Cookies? What have I gotten myself into now?

Well, this is an all-new endeavor. A friend

 of mine asked if I decorated cookies. Truth be told,

not until now! But, always ready to try something new,

I accepted the challenge. She asked if I would make them for 

her friend who lives in Syracuse, NY. Her friend works for

Boxcar Press in customer relations, hence the boxcar and the 

girl at the computer!

#decoratedsugarcookies #boxcarpresscookies

Cake Pops Galore

This was the wedding of my mother-in-law's niece. 

The bride contacted me in January to see if I would make 

200 cake pops for her wedding and sent me the picture of the 

idea she had for a cake/cake pop stand. I was excited and nervous.

The most cake pops I had ever made at one time was around 50.

About a month ago, she asked me if I would be willing to make 300 instead!

I said I would. When it was all said and done, I made 322! 

On the wedding day, my brother-in-law and nephew helped me assemble the 

cake pop cake. When we were done assembling it, I walked around the 

front of the table and screamed! I couldn't hold it in! It looked just as we

had hoped it would and everything worked out so well. Praise God!

So much fun. Honestly, it brought tears to my eyes and joy to my heart!

#cakepopcake

Fiftieth Anniversary Cake

Happy 50th Anniversary,

Dan and Raedean!

I made these cakes for a friend who's in-laws were celebrating

their 50th. It was a "from scratch" carrot cake with cream cheese

buttercream frosting. Yum!

Birthday cake and Graduation cake

This cake was actually made for 5 birthdays! However, the 

person whose birthday was on the day the cake was delivered 

is the one whose name I put on top. The rest of the names are around

the sides. My friend, Lynette, had dropped by earlier in the day 

and stayed to watch me decorate this cake. She had some good

ideas about the eyes, nose and mouth (which are the parts I 

have the hardest time with). So I scrapped my original plan

 and did what she suggested. I think it turned out much better than 

it would have. Thanks, Lynette! And, Happy Birthday, Allie, Evie, Kelley, 

Dillon, and Rachel!

This is a college graduation cake for my neighbor's daughter.

She is an amazing woman. A single mom, she has persevered 

through 6 years of college and is now off to be a Special Ed

teacher. She found a cake on Pinterest and asked if I could recreate

it. Honestly, and I rarely give myself props, I think I did a much 

better job than the original picture! This was  a very fun cake to make.

#polkadotgraduationcake #graduationcake

Confirmation Cake and Crime Fighters

This cake was for my neighbor's grandson's Confirmation.

It was the first time I had made a book cake. I think it turned out

very nice. The bookmark is fondant.

#confirmationcake  #bookcake

Happy 5th Birthday, Nick. Scooby says, "Rooby rooby roooooo!"

This was such a fun cake to make. The dog biscuits are made from

modeling chocolate and are completely edible. Yumm!

#scoobydoocake  #edibledogbiscuits

A Skiing Birthday and Polka Dots Galore!

 This cake is for a sweet little girl who loves skiing! It was a chocolate cake with chocolate 

buttercream filling. Happy Birthday, Ryann!
#girlskiingcake

These two cakes were for my dear client's husband's 40th and her dad's birthday.

She is such a dear person. The skiing birthday cake for Ryann was her order also.

Knowing that I had a lot on my plate, she requested easier cakes for her husband and her dad

since they were all due the same week. So the 40th cake is also Chocolate with Chocolate 

buttercream. The cake for "Pop" is Spice with Almond buttercream. YUM!
#polkadotcakes

Polly Pocket birthday

This was a fun Polly Pocket cake for a sweet little 5 year old.

#pollypocketcake