Hello! Welcome to my blog :) Baking has always been a hobby of mine and I have my Aunt Jane to thank for that. Growing up, she made delicious cakes and cookies for our birthdays & Christmas and as a kid, I always looked forward to visiting her for that reason(lol)! Since then I've always and still love to bake. This blog is an opportunity to share pictures of my cakes with family and friends. I hope you enjoy what you see and come back for more :o)
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Morgan State University Alumni
The blog has been really quiet for a while :) We were really busy this summer! But my fall 'resolution' (who needs New Years to make a resolution? lol) is to keep the blog updated!
Sometimes it's tough coming up with a cake design for a guy. When in doubt, turn to sports and mascots! This cake was made for a guy who loves his alma mater (Morgan State University).
This was a Red Velvet Cake with White Chocolate Raspberry filling :)
The mascot was hand-cut out of fondant. Go Bears!
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Blue and white wedding
It's April, which means that wedding season is upon us! The cake below was made for a wedding. They wanted a simple yet non-traditional cake.
The flavors were pink velvet cake with white chocolate filling and vanilla with vanilla bean swiss buttercream filling.
The 'A is for the first initial of the couple's last name. |
Gumpaste callalillies
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Elmo!
I love colors and, even further, I loooove cakes with colors. The cake below was for a special one year old little boy. His 1st birthday party, which was on New Year's day, was an Elmo-themed party. I loved the colors on this cake! What a great way to ring in the New Year!
The flavors were red velvet with Irish cream filling and vanilla cake with strawberry filling.
Parts of the cake were decorated with gum balls.
One of the things I loved about this cake was the colors! The colors [and the cake as a whole] were very playful and fun which are really what kids want!
Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Who doesn't love Sesame Street?
OK! Sooooo Sesame Street celebrated their 40th Anniversary in 2010! Who doesn't loooove Sesame Street? It's hard to believe that they've been around for the past 40 years! I enjoyed watching cookie monster, big bird, elmo and the gang as a kid and from time to time, I still take a peak if I see it on TV while channel surfing.....and.....I can still sing their theme song in my head :) We're all kids at heart.
This cake was made for a cookie monster themed baby shower. It was a personalized replica of a similar cake that the celebrant liked. The flavor was a Nigerian fruit cake filled with vanilla buttercream and iced with white chocolate ganache. This is a recipe I got from an aunt whose cakes I've loved for years!
Like the American fruit cake, this fruit cake can be made days, sometimes weeks, in advance. One of the reasons this cake is made in advance (and I think this is one of the things that sets this cake apart) is that this cake is repeatedly 'fed' and 'nourished', over time, with brandy (yes, alcohol). This gives the cake a subtle, rich, brandy flavor plus it also allows the cake to be stored for ages and ages. It also gives the cake a moist texture and allows time for the flavors to sort of 'mix' and 'settle' and taste even better!
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