Tennis Anyone?

Made for a neighbor lady who is very much into tennis. The rackets and net are made from white and dark chocolate, with a butter cream basket weave.

Happy 60th

Happy 60th Anniversary for my mom and dad. This is a yellow cake, with butter cream icing, edible photos, and gum paste orchids. The Orchids steal the show (Dave did them).

Candy 2011

Yes, it's a cake blog, but, we are also proud of our candies. Here are over a thousand pieces of individually hand dipped candies. There are cherry cordials and 8 cream flavor varieties.

Dave's First Masterpiece

Dave's first Masterpiece. Hand made gumpaste orchids, and a basket weave buttercream icing. The flowers look like they were just picked from the plant.

Music Book

This cake was done for a sweet lady who happens to be our church pianist. I thought that a music book would be appropriate. The cake is yellow with a strawberry cream filling. The icing is buttercream with white chocolate musical notes on a pink sugar sheet. The orchids are hand made gum paste.

Tinker Bell

For the girlfriend of a co-worker. My first gluten-free creation. It is red velvet with cream cheese icing, gumpaste dogwood blossoms, and, of course, Tinker Bell.

Organ Music

This cake was done for the 84th Birthday of a very sweet man, our church organist. It is chocolate with buttercream icing, strawberry filling, and a fondant keyboard. Pearl accents and a gum paste rose were added for some elegance.

Labor Day

For a Labor Day cookout with some great friends. This our Blackberry Jam Spice cake, with Cream Cheese icing and fresh berries. Since they were expecting around 20 people, I made a 12 inch, double layer cake.

"Berry" Happy Birthday

This one was made to wish a special lady a "berry" happy birthday. It is our signature Blackberry Jam Spice cake. It's iced in Cream Cheese icing and topped with fresh berries.

Going Away

As a going away cake for a good friend and associate, I did this "Bluebird of Happiness" cake. It is chocolate inside and all fondant decorations.

Winnie the Pooh

For a "Winnie Lover". He is sitting atop a cupcake in a field of gumpaste sunflowers. The cake is Red Velvet with white fondant, on a yellow fondant "doily".

Sweet 16

This was custom made for a special girl turning 16. It is Devil's Food cake with purple fondant. It is trimmed in hand painted, white chocolate butterflies, a fondant topper, pearl accents, and silk butterflies to add the splash of color.

Memorial Cake

This cake was done for the memorial service of a good friend. Yellow cake with strawberry filling and buttercream icing. The flowers are hand made gum paste calla lilies.

A Thank You

No pics on this post, but I just wanted to take a second to thank Kate, our Wilton instructor. Through all of my courses she has been infinitely patient, continuously positive, and always practical. Kate has taken the time to answer questions out of class, and freely shared her wealth of experience. If anyone has the opportunity to take the Wilton classes in Boynton Beach, Kate comes very highly recommended.

Thank You!

Wedding Cake

This Beach Themed cake was done for some very close friends. The shells are made of white chocolate, hand painted and brushed with pearl dust.

Class Project

This cake was done as a class project to demonstrate the use of gum paste flowers. Only had about 40 minutes to assemble it, so I'm not really happy with the product, though the flowers turned out well.

Class Project

Just a project for the last course. The bows came out much more realistic with a new technique.

Easter Time

All different varieties of special Easter treats. A large 6" Bunny with a basket and eggs, to small 3" pieces and chocolate suckers. There is also a 3-D piece which is a bunny standing next to a basket of jelly beans (beans are not in this photo). The pieces here are made with dark, white and colored chocolate.

Some Comfort Food

Some "feel good" comfort food for a good friend. Chocolate fudge cake with fudge-buttercream icing and shaved almonds.

Mermaid

This cake was done for a little girls birthday. It was a sheet cake in the form of the ocean, with colored chocolate sea creatures, and a mermaid sitting on a cake "rock".

Football Birthday

A Birthday Cake, chocolate with chocolate fudge icing, for a football (Dallas Cowboys) fan. The Star Logo is made from blue and white chocolate.

Valentines Day

Made up as a raffle prize for St. Valentines Day. Dark chocolate bowl with pink chocolate trim. Filled and surrounded by Cherry Cordials.

Retirement

Just a yellow cake with some "Happy Flowers" wishing someone a great retirement. A lottery ticket was added later by using an inverted plastic fork.

Happy 80th Birthday

This cake was done for a very special 80th Birthday. The numbers are done in White Chocolate.

Happy Birthday

This cake was done for a January Birthday. The color is Garnet (Birthstone for the month).