House from the Heart

Growing up, I spend a lot of time at my best friend's grandparents house, which was walking distance from our school. We have so many warm memories of the super sloped driveway, the green and white awnings, the vegetable garden of and ghost adventures in the attic. When Grandpa Jerry's 80th birthday arrived, I knew we had to make a cake of the house he raised his 6 children and one grandchild (and one adopted grandchild, me!) in... 1023 E Livingston Street. It was my first building, and required way more time and detail than I anticipated..... but this project was straight from the heart to honor Grandpa Jerry!

Graduation Cake

There seems to be an ongoing dilemma when choosing which school to celebrate for graduations..... do they celebrate the accomplishment or the future that awaits them?! In this case, we said BOTH! The colors (black & gold, and royal & red) wouldn't be considered complimentary, but the significance of all four of these colors to the graduate was important.....so I went for it. We also needed to incorporate some "girly" elements so I made a large bow on the SMU tier. The mascot of her high school, the hornet, donned some eyelashes wispy wings, and a tiny little bow. Congratulations to all the graduates!

Friendly Dinosaur

For a three year old birthday party, the friendly factor of the dinosaur definitely matters! I wanted to make this guy so friendly looking, you would want to kiss him! A curly smile, cute nostrils, triangle teeth, and bashful gaze all make up the personality of this dino. Our industry partner, Serendipity Sweets, made the mini cupcakes with the grass piping, the perfect scenery and party favor for the guests.

Fairy Baby Naming Cake

I love the idea of having the baby shower after the baby is born. You get to know them, if they are sweet or vivacious, cuddly or independent, and you are sure their name fits.

My favorite part of this cake is the little pink fairy and her rosy cheeks. It took me about an hour to get her hair how I wanted it, but the brunette with a touch of red highlights (like the recipients) was worth it! You can never go wrong with pink and flowers for a little baby girl, but instead of the muted pastels, we added a little touch of jewel tones for extra personality! Cheers to babies!

Kids Golf Bag Birthday Cake

One of our littlest fans has his own special flavor with us, vanilla pudding filling and vanilla cake. It was his special request last year, and again this year. Little Max is a golfer {smile} and loves the Gators, so we made him a little Gator club cover, along with a putter and wood (I am pitiful at golf, so please forgive if I didn't say those correctly). It makes my job so wonderful to have kids as repeat clients because you get to see their new interests year to year and be a part of their family in a small way. Enough with the sappiness, lets eat some vanilla pudding cake!

Modern Circles Wedding Cake

I love it when a bride comes to me and says that she is getting married at The Orlando Science Center! The venue choice says so much about a bride, and this choice says that she is not afraid to be different. We made the circles of a deep red fondant, cut very meticulously. The taupe pearls and red swirls matched a graphic on the invitation (one of my favorite sources of inspiration for the cake) and the circles were inspired by the invitations as well as some deep red linen the couple used at the reception. When the cake was finished, there still seemed to be something missing from the top, so we attached some of the circles together (and luckily they stayed!).

Camellia and Lace Wedding Cake

I first made this cake in buttercream in October for a dear friend, and I must confess that every time a bride circles "traditional" on her wedding words worksheet, my little heart pitter patters at the remote thought of making this cake. As with every cake, this time we did it a little different. Since my flower class with Ron Ben-Isreal, my sugar flower skills have improved a tiny, tiny bit (blog post about him, his class and the wonderful flowers this coming soon!). I made this camellia in his class, and almost cried when it went out the door forever.... but knew it went to a deserving bride. We also went with fondant this time to give it an even neater appearance, and great surface for piping lace pattern in royal icing.