Abigail's First Birthday

You all know how much I like making first birthday cakes.  They're like wedding cakes for newborns!

Little miss Abigail's cake was no exception. I was given a picture of Abigail's dress and used it for inspiration.

The colors, the polka dots, even the cupcake came from the dress' design.  I even broke out the Cricut Cake to cut the letters... so easy!  For the zigzag ribbons, I used a new silicone mold I just bought and it turned out beautifully.  Isn't that called rick-rack?  I have no sewing skills whatsoever - LOL!

The cupcake was made so that it could be easily removed to serve double duty as Abigail's smash cake.

Oh, and I almost forgot about the marabou boa around the cake board!  Too cute, huh?  Have a great weekend and a Happy Halloween!!

Cupcake Celebration Cake

Isn't this little cake just the cutest?

While it certainly wasn't technically difficult, I had a blast making it!

The bottom tier is buttercream with fondant stripes, and the middle tier is buttercream with fondant circles.  For the top tier, I sculpted a cake into a mega cupcake shape.  I used an impression mat to make a cupcake liner out of fondant, and I topped the cupcake with fondant "icing" as well.  All tiers got a multi-colored fondant ball border.

The cake still needed a little something, so I fashioned some fondant balloons and put them into the cake with wires and finished off the sides of the cake board with some cute ribbon I picked up at Michaels recently.

Have a great weekend!

Cupcake Pebbles

So everyone here knows that I'm a big fan of the cake and it's diminutive kid brother, the cupcake.

What you may not know is that I'm also a cereal fanatic.  As I grow older I try to stay away from the sugary stuff, but sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and I just have to have a bowl of Frosted Flakes, or Corn Pops, or whatever happens to be in the house at the time.

So I always keep my eyes peeled for something new and exciting while I'm shopping down the cereal aisle.  Imagine my surprise on seeing a box of Cupcake Pebbles last week on my trip to the supermarket.  I immediately scooped them up and made my way home.

Well, I have had the opportunity to have a couple of bowls and let me tell you, from the second you open the box, there is a strong smell of cupcakes (well, actually more of a buttercream scent).  They are a frosted white color with "sprinkle" colored speckles.  If you like sugary kid cereals, you will most likely like these as well.

Are they my new favorite?  No, but don't worry, I will happily finish the box.  It's all in my job of keeping you informed of any cake related news.