A place to report on my adventures with cakes and baking
Okay, so cake decorating is generally fraught with decoration nightmares and many hours of picky work. These cupcakes were almost like cheating! Pink covered cupcakes, swirled with buttercream icing were topped with paper butterflies found at the dollar store. They look like a million bucks (I think) but take only moments to put together.
For Greenfield Services 13th year in business, I was asked to make a cake for their celebration. I was inspired by the mention of “and still growing…” so I made the “13” out of roses, buttercream roses, that is, and added a few leaves as if they were still growing. I just loved the look of the number 13 made of roses. So fun.
A local company Greenfield, whose employees spend most of their time data checking on the phone and updating lists on computers, celebrated its 14th birthday and I was asked to make a cake for their celebration. I figured I’d make a couple of employees with headsets, keyboards (on their laps) and flat screen video monitors all edible from fondant, sitting on the cake. Party time!
One of my favourite cakes to make. Chocolate ganache (chocolate and whipping cream melted, then poured over cake) with chocolate buttercream roses. Perfect for a “guy’s” birthday, I think.
I love how graphically simple this cake is and at the same time,how dynamic it looks. Best of all, it’s easy to make. I bought mini and regular M&Ms and placed them carefully, row by row on a chocolate iced 9″ x 13″ cake. Not all cakes have to take hours to look good. This one is quick and dirty and still manages to look dynamite!
I can’t seem to get enough of those pastel creamy mints. I love the taste of them. They remind me of my childhood!
So here’s a quick and easy chocolate layer cake decorated with pastel mints. I keep making ’em and they keep getting eaten. Imagine that.
This cake was a donation for the Madagascar School Project’s annual fundraising dinner where they have a cake auction and folks at each table bid and then promptly cut the cake and eat it. My friend started the Madagascar School Project and now with the schools finally built, funds are needed to run them. A good cause, I try to help them out every year. For me it’s also a good chance to try new designs and experiment. This one was just going crazy with flowers and fondant.
