Vrrrrooooom Vrroooom!!!

I can't believe it, but my baby turned three a few weeks ago. I don't know where three years have gone. The two kiddos have been keeping me really busy, and then I also have a full time job, so I haven't been able to blog much. But, of course, I made time to make Mr B his own special birthday cake. We skipped the big birthday party hoopla this year, in favor of a more intimate gathering. The family went to Chuck E Cheese during the day, and then had a small celebration in the evening. B's birthday was on a Monday, so Chuck E Cheese wasn't crowded at all and both my boys could play to their heart's desire. Now, back to the cake details! It took me FOREVER to figure out what I was going to do for the design of this cake. I searched and searched for ideas online. Most had some intricate designs and moldings of the Cars characters. I really wanted to keep it simple, so I didn't want to start molding custom Cars characters. Finally, after searching and searching, this is what I came up with. I found this picture and modeled B's cake after it. I opted for buttercream frosting over fondant, simply because I like the taste better. A much smoother and neater cake surface would result from using fondant, but we're all about taste at my house! :) This was a homemade vanilla cake, and then the middle was homemade strawberry filling. I love the look of tall cakes, so I stacked three cakes. As you can see in the first picture, my son insisted on a Buzz Lightyear candle to be put on his Cars cake. This cake was super fun to make and my son loved it, so that makes one happy momma.

I have to thank my hubby for all his help too. He's become my partner in crime with the kids birthday cakes. He keeps me sane and calm during the decorating process. :)

M-I-C-K-E-Y MOUSE!!

For my son's second birthday, we decided to do all things MICKEY MOUSE!!! My husband and I designed the cake based on differnet designs we found off the internet. But, what ended up being my favorite treat from the party were the party favors. My mom and I took on the project of making a ton of these precious Mickey Mouse cookies. I hope you enjoy looking at them, because they were so fun to make and I got rave reviews on how yummy they tasted!

Happy Birthday to my Hubby!

My husband turned 29 this year. That's right, just one more year til the big
3-0!! I told him he could pick out any cake he wanted. Well, he picked a cookie cake. Something I'd never made before. Geeez, thanks, Mike! Well, maybe I shouldn't be so sarcastic because it was actually quite fun to make! I made him a big snickerdoodle cake that tasted soo yummy. I got the recipe off of Bakerella's blog. I've made the cookies at least 5 times before, just never if the form of one giant one. It turned out so great, I had to make a second because the first one was gone before our family could eat it. I think we'll definitely be making more cookies cakes in the future for celebrations...easy, fun, and yummy...I think we found a winner!


**I don't know why I can't get this photo to turn right...just turn your neck a bit to view!**

Braden's Cake

My finest cake accomplishment to date, has got to be this one below. It is Braden's first birthday cake! This is what I took all of the cake decorating classes for...to make Braden's first birthday cake. It is a homemade vanilla cake with homemade strawberry cream filling and buttercream icing. It was sooo good! For Braden's smashcake, I chose a "baby friendly" pumpkin apple harvest cake with fresh whipped cream on top. I also decided for anyone that wanted chocolate, that I would make Devil's Food Cake cupcakes, with buttercream icing. The cake was definitely the biggest hit. Enjoy the pictures below!

Braden's Cake




Close-Up of Braden's Cake