Pink and Purple Zebra

This cake was made for a girl in my school, Christina Kondos.  She requested pink and purple with pink zebra stripes - what in the world?  The only problem I came face to face with was making a dark purple icing.  I learned not to use just the lavendar color, but also to add blue and red to the mix - turned out perfect!  Although this was an odd combination, it turned out great!  Happy 16th Christina!

Teal Zebra Cake

I thoroughly enjoyed making this cake.  Any cake done for a teenage girl is fun!  The only thing I tried that was new was "disco dust".  That stuff gets everywhere, and sticks to everything!!  Over all,  I was very pleased with the results.  Happy Birthday, Brittany!

A Double Themed Birthday

I made this cake (quickly) for Colby and Jeremy's combined birthday.  They each wanted different themes so I decided to put two cakes in one.  Jeremy's theme was pirates and Colby's theme was patriotic.  After looking at the pictures I figured out that I should have added a couple more stars to Colby's side. (oh, well.)  Happy Birthday Boys!

Graduation Cake

I was asked to do this cake 2 days before the graduation party, which isn't a huge deal since I work very well under pressure.  The cake was made for one of the graduates of my school, Van Topping.  The theme of the cake was football, Auburn University, Navy, and guns.  The anchor proved to be somewhat difficult because I didn't have a lot of time to let it dry.  Also, creating the navy-colored fondant was also difficult.  It started out as a royal blue, I mixed a little black fondant in, and then I continued to mix more royal blue food coloring until I achieved the right color.  I didn't think it would ever turn out. The gun, which I modeled after my husband's Taurus, was added at the last minute.   I was very pleased with the finished product.  Congratulations Van!!

Dr. Seuss Baby Cake

I absolutely love doing cakes that are different.  This cake was for Heather Steele's Baby Shower.  Her nursery theme was Dr. Seuss so I decided to make a Dr. Seuss cake.  The phrase I used was " A person's a person no matter how small" (Horton Hears a Who)  The top hat was a 6" 4-layer cake and the bottom was a 12" 3 layer cake.  I had so much fun with this unique cake!

Princess Cake

Happy 2nd Birthday Sydney!!  I asked Sydney what kind of cake she wanted.  She first insisted on Buzz and Woody, but as soon as the movie "Tangled" came out she wanted a princess cake.  I worked very quickly on this cake because I had only a couple of days to get it done.  With the help of some plastic wands from Hobby Lobby this cake turned out very well and Sydney loved it!

Pink John Deere

A very sweet girl in my class - Katelyn, is a farm girl through and through!  She wanted a pink john deere cake, so I decided to try my hand at sculpting a john deere from rice crispy treats.  It turned out better than I ever thought!  She and her mom were so excited! This was such a fun cake to make.