cakes from the long holiday weekend...

Wednesday, Gabrielle's 1st grade class celebrated her birthday since there was no school on the actual day (Friday)...i made 2 dozen fudge chip cupcakes for her to share with her friends

she had a little accident getting them to school...she dropped the containers on the bus & one opened, allowing 2 cupcakes to roll out...she said she was sad when she had to throw them away, afraid that there wouldn't be enough left...but luckily, several kiddos were absent that day ;0)

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last Monday just so happened to be my in-law's 25th wedding anniversary (insert standing ovation here!)...so when we visited them on Thanksgiving day, i brought along a simple cake to celebrate (per Pop's request - a surprise for his wife)...when i asked my father-in-law what he wanted the cake to say, he said that the number 25 was enough...i agree - the simple fact that they're celebrating their silver anniversary, speaks volumes!!! ♥

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Friday was my baby girl's 7th birthday (more on her bday celebration in my next post)...in preparation for her big day, she & i had sat down & designed the cake she had in mind

1st, she drew her cake...it was to be 2 tiers & have cacti on it...that was the thing she wanted most - "a cowgirl cake, with cactuses on it" ;0) so in trying to come up with a theme & incorporate those "cactuses", i asked her what she thought of a desert sunset...i added a sun & started coloring...

she liked that idea, but she wanted mountains...& i experimented with having a sunset at a different angle...then we added a guitar & boots to tie in the whole cowgirl theme...

in the end, we decided to keep the sun rising from the top...& the boots changed to a hat...we also added a bottom tier of sand so the cacti weren't just growing out of the sky...but overall, we kept Gabby's original design...

this cake was also fudge chip (her fav)...all iced in butter cream...the accents are fondant & gum paste

Gabrielle helped make the flowers for around the base...she cut out most of the mountains...& she sat watching me the entire time i painted the guitar & hat

she was thrilled with how her cake turned out - & that's all that mattered to me!!!

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Saturday, i had an order for a baby shower cake...i made this cake for Amy - a long time customer & friend...she's expecting her 4th boy! God love her! ;0)

the theme for her shower was a winter wonderland...& i've got to tell ya - the party decorations were amazing! white lights & snowflakes...different shades of blue...shimmer & class...it was so pretty! & i couldn't believe how well the cake matched the decor

the bottom tier was almond cake & the top was strawberry...all iced in blue butter cream & sprinkled with edible glitter (these pics don't show the full shimmer effect)

i made the snowflakes out of gum paste & the little topper is fondant...she wanted to incorporate the baby theme, so i replicated the centerpieces she had on the tables - a stack of diapers, tied together with ribbon & 2 silver snowflakes on top...also, the baby's name is painted on little fondant snowballs


thx for looking!
sharon