Ultimate 2-year-old Boy Birthday Cake

Got a call for a birthday cake for an active 2 year old boy. The perfect cake was designed for him. Can you guess it?

He likes Sesame Street, his favorite character is Elmo. Done. :)

Now guess what he is riding? Green, yellow, big tires....

A John Deere tractor of course!

The birthday boy was excited, and instantly recognized all the parts: "Elmo" "Tractor" "Cake"
Love a happy kid customer!

Brobee Birthday Cake

If you don't know him (I didn't), this is Brobee from Yo Gabba Gabba!

He is for a sweet little girl's second birthday, funny that she likes him instead of the pink character, but she does! :)

Used his fuzzy pattern for the bottom border too.

It was fun to make this fuzzy guy, he is buttercream, and his face and the birthday letters are MM fondant.

Mexican Wedding Shower Cake

Got a request for a Mexican Wedding Shower cake.

Yellow cake, buttercream icing, MM fondant decorations.

Margaritas are an obvious choice for a mexican cake. :)

When I ran a search for Mexican wedding ideas, I found a lot of references to pretty Mexican lace, as well as pinwheels that symbolize good luck.
Hand painted tiles were made with the pinwheel pattern, for luck!

Another doily, I am excited to work with this technique more soon.

Natalie's Pony Birthday Cake

Natalie is turning 9 today!!! Happy birthday girlie!
She requested her cake very specifically (little girls always know just what they want): brown and white horses, the sky, and a field.
Can do.

Added a little daffodil for something extra, I wish I had made more.

I tried to make standing horses, disaster.
So we got cute pony faces instead.

Luckily I am not a fence builder, haha, but I did make this one whimsical on purpose.
Maybe. (no really...)

There are 4 ponies, one for each member of the family, Natalie, her little sister Audrey, her Dad Todd, and her Mom Cheryl. :)

Here are the cute little clouds on the "top" side.

Wedding Shower Cake

This request was for a wedding shower, the details given were: brown boots, roses, yellow/orange.

Yellow roses and little orange spray flowers were made from MMF.

Yellow cake, cream cheese icing.

Tried a few rose petals too.

The whole shebang- complete with brown cowgirl boot.

Brown boot from MMF, used different color for the sole, imprinted stitching then painted over it to highlight the shapes.

Zombies!

I know, it isn't Halloween, but some of the zombified IT members at the House of Reps. needed sustenance to start the "Special Session" that begins today.

I was going more for "cute" (in a zombie way) than gruesome. I wanted them to still be appetizing, and again, it's not Halloween. I do have some scarier ideas for Halloween Zombies, but they weren't appropriate for this.

Yellow cupcakes, vanilla buttercream icing (even vanilla brains!), and a few bone sprinkles.

"Non-Rosie" Birthday Cake

This cake was ordered for a birthday girl that, in the words of her husband, is "not a rosie person"- but she likes pink. Well, I can work with that.

3-layer yellow cake, vanilla buttercream icing, sugar carnations.

Tested a new style, "ombre" a fashion word for a graduation of color.
It would work on smooth icing as well, or with any number of tips. I love the effect!

I really like doing the MMF carnations, they are much more forgiving than roses, and still very pretty. Some are sparkly and a couple were pink. Happy Birthday Heather!