Cookie Monster Smash Cake

Who loves Cookie Monster?

Well, this little boy did enough for a cake. A Cookie Monster Smash Cake!

The cake is Vanilla Cake and it is frosted with Vanilla Buttercream. A street sign was added on the side of the cake to represent Sesame Street. In it was the name of the birthday child.

The little mound where Cookie Monster’s head is extra crumbled cake mixed with frosting and formed into a dome. I then piped over it using the grass tip to achieve Cookie Monster’s furry texture.

In his mouth is a fresh baked Chocolate Chip Cookie! His ultimate favorite. “C is for Cookie!”

Hello Kitty Goodies

It’s a Pink Hello Kitty Birthday!

Lets start off with the cake! It was a Vanilla Cake with Vanilla Buttercream. The entire cake was frosted with a light pink color and then accented with a hot pink and white. Hello Kitty was then piped on top.

I picked a fun image of Hello Kitty running and waving. She was also wearing a cute pink jumper so it was fitting.

Next are the cookies! These were Vanilla Sugar Cookies with Vanilla Royal Icing.

Half were cut into Hello Kitty faces with pink bows accented with sprinkles.

The other half were squares with the #3 on them – for the age of the Birthday Child! They also had fun dots and a bow to tie into the Hello Kitty theme.

Lots of pink and Hello Kitty! What more could a 3-year-old girl ask for!?

“1″ Rebel Cake

Here is a fun cake! It’s the “1″ Rebel Cake. It was made to mimic the party decorations which were “rebel” themed for a boys 1st Birthday.

The cake was Moist Vanilla Cake with Vanilla Buttercream. It was carved into the shape of a number “1″ and then decorated with an Argyle pattern on top. This part mimicked the decorations the client had for the party.

I was very pleased with how this turned out. Doing an argyle pattern is a lot harder than I thought, but I made sure to measure everything out right so that the pattern did not turn out all wonkey. A “Happy Birthday” message was then written on the side of the cake.

When I delivered the cake, the client was very please with how the design turned out. I then heard later that the cake was a hit in the flavor department as well!

Minnie Mouse Cake

How cute is this cake!? Its a Minnie Mouse Cake.

The cake is a small 6in Smash Cake. It is Strawberry Cake with Vanilla Buttercream and then covered in Fondant.

This is the first time I made a fondant bow! I really like how it turned out and I learned that it is crucial to let it dry for a while, that way when you go to stand it up, it does not collapse on itself. I also did the ears the same way, letting them dry then putting them on top of the cake.

It was a very simple cake to put together, with the bow and ears made ahead of time. I heard that the recipient really enjoyed the cake and was pleased with their order.

Red, White, and Blue Rose Cake

Here is a fun and patriotic cake that I made for the 4th of July! Its a Red, White, & Blue Rose Cake. I used a great tutorial from I Am Baker and it turned out beautifully.

The cake was Vanilla Funfetti with Cream Cheese Frosting. I used only red and blue sprinkles for the Funfetti part. With the frosting, I dyed it Red and Blue and left the rest White. Then I started decorating.

I laid one layer down and spread it with Blue frosting, then I stacked on another layer and spread it with White frosting, after placing the last layer on top I crumb coated the entire cake in a thin layer of white.

After setting for a bit I then started on the Rose. It is piped using a large star tip. You start from the bottom and then work your way to the top, making sure to overlap a bit so that your cake does not show through. I stopped between each color to let the previous layer set up a bit. I think it helped!

I was really pleased with the result! I took a photo of it and posted it on Instagram and it made a food blogs “Top Instagram Pictures“! How exciting! I heard later that the client loved the cake and that is was very moist and flavorful. I have since used this Rose piping technique and it proves quite handy!

Hero Up Cake

“Hero Up” Thats the phrase that inspired this cake. As well as the birthday child’s love of super heros! It’s the Hero Up Cake.

This was a 2-tiered cake. The large tier was Marble Cake and the small tier was Vanilla Cake. Both were frosted with Vanilla Buttercream and then covered in Fondant. I then cut and shaped the various other design elements that went on the cake out of fondant.

I really like the idea for the sign support – Thor’s Hammer! How cool.

This cake was accompanied by Strawberry and Vanilla Funfetti Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream. They were then topped with little Sugar Cookie Toppers that were painted with various hero logos.

There was Hulk, Thor, Captain America, and Iron Man.

Super hero cakes are some of my favorite to make. My pick out of this bunch would have to be Captain America, followed closely by Iron Man! Who’s your favorite?

Farewell Okinawa Cake & Cookies

Here is a cake for all those Okinawa Fans out there! The Farewell Okinawa cake was made for a family who was leaving Okinawa to head back to the United States. They had been on Okinawa since 2008 and were leaving in 2012.

The cake was Marble Cake with Vanilla Buttercream. It was then decorated with the Okinawan flag emblem and an outline of the island itself. On the side of the cake was the names of various popular cities and locations on island.

This cake was accompanied by Okinawa Sugar Cookies! The cookies were Vanilla Sugar Cookies with Vanilla Royal Icing. They were then painted with various images of Okinawa.

The Whale Shark, which is at the aquarium on island, was a favorite of one of the family members.

There are Torii Gates all over the island. Including on Torii Army Base.

Who does not love the Cherry Blossoms that bloom all over the island when the season comes? So pretty!

And lastly, there was the Shisha. These little dog/lion creatures are outside of almost every building. They are in pairs, one is male and female. One has its mouth open, the others is closed. It is meant as a symbol of protection, letting good spirits in and keeping them there and letting bad spirits out and keeping them out.

When I delivered the cookies, one of the children saw the cookies and I heard him say “A whale shark, cool! Mom, look, a whale shark!” How fun is that! I had the biggest gin on my face. It is these little gems that make all the work and time put into my baked goods totally worth it!

What a great way to end an Okinawa Japan deployment!