Serene Sweets

Grossery Gang Cake

2018-05-10T12:38:00.000-04:00

So the trash packs are back, but this time its their cousin the Grossery Gang. I had to replicate with fondant the two characters and add flies!!! The cake is marble and covered in buttercream and fondant to be the slimy can. The inside was filled with jelly beans and Mike and Ike, like maggots pouring out to go with the gross theme.

Ice cream cookie cupcakes

2018-05-10T12:28:00.001-04:00

This year my daughter wanted to make or help make her own cupcakes, we decided it would be fun to make ice cream cookie cupcakes, each child would decorate their own and would have their own candle to blow out. It was a huge hit! She made the cookies base in the cupcakes on her own, I touched nothing, then we both completed the cupcakes. All of them had a yummy chocolate chip cookie base and half were vanilla ice cream and the other chocolate.

Knafe Cheese Cake

2018-05-10T12:25:00.000-04:00

I held a family birthday party this year for my daughters, I decided to combine their birthdays for this event. Since there will be adults, I made a new cake, a Knafe cheesecake! I love Knafe and what better way to celebrate than a cheesecake with Arabic cream and knafe dough piled high on the cake. mmm

Sewing Cake for a 70th birthday

2017-05-13T18:24:00.000-04:00

A grandma that loves sewing is turning 70. What better way to celebrate than with cake?
The cake is marble covered in buttercream and the decorations fondant.

Look at the marble effect!!!

Bubble Guppies Cake

2017-05-13T18:14:00.000-04:00

A Bubble Guppies cake for a big fan. With all his favourite guppies on it. They are all made of fondant. The cake is rainbow with buttercream covering it.

Lego Cake

2017-05-01T08:26:00.002-04:00

What a fun cake to make. A Lego cake for Ben who is turning 6. The cake is rainbow with vanilla buttercream and fondant decorations.

Pac Man Cake

2017-04-22T09:47:00.000-04:00

Bringing back some childhood memories with this Pac Man cake. It is vanilla chocolate chip with chocolate filling and covered in buttercream. The cake is decorated with fondant.

Burger and Popcorn Cupcakes

2017-04-10T14:18:00.002-04:00

Serene just turned 9 over the weekend. She celebrated with a dance party. Since she is a fan of cupcakes, I made for her burger and popcorn cupcakes to go with the theme.
The popcorn is chocolate with marshmallows as the popcorn. I painted some to give the illusion of butter being poured on them.
The burger is vanilla with buttercream as the tomato/ketchup, lettuce and cheese. The patties were brownies and the sesame seeds are sprinkles.

100th Birthday Cake

2017-02-12T10:39:00.002-05:00

What an honor it is to make a cake for such an amazing milestone. The bottom tier cake is chocolate with raspberry filling and the top tier is vanilla with lemon curd filling.
Both cakes are buttercream covered with fondant and gumpaste decorations.

Piano Cake

2017-01-24T09:21:00.001-05:00

One of my biggest fan is a super talented piano player. For her 9th birthday she wanted a piano cake in her favourite flavour, Chocolate peppermint. The cake is chocolate and the filling is peppermint with freshly crushed candy canes. The smell was amazing!!

The cake is decorated with fondant.

Marvin the Martian Cake

2016-11-24T10:52:00.002-05:00

Greetings Earthlings. I present you with my Marvin the Martian birthday cake. The cake is chocolate with vanilla buttercream and decorated with fondant.
The bottom says: I claim this planet in the name of Mars. Well, isn't that lovely?

Cupcake Cake

2016-10-24T21:18:00.002-04:00

My daughter has been exploring baking and cake decorating. She also wants to try new shapes and pans. So we thought of trying out a cupcake cake pan. This is our first attempt and it has gone very well.
She helped mix, bake and decorate the cake and decided to make a back to school party and have this cake.
The bottom half of the cake is chocolate and the top is vanilla, the filling is strawberry puree.

BB-8 Cake

2016-06-17T18:05:00.001-04:00

BB-8 Cake for yet another Star Wars fan! This one is BB-8's head. The cake is chocolate with vanilla buttercream and fondant decorations. In all of the BB-8 pictures I found online, he was dirty, so I had to make the cake match the pictures with some food colours!

Minion Bob Cake

2016-05-19T09:11:00.001-04:00

A minion cake that stars Bob alone! Along with some minion words. It says 'Happy Birthday' and 'Hello' on the cake.
The cake is caramel with caramel filling and vanilla buttercream on the outside. The decorations are fondant and gumpaste. The mini cake is a real cake with a gumball on top.
You can see the caramel ripple in the picture below.

R2D2 Cake

2016-05-08T19:02:00.003-04:00

An R2-D2 cake for a Star Wars birthday party. This 3D cake is decorated from all side to match R2-D2's head.
The cake is chocolate chocolate chip with vanilla buttercream and fondant decorations.

Minecraft Cupcakes

2016-04-21T09:47:00.000-04:00

Minecraft cupcakes for a wonderful girls 8th birthday party. The cupcakes are chocolate with vanilla icing and fondant decorations.

Secret Agent Cupcakes

2016-04-11T09:11:00.001-04:00

For her 8th Birthday, my daughter wanted cupcakes, she said she noticed her friends liked cupcakes most. So I made her cupcakes to match her birthday theme, Secret Agents.
The cupcakes are Red Velvet with Cream Cheese frosting. Its currently her favourite flavour! Decorations are all fondant. The wording was made to match the clues they were given during the party, where each word was divided into segments.

Ombre Rose Red Velvet Cake

2016-04-04T19:59:00.002-04:00

Ombre roses decorate this wonderful cake. The cake is red velvet and all those roses are cream cheese icing mmmmm.

New Home Cupcakes

2016-04-04T19:55:00.000-04:00

A close friend and wonderful supporter of my cakes bought a new home and moved. So I made her some cupcakes to start her life in her new home with sweetness!!
The cupcakes are red velvet with cream cheese frosting. Decorated with fondant. Then I packed them in these cute boxes that look like homes :).

Science Cake

2016-01-19T18:48:00.000-05:00

What a fun birthday idea and a fun cake to go along with it. Meant to be explored with many elements from the periodic table along the bottom. But I accidentally spilled the green radioactive test tube which turned the words 'Happy Birthday' green ;)
The cake is chocolate with mint filling. It is iced with buttercream, 'faux fondant'. The decorations are fondant and gumpaste.
Pop quiz, how many elements can you name??? Here is a hint:
-pink elements are from the boron, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen groups.
-gray elements are from the transition elements.
-blue elements are from the halogens and noble gases.
-orange elements are from the alkali metals and alkali earth metals.

Nurse Cake

2015-12-13T14:25:00.002-05:00

What better way to celebrate becoming a registered nurse than with cake!! Chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream and fondant decorations.

Moms Birthday Cake

2015-12-11T12:49:00.001-05:00

Last minute cake for my moms birthday in November. Its chocolate chip with vanilla buttercream.

Bello! Minion Cake!

2015-11-21T20:03:00.001-05:00

Minion Cake for a 6 year old fan. The minions are celebrating with her. They brought their bananas with them too!
The decorations are fondant, the minions are fondant/gumpaste. The mini cake is a real cake.
The cake is vanilla with vanilla filling and icing (faux fondant).

Magic Hat Cake

2015-09-28T10:04:00.002-04:00

With a magician at the party, the cake had to be magical!!! Decorated with fondant, this tall chocolate cake was filled with raspberry flavoured buttercream!!!
Since the sister and brother are sharing the birthday party, the playing cards show their age!!!
I wonder if the magician did pull a bunny out of his hat?!

Frozen Birthday Cake

2015-09-28T10:02:00.000-04:00

This cake is a combination of many skills!!!! Anna and Elsa are paper cut-outs and put together to be 3D. The 'castle' in the background is poured sugar. The snowflakes are white chocolate!!!
The cake is chocolate with vanilla buttercream.