It's A Toni Cake!

Happy New Year!

2011-12-29T22:47:00.000-06:00

I can't believe 2011 is almost gone. Ever remember hearing, "the older you get the faster time flys." That is so true! Where did it go?

Anyway, there are 2 cakes to post. I don't know if I've shared with you my favorite type of order. It is when the customer gives the flavor, colors and number of servings and say, "I trust you, just go with it." That's what the following cakes are. Jill said, "Red and Silver, white cake." Steven said, "Just do some thing with swirls, 20 servings each. We need 2 cakes, one for Wednesday and the other for Friday." So... I made something for both of them.

Jill's Glamour Shoe Cake

Gift Bag for Jill

Ahhhh! I almost forgot! I helped my daughter with a Science assignment/project. "Cell" cakes. One is an animal cell, the other is a plant cell. So, if it looks like a gross mess...it is. I covered the cakes for her and she worked on the decorations.

I warned you. Yuck!

Happy New Year!

A Christmas Story

2011-12-15T09:05:00.002-06:00

This may offend, but I am sharing anyway.

Merry Christmas!

I love this time of year so much. It isn't the gifts people exchange, but because it brings family together to celebrate the birth of our Savior.

I want to share Him with you. I've known about Him since I was old enough to understand. Here is a very powerful poem I read in the eighth grade (a long time ago). Anyway, I have never forgotten it's message.

'Twas The Night Before Jesus Came'

written by Unknown Author

'Twas the night before Jesus came and all through the house
Not a creature was praying, not one in the house.
Their Bibles were lain on the shelf without care
In hopes that Jesus would not come there.

The children were dressing to crawl into bed.

Not once ever kneeling or bowing a head.
And Mom in her rocker with baby on her lap
Was watching the Late Show while I took a nap.
When out of the East there arose such a clatter.
I sprang to my feet to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash!

When what to my wondering eyes should appear
But angels proclaiming that Jesus was here.
With a light like the sun sending forth a bright ray
I knew in a moment this must be THE DAY!

The light of His face made me cover my head
It was Jesus! returning just like He had said.
And though I possessed worldly wisdom and wealth,
I cried when I saw Him in spite of myself.

In the Book of Life which He held in His hand
Was written the name of every saved man.
He spoke not a word as He searched for my name;
When He said "it's not here" my head hung in shame.

The people whose names had been written with love
He gathered to take to His Father above.
With those who were ready He rose without a sound.
While all the rest were left standing around.

I fell to my knees, but it was too late;
I had waited too long and thus sealed my fate.
I stood and I cried as they rose out of sight;
Oh, if only I had been ready tonight.

In the words of this poem the meaning is clear;
The coming of Jesus is drawing near.
There's only one life and when comes the last call
We'll find that the Bible was true after all! (By the way, this poem is true, it will happen. Believe me, I'm not lying to you, I have better things to do.)

If you do not know Jesus as your Savior, you do not know what you are missing. It's the best gift of all, eternal life. It is only through Him will you ever obtain it. If you believe you must "work" in order have eternal life, then it is not a gift. The Bible says faith without works is dead, but if you have Jesus in your heart, not your head, you will desire to "do" these good works in His name. If you do not know how to recieve Jesus, it's as simple as your A, B, C's.

Admit your a sinner,

Believe in your heart Jesus died on the cross for you and he paid the price for your sin, and

Confess your sins to God the Father.

What Christmas means to my family. We have taught our children to know why Christmas is a celebration and why we exchange gifts in honor of his birth. After all, the wise men gave gifts to honor Jesus' birth. Can you name the three gifts? Most people do not realize the wise men did not show up the night Christ was born, but about two years later. Please understand we don't know the exact date of Christ's birth, but the Bible lets us know we are close. I pray those who read this blog today understand with out Christ, Christmas would be just another meaningless holiday.

I pray you find peace and joy this Christmas and be sure to share Him with your family and friends.

Merry Christmas!

Recovery

2011-11-30T08:38:00.001-06:00

Well, surgery has come and gone and now I'm recovering nicely. I want to thank everyone for your prayers and support.

Unfortunately, I do not get to create any cakes until January. So, this is me telling you to get on the schedule. I already have January and February filling up. Remember, it's only me so I have limited space on the calander. I'm looking for your orders!

The October class did not go, because there were not enough signed up. However, one of my customers (who did sign up) came over for private lessons and she is well on her way to cake decorating. She's a natural. I will post what she has done as well. I know she is very proud of her work and I am very impressed with her skills. Yes, she has a name, it's Scottie.

Pretty Pony

I have a few cakes, that I have not posted (pre-surgery).

ROCK OUT!

Sock Monkey Smash Cake

(She needed an extra for his 1st pictures)

Star Cake Pops for the Little Star

Robin's 50! Green Eggs -N-Ham

Have a blessed day!

Yummy, Beautiful, and Fun Cakes

2011-10-14T21:44:00.001-05:00

From Dragonflies to Sushi is what I have for you tonight (and a little in between). Hope your hungry!

I promise there is something for everyone. I can't believe the wide range of celebrations we have had going on. Special thanks to my hubby for all of your help! It wouldn't have been possible without you.

I hope you enjoy the pictures. Have a great weekend!

Deep into Cake!

2011-09-11T22:43:00.000-05:00

I have cakes to show you! and up date the schedule too!

I almost forgot,
I have some good news and some not so good news. Which should I let you know first? The good or the not so good? Oh, I'll ask the kids in my bedroom, one second...They both responded, "the not so good news!" So, here goes. The not so good news is, I have a bulging disc in my neck (between C5 and C6), it is affecting my neck, left shoulder, and arm. No worries, we are hitting it head on with Chiropractic care, Massage therapy, and posture pump. It just takes a while to fix that way. I don't have the time or the desire to have surgery, so I press on. Just please keep me in your prayers. :)

Now the good news. It makes me so happy to announce I am a full time mom and a full time baker/cake decorator! Yes, it's true! (I wear many hats!) I am not teaching as I had planned. My husband didn't want me teaching, in case the "right" job opportunity came along for him. So, I get to devote my time to your orders and my family. I'm not a supporter of Micky D's, but "I'm lovin' It!

I do wish I had help so I could take on more orders. It is very difficult for me because I'm having to turn some wonderful people away. So, I urge you to check 6-8 weeks in advance!

The schedule for the next few months is...
September - Booked
October - (only two spaces left!) 7th and 14th
November - available dates are 18-23
December - available dates are 1-18

Please! Please!! Please!!! Call and schedule if you need a date!!!! I'm not sure if I'm being very clear. I know I already have 2 dates for February taken. It's getting crazy around here! Don't worry, I really enjoy the challenges you all send my way. Keep them coming!

Finally, pictures! I have cakes all the way back to July! What's up with that? I'm not lazy, I'm busy!!!! Whoooo Hooooo!

Addison Jane Baby Shower


Ashley Kate's 6th Birthday Carnival. It was amazing!!!!

Clownin' Around

My Banana!

Fondant Pink Seal of approval!

Lolly Pop Cookies

Busy lil' Owl turns 1

Owl Cookie for cakes

Owl Smash Cake

Owl Cake Pops (aren't they soooo cute? Who? the owl cake pops! Who? This could go on for ever:)

Karston

Karston's Sock Monkey

Mike's Sooner Football

Gracelyn~N~Mickey

Pink Mickey Cookie

Purple Mickey Cookie

Bentley's 1

Bentley

Sponge Bob and friends cake

I want a Crabby Patty!

Duh?

Angry Birds..."A PigNic"

"PigNic"

Riley Fly is his real name and his electric guitar really has a fly on it like this one! Pretty cool, huh?

Chocolate Circles

Goomba!

I hope you enjoyed the cakes! I told you I've been busy. Have a blessed week.

A Variety of Cakes

2011-07-18T19:15:00.000-05:00

I hate to admit it, but I was so lost without having internet for about 3 weeks. However, cake goes on!

Today, I am going to add new photos and my up coming schedule. It's filling very quickly for August and September. If you need a date, please contact me very quickly. (Even as I'm blogging, I just added another order to September!) WOW!

How about the schedule first. Please remember, first come and confirm is the first to get the date. So, if you are not sure or do not confirm in writing either in an email, Facebook message, or text, you are not on the calender.

Closed Dates:
July 19-24      August 1-6        September 1-4
July 25-31      August 8-14    September 12-18
                    August 15-21     September 24

A few important notes:
*don't forget, school begins again in August (I'm teaching 6th grade again!).
*Also scheduled is another class at the MAC, Edmond during October.
Making and decorating a Spooky House.
*1st week of October, Tulsa Sugar Art Show
(I plan on entering competition)

If you have time, please pray for me. It will be getting very busy in my world.

Here are the new Photos I promised! (I will add them to the pages list so you can find them easier when the post is archived. )

Gotham City

Bat Signal


Wonder Woman Crown

Hartley Leopard Print

Climb Every Mountain

Groom & Bride Climbers

Chocolate Circles

Old Glory Birthday

A Tie for Dad

Stars`N`Stripes

I hope you enjoyed the pictures. Comments are always welcome. I hope to hear from you soon!

Dum Dum Da Dum (Tune of Here Comes the Bride)

2011-06-12T14:31:00.000-05:00

I saw the bride! She was beautiful and definitely NOT fat and wide! Jennifer and Josh were married this weekend at the Chesapeake Boat House. Everything was amazing, I hope the cake was up to standards. Black, hot pink, and white were her colors.

You are welcome to leave comments and let me know what you think of the cake (any cake for that matter).

The cake was duplicated from Kicca Cakes. The bride found the cake by googling: Contemporary Wedding Cakes. I thought it was a beautiful design and I tried to make it look as close as possible.

Thank you for looking and I'll be posting again when more cakes are finished.

Dr. Seuss Cake!

2011-06-12T14:18:00.000-05:00

One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish . . .
Oh! and do you know who speaks for the trees?
Did you ever read about Sam? Sam I am? He does not like Green Eggs and Ham!
What about double trouble with flaming blue hair?
Seriously! I thought curiosity killed the cat. Apparently not, it's just in the middle of everything! We know him as the CAT, The Cat in The Hat!

If you know these things, maybe you are a fan of the wonderful world of Dr. Seuss!

"Dr. Seuss" was a wonderful children's story book writer. I could only imagine what kind of cake decorator he would have been. Since he wasn't, many bakers are (Me included!) This cake was originally designed by a stay at home mom, Kate. Her cake was the inspiration for my creation. I made it as close as possible to her design, but added a couple of my own ideas. I hope you enjoy the cake, smash cake and cake pops! I certainly enjoyed creating them.

Wonderful World of Dr. Seuss

Evan's Smash Cake

Thing 1 & Thing 2 Cake Pops

Lorax

One Fish. . .

Two Fish . . .

Red Fish . . .

Blue Fish . . .

Green Ham N Eggs

Cat in the Hat

New Photo's Coming Tomorrow!

2011-06-12T02:07:00.000-05:00

Thank you to everyone who has placed an order. This weekends cakes are ready for posting. However, It's really late/early and I've had a very long day. I want to let those who are diligently checking for this weekends cakes to know to check after lunch tomorrow. I promise I will get them on the blog. If you are truly "dying" and must see them right away, they can be seen on face book (Cake Snobs group).

Have a great rest of the morning. It's time to get some sleep. Sweet Dreams!

It took me all day!

2011-05-26T22:32:00.000-05:00

Whew! Finally! I have spent all day working on the blog. I have rearranged the galleries and added more pictures that I know were missing. I will continue to add photos until I get them all in there. I hope you are having a great week and I am looking forward to Memorial Day. I will be making mini cheese cakes for our church this Sunday. I'm even getting the "grill bug." I am really in the mood to make a 3D grill cake (again, it's been years!). Who knows, I may even take pictures of the progress as I go along. I know it will be fun. Have a great night! Hope to hear from you soon!

Available Dates for June and New Exciting News!

2011-05-23T11:44:00.000-05:00

There is not much room on my calender for June. So, if you are needing to place an order, be sure to get with me quickly.

Available dates: June 1-3

June 27-July 2

New Exciting news!
I have recently participated in a commercial for the city of Edmond promoting classes and other exciting recreation available at the MAC. It will be on channel 20, please let me know how it looks if you see it. I would love to hear what you think!

In June, at the MAC, I will be teaching a cake class:

How to make a Purse cake

If you are interested in participating, please go to the Edmond Community Centers web page for more information. I hope to see you there!

As always, I've been very busy. School is out and orders continue! However, I haven't added any new photos, so I think it's time! There are many different styles and celebrations of cake, cup cakes, and cake pops. These are orders, I have chosen to share with you and does not include standing cookie orders. I truly hope you enjoy all you see.

Rapunzel is everywhere!

2011-04-03T22:52:00.000-05:00

Yes, I did say everywhere. That isn't the only thing that is everywhere. The name Taylor and turning 4 is too. One month apart I had requests for the Rapunzel tower for two adorable girls, both named Taylor and both turning 4. The difference...the first Taylor, loves purple and the second Taylor loves pink. I made the towers with their favorite colors. The cakes had some differences, so they would not get exactly the same cake. I hope you enjoy them.

These are the only cakes I'm going to post right now, but will get back asap with more.

Cake Dates

2011-02-03T17:08:00.001-06:00

Realizing I need to post this months cake availability. Unfortunately, February is booked. You can always check to see if someone cancels. However, March-June have already gotten busy, but there is still room. Please call or email if you need a cake during those months. Dates are moving fast.

Here is what I've been playing around with, but realized I haven't posted yet. I hope you enjoy.

McKenzie, my daughter turned 13 in November. I call this cake "McKenzie" Mouse!

Sweet Girl

2011-01-25T21:16:00.000-06:00

I want to share some sweet pictures with you. Here is Piper enjoying her very own cake on her 1st birthday.

Cake Competition!!

2011-01-24T22:35:00.001-06:00

That Takes the Cake! competition is coming February 26-27. It is held in Austin, TX and I plan on being there! I'm very excited for a couple of reasons!

First, it's competition!
Second, I get to take a weekend and enjoy special decorating classes.
Third, I get to see my friend KiMater!

Last year I created Tow Mater and won second place in my division. This year, I was bumped up a level and I'm very nervous about it.   I am not sure what cake to make at the moment, but it has to be amazing. If you have any ideas for a design, please send them my way. It would be fun to make a cake one of my customers or friends suggested. If your suggestion is the "One", I will reward YOU!

One of three rewards:
       *25% off your next order,
       *1 dozen decorated sugar cookie party favors, or
       *2 dozen cake pops
The only thing is it has to be a 3D (carved) cake.

Cake Business!

Coming up, I will be adding cake decorating to my schedule through a public entity. I'm so excited about this opportunity. As soon as all the details are worked out and their newsletter is completed, I'll be sure to let you know if you might be interested. It will be so much fun!

There are so many cakes, cake pops and cookies to add to our galleries. I hope you enjoy the new pics!

I am posting this because I made this for a friend. Her little one turned 2 last week and I had so much fun designing this. It is all edible. It even had cake pops to accompany the center piece.

"Meggie" Mouse Party!

"Meggie" Mouse Cake Pops

Piper's Monkey

Beach Cake (smaller version of Ashley's Cake)

Mario Party! Cake, Cookies and Cake Pops!

Mario Party Birthday Cake

Mario Star Sugar Cookie Party Favors

Mario Mushroom Cake Pop

Golf, anyone?

Engagement Ring

Brides Shoe in gumpaste

Bridal Shower Cake Pops and Cup Cakes

Bailey Fashionista!

Pink Box Bake Shop: Now Open!!

2010-11-16T21:31:00.001-06:00

Pink Box Bake Shop: Now Open!!

CONGRATULATIONS! KIMATER! Love ya girl.
This is a link to my friend "KiMater." She is an amazing lady and if any one catches this post and lives or visits Victoria, TX, she would love to have you stop in.

Cake Schedule

2010-10-26T19:00:00.000-05:00

Scheduled/Closed dates:

October 27-30

November 2-6
7-14

December 1-7
10-12

Please check with me if the date you need is taken. Some times there are cancellations.

Have a great night!
Toni

New Cakes

2010-10-25T11:34:00.001-05:00

I know you must have missed me. O.K., maybe not. I've have missed being on here though. I have had trouble with my computer and have been at the mercy of my children and husband to use their computers. It just is never the same when I'm on theirs. My pictures and cake programs are not on them, only on mine. However, the geek squad has come to my rescue and my computer is back on. Yes, it feels like my long lost love has re-entered my life (so to speak).

I have been very busy and have made some fun and tasty cakes. I am posting them on this post and in the gallery's they belong in. That way you will have a front page view and then they will be accessible when this post has been archived.

Before I post the photos, I want to say thank you to my customers who continue to support my passion. With out any of you, I would not have the opportunity to push myself to be better than the last cake or cookie creation.

Please continue to pray for my niece Ashley Kate. Her fight is far from over. She has to be infection and hospital free for three months before the doctors will even talk about re-listing her for transplant. To see how she is doing, please stop by her blog ashleyadamsjournal.blogspot.com. I know they would appreciate your visit.

Time for cake!

Cinderella Princess or Princess Kezia

Small cake is a specialty cake made by the mom. I made the topper and decorated the cake for her. The large Carriage is chocolate cake filled with vanilla butter cream. All accessories are fondant with tylose and edible dragees.

Bench on the front of the carriage.

Curtain and side panel with step.

Allison's Coach Purse

Vanilla cake, vanilla butter cream filling, covered with fondant. Gum paste IPod.

Bowling Bayly
Fondant bowling pins and balls top vanilla cup cakes
We had a bowling party with pizza and of course bowling.

Damask (I had 2 orders for the exact same cake. I am only posting one.)

The birthday ladies were: Candi and Sharon
(both had their own cake about a week apart)

Becca
The colors are not what I was after. I was working for a bright pink swirl and bright lime green swirl on the cakes. They turned out nice though. I think Becca really liked it.

Mrs. Patti Hog was so kind to order a special cake for her M-I-L. She requested flowers. Because of the size of cake, it needed a single hand made gum paste flower. I hear she loved it.

Cherry cake with vanilla butter cream and cherry butter cream filling and border.

Under Construction.
I have made this little guys cakes from the beginning- No.1 Now we are on No.3! I enjoyed this. Thank you to my husband, we worked on this one together.

The vehicles are rice krispy treats and the sand is sugar cookie and sanding sugars.

Play Ball! This cake was for nephew, Blake, who turned 15. My 2 nephews are 11 days apart!

Blake has had baseball fever since he was walking and talking. This is a round field with a fence, the ball, cap and hot dog are rice krispy treats and the peanuts are fondant. Happy Birthday "Catch!"

Guess who this cake was for! Yep, Mike Hogg! He is a die hard OU fan. Every year a new OU design for him.

However, every year it is cherry cake with cherry butter cream filling.

Spiderman, My Hero! Lennox is such a cute little guy. Pardon me, he's a big 3 now! and still cute as a bug.

Believe it or not, this one put me on edge a little. I did not want to disappoint anyone, but it came out better than I thought. Honestly, I was very pleased with the result. I can not remember which web site I found the instructions on, but they were a big help! Thank you to you!

The head is rice krispy treats and the torso is cake. Lennox is on cup cakes, not cookies. Everyone kept saying cool cookies, but they are cool cup cakes.

F4 Fighter Plane
This was a very large cake. Thanks to my wonderful husband we were able to accomplish this task. The runway even had working lights that flashed in sequence from back to front. It was pretty cool.

Camo Jake.
My nephew Jake turned 15 and went deer hunting with his new gun. Yes, he got one! The biggest one out of the entire hunting party. Poor Bambi's mommy.
hApPy BiRtHdAy Judge!

Cake Pop!
Single serving. Chocolate inside and out! Yummmmmm!

Camo Calvin
(Loved seeing this guy! He looks exactly like both of his parents whom I dearly love! Nancy and "Lumpy") This was not a military party, it was an air gun party something like paint ball. Mini air-gun and mini binoculars with "Duff" trees are fondant.

Elle

The Party was at Paint Your Art Out in Edmond. This cake was based off the painting they were doing at the party.

Cow Skull (served 50)
Vanilla cake with vanilla butter cream and raspberry filling. Sounds yummy to me!

(I think it's a very ugly cake, but I received a text the next day that read, "it was a hit and it tasted as amazing as it looked." I would say it was a success!)
The horns are rice krispy treats and the sand is sugar cookie and sanding sugar.

I hope everyone has a great week and enjoys the up coming weather.

If you have a need for a cake or cookies in the near future (2 weeks or 2 months) please email or call to schedule. I'm already taking orders for December and January. Don't miss your chance to have a Toni Cake.

Pink Box Bake Shop: Recipes

2010-08-21T20:28:00.001-05:00

For those of you who know me personally and have heard of "KiMater," this is my bestest buddy! She has a great blog and I hope you will go check it out.

This is a how to make Isomalt diamonds for anyone interested. Be careful! Do not get burned!

Pink Box Bake Shop: Recipes: "Isomalt Hard Candy Recipe for making Sugar Diamonds 1 cup Isomalt 4 Tablespoons Hot Water Liquid food coloring as desired Combine Isom..."

If you Post it They will Come! UPDATE!

2010-08-21T16:39:00.000-05:00

Cake orders are coming in fast! If you need to schedule, email or call me before your date is closed.

The following dates are now closed:
       August 16 -21
   August 22-28
       August 29-September 2
       September 9-11
       September 13-18
       September 20-25
       September 27-October 3

Although there are no cake dates available for these dates, there are cake pop and cookie dates open. Email, call or catch me in person to check open dates, if you need or want any.

Thank you to everyone for responding! You are great!

Yippee!!!

2010-08-18T12:11:00.000-05:00

Cake orders are coming in fast! If you need one email or call me before your date is closed.

The following date are now closed:

August 21 -28
September 10- 24

Thank you to everyone!!!

Oh Where Oh Where are my Cake Orders?

2010-08-16T02:12:00.000-05:00

No, I know I shouldn't post this, but I did have a wonderful break this summer. However, it's time to get back to work. I don't care that school is starting, I need to decorate cake! I don't care if it's cake pops, specialty sugar cookies, I just need to be creative and have some where for them to go! I know this is nuts! I have orders on my calendar, but I want MORE! whoo hoo! Bring it on! I'm ready. Is that wrong?

Well, October is going to be here before I know it. I guess I could get started on that! You don't know what happens in October? Oklahoma Sugar Art Show in Tulsa! Competition! I'm so excited! I know what I'm going to be creating, but you will have to wait to know or to see it. If you are a decorator and plan on attending, I'd love to see you there. Let me know if I should look for you! I'll be there the entire show with my hubby.

Please let me tell you about the strawberry cake I had pulled out of the oven and no customer to receive it. No, it did not get thrown in the trash! This morning I pulled it out of the freezer/fridge (yes, it's been there since I filled with vanilla butter cream, covered with fondant and some what decorated it!) and gave it to my niece Jessica. No worries - I tried it! It was as amazing as the day I baked it. Jessie is a strawberry cake eating girl and loves my strawberry cake. Jessie was more than happy to take it off my hands. It made smiley to give it to her, too. I didn't want it to go to waste. All's well that end's well.

HEY!! I do not keep cake anywhere that long, but I wanted to see how yummy it would taste after "so many" days. I win!!!!

I guess it's time to get some zzzzz's. If you or anyone you know needs cake, cookies, or cake pops, please send them my way. I will love to take care of their sweet tooth.

Have a blessed week!
Toni

Please continue praying for Ashley and my family. Thank you.
ashleyadamsjournal.blogspot.com

A Bitter Sweet Weekend

2010-08-13T01:09:00.000-05:00

Yes, I must explain the title of my post. Forgive me as it may seem a ramble. There is a point, bare with me.

My sweet niece, Ashley Kate is in the PICU at Omaha, NE. She had gone into severe rejection with one of her transplanted organs. On July 30th, the transplant team had to go in and remove all except 3 inches of her intestine and 3 inches of the donor intestine. My brother, Chuck, older sister, Kathy, and I grabbed some clothes and a toothbrush and rushed to Omaha, so Trish and my brother-in-law, Dave would not be alone. We made it right after they took her back. We stayed the entire weekend and arrived back home Sunday night. (So, there is the very BITTER. Wait there is more to come.)

Monday morning I had to go cake supply shopping (Why does that always take for ever?). I had only one order for a customer, a smash cake, 100 sugar cookies, and a 3 tier cake to do for my niece who was turning 5 on August 4th. Wednesday afternoon, as soon as I took cakes out of the oven, I ask my customer if she could pick up her order 2 days prior to the original date. Unfortunately, she decided to cancel after I spent money and time working on her order.

Of course, I needed to get back to Omaha with the cookies and cake for my niece. So, I pressed on and finished my sisters order. On August 6th, we left at 10:30 a.m. for Omaha and the 7th celebrated Ashley's birthday. About 90 people, including family and friends made it to Omaha for Ashley. That was such a blessing, and the SWEET part. When I saw Ashley, I thought, she did not look right, but was still beautiful. (I chalked it up to she was scared of all the people and still had not recovered from her ex-plant.) Sunday morning came, packed up and ready to go home, we drove to the hospital to say goodbye. On our way there I received a text: They had to take Ashley back into the O.R. That was so scary knowing my thoughts at the party. I was so grateful we had not left yet and were able to be there once again for my sister and Dave. They did not find what they were looking for, but an ugly infection from the prior surgery. Ashley is still battling the infection.

I'm not looking for sympathy, just your prayers.

I guess what I'm trying to say is...Even though you have no clue is going on in someones life and they should never have "cake" conflicts, don't rush to judgment. Sometimes life just happens. Remember, it is not in their control, just as it is not in yours.

(If you would like to know what is going on with Ashley Kate, her blog is ashleyadamsjournal.blogspot.com) "She will leave finger prints all over your heart."

Thank you for allowing me to ramble, I know this is a cake blog, so I'm happy to post CAKE and COOKIES. I have already put it on Cake Central. There are over 100 favorites of her cake and that made me smile. I hope you enjoy the cake as much as I enjoyed the privilege to make it.

Have a blessed week.

Smash Cake

Under the Sea (front)

Under the Sea (back)

2nd Tier

"Ashley's Place"

"Bob" the Blue Fish

(yes, I named them and gave them a voice!)

"Clown" Fish (Notice the big red noses and wig!)

"Sam" the Swordfish (Poor guy lost his sword fight)

"Red" the Crab, "Orion" the Starfish & Mr. Puffer

"Lola" the Kissing Fish (Love those lips!)

See the clam? It has a pearl too!

"Grandpa" the Octopus

Funny Flamingo Cookies

Party with Palm Trees

Fat Fish

Still ReWorking the Cake Blog

2010-07-24T22:23:00.000-05:00

Hello again. It's been a great summer for me. I've taken a cake break and traveled to Louisiana and Texas and have been so busy. Even on my vacation, I worked! Some of you may not know, but I do more than just cake. I embroider, sew and paint, yes, I am a "Jill" of all trades. I've even cut the family and extended families hair. Scary!! I'm just happy I wasn't the person sitting in the chair at the time.

Any way, I simply wanted to touch base with you about the blog. I have changed how I am posting pictures now. You will find them under the tabs listed on the right side of the blog. The newest photos are not the first pictures you see, because I have found it easier to add them to the end. Please feel free to browse and leave comments. I am still adding photos and I've even started back to work on cake.

I hope you have a blessed rest of the summer and I'll be getting back with you soon.

Toni
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Please stop by the blog I have posted, my niece, a precious almost 5 year old needs your prayers. Thank you!

Cake is like life - It's everywhere!

2010-07-18T00:09:00.000-05:00

O.K. maybe not in your life, but in mine. I really do enjoy setting myself goals to see what I can accomplish.

This past week I had the privilege to make baby blocks for a baby shower. My customer sent a picture of what MS called petite fours that were actually mini cakes-baby blocks. I was happy to create blocks, but I did it with a "Toni" twist (or so a customer has told me!). If you would like to compare the two works of art, send me a note and I'll send you the web site where the photo came from. Not to toot my own horn, but I was rather pleased with the final result. If you know me, I pretty much would not say something like that, so please forgive. I want to share them with you and would appreciate if you could let me know what you think about them. They were no where near "perfect", I simply enjoyed being creative.

Then another cake I was able to make was kind of a repeat, but not a repeat. It was an open mouth bass, jumping through the cake. This time I added, cat tails, rocks and plant leaves you might find between your toes if walking in the water. There were even 2 lily pads. There was no stress or issues with this cake at all. I truly enjoyed this one.

To see any of my creations, all you need to do is click on the tabs at the top of the page. Remember, I'm reworking my blog so the photos are not all there, but they will be as soon as possible.

Have a very blessed week!

Toni
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