glitter. 

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Baby Reveal Party Cupcakes




This "baby reveal" party was the brain child of my good friend Stephanie who had all her friends and family guessing the sex of her unborn baby.  The ultrasound technician wrote the sex of the baby in a sealed envelope, which was delivered to me.  I tinted a cream filling pink or blue to reveal the big news, and filled every cupcake.  Then I frosted all the cupcakes (in pink and blue to keep everyone guessing) and topped them with matching baby bottles or onesies made of fondant.  At the party, guests bit into the cupcakes to discover the big secret.  HINT: it was BLUE!  

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Wedding Cupcakes and Cake - Meredith & Jesse





A beautiful event at the Oviatt Penthouse in Los Angeles!  Four flavors of cupcakes topped with 2 types of icing and fondant decorations in the wedding colors of blue, yellow and silver.  Cake is covered in white fondant and edible pearls with a fondant bow and luster dust.  All were presented on our new square acrylic cupcake stand.  Also offered were our "truffle pops" in chocolate chip cookie dough and peanut butter chocolate.

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Motocross Motorcycle Birthday Cake






Two tiered "topsy turvy" style cake covered with chocolate buttercream icing with airbrushed details.  Chocolate rocks, molded fondant motorcycles and hand-drawn gumpaste sign were added.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Hawaiian Themed 40th Birthday Cake





Square tiers covered in lime green buttercream icing, finished with fondant bamboo edges, gumpaste plumeria flowers, pink fondant flower details, chocolate tiki faces, and a hand molded gumpaste "40" on top.

Monday, September 5, 2011

Dress Up Party Cakes - Belle and Fancy Nancy





Two mini cakes (4" personal size) covered in fondant with gumpaste accessories and jewelry for twin girls' birthday and dress up party.

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Barbie Accessories Birthday Cake





Cake is covered in white fondant with hot pink fondant zebra stripes.  Bow, lipstick, shoe, purse and earrings all molded from gumpaste and fondant.  Happy birthday plaque is molded chocolate with piped buttercream writing.  

Friday, September 2, 2011

Sports Fan 40th Birthday Cake and Cupcakes





Cake was covered in blue fondant with a fondant brim and hand-drawn Mets logo.  Cupcakes are topped with textured fondant sports balls cut from fondant and hand-drawn fondant logos for New York Mets, New York Giants, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Lakers, and Anaheim Angels.

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Jake and the Neverland Pirates Cake




Two tiered cake covered with chocolate buttercream and sugar/cracker crumb sand.  Greenery and ocean piped on with buttercream.  Sign post, shells and treasure chest (full of cupcakes and edible dragees) are molded chocolate.  Characters are hand-drawn on fondant.  Boat, gold doubloons and crocodile are hand-molded fondant.  Treasure map is hand-drawn on edible wafer paper.