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sweet!Marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754403447064352327noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614861458277242725.post-86485093589492015762016-06-03T15:07:00.000-07:002016-06-03T15:07:35.230-07:00Gordo's Accordion cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Move over Gabbanelli! I'm taking over your business. This was a very special cake for me. It was my oldest son's 20th birthday cake. After all these years of making cakes, I had never made him one or my other kids a birthday cake..that's sad. I was always so worried about the food and decor that I never made them a cake we ordered it from other places. On this note he's an accordion player and has been since he was 8 years old, now going on 21. Seeing him so excited like WOW.....that's a cake mom? Made me feel so good about it. It was time consuming but I tried to make a replica of his real accordion. He was so happy with it he didn't allow to touch or cut it and kept it for weeks. Happy mom! Marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754403447064352327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614861458277242725.post-46115784008768802952016-06-03T12:30:00.003-07:002016-06-03T12:30:44.367-07:00Minion cake <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love these guys. This little guys is all cake and only thing paper was his party hat. Toby's 2nd birthday cake. This minion is going to have his cake and eat it too! Fun cake to make I didn't want to give him up, was hoping they wouldn't show up for it. Not fair...my cake...my minion!Marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754403447064352327noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614861458277242725.post-12848101971989126242016-06-03T12:25:00.000-07:002016-06-03T12:25:05.800-07:00Raider Nation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another one of those Raider cakes. This was a shield with fondant decorations. Actually, I did drew his face freehand with edible markers. Pretty impressed didn't know I can draw ugly faces. I sure did! Thanks Pam, glad Josh loved it!Marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754403447064352327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614861458277242725.post-18208696140558658522016-06-03T12:20:00.000-07:002016-06-03T12:20:22.118-07:00Odd cakes...Cast Away<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This was little different, yeah not to cute. Some of you may know what it is. I didn't know what I was doing when they said, Cast Away. Nope, never seen the movie.... please explain. So the idea was a volleyball like in the movie but we had to add pink hair sticking up.Pink hair because they were having a little girl and it's also dad's birthday. Okay, in that case cotton candy was all I can think of. I kept looking at it like, how is this going on top of a cake? Really? Well it could have been worse, I've seen weirder stuff on cakes we won't get into. They seemed to have been very pleased since it had a meaning in this couples life and was a big thing for them. Glad they liked it. Marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754403447064352327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614861458277242725.post-33961688471870058132016-06-03T12:12:00.000-07:002016-06-03T12:12:46.155-07:00Joselyn's Frozen party!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My little great niece's Frozen theme cake. I didn't take pictures of it alone. What was I thinking? Bad picture of cake but cutest picture of her so happy to cut it. All whipped cream and toy figures were bought online. Whipped cream isn't always the best stuff to work with but taste so good. I wish all cakes were whipped and would be so stable for anything, especially fondant. Marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754403447064352327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614861458277242725.post-86044292170188687032016-06-03T12:06:00.000-07:002016-06-03T12:06:19.316-07:00Raiderette cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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21st birthday cake for a good friend's son. Gosh they are all grown up. Once they hit that age it's all about boobs. We tried to please him. No Raider logo (not a fan). Really, I'm not but that's not why. He decided he wanted the players number on her boob and his name on bikini bottom. So we just kept the colors going. If it works for you than me too. Happy 21st Birthday Gilbert!<br />
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Ooh Gothic little brats! That's what the lady at the craft store told me when I asked her if they had any Monster High items. I just laughed but this is what I came up with, I must have been on the creative side that day. Small 6 inch cake on top and 24 cupcakes, with a ribbon around the edge to match the decor. I used stickers and little erasers that were hot glued around the foam boards to decorate it since there really isn't any Monster High cake decorations. It really has been awhile, happy to be back. Feel free to send me an email with questions. As you can tell I don't post often, not that I don't do any cakes, I'm just so busy working. But I'm bringing cake back! Yeah.<br />
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Here's my little guy. Initially when I made him he had no arms. I forgot it had arms. I arrive to work with it and my co-worker friend says, "He's cute but he's armless!" After laughing and feeling real dumb I gave him arms and...viola! Sorry he's in a box but I still think he's adorable. Had fun making this lil guy. I didn't use cake for him since he was a cake topper and a big one too, I made him out of Rice Krispie treats and just 3 layers of fondant. <br />Marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754403447064352327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614861458277242725.post-40657429163444211022013-01-23T19:23:00.002-08:002013-01-23T19:32:49.540-08:00Maria's Wedding Cupcake Tower<br />
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I made this last year for her wedding and didn't have a nice clear picture to post. So now I am finally posting it after she sent me these nice photos. I made chocolate and vanilla cupcakes with cream cheese butter cream icing. The flowers on the small cake are fresh flowers but the spray on the side are silk, I was able to match them pretty close so the blended well. So here it is hope you like it.Marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754403447064352327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614861458277242725.post-13507181274733242702013-01-23T19:17:00.000-08:002013-01-23T19:17:29.604-08:00Baby Shower Converse cake <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Simple baby shower cake for a family friend. This was actually my first attempt at gum paste converse. I knew what the shoe looked like just couldn't figure out to put it together. Somehow, it came together and this is what it turned out like. I must say next time they will be alot cuter. Baby rattle, hat, onsie and pacifier were made from gumpaste also. By the way, I love the CK Product gumpaste mix! It does not dry out and crumble smooth and so pliable. I will post the link if you are interested in a template for converse. There are several templates out there but I will post the one I used, you might have to enlarge or zoom before you print to get the size shoe you want. Thanks for looking.<br />
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It's been a long while, I almost forgot how to blog.....and make cakes! Whoosh with that said, I recently made this, Yo Gabba Gabba cake, for a kids birthday party. I knew nothing about the characters, but I was emailed a similar picture of it and just worked from there. I still think the cake looks.......different, almost not right but she loved it and that's all that counts. I'm pretty sure you have all seen similar and nicer ones online but I didn't have the opportunity to make gum paste characters. Piping the butter cream on the green character made the carpal tunnel flare up, really made me realize how far away I had gone from making cakes. (Chuckle) <br />
<br />Marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754403447064352327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614861458277242725.post-29966700790122044162011-11-29T16:30:00.001-08:002011-11-29T16:44:22.269-08:00Chocolate crib cake<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5H8stPnRZ2A/TtV5VFUyo-I/AAAAAAAAAZY/NyBaclBNF04/s1600/2011-11-27%2B13.55.38.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680579908111344610" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5H8stPnRZ2A/TtV5VFUyo-I/AAAAAAAAAZY/NyBaclBNF04/s320/2011-11-27%2B13.55.38.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pQJoeHZMJ1Q/TtV5N2a6YKI/AAAAAAAAAZM/kk46rTQDi5U/s1600/2011-11-27%2B13.55.23.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680579783851401378" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pQJoeHZMJ1Q/TtV5N2a6YKI/AAAAAAAAAZM/kk46rTQDi5U/s320/2011-11-27%2B13.55.23.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Here's my most recent cake order done for a baby shower over the weekend. It was a, tres leches cake, filled with peaches and whipped cream. I was hesitant about using this mold with chocolate but I felt it was much easier and faster drying than gum paste, best part is that she can eat it when she's done with the cake. I also made a little baby outfit out of gum paste, bib, beanie, baby blanket and tiny booties. It was a very simple cake but I usually like to airbrush whipped cream cakes just because I can't use fondant on these cakes but they were very happy with the results and ate all of the cake.....no leftovers. </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Sorry I haven't been posting any recipes or even pictures but I have been so busy with work and no time to really bake. Believe me I miss it soooo much!</div></div>Marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754403447064352327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614861458277242725.post-20997094290956195092011-08-14T19:24:00.001-07:002011-08-14T19:36:23.066-07:00Imara's wedding cake<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cdhpnfFsVNo/TkiGFCcLGCI/AAAAAAAAAZE/flpC17CWhG8/s1600/2011-08-13%2B17_17_32.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640905954394052642" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cdhpnfFsVNo/TkiGFCcLGCI/AAAAAAAAAZE/flpC17CWhG8/s320/2011-08-13%2B17_17_32.jpg" /></a>
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<br /><div>I just made this cake for a cousin's wedding this <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">weekend</span>. Colors were plum and sage green. Had a really hard time <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">getting</span> that color in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">gum paste</span> to make flowers so I decided to so silk flowers on the cake instead. Bottom layer was vanilla cake with <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">raspberry</span> mousse, chocolate <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">with</span> Bailey's coffee cream and top layer was red velvet with cream cheese. All cakes were covered in fondant. Now the stand is something I'm working on, I will be making these as custom orders for anyone who is interested in cake and cupcake stands. Pretty soon I will be posting some more pictures of the different stands to give you guys a better idea on what they will look like.</div>
<br />Marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754403447064352327noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614861458277242725.post-20997012063245261522011-06-16T13:30:00.000-07:002011-06-16T13:43:09.307-07:00Booty cake<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5v9S0N-Y35E/Tfppo9dxOKI/AAAAAAAAAY0/4s_PEpwKEhg/s1600/booty2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618919637513222306" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5v9S0N-Y35E/Tfppo9dxOKI/AAAAAAAAAY0/4s_PEpwKEhg/s320/booty2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618919461477847106" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f6BCqPyfycM/TfppetrqkEI/AAAAAAAAAYs/jSVp-QCi2pw/s320/booty1.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div>This is one I'd been wanting to make for awhile. I finally got to make to make it for my brother in law's 40th birthday.I was inspired by members on Cake Central to make it. I didn't think it would turn out as well as it did, I'm actually pleased with the result. You can't really see the belt but it does read "Happy 40th" in sugar pearls. I don't have templates but I did cut it all out freehand, I just think it's easier. Well, glad I was able to make and post it, if I get to make another I will post a tutorial on how to make it. Thanks for looking.</div></div></div>Marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754403447064352327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614861458277242725.post-13139202460428802322011-06-13T23:17:00.000-07:002011-06-13T23:23:09.761-07:00Wedding cake<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_nr93TqwF-0/Tfb9MGp1y-I/AAAAAAAAAYc/4ImG69E-kTI/s1600/becawedcake.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 124px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 166px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617955969577634786" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_nr93TqwF-0/Tfb9MGp1y-I/AAAAAAAAAYc/4ImG69E-kTI/s320/becawedcake.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Here's the wedding cake I promised I would post when done, unfortunately the picture is not the best, as I did not take my Nikon with me. Three tier top tier was red velvet with cream cheese filling, middle tier was chocolate cake with Bailey's Irish Cream filling and bottom tier was lemon cake with raspberry mousse. Mmmm .......very tasty and moist cakes, all iced in butter cream and decorated with fresh flowers. I hope and am pretty sure bride has better pictures. Anyhow the cupcake tower I also promised was a disaster just thinking about it makes me want to cry. If I can get a picture I will post details, thanks for looking.</div>Marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754403447064352327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614861458277242725.post-8815415148703295742011-06-05T21:24:00.000-07:002011-06-05T21:30:27.610-07:0060th Birthday Cake<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oYHw8JjIYWU/TexWsxdBwQI/AAAAAAAAAYU/BXEIAIRgqXE/s1600/60th%2Bbday.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614958162613485826" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oYHw8JjIYWU/TexWsxdBwQI/AAAAAAAAAYU/BXEIAIRgqXE/s320/60th%2Bbday.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>This is the 60th birthday cake I made for a friend's grandmother who just got in from out of the country. Cake was vanilla with strawberries and cream, covered in fondant. Also my first attempt at a gum paste rose, and I must say it wasn't as hard as I thought. I had fun doing them and I love the gum paste I bought from, CK Products, it's the best, very pliable and easy to use. Too bad I didn't get much from them, next order I will go all gum paste. Anyhow,I have more coming up this weekend, looks like a wedding cake and a butterfly/daisy cupcake tower as well. Keep posted for more pictures, thanks again!</div>Marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754403447064352327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614861458277242725.post-21328702163875768352011-06-04T17:57:00.000-07:002011-06-04T18:05:30.584-07:00Dinsey Princess cupcakes<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zyCLEi51bTs/TerUvlrGWfI/AAAAAAAAAYM/y-UEdebjymE/s1600/mail.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614533799502567922" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zyCLEi51bTs/TerUvlrGWfI/AAAAAAAAAYM/y-UEdebjymE/s320/mail.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Another cupcake order, but these were just simple princess cupcakes nothing fancy. I didn't get a picture of the pink ones but each princess color coordinated with the whipped cream topping. I had already forgotten all the princesses I've been in la-la land, I thought it was Ariel, Cinderella, Snow White and Jasmin, but looks like there are more. As for flavors they were chocolate and vanilla and this time no butter cream instead whipped cream (my favorite). Tomorrow I will be posting another 60th birthday cake with gum paste roses that I made for the first time. Well, tomorrow you be the judge of that. </div>Marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754403447064352327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614861458277242725.post-72065787068117491162011-06-03T10:13:00.001-07:002011-06-03T10:20:53.713-07:00Hello Kitty<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EQem2x7_fRc/TekWYVFFd6I/AAAAAAAAAYE/DgaxCP-2x0M/s1600/0530112211.jpeg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614043017725179810" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EQem2x7_fRc/TekWYVFFd6I/AAAAAAAAAYE/DgaxCP-2x0M/s320/0530112211.jpeg" /></a><br /><br /><div>I've always wanted to try a, Hello Kitty, cake and was finally able too. It was a surprise cake for my daughters best friend at school. It was easy to carve out but not as easy to apply icing. The frosting was butter cream and I usually always use the same recipe but this one erked me. Anyhow this was a very small cake 6", bow was made from fondant and so were the eyes, whiskers and nose. My next Hello Kitty has to be a 3D one, that would be real cute. Well keep posted this weekend I have cupcakes and a 60th birthday cake too.</div>Marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754403447064352327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614861458277242725.post-88508852892957387682011-05-23T12:58:00.000-07:002011-05-23T13:08:57.304-07:00Dominique's 19th Birthday<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TiTO6vogrD0/Tdq8u-HvSCI/AAAAAAAAAX4/Fo7O_hXBYLc/s1600/domcake.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 124px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 166px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610003800978835490" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TiTO6vogrD0/Tdq8u-HvSCI/AAAAAAAAAX4/Fo7O_hXBYLc/s320/domcake.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Here's my niece's last minute birthday cake. I really don't like doing last minute cakes because they never turn out right but I guess it turned out good. The most important thing is she liked it! I have to admit I did make a huge mistake.....funny she's really 19 not 18 I don't know what I was thinking but I was off a whole year. Anyhow the purse was made from rice krispies covered in fondant and all the makeup is chocolate.I have to say I really like those chocolate molds and have never really used them until just this weekend. I have so many of them too. Looks like I'll be using more chocolate accessories from now on, it's much easier than gum paste. Flowers were made from gum paste. She loves chocolate so the cake is chocolate cake with Oreo cookie filling iced in vanilla butter cream. Hope you like I have another cake I'm working on for this weekend so keep posted. Thanks!</div>Marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754403447064352327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614861458277242725.post-83792069951918702592011-05-20T10:59:00.001-07:002011-05-20T11:08:28.975-07:00Another belly cake<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--6ab16LjAj8/TdasFfcKe4I/AAAAAAAAAXw/YornGmNSs84/s1600/belly3.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 254px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608859596275481474" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--6ab16LjAj8/TdasFfcKe4I/AAAAAAAAAXw/YornGmNSs84/s320/belly3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Here's another belly cake I recently made for my niece, Jessica's, baby shower. She wanted a belly cake so bad for her shower. This one was very simple bottom cake was chocolate with whipped cream and fresh strawberries and used a white scalloped board for belly base, because we all know fondant doesn't do well on whipped cream. Anyhow -not a hard cake to make but would've wanted to add more decorations to the cake and it wasn't going to work, also she was having a boy so I didn't have all the "pretty" options. Thanks for looking.</div>Marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754403447064352327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614861458277242725.post-51900291586614912732011-05-19T20:04:00.000-07:002011-05-19T20:26:51.987-07:00The Best Book..............<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p7gTBgKZLIw/TdXah4HgGrI/AAAAAAAAAXo/Gq8VCS-ppUY/s1600/0471450952.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 233px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 254px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608629186494208690" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p7gTBgKZLIw/TdXah4HgGrI/AAAAAAAAAXo/Gq8VCS-ppUY/s320/0471450952.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Some time ago I was at, Big Lot's, looking for some containers and I stumbled upon the book area because I like to read and cook. To my surprise I found this book and skimmed through it and thought to myself....I would love to try these recipes. So 2 years have gone by and guess what I just opened it and tried one for the first time.....it's the best. So easy to follow with pictures and detailed instructions. I'm soooo loving it right now. I made the vanilla cake......it smells good and taste even better. This cake has the nicest texture, flavor and is wonderful. And the best part was that I only paid like $5 for the book when it cost like $40. Yeah I know.....why did I wait so long to open it. I'm very sure you can find it on, Amazon, for close to that price, even if it's more it's worth it. Some recipes include cakes, breads, custards, glazes, icings, phyllo pastries the list goes on and it's doesn't call for 1,000 ingredients if you know what I mean.It has so much useful information on conversions and measurements, how to do things the right way, forget taking a pastry chef course if you have the book and can follow it then your set. If your a visual learner then your outta luck. Well I guess I must say I'm going gourmet all fresh and all from scratch even if cost me more but it taste so much better! Hope you guys can find a copy of your own. I will attach the link for Amazon looks like they have used ones starting at $11.06 plus shipping. Great deal!</div><br /><div><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0471450952/ref=sr_1_1_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1305861879&sr=8-1&condition=used">http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0471450952/ref=sr_1_1_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1305861879&sr=8-1&condition=used</a></div>Marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754403447064352327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614861458277242725.post-76700010028802965152011-05-17T16:43:00.000-07:002011-05-17T16:53:02.413-07:00Cupcake liners<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8Jhf_sVQ5ko/TdMIjL3yT0I/AAAAAAAAAXg/NPE_b-_e1Ms/s1600/cupcakeliners.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607835361581616962" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8Jhf_sVQ5ko/TdMIjL3yT0I/AAAAAAAAAXg/NPE_b-_e1Ms/s320/cupcakeliners.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Looks like cupcakes are really in, so what did I do.....buy cupcake liners? I went cupcake crazy stopped by the store and saw all the cute liners they had and couldn't resist but to spend on more cake stuff. You know I'm going to make a little suggestion only because it happen to me recently, before you go out trying to find the right cupcake liner on ebay or other sites....try your local cake store or craft store like Michael's. I just ordered a few online and spent a little to much on a pack of liners and went on over to Michael's and found the same darn thing for 1/4 of the price. So I was pretty ticked when I found them there but relieved because now I know where to, for what I need. Anyhow I will be making cupcakes to give you guys ideas and try to do something that matches each of these liners....eventually no rush okay.</div>Marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754403447064352327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614861458277242725.post-23191362993020777502011-05-16T07:22:00.000-07:002011-05-16T07:35:11.692-07:00Damask Daisy Cupcake Tower<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ARnww0rBrNg/TdEzifJMR8I/AAAAAAAAAXY/UobS9eqOpKo/s1600/2011-05-07%2B13.56.51.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607319678621599682" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ARnww0rBrNg/TdEzifJMR8I/AAAAAAAAAXY/UobS9eqOpKo/s320/2011-05-07%2B13.56.51.jpg" /></a><br />So I finally did it.......150 + cupcakes on this stand. This was a cupcake tower I did for a family member's First Communion. She wanted a damask print to match invitations but she also wanted daisies involved, so this is what I came up with. Made the styrofoam stand (4 tiers), top cake is a huge cupcake followed by 150 + cupcakes varying from vanilla, chocolate, carrot and lemon topped with butter cream and a gum paste daisy on each cupcake. Used silk flowers for decoration on the stand. It was a success I was very happy with the turnout and most importantly she was too. So next month looks like I'll be pretty busy with cakes I have 2 wedding cakes some graduation stuff and also birthdays. If I can get around to posting pictures as soon as I'm done then you"ll get to see what I've been up to. Thanks again and keep posted.Marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754403447064352327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614861458277242725.post-91862832089881537942010-12-28T16:38:00.001-08:002010-12-28T16:53:32.636-08:00Toy Story<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zV8fMhSGT5k/TRqEbQWYZnI/AAAAAAAAAXM/yDROqjchPmQ/s1600/1002101558.jpeg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555898694095103602" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zV8fMhSGT5k/TRqEbQWYZnI/AAAAAAAAAXM/yDROqjchPmQ/s320/1002101558.jpeg" /></a><br /><div><br />Woody, Jessie and Buzz.....I really liked this cake it's so kiddie! Well you know what I mean. Fondant covered cake (Fondx) I love that stuff so easy to work with, and toys I actually got from the store. Yeah, I'm really not that talented to get away with those figures. </div><div> </div><div>So sorry that I haven't kept up on my blog but I have been so busy working full time that I don't really have time to make cakes......I miss that (booo hoo). Hopefully that cake business will come true, it's still my passion even though I don't do it as often as I wish I could. I'll post new pictures as soon as I start baking. Thanks again for checking in.<br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zV8fMhSGT5k/TRqDIximt-I/AAAAAAAAAXE/6s6pyANmphc/s1600/0914101725_01.jpeg"></a></div>Marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754403447064352327noreply@blogger.com0