Watch the Peanuts gang come to life!

Every artist LOVES new toys! I recently treated myself to a new MacBook, and had WAY too much fun making time lapse videos as I hand drew the Peanuts characters for a client's order.  People always want to know, "How did you do that?"  This is how: I cut out the pieces of fondant using 2 cookie cutters and the rest were modified from those cutters or hand-cut.  Next, I have some fun with my edible ink markers drawing in the details and color.

Apologies in advance, this is a LOT about one cake...but I was having so much fun!  I should be frosting the cake at this point, but instead I pulled out my easel and made a video of the assembly too! Time lapse videos make me feel like I'm working so fast!

Thanks for watching! Do you enjoy production videos like this?  I welcome your feedback!

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Romantic Ruffled Cake with Sugar Peony

Happy Valentine's Day!  In the spirit of love, I wanted to post this cake that I absolutely LOVE!  Im obsessed with the pale blush tones.  This feminine 2-tier cake was for a 60th birthday celebration, but the design would also work for a bridal shower, wedding, baby shower, really any occasion. The cake was wrapped with strips of gently ruffled fondant in varying shades of white, ivory and blush pink. A sugar peony was wired and hand-painted with petal dust, then attached to the front of the cake. 

"Kristen" cake with blush pink sugar peony 

Detail of sugar peony 

Hawaiian Tiki Cake

Fondant cake with cupcake tiki and hand molded details.

Vintage Inspired Purse Cake

Purse shaped cake covered in textured fondant with yellow roses, lace hanky and pearls.  Details were hand painted in pearl luster and gold highlighter dust

Day of the Dead / Dia de los Muertos Cake

Two tier fondant cake for a unique bridal shower was decorated with bright colored "embroidery" style piping and black accents.  Red roses were made of fondant.  Skull on top was molded sugar with royal icing piped details. 

Golf Themed 40th Birthday Cake

Buttercream cake with chocolate golf ball and hand drawn fondant banners.  Logos were from the golf courses that the birthday boy played on a trip to Scotland.  

Cheeseburger Cake

Tinkerbell Birthday Cake

Plumeria Cake

Candied Orange Wedding Cake

Army Jeep Cake

Lily and Hydrangea Anniversary Cake

Kate Spade Purse Cake

Captain America Cake

Mustache Cake and Cupcakes

Hunger Games Mocking Jay Cupcakes

Chanel Logo Birthday Cupcakes

All cupcake toppers were molded out of fondant and the black pieces painted with edible glaze.  3D shoes and purses were cut out of fondant and molded.  Details were added with gold luster dust and edible markers.  

Coach Purse Cake and Cupcakes

 This purse shaped cake was created by sculpting the cake underneath and adding coral colored fondant.  The leather details were molded from fondant with stitching details.  The logo, zipper and metal rings were painted with edible gold luster.  The logos were made using a homemade mold for gum paste.

Teapot and Table Cake

Single tier cake was covered with a textured fondant "tablecloth" and topped with the teapot and teacup.  The teacup was a cupcake wrapped in fondant and topped with piping gel "tea".  The teapot was 2 mini cakes stacked and wrapped in fondant with a fondant spout and handle.  All flowers and gold details were hand painted on both pieces.