Lindsey's Cakes: June 2008

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Pregnant Sisters

Another shower for my 2 sisters! The green & pink match the "Mod Mom" theme of the party.

The sisters are made on fondant - and I quickly learned that people are much harder to make than animals!! I wanted them to be simplistic, but frustration and fatigue made them even more so than planned. I made myself a mold for the face shape by pressing my daughter's Barbie doll face into fondant and letting it harden for several days. The larger layer is yellow cake with strawberry-cream cheese filling and the smaller is chocolate with chocolate pudding filling.

Little Princess

They went with a princess theme for Courtney's 1st birthday party. The cake is covered in buttercream and the tiara is made of fondant and brushed with silver pearl dust.

Ducky Cake

This was made for a girl who loved rubber duckies. Her family found the small candles and asked that I use them on the cake. The faucet, handles, and towel are all fondant. Writing was done with edible marker - I LOVE them! Faucet and handles brushed with pearl dust to give them some shine.

Monday, June 9, 2008

Froggie Cake

This is for my other sister's shower and is made to match the nursery.

It was a yellow cake with strawberry-cream cheese filling. Iced in buttercream (though cream cheese icing tastes good too). Frog, butterfly, and snail are all fondant.

Farm Cake

This was for my sister's baby shower - the nursery has a farm theme.

OK - so this didn't turn out quite like I wanted. The stand-up cake pan (from Wilton) created a cake that, not matter what I tried, did not stand up on its own. That, combined with me waiting till the last minute to make it, made it very difficult to decorate. I was close to throwing it out the window so I guess this is a better alternative. Everyone still liked the overall loook of it, which made me feel a little better. I really like the animals though!