Peter Rabbit Cake

This is the most detailed 6" cake I've made. Creating gumpaste figures are not my thing. It takes me too long to make, Peter Rabbit alone took me 2 hours. Perhaps if I practiced more I'd be better at it but my love for sugar flowers are just too strong.  :D Just love how cute this cake turned out!

The little vegetables were the easiest part and the most fun to make! So life like that my 4 year old wanted to eat one.

Cath Kidston inspired cake

It so sweet when a husband orders a cake for their wife. My client's wife is a big fan of Cath Kidston and wanted a cake inspired by her designs. I absolutely love the colors on this cake!

Okay, so I have a confession to make. I can't draw! In fact if you asked me to draw anything I could only come up with stick figures. But surprisingly when push comes to shove, I can somehow draw something decent on cakes. My husband was even surprised!

Double barrel twine cake with magnolia flower

This cake had a lot of firsts for me. It was my first double barrel cake, my first time using twine on a cake and my first sugar flower.

Roses and Watercolor

Pink is not my favorite color and in fact I rarely make a pink cake. But when requested I use it subtly. 

Watercolor color is one of my favorite techniques. There's really no right or wrong way to do it & gives your cake that extra wow it needs.

Ruffle Birthday Cake

This ruffle birthday cake is for a 21st birthday. There were a couple of firsts on this cake. This is my first attempt at a ruffle ball and luster technique.

I couldn't figure out the proper way to do the ruffle ball without having the bottom getting flat. Mysolution was to roll a rice krispy treats in a ball, cover it in fondant and stick a skewer in the middle making sure the ball is not too close to the work surface. I used royal icing to attach the ruffles onto the ball as it dries quickly. Now for the luster technique I was a little disappointed at the results. The vodka

didn't dry quickly enough for me to buff the luster dust. In Australia, a cake decorator's alcohol is used for this technique that allows them to achieve beautiful luster on the cakes. Unfortunately, there's no way I can do this without Everclear or clear liquor that has at least 90% alcohol content. I will do more research and see what else is available. But nonetheless, the cake still came out really beautiful!

Guess Whoo? Gender Reveal Owl Cake

This is my first gender reveal cake and I had so much fun making it! Only 3 people knew the gender of the baby including myself so I knew this cake had to be special.

The gumpaste owls are so adorable! Can't get enough of them. They really are the best part of this cake. The tree branch is made of gumpaste as well and the rest are made of fondant.

I know I say this about all of my cakes but this really is one of my favorites! 

Damask and Red Sugar Roses Cake

I'm in love with this cake! I've seen this cake design recreated by numerous cake artists so I'm not sure who to give credit to. But one cake artist that I truly admire is Leslea Matsis! I absolutely love her sugar flowers most especially her sugar roses. I aspire to be as good as her one day. With that said here is the version I created this past weekend...

The shade of red is created using Americolor Red Red and a hint of black. I don't know how much color I used but I added the color until it is to my liking. One thing to remember is that dark rich colors is lighter when it's dry. So when you think you've achieved the desired color make it a shade or two darker than you want. The picture below is the true color of the sugar roses and NO photo filter was used.

It also looks beautiful on a single tier cake.

This by far my favorite cake! It's classic and romantic. The sugar roses just take my breath away...