She Said Yes!

And it's a good thing too! If she hadn't I don't know what would have happened to this beautiful cake!


This cake was for a couple who just got engaged! It was a suprise from the sister of the bride-to-be. She wanted it cute, girlie, and it definitely had to have diamond rings all over it! The cake was a 6 inch round strawberry cake filled and iced with vanilla buttercream and covered with fondant. Originally the color scheme was going to be blues and brown but I'm glad she changed her mind to pinks... it looks so cute!


Normally I just cover my cake boards in foil but with this special, once in a lifetime occasion it called for a little extra effort on my part! The edges were adorned with tiny pearls that shimmered when set up against the foil. It really added a little umpf to this cake!


And what's an engagement cake not surrounded by giant diamond rings? Just a cake, a really cute cake, but just a cake... that's what it is! These rings are made from gumpaste and completely edible. Well except for the pearls on the ring on top of the cake. I wouldn't want to want to eat them because they do dry rock hard but if you wanted to you could eat them! :) Yay to edible diamond rings!


A perfect combination of polka dots and stripes make this cake absolute perfection. The color combination of pinks and brown help the cause as well. The brown dots lining the base and top of the cake were hand piped chocolate buttercream. The oh so important words were also hand piped chocolate buttercream. Every girl loves a little bit of chocolate with her bling bling!



Congratulations Cole and Alyssa! I was so happy to be a part of their special surprise day! Here's to your engagement and what every new day brings to your relationship!

"Alicia, thank you so much for making Alyssa & Cole's engagement cake! It was absolutely perfect and they were thrilled with it! I couldn't even imagine a cuter cake for such a special day! YOU ARE THE BEST! :)" -Stephanie P.

Baby Baby Baby, oh Baby (a la Justin Beiber song)

This cake was for a baby shower celebrating the upcoming birth of a little baby boy! The cake was designed to match the shower invitations. Although the colors were so vibrant I think the little circles turned out great! Pastel colors scream baby anyways, right?



The cake portion of this purchase was an 8 inch round chocolate cake. If was filled and covered with rich cholocate buttercream. To top this chocolate dream off the entire cake was covered with a delicious chocolate ganache. What's better than a super duper chocolately cake for a mommy-to-be? It sounds like a match made in heaven to me! The topper was a too-cute pair of baby Converse shoes. Unfortunately I failed to get a picture of that! (Hopefully I will be sent one to post here!)


The cupcakes for the shower were a yellow cake with vanilla buttercream dyed different colors to match the main cake and the invitations. The dots on top of the cupcakes that also adorned the main cake were hand painted to match the invitations. That was probably my favorite part of making this cake... and cupcakes! The cupcakes sat within brown cupcake collars to match the entire theme of the shower.


No one had the baby blues at this party! The cake and the cupcakes were so well-liked that the grandma-to-be personally called me after the shower to tell me how much she loved everything! I was so happy that she asked me to make this cake and cupcakes for her and I'm so happy that she enjoyed every last bite!

"Just wanted to let you know that the super chocolaty baby shower cake was super!!! The cake and cupcakes were a huge hit!!! The cake and cupcakes were adorable and they tasted great too!!!" - Sharon A.

One Tequila, Two Tequila, Three Tequila...

... FLOOR!


Here's another 21st birthday cake for another fabulous girl... or make that three! This birthday cake was made for some girlie girls and traveled all the way from Kansas City to Columbia, Missouri. Someone thinks these girls are special to travel that far with a cake! That's what moms are for right?


The bottom portion of this cake was an 8 inch round white cake with strawberry filling, smothered in delicious vanilla buttercream then covered and decorated with fondant. That's right those little black shadows are all different kinds of drinks. Perfect decorations for a cake for a 21st birthday! Oh and it HAD to be pink!


The top portion of the cake was a 6 inch round cake (same flavor and filling) made to look like an ice bucket holding bottles of liquor and ice cubes. The ice cubes were actual jello shots cut into squares. I even sent the extra jello shots that I had with them to make their night extra memorable... or should I say forgettable?!?! There had to be a giant "21" somewhere on this cake to let the other bar-goers know where to send the free drinks!


I know it's kind of strange to have empty liquor bottles on the top of the cake but it was being brought into a bar and I didn't know if that was going to be kosher or not. Don't worry the girls did get 3 full bottles of liquor to celebrate their birthdays with!


The cake made it to Columbia in one piece, jello shots in tact and all! I was so happy that Courtney's mom asked me to make this cake for her and her friends. The cake was a big hit at the bar and the birthday girls loved it!

So Happy 21st Birthday....
Courtney

Kelsie

& Claire!

"OMG! Courtney and her friends LOVED the cake! It looked so cute! Thanks a bunch Alicia" -Sue H.

"Alicia, thank you so much for the cake! It was absolutely delicious and beautiful! Definitely one of the highlights of my party. I loved it!!" -Courtney H.

Me No Want Cookie! Me Want Cake!

We all know that Cookie Monster loves his cookies but what could be better than a CAKE that looks like cookie monster?


This cake was for one of my dearest friends little boy who was turning 1! The theme of the party was as you can tell baby cookie monster! I had so much fun making this cake and Carter and his parents loved it!


Cookie monster himself sat on top of a 10 inch round cake that was made to look like the plates used at the party. The bottom cake served 25 while cookie monster served around 12... I don't know for sure because he was just too cute to cut up at the party! Hee hee! :) Both cakes were confetti cake with vanilla buttercream. It's gotta be a party on the inside too right?!


This googly eyed cutie was covered in hand-piped blue buttercream fur. Yes it took a long time and there were many hand cramps along the way but it was definitely worth it! The cookie he is holding is courtesy of the Keebler Elves. I didn't want to bake an ENTIRE batch of cookies... although they would have gone great with the cake.


Since this cookie monster was a baby he had to have a diaper and luckily it was a clean one! Adorned with safety pins made from fondant to keep that sucker on! In addition to the diaper being fondant the cake that cookie monster is sitting on is covered in fondant as well.


And what's a first birthday without a smash cake? And what's a cookie monster party without a "cookie"? This smash cake was covered in buttercream which ended up getting destroyed by the birthday boy... after a little coaxing from mom of course! The "chips" were painted on with brown food coloring. Nom nom nom!


This is a picture of the birthday boy with his cake. He sure is checking that cake out hard. I like to think that the cake looks SO real that he is wondering why cookie monster is not moving!


I was so honored to be asked to make this cake and I loved the way it turned out!

Happy Birthday Carter!

"Carter's cake was so amazing and beyond our expectation. We cannot thank you enough for how grateful we are for such a fabulous cake that truly made Carter's party! Thank you! I am so excited for future cakes from you!" -Noelle L.

And She Lived Happily Ever After!

This cake was for a little girl turning 4 who loves her Disney princesses. Her favorite of course was Cinderella. A dream is a wish your heart makes and Raegan dreamed for a Cinderella cake for her birthday! I can't let down a little girl who aspires to be a princess now can I?!


This cake was a 6 inch chocolate cake with delicious vanilla buttercream icing and filling. It was just the right amount of cake for the family to enjoy while being snowed in! Yes, we had a huge snow storm tonight and Raegan's mom still came to pick up her birthday cake! The things we do for our kids right?!


The image of Cinderella was hand piped buttercream to match an image of Cinderella I had on hand. I wanted to make it look as if she was in a picture frame... mission accomplished (I think at least!). All of the swirls on the top and sides of the cake were also hand piped. I had to make this cake royal AND super girly!


Even though this cake wasn't the biggest cake I've ever made, I still think that it turned out super cute. When Raegan's mom came to pick up the cake, I think she loved it too! I haven't heard back from Raegan herself but I'm sure it was a dream come true for her! Eat your heart out Prince Charming!

"Thanks for making Raegan's birthday a "magical" time; she absolutely loved her Cinderella cake, as did we. Not only was the cake beautiful but it was delicious too :)" - Selena D.

Finally Legal!

Hey Bartender! Another round please?! As if one of these GIANT margarita's wasn't enough to "drink"!


This cake was for a friend's 21st birthday. Somehow she knows what a margarita tastes like ;) and she knew she wanted that as her cake. The top portion of this massive sculpture is where the cake lies. It's an 8 inch round white cake with vanilla buttercream filling. It served 24 people but I'm sure no one wanted to cut into it!


The birthday girl loves pink and it paired very well with the traditional lime green of an actual margarita. A pink 21 dons the front of the glass telling everyone that this chicka can drink!


The cake was covered in fondant except for the exposed frozen margarita swirled buttercream. Looks good enough to drink, huh? Sanding sugar lines the rim of the glass to look like salt. The straw was a dowel covered in fondant. The lime was hand molded and hand painted out of fondant.

The base of the glass was styrofoam coverd in fondant with a bead border in buttercream (say that ten times fast!) to make the glass look a little fancier! I didn't want the board to look plain so I added some quotes and phrases that may come up throughout the birthday girl's evening.

So the light poured down on this cake and the birthday girl loved it! I was unable to attend her party as it was the holidays and I was driving out of town. I did drop it off at the bar where she would be starting the night and received many praises as I walked through the doors. An hour or so later when she arrived and saw her cake, the text message compliments started to fly! I'm so glad she enjoyed her cake!

Happy Birthday Taylor!

"The cake is fantastic. You did a great job. It tastes as good as it looks." -Michael C.

"OMG most amazing birthday cake ever!" -Taylor B.

I AM IRONMAN!

This cake was for a couple of IronMEN! (Are you sensing a theme here? I mean how many twins can I make a cake for?!) These two little boys who were turning 4 love Ironman, especially the red one. I decided to make it real comic book-ey (Is that even a word?) to match the entire theme of the party.


It was an 8 inch round cake that served around 24 party goers. It was marbled with white cake and chocolate fudge cake and filled with delicious vanilla buttercream. All of the decorations are fondant with yellow buttercream as accents. Ironman himself was hand cut from fondant and detailed as well to make him super muscle-y (again, is that a word?).


A la the old comic books Ironman needs to have some action bubbles. I don't think that is what these are called but you get the idea.

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Here's hoping these two boys have a super birthday... just as super as Ironman himself! I know that their aunt Jennifer who ordered the cake loved it so Braxton, Braiden, and the rest of the party guests should love it too!