Happy Father's Day

This is a german chocolate cake with coconut/pecan filling between the layers. I wish all the dad's out there, especially my own dad and my husband, a Happy Father's Day!

Summer Party Cupcakes

I made these for a pot-luck picnic we are going to. They're going to go fast!

Happy un-Birthday Mom!

We are going to be on vacation for my mom's birthday, so I made her a cake before we left. She got to take it to work and share it with her co-workers.

Polka Dots and Stripes

This cake is covered and decorated in marshmallow fondant. The ribbon roses and the bow are the only things made out of pre-made gum paste. The 10" layer is Swiss Chocolate cake with chocolate bavarian cream filling. The 6" top layer is white cake with raspberry filling. I hope you and your family enjoyed it, Linda! I really enjoyed making it.

5 Little Dinosaurs Cake

My nephew turned 5 years old and this is the cake that my sister-in-law and I made. The volcano was shaped and then covered in chocolate frosting and then we added crushed oreo "lava rocks". The lava is colored piping gel, and so is the pond water. We made the trees from royal icing leaves and pretzel sticks. Five little dinosaurs and 5 little trees were the perfect touch for a 5-year-old birthday party!

Baby Shower

This is a baby shower cake I got to make for my good friend, Amber. It's a 6" and 9" cake covered in Marshmallow Fondant and decorated with gumpaste decorations. The 9" cake is a blue/white checkerboard cake inside. I would guess that this one took me around 4 hours to decorate. Congratulations Amber and Ryan!

pretty in pink (and brown)

10" square base is covered in pink MMF. The top 4" layer is covered in pre-colored brown fondant. I love working with fondant. I think the finished cake turns out so nice.

Happy Birthday to Me

I was teaching my cake class on my birthday and had to make a cake for that anyway. So, I told everyone NOT to make me a cake since I'd have one from my class. I got to make my own birthday cake. It's a coconut cake with coconut flavored frosting. YUM! Happy birthday to me!

Colette Peters

On March 8, 2007 I had an opportunity to meet my cake decorating idol. I love Colette Peter's cakes. I was so excited to get to meet her. I got to talk with her for 10-15 minutes and get some good tips from her. I even got to show her the cakes that I had made. She seemed impressed. My son, Alex, is also in the picture.

Chocolate Caramel Cake

My favorite chocolate cake to make. This is a homemade chocolate cake with penuche frosting. My family loves it and it's simple to make.

Chocolate Cake

stir together:

2 c. sugar

2 c. flour

Boil:

1 stick butter or margarine

1/4 c. cocoa

1 c. water

Add cocoa mixture to dry ingredients then add:

2 eggs

1/2 c. milk

1 t. vanilla

1 t. baking soda

Mix until well blended. Bake at 375 in a greased bundt pan for 30 minutes.

Penuche Frosting (from the Cake Mix Doctor Cookbook)

1 c. brown sugar

1 stick butter or margarine

cook over medium heat until well blended (2 mins), then add

1/4 c. whole milk

Bring to a boil and set it aside to cool slightly.

Pour over

2 c. powdered sugar

mix with an electric hand mixer until smooth and pour over cake while still warm. (If it hardens too much while working with it, you can heat it up again on the stove.)