Usain Bolt cake.....LOVE

For those of you who do not know, Usain Bolt is the fastest man in the world. He looks amazing on the track & on this cake! In Beijing  he won his first gold medals & broke world records. That year he had gold puma shoes that are incredible. I wish  I had a pair but I guess fondant ones will have to do. This cake is vanilla, buttercream icing, fondant decorations, chocolate gold medals & ribbon. In London 3 Jamaican's swept the 200m so I put 3 gold medals on the cake. They won gold, silver & bronze but it was so amazing that they all might has well have won GOLD! ha!  There is an 11yr old boy that we all love who received this cake & it was a blast watching him celebrate in style!

 

TO DI WORLD.....GIVE DEM A RUN MI SEH!!! 

Girlie Purse for a Princess

I was very excited to bake this purse! No it didn't come out of the oven looking like a purse but it was surely a lot of fun creating it! It always amazes me the transformation a cake makes from beginning through to the finishing touch. This  is a vanilla cake, buttercream icing, fondant decorations & ribbon. The little princess who celebrated her 4th birthday was thrilled to see her cake! She loves purses and my kids had a blast celebrating with her! 

CHEESECAKES...that is all..... :)

Cheesecake has to be the best food in the world!! When you hide the huge crack with delicious goodness it gets even better! A Happy Birthday to my mom the greatest lady on this planet. She requested a cheesecake for her birthday & oh boy did I deliver. :) Check out this Oreo crusted, chewy caramel, coconut cheesecake drizzled with chocolate & sprinkled with chocolate chips....THINK big huge Samoa girl scout cookies BUT way better.....divine perfection!

 

This next one I baked was requested by my mom for a few of her co workers. Oooh don't you wish you worked with my mom! This was an Oreo crusted, chewy caramel, chocolate cheesecake.

 

There will be one more cheesecake for a special celebration of 30 years of marriage this coming week. Stay tuned & I will add it here to the cheesecake post! 

 

Pink & Purple yummo!

I baked these cute pink & purple cupcakes. My daughter is in her second year of girl scouts & I thought I'd start their year of with a sweet treat! Yeah they need to eat healthy but oh my goodness is it nice to devour a sweet glitter cupcake!

A 77th birthday cake for a very special aunt! Aunt Jeanie & my grandma LOVED to get lotto tickets & go to the casino once in awhile. Marble cake, vanilla buttercream icing, gumpaste/fondant decorations, disco dust, & gold coins. 

 AMAZING AUNT QUEEN OF HEARTS JEANIE!!!

Princess Cake

I absolutely LOVED making this cake! This cake brought out the inner princess in me for sure! My sister ordered this one for a sweet little girl turning 4. Bottom tier is vanilla with ganache filling. Top tier is strawberry with strawberry filling. Gumpaste crown,silver cake spray, non edible jewels. Bow,sign & princess wand are fondant. Non edible ribbon & sugar pearls were used as well. Seriously what girl or lady in the world wouldn't want a cake like this!!! AHHHH LOVE IT!

Cake for the Greatest Friend Ever!

I have a friend who is the greatest friend in the world & I needed to make him a birthday cake! His name is Ryan & he lives back home in Jamaica. I met him about 10yrs ago online in a Jamaican chatroom of all places haha It's very rare to have friends these days that will do anything for you but Ryan will. 

His birthday is in May but I couldn't come for a visit until July. I believe every day should be celebrated because each day given to us is a blessing, so it didn't matter to me when we celebrated as long as we made it happen! I packed my baking pans, ingredients, cups, plates, table cloth, trick relight candles, decorating equipment, & headed home to JAMAICA! I baked a cheesecake & his birthday cake in one day!  It was so fun spending the day in the kitchen with his mom....I will never forget it! Here is the end result> 2 tiered marble cake, chocolate ganache filling, vanilla buttercream icing, gumpaste decorations & green/blue disco dust of course! 

Cheers to many more years of life, love, memories & laughs to celebrate!

Friends Toasting on the Beach Cake

I LOVED making this one for a wonderful friend. She has been so supportive, cheered me on, laughed with me, cried with me & never doubted I would make something of myself! You don't come across people like this often..so I CELEBRATE HER LIFE & SPIRIT! Since I can't take you to the beach I decided to bring it to you! CHEERS TO MANY MORE BIRTHDAY'S TO CELEBRATE!!! LOVE YOU Jan!


Friends toasting on the beach cake, 10in round is a layer of chocolate then a layer of vanilla drizzled with a coconut rum simple syrup!! Double layer 6in round is vanilla with coconut rum simple syrup. Vanilla buttercream icing, friends are made from a sugar sheet, brown sugar for a bit of sand & seashells are made out of chocolate!

Barbie Swimming Pool Cake

I made this Barbie swimming pool cake earlier this month. My computer was acting up & I just finished getting it fixed so that is why this post is late. This was such a fun cake to make for my daughter's girl scout friend who turned 6!! After the cake arrived we sat Barbie & her poodle dog on the cake! If I get some photos with Barbie on it I will post later. Square vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream icing.

I have a very close friend who was getting ready to have a birthday. I couldn't let her birthday go by without baking one of her most favorite treats!

Our children have grown up together & their family is basically my family! So only the BEST would do for my sweet friend Simone!!! Not as amazing as the Cheesecake Factory of course...it is hard for any baker to rise to that level of perfection. However, nothing beats a one & only cheesecake made with all the love I could possibly squeeze into a cake! LOVE you sweet lady & cheers to celebrating many more with you!

Vanilla Cheesecake with a hint of lime, graham cracker/cinnamon crumb crust, whipped cream & fresh cut strawberries!!!

Bird Cage Cake

It's my grandma's birthday & she LOVES birds so much. She has a bird cage with one blue & one yellow bird. So why not make her a beautiful bird cage cake to celebrate turning 76yrs young! When she saw the cake she said "ok well how do we get into the thing!" haha I completely understand because sometimes it's hard figuring out where to cut such a fancy cake. Chocolate/lemon cake with vanilla buttercream icing. Blue/yellow decorations are fondant & brown bird cage is modeling chocolate! tweet tweet!



Yo Gabba Gabba Toodee Cake

This was a fun cake to make for a sweet girl turning 3yrs old! Everyone loves yo gabba gabba & Toodee is her favorite! Chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream icing.



DJ TURNTABLE CAKE

Believe it or not but this post has been 1 yr in the making! The day I knew I was having a boy I was super excited. The day he was born I already knew his1st bday party would be a rasta DJ theme & he would have to have a turntable cake to go with!! So here it is & I am very proud of this cake! My husband says he isn't surprised though b/c he said I can make anything...not sure about that but it was pretty funny to hear him say that! This was a day we will always remember for sure!

Chocolate/White Marble cake, vanilla buttercream icing, silver cake spray & fondant decorations!



Sweet Sixteen Cake

My cousin Taylor turned sweet 16 last weekend but is celebrating this weekend. My aunt ordered this cake for the celebration! Chocolate/White marble cake, vanilla buttercream icing & fondant decorations. I also made a 16 topper & if I get a picture of it I will update this post! :)

This is the photo sent to me after the topper was put on!

The One & Only Easter Bunny Cake!

 I made this for my aunt for her Easter celebration later today. This isn't just any bunny cake.....it is the one that started it all. Years ago when I was 10 yrs old or so my grandma made this cake for me for my birthday. Out of all the birthday's I've had I don't remember presents, people who attended, or games BUT I do remember that one birthday when I had this bunny cake! It was the best cake ever! When I decided to learn to decorate cakes I wanted my kids to look back & remember awesome cakes! Now they are placing their cake orders 3yrs ahead of time haha  

Carrot cake, white chocolate icing, coconut, jelly beans, twizzlers

5 Years of Marriage & COUNTING!

The Pearson's are such a sweet couple & I just LOVED making this anniversary cake for them! I have never met a more loving couple & wish them many more years of marriage to celebrate!

Chocolate cake, vanilla buttercream icing, chocolate daisies, & blue disco dust for a sweet couples 5 year wedding anniversary!! On an anniversary website it said blue was the color for the 5 year anniversary & that daisies were the flower b/c it meant loyal, so this is why I used these colors/flowers.

This is a picture the couple sent after they got it  home & placed the letter on top!

Tea Pot Cake

My sweet & beautiful daughter turned 5 years old this weekend. Where in the world does time go? She fills my heart with so much joy, so when she requested a hello kitty tea party I was going to  make it wonderful! The look on my little  girl's face was  priceless & she stated "This party is off the hook" hahaha

Bottom tier is vanilla cake w/strawberry cream filling, middle tier vanilla/strawberry cake w/white chocolate filling, tea pot is vanilla cake. vanilla buttercream icing & chocolate decorations.

I loved the drop of tea detail! :)

10 Year Anniversary Cake!!!

This cake is by far my favorite of all the cakes I've made! It was a cake for a dear couple who are close family friends. I told my friends I would be making a huge cake but when they saw this they were very surprised!

A 10 year wedding anniversary cake. White cake, pink ombre effect inside w/ strawberry filling. Ombre is making the layers of the cake start out one color & fade into the next....Simply beautiful! White Chocolate buttercream icing, scrolling done in vanilla buttercream, White chocolate roses & a white chocolate cake topper painted with silver luster dust & then disco dust.

~~ Cheers to my dear friends LOVE & many more years of celebrating their marriage! ~~