Necessity .... The Mother of Invention...

So I got in the baking mood. I decided to make a chocolate cake with mocha buttercream icing. I also wanted to use up the rest of my leftover fondant. As it turns out, I didn't really have enough of any color to cover the cake , so I rolled the pink a bit on the thin side. Fondant nearing the end of it's usefulness + rolling too thin + trying to decorate in less than an hour = by far the worst job covering a cake I have ever done. Sooo... what can I do to cover it up?? Large yellow ribbon and bow and strategically placed white dots. :) I think it still turned out pretty cute.

And the mocha buttercream was yummy!

My cute little helper!

When the Hubby is Away...

I will practice making things out of fondant.

This is my first atempt at making a person. Now I realize that she is albino, has no face and is slightly out of proportion... but I was pretty happy with it.

This is my first fondant rose. Not too shabby.


























This is a mini slice of cake. I saw this on http://www.thefrostedcakencookie.blogspot.com/ It is supposed to be a cupcake topper. I didn't bother separating the fondant back out after this one... I just ate it. :)







Thanks for looking!

Janice's Birthday Cake

This is my first stacked cake and (obviously) my first topsy turvy cake. I think it's cute and am pretty happy with how it turned out. I learned a lot for next time. :)

Ben's Cake

I made this cake for Ben because he was giving me a hard time about making cakes for everyone else.

Ben's Mom' Birthday Cake

I made this cake for Ben's mom, trying to use up some of the extra fondant I had inthe fridge.

Patti Jo's Birthday Cake

This was my first (and only so far) attempt at fondant bows.

Carter's 2nd Birthday Cake

He's a BIG Mickey Mouse Clubhouse fan. :)

First Fondant Cake

There should be a picture here of a round 2 layer cake with purple marshmallow fondant with blue fondant stars... if I can find one.

Carter's First Birthday Cake

This was my first real attempt at cake decorating.