My Cake Corner

Lights... Camera... Party Favors! - July 2015

2018-09-17T16:03:00.002-05:00

I made these sandwich cookie movie reels and chocolate star pops to put in the goodie bags at my daughter Cara's Hollywood Movies 16th Birthday Party. (Click here to see the cake.)

More pictures and details to come... 😊

(I created my animated name at this site.)

Let's Go to the Movies... - July 2015

2018-09-15T14:23:00.000-05:00

I made this movie themed cake for my daughter Cara's 16th birthday.

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(I created my animated name at this site.)

School Nurse Thank You Cake - June 2015

2017-03-12T18:00:00.003-05:00

At the end of the school year I made this cake for the nurse at my daughter Carissa's school. She had been there almost the whole time Carissa had been in school and we found out that she was going to be going to a different school the next year. We really loved her as our school nurse and decided to make her this cake as a thank you/we'll miss you gift.

More details to come... 😊

(I created my animated name at this site.)

Sock Monkey Teacher Appreciation Cake - June 2015

2017-03-11T16:08:00.000-06:00

I made this sock monkey cake for my daughter Carissa's 4th grade 'switch' teacher (who loved sock monkeys) as an end of the year thank you gift. She taught the students science, math, and social studies; so, I represented each subject on the cake... 'sock monkey style'. 🐵

More details to come... 😊

(I created my animated name at this site.)

Daisy Teacher Appreciation Cake - June 2015

2017-03-09T10:55:00.000-06:00

When my daughter Carissa was in 4th grade I made this cake decorated with daisies for her homeroom teacher as an end of the year thank you gift. Her favorite flower was a daisy and her favorite color was pink.

More details coming soon... 😊

(I created my animated name at this site.)

Owl Teacher Appreciation Cake - June 2015

2017-03-07T11:08:00.000-06:00

This cake was one that I made for my daughter Carissa's GT teacher at school. We thought that it would be cute to put owls on the cake. Soon after I started drawing it we found out that she liked ladybugs; so I added a couple in the picture. 🐞😉

More details to come... 😊

(I created my animated name at this site.)

Chocolate Ganache and Raspberry Cake - May 2015

2017-03-06T12:44:00.001-06:00

My nephew Monty was in town visiting us close to his birthday; so I made him this chocolate ganache and raspberry cake to celebrate.

More details coming soon... 😊

(I created my animated name at this site.)

Things That Go! - May 2015

2017-03-02T12:57:00.000-06:00

I made this transportation themed cake (and smash cake) for my nephew Callen for his 1st birthday.

More pictures and details to come... 😊

(I created my animated name at this site.)

Retro Video Game Cake - April 2015

2017-02-28T09:33:00.002-06:00

I made this retro video game themed cake for my son Caleb's 13th birthday. It didn't turn out exactly how I wanted it. I tried a new technique and it didn't go as smoothly as I thought it would.

More details to come... 😊

(I created my animated name at this site.)

Mario Mushroom Marshmallow Pops & Mario Mustache Chocolate Pops - April 2015

2017-02-22T12:36:00.000-06:00

I made these Mario mushroom marshmallow pops to put in the goodie bags at my son Caleb's retro video game themed party. (Go to the last picture for mustaches.) [To see Pac-Man and Ghost sugar cookies I made for the party click here.]

I also made these ↓ chocolate Mario mustache pops as favors for the goodie bags.

More details to come... 😊

(I created my animated name at this site.)

Pac-Man and Ghost Sugar Cookies - April 2015

2017-02-21T14:05:00.000-06:00

I made these Pac-Man and ghost sugar cookies to put in the goodie bags at my son Caleb's retro video game party.

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(I created my animated name at this site.)

Chocolate Camera Candy Goodie Bag Favors - April 2015

2017-02-21T10:06:00.000-06:00

I originally had planned to make these chocolate camera candies for the goodie bags at my daughter Carissa's photography themed birthday party, but unfortunately I ran out of time 😕 (you can see the cake here and some goodie bag cookies here). We had taken pictures of my daughter with each party guest to print out and put in a homemade frame so everyone could take it home from the party, but that morning my printer decided to run out of ink. 😖 So, I decided we would just deliver the pictures to everyone at a later date (I didn't expect it to be such a later date, but better late than never, right.? 😉) The good thing was that now I could make the camera candies and include them with the picture and frame. 😊

More details to come... 😊

(I created my animated name at this site.)

Fondant Rose Cupcakes - March 2015

2017-02-20T20:03:00.000-06:00

My mom asked me if I could make some fondant rose cupcakes for a party she was having for the ladies that attend her stamping/card making events each month.

I really loved the way the cupcakes turned out, and my mom and the other ladies loved them as well!

More pictures and details to come... :)

(I created my animated name at this site.)

Most Everyone's Mad Here... About Cake! - March 2015

2017-02-18T21:00:00.003-06:00

I made these Alice in Wonderland themed teacup cakes and this Cheshire Cat teapot cake for my sister Casandra for her birthday. She was having a Mad Hatter Tea Party for her birthday party and had requested these for her cake. She had seen a Cheshire Cat teapot pin and thought it would make a cute cake. She also asked for some teacup cakes decorated however I thought would be cute, and these are what I came up with.

More pictures and details to come... 😊

(I created my animated name at this site.)

Personalized Valentine's Day Heart Cookies - February 2015

2017-02-17T22:51:00.002-06:00

I made these personalized heart sugar cookies for my daughter Carissa to give out to her classmates and teachers at their Valentine's Day party.

💗 My Valentines 💗

More details coming soon... 😊

(I created my animated name at this site.)

Construction Site Cake - January 2015

2017-02-17T20:31:00.000-06:00

I made this construction themed cake for my nephew Gavin for his 4th birthday.

My sister was expecting a lot of people at the party so I also made the cake below.

The picture below is how the inside of the cake looked!

More pictures and details coming soon... 😊

(I created my animated name at this site.)

Christmas Chocolate and Peppermint Mini Cupcakes - December 2014

2017-02-16T20:33:00.003-06:00

Why did I make an army of mini cupcakes you ask? Well... we gave some to my daughter Carissa's two teachers. My husband took some to one of his clients at work and used some for part of his gift he was bringing for a gift exchange at work. We gave our good friends a container of them, and a container of them went to a bake sale my son's band was having. We kept the extra ones for us to enjoy at home and to share with family. In total there were 114 mini cupcakes!

The next two pictures were taken before I put the leaves on the cupcakes with the red sixlets on them, but the first one shows the cute part of the white cupcake liners. It gets hidden when you use them. 😕 These pictures also show the cupcakes with the white and green sixlets on them a little closer and better. And of course you could choose not to put the leaves on and just leave it topped with the red sixlet.

I put the cupcakes in some plastic Christmas themed containers and attached little peppermint labels that I'd made to the lids.

Everyone loved the cupcakes! Yay! 😄

More details coming soon... 😊

(I created my animated name at this site.)

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas Cupcake - December 2014

2017-02-09T14:09:00.000-06:00

I made these chocolate and peppermint holly berry cupcakes for my husband to give to his employees for a Christmas treat.

All boxed and ready to go!

I had some batter left so I made some for us to have at home and share with family. I used some poinsettia cupcake liners that my sister Valerie had bought me, and I played around with some different decorations for these.

More details to come... :)

(I created my animated name at this site.)

Chocolate Cake Balls with Tiny Green Flowers - November 2014

2017-01-24T12:40:00.001-06:00

I made these cake balls for my brother-in-law Brad as a get well soon treat after he got burned on his hands, face, and torso. (The cake balls got jostled around on the car trip up there, we were visiting for Thanksgiving, hence the scuffed up look. I didn't take any pictures of them before we left. 😕)

To make the basic cake balls, I followed Bakerella's instructions. You can find them here.

After dipping them I topped them with the little green flowers that I had made ahead of time. They are just made from mint green fondant that I colored, rolled out, and cut flowers out using a tiny flower cutter. I shaped the flower a little by using the small end of a ball fondant tool to make a depression in the center of the flower.

You'll want to make sure you have your decorations ready so you can place them on top of the cake ball before the chocolate hardens. I topped some of the cake balls with one flower in the center, and for others I used three flowers.

After all the cake balls were dipped and topped with the flowers, I used a small paint brush to put some white food coloring in the centers of the flowers.

(I created my animated name at this site.)

Switchfoot Themed Chocolate Coffee Cake Balls - November 2014

2017-01-23T11:01:00.002-06:00

I made these chocolate coffee cake balls for the band members of Switchfoot and their crew as part of the Switchfoot Baking Club. (I also made some coffee sugar cookies and some deconstructed chocolate chip cookies; you can click here to see those.)

More details to come... 😊

(I created my animated name at this site.)

Coffee Sugar Cookies & Deconstructed Chocolate Chip Cookies - November 2014

2017-01-23T11:01:00.001-06:00

I made these coffee sugar cookies and deconstructed chocolate chip cookies for the band members of Switchfoot and their crew as part of the Switchfoot Baking Club. (I also made some cake balls, you can click here to see them.)

For the coffee sugar cookies I followed a recipe from I Am Baker; you can find it here.

I had made the deconstructed chocolate chip cookies a while back when we had some friends over for dinner. For these cookies I followed the recipe on the back of the package of Nestle semi-sweet chocolate chips, but I did not put the chocolate chips into the batter. I baked the cookies and let them cool. So, what happened to the chocolate chips you ask... I made ganache with them. I used a 12 oz package of semi-sweet chocolate chips and 1 cup heavy whipping cream. Then I dipped the tops of the cookies. I've found it's best to dip the cookies right after the ganache is made because the longer it sits the thicker it gets and the harder it'll be to dip the cookies.

I originally had planned on using white food coloring (or white icing) to decorate the top of the ganache with some kind of Switchfoot themed artwork or words or something, but my old friend Time decided not to stick around long enough. 😉

(I created my animated name at this site.)

Smile and Say... "CAKE" - November 2014

2017-01-22T13:25:00.001-06:00

I made this photography themed cake for my daughter Carissa for her 10th birthday. You can go to this post if you want to to see some camera sugar cookies I made for goodie bag favors.

More pictures and details coming soon... :)

(I created my animated name at this site.)

Camera Sugar Cookies - November 2014

2017-01-21T16:03:00.001-06:00

I made these camera sugar cookies to put in the goodie bags at my daughter Carissa's 10th birthday party. To see the cake for this party you can go to this post.

I made sugar cookie dough, rolled it out, and cut out rectangles. After they were baked and cooled I melted some chocolate almond bark and used it to pipe some simple camera details onto the cookies.

(I created my animated name at this site.)

Heart Cupcakes - October 2014

2017-01-20T16:48:00.001-06:00

These heart cupcakes went to two different places. Some were given to one of my son's classmates and her family because her grandfather passed away, and some were given to my aunt and uncle because my aunt's mother passed away.

I baked regular sized cupcakes and mini cupcakes. After they cooled I piped the white buttercream icing on them. For the regular sized ones I kept the icing pretty much flat against the cupcake, but for the mini ones I built the icing up higher. After that I used some strawberry buttercream icing to pipe on the hearts. I don't remember what tips I used for the icing. The hearts may have been done with a #4 or #6 round tip.

(I created my animated name at this site.)

Flower Cupcakes - September 2014

2017-01-20T13:24:00.000-06:00

I was asked by the church that my sister and her husband attend to make some cupcakes for an event that they were having.

More details to come... :)

(I created my animated name at this site.)