Cake Inspiration

Reese's Cupcake

2009-10-04T18:51:00.001-06:00

Reese's Cupcake, originally uploaded by gensler97.

I wanted to make something different. Since it is getting close to Halloween we had Reese's in the house. I made a chocolate cupcake and had planned to add either chocolate icing or chocolate syrup, instead I added both. The Second frosting is Peanut Butter Buttercreme. I topped it with cut up pieces of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and drizzled chocolate syrup on top of that.

This cupcake looks extremely sweet, but it isn't. I think the salty taste of the peanut butter really brings down the sweetness. I love it. Usually I can only eat two cupcakes from a batch, but I think I have had at least three this time. this is also the first time I came up with the cupcake completely on my own imagination.

What to make next?

Reese's Peanut Butter Cupcake

2009-10-02T17:19:00.002-06:00

I wanted to make cupcakes today but wanted something different. I had Reese's Peanut Butter Cup candies. I decided to make Chocolate Cupcakes with chocolate frosting, topped with peanut butter buttercreme frosting, add bits of Reese Peanut Butter Cup candies, and Chocolate Syrup. I love how they look and they taste great. Not too sweet, but satisfying if you like peanut butter and chocolate. The extra chocolate frosting makes the difference and gives just enough richness.

Super Mario Cake

2008-05-18T20:29:00.001-06:00

Super Mario Cake, originally uploaded by gensler97.

Making a ckae for my boys is never easy. I saw the Super Mario cakes and decided to give it a try. Who wouldn't love a cake like this? It makes me nostalgic for the old days. The cake was a complete surprise to my son and he really enjoyed it. The icing is fondant and buttercreme accents.

Graduation Cake

2008-05-18T14:05:00.001-06:00

Graduation Cake, originally uploaded by gensler97.

Elmo Birthday Cake

2008-04-09T07:11:00.001-06:00

Elmo Cake, originally uploaded by gensler97.

This cake is one of my favorite cakes I have made so far. I added fondant confetti to the cake to give it more character.

Wilton 3 Final Cake

2008-03-26T08:41:00.001-06:00

Wilton 3 Final Cake, originally uploaded by gensler97.

Fondant Tastes Good???

2008-03-15T09:53:00.002-06:00

I have read so many articles about how horrible fondant tastes. How so many people prefer buttercream and just do fondant for looks. I was curious and took the Wilton Class for Fondant. You can see my present cake in an earlier post. I thought it would taste bad, but we tried it anyway. It was wonderful. We had left over cake from a party and the fondant cake disappeared first. Even my hubby ate it, and he doesn't eat sweets.

For anyone out there afraid to try fondant, I would go for it. I use the Marshmallow Fondant I made at home and did not add any flavoring.

Fondant Present Cake

2008-03-11T08:51:00.001-06:00

Fondant Present Cake, originally uploaded by gensler97.

This is my own creation from my Wilton 3 class. This is made completely with fondant. The bow was super easy to make and I would definitely use it again on a cake. I had my doubts that my cake would turn out this cute, but am very pleased with the outcome.

Pokemon Cupcake Cake

2008-02-19T13:41:00.001-06:00

Pokemon Cupcake Cake, originally uploaded by gensler97.

I have wanted to try making a cupcake cake for a long time. This is my first try. It was a lot of fun and can't wait to try another one soon. I layed my cupcakes out on a cake board and glued down the outside ones with frosting. This cake includes 24 cupcakes. Then I used the large Wilton Tip for icing the top. Using a hot spatula I spread the icing. Then just piped my border and added my decorations. Yum! Yum!

2008-02-09T10:59:00.000-06:00

This is my cake from Wilton 2. I think I learned a lot in this class, and I think I learned a lot of fun things to try. The royal icing flowers where great. The basketweave was definitely a technique I couldn't not learn from a picture, but it is not hard to do. It just takes a lot of work to complete. The bird is made of colorflow, which is a lot like the royal I use on cookies, but way too hard to eat. I used oreo buttercreme frosting between the layers. Yum! I definitely think you should take Wilton 2. Wilton 1 was not very informational because I knew the basics, so I was extremely happy with what I learned in this class.

Butterfly Cupcake Cake

2008-01-22T22:54:00.001-06:00

MaryClaire's Cupcake Cake, originally uploaded by thecakespot.

This cake is adorable. Love the colors, the butterflies, the bow, and the border. Everything a little girl would love.

Valentine Cupcake

2008-01-22T08:21:00.001-06:00

P1010205, originally uploaded by rosejeans82.

cute flower cupcakes

2008-01-22T08:20:00.001-06:00

cute flower cupcakes, originally uploaded by hello naomi.

super mario cupcakes 2

2008-01-22T08:19:00.001-06:00

super mario cupcakes 2, originally uploaded by hello naomi.

Wouldn't these be great cupcakes for an 80's party, or for a 30th or 40th birthday party? Great eye for detail.

Wilton cake decorating 1,2,3

2008-01-16T09:24:00.001-06:00

Crossword Puzzle Cake

2008-01-16T08:27:00.001-06:00

Crossword puzzle, originally uploaded by Kimmy B.

How to make buttercream roses

2008-01-15T14:45:00.001-06:00

Darci Decorates - How to Cake Decorate Vol 1 - TRAILER

2008-01-15T14:42:00.001-06:00

Go Diego Go cake!

2008-01-15T08:50:00.001-06:00

Go Diego Go cake!, originally uploaded by brasilcakes.

Brasilcakes is such a great cake decorator. This Diego cake is just as wonderful as I would expect. The colors are perfect and the detail are amazing.

Football Cupcake Cake

2008-01-14T12:00:00.001-06:00

Football Cupcake Cake, originally uploaded by thecakespot.

Football Cupcake Cake

2008-01-14T11:58:00.001-06:00

Football, originally uploaded by Amers_20_98.

Patriot Superbowl Cup Cakes

2008-01-14T11:53:00.001-06:00

Patriot Superbowl Cup Cakes, originally uploaded by psd.

boys sports first birthday cake

2008-01-14T11:52:00.001-06:00

boys sports first birthday cake, originally uploaded by www.charley.salas@sbcglobal.net.

This cake is so cool. Great use of the #1 cake pan and love the individula cake for the birthday boy.

steelers jersey cake

2008-01-14T11:51:00.001-06:00

steelers jersey cake, originally uploaded by debbiedoescakes.

Football Cake

2008-01-14T11:49:00.001-06:00

Football Cake for Earl, originally uploaded by angegreene.