Arkansas Razorbacks Cake
I am thrilled with this cake! I love it when a cake is a challenge, and I love the way this one came out! I wish I could have been a fly on the wall at the unveiling of this cake! It was a surprise for a big Razorbacks fan that just earned his military stripes. His wife was throwing him a big surprise party. Congratulations, Jonathan! Gerrr!
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Sweet 16 Birthday Cake
There have only been a few instances where people have asked me to recreate a cake that I have previously done before. Most times, I will change elements of the design to make it a little new and fresh. I think this is the first time I’ve kept with the original design so closely! I love this cake design…it’s just so fun! The mom wanted it tweaked a little to include the 16-year-old’s favorite colors: pink, orange and teal. I love how they look like sherbet! And I love the addition of the pearl luster too to make it shimmer! Happy Sweet 16, Elly!
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Damask Wedding Cake
I love the way this cake came out! I just wish the picture could have! The room was decorated just like the table…Green table clothes with the damask runners. It very St. Patrick’s Day without being in-your-face St. Patrick’s Day! The room was gorgeous…what’s not to love? Green…good! Damask…good! I thoroughly enjoyed making this cake!
Spiderman Birthday Cake
I made this cake for the same little one as this cake, which was the first cake I ever made for someone other than family! Happy 4th Birthday, Jude!
American Doll Cake
I made this cake for a little lady turning 5. It was modeled after the latest American Doll. The birthday girl was getting one for her big day. Happy 5th Birthday, Taylor!
Posted in 3-D/Sculpted, Baby Shower, Birthday, Cake, Other, Pictures, Topsy Turvy
Tagged 2-D, Airbrush, American girl doll, Army, Baby shower, Birthday, Black, Blue, Brown, Buttercream, Cake, Carved, Digital camo, Edible image, Fondant, Green, Gum paste, Helicopter, Pink, Purple, Quilted, Red, Sculpted, Sock Monkey, Spiderman, Topsy turvy, Twins, White, Yellow
Giraffe-Themed Birthday Party
I created this package for a cute little man turning 1! The cake, cookies and figures were embellished with hand-painting. The smash cake was made to look like a giraffe. I love the way the whole design came together!
Giraffe/Jungle-Themed 1st Birthday Cake
Hand-painted Giraffe "1" Cookies
Giraffe Smash Cake
Posted in 3-D/Sculpted, Birthday, Cake, Cookies, Modeled people, Pictures
Tagged 1st Birthday, Birthday, Buttercream, Cake, Cookie, Elephant, Fondant, Giraffe, Handpainted, Lion, Rhino, Zebra
Princess Crown Cake
The first 2 cakes were birthday cakes. I love it when cake requests come in for the same weekend that are fairly similar! I also love it when flavors match, but these two were very different! The gift box cake was Dark Chocolate Cake with Coconut Filling. The 30th birthday cake’s bottom layer was Banana Cake with Chocolate Buttercream Filling and the top layer was Vanilla White Cake with Orange Curd Filling. I like it when people are adventurous with their cake flavors too!
The cookies were for a baby shower. They were handpainted to match the invitations to the party.
Yet another catch-up post! For starters, there is an actual contact form now on my Contact page, so now you can use it!
Next, here are a few cakes that I haven’t blogged about yet!
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Posted in 3-D/Sculpted, Baby Shower, Birthday, Cake, Cookies, Holiday, Modeled people, Pictures, Topsy Turvy
Tagged Acorns, Basketweave, Birthday, Brown, Buttercream, Cake, Cornucopia, Dora, Fondant, Green, Gumpaste, Holiday, Leaves, Mums, Orange, Owl, Pink, Pumpkins, Purple, Red, Sock Monkey, Sunflowers, Thanksgiving, Yellow
Topsy Turvy Vintage Toy Baby Shower Cake
The winner of the Topsy Turvy Cake from my class is:
Finding that winner proved to be a little more challenging than I expected, since no one followed the rules for posting comments! I gave you all the benefit of the doubt though and created an Excel spreadsheet with everyone’s name on it and added multiples of names for becoming Facebook Fans, Twitter Followers or Blog Subscribers. Then I copied and pasted the list into the “randomizer” at Random.org. After putting them in random order, the winner was Kathie Opel.
Kathie chose to bring her cake to her friend’s baby shower. The theme of the shower was “Vintage Toys”. The flags came from the design on her invitations. I’m thrilled with how this cake turned out! The class was very fun…great company! I learned some great techniques for making the Topsy Turvy Cake structurally sound. I will, however, be doing the Topsy Turvy Cake a little differently in the future. The cake will be a 6″ round with a 10″ round on the bottom. It should really even have another tier to get the full effect too! And it will have tapered tiers (larger at the top than at the bottom).
Congratulations to Kathie and to her friend Cara!
“I can’t thank you enough for the gorgeous cake! It was perfect, and delicious as well! Thank you so much!” ~ Kathie
Posted in Baby Shower, Business, Feedback, School, Topsy Turvy, Uncategorized
Tagged Baby Blocks, Baby shower, Cake, Car, Fondant, Sock Monkey, Vintage toys, Wagon
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ATTENTION local Cake is Life friends and customers! Here’s your chance to get a cake from Cake is Life and it’s FREE! If you are interested, leave a comment on this post to win a decorated 2-tiered cake for the weekend of January 7th, 8th, 9th, BUT play by the rules below (please and thank you)!
I’m taking a Topsy Turvy Cake Class this Thursday (do a Google search if you don’t know what a “Topsy Turvy Cake” is…it will pull up thousands of pictures!). IF you live within a 30 mile radius of Edwardsville, IL (do a mapquest 1st to find out please!) AND you are interested in winning the cake from the class, THEN follow the directions below! NOTE: There are a total of 4 entries per person!!
1. Leave a comment telling me how you would want your winning cake decorated (ie: theme and colors).
2. Register for blog updates by entering your email address in the “Email Subscriptions” link on the left-hand side. Leave a comment telling me you did so, or that you already receive updates!
3. Become a Fan of Cake is Life on Facebook by using the “Find Cake is Life on Facebook” link on the left-hand side. Leave a comment telling me you did so, or that you already are!
4. Follow Cake is Life on Twitter by using the “Find Cake is Life on Twitter” link on the left-hand side. Leave a comment telling me you did so, or that you already are!
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE include your email address in the entries so that you can be notified if you are the winner and details can be worked out!
ONE winner will be chosen by random.org on Wednesday evening at 5pm. I will notify winner by email and they will have until Thursday at 10am to claim or another winner will be chosen. The winner’s cake will be delivered on Friday, January 7th or Saturday, January 8th!
This will be the perfect cake to serve around 25-30 people. If you are in need of more servings, you will have the option to order cupcakes that will be decorated in the same theme.
I will post the winner here when I post a picture of the finished cake! Good luck!
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