Purple and Bling 50th Birthday Cake

This is a 12-inch round cake frosted in purple butter cream icing with dark purple borders, swirls and roses.  There are silver dragees and custom wire swirls and a custom silver-glitter "50" cake topper for added "bling". For details on how to make your own custom cake topper, click "read more" below:

Captain America Shield

This was my son's 6th birthday cake.  I know, I know... most people assume my kids get the most awesome birthday cakes ever (HA) but I tend to be extra lazy when making their cakes!  Reason being:  1) cakes take a LOT of time to make/decorate, and I don't get paid for making their cakes... and 2) they really don't care what their cakes look like.... they are just happy they get to eat cake!  This one looks remotely like Captain America's shield, so my little man was really happy! :o)

Pirate Treasure Chest

This is the second time I have made this cake.  This is made from two 11x15 inch sheet cakes, and is covered in chocolate marshmallow fondant and decorated in marshmallow fondant and gold foil covered coins.  I included detailed written instructions on the previous blog entry, found here:
http://cakesbykristenh.blogspot.com/2011/01/pirate-treasure-chest-cake.html.   Click below to read more and see additional photographs:

Perry the Platypus

This is the second time I have made this cake :)  It is made from a single 9x13 inch sheet cake, cut in half and stacked. He is frosted in teal buttercream with marshmallow fondant eyes, tail, back feet, hair and beak.  The eyes were placed on the front of his face, rather than on top of his head as last time I made this cake.  This was a little tricky b/c the mmf balls I made the eyes of is heavy, so I had to support them on dowels that were secured in the cardboard base.  The sharpened dowels were inserted at an angle (about 45 degrees) and hammered into the base.  There was just enough dowel showing on the front of the cake on which to place the eyes.  I am much happier with this look :).

Volleyball Elephant

This is an 8-inch red velvet cake decorated in yellow buttercream icing and pink fondant dots and volleyball court.  The elephant and volleyball are hand made from marshmallow fondant.  The net is made from mesh fabric glued to dowels.