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!

St. Louis Cardinals Cupcakes and Cake Pops

 

These were for a wedding shower for some enthusiastic St. Louis Cardinals fans, a co-ed shower, so the whole theme worked out great for all!

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 ;)

Aqua and Green Apple Cupcakes

I did these cupcakes recently for a baby shower that was aqua and green apple colors to match the new baby's nursery.  They wanted something simple and they turned out really cute!

One note though, they weren't completely thrilled about the idea of fondant.  They said, "Fondant always tastes bad."  Well, I am here to tell you it doesn't always have to!!  Some store-bought fondant does have a bitter taste.  Bakeries use the pre-made kind to save time, it is VERY time consuming to make it from scratch.  BUT, it tastes wonderful when you do!  I always try to use my own fondant when I need to use it for decorations and accents.  (They loved the fondant after they tried it by the way!)

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!!