Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Candyland Cupcakes

These were so colorful and fun to make!  Bright pink, blue and yellow swirled icing with Skittles, M&Ms, gum drops and sprinkles.  Others had buttercream grass piped on top.  The birthday girls' (twins) mom made the sprinkle covered lollipops by dipping Dum-Dum suckers into water and rolling them in tiny sprinkles. 

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Mystery Machine

This is a 3-d Mystery Machine I made for my neighbor's daughter.  It is decorated in butter cream with wheels made from fondant covered cookies (Oreo size).  This was fun to make!  Scooby is cardboard, cut off of a Gogurt box.  I made this a few months ago... and I *think* it was made by baking 2 11x15 inch sheet cakes, cutting them both in half to 7.5x11 inch size, stacking all 4 cakes, carving and decorating them.  It is on a raised platform that is covered in black to make it less noticeable.

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Yellow Brick Road Cake

This is an 11x15 inch sheet cake with blue sides, green grass and red poppies on top.  The yellow brick road is buttercream that I iced smooth, refrigerated till set, then pressed with a brick impression mat.  This is the first time I have used it and I love the results!  The striped stockings and ruby red slippers are sculpted from mmf.  The birthday boy's mom will add Dorothy, Toto and the Wicked Witch of the West cake toppers at the party.

Monday, August 16, 2010

Hot Pink and Zebra Stripes

This was a sweet 16 cake, covered in mmf with faux daisies and a black plume in the center.  It is a 12" tier with a 6" tier on top.