Tuxedo Chocolate Orange Cake
People often ask me about my favorite flavor of cake. 11 out of 12 months of the year, anyone would be hard pressed to get a straight answer out of me. I love ALL of my children flavors equally, and each one has a different occasion and purpose during which they best shine. I like […]
“Just a simple cake”
Ok, I’m gonna be real with you right now. Like, embarrassingly real. The kind of real that makes me want to revoke my “Cake Ninja” status… I struggle with making “simple” designs. I, literally, do not know how to think in terms of “simple.” This is not how my brain operates. My brain likes detail. […]
The Life and Times of H. B. Penguin
I do my best work for the people I love. (Surprise! The secret ingredient really is love!) And since my sweetie loves penguins, I wanted to honor his birthday with a cake shaped like a penguin with a balloon. But what’s even cuter than a penguin with a balloon? A FLYING penguin with a balloon, […]
Green Chocolate
He’s more than a year overdue, but I’m hoping that since he’s got cake for brains, he’ll forgive the untimeliness of my post. This fellow was a birthday cake for my very lucky and very loved partner, and it is one of my all-time favorite creations. His exterior was crafted out of modeling chocolate and […]
Return of the Ninja
I could go into a hundred reasons why I stopped posting here, but none of them are good reasons. So instead of trying to justify it, I’m choosing to simply accept that it happened and move forward. There have been many cakes in my life since my little hiatus. And while unfortunately, I cannot give […]
Baby Gender Reveal Cake
Is it pink? Is it blue? The parents-to-be couldn’t wait to cut it open and find out if they were having a boy or a girl! The parents gave me the sealed envelope from their doctor with the ultrasound photo. (Luckily, the doctor had made a note on the image in big, bold type, so […]
Bunny Cake
“Sweetie,” “Honey,” “Sugar…” Diabetes-inducing pet names we bestow upon our nearest and dearest. George and Lennon? They have “Bunny.” Therefor, Lennon’s 60th birthday needed a “bunny” cake. The flavor? Carrot, of course! George said 10 bunnies would be plenty, but I warned him that I could not be held responsible if the bunnies decided to […]
Happy Birthday to Me!
I’m a bit backwards. For my birthday, I am the one who brings cake to share with the people in my life. Lucky recipients this year included my chiropractor, office, family, the HR department at Casino M8trix, and the folks at Walker and Bowes. Fall-themed flavors needed gumpaste oak leaf toppers, of course! Each is […]
Wizard 101 Birthday Cake
I am not familiar with the game, but my heart simply began to melt as I was I constructing the charming, cartoon-like characters on this cake. Gluten-free chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream. Tiger Lily. Broom Shroom. Fire Peas. I forget this one’s name, but he reminds me very much of Audrey II from Little […]
Mardi Gras inspired Birthday Cake
It is time once again to play catch up on a backlog of photos! The next few posts will be short, sweet, and filled with eye candy. 6″ personal sized pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting. Sort of difficult to see, but that’s a green and purple cake with gold dragées. Chocolate cake with vanilla […]