Saturday, July 17, 2010

Antelma's wedding cake



This is a wedding cake I did for a co-worker. All 5 tiers are white cake. I did different fillings...Bavarian cream, chocolate mousse, lemon and strawberry.
The cake is all buttercream. It was incredibly hot out today during delivery, so I was happy it wasn't fondant or I worry it would have drooped.

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Crystal's 18th birthday



The cake that I donated to an auction to raise money for Children's Miracle Network was won by a co-worker named Jeannie. She chose the colors and flavor of cake (strawberry) and had me deliver it to her niece who turned 18. They were very surprised as they only knew that something was being delivered but did not know what it was. They loved it. And it was a joy for me to surprise this family with a cake.
Happy Birthday Crystal!

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Happy Graduation Lexi!





This was for my friends daughter, Lexi, who graduated from La Habra High. And soon she'll be off to UC Riverside to enjoy the college life. It was a lot of fun doing this cake. The sunflowers are made from gumpaste and everything else is fondant. The cap is the only thing that is not edible. The bottom book is chocolate and the top book is yellow cake.
Congratulations Lexi!

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Cupcakes and Lace Booties






Chocolate on Chocolate, White on white cupcakes. These were for my son's-girlfriends-sister's-baby..did you follow that?
They were for her Christening. She wanted lavender flowers in different shades/sizes. So I made them out of fondant along with the leaves.
The baby booties were made out of gumpaste. I cut pieces of lace (edible lace that I made!) and overlayed it on the pieces before I made the shoes. I loved how they turned out.

Donation for Children's Miracle Network



This is a cake that I took to work (Sam's Club) to put up for auction for CMN. We have been trying to raise money for this great cause and with one week left, associates were asked to donate items. I decided on a small cake (feeds 20). Can't wait to see who wins it!

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Hello Kitty



This was a fun cake to do. A co-worker got this for his girlfriends birthday. She loves Hello Kitty and also likes the Lakers so he wanted to try to incorporate Laker colors. All details are fondant. The Hello Kitty is color flow icing. Cake was chocolate with strawberry filling.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

"St. Jude by the Seashore"


This is the cake I made to donate to St.Jude hospital's Cancer Survivor celebration. The theme this year was "St.Jude by the seashore". The sandals are marble cake with almond filling and icing. The pail is chocolate cake with almond filling/icing. The towel and glasses are fondant. The sand castle in the back is made out of chocolate. I asked some of my past and present students if they would like to donate cakes to be raffled off to the cancer patients. We had a total of 8 cakes. Thank you Meesha, Chandler, Samantha, Paula, Arely & Janet, Sandy and Jonel for your beautifully decorated cakes. A special "thank you" to Jonel, her husband Eric (whom I work with at Sam's club) and their son, Brandon, for sticking around and volunteering at the event.
It was a lot of fun. The survivors LOVED their cakes that they won. I donated cakes last year but was not able to go to the event. This year I volunteered and I have to give a HUGE pat on the back to Executive Chef Will Gotay, my friend and head chef at St.Jude hospital, for putting on this wonderful event, complete with live music, games, face painting, and lots of delicious food and drinks. This is one of those events that I want to be a part of every year!

Birthday cake for Kailyn



This was for a co-worker's daughter. It turned out cuter than I had hoped. One of my favorites. All the animals are made out of gumpaste. The cake was white with chocolate mousse filling and creme bouquet buttercream.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Mother's Day Bonnet



A cute little Bonnet for Mother's Day. Cake is chocolate with almond buttercream filling and icing. Covered with fondant with buttercream flowers.

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Sarah's Communion





This is a special cake for me to have made. It is for a beautiful young lady that I have known since she was 4 months old and I used to take care of her in my daycare. Sarah made her first Communion on April 30,2010. The cake is chocolate with Creme Bouquet buttercream inside and out. All of the flowers were made with Almond buttercream for a little added flavor. Congratulations Sarah!