It's been busy in the cake world. Well, in my cake world it has. Lots of weddings and birthdays and showers and well, you name it have happened since my last visit with you.
Do you know how many YouTube videos tutorials there are out there? I don't know the exact count, but there are TONS! How do I know this? When I'm asked to do a complex element on a cake, cookie, or cupcake, I first try cakecentral.com then I go to YouTube. A couple of my favorite video posters are Caljava and SweetWise. They are very good quality and they know what they are talking about!
I recently ordered The Mat from Caljava -- which is actually a SweetWise product. Caljava had a special. Those things are absolutely WONDERFUL! I wish I would've ordered the pro mat since it has measurement markings on it. Oh well, sometime I will. I'm also loving Fondex Elite fondant -- which is a Caljava product that I ordered from SweetWise.....because they were having a sale. My days of rolling out fondant on the table are long gone.
Now I just wish they would start making the bigger SILpin rolling pins again.....
I thought I would share some of the cakes I have done since we last visited.....
I made this one using "The Mat". I just can't believe how easy it is to cover a cake with it. LOVE IT!
And how about these Valentine cookies? I hadn't done any cookies in quite a while and these were so much fun! So glad my friend Chassity called to order a cookie bouquet for her new husband! Hope he loved it!
I love this zebra print cake. Made this for a special friend's daughter. Zebra print is very popular!
What can I say? It's an armadillo! There's a great story behind it. An old friend from high school, who I haven't seen since graduation night 29 years ago, contacted me through Facebook. She said her daughter was celebrating her 27th birthday (WHAT?! -- for the record, I'm surely not old enough to have kids that age). Anyway, she said she started working on one but she thought she was getting in over her head and asked if I would. I have never made an armadillo before so I said, "Sure! I can do that!". Well, I'm glad I did! It was a lot of fun! After I was finished, I had it sitting on my counter. Every time I turned to look at it, I swore the thing was going to move. Even my daughter said she thought it was looking at her. Donna loved her cake, she hasn't changed a bit in 29 years, and I'm so glad she asked me to do it.
I was asked to make this cake for a couple from my hometown who were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. (That doesn't seem possible either!) No, I wasn't at the wedding. I did, however, go to school with a couple of their children. I was very honored that Karen and Bill asked me to do their cake. I've known them all my life. The poinsettias were great fun! Once again, Jennifer Dontz came to my rescue! It's so exciting to get a phone call from a well-known cake artist! I get all giddy and I'm sure I sounded like an idiot on the phone. I think they turned out rather nice, don't you?
I love making daisies! I was so glad when Heather asked me to do her wedding reception cake. She wanted gerbera daisies. These flowers matched her decorations. I did something similar for her shower only it was a sheet cake.
Well, it's time to go check the laundry and it's late. I really don't like daylight savings time coming this early! Thank you for stopping by and checking out my ramblings. Maybe it won't be as long the next time.....
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