2009 Monterey County Fair

Well this year it was all about second place. People tell me I should be happy with second place. Well, I'm a sore loser...when I enter a competition, I enter to win baby! I entered a decorated cake in the fair theme (which was Reel in the Fun), shown here: I also entered a cake into the special event category which won Viewer's Choice in addition to second place, which I was very excited about. Unfortunately I didn't take a photo of that cake...but it was good! It was called Hummingbird Cake, which is like a banana/pineapple/pecan cake with cream cheese frosting.

Softball Party

This is a cake for my daughter's softball team party. Yellow/chocolate marbled cake with chocolate-chocolate chip mousse filling and buttercream frosting. The jerseys and softball are made of fondant; the jerseys are identical to the ones they wear during games. I also made rolled sugar cookies as gifts for the team.

Eagle Scout Court of Honor

These cakes were made for an Eagle Scout Court of Honor. They are both 12" rounds; one is chocolate with chocolate mousse filling and the other is white almond sour cream cake with homemade lemon curd filling. They are iced in buttercream. The topper is a handmade Eagle Scout medal, the ribbon is fondant and the "metal" pieces are gumpaste, hand painted with food coloring and/or luster dust. The medals are laying on a piece of fondant used as a sort of handkerchief or piece of silky fabric.

Summer's 12th Birthday Cake

This birthday cake is three layers, covered in homemade marshmallow fondant and chocolate fondant. The layers are funfetti (birthday girl's request) with strawberry jam and cream filling and chocolate with candy studded cream filling (good n' plenty filling, see sidebar for more info).

Chocolate Hazlenut Cake

Chocolate hazlenut cake filled with chocolate hazlenut mousse mixed with Toblerone candy pieces. Iced with a chocolate icing/Nutella combo and topped with Ferrero Rocher candies.

Good 'n' Plenty

This picture provides a look at the inside of a "Good 'n' Plenty" cake. Please see the side bar flavor combinations for more detail on this cake. The cake is covered with fondant and decorated with a free hand dot art design. Just playing around on a rainy Sunday!

Washtub Baby Shower Cake

Lemon cake with blackberry filling and lemon cream cheese frosting. The washtub boards are fondant.

Bass Fish Cake

Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. The bass fish is made from rice krispie treats, covered with fondant and hand painted with food coloring and luster dust. Since this was an out of town order, the customer was given additional decorations to place on the cake prior to serving. The smaller picture was taken by the customer after she assembled the remaining decorations.

Chloe's 5th Birthday Cake

The bottom cake is chocolate fudge with a hostess style cream filling. The middle and top cakes are funfetti with a strawberry jam/whipped cream filling. The cake is iced with a whipped cream/cream cheese frosting. The flowers are fondant ribbon roses of various sizes and shades.