I think this is one of my favorite cakes to date. Birthday cakes for boys are harder to design than girly ones. But I really like how this one turned out! I designed the wavy chevron cutter (available to purchase here) to cut out the stripes and used the color scheme I was given to create this amazing pattern. The candles match the waviness of the pattern which tie in really nicely. The other elements: the scissors, kippah, and tzitzit are all elements of the Upsherin-a hair cutting ceremony some boys have when they turn 3 years old.

I really just wanted to highlight the funky chevron design. I would love to use this design again, it can be used in all sorts of colors for all sorts of occasions. Thanks for looking!

This was a really fun cake to make. It was made to celebrate a 30th birthday. The birthday girl wanted some of her favorite things in cake form. The bottom tier is a Louis Vuitton suitcase. The top tier is a Jimmy Choo shoe box. I didn’t get a good picture but I hand painted the logo on top of the shoe box. On top of the cake is an edible Valentino sugar shoe. This shoe was a challenge! The straps were basically suspended and every stud was shaped by hand. I hand painted the animal print on the front of the shoe. I’m so happy with the way that sugar shoe tuned out! I added some roses to the cake to match the flowers at the party and to give the cake a little softness and a girly flair.

Here is a better look at the suitcase. I used light brown fondant for the suitcase and then airbrushed it with darker brown to give it that worked in leather look. Then  I used a stencil to airbrush the logo all around the cake. The suitcase was trimmed with thin strips of fondant and detailed with a stitching tool.  The hardware was made out of fondant. I made my own molds for the latches and handle and I have used it a few times now. Making my own molds was well worth it. The gold hardware was airbrushed in gold before attaching to the suitcase. The corners were painted gold after attaching to the cake. Happy 30th Birthday!

I tried a new technique with this cake and it came out really great! I hand painted the fondant with thinned out gel food coloring. I thinned the food coloring with Everclear which is has a super high alcohol content and evaporates quickly. I wanted this cake to be light and feminine. I used light blues and greens to get the watercolor effect. The tiers needed a border, they were looking a little bare so I added some hand formed marbled gray stones.

I used a youTube tutorial by the Cake Dutchess to make this super cute tree frog. Not bad for my first try! I’m pretty sure I used fondant, but I also could have used gum paste or a mix of gum paste and fondant. I’m not entirely sure since I made this a while ago-I’m way behind on sharing. Just wanted to share this one quickly, let me know if toy have any questions!