Littlest Pet Shop Cake!

Here is cake that I made for a Littlest Pet Shop Fan! It was for her Birthday. Littlest Pet Shop is just that – a little pet shop with little animals that you collect and take care of in your pet shop – super cute!

The cake was an 11×15 Marble Sheet Cake w/ Vanilla Buttercream. The decorations were piped on with Buttercream as well. In order to make this cake a little more personal I asked if the birthday girl had a few animals that were her favorite. I was then shown a picture of her 3 favorite animals. There was a Horse, Anteater, and Turtle. So, I set off to replecate her favorite animals!

To accompany the cake, there were also Strawberry Cupcakes w/ Vanilla Buttercream. They were topped with a Sugar Cookie piped with a Royal Icing paw and LPS logo.

I delivered this cake and had the pleasure of seeing the little gal’s reaction. It was awesome! She was very excited – It made my day!

Scone Time!

I made these towards the end of the winter season. I needed to use up some pumpkin. I missed the seasonal scones that they have at Starbucks. So, I made these!

Pumpkin Scones! One version had White Chocolate Chips and the other version had Dark Chocolate Chips. Both were topped with a Vanilla Glaze.

Wow – these were Moist! Much more so than a traditional scone which can be dry and crumbly. Not these, they were moist and flavorful with pumpkin, nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla. The Dark Chocolate Chips were more successful on the inside of these scones. The  white chocolate fell flat against the flavors of the pumpkin, but the dark chocolate stood strong and complemented the pumpkin and spices very nicely!

Monkey Baby Shower Cake!

Do you love baby shoes? Well I am a sucker for Baby Chuck Taylor’s. When I had a client approach me to make a Baby Shower Cake, I new exactly what I was going to put on it!

The mom-to-be wanted a boy/monkey theme with the colors blue and lime green. The cake was Vanilla Funfetti w/ Whipped Vanilla Frosting. I decided on decoating the cake with a Fondant Monkey Face and some Fondant Baby Shoes.

Oh boy ~ I loved the shoes! It was a learning experience in making them, and I am glad I did it, because now I know what works and what does not work so well when making things with fondant/gum paste. I also loved the detail in the little logo on the side. It’s true what they say about one little detail pulling together all the pieces!

I heard later that the cake was a hit with the mom-to-be and the guests at the party. Both the decorations and the flavors were spot on!

Kawaii Panda Cake

Kawaii Panda = Cute Panda! Kawaii is a comon phrase in the Japanese culture which means something is cute, lovable, or adorable. Let me tell you, this cake sure is!

I had a client approach me with the goal of making a cake to mimic invitations she sent out for her daughters Birthday party. It had this really cute Panda and a Girl, wearing a kimono, under a tree with Cherry Blossoms and a Bird. Super Kawaii!

The cake was a 11×15 Marble Sheet Cake w/ Vanilla Buttercream. The top was covered in Fondant and the accents were decorated with Fondant as well.

I really enjoyed making this cake, especially all the little details! It looked exactly like the invitation and cute as well….or Kawaii!

Cars Cupcakes!

Got a Disney’s Cars fan in your household?

Well, I made some Cars Cupcake Toppers for one! The toppers are Chocolate Sugar Cookies w/ Royal Icing and painted with Food Dye. There is a racing flag, piston cup, lightning 95 logo, and cars logo!

They were placed on top of Chocolate Cupcakes and Vanilla Funfetti Cupcakes w/ Vanilla Buttercream.

I really liked how the painting on the cookies turned out. I prefer to do toppers this way because cookies are more edible, read: taste better, than fondant toppers. Who doesn’t like something that both looks good and tastes good!

Minty Fresh!

The theme for this post is Mint. I know that a lot of people really love the combo of Mint + Chocolate….so here are some minty and chocolaty baked goods:

Chocolate Guinness Cupcake w/ Mint Buttercream

These were made for both St. Patrick’s Day 2012 and for a good friends birthday. They were a hit. The cupcakes were full of chocolate flavor, with subtle hints of barley and stout from the Guinness. The buttercream complemented them with a minty kick!

Thin Mint Brownies

Boy oh boy were these some fudgey and chocolately brownies! Rich and dense with mint flavor and a crunch from crumbled Thin Mint cookies. You need a big tall glass of milk with these guys!

Are you a fan of Mint and Chocolate?

Football Fun!

Are you ready for some football?! Sorry, I couldn’t resist….

Here is a Football Helmet Cake that I made for a San Francisco Fan. The cake was Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Buttercream.

I carved the cake into the shape of a helmet on its side and added various decorations with the star tip. I really like how the sides turned out, as well as the face mask portion.

To go along with the cake there were Football Cupcakes! They were Vanilla Cupcakes topped with Vanilla Buttercream and Chocolate Cupcakes topped with Chocolate Buttercream. Then they were topped with Chocolate Cookie footballs with Royal Icing.

I really liked how this cake turned out! Next time I would like to try a helmet in a more 3-Dimensional form, like if it was sitting on the ground. I also heard that it was a hit and the client was pleased!