Puzzling 50th Birthday

My Mom is a Puzzle Master. She's done lots of so called "impossible puzzles" and will take up any challenge put before her. So for her 50th Birthday, I made her a puzzle cake. It's actually 50 pieces. The cupcakes are the "missing" white pieces from the main cake. It's more fun and colorful than your typical "over the hill" cakes at least.

Baptism Rice Treats

With this baby I got smart and decided not to tackle a "cake" for the baptism. New mamas are just TOO tired, and my last two baptism cakes were not up to par in my opinion. So I decorated some rice krispie treats instead. The powdered sugar on top gives them a nice white softness and helps the words pop out a bit more.

Mario Birthday

My son wanted a Mario and Luigi birthday for his 5th. As of the morning of making this cake I still had no idea what angle I wanted to go. So I asked "the customer" (always advisable). He said "Mario jumping on a chocolate chip" (chocolate chip is what he calls the triangle monsters). SO...that's what he got! This was a free hand drawing on a half sheet cake.

I incorporated the "checkered flag" effect on the rim because it was also a a "Mario Kart" party.

My daughter asked for rice krispie treats too (because she can't have wheat). So I made a simple "Mario Star" and added yellow coloring to the marshmallow. Easy and turned out pretty cool!

Yes, those are his goofy parents :)

Celebrating the Gift of Life

My cousin celebrated 10 years of gifted life through a heart transplant. I was honored to make the cakes for the wonderful occasion. The bitter sweet story of course begins with the tragedy of one life lost, but in the end another life was saved. It was a day to remember the donor too.

Simple Birthday with Multicoloring

I made a simple birthday cake for my cousin's wife. I combined 2 colors for the icing. I think it made the roses turn our cool!

Artist's Birthday

For my daughter's 7th, I made an artist's pallet. She LOVES art. And with the wheat allergy I usually maker her a rice krispie treat "cake". (The paint brushes are real brushes).

Zebra Birthday Girl

I made this cake for a friend of mine. She loves Zebra print, and one of her favorite colors is Hot Pink. This was fun, but I'm glad it was a SMALL cake. Would have been boring after awhile.