Gator & Seminole Beach Party Cake

So what do you do when you have a house divided between college football team loyalty AND you happen to be celebrating BOTH person's birthday AND you're having a beach party??? This is what I was asked to make for a football loving couple and this is what I designed...

I thought it would be fun to create the Gator & Seminole mascots and put them on the beach in their beach chairs...with a cold one to enjoy!

I added surfboards with the college letters, waves and seashells in the team colors. I also added cute accessories like a cooler, football and beach towels.

The cake was dark chocolate with strawberry buttercream filling! A yummy and fun cake for a little friendly birthday rivalry!

Girly Camping Cake

For my daughter's 6th birthday, she asked for a Barbie Camping Party. I decided to put a vintage 70s spin on the theme using bright colors, fun patterns and feathers! For her cake, she asked for a little girl inside of a tent. Of course she also asked for a forest and woodland animals and a bunch of other stuff, but hey there's only so much room on that cake! ;)

I loved the tents that Wendy Updegraff made for her daughter's camping party and that was the inspiration for my topper! I thought the chevron was perfect for the 70s theme.

I used feathers and wood grain on the fondant to tie in our party elements. Of course the little girl had to have a feather headband on! For the perfect finishing touch, I added a gorgeous mini cake bunting from the glitter queen, The Purple Pug to my tree stump!

Originally, the tree stump had bark on it, but when my husband took a chainsaw to it, it all fell off! But I actually LOVE how it looks without the bark and glittering and hot-gluing on all those mini pine cones was totally worth the final product!

My sweet baby girl LOVED her cake and at the end of the day, that's what it's all about!

All photographs taken by Wendy Updegraff Photography.

Bridal Shower Cake: God & Nature

I was recently asked to make a bridal shower cake that incorporated God and nature. My customer really loved the Spring cake I had made previously. She asked that I add a cross to the cake to reflect the couple's faith. I kept the cake white with pastel colors for a traditional bridal look.

I used sugar pearls for the flower centers and pearl spray for the butterflies.

I also used the sugar pearls to embellish the cross so that it flowed with the rest of the cake.

Inside was a carrot cake with cream cheese filling, the bride-to-be's favorite.

A beautiful cake befitting a special & beautiful occasion!

{DIY} 4th of July Recycled Bottle Decoration

I love to collect fun bottles and glass jars! I'm always thinking what can I make out of this?

Today I'm over at Piggy Bank Parties sharing this fun & easy tutorial! Head on over and check it out!

Candy Land Cake

Candy Land is such a fun theme for a child's party! What child doesn't dream of visiting a land of candy after all?

Fondant candy pieces, lollipops and gingerbread man topped the cake. Inside was a yummy chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream filling.

I made a fun rainbow ball border for the bottom of the cake and rainbow squares like the game board itself surrounded the top. More candy and cupcakes were placed around the cake and candy cane letters spelled out the birthday girl's name.

A happy and sweet cake!

Mermaid Cake: Under the Sea

I recently made a Mermaid cake for my Goddaughter's Under the Sea Mermaid party!

The mermaid topper was sculpted from fondant and cereal treats and even included a starfish in her hair to match the birthday girl's! The birthday girl loved her and immediately wanted to eat her! She was so excited to see that the mermaid had a shell necklace just like her.

I used shades of sea colored buttercream in an ombre-style to mimic the depths of the ocean. I also frosted the cake using a wave motion to further suggest the ocean. Seahorses, shells and seagrass in shades of white, lavender and green were placed around the cake. I even added sugar pearls for "bubbles" in the sea. I used edible pearl spray over the entire cake for a pretty shimmery effect.

A sweet cake for an even sweeter little mermaid!

Travel Themed Cake

I was recently contacted to make a cake for a going away party! Erin sent me the fun vintage luggage invitation from Party Box Design to incorporate into the design. The scooter from the invite, chevron and a luggage topper made for one cute cake!

My favorite part was most definitely the luggage topper! They were individually made using Rice Krispy Treats covered in fondant. I had a lot of fun adding the finishing details to each one.

A sweet way to send a great friend wishes for life's next adventure!