Another Birthday Cake

I made this cake for Drew based on his invitation I created. The cake was my first fondant cake and I put 3 sparklers out the bottom and lit them along with his candles for a real "Blast off" cake!

Easy Chocolate Buttercream

Quick and easy and yummy!

Makes 1 1/2 cups enough for 12 cupcakes

10 T unsalted butter, softened
1 c. powdered sugar
Pinch of table salt
1/2 t vanilla
4 oz semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled

Beat butter until smooth and powdered sugar and salt. Beat, scraping down bowl, until fully combined. Add vanilla. Gradually beat in choc. on low. Increase speed to med-high until light and fluffy about 4 min.

More Birthday Cake

This is one I want to try. If/when the boys want to have a pirate themed cake, I will do this one.











A Webkinz Clubhouse cake...it was a lot of fun to do this one for a friend's daughter's bday.

More Bday Cakes

This is a great quick idea for decorating....take a picture to Marsh (prob. any bakery) and have them print it out on edible icing. Quick, easy, kids are happy:)







Decorated with strawberry and plain malted milk balls.













We have had quite a few McQueen Birthdays and race car birthdays.







Made from a couple of 8in round cake pans and some Fruit by the Foot. Was really easy...easier than I thought.

Cake Ideas

You will see quite a few cakes in this section because it's one of my creative outlets. I love to create....if only the icing and cake were already prepared and I could just do the fun stuff:)




A giraffe cake made from a 9x13, frosting, graham crackers, and dum dum suckers.






A catapillar cake made from a bundt pan, gum drops, wafers, a dum dum suckers.











Elmo.....just frosting and a little spray food coloring.

Superman cake...frosting and a star tip.