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(PLENTY more pics at Flickr, and clicking on any of them will get you a larger version in a new window)

Last year, for her ninth birthday, she inspired me with the request for a "rain forest cake", and I came up with this:


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The flickr upload may even be done by the time you see this, but I'm not going to wait around for it. But I did want to post at least ONE picture of the cake.

I'm really happy with this one. 1cricketsong requested an "Asian themed cake", but let me go with it after that. And go with it I did! There are three types of icing involved (buttercream, royal, and ( Read more... )

Chocolate clay made and firming up? check ( Read more... )

I forgot to post about this cake last month ( Read more... )

Last Friday I caked for the lovely ladynanook. I was told she likes white cake, roses, purple, and gold ( Read more... )

I have the cutest little girl taking my evening class with her mom. She's only six, but is tall, and is really into the whole thing!


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I'm beyond tired, but I thought before I went to sleep, I'd offer proof of the non-turd nature of the lemurs! The birthday girl requested chocolate, pink and black, and lemurs. That's what she got!


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and they think you can't do a damned thing any more! ;)

They look a whole lot like lemurs! I mean, they're made of frosting, so, it isn't like they were painted - but they're cute and look like lemurs!

Pictures AFTER the birthday girl gets to see her cake :)

I will say that while the recipient is one of my favorite people, this cake ... well, it had issues.

It started out just fine. choirboypuppy asked for a lemon cake, and then changed his mind to half lemon, half chocolate. No problemo, right? Oh, and gophers - that's his thing, being gopherboy, and all - so yeah, gophers.


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