Ombre Cake

It's a surprise in a cake!

Overall an ombre cake is really easy to make, but just time consuming.  Each layer of color requires its own pan. Yes, 5 pans were used to make this cake. That means I had to wash 5 different pans. I felt like I was working on a wedding cake. Okay, that was a slight exaggeration, but I hate washing cake pans

This cake was made using vanilla cake and then pink food coloring was added to each cake that was made.  You must level each cake tier so the top is as flat as the bottom and you end up with a cake that is standing not leaning or toppling over.

For frosting use the same method. Start with vanilla buttercream and then as you frost add more pink coloring as you frost. 

Don't just look at it eat a piece! 

  

Cake Recap: June

 June was a pretty slow cake month....by choice.  It felt like I had cakes every weekend in April and May so a summer break was much needed for my sanity (and my kitchen's sanity). 

Here is a quick recap of the cakes I created in June.

1. Camo antler birthday cake - vanilla and cookies and cream cake

2. Birkley's smash cake - chocolate cake

3. Pool side bridal shower cupcakes - margarita cake

4. Preston Wedding Cake - chocolate and vanilla cake

Lots of Cakes

Marilyn Monroe - painted cake

Cars 2 fondant cake

Sewing Machine covered in fondant

Bubble Guppies fondant cake

Toy Story 3 fondant cake

God is great, beer is good & Riedel's are crazy!

Riedel Family Reunion cake

Cowgirl themed 2nd Birthday

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Sponge Bob cake for Max

  

 

Birthday Cakes

I haven't kept up with posting because I have been busy making cakes. Below are birthday cakes I have made over the past month.

Mountain Scene

Beer Mug

Dora the Explorer

Sweet 16 Hot Pink & Zebra

Farm Cake

Hot Pink Zebra and Feathers

Wedding and a 21st Birthday

I did this wedding cake a couple of weeks ago and was very excited to use one of my cake stands I purchased a few months ago. The cake is made of 6, 10 and 14 inch offset squares. Cake flavors include red velvet/cream cheese filling, chocolate cake/strawberry filling, marble cake/caramel cream cheese filling all iced in cream cheese frosting. The base of each layer is wrapped with ribbon. Buttercream dots are above each ribbon base. The florist added beautiful red roses on each tier of the cake.

When I first made this cake I knew I'd get a request to make it again. This cake is made of three tiers of strawberry cake and is iced in vanilla buttercream. I emptied the beer cans and cut them in half. I then pushed the cans down in the cake. Around the cans are sugar ice cubes and the base of the cake is crushed graham crackers.

Sugar ice cubes are very simple to make. Melt 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup of corn syrup. Poor into ice cube trays and let set for about an hour. I always spray the ice cube trays with cooking spray and they pop right out.

Reese's Lady Bug Birthday

8 inch and 10 inch strawberry cake filled with buttercream and covered in fondant. The lady bug is made from one half of the 3D ball pan. The head is solid fondant. The little lady bugs and leaves were made the day before by hand out of fondant. Flowers and circles were cut using cookie cutters out of fondant. Fondant ball borders surround the bottom of each tier.

Woody, Frog Pond, Pink 1st Birthday

Half sheet chocolate cake covered in vanilla and peanut butter frosting. I printed off a picture of Woody from the internet and traced around the body and then free handed the rest.

Full sheet cake that is half chocolate and half vanilla. The frosting is vanilla buttercream icing. To make the bank is chocolate cupcakes covered in frosting. The pebbles are made of tootsie rolls and so is the dock. The fish are Swedish fish candies. Frogs are non-edible.

Ayana has the most carefree mom in the world. She didn't care what flavor of cake was used or the decoration of the cakes. Heck she didn't even care if it was cakes or cupcakes. She did send me the plates and napkins that would be used at the party so that is what the decorations are based off of. The "1" is a strawberry cake and the cupcakes are yellow chocolate cookie dough cakes with chocolate and vanilla frosting.

Grooms Golf Cake, Spiderman Cake

Three tiered golf themed grooms cake.

Half of a 3D ball, 6 inch and 8 inch tier. Cake is frosted in vanilla buttercream and has some fondant accents.

Half sheet spiderman cake. Half vanilla/half chocolate with vanilla buttercream frosting.

Cupcakes, Hello Kitty, Zebra, & Spine

Some cupcakes to celebrate the last day of school. So far Hayden has been busy fishing this summer while his big sister plays softball.

My best friend Audra's daughter turned 4 on June 1st. Her dad didn't get is wish with a NASCAR cake. Good thing mom took over! Addison got a hello kitty cake. It was a vanilla cake that I colored 4 different colors so when you cut in you saw a rainbow of colors. Perfect for any 4 year old. Happy Birthday Addison!!!

Adorable Kenley turned 1 year old. Talk about a little diva! This zebra striped cake matched the adorable tutu/onesie/headband that she wore for her party and 1st birthday pictures. A matching purple smash cake with a zebra striped "1" complimented this cake.

My cousin Anna...well now Dr. Anna McCoy...recently graduated from chiropractic college. She joined her father in his business and asked me to make a cake for her open house.

Congratulations Anna! Best wishes on a successful career.

Elmo, Donkey Kong, Mario and Beer Bucket Cakes

Three 10 inch cakes Elmo, Donkey Kong and Mario. Cakes were strawberry, vanilla and chocolate and were covered in buttercream icing.

21st Birthday Party Cake for my Cousin Cara

The bucket is made of 4 layers of 8 inch red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting in between. I mad sugar ice cubes and empty three beer cans and then cut in half.

Aubrey's 4th Birthday

For her 4th birthday my niece Aubrey requested a purple jeep cake. Last year I made a slug bug cake and really didn't think she needed 2 car cakes in a row. So I showed her a picture of a really cool candy cake. She loved and and was satisfied with having a candy cake. I booked another large cake order the same week and Aubrey's cake got the shaft. She was happy as can be with it and I think everyone would agree it tasted great. The decorating was a little week. Sorry Aubrey. Next year I'll make your cake the number one priority.

Eating her cake and ice cream. Dominic taught her what a brain freeze was. So after every bite she was having a brain freeze and this was the pose.

Hesston turned 2!

Little Hesston celebrated his 2nd birthday. For the party he got a farm themed birthday cake. I used a two 10 inch rounds to make the base cake and then a house shaped pan to make the barn. The hay bales are rice krispies and the farm animals are non-edible toys. All cakes frosted in vanilla buttercream.

Banks' 1st Season

Little Banks' arrived earlier than expected last year and he has grown into a happy healthy one year old who is celebrating his baseball themed birthday today. Happy 1st Birthday Banks!

Lego Star Wars & Wolverine

Birthday boy Cole enjoys Lego Star Wars and that is what he wanted on his cake. His mom sent me the picture you see on the cake as an inspiration. Her comment was that it looked the easiest. What? Easy? My suggestion was I just put that picture on the cake because it would be cheaper for her and easier for me and in the end would look much better than if I were to draw the characters on the cake with frosting.

Cole decided on Wolverine cookies to take to his daycare and school birthday parties. I was a little nervous making the cookies, but his Dad told me he recognized them right away and loved them.

Happy Birthday Cole!

Heartland Sheet Cake, Beatles Guitar & Hello Kitty

Heartland Crop Insurance celebrated its 11th Anniversary. What party isn't complete with a birthday cake? This cake is a full sheet vanilla cake with mint chocolate chip filling and buttercream frosting.

Happy Birthday to a huge Beatles fan!

Shaylee turned 2 and celebrated with a kitty cake. This cake was made by 8 inch round and square marble cakes with buttercream frosting.

Happy 60th Birthday!

A simple sheet cake for a lady who loves to garden and was turning 60. Hope you had a great surprise birthday party Gerianne!

Cali's Birthday

This is the cake the night before delivery. It looks great, right? Well when I woke up the next morning there was a small problem. The frosting dots had kinda melted. Not bad because there were still dots, but there was now colored streaks that had dripped from the dots. I was HORRIFIED and didn't know how I would deliver this cake to the customer with no time to remake it. The birthday girl was a trooper and said "It doesn't look that bad and we are just going to eat it anyway." She was right the flavors would still taste the same and now the cake was cheaper than the original quoted price.

As much as we cake decorators try to be perfect we do have our mishaps and appreciate customers like Cali that "go with the flow". Thanks and hope you had a great birthday!

Lady Bug Birthday

Happy 1st Birthday Ella! Hope you had fun digging into your lady bug!

3-D Golf Ball

This was created using Wilton's 3-D ball cake pan and then the back of a table spoon to make the dents. Happy Birthday Michael hope you enjoyed your surprise!

Everything turns to shit after 40

Bill turned 40 and his loving wife had this cake made for his birthday. They had a great gathering of friends and family and their hometown bar and this was one of the center pieces. This is a 3 layer chocolate cake with buttercream icing. I made the lid from two 12 inch cake boards with dowel rods in between the two boards that were anchored into the cake.