THIRTY-ONE PURSE

This was made to go to a Thirty-One Purse Party.  It was modeled after an actual purse that the company carries.  The body was iced with chocolate buttercream, then accented with fondant diamonds and flowers.

A VERY MINNIE 1st BIRTHDAY!

A LITTLE REDFISHING CAKE!

 

IT'S ELMO'S WORLD!

 

I made this cake for a friend of mine's grandson this weekend.  The bottom tier was almond cake with strawberry filling and almond buttercream.  The top tier was chocolate with chocolate filled, iced in almond buttercream.  Elmo, the #2, and stars were crafted from gumpaste.  The letters, dots, and sign were made from fondant.

A John Deere Birthday

SOMETHING FISHY GOING ON...

I made these two cakes for personal friends of ours' little boys' birthday party.  The flounder was made of red velvet cake, with a cream cheese frosting.  The speckled trout was almond wedding cake with almond buttercream.  Happy Birthday James & Jacob!

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME!

Been very busy, still making cakes but havent had the time to upload the pics!

Which came first? The Genius or the Madness?

It's now a running joke here; I am a certified supergenius. I'm not exactly sure which number supergenius I am though. There's talk that I'm the 3rd, some say the 4th. I don't know. How the madness got started you ask?

Well it all involved me wanting to make a cake for my mother-in-law's going away party. I never had that much interest in making cakes before, only interest in watching the popular cake tv shows. So I decided to try my hand at it.

It's only been 3 months since the first cake I made, and with no prior experience of any artistic or cake-baking sort, I don't think that the cakes I've made are half-bad. It all starts with an idea I have swirling around my brain. Usually late at night I get out a notebook and draw up all these cake designs. And that's where the Supergenius kicks in, or just plain SG as I am sometimes referred to. It's quite a learning experience. From the first, good concept/poor skill "Arizona" cake, to the latest one, I've learned a lot. Albeit usually between bouts of meltdowns and muttered cursewords, and the occasional flying fondant. So here it goes. Here's the cakes...