Musical Birthday Cookies

Cookies for a very musically talented 17 year old's birthday!  Fortunately for me, she happens to be my daughter.....she plays the piano, clarinet and the saxophone!

Superbowl Football Cookies

 

I had seen several versions of these cookies before and decided to give them my twist for Superbowl this year....and I think they turned out really cute.  I added some extra blue to one side and green to the other so there would be distinct "fan" areas in the crowd of sprinkle people.  I know nothing about football formations, so the players are random.  I was afraid the die hard football fans at the party would have something to say about that, but nope, they ate them up anyway!

These would be great for a birthday party too!

Pastel Polka Dot Cake

This is a cake that I did for a birthday party with polka dots baked into the cake!  It was really cool to slice it and have the polka dots showing :)

Cute and Delicious!  How can you go wrong with that combo!

Elmo Cake Pops for a Sesame Street Birthday Party!

Blue and Brown Sripes for a Dessert Table

Cake pops, three kinds of cupcakes, chocolate covered pretzels and candies made for a delicious dessert table for this birthday party!  The background is hand painted acrylic on canvas so that I could match the color theme perfectly :)

 

These mini cupcakes are cherry vanilla flavored with vanilla frosting and a cherry on top.  Chocolate covered pretzels are yummy with the balance of salt and chocolate and are a great way to add to the color scheme of a dessert buffet.

 Chocolate Saxophones and Clarinets to represent the Musical Talents of the Birthday Girl!

 

Heart Cupcakes for an Anniversary Party

 I made these custom chocolate hearts to top chocolate and vanilla cupcakes for a 40th Anniversary celebration!

Congratulations Geoff and Sandy!

Mermaid Pool Party!

These yummy treats were actually for my own daughter's 6th birthday.  I had planned on making the cupcakes look like the beach with little umbrellas (you can sort of see the chocolate shells I made in the cake pop stands)....however, the morning of the party, she asks if she can have mermaids on the cupcakes.  *sigh* 

Oh well, I am used to improvising by now!

I didn't have enough time to sculpt entire mermaids (and not enough fondant made either).  So, I made these mermaid tails and dusted them with edible glitter, they turned out cute.  I couldn't resist putting one shark in there though.  She loved them, so that is all that really matters!

John Deere Cake Pops

These cake pops were for a John Deere themed birthday party.

 

I came up with this simple custom stand to go with what my clients were decorating with already.  When you are ordering cake pops for an event, it is really important to think about how you will display them as well.  The display is half of the initial WOW factor with cake pops!  Then they taste them and it is a TRIPLE WOW!

6th Birthday Pink Ombre Cake

I'm just getting around to posting this cake that I made for my daughter's 6th birthday.  It is the first time I have tried to do anything in the very popular ombre technique.  I made the shabby chic garland in the background too!  The decorations came together with the cake really well!  I always worry that they won't, because I am usually gathering things months in advance, but somehow it always works out fine!

Teacups and Ribbon Smash Cake

I was fortunate enough to be invited to this birthday party, so I got to eat one of these teacup cupcakes.  Might I just say that they were delicious!  White wedding cake, raspberry filling and vanilla pastry cream filling with buttercream frosting *sigh*.

It was not only the birthday girl's first birthday, but the first time she had eaten any cake!  I am not sure how she can be a relative of mine and this be a possibility.  The poor baby girl was not too happy about getting this strange frosting stuff all over her.  I am hoping that in later years she will come to appreciate my baking ;)

London Olympics

With the 2012 Olympics coming up, my niece decided to do her daughter's first birthday with an Olympics theme.  I didn't do the table here, just the cupcakes and cake.  She and her sister did the rest and when it all came together, it was very cute!

These two pics aren't great (I took them with my phone), but I may add more pics later when I ever get around to getting the good ones off of my camera (so what I am saying here is don't hold your breath!).

I know, I know....if you have ever asked me to make a cake, and I said "I don't make cakes", I am sorry!  I should say that I don't like to make big cakes and try to avoid it at all costs!!  I make exceptions now and then, and that is good for me, because it reminds me of the reasons why I should always tell people that "I don't make cakes". ☺

Circus Popcorn Cupcakes

I can't believe how long it has been since my last post!  I admit it, I am a terrible blogger!  Hopefully that is the first step to becoming a better blogger...but I doubt it!

I had to share these really cute custom cupcakes that I made.  They were for a 2 year old's birthday party that was circus themed.  I surprised myself with how realistic they turned out, they really looked like they had popcorn on top, but, shhhhh......it is mini marshmallows!

Hours and hours of cutting marshmallows with kitchen shears into the shape of popcorn and hand painting them with yellow food coloring and tah dah!!  I also designed the stripped popcorn "boxes" too.  It was a time consuming project, but they really turned out great!!