The Perfect Bridal Shower Cake

This is truly a sweet and thoughtful cake for a bride-to-be.  This cake was a replica of the bride's gorgeous wedding dress, part of the Jasmine Bridal line.

I had so much fun making this cake, although I worried about the proportions.  There had to be enough cake to feed 20, but I also didn't want to make the bride too.... hippy....

I had to make the bust out of sugarpaste a week before, so that it would dry properly.  I'm so happy that it was the perfect size and shape since I didn't make a back-up in a different size.

Isn't this such a Sweet Thing?

Cake Decorator's Tip:  This is not an easy cake to make, depending on the design of the dress because you don't want any unnecessary lines.  I had to put the fondant on 3 times to get it right.  And I would definitely suggest making a back-up bust in a different size, just in case.

Scrabble Anyone?

This is one of my favorite cakes from 2008.  Yes - it's a Cake!  The entire scrabble board and all the pieces are edible!

I'm posting it now because I have been asked to make an even bigger version of this Scrabble Cake as a wedding cake in Spring 2009.  And spring is just around the corner.... right?

Chinese New Year Cupcakes

I know that I'm a week late with posting these - but these are the Chinese New Year cupcakes I made last week.

Vanilla Bean with Swiss Meringue Buttercream.  The symbol on the mini-fans say "Happiness".

I hope everyone had a great start to the Year of the Ox.  This is my lunar year - so it's going to be a good one!  It is your lunar year if you were born in 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985 or 1997.

Tutorial: A Cupcake on a Cupcake

Thank you everyone for your great feedback on my Cupcake on a Cupcake blog posting. I have to put together a tutorial below so that you too can make these SweetThings at home for your family and friends. They will love them! Especially if you use chocolate fondant as it tastes exactly like a tootsie roll.

What you'll need:
Chocolate or Dark Brown Fondant
Pink Fondant
A little bit of red fondant
Wilton Flower Cutter 0.75" diameter
Small Rolling Pin
Xacto Knife
Small Paintbrush and water

Optional:
Round 0.75" diameter cutter
Ball Tool
Sugarcraft gun


Step 1:Roll out chocolate fondant to 0.25" thickness. Use the 0.75" diameter flower cutter to cut as many as you need. Optional: If you do not have that cutter, use a 0.75" diameter round cutter. Use the ball tool or the side of your small paintbrush to create ridges on the outer side of the round cut-outs. Set aside.

Step 2: Roll the pink fondant into a log and cut into 0.5" equal pieces. Roll each into a ball and use your fingers to shape it into the top of a cupcake.

Optional: If you prefer a swirl on your cupcake and have a sugarcraft gun, then use the plate that looks like "rope". Make rope out of the pink fondant and then swirl it around to make the cupcake swirl. Add a dab of water if it doesn't hold. Set aside.

Step 3: Assemble all the pieces. I also like to use the flower cutter to make an impression on the top of the cupcake.

Step 4: The last and final step - Place on a fresh and newly iced cupcake. Enjoy this Sweet Thing!

It's Clinique Bonus Time again - oh wait, its a cake!

It's definitely a bonus - it's a cake!

This was a very fun cake to make - it is for someone who is moving out West for a position at Clinique.

I think the key to this cake was to getting the correct colors - so I am so happy that they turned out well!

Sweet Things for this week

Here's a little picture of some of the cakes that I have been work on this week.

One of the cakes is just a display cake of dogwood flowers.

Another cake will be a pair of Christian Louboutin shoes and a shoebox. I did make another designer shoe before, but this lifesize pair has been quite challenging. The first part of the shoe has finally set, so onto the final parts. I can see why the real things costs so much!

And the last cake is a make-up bag cake with Clinique products. It's is for someone who is moving away for a job with Clinique. Now, that is a thoughtful and sweet thing! I will post the pictures when the cakes are done!

It's not your typical Baby Shower Cake!

The baby shower cake was a hit! I think this might be my favourite cake so far!

It wasn't your typical baby shower - it was a very fancy lunch at Pangaea in Yorkville. Gentlemen and kids were allowed and there wasn't any opening of presents with ooh's and aaahs. That definitely would have scared the men away! :-)

This 4-tiered cake served over 80 people and was layers of rich chocolate cake with swiss meringue buttercream. All decorations were handmade out of sugarpaste - I think my favourite decorations were the ducks.

Baby Shower Cake - In Progress

 It's Friday and a very very cold day in Toronto.

I am currently working on a 4-tier baby shower cake for Sunday.  It is coming along very well - I can't wait for it to all come together. The lowest tier is square with colorful buttons on it, then a drum, a book and then a baby block as the top tier.


Here is a picture of the cake design and also the pieces that I have made out of sugarpaste.  I will post the final cake in the next day or so.

A Simple Cupcake

What is cuter than a cupcake on a cupcake?

I made these cupcakes this past weekend for some old high school friends.  They loved them - they were chocolate cupcakes with cream cheese icing.  Yum!

A Princess Castle Cake

I guess princesses are all the rage right now with little girls.  I made this three tier sweet vanilla bean cake.


It was actually quite fun to see it all come together.  The columns of the castle were made of rice krispies and marshmallows.  A bit messy, but I didn't want any non-edible items in the cake since kids will eat everything!