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SOOO EXCITED!
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Saturday, June 4, 2011
Bridal Shower Cake and Cupcakes
It's been awhile, I do apologize.
Let me share with you today's Bridal Shower cake and the cupcakes to go with it. Here's the cake to start. It was a 9 in. Red Velvet cake with cream cheese icing. Topped with white fondant and adorned with purple gum paste ribbon and a purple gum paste flower. Its kind of a cross between a daisy and a lotus... we just wanted to make it full with layers of petals...
The lighting was a little off, but you get the idea... and you can see the layers of petals!
The cupcakes were half vanilla and half chocolate, all with vanilla buttercream. Each cupcake got a flower of their own. Some small and flat, others larger and curled.
The sister of the bride was very pleased... the flower matches the favors that were being given at the shower.
All in all, another great success! Thank you to my future Mother in law, Betty who helped in the flower assembly line!! :-)
Let me share with you today's Bridal Shower cake and the cupcakes to go with it. Here's the cake to start. It was a 9 in. Red Velvet cake with cream cheese icing. Topped with white fondant and adorned with purple gum paste ribbon and a purple gum paste flower. Its kind of a cross between a daisy and a lotus... we just wanted to make it full with layers of petals...
The lighting was a little off, but you get the idea... and you can see the layers of petals!
The cupcakes were half vanilla and half chocolate, all with vanilla buttercream. Each cupcake got a flower of their own. Some small and flat, others larger and curled.
The sister of the bride was very pleased... the flower matches the favors that were being given at the shower.
All in all, another great success! Thank you to my future Mother in law, Betty who helped in the flower assembly line!! :-)
Monday, May 9, 2011
Shenanigan's Opening Day - Cinco de Mayo
I play coed softball for a work team called Shenanigan's. Our colors are Black and Green and our logo is a shamrock!
Last Thursday, on Cinco de Mayo... it was the Shenanigan's opening day... To commemorate the day, and the festivities of Cinco de Mayo, I made Corona and Lime cupcakes. The shamrock on top is not for Cinco de Mayo, but for my Irish Shenanigans!
These were super easy to make, and way yummy. I cheated and took a box of vanilla cake mix... I added 12 ounces of Corona beer to the mix and stirred. Let them bake as usual... For the Lime Cream Cheese Frosting I took an 8oz container of whipped cream cheese, about 4 cups of confectioners sugar and a Yoplait Key Lime Yogurt and mixed until smooth and creamy!!!
I topped with some green sugar crystals and the fondant shamrock, and viola... Corona and Lime cupcakes... a little Irish/Mexican mix never hurt anyone! ;-)
They were sticky, but they went over well at the bar after the game. We sadly lost, but there were a lot of laughs and a that's all that counts!!!
Last Thursday, on Cinco de Mayo... it was the Shenanigan's opening day... To commemorate the day, and the festivities of Cinco de Mayo, I made Corona and Lime cupcakes. The shamrock on top is not for Cinco de Mayo, but for my Irish Shenanigans!
These were super easy to make, and way yummy. I cheated and took a box of vanilla cake mix... I added 12 ounces of Corona beer to the mix and stirred. Let them bake as usual... For the Lime Cream Cheese Frosting I took an 8oz container of whipped cream cheese, about 4 cups of confectioners sugar and a Yoplait Key Lime Yogurt and mixed until smooth and creamy!!!
I topped with some green sugar crystals and the fondant shamrock, and viola... Corona and Lime cupcakes... a little Irish/Mexican mix never hurt anyone! ;-)
They were sticky, but they went over well at the bar after the game. We sadly lost, but there were a lot of laughs and a that's all that counts!!!
Friday, May 6, 2011
Nicole's 30th Birthday Almond Joy Cupcakes
My best friend turned 30 in April... I will turn 30 in June... we are inseparable... I was her maid of honor, she will be my matron of honor next year... whatever Nicole wants, I try to give her cause I love her and I couldn't imagine life without her!!!
For her big birthday bash she told me that she wanted Almond Joy cupcakes, so I went to work...
Vanilla cake (i know what you are thinking, but wait for it) strewn with toasted coconut in the cake. Filled with a rich chocolate ganache... topped with a coconut buttercream and dipped in shaved almonds and more toasted coconut. It sounds like a lot of coconut, but it was subtle enough that it wasn't over powering... People that didn't even like coconut ate them, and even went back for more!! ;-)
So moist, and so yum!!
Happy birthday bestie!! I love your guts!
For her big birthday bash she told me that she wanted Almond Joy cupcakes, so I went to work...
Vanilla cake (i know what you are thinking, but wait for it) strewn with toasted coconut in the cake. Filled with a rich chocolate ganache... topped with a coconut buttercream and dipped in shaved almonds and more toasted coconut. It sounds like a lot of coconut, but it was subtle enough that it wasn't over powering... People that didn't even like coconut ate them, and even went back for more!! ;-)
Happy birthday bestie!! I love your guts!
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Easter Daisy Cupcakes
Happy belated Easter and Passover everyone! I made spring daisy cupcakes for our Easter celebration this year... Light and delicate, just like spring! ;-)
Vanilla cake, vanilla buttercream, and little daisies made out of gum paste by my own two little hands! :-)
Enjoy!
Vanilla cake, vanilla buttercream, and little daisies made out of gum paste by my own two little hands! :-)
Enjoy!
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Toy Story Cake - Logan's Birthday
It was my little buddy Logan's 3rd birthday coming up, and he climbed into my lap and said... Jeannie, will you make me a Buzz and Woody cake??? Those adorable big brown eyes are impossible to say no to (not that I would have anyway)... So I started studying Woody and Buzz and a cake was made!!
The cake was chocolate, filling with chocolate pudding, iced with chocolate buttercream and covered with blue fondant.
I sculpted both figures out of dyed fondant, and even cut the clouds by hand!
Buzz's space helmet was the plastic half of a prize from a gumball machine!!! :-)
Here is Buzz without his helmet
Happy Birthday Logan in Toy Story Font...
Toy Story 3 and Logan is 3... it all just worked perfectly. His mom is going to post some pictures of him with his cake, so I will post those when I see them! His face was priceless as he looked for me through the crowd, with his eyes all big and awesome, found me and said... THANK YOU JEANNIE! ITS BUZZ!
He is the epitome of why I make these cakes!! :-)
The cake was chocolate, filling with chocolate pudding, iced with chocolate buttercream and covered with blue fondant.
I sculpted both figures out of dyed fondant, and even cut the clouds by hand!
Buzz's space helmet was the plastic half of a prize from a gumball machine!!! :-)
Here is Buzz without his helmet
Happy Birthday Logan in Toy Story Font...
Toy Story 3 and Logan is 3... it all just worked perfectly. His mom is going to post some pictures of him with his cake, so I will post those when I see them! His face was priceless as he looked for me through the crowd, with his eyes all big and awesome, found me and said... THANK YOU JEANNIE! ITS BUZZ!
He is the epitome of why I make these cakes!! :-)
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Strawberry Rhubabrb Pie Cups
I am a big fan of Strawberry Rhubarb Pie... but my friend Lori is an even bigger fan. At a Tastefully Simple party, I discovered that they make a Strawberry Rhubarb jam... so I had to get her some... at first taste, she was in love, and craving a pie! I had to improvise.
I bought a jar, and made mini pies... I took my mini muffin pie tin out... greased it up, and then rolled tiny balls of pie crust... pressed then into the pan and and up the sides just like a big pie. I took out a little spoon and filled each crust with some jam... took the leftover crust and made little crosses on top, and baked!
Viola... mini Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Cups!
They were a hit, and she was very happy... They got a little messy, but only the ones I filled a little too much! The crust was great though... I love crust! I was going to make then into pie pops, but mini pies was more fun!!
Enjoy!
I bought a jar, and made mini pies... I took my mini muffin pie tin out... greased it up, and then rolled tiny balls of pie crust... pressed then into the pan and and up the sides just like a big pie. I took out a little spoon and filled each crust with some jam... took the leftover crust and made little crosses on top, and baked!
Viola... mini Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Cups!
They were a hit, and she was very happy... They got a little messy, but only the ones I filled a little too much! The crust was great though... I love crust! I was going to make then into pie pops, but mini pies was more fun!!
Enjoy!
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