Sauron's Eye

I know the sweetest lady that asked me to make a cake for her husband's birthday. To say that he is a "Lord Of The Rings" fan is an understatement. This cake is Sauron's Eye with the inscription from the ring wrapped around it. It was really fun to do. I love to do cakes that are unusual.

The yellow rose

I did this cake for an adorable couple that knew just what they wanted. It turned out beautifully. Their colors were gray and yellow, and they wanted pale yellow roses and lisianthis. I have never done lisianthis before, so that was a first. They're a very fun flower. In the photos, the ribbon around the cake looks black, but it is actually gray. That's what you get for using a camera phone.

Once upon a time...

Once upon a time I had a niece that asked me to do her wedding cake. What's an auntie to say to that? It was a beautiful cake, but an even more beautiful wedding. Simple, but elegant; just like my niece.

May the force be with you!

A Long Time Ago, in a galaxy far, far away, there lived a young boy who was having his eighth birthday. He was terribly fond of Star Wars. His mom asked me to make him a cake, and here is the result:

I covered it in black and white marbelized fondant, but the black is really chocolate fondant. Tastes so much better than all that black food coloring by itself.

There has to be a Luke Skywalker, of course. Can't have Star Wars without the main hero.

And Leia. she has to be there, as well as her buns. I mean the ones on her head. And her red lips. Did anyone else ever notice that she always had perfect lipstick, no matter where she was, even in prison?

I guess her lips had to look perfect at all times. She might get a kiss from Han Solo, but then, we all know, she'd just as soon kiss a Wookie!

And then there must be the bad guy. Darth Vader. Looks like he is ready for battle with Luke, they both have their light sabers ready.

R2D2 was made of cake especially for the birthday boy. Have you ever eaten a droid on your birthday? I thought not.

This was such a fun cake to do. At first, it was going to be just a huge R2D2, but I ran out of time to make the base he would need to stand on. This was fun, because there were so many other characters. I tried a new recipe for the cake, but haven't tasted it yet. Hope it came out ok. The weather was hot and humid, and marshmallow fondant doesn't like that at all. I think they were all a bit droopy, but we got there in the end. Still, it was fun.

Barbie again.

 This is another Barbie cake that was done for another adorable girl down the street. What a cutie! The cake turned out cute, too! It is chocolate cake that my husband swears tastes like oreos when frosted with white buttercream. I think he's right.

She wanted pink, and the doll came with pink and orange, so I went with that. It was a bit more orange, the pictures seem a bit yellow, but the pink is just the right shade. I loved the tiny rose I made for her hair, now I am wishing I got a closeup shot of that. Should have thought about that before.

Wedding cake and cupcakes.

This cake was for my cousin, Natalie. It was made to look like her dress. She had a gorgeous dress! Her colors were eggplant purple, and apple green. If I had been given a better idea of what the wedding would look like, I would have changed the cupcake colors to green and purple. Still, it was a beautiful cake, and a gorgeous wedding! So happy for her!

Sweet Sixteen, again!

This cake was for a Sweet 16 party! What a great way to celebrate a birthday. It made me feel so excited for spring, but as I set up this cake, it was snowing the most beautiful, big snowflakes outside. Well, I guess if spring isn't here outside, we can have it inside, right?

This is a closer shot of a few of the butterflies. They turned out so cute!