So I pretty much like making any kind of cake but if I am going to be honest I love to make cakes for baby showers (first birthdays too but we will get to that later). I've done two so far, first
I did a carved onesie cake and cupcake setup for a work baby shower, the cake was vanilla and decorated in all buttercream. The cupcakes were chocolate with vanilla buttercream and royal icing baby booties made ahead of time. Here is a close up of the booties, they were done with a tip 10 to make the boot and a tip 2 for the bow and top
I also did my sister in law, Heather's baby shower cake, she and my brother chose to have their impending arrival be a surprise so I needed a gender neutral design. I chose... the belly cake!
This was a fresh strawberry cake with vanilla buttercream. It is covered and decorated with marshmallow fondant. I choose to make my own fondant at home using marshmallows as the base, it has all the same decorating qualities but frankly tastes so much better! I love this cake in the end, it came out exactly how I envisioned it. When parents choose to allow me to do their baby shower cakes, I get to be part of such a special celebration, it is one of the many reasons why I love doing cakes.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
My Cake Story
A little more history... I initially made the decision to learn how to decorate cakes so that I could make my husband's grooms cake for our wedding. Immediately I signed up for the basics cake class at the local craft store, I already knew I wanted to do something special and custom that was all about him, I just needed the techniques. My husband is a musician so I decided to go big and do a full size replica of a Fender Telecaster guitar. This was the result
Over the next several posts I will introduce you to even more of my past endeavors but for now I will humbly introduce you to one of my very first cakes
Both cakes are all buttercream as I had not learned to use fondant at this time. This bottom cake is a drop flower cake that I made in my first class. Hope you guys will enjoy reading about my cake adventures. With cakes in the future I will try to include tutorials for the more unique things I do as well.
Over the next several posts I will introduce you to even more of my past endeavors but for now I will humbly introduce you to one of my very first cakes
Both cakes are all buttercream as I had not learned to use fondant at this time. This bottom cake is a drop flower cake that I made in my first class. Hope you guys will enjoy reading about my cake adventures. With cakes in the future I will try to include tutorials for the more unique things I do as well.
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