Under the Sea!

It's been a while since I've made a Disney Princess cake - but when I got the opportunity to make a new Princess - of course, I hopped on it!  One of my best friends from school, wanted to surprise his girlfriend with a birthday party (and of course, cake!).  She has amazing beautiful red hair, and she loves The Little Mermaid, and after some thinking - I figured it would be awesome to do a doll cake!

But, how did I do a dress, if Ariel really never wears a signature dress? Well, I used the dress to be the water, and her fin/tail was outlined in the water!  With the base of the cake as the sand/bottom of the ocean.  Everything on the cake was edible, the sand, the flowers, the fishies (yup - those are colored gold fish!), and even Flounder!  The cake was a huge hit, and of course, she was surprised!  Her birthday is this week (and so is my mom's!) so Happy Birthday to the both of them :)  May there be many more!  Check out the pics below, and let me know what you think.

Bake on!

A Typical 4th Of July!

Well...I now understand how easily it is to let hobbies and crafts that you passionately care about fade away.  Work!  Work just gets in the way.  But, it's okay - I am trying to find a way to incorporate my love of baking (and giving back) and business all into one!  Oh yes...I have a plan, but hush hush - it's just in the "idea" stage!

In the meantime, I am still baking here and there.  I just haven't gone over the top with cakes because I'm thoroughly enjoying my summer - lots of sun, pools, friends and family!  And what perfect way to celebrate all of that than on the 4th of July!  And it wouldn't be a 4th if I didn't make a cake.  This cake has been made numerous times, multiple different ways and I kind of just made it quickly to have something patriotic and  yummy!  I did a vanilla whipped icing (so yummy and light for summer!) with fresh strawberries and blueberries.  I was going more for taste and a light summer dessert considering the amount of food we had at our family BBQ!  Check out the cake below :)

Look forward to more cakes...I have a few more coming up this summer and remember to BAKE ON!