I'm a bit behind on posts. I'm not really sure where the days go anymore...sometimes I wish that I could just slow down the clock on my life!  I did receive one very exciting piece of news last week- I was accepted into Pastry School for next semester!  I'll talk more on this later, but needless to say, I'm both excited and terrified at the same time!

Enough about that for now... here are a few cakes/cupcakes I recently completed.  First is a ballerina cake I worked on for a little girl who was having a dance recital and her mom wanted to celebrate with a cake because, apparently given the choice, the little girl would choose cake over any other gift- sounds like my kind of girl!  :)

I also worked on a very simple Orange Creamsicle Cake- nothing fancy at all, but I have to say that it was so yummy!  I never thought that I would like an orange-flavored cake, but this recipes has definitely changed my mind!

Lastly, I made 5 dozen vanilla and chocolate cupcakes in celebration of a 40th Birthday. 
We went with a very simple design.  Vanilla and chocolate buttercream topped cupcakes with fondant decorations on top.

Thanks to all who requested cakes/cupcakes this past month!

Month of May

Hello,

For the month of May, 10% of the profits will be going to the Nashville flood relief efforts of Graceworks Ministries, Inc.

In response to the recent catastrophic floods in Nashville and the surrounding areas, Graceworks is collecting financial donations/gift cards, cleaning supplies and other household items.  Graceworks is providing much needed cleaning supplies, gloves, face masks, etc. to those who are helping clean out the homes damaged by the floods.  In addition, they are collecting money and gift cards to give to the families directly impacted by the floods.  Lastly, they are organizing relief efforts- sending teams out to affected areas to help residents with clean-up and restoration.

If you'd like to learn more about this organization, please click on the following link.  http://www.graceworksministries.net/

Thank you!

Cakes, cakes and more cakes...

This past weekend I had three cake decorating assignments. The first is a Birthday cake for a little girl. Her birthday party was a Purplicious theme, based on the Purplicious book. My customer sent me a picture of how she wanted the cake to look- the picture was taken from 'The Icing on the Cake' blog by Marj Jenkins. (I would really encourage you to check out her blog... she makes fabulous cakes!) The cake is covered in purple fondant and has fondant and gumpaste decorations. It was so much fun to do!

The second cake I made was for a little boy's 7th Birthday.  He had an Indiana Jones' themed party and they wanted a tiered cake with a waterfall.  They also had several Indiana Jones Lego figurines to incorporate into the cake design.  Again, another fun cake to make :)

Lastly, I made a graduation cake with a Louisiana/Saints theme to it.  It's done in Louisiana/Saints colors- purple, gold and black, and has a cute out of the state of LA on top.