VIVA CUBA..&MOTORCYCLES!

My Best Best Friends Hubby was turning TWENTY FIVE this year!! OOber Old, I Know.  & I take it upon myself to remind him frequently! Haha for his birthday I really wanted to WOW him since he already knew I planned to bake his cake. Two of his favorite things? Cuba, his country & his Bike! So I took on the challenge of creating a Rice Krispy Yamaha R-6 &decorating it in fondant! Probably one of my most detailed cakes, I created an exhaust, Yamaha emblems, decals, rims, little side mirrors, all the way down to screws! But it all paid off because when everything came together the bike looked SO freakin cool I was in love with it! The cake wouldnt have been complete without the Cuban Flag so I made two; a mini one draped over the bike, and a larger one decorating the top tier on the cake.  His face was Stunned to say the least! &Mission accomplished for me!

Two Tier, Four Layer Chocolate Cake

{2-8 inch squares, 2-6 inch circles}

Thin Mint Cookie ICE CREAM Filling &Whipped Chocolate Frosting

TWENTY THREE FOR ME!

For MY 23rd Birthday I felt it only appropriate that I create my own special cake, getting to design every aspect to my own desires! I had too much fun creating and making this cake super festive with bright colors, edible pearl shimmer spray, geometric patterns, peachy flowers, some black for that special POP & of course a Gold Accented '23'! Everyone loved the cake that the poor thing was near demolished-but so well worth it! I rarely get to see the inside of my cakes so this was definitely a special &yummy treat :]

Two Tier, Four Layer Chocolate &Vanilla Cake

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

Chunky Oreo Whipped Filling &Sliced Strawberries W/ Whipped Cream

Happy Birthday To ME! :]

THREE YEARS &COUNTING!

For the Three Year Anniversary with his Beautiful Girlfriend Christina, my friend Oscar asked me to make a special cake for their Sweet Celebration! Only too happy to oblige, we worked and found an inspiration picture to design their cake from.  Shades of pink (her favorite color) & a Heart Shaped Tier were requirements.  I chose to adlib for their top tier decor; incorporating sweet phrases, their initials and of course their special date to make the cake unique.  Oscar &Christina loved the cake, and were SO awesome to send me back a collage photo of the two of them with it :] So happy I could help make your day special! &Many more anniversaries to come!!

Two Tier, Four Layer Red Velvet Cake

{2-9 inch rounds, 2-6 inch hearts}

Sweet Cream Cheese Frosting

AIR FORCE FOR 21!

Turning 21 is a huge landmark in your life, and what better way to celebrate than with a memorable cake shaped as your favorite shoe!? One of my coworkers and her cousin are OBSESSED with shoes &they have a competition each year on who can outdo the other one in terms of shoe related birthday gifts.  It started as giving the other shoe boxed shaped presents, then a cake, and in order to top her cousin- my coworker asked me to make a cake shaped as an air force one shoe! Lots of pictures were researched and sketches drawn to design the shoe, with all the stitching, fabric and logo detailing to go with it!  Little [stick figure] fondant Michael Jordan emblem, shoelaces, and a large red fondant '21' placed in front, &my creation was complete! Happy Birthday Frankie!

Two Tier, Four Layer Chocolate Cake

{Custom Carved}

Chunky Whipped Oreo Filling

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS

A Special Request cake from another coworker for her girlfriends birthday, I created a skull-shaped Dia De Los Muertos cake!  She wanted to incorporate cooler colors like purples and blues with some kind of POP to the cake and just LOTS of detailing.  So after using different sized flower cut outs, some gold cross embellishing, deciding to add in some yellow gold fondant on the face,  a lavender piped frosting message and ALOT of colored dots all around the cake- I had my end result! A beautifully detailed &cultural cake that they loved !

One Tier, Two Layer Red Velvet Cake

{Custom Carved}

Sweet Cream Cheese Frosting

MOTHER'S DAY &DAISY!

As a sweet little gift for his mother on Mother's Day, my coworker wanted to have a cake &cupcakes made in celebration! His mom prize possession (aside from her children haha) is her sweet little dog Daisy! My coworker knew she had to be on the cake, surrounded by the flower Daisies of course! Balloons with Heart details & a paper &toothpick banner completed his mothers cake.   For the cupcakes, I kept the same theme of the daisies and balloons as fondant toppers, and piped his mom's name in dark chocolate- 'Sirun' -which I completely fell in love with! It made the perfect Topper :]

One Tier, Two Layer Red Velvet Cake

{2-6 inch rounds}

Sweet Cream Cheese Frosting

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One Dozen Red Velvet & Sweet Cream Cheese Frosting Cupcakes

MINNIE MOUSE!

Specially requested from my good friend Tracey, as a surprise for HER friends birthday I was asked to create an adorable Minnie Mouse cake! Only too happy to oblige, her iconic Ears &Minnie Bow were a MUST! The rest of the adorable Polka-Dotted &Striped design fell right into place, and completing the cake with Fondant 'Gaby' Letters on top!

One Tier, Two Layer Moist Chocolate Cake

{2-6 inch rounds}

Chunky Whipped Oreo Filling

ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE

This very special cake was for a friend of mine's birthday, and after talking about numerous ideas on the design of her cake we had it- THE BEATLES.  She wanted Bright, Colorful &Fun.  So looking through pictures of various Beatles memorabilia I stumbled upon their Yellow Submarine album and VOILA! I knew I had my design.  If you havent seen the album cover, it has all sorts of shapes and patterns in all kinds of wild colors strewn accross the front, spotted with cartoon faces of all the band members.  So I put my spin on the background and opted for full body silohuettes parading their Iconic walk across the roadway topped with 'Beatles' fondant letters! Happy Birthday Tracey!!

One Tier, Two Layer Red Velvet Cake

{2-6 inch rounds}

Sweet Cream Cheese Filling

ALOHA BIRTHDAYS!

My first Dual-Cake, a friend of a friend requested a birthday cake that celebrated her Aunt AND her Uncle! Our original concept was a geometric design with two different color schemes in order to differentiate the Aunt's from the Uncle's side.  But then Herandi came up with her idea for a Tropical Luau Theme! It was a perfect fit, I incorporated Vibrant Flowers, a Pineapple & some Leafy Palm Leaves on her Aunt's side.  And then created a Ukulele, Tiki Poles, a Totem Man and a Surf Board to represent her Uncle's side! I also chose to keep part of the original geometric design with the corresponding color schemes and I think it added the perfect touch to the cake! On top, I hand cut letters from black fondant spelling out 'Happy Birthday' &the dark on top of the golden yellow 'paint streaked' base had a fantastic *POP* that i was looking for! Couldnt't be more thrilled with how this turned out!

One Tier, Two Layer Moist Chocolate Cake

{2 8-inch squares}

Chunky Whipped Oreo Filling

PRINCESS DINET!

For Dinet's 8th Birthday, her older sister Malleli requested a special cake in celebration of her big day!  Her only instructions were; PINK & PRINCESS. I could definitely work with that!! I spent a while going through different ideas until finally everything pieced together and I designed a TOTAL PINK Princess Cake!! The white fondant base was sprayed with edible vanilla pearl shimmer giving it the perfect subtle sparkle.  Hand painted Hot Pink letters spelling out 'Princess Dinet' along the front, &hand made pink Ombre Ruffles cascading across and down the back of the cake!{So excited because I just learned how to do them!!} Adorned with a hand painted golden yellow flower and a Hot Pink &White polka-dotted crown on top; fit for a princess! Oh but wait my favorite part, The inside of the cake was four adorable layers of different shades of pink!! So proud of all the design &work that went into this cake and that Malleli, her family and most importantly the birthday girl all LOVED it!!

One Tier, Four Layer Vanilla *PINK Ombre* Cake

{4 9-inch rounds}

Whipped Vanilla Buttercream Frosting