Hollywood Cake

Pirate Ship Cake

Pirate Ship Covered in Chocolate Buttercream, Fondant Accents

Two 9x13 Chocolate Cakes, Stacked and Carved

Baby Blocks Shower Cake

Blocks are rice cereal treats covered in fondant.

All decorations are fondant.

12" Round Vanilla Cake with Chocolate Frosting

Jets Football Helmet Cake

Two 8" Round, One Medium Pyrex Bowl (didn't end up using the 6" round)

Stack and Fill

Carve a flat front, and round out the other edges.

Crumb Coat

Cover and decorate with fondant.
Face mask is wire covered in fondant (do not stick wire into cake, just place in front!)
TOUCHDOWN!

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Birthday

Two 10" Round and Two 9" Round

Template of clubhouse found online...printed and traced onto Gumpaste.
Cut stars out of Gumpaste and attached to lollipop sticks for the cake topper.

Chocolate cake with chocolate filling, covered in fondant.
Fondant and Gumpaste accents.  All edible.

Barbie Dress Cake

My birthday girl looks so happy.  Love you E!

Football Field Cake

Game on!  Vanilla cake with chocolate buttercream filling.  The cake is decorated with vanilla buttercream and fondant.  I hand carved the team logos (free hand) from fondant using an X-Acto knife.

Gift Box Cake

Chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream, covered and decorated with fondant.
The perfect gift!

Hello Kitty Face Cake

Lovingly hand-carved from a 12" round chocolate cake for my niece.  Covered in fondant with gumpaste accents.

Moon Cake

Out of this world!!  Read all about it on Cake Central: http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1947007/ (which is just about the best site for everything cake decorating related!)  Happy Birthday to my oldest son.  I can't believe how much you've grown in just 7 years.  I love you!

Cake Pops

Cake Pops!  Bits of cake mixed with buttercream attached to a lollipop stick, then dipped in melted chocolate and decorated.  My first attempt and they were delicious!!

Dora Storybook Cake

This vanilla cake was carved into an open book shape and decorated with mostly buttercream and a few fondant accents.  The idea for this cake was inspired by the birthday girl's love of Dora books!

Rubber Duck 1st Birthday Cake

This big cake is for a one year old who turned 1 on 1-11-11!  The theme of the party was Construction Duckies so we let this cute guy take off his gear for a quick float.  This duck is made from cereal treats and covered in fondant.  All of the cake decorations (including the barrel, duck, gear and bubbles) are made from fondant.

New Baby Boy Cake

This cake was made for a new baby boy's Bris.  The vanilla cake is covered and decorated with fondant.  The baby blocks are cereal treats covered in fondant.  The plaque listed all of the birth information (but was photoshopped out for privacy).

Darth Vader Cake

For my son's 4th birthday!  He's a huge Darth Vader and Star Wars fan.  Darth is made from cereal treats and gumpaste and is supported with a wooden dowel and fat plastic drinking straw.  Outside of the supports, Darth Vader is completely edible (and I regret not taking pictures of the kids tearing into this guy at the party!).

Bulldozer Cake

Caution!  Everything you see is delicious!

The bulldozer is pound cake, cereal treats and fondant.  The cake is chocolate with chocolate filling.  Yum!!

Rapunzel Cake

Made for a special 5 year old...a two tier chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream filling.   

Completely decorated with fondant - all edible...all delicious!

Construction Site Cake

This colorful cake was made for a 3 year old's construction party. It's a two tier vanilla cake with strawberry and vanilla buttercream filling. Everything on this cake is edible, including the custom made Digger, Cement Mixer, Dump Truck and Bulldozer.

The safety cone cake topper is made from gumpaste and is completely edible. It stands 6" tall!

The vehicles are made from cereal treats and are covered and decorated in fondant.

The "dirt" is made from brown sugar and cookie crumbles, and the "rocks", "bricks" and "lumber" are made from fondant.

Brachiosaurus Cake

A real technical challenge, but quite fun! This standing Brachiosaurus cake was made for a 4 year old boy's dinosaur party. He requested a realistic, blue, 3D brachiosaurus made from chocolate cake and vanilla buttercream icing. You can read about how this guy was built here.

The Evolution of a Dinosaur Cake!

In taking on a 3D dinosaur cake (or any "standing" animal cake) there is a lot that goes into the cake design, before the cake is even baked! I read information online on how to create leg and neck support using PVC pipes and other items you can find at Home Depot. I didn't want to go that route...I wanted instead to achieve the look of a standing dinosaur in a more creative (and less constructive) way.

First, I started off with a wire hanger, saran wrap, duct tape and 2 pieces of foam board. I shaped the wire hanger into the "neck" of the dinosaur and then taped the base down onto the first piece of foam board. I took the second piece of foam board and cut it in half and glued each half on top of the wire hanger base to make one thick board, with a wire neck coming from the bottom.

(I wish I had a picture of that, but neglected to take one at this stage...)

Next, I tightly wrapped the wire hanger in saran wrap so that no part of the hanger would come in contact with the cake. I covered the foam board in green fondant.

Then I put my cakes (1 10"round on bottom, 2 9" round on top, already filled) right up against the hanger on the board and started carving to shape the dinosaur's back and legs. I used cereal treats to cover the wrapped hanger, making a long neck and head. Next I crumb coated it all in vanilla buttercream.

I used more cereal treats to create a tail and to give more depth to the legs. The birthday boy requested a buttercream iced cake (no fondant) but agreed for fondant facial features. I figured the best way to achieve a clean, realistic face was to use fondant for the skin, eyes and teeth. I shaped and added fondant pieces until I achieved this look...

Then I covered the dinosaur in different shades of blue buttercream and added a piece of black fondant under the belly to give a better appearance to the legs.

I kept playing with the icing and shading until I got the look I wanted. Next I added fondant rocks and bushes and trees to give the illusion that my dinosaur was standing on four legs. You can see my finished Brachiosaurus cake here.