Coconut Cake with Raspberry filling

Nothing special to look at but it was delicious!

4th of July Flag Cake

A tradition I have been making for 8 years now.

Dot Cakes

These were just white cakes with vanilla buttercream frosting. They were for the kids to take to a primary party.

Birthday Cake

Tiered Lily Cake

Daisy Cake

Fondant Roses

This is a terrible picture but I did want to document that I have made roses out of fondant. I don't know if I will ever make them again because personally I think REAL flowers look best on a fondant cake (and take way less time) but it is good to know that if need be I could make them- you know, in case of emergency:)

Fondant

Heres' my first attempt at a fondant cake- (well I think I remember doing one in Junior High but this is definitely the first in my adult life). This time I thought I would document the process. I tried a new recipe for a "rich dark chocolate cake" with a dark chocolate ganache. I made it in a 6X3 round pan and then cut it into a square.

The bow was stuffed with tissues until it dried so that the loops would hold their shape.

Course II The Grand Finale

We learned the basket weave and the rope border and then decorated with the Royal Icing flowers we previously created.

Course II Flowers

These are all first attempts, so perfection is still a distant goal- still I want to track my progress. They are all made with Royal Icing. Next week in class I will be assembling them onto a cake.A Chrysanthemum and two Apple Blossoms

The bird was made with color flow and the rose is a Victorian Rose (tip 97 as opposed to 104).

A Daffodil and two Pansies.

Top row: Daisies, Bottom Row: Primroses

My Lemon Cake

Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake

This one doesnt really fall under the cake decorating category- but it is a cake and it does look yummy!

Class "Projects"

Class 1: Star Tip

Class 2: The Swirl Flower

Course 1 Highlight: My very first Wilton Rose

My Flower R'epertoire thus far

Pre Class...These are (a few of) the cakes of my life...