More Salmon!

The salmon are still making their way up the creeks, streams and rivers of Alaska!  Here is another celebration cake that features these favorite fish.  This time I chose butter cream for the cake finish.  The salmon were once again made from hand cut fondant and painted details. The purple starfish are molded from chocolate.  Moist butter vanilla cake and lemon butter cream make this cake one that anyone would love!

Sitka Salmon

It is that time of year again!  The salmon are swimming up stream to spawn and then.....well you know ;(
Many people here LOVE salmon so why not celebrate with a few!

This salmon lover birthday cake is a 6 inch round with three layers.  The cake is a buttery vanilla and the birthday girl requested luscious lemon and coconut filling.  I crumb coated with lemon butter cream and finished the cake with my signature butter and cream fondant.  I used food coloring to paint the water ripples and I used color dusts to create the salmon on fondant cut outs.  The salmon are shiny silver with the help of silver hi-light dust.  The seaweed is had cut and textured from fondant and the sand is brown sugar. 

Swim salmon swim!  After all the rain we have had recently the creeks are full for the fish to make their final journey!

Amanda

Diva-Licious

This cake is just as spicy on the inside!  A moist aromatic spice cake takes center stage for this creation.  I torted it with my signature butter cream and I infused a hint of caramel for the perfect balance of flavors.  Vanilla cream fondant gives this cake a sophisticated finish and creates the perfect palette for the finishing touches.

The zebra stripes are hand cut from tinted fondant. The bow is formed from homemade gum paste.  I cut and sculpt each loop and let them dry to a rigid texture.  I then use tinted white chocolate to glue the loops together.  Finally, the ribbon streamers are put into place to create a realistic effect. 

Here is the diva-licious beauty:

"I can't surrender. I don't know how!" - Captain America

Dense buttery cake and cookies & cream filling will make you want another slice of this super hero cake!  Captain America's iconic shield is the main attraction of this work of art.  It is hand sculpted from two layers of cake and then covered in homemade fondant. The shield sits high up on an 8" round four layered cake.  I used homemade gum paste and fondant to create the artwork that adorns the base cake. 

Captain America Cake

Back of cake

Philip and his birthday cake!

Thank you for reading!

Amanda

Old School Buttercream

We have a house full of company and I wanted to make a special dessert for everyone.  Whenever I have an opportunity to make a cake I try to expierment and practice new techniques.  I did not have any fondant prepared so I tried decorating a buttercream cake "old school" style. 

I piped the roses with a petal tip and a flower nail.  When I had completed several I left them in the freezer to harden.  This makes transferring them to the cake much easier.  The side of the cake is decorated with the cornelli lace pattern.  A dated but beautiful design. 

The cake was white with four interior layers.  I used marion berry frosting and almond mocha fudge.  The alternating layers meant it was beautiful on the inside too!

Quilted Decadence

Tonight Brave Heart Volunteers are hosting a huge birthday party at the Channel Club.  The fundraising event includes an elegant dinner followed by a dance party with live music.  They are also hosting a birthday cake contest. 
I wanted to create an elegant cake with flair for this event.  I also wanted to include something that represents the Brave Heart Volunteer organization.  After a few sketches I decided upon a black and white theme with a red fantasy flower accent.  Quilting looks so beautiful on cakes and this was my opportunity to give it a try!

The cake is a rich chocolate cake from scratch with a vanilla buttercream.  I used marshmallow fondant to cover the cakes.  The heart and red flower are made from gumpaste. 

Come to the Channel Club tonight and support a great organization!

Amanda

Happy Easter!

Children LOVE these darling Easter bunny cookie pops!  I made these and sold them as a fundraiser for my girls' preschool.  I was surprised at how fast they sold and how much everyone loved them.  The bright colors make them look cheery for the spring.

I used my favorite sugar cookie recipe and stiffened it up with additional flower.  After I cut out the cookies, I inserted a sucker stick and baked. When  the cookies were cool I used royal icing to pipe a dam around the entire cookie.  After the dam set up, I used a thinned royal icing to flood the center of the cookie.  I let this dry for 24 hours before adding all of the detail work. The ears required a dam of white icing before I could flood with color.  When the color was set, I piped additional details on the ears.

Happy Easter!