Perfect Spring Wedding Cake

Last spring my nephew got married. He and his bride asked that I make a cake for their open house. They were married in Portland and Katie had someone make their wedding cake. The wedding and the cake were beautiful. When they came to Washington for their other reception I wanted a cake that would impress. I couldn't just make one cake. I wanted a cake buffet! Here is what I came up with.

40th Hawaiian Cake

Happy 40th to my sister. Per request of her husband. He wanted a Hawaiian cake so he could surprise her with a trip to Hawaii. Thanks to my Aunt I got to try my hand at her airbrush machine. It was fun adding the extra depth to the flowers and leaves and creating the bamboo.

Oh and just for the record. Don't put your cakes into a mini refrigerator and turn the temp down. I learned this the hard way and we had a puddle of water on the back side of the cake. Luckily it didn't ruin it from the front and it was just melted ice on the fondant that was taken off anyways on a small portion of the cake. So glad this didn't happen to me with a customer.

White and Purple Tiered Cake

We had a talent/variety show at church not to long ago.  I really wanted to make a cake.  There are people who know I make cakes, but for the most part alot of people didn't know.  Here is what I came up with.  Cake covered in fondant and piped in white. Then fondant flowers with purple fondant centers covered in purple sanding sugar.