# 83 Divorce Cupcakes

September 9th, 2010

Divorce Cupcakes

These were a "thank you" for my lawyer and his staff. :o)
White cake, cinnamon vanilla buttercream frosting (for that 'kick' needed... you know ;oD), topped with teeny dragees, crushing a fondant ex. Each cupcake read "Thank You" on the bottom.

# 82 Sweet Treats

August 8th, 2010

Sweet Treats

I just discovered Bakerella. So here is my try at the cake balls. I learned SOMETHING, so next time should be better. If I ever run into Bakerella, I am going to bow. These things are time-consuming!

Fun colors. Chocolate cake. Vanilla icing. White candy melts. Teeny dragee sprinkles.

# 81 Spa Birthday Cupcakes

July 31st, 2010

Spa Birthday Cupcakes

These cupcakes were for an adorable birthday party for a little girl, where the theme was all spa things. These were white cake, strawberry cake, chocolate cake, and neopolitan cupcakes, topped with buttercream, sprinkles, and fondant cucumbers.

# 80 Baby Baby Shower Cupcakes

July 17th, 2010

Baby Baby Shower Cupcakes

This was white cake, topped with vanilla buttercream and sprinkles. 

Shout out to Jami West, who helped make these!

# 79 The Love Birds Wedding Cake

July 3rd, 2010
The Love Birds Wedding Cake

This was a white and chocolate layered cake, covered in vanilla buttercream.

# 78 The Babysitter Cupcakes

July 1st, 2010

The Babysitter Cupcakes

It's true, I pay everyone in cake. These were colored (layered) white cake and dark chocolate cake, topped with vanilla buttercream and sprinkles.

# 77 The FABBB Cake

June 19th, 2010.

The FABBB Cake

This cake was for a family who had a lot going on one weekend. They asked for a simple white cake, because they were celebrating a baptism, a baby blessing, a birthday, an anniversary, and Father's Day all on one day. I gave them their white cake - but hid in details to cover everything. This was a chocolate cake, with fudgy chocolate frosting in the middle, covered in vanilla buttercream.

F - Father's Day (tie design on the top of the cake)

A - Anniversary (wedding rings design around outside)

B - Birthday (balloons design around the bottom as a border)

B - Baby Blessing (swoops around the cake with a baby shape)

B - Baptism (water border around the bottom)

# 76 The Rivera Wedding Cake

May 15th, 2010.

The Rivera Wedding Cake

This cake was half red-velvet cake, half white cake, covered in a vanilla buttercream, and champagne-colored fondant. Trimmed in ribbon, detailed in chocolate piping. The matching cupcakes were half red velvet, half white cake, covered in buttercream frosting and detailed with a ribbon, topped with a hand-crafted plastic butterfly.

# 75 The Puppy Birthday Cake

April 9th, 2010.

The Puppy Birthday Cake

This cake was a white/strawberry swirl cake, covered in buttercream and fondant, with hand-painted details.

# 74 The Hearts Bridal Shower Cake

March 21st, 2010.

The Hearts Bridal Shower Cake

This cake was made in fashion after the Autumn Bridal Shower Cake. This was a yellow cake, with a strawberry "jam" filling, covered in buttercream, with fondant & dragee accents. Mmm!

# 73 The Happiest Happy Birthday Cake

March 6th, 2010.

The Happiest Happy Birthday Cake

When the old missionaries left our ward (see the beer cake entry), the new missionaries rotated in were Sister Missionaries. (Yay!) We also had them for dinner one night, and got to talking about cake. Funny enough, one of the Sister's birthdays was in about a week or two, so again, I volunteered to make her birthday cake. She wanted something crazy and artsy, so this is what I made for her. (Inspiration thanks to "The Whimsical Bakehouse" cookbook.) This was a devil's food chocolate cake, with chocolate chip cookies n' cream filling, covered in white and colored buttercream. (I used the leftover icing to make some crazy cupcakes.) She loved it!!! ☺

# 72 The Treasure Chest Cake

February 24th, 2010.

The Treasure Chest Cake

This cake was for the Naperville 6th Ward's Young Women's "New Beginnings" night. The theme: "Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies." This was layered - white, chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla cakes, covered in buttercream frosting and fondant, decorated with various candies.

# 71 The Elder Beer Cake ...

February 17th, 2010.

The Elder Beer Cake ...

We had the missionaries over for dinner one night, and got to talking about my cakes. Elder Kotowski joked that I should make him a birthday cake, since his birthday was in a couple of weeks. I volunteered (of course!), and then asked what he would like. He told me about his family poking fun for him turning 21, and about some jokes they were making - so he thought it would be really funny to have a beer cake. Your wish is my command! :os This was a confetti cake, with buttercream frosting, topped with cool whip.

# 70 Madalyn's Princess Cake

January 16th, 2010.

Madalyn's Princess Cake

Finally! I made a princess cake. For a princess party! The birthday girl LOVED it.

This was a rice krispies cake, with fondant detail. (We made chocolate and vanilla cupcakes for serving.) I certainly hope there are more of these in my future. It was so much fun!

# 69 Logan's 4th Birthday Cake - Lightning McQueen!

January 9th, 2010.

Logan's 4th Birthday Cake - Lightning McQueen!

Logan's cake was made to his request this year - "only chocolate", and Lightning McQueen. I made cupcakes to serve to the kids at his party (much easier than dye and fondant everywhere!)...

This was a chocolate cake, with chocolate buttercream, topped with fondant. The cupcakes were chocolate/vanilla, with chocolate/vanilla buttercream, sprinkled with sugar crystals and "dirt" crumbs.

# 68 The Puppies Birthday Cake

December 26th, 2009.

The Puppies Birthday Cake

This cake was for a baby's 1st birthday - so naturally, there was a little cake for he baby to match. This was a 2-flavor cake: chocolate and vanilla, filled with chocolate frosting and topped with vanilla buttercream. The baby cake was vanilla cake, injected with chocolate frosting, and topped with vanilla buttercream.

# 67 The Christmas Cake

December 24th, 2009.

The Christmas Cake

This is a family tradition now - every Christmas we enjoy this amazing treat. How could you not? This is a moist chocolate cake, filled with delicious chocolate truffle loaf, coated in rich chocolate buttercream, topped with silky ganache and silver dragees.

# 66 The Thanksgiving Dinner Cake

November 26th, 2009.

The Thanksgiving Dinner Cake

For Thanksgiving dinner with family, I brought this cake. It was a huge hit! This was a two layer cake - vanilla and chocolate, with buttercream frosting, finished off with fondant & various details.

# 65 Baby Shower Cake

November 12th, 2009.

Baby Shower Cake

This cake was for someone who attended Carin's baby shower, and really liked the gift box cake idea. The couple knew they were having a boy, so we tied in the pastel green and blue along with the brown ribbon. This was a white cake, with buttercream frosting and fondant details.