Star Wars Tornado

The problem with getting cake orders through email is that sometimes the full desire doesn't quite come out in the writing. This was one of those. The mother said her son was obsessed with tornados and loved Star Wars. So I designed a Star Wars cake, using his favorite character (storm troopers). It took some back and forth with the mom before I realized he wanted a tornado cake that featured Star Wars. Oooookay. Back to the drawing board!

First attempt at airbrushing on buttercream! Figures are made using fondant or edible playdough, using sprinkles and even raw spaghetti for other details. My good buddy, Kathy, did C-3PO's arm, using yellow playdough and then painting it with gold luster dust. Everything is edible, but the light sabers were made on lollipop sticks.

Here's the cake before I added the props:

Mario Mushroom

This cake was so much fun to make! We are huge Mario Brother's fans around here. I wish I had more pictures of the details on the other sides. Had mystery boxes, beanstalks, and even a Chompy.

Cake is stacked six-inch rounds, covered in marshmallow fondant (MMF). The dome of the mushroom is actually styrofoam I covered with MMF. It's styrofoam because there were a dozen or so cake pops (not pictured, sorry) that were stuck in it.  The cake pops featured the Mario and Luigi symbols. Details on the cake were made using more MMF and a little buttercream.

Owl on a Book

This cake was a compilation of the Birthday Girl's favorite things: Harry Potter (golden snitch on book), Percy Jackson (trident symbol on Camp Half Blood bookmark), owls, and reading. The book is opened to Chapter 12 for her 12th birthday.

The cake was butter almond, covered in marshmallow fondant (MMF). Entirely edible.

The owl was also cake, covered in fondant. I used a 4-inch round pan, sliced off a piece from one side so it wouldn't roll away, then covered it with MMF. I found a similar owl on Pinterest and made a few adjustments.

GameBoy Color

What kind of birthday party would a teenage boy like? He has a GameBoy that is his pride and joy. So his mother planned the party around it. Easy enough to make into a cake!

I used mostly buttercream because the birthday boy prefers it. The screen is the only portion that is marshmallow fondant. The design on the screen comes from the birthday boy's favorite game, Kingdom Hearts. Inside the cake is triple chocolate.

(And Baby keeps trying to push the buttons…)

Solar System

I made this cake for my neighbor's daughter, who is also one of our best babysitters. The Birthday Girl is interested in all things outer space (here's a previous cake). Lately, her interests have expanded to include the entire solar system, so of course I made it into cake

The base is a chocolate cake, frosted with buttercream. The sun is streaked buttercream. The planets are actually candy covered in marshmallow fondant. (And? These were really fun to make! I might have to convince more people that their cakes need there…"Ya know what would make this Hello Kitty cake perfect? Planets. Just around her face.")

Here's a little closer look. The asteroid belt is made from Raisinettes and the stars are shimmery white sprinkles. I could not believe that my local grocery store didn't carry dragees*! What is this world coming to?? 

* Don't be too confused. Three years ago, I called them "edible BBs" or "those silver ball thingies."

Bigfoot

The Birthday Boy happens to be a fan of Bigfoot, so much so that he's a member of the local research association seeking Sasquatch. Not many people know this. What better way to out your husband's quirky hobby than with a giant cake at his 40th birthday party?

The interior is a marbled chocolate and vanilla pound cake with chocolate buttercream filling. Toes are covered in marshmallow fondant (even the toenails) and the rest of chocolate buttercream fur.

This was also my first attempt at carving a cake, even though there wasn't all that much to carve. I made this on very short notice but I think it might just be one of my new favorites.

Super Mario Cupcakes

In my efforts to post more of my cupcakes, I decided I needed more cupcakes worth posting. Then I saw a set of cupcakes made by Lorie at Be Different...Act Normal (one of my favorite sites to get lost on the Internet). And it just so happened that my friend's Wii-obsessed son was having a birthday!


I had a little too much fun making these! I used marshmallow fondant for the toppers. The smooth look is so pretty to me. Now I need an excuse to make more...

The cupcakes are Naturally Nora's Surprising Stars.

Wii Remote

I made a birthday cake for a boy turning 13. When I asked him about what he'd like, he said "Video games." Well, hey! I could handle that!

The inside is chocolate chocolate chip with marshmallow fondant.

Read the blog post about the process here.

Katamari Damacy Cake

Inspired by the game, where the Prince of All the Cosmos tries to make new stars by rolling around his super-sticky ball, collecting items (like candy, toy cars, etc.) as he goes.

Van Gogh White Bear

This bear was made for a baby shower where the Mom-to-be had decorated the nursery with a mural of Van Gogh's "Starry Night." I thought the bandaged ear was fitting.




The bear is set on a basic round cake and surrounded by star cookies decorated to match the theme. Paintbrush, of course, is not edible.