Baseball Uniform - Let's Play Ball

 Baseball season is here! I had never made a baseball cap before, but it was pretty simple. I blew up a balloon the size I wanted for the cap, then cut the fondant to fit and put on the details. Doing the bill was just a matter of cutting it to fit the hat. I could have left it flat against the cake, but I wanted to give the cake more depth. It matches pretty perfectly if I do say so myself.

A Hawaiian Wedding Cake

Can I just say that I love how this cake turned out! I love fresh flowers on cakes. I was a little worried about the orchids making it through the wedding reception, but they still looked beautiful. This cake was for a Hawaiian themed wedding. It was very laid back, but elegant. I love the bright colors of the flowers. I had many people comment to me that the bamboo looked real. I made the bamboo out of ivory colored fondant and then dusted them to give shading and depth. It actually went pretty fast once I got going.

Pokemon Pikachu Cake

My son turned 7 last month and he loves Pokemon! I haven't done very many 3D characters, but I think it turned out pretty good. Although I think I like doing 2D better. He loved the cake which is what counts.

Olaf Cake!

Who doesn't love Olaf?! This was a fun cake to make and not as labor intensive as you might think. I made Olaf a couple days ahead of time so that he had time to dry. The 3 and some of the snowflake backgrounds are out of fondant were also made a head of time and dried. I piped all the white snowflakes out of royal icing and let them dry. So, actually putting the cake together was very fast, because basically everything was done and just needed to be placed. I think it turned out adorable and love it.

 I also made corresponding cupcakes. I love how they tuned out. The snowflakes looks very delicate on a cupcake.

Harry Potter Cake

I LOVE Harry Potter and have wanted to make a Harry Potter themed cake for a long time. I finally got the chance!

It was so fun, and there are a million different things I could have done on the cake. I chose to just make it classic Harry Potter. You have to have a wand, the Sorting Hat, Harry's glasses and his scarf of course. I have to say that I'm pretty pleased at how the cake turned out and would love to make more Harry Potter themed cakes in the future.

Mickey and Minnie Mouse Cakes

I have made other Minnie Mouse cakes, but no Mickey Mouse cakes and I couldn't pass up the chance to make a set. Come on these are freaking adorable. I loved making these cakes! First we have the clean look of Mickey with some cute shoes to really set it off. Then a classic red Minnie Mouse dress complete with ruffles under her skirt. I made the hats out of rice krispies, which held up the ears better than cake would have.

Halloween Skull Cake

Okay, so this isn't probably something I would make all the time, but in the month of Halloween I think it's appropriate. The person that wanted this cake was very specific in what they wanted. So I made the cracked skull spilling with blood (don't ask me how a skeleton can have blood, I was confused too). It is completely buttercream (with a lot of food coloring). They were happy with it and that's what counts.