Princess first birthday {Lincoln Birthday Cakes}

 Little Ms. D's birthday theme was centered around these adorable plates her mom bought for the occasion.  She asked me to base the cake around it as well.  I tried to match as many elements as I could...I feel I did a decent job.  I captured the blue butterflies and flowers, the purple hearts, the hot pink "1" with purple dots, and the crown :)  I wish I had some sort of edible bling to represent the blinged out swirls, but a few solid white swirls had to suffice.

POKEMON Birthday Cake {Omaha Birthday Cakes}

Every other week, three days a week, it is my turn for car pool.  I pick up a brother and sister and once they are in the car, the air is filled with chatter of one thing, and one thing only: POKEMON!
When the sister was getting ready for her big EIGHTH birthday, I was excited to be asked to make her cake.  She literally designed every aspect of it from color choices, images, wording...every single thing is from her imagination...and while at first I was a wee bit hesitant of it, I must admit, I LOVED the way it turned out!  The colors worked so well together and I think the idea of having it have grass and clouds was a great idea.
Happy Birthday Ninja Girl!  We love you!

Abby {Omaha Confirmation Cake}

Monkey-ing Around {Omaha Birthday Cakes}

Ms. K turns two and she is TU-TU excited!  Her colors are zebra stripes, pink polka dots, and lime green accents.  Her theme is monkeys and tutus!  So cute, just as she is.
The cake is loosely based on her outfit she will be wearing today at the party.

Birthday Cakes! {Omaha Birthday Cakes}

This past week I've been able to do lots of girlie cakes.  Two happened to both have a monkey theme, and both with hot pink.  I love that little monkey so much I did not mind doing two of the same basic design.
I got to do really big polka dots on the side of a cake and LOVED how it turned out.  AND I got to make my first ever unicorn cake for Ms. Lucy who wanted "a chocolate cake with red frosting and a unicorn on top".  How cute is that?

Happy Birthday girls!

Happy Birthday Princess Snowflake {Omaha birthday cakes}

Birthday party decor and cake for an adorable princess born during a major snowstorm.  Banner is embossed with snowflakes, something you can't see in the picture but that was so perfect in real life.

A Paris Shoe Boutique Theme {Omaha Speciality Cakes}

This cake was for a church function for the teenage girls in my ward.  They get to show off things they worked on all year to their families and friends.

The theme was a Paris shoe boutique, playing off of "The Worth Of Soles"  (based on D&C 18:10's "worth of souls").

The Eiffel Tower was glittery and freaking awesome!  And I'd kill to be able to walk on shoes like that!

Hope they had a great night.  I know their leaders put a lot of work into pulling it all together.  I saw some of the decorations when I dropped the cake off and they were fabulous!

Bling {Omaha Birthday Cakes}

 Ask and ye shall receive.  Tara wanted "A lot of bling and a pink soccer ball" on her cake...I hope she liked what I was able to create (wish I'd ordered some edible jewels from somewhere). 

 The entire cake was dusted with a shimmery glitter so the cake would shimmer and shine in the light.

The "8" was a double layer gum paste cut out, with fake diamonds glued all around (The 8 is NOT edible).

I love the last picture I posted, and how the shiny board I put the cake on reflects the border.

The flavor was a chocolate cake with raspberry filling and buttercream frosting.

I really hope Tara had a very happy 8th Birthday!

It was a long week, but it was fun! {Omaha Birthday Cakes, Omaha Wedding Cakes, Lincoln Brithday Cakes}

This past week I had THREE cake orders (and my husband's birthday party) and I was a major contributor to a wedding cake (LONG story).
Though I did not see the cake 100% finished, the bride had picked a lovely image for me to cut out of gum paste and I bet Jean did a fabulous job finishing it (I can't wait for the bride to get back from her honey moon and post pictures!).  I did about 55-70% of the total work and loved the bottom layer (the only one I got to see finished in person).
Here are the four birthday cakes I did this past week:

My first time using shimmer dust (or whatever it is called.)  I forgot to cut it with corn starch, so it was a bit strongly colored, but Isabella LOVED it anyway.  This was my first stand up tiara and I thought it was so cute.

This was my first delivery to somewhere more then a few miles away.  I was so nervous, but it worked out great!  My friend said everyone loved it, which made me happy, since I just knew something had magically happened to it during the car trip from Omaha to Lincoln.  :)

This cake was for my friend's son and features the print and cut feature of the Silhouette.

My husband's birthday cake.  He is a huge Phineas and Ferb fan :)

I don't see myself doing this much cake in one week anytime soon, but with some careful planning, a supportive family, and a "figure out plan B" attitude, I survived.  Maybe it was all the frosting I was eating throughout the process.  He, he, he.

Princess Birthday Cake {Omaha Birthday Cakes}

This was my first time using shimmer dust and my first time to do a stand up image.  I made the tiara last week (out of gum paste) so it had a long time to dry hard.  Isabella is a very girlie girl, so I hope she likes my interpretation of girlie girl (Her mom just told me a few things she liked and favorite colors and let me go from there!)

Today I finished cutting out designs for a wedding cake I am helping with.  I am not baking/frosting/stacking it.  I am just cutting the designs and covering the cakes in fondant.  It's a team work cake :)  I can't wait to post a picture.  Plus, a Toy Story cake for my friend Dawne and a Disney Princess cake for my friend Jenny in Lincoln.  What a cake week!

Pretty In Pink Baby Shower Cake {Omaha Baby Shower Cakes}

8 inch round, ONE color decorations (I know there is hot pink, too, but it needed something more and since this was a contribution to a shower I was attending, I went with a second color I had on hand)