Cookie Bouquet

I made a cookie bouquet this past week for a baby shower. I chose this specific cookie because the mother was expecting twin girls. The cookies were very time consuming, but super cute. Enough words...here are the pictures!

This is the diaper cake which was the base for the cookies.
If you look closely at the cookies, you can see that I put the feet on upside down. Thankfully, Eric noticed it, but I'm not so thankful for the amount of time it took me to fix.
The cookies are all positioned.
Wrapped up all pretty with a bow on top!

Next Sweet Creation

So I've been VERY busy in the kitchen lately. Before I show you what I'm working on next, here's what I did earlier this week.

This is what I like to call OMG delicious cheesecake. It's a turtle cheesecake with chocolate, caramel, and pecan topping. Eric took it to work, but managed to snag me a piece to try. Cheesecake isn't my favorite dessert, but this was absolutely delicious!!!

Now, here's what I'm working on for the weekend. I was asked to make a cookie bouquet for a baby shower. The cookies are going to be put into a diaper cake and wrapped individually so the guests can take them home as a party favor. I spent most of the night making the cookies, and I plan on giving myself Thursday night and Friday night, if needed to decorate them. The diaper cake is pretty much done, and only needs some ribbon. Here's what the cookies will look like...bare...you'll have to wait for the final product to see what they will be. Any guesses? And no..it has nothing to do with minnie mouse or mickey mouse...or flowers!

My First 1/2 Sheet Cake

This was my first attempt at a sheet cake. 1/2 sheet cake to be exact. It's half chocolate half vanilla with buttercream filling. I made the logo with royal icing on waxed paper. Once it dried, I peeled it off the paper and placed it on the cake. This cake is for monthly birthday party at Eric's clinic.

Spiderman Cake

This is my latest creation. It's a 12" round yellow cake with strawberry filling, and vanilla fondant. Spiderman himself is also made out of fondant.

Dinosaur Dig Site

I made this cake for the 5th birthday of a friend's little boy. He made the choices from the flavor and color of the cake to the color "dirt" he wanted. This is homemade strawberry cake with buttercream filling with fresh strawberries, iced with BLUE buttercream icing and topped with sugar cookie dinosaur fossils. Graham crackers and blue sprinkles make up the "dirt" and "rocks" on the cake. Enjoy!

Right now, I can make yellow, chocolate, applesauce spice, red velvet, and now strawberry.

Sesame Street Revisited

I made the Sesame Street characters again, and this time it's for a real client! The last time was just a trial run. I was MUCH happier with the coloring of Elmo and Cookie and Grover. Thanks to an old high school friend who gave me the hint about CK powdered coloring..wink wink Ashley! Now, when it came to making Ernie come to life, I ran into a snag. Ernie looked like a sunburned George Hamilton. I'm not ashamed to show my ugly creation...see him below. Eric was more than happy to eat him!

I started with the mini-cakes. I put them all on a piece of parchment paper and labeled them so I would know which character was which. I also had a few made of rice cereal for my son who has severe food allergies. (Poor little kid can't have CAKE!!)

Next, I started decorating them with black first for the mouth...



After the black, I started "furring" them...

Next, I added the eyes, hair, nose, and eyebrows...here are the finished monsters


I'm MUCH happier with these, and LOVE the addition of Bert. Maybe Ernie will make it next time.

Finally, here is Ernie aka George Hamilton after a beach vacation...

Sesame Street Character Cakes

I made this Elmo cake and other character cupcakes for an upcoming 1st birthday party. I'm going to try to add Bert and Ernie to the group. Once I get a chance to create them, I'll add the pictures

You can order the cupcakes, which are bigger than an average cupcake, for $30 for 6. You can add a small cake like the Elmo one pictured above for an additional $10.