Showing posts with label Cakes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cakes. Show all posts
A Sweet Baby Shower
We threw a co-worker a small baby shower before she went on maternity leave. After two boys, she was so excited to have a little girl to dote after.
I thought it fitting that she should get a frilly cake! I covered a red velvet cake in ivory fondant, and sprinkled white sugar crystals on top of it. I then made small, thin strips of pink fondant petals to create the flower. I was pleased with the results!
Carrot Cake
Bowling Birthday Party
A friend's little boy was having a birthday party at a bowling alley, and asked if I could create a cake that would fit with that theme. I had so much fun coming up with this one! They only wanted a small personal cake for the birthday boy, and cupcakes for his guests. I made bowling pins and balls out of fondant for cupcake toppers.
Cupcake flavors (from left to right) are: banana cupcakes with honey-cinnamon cream cheese frosting; chocolate cupcakes with chocolate buttercream; and lemon cupcakes with lemon cream cheese frosting.
Cupcake flavors (from left to right) are: banana cupcakes with honey-cinnamon cream cheese frosting; chocolate cupcakes with chocolate buttercream; and lemon cupcakes with lemon cream cheese frosting.
1st Birthday Smash Cake
Our family grew by two last summer when we added two foster children into our clan. On Payton's first birthday, we wanted to give him a safari-themed birthday party, and this smash cake was just for him.
Another Ruffle Cake
A surprise birthday cake for a friend. Chocolate cake, with rich espresso chocolate ganache, and chocolate mousse buttercream.
Rustic Cakes
Here at Joybug Bakery, we receive many inquiries for cakes. While my passion is with designing and creating unique wedding cakes, I felt we needed to be able to come up with some designs that would fit in our more frugal clientele's budgets. I have seen a technique around quite a lot lately, and started asking questions. After taking an AMAZING class with a friend of mine, she helped me perfect the ruffled buttercream technique pictured below.
Chocolate Mexican Cake
I was asked to create a unique cake for a birthday get-together. Nothing fancy - just something tasty. I can do tasty! I decided on my no-fail chocolate cake, which I filled with a rich chocolate chili ganache frosting, and then frosted the outside of the cake in chocolate ganache. The cake had so much flavor, and just the right amount of punch to it with the chili. It was a huge hit!
Wedding Cake
There's nothing like having creative freedom in the cake designing business. I wanted to create something simple and streamlined for this cake, yet I wanted each tier to be different from the next. I had found a ribbon in a beautiful shade of purple, and based the cake's design off of that. How lucky was I to have found some hydrangeas in the same shade?!
You Ain't Nuthin' But a Hound Dog...
How can you say no when someone asks you to make a cake with The King on it? The palm trees and coconuts were waaaaaay too much fun!
Zebra Print Gift Box Cake
A popular design, and a favorite of mine in the novelty genre. Zebra-print cake!
Everybody Was Kung-Fu Fighting....!
My kids love Mixed Martial Arts. They train at a local dojo, and all the kids there really got into Kung-Fu Panda. I decided to surprise them with a panda cake one day.
Animal Cakes
This cake turned out to be one of my all-time favorite novelty cakes. I had the most easy-going parents come in, wanting a cake for their son's first birthday. The theme was barnyard. They didn't have any special requests - just that it fit in that theme. After discarding more drafts than I cared to count, I came up with this cake. And giggled every time I thought about it. I mean - she has udders! And a cow bell!
I love frogs. They're just so cool and fascinating. I decided to make a frog out of fondant. And then I decided my frog needed a pond to live in. A pond isn't complete without lily pads and flowers, right? Right?!
Bunny Cake
A friend of mine came to me when she was creating a baby shower on a buget. She wanted to incorporate the bedding pattern and colors from the nursery, and really wanted a special bunny to be recreated on the cake somewhere - the same bunny that was the centerpiece for the shower decorations. I came up with this:
Chocolate and vanilla fondant, with fondant bunnies, birds, and dragonflies to match the pattern on the bedding. I created an extra-special cake topper that was an exact replica of the bunny being used in the party.
Rubber Ducky!
I learned about piping gel and painting with real silver flakes the same morning. The result was this oh-so-cute duck. The tub was made out of two jumbo-sized cupcakes placed side by side, which was then covered in white fondant. I added some blue dye to the piping gel, and texurized it to make it look like water in a tub.
Whimsical Cake
I was asked to make a high school graduation/prom cake, with champagne glasses and bubbles on it. I twisted some wire, and rolled balls of fondant in shimmer dust to give it a sparkle effect. The silver balls, silver stripes, and silver top tier all had to be hand-painted with real silver flakes. I have to say, it was much fancier than any cake I ever recieved in high school!
Cherry Blossom Wedding Cake
To create the cherry blossoms for this cake, I wrapped florist tape around wire, then curved it around the cake. The gum paste blossoms and orchids were hand-dusted to match the colors of the wedding party.
Little Lamb Baby Shower Cake
This cake was designed to match the baby shower invitations. I was absolutely in love with the little lamb I made for the topper. I used fondant to shape the body and head, and then piped royal icing all the way around to creat the look of the wool. I loved this one!
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