LIGHTNING MCQUEEN & MATER!

For an adorable little boys birthday party, his mom, a coworker of mine requested a Disney Cars* Themed birthday cake! I had tons of inspiration from the movie and knowing that his favorite character from the movie is Tow Truck Mater, I designed &created a cake that had BOTH fantastic elements from the movie! Half Radiator Springs inspired & Half Race Car inspired, Oscar was beyond thrilled with his special birthday cake decked out with tire stacks, black and white checkers, flourescent orange cones, desert sand and cacti! Happy 4th Birthday Oscar :] I LOVED making your birthday cake!!

One Tier, Two Layer Vanilla &Swiss Chocolate Chip Cake

{2 13x9inch rectangles}

Chunky Oreo Filling & Whipped Vanilla Icing



GOUDA &PROVOLONE

My coworker Edi &his ADORABLE girlfriend have cheese nicknames for eachother! :] Too cute! Part of his Valentine's Day gift to her was one of my special custom cakes...And this cake HAD to have their 'nicknames' on it! [&what goes better with cheese than wine??] A custom made wine bottle with a special label 'E <3 S' for 'Edi Hearts Sam' and the date they started dating emblemed on the back of the bottle, and of course a piece each of Gouda & Provolone, paired with a simple white design and ribbon! They were so excited when they saw it, I couldn't be happier!

One Tier, Two Layer Red Velvet Cake

{2 6-inch rounds}

Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting



CAR INSPIRED LOVIN'

A coworker and good friend of mine came to me asking to make something special to give to his girlfriend for Valentine's Day. We talked over some ideas and one thing that stuck out to me was their car club ! It's something that him and his girlfriend Lorena both share and love. I knew I had to incorporate it into their cake, and it ended up turning into their topper! The cake was decked out in red, pink &white; XOXO's and a beautiful soft pink flower sprayed with edible pearl shimmer! The car was designed out of rice Krispy treats making it easily manageable and light on top of the cake. And in the end, both Omar &Lorena were thrilled with their special cake creation!

One Tier, Two Layer Swiss Chocolate Chip Cake

{2 6-inch rounds}

Chunky Oreo Filling & Whipped Vanilla Icing

LA VITA DOLCE BUSINESS CARDS!

Ladies &gents you heard it, La Vita Dolce Cakes business cards are finally here!
I am BEYOND stoked :]

CHEERS TO US!

A Celebration Cake! A request from one of my coworkers, he was looking for a small cake in celebration of him and his gf's month-a-versary! A Black and White damask design covered the cake [thankk you cricut !! So In Love!] Then to top off the cake with red &blue tinted shot glass toppers! I had no idea at first how I was going to accomplish this and make it edible but then found some shot glass mold ice trays & a glass sugar recipe! *WA-LA* amazing! They added the PERFECT pop of color onto the cake ! The sugar glass was soo easy to make & was thrilled I could create exactly what he wanted for his cake. 

One Tier, Two Layer Red Velvet Cake

{6 inch round}

Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting



ALL ABOUT DAISIES

A last minute request from two very close friends, Nancy &Raoul, this was by FAR the quickest cake I've ever done! Thankfully the design they wanted for our friend Megan's surprise cake was simplistic..&quick! The cake was to be presented at dinner and the inspiration was daisies, Megans favorite flower.  Golden yellow &white were the perfect colors to go along with theme, adorned with yellow daisies &finally a dual-layer large 'M' Monogram for 'Megan' & the cake was complete! Happy Birthday Megan!
 

One Tier, Two Layer Red Velvet Cake

{6 inch round}

Cream Cheese Frosting

ANGRY BIRDS!

As a referral from Kelli, Sharon contacted me to make her sons 6th birthday cake! His theme? None other than ANGRY BIRDS! I was SO excited to make this cake and decided that the BEST way to get tons of inspiration was playing the game of course ;] Ideas and colors set I was completey STOKED because I got to use my CRICUT CAKE for the first time! [Christmas present from my amazing husband!] It was too perfect for cutting out "HAPPY BIRTHDAY ETHAN" to decorate the bottom tier along the cake. All the Angry Bird Figurines were made by hand &are entirely edible, along with the 'level' of angry birds on the top tier complete with sling shot and evil pig ;]  I hope that Sharon &her son Ethan love the cake as much as I loved making it!

Two Tier, Four Layer Swiss Chocolate Chip Cake

{2 8-inch rounds, 2 6-inch rounds}

Chocolate Whipped Frosting

PIRATE PRINCESS!

This special cake was created for Hayli, an adorable little girl who turned SIX! Her birthday party theme was 'Pirate Princess'.  Her awesome mom Kelli sent me a picture of the invitation for my inspiration-it was too cute! Black White &Pink zebra print, polka dots complete with skull and cross bones I knew had to incorporate it all!

Two Tier, 4 Layer Swiss Chocolate Chip Cake

{2 8-inch rounds & 2 6-inch rounds}

Chocolate Whipped Frosting

BIRTHDAY GIRL!

One of my two BEAUTIFUL sister in laws just celebrated her 26th birthday this week! Since her birthday is the day before my husbands, and they're planning to have a large celebration later this weekend we just had a small gathering with close friends and family on her special day.  I tried a new recipe for a CHOCOLATE CHERRY ALMOND cake, so yummy! For the decorations I chose to keep the cake simple &sweet for the night and everyone loved it!  I am proud to say that my very first BOW is the topper of her birthday cake! Trial and error but finally it turned out just right :]

UNDER THE SEA

In (much advance) preparation for a baby shower cake, I chose to make a practice cake to work out some ideas.  My coworker Germaine & her sister Gigi sent me a photo of one of the plates they purchased for the party.  It is adorable, an 'under the sea' theme with adorable little sea creatures all over.  I sketched out some ideas and turned them into fondant! I was VERY pleased how well they came to life on the cake, and was glad to hear that the mommy to be and her sister loved it as well! Can't wait to create the final masterpiece for them very soon!

Two Tier, 5 Layer Red Velvet Cake

{2 8-inch rounds & 2 6-inch rounds}

Vanilla Whipped Frosting