1st Birthday Cake

For my oldest daughters first birthday, I made her a 6" apple cake with whip cream frosting. The butterflies were made out of chocolate. This was her first taste of cake and chocolate. We actually had two birthday parties for her; one on her actual birth day, and the other a week later when family could visit. The Winnie the Pooh cake is also a 6" apple cake with whip cream frosting. The Pooh characters were also made out of chocolate.

Wedding Topper

One of my friends wanted to recreate her wedding cakes' top tier for her anniversary. I thought it looked so elegant with the cherry blossoms. I would have loved to have recreated the whole cake.

Carrot Cake

For our 12th Wedding Anniversary I made one of my husbands favorite cakes (he has many "favorites"). I used real carrots and a great blend of spices for this carrot cake recipe. The vanilla bean cream cheese frosting made this a decadent desert. I only made a 6" cake for us, and then cup cakes that he took to work the next day. I don't even think he noticed the fondant carrot decorations, but I thought they looked cute.

Caroler Cookie Containers

I got the idea to make these cute little Caroler Cookie Containers from a magazine. I used them to pass out homemade cookies to my children's teachers and our neighbors for Christmas.

Army Tank Cake

These were really fun birthday cakes to do. Two small 6" cakes with camouflage fondant and a 1/4 sheet cake shaped as a tank.

Butterfly Cake

This was a simple 8" cake with chocolate butterflies.

Chocolate Ganache Cupcakes

I had a few chocolate cupcakes with chocolate ganache left over and wanted to practice my butter cream roses. Almost too pretty to eat . . . . almost.