Leah's Cake

This baby shower cake was the mom-to-be's favorite, Italian cream with cream cheese icing. I encircled the tiers in rolled wafer cookies and used fresh pink roses on top. The sage green ribbon and rose paisley fabric were inspired by the nursery decor.

Crissy's Baby Shower Cake

This cake was made to match the plates and napkins that were used at the baby shower. The cake was a light yellow butter cake with lemon curd, buttercream and raspberry fillings. It was covered in buttercream and then fondant.

Princess Mabry's Cake

This is the cake I made for my daughter's last birthday. The princess dictated that the castle vanilla in flavor and pink and purple in color. I used American buttercream on the cake and fondant for the details.

Simone's 21st!

I made this cake for my niece's 21st birthday dinner at a Japanese restaurant. I thought the cake should be Asian inspired to match the setting and reflect her heritage. I found a beautiful red silk fabric with gold cherry trees to cover the cake board and used a stencil of the symbol for luck to make a white and dark chocolate medallion. The cake was covered in dark chocolate ganache and the ribbon was made of white chocolate rubbed with gold luster dust. The inside of the cake was a combination of some of her favorite flavors. The base layer was a cheesecake with chocolate cookie crust. The cheese cake was topped with chocolate ganache with fresh raspberries, then a layer of chocolate cake, a layer of raspberry mousse, and another layer of chocolate cake.

Croucquembouche Inspired Groom's Cake

When I meet with a bride or in some cases bride and groom, I love to find out as much as possible about them. I take those unique details and try to translate them into a cake. In this case the bride and groom had no specific ideas about the groom's cake. The only thing they were certain about was no chocolate. In questioning the bride, I learned that the her fiance was of French heritage and this was something of importance to his family. I suggested that his cake be inspired by the traditional French wedding cake, the croucquembouche.

The cake tiers were moist almond cake layered with dark cherry preserves and Amaretto French buttercream with bits of crushed almond nougatine. The tiers were covered in Amarretto French buttercream and encirled with rolled wafer cookies. Each tier was topped with cream puffs which I filled with vanilla pastry cream and dipped in caramelized sugar. I made a miniature croucquembouche topper and placed white chocolate fleur d'lis on the topper and cake. The monogram was made of white and dark chocolate.

Melody's Cake

A sweet cake for a sweet bride. Five tiers covered in fondant and decorated with royal icing dots, ribbon, the couples monogram in royal icing, and Gerber daisies. The cake was coconut with alternating fillings of passion fruit curd and coconut cream.

Vanessa's Cake

This bridal shower cake was Italian cream with cream cheese icing. It was encased in rolled wafer cookies and topped with fresh roses that I covered in edible gold luster dust. I selected ribbon and fabric in the brides colors. I loved the way the scroll pattern of the fabric I found to cover the cake board echoed the "V" monogram. The monogram was done in dark chocolate on white chocolate rubbed with luster dust.

Laura's Traditional Wedding Cake

Laura requested a very traditional white cake with fresh flowers in oranges and yellows. The cake was a light yellow butter cake with lemon curd and American buttercream fillings. It was frosted in American buttercream with vine piping. Such a fun contrast to the whimsical groom's cake!

Dad's Roadster Cake

This cake was a surprise wedding gift for a my dad who had just restored a 1932 Ford roadster. From a photograph of the car, I was able to use fondant to recreate the hot pink pearl paint color, tan leather interior, and tires. The cake was dark chocolate with toasted coconut/pecan filling and chocolate frosting. I found the steering wheel, rims, and checkered flag stickers at an RC hobby shop and working LED headlights at Target.