birthday

Superhero Birthday Cake

I was asked to make a superhero birthday cake for a little boy who just turned 4. I jumped at the chance, as I usually don’t have the opportunity to make super cute birthday cakes. My inspiration for this cake was taken from Mandy at…

Zoo Cake!

I made an animal-themed birthday cake for my niece’s 1st birthday party. It was a labor of love and I was drowning in buttercream by the time I was finished! Here are the steps I went through to make the cake: The cake itself is…

Springtime Birthday Cake

I made this cake to celebrate my  sister-in-law’s (insert mystery number here) birthday this past weekend. She had requested an almond cake with white frosting and raspberry filling and this is what I came up with. The flowers are made out of gumpaste and dusted…

Tinkerbell Cupcakes

I was asked to make Tinkerbell cupcakes for Malayna’s 2nd birthday party. Finding ANYTHING Tinkerbell-related that could be plopped on the top of a cupcake proved to be quite the task. But I prevailed, thanks to the Giant Party Mart of Chicago. The vivid frosting…