first up was a dirtbike cake for Keller...4yo Keller was getting a dirtbike as his birthday present this year, so his parents wanted him riding on his cake...his dad sent me pics of both Keller & his new bike & i created them out of fondant...the cake is fudge chip on the bottom layer & strawberry up top...all filled in regular buttercream & iced in chocolate buttercream...the little rocks are chocolates & the trees are sugar cones
here's a note from Keller's mom:
"Keller loved his cake! He thought it was really cool. All the kids wanted to eat the motorcycle and the trees. As usual you did a fabulous job!"
next was a special cheerleading cake for Alexis...she actually designed her own cake - & had her dad email me her sketch...i hope that i helped create what she envisioned...it was a really great design! Alexis parents might have a future cake artist on their hands! ;0)
it was all wedding white cake, filled & iced in buttercream...i made all the decorations from fondant & handpainted Alexis' cheerleading group's logo on the front fondant circle
the little cheerleaders on top had wire support inside, but were made of fondant as well...of course, the flyer was supposed to be Alexis herself ;0)
here's a comment i got from Alexis' mom on Facebook...
"Thank you so much for making her design come alive. She loved her cake!!"last, came this fun cake for Gavin...Gavin's future aunt delivered this cake 2hrs to get it to his party! (thx Tammy!)
it was all fudge chip cake, filled & iced in buttercream...i made all the decoration & trains from fondant...the sun is rice krispie treats inside
thx for looking!
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& now, to announce the winner of this weekend's
giveaway...
~lol~
well, since
Jennifer was the ONLY one to enter, she's the big winner! congrats Jenn...we'll hook up & get those cupcakes to you soon ;0)
i guess i need to remember that just like me, folks can't check in every day...i should have left the comments open for a week or so to give everyone a chance...& i didn't announce this giveaway on my
Facebook page, so that my regular blog readers would have a better chance to win
(when i host a giveaway there, i have around 150 people enter)...plus i'm not all about blowing up my blog reader numbers - i like having my friends & family as readers...& i look at this blog as more of a journal, not really something i'm crazy about all my cake peeps reading...i guess maybe i need to get over that - sort of combine everything...because i'm also finding that since i update my FB pages & Twitter accounts often, i'm repeating a lot of stuff here - things my friends have already heard about somewhere else
anyway...regardless of the fact that this giveaway was a total bust, i still see my visitor numbers going up every day - so i know my regular folks keep coming back...& i thank u guys for that! :0)
& i took em out to the track to practice a few times too...
this was still their very 1st race ever...they were a little nervous & unsure about what to expect...but still excited!.jpg)
stretching before their races...
they would race separately...first up were all kindergarteners & 1st graders together...
Corinn got off to a great start & kept a steady pace...we could see her staying in the front the whole way - looking super tired & frustrated...but never giving up...
we were so excited when she crossed the finish line as the very 1st girl! 
Gabby was up next...racing with all the 2nd & 3rd graders...
right out of the gate, Gabby got shoved around quite a bit...it really was difficult, with all of the 40 some racers taking off at once - & then trying to follow one line/path...we saw her get very discouraged after the initial take-off, & we were afraid she'd give up...but she kept going, & finished somewhere in the middle...we were so proud!
it was tough having only 1 girl earn a medal...& yes, there were some tears of jealousy...but in the end, it was all good...Gabby was happy for her little sister - winning 1st place for the girls in the 1st grade division! & come on, Corinn only finished 5 seconds faster than Corinn* - they both did AWESOME!
here's Corinn with the boy winner...they got their pic taken for the local paper - can't wait to see if they make it in!
in the end, the girls were happy they raced...& they're excited about doing it again next year! they now know more of what to expect & how to train...& Gabby knows to watch her back & keep those elbows up at the starting line! ;0)
here's a note from Keller's mom:
it was all wedding white cake, filled & iced in buttercream...i made all the decorations from fondant & handpainted Alexis' cheerleading group's logo on the front fondant circle
the little cheerleaders on top had wire support inside, but were made of fondant as well...of course, the flyer was supposed to be Alexis herself ;0)
here's a comment i got from Alexis' mom on Facebook...
it was all fudge chip cake, filled & iced in buttercream...i made all the decoration & trains from fondant...the sun is rice krispie treats inside
{this moment}
about a week ago, Gabby was helping me in the kitchen...i was baking carrot cake, so i put her to work grating...she finished up & i sent her on her way - told her to wash the orange off her hands, then come back & help measure...well, she must have rubbed her eye before she got a chance to wash em...because when she returned, she had a batch of hives all around her eye - like almost immediately! of course, i posted a pic to Twitter & Facebook right away...& i was surprised to learn that there are plenty folks allergic to carrots...something i'd never even heard of!
they insisted we take one together too...
after just a few minutes, they jumped back into position...Yuna & Tom at the main anchor desk (& the super cool camera man at his spot...i think his name was Andy)...
& Sarah at her station right by me...
i got busy setting up my cupcakes - getting them ready to go on the air...i went on first at 5:50am...i showed how to make cupcakes a little extra special for fall...
the best part was talking to the kiddos on the phone in between the 2 different spots...Curtis had gotten them up just in time...the girls mostly giggled & told me they liked the cake (i made it while they were asleep, so they were seeing it for the 1st time on TV)...Jaden said, "i think i must be dreaming!" ~lol~ they were so cute! Curtis said they even clapped when my segment finished & we went to commercial...awww, i love those punks! :0)
the 2nd time i went on, it was about 6:20am...i showed how to smooth a cake using just a paper towel...
they've asked me to come back again...the next time at Christmas - i've already got lots of ideas about what to show them...then maybe even again during wedding season...i can't wait! :0)
