Gianna's 2nd Birthday

So I was a little lazy this time around. She was excited of course anyways! And really didn't even know WHAT I was going to do until Daddy brought home the birthday balloon with flowers on it. So I went with it! (been under the weather lately too...so it's a big accomplishment for me).

When we weren't looking she decided to go "flower picking". LOL!

Farewell Friend

This was a gift for some dear friends that were moving away.

I had some fun with the cupcakes. The sprinkles on top made the writing more difficult :/ oh well.

Triple Baptism

A Friend of mine baptized all 3 of her boys on the same day. I had the honor of making the cake. The names are written in the finest tip available.

Lugosi

Donatello

Botticelli

And a few cupcakes for good measure.

Over the Hill

For my Uncle Kevin's 50th Birthday, my Aunt asked me to make an over the hill cake. I got this idea by browsing the internet to do the half grass/half dirt with a big "hill" in the center. But I gave it my own little twist with the slide. The Tombstone is made of rice cereal (so my daughter with "cake" allergies could eat it). The rocks are peanut m&ms and walnut pieces. The dirt mixture is cake crumbs and brown sugar (which in hindsight I should have left off all together). The little "Kevin" on the slide is one of my old "Little People" toys from when I was a kid. I used a sharpie to draw the glasses and goatee. This was super fun to make!

Rose Tea Cakes

I made these little rose tea cakes for my daughter's Little Flower's Tea. The symbol for their group is a rose (which represents their patron Saint Therese "The Little Flower"). The cake is colored pink but tastes like white. They are coated with a yummy donut like glaze. I was given a special pan of rose cakes one Christmas and this was the first opportunity I had to use it. I love how the doilies give them an elegant touch.

Music Birthday

I surprised another friend with a personal size birthday cake. She is a talented flute player so I did a musical theme. Oh, and some crazy cupcakes for the rest of us!

Graduation Cookie

So this is my first large cookie, made at the request of my sister-in-law. Pretty easy. This graduation head resembles another cake I made for my husband when he got his masters, but this one is made out of rice cereal treat.