Baby in a Manger cupcakes

For our MOPS birthday party for Jesus, I made some manger cupcakes. In an effort to save time, I decided to use plastic babies which are not the cutest things on the block... It worked.

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Louis Vuitton Purse: Birthday Cake

This was a request for a 20th birthday on Christmas Eve. I feel for the birthday girl, being a Dec 19th birthday myself.. I hope you enjoyed your Louis Vuitton, Brittany!!

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Nutcracker on Ice Centerpeice Cake

I was asked to create a centerpiece for the cast party/reception for the Nutcracker on Ice (which my daughters both performed in). The theme colors were hot pink, turquoise and purple. I decided on a Nutcracker popping out of a cake decorated with skates and candies. 

It was quite humorous to watch the skaters taking turns taking their picture with the cake!

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My skaters with the Nutcracker

Dolphin Cake

My daughter Faith requested a dolphin this year for her 6th birthday. She also wanted some bright colored fish and some sparkly fish. She is typically quite random with her requests each year and this was no exception!

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Bubble Guppies 2nd Birthday

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Bubble Guppies was the theme for Miss Sophia's 2nd Birthday!

Owl Twins

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Globe 80th Birthday

"Around the World in 80 Years with Carl" was the title of this event. Carl has been my business mentor over the past couple of months and it was a pleasure to be able to make his big day but a little bit more special. The cake featured only a few of the flags for the countries he has traveled two, a book he wrote and published, and a globe. Many of the (140) guests at the party came from foreign countries to celebrate Carl's 80 years of life!

 

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Carl and a friend from Ghana

Cake Road Trip: Lego Groom's Cake

I was honored and privileged this month to be able to create a groom's cake for one of my closest friends in my home state of Rhode Island! My aunt was so generous as to open up her kitchen for my cake project (thank you, Marilyn) and Southwest airlines were so kind as to not give me trouble carrying a cake on board. (I baked it in MO, carried it on the plane "naked") and decorated it in RI. Everything went down without a hitch, amazingly. Andrea's groom, Tom, loves and collects Legos so we did a Lego themed surprise groom's cake. So much fun!

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 Love is like Legos. Buying a Lego set where all the pieces have already been put together would be no fun. Build your life together, build on the love you have for each other and build a family together. When you step back and see the completed creation, you will be amazed at all the things you have accomplished together. 

Thank you and congratulations Andrea and Tom!

Bass Fish

A bass fish to celebrate the 70th birthday of an avid fisherman. 

 

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3D Batman

This year for my son, Gabe's 4th birthday he decided he wanted a Batman cake.... but not the black caped Batman... only the BLUE caped Batman. He was quite excited with the result!

Happy Birthday, Gabe!!!

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Thomas the Train for Twins

This was a Thomas the Train themed cake for a set of twin boys turning 4.  Ironically, my own son also turned four on the same day as the twins... he wasn't too happy that we were buying toy trains for someone else and that they were not going to be returned!

The feedback from Ryan and Tyler's mom says it was a hit! 

"The cake turned out amazing and everyone loved it!!!! Ryan and Tyler couldn't believe their eyes!!! Thanks so much!!!"

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Baby Rump: Boy Safari Monkey

This was a safari/monkey themed baby rump cake for baby-to-be Michael!




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Brownie Wedding Cake: Funky Design

Jillian and PJ came to me wanting a wedding cake made from brownies. They decided on this design with the house on the top of a hill and balloons going up behind the house. Reasoning: PJ (the groom) had proposed to Jillian on a hill and after the proposal, his friends released hundreds of balloons from behind the other side of the hill.

Some other details on the cake:
Some squirrels (because Jillian loves squirrels)
The proposal balloons
A "cake topper" made from a picture that Jillian's 6 year-old sister drew of the two of them.
A mailbox with a J+P

  

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Note to self: brownie cakes are EXTREMELY heavy and EXTREMELY delicious....

Thank you Jillian and PJ for this opportunity...! That was. so. much. FUN.!

P.S. As we walked into the reception hall to deliver the cake, this song was playing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93jxkqG0gWc
HOW HILARIOUS IS THAT?!

Toy Story Rex Bday Cake

This was for my son's 2nd birthday... what do you get when you mix Toy Story and dinosaurs.... Rex from Toy Story popping out of a cake. He LOVED it as you can see!

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1st Gender Reveal Cake: It's a....

BOY!!!!!!!

The newest trend in parenting... gender reveal cakes! The couple goes for their ultrasound and has the technician check the gender of the baby, then without telling the couple, the technician puts the news into a sealed envelope. The couple brings their favorite baker (wink, wink) the sealed envelope and then the baker makes either a blue or pink cake, decorated on the outside and the couple will find out the gender of their baby when they cut the cake, hopefully surrounded by their loved ones!

I first heard of gender reveal cakes via an ABC30 news video: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/parenting-trends-gender-reveal-parties-13921640?tab=9482931&section=1206833

My first gender reveal cake was done for my cousin, Jeff and his wife, Melissa. I couldn't have been more excited! I always tell people that it is such a privilege to make cakes because I get to be a part of the happiest moments of people's lives (birthdays, weddings, baby showers, etc.) The introduction of gender reveal cakes takes this honor to a whole new level.

Thank you Jeff and Melissa for allowing me to be a part of this special day!

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