weekend cakes...

i had a 2 very important cakes 2 decorate this weekend!

1 was 4 my 1st born's 9th birthday party & 1 was 4 one of my most loyal cake customers

i told ya how Jaden recently explained 2 me what he'd like 4 his cake this year...well, i got the general concept - but i needed 2 see what he was envisioning...i've learned that with Jaden, it's better 2 make sure u completely understand what he's got going on in his brain 1st...or u might just have a super sad kid on ur hands when it looks different than how he thought u were making it

so i had him draw it out 4 me...

& basically, it was pretty much what he said he'd wanted...Dragon Island, with him (as a fish) attacking a giant squid

i asked him if that was fire that he was spitting at the squid...he says, "nope, that's my tongue action!" oooohhhh, of course it is! ~lol~

i explained 2 him what i could & couldn't do...i wasn't so sure about the tongue - i'd try my best 2 have it coming straight out like that...& the squid might have 2 b a little lower in the water...other than that - it was totally doable...he was fine with the changes i suggested & i made sure 2 find out what color he expected everything 2 b - color is very important 2 him! well, 1 color anyway - BLUE! everything is a different shade of blue with him

unfortunately, there wasn't a lot of time 4 Jaden 2 help me out with his cake this year...& honestly, he wasn't really jumping at the idea of helping me either - i think he wanted 2 see if i could pull it off ;0)

so here's what i came up with...

the cake was strawberry (Jaden's fav), iced in blue butter cream...the "sand" is graham crackers & brown sugar, the palm trees r pretzel rods, & i made the characters & sea life from fondant & gum paste

remember, he's a fish - so he had 2 have fins

but also spikes coming down his back

i got the tongue action down

the only request he made after seeing the (almost) finished cake, was that i add a fin 2 the top of the squid...apparently, i didn't make his head pointy enuff ;0)

but overall, he was thrilled with it...as u could tell in the video i posted yesterday

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the other cake that i delivered on Saturday, was a surprise gift 4 Jennifer, from her sweet husband Kevin

unfortunately, i can't show u what's inside her present here...u'll have 2 visit my cake website 2 find out*...or, u can watch this video 4 a hint ;0)

if u're an SNL fan (like me), then u probably knew right away what might b inside this box...i'm waiting on a video from the party - but i hear that Kevin actually dressed up like Justin & Andy (drew in the sideburns & everything!), & came out with the cake while that song was playing...LOVE it! ~lol~

*note - on my website, u'll have 2 click on the adult themed album...it'll ask u 4 a password - it's "naughty" (i don't have any readers under 18, do i? & come on...it's just cake people)...i don't have Jennifer's actual cake uploaded there yet - but u can see plenty of other examples of what was inside her box ;0)