Cupcakes in a box

Well maybe it's just me but I like these. It actually fits 2 cupcakes and I stamped a little heart and added a red stripe to top front and bottom of box, made a tag and tied it with ribbon. Simple, but cute. Inside are red velvet cupcakes which by the way it's only because they are red that I used them, and cream cheese frosting with a little fondant heart on them and a red few sugar sprinkles. I didn't eat them because I had to take these pictures but now that I'm done I will indulge. You know this diet thing isn't for me I guess I should just start next month.

Here cupcake....

Who said cupcakes? These are normal still a bit small for me but they are supposed to be a normal cupcake size. Ha They are covered in marshmallow fondant and embossed with a rubber stamp. These so happen to be rubber stamps I have from my huge collection of, Stampin Up.The wrapper is also scrap paper I cut out and added a little organdy bow. So easy to do and cute too. I really thought that the fondant would stick to stamp but with the help of a little Crisco on the stamp it didn't. Ideas are endless if you want to emboss because there are so many stamps to choose from and you can wash them or rinse them when your done. These were new sets I hadn't used by the way on paper so I'll just set them aside for this purpose. Now the only one that I didn't emboss with a stamp was the multiple hearts with a red and pink heart that's just a small heart fondant cutter. I still like the other effect. I will post a how-to do this after this post to give you an idea. Thanks for looking.

Getting ready for Valentines....

Just made these and my little one just couldn't keep his little hands off them. They're mini red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese roses in a small heart bucket. This is a cute arrangement to give for those people who don't want chocolates. Well at least you don't feel that guilty because they are bite size cupcakes with all that frosting, well maybe on the other hand that's not a great idea. For me I would have to say a cupcake over a piece of chocolate. Well you cake lovers know what I mean.....come on....can I get an amen! So I have other Valentines things I have to get to so I hope hope you can savor them as you look. Hahaha

Soccer ball cake

Ok, so I decided to make this soccer cake for my husbands godson and I really thought a soccer ball would almost be like a puzzle just connect them.....uuuuh no. Well I guess I should have started by having the proper hexagon cutting thingy, but no I didn't so I had to cut around it to get it to look like a hexagon. Anyways I got a little impatient and was running short on time so then I remember a soccer ball (of course better) with a scarf around it in a book I bought, so there I go, so I wouldn't have to keep cutting out any more weird shapes. So this is what I ended up with. Not exactly what I wanted but it's what's going to have to do. Good thing is I finished it on time. Wheeew..... I like to take my time on my cakes but I just didn't have it this time. Maybe next time thanks for looking.

Zebra stripe cake

I just made this today for a nurse at my old job. It was her 50th Birthday so I thought this would be just perfect for her. It's a spice cake (which is her favorite) with cream cheese filling, covered also in cream cheese with fondant stripes and ribbon roses. It was actually really good and moist, the most important thing is that she really liked it and everyone who has a piece loved it. Nothing makes me happier than knowing that people like my work. I know my work isn't perfect but I sure try to make it look as nice as I can. I'm actually pretty pleased with my work on this one, this really was my idea and work together. If only cream cheese crusted a little better than maybe I could've said it's was perfect, but on the other hand it was actually very creamy. Hmmmm I don't mean to sound difficult. Like London says, " Yeah me!"

Teddy Bear Shower cake

This is just another baby shower cake. Not my inspiration but my hard, back breaking, treacherous work. Just kidding! A good friend of my mom's found this cake on Cake Central and really liked it, so she asked if I could do it for her. I did what she asked and here it is. Well maybe it's not as perfect and pretty as the real one, but she sure thought so, as long as she's happy who's to care. I thought it would be harder than I expected but I managed, it wasn't that bad. Everything you see is edible but the straws holding up top layer, well unless the cake is that good that you never even noticed the straws. Ha No really, I guess the best part of the whole cake thing is getting to eat the scraps and oh the left over filling......oh.......in this case......fresh strawberries with fresh whipped cream.....mmmmm. Wasn't hungry till I said that, well I guess I'm going to have to finish the scraps and work on my other project. Thanks for keeping posted.

Virgen Mary

This particular cake was done for the traditional, Nicaraguan Purisima. It a full sheet cake and I couldn't get an edible image for this huge cake, so I used this picture of Mary and had it laminated and just set it on the cake. I added flowers all around to cover up the sides of the picture. It was a hit everyone really liked the cake and it was so moist I just kept picking at it. I'd never done a cake of this nature but I don't think it will be the last either. Picture isn't that great but the cake was so big and the glare of the laminate didn't help, so this is what I was able to get from it. You pretty much have an idea though. I googled for ideas and never found a cake done of Mary so it's pretty much my own creation. Hope it something different that you might like.