Python

I have to admit that I was pretty excited when a friend said her son was having a reptile party. Of course he wanted a snake cake. Since Scale and Tails put on the show, I attempted to model the cake after one of their actual snakes: Squish, a Burmese Python. It's not a perfect match, of course. I claim artistic license...cake is art, right?


Originally, I thought I would use a smooth buttercream frosting but decided to use stars instead, hoping it would look more like scales.

Inside, we have Magic cake in vanilla, chocolate, and green. Outside is my signature buttercream frosting. The entire cake is edible. (Missing from this picture is the red forked tongue I added just before delivering.)

Here Kitty, Kitty

I made this cake for a friend's daughter. They originally sent me a picture from one of my favorite cake-inspiration sites, Coolest Birthday Cakes. The Birthday Girl wanted a cat cake. I had a few additional ideas up my sleeve.


Although the directions said the ears would be held on by frosting alone, I wasn't convinced and opted to use a little toothpick support. But everything else is edible. White accents and pink collar are marshmallow fondant (MMF). Black accents are regular fondant. The rest is good ol' buttercream.

Are you wondering what kind of cake was inside?


Another version of my Magic cake!

Magic Cupcakes

I make a LOT of cupcakes and for some reason, I never post them. My most recent batch was definitely worthy of a blog entry!


They look innocent enough. Lovely shade of blue. Simple enough sprinkles in either green or purple. You might be thinking, "Swell cupcakes there, Jessica G. Now let's see some real cake!" But no, my friends...take a look inside:


Pretty cool, right? I may never go back to solid color cupcakes ever again.

The Monster Book of Monsters

I loved this cake! It was hard to part with it.


Inspired by the fierce textbook from Harry Potter, there are plenty of cake versions online. Very few of them were furry, which I found odd. The Birthday Boy's parents sprinkled shredded pieces of paper around the cake as part of the display.

And as if that weren't enough...check out the inside:


Pretty cool, eh? I've seen this done online a couple different times but never with any directions. I happened to be feeling a bit adventurous while designing this cake and decided to try it. I call it "Magic Cake" (possibly "Rainbow" if it's for a girl) and I'd love to hear your feedback. Would you (or your kids) be more interested if the inside looked like this? The flavor is a mild vanilla.