Roger, Capt. Alex!

Captain Alex turned two years old this past weekend. He simply adores flying objects, planes, kites, birds, more.  So, the theme of his birthday party was "All Aboard, Captain!"  The tail of the plane has his age "2" and the other side of the tail has his initials "A"

I didn't had the chance to see his reaction as the cake and cupcakes were set-up.  The little captain was sleeping on the arms of his uncle.  On both wings, the red circle has his name, "Alex," inscribed.

The cake was a vanilla cake with chocolate fudge filling.  The cupcakes were a mix between vanilla and chocolate cupcakes with chocolate fudge filling.  The airplane cake topper was made of rice krispies treats covered with modeling chocolate and a layer of fondant.  The mini airplane cupcake topper was made of fondant. 

Feedback from my husband's cousin, Jennifer, who attended the children's party: The cake and cupcakes were a hit!!!

Octopus Cake

On May 5 - 6, 2012, the Institute of Culinary Education offered a Fun Shape Cake Class II.  My cousin (Anne from Syracuse) and I baked and decorated a cake design of our choice from the following selections: robot, castle, octopus, and train.  We had options to use one of the two recipes provided in our booklet.  My cake is buttermilk spice cake filled with Swiss meringue coffee-rum buttercream and iced with chocolate ganache.  My cousin chose the eggless / vegan banana cake with wiss meringue coffee-rum buttercream and iced with chocolate ganache.  The tentacles and Marlin (Nemo's dad) were made of rice cripie cereal that we also made in class. 

After the class, we brought home our finished product.  For my cake, I gave it to my family's friend who can share the cake to her church and to little children.  Well, since this is an atypical cake flavor that children are not accustomed to, I am sure they won't eat it simply because it is not a chocolate cake! 

Mickey Mouse Theme Cake and Cupcakes

Personally, I like this cake and cupcake design.  It's simple and fun!  The cake has Mickey's silhouette.  The cupcake has Mickey's ears.

Well, this cake was made for my co-worker's sister-in-law's son's first birthday.  She wanted a simple birthday cake for her son.  But, it didn't turned to be just a simple cake...it's just so adorable.

When I came to deliver this cake, I saw her creative and fun dessert table.  I love it!  There were so much sweets, candies, pretzels, kisses, and many more.  As soon as the cake and cupcakes were added into her dessert table, viola the table was full of delectable goodies that is hard for anyone to resist.

This cake was a vanilla cake with strawberry filling.  The cupcakes were chocolate cupcakes with chocolate fudge filling and topped with food-colored vanilla icing.

Princess Castle Cake

Last year, I made an Abby Cadabby cake for my co-worker and this time she came back an requested to have me decorate a cake for her daughter's first birthday.  The theme of her daughter's party was a princess theme.

The bottom tier was a vanilla sponge cake with strawberry filling while the top tier was a chocolate cake with chocolate filling.  The towers were made from fondant-gum paste mixture and airbrushed with pink food coloring.  The princess crown was also from fondant-gum paste mixture, with the exception of the gems.  The flag was also edible.

Dancers' Birthday Cake

Lucia and Giana, both lovely nieces of my colleague at work, Barbara, celebrated their birthdays with this surprise birthday cake.  Both girls love dance and jazz.  So, the theme of the cake was focused on the dance - black shoe.

The shoe was made with fondant and gum paste mixture.  Then, the shoes were airbrushed with black food coloring to give it a nice jet black color. The cake was a delicate and moist chocolate cake filled with super rich chocolate butter cream.  The cake was adorned with Satin Ice vanilla fondant.