Stack of CD's Cake

Ok, you know when you have a cake idea in your head, but it doesn't quite come out in cake form??? Yep, that's what happened here. Not quite what I had pictured in my head but it's ok. It is supposed to be a stack of music cd's side to side so you can see the titles then headphones over the top. I baked a square cake and cut it into four equal squares. Then I stacked those on top of each other to make the cube. I frosted the whole cube white and sprinkled the left side pink to represent the back of the first cd. The opposite side is sprinkled in purple to represent the front of that cd. The top of the cube (aka the top of all the cd's) I sprinkled in gold. The seperating lines I just made with a knife in the frosting. I added candy and writing to represent the title side of the cds. I used Hostess snowballs for the headphones (ear part) and piped chocolate for the cord. The top of the headphones troubled me the most. First I tried taffy, but it just sagged/broke and I tried more than once :( so next I tried to pipe chocolate like I did for the princess tiara cake. It broke because I didn't have the right curve on it. SO, I broke my own rule and added a non-edible part to my cake--a handle off of an ice cream bucket! It worked. I think she likes it! If you attempt this I'd love to hear what you used and how it worked!! Leave a comment here for me!

Purple Flower Cake

A beautiful purple flower cake for a beautiful young woman! I layered 3 cakes and frosted in dark purple frosting. Then I covered it all in purple sprinkles. Then, to make the flowers, I used fruit slices candy. I cut them into thirds for the large petals and into fourths for the smaller petals. I used half for a leaf. I rolled those pieces flat on granulated sugar with my rolling pin. Then I pinched one side together to make a petal or leaf. I wanted it to look not so perfect, just pretty. I used mini chewy sweetarts candy for the middles. I am really happy with how it turned out!

Butterfly Cake

Butterflies, butterflies and more butterflies! I wanted to do butterflies all over this cake and make it very pretty for my teenage girl. It didnt' turn out too formal but she loved it--that's all that matters to me! And, her brothers enjoyed the candy, so it was great!

I used white chocolate covered pretzels for the wings and sour gummy worms for the body, slicing part way down and spreading apart to make the antennas. I frosted the whole layered cake white and added sprinkles for more color.

If I were to do it again (and have more time) I would add flowers and/or leaves and do a light pink frosting so the butterflies would show up better.

Princess Tiara Cake

My very first attempt at a tiara! I am pleased with how it turned out! I used white melting chocolate and piped it using a zipper baggie with a hole in the corner. I printed a pattern off the internet (they are available in a number of sites) and taped it to a large vinegar jug. Really, any round item with straight sides will work, just make sure it is something you will be able to slide the tiara off of when you are done! Then, I taped wax paper on top of the pattern. Then I just started piping the melted chocolate following the pattern. I found that the chocolate needed to be on the stiffer side to pipe because when it was too runny it just made a mess! I piped it one time through, then I went over it a second time and while wet I added the sprinkles and 'beads'. The 'beads' are actually sixlets. I found them in the cake decorating isle in lots of different colors. I actually did the tiara 3 days previous to making the cake and it was still good today. I did have the backs on both sides break off once but was able to fix them by using melted chocolate as 'glue'! The cake is decorated with buttercream frosting and I added weaved effect with more sixlets! I am pleased with it. Hopefully my daughter will be!

Radio Cake

I made this cake for my daughter's dance party (which explains the pink radio)! It is two layered cakes that were baked in loaf pans, then frosted and decorated as shown. The top circle was a fruit roll-up. The other candies include M&M's, Dots, Rolos, licorice, etc.

Doll Face Cake

This cake was SOOO easy! For my daughter's 1st birthday she was already into dolls, so this was fun. It is just a round cake with colored coconut for the hair and M&M's for the face. The bow in the hair is not edible, but the other kids insisted it needed one! I think they were right!

Purse Cake

For my daughter turning 11 I made a purse which fit the whole activity of her birthday--shopping! It was made with one large circle cake, cut in half, and stood back to back. Decorate as desired! I used a B for her name made from pink M&M's and a new headband for the handle.