Exploding Football Cake - Redskins and Colts

Spencer's Baptism Cake

This was a baptism cake for a 6th grade boy.  He asked for an open bible cake.

Vanilla Cake with Dream Buttercream and

Fondant Cross and Book Mark

Method:  Baked 2 - 12" square cakes.  Cut off approximately 2-3" off one side to make rectangular.

Stacked the 2 rectangles and carved using a template found on Cake Central.

Bookmark "painted" with Silver Lustre dust/Vodka mixture

Ohio State Birthday Cake

I was asked to make an Ohio State cake for an 11-year-old's Birthday.  

Hope Spencer and his family like the cake.

Vanilla Sour Cream Cake - 11" x 15" Sheet Cake

Carved to the "O" shape

Dream Buttercream Frosting

LeBron James Jersey Cake

This cake is for Levi.  He is a LeBron James fan. . .

I figured this cake was going to be relatively simple.  You should never think that.

I completely forgot about the colors being used and how the colorings give a bitter taste to the frosting.  It tasted horrible.  So, I tried a new technique using by mixing gel food coloring, clear liquid and used my Preval sprayer.  I liked the colors but the color would NOT dry.  (Thank you Indiana heat and humidity).  I had also made royal frosting numbers but when I picked them up they crumbled.  Well, I improvised and did the numbers by hand with buttercream frosting.

The cake I used 11x15 pan and hand carved the jersey shape.  Buttercream frosting.  "JAMES" was made using Royal Icing.

I did try 2 new things:

1)  PupCake Cake. . .(I'm sure you are wondering what that means.)

My niece, Poppi, always calls cupcakes, "Pupcakes".  I thought, why couldn't I use miniature cupcakes and make Pull Apart Cakes?  They would be small, perfect for one or two bites, plus no wrapper to deal with.  I had leftover batter so I made a pan of miniature cupcakes.  I figured a basketball would be the perfect object to experiment with.  I think it is cute.  I wonder how it will work when being served?

2)  A Calligraphy tip.  I have been struggling with my writing.  This past week I found a Calligraphy tip at Country Kitchen SA in Fort Wayne.  I have been SO excited to try it out!  I used it to write "Happy Birthday Levi".  I was able to write small and using my own handwriting.  Woo Hoo.  I need to get another tip or 2 just in case.

#14 Tony Stewart Carved Cake for Landon's 8th Birthday

Carved Race Car Cake covered in Marshmallow Fondant.  All pieces made from MMF or gumpaste.  Race track cake covered with buttercream frosting.

Carved Race Track: Dirt Bike, Monster Truck, Lightning McQueen and Mickey Mouse

Gavin's 3rd Birthday Cake:  Bottom - 2 layer 10" cake; Top - 2 layer 8" cake.  Off road vehicles printed on paper, cut-out and "pasted" to gumpaste using piping gel.  (non-edible).  Rocks and road- gumpaste.

  

Cake Decorating - Niece's 5th Birthday - High School Musical Cheerleader Cake

My niece wanted a "High School Musical Cheerleader Cake".  Here's what I came up with.  It was my first "Carved" cake.  I used buttercream red frosting and white fondant for the cake.  As you can see, Logan was enjoying the leftover frosting.