Super Henry!!!

This weekend, I had the pleasure of making a cake for Henry.  He is a very special little boy who has a very rare disease, and every birthday is a special one for his family.  On top of it all, this is the first year that, due to former diet restrictions, can eat cake!  Hooray!!!!!!  I certainly hope my cake lived up to the occasion!

Happiest of birthdays, Henry.  And MANY MANY MORE!

Marvelous Minnie

Last weekend, I got to deliver this Minnie Mouse cake for Hope's 3rd birthday.  I did her Elmo cake last year, and I can't believe it is already time for another one!
Her mommy, Sarah, is a party planning queen. When I dropped this cake off, Hope was sashaying around in the cutest boutique Minnie dress, and the scene was all set for a superfun time. I know this cake fit in right in the center of it all, and I hope they had a blast!
Happy birthday Hope!

October Catchup

It would appear that I haven't posted in more than a month!  That's not to say that it's from lack of cakes, because that is NOT the case!  Instead, I have just been too worn out at the end of the day to post updates.  Why, you may ask?
I am happy to announce that during this time, I found out that I am expecting our second child. Babycakes, as s/he is currently known, will make an appearance in late May of 2012. We are so very excited!

I am mostly excited to be coming out of the first trimester, and feeling some return of energy!  Here are some snapshots of some cakes I have done in the last few weeks--

A pretty baby shower cake based on the baby's bedding (there were coordinating cupcakes as well)

And a fun makeup party for two glamorous little girls...

And a Millenium Falcon cake for Brode's 5th birthday--

So glad to be back in the land of the living, and excited to show you more cakes soon!

Gary and Stephanie

This weekend, I had the pleasure of delivering a wedding cake for a delightful couple.  We met several weeks ago for a consultation, and I just loved them from the start.  The invitation they gave me to use for inspiration had one of my favorite things I have ever seen:  it said "Dinner and dancing to follow (forever)"
It made my heart glad!
We had a great consultation, and Stephanie knew just what she wanted.  A "rosette" cake (these are quite the rage these days!), but done in a yellow ombré effect.  Almost every ombré cake I have ever seen is dark on the bottom and fades to light at the top, but Stephanie wanted to flip that.  I love how it came out!
The wedding was held at the Barn at Price Mountain Farm in Pendergrass.  It was such a gorgeous, peaceful setting and the weather was beautiful.  I hope Gary and Stephanie had an absolutely perfect day!  I was glad to be part of it!


Top and bottom tiers are red velvet with cream cheese filling.  Middle tier is chocolate with buttercream filling.  Outside is all "outdoor" buttercream, which is stablized to hold up to the heat.

A Few of Her Favorite Things

Last weekend, I delivered a cake for Jeanne.  She is now an Official Loulu's VIP-- this was her fifth (I think??) cake order, which I LOVE.  She always ends her emails to me with  "Well, you said you like a challenge!", and with her I have made some superfun cakes!
This one was to be for her mother, who was turning 70.  It needed to make it to North Carolina, so nothing too fancy, but she wanted to include her mother's favorite things:  Auburn, coffee, shih tzus, the stock market, her grandchildren, Fox News, yellow roses, and her husband.  Got all that?
I have done a cake similar in idea before (click HERE), so I knew it was possible.  I sent her a sketch, and off we went!  I love how it came out! 

On top is a shih tzu holding the Wall Street Journal, sitting in a bed of yellow roses.  Surrounding are the names of the grandkids. Off to the sides are a TV tuned to Fox News, an Auburn coffee mug, and a heart with her initials and her husband's.  Such fun and so personalized! I hope they enjoyed celebrating her special day.

Sour cream pound cake, cookies-n-cream filling.  All buttercream, with fondant topper, TV, and coffee mug. *sorry for the stinky pictures, I had to use my phone!*

Little Giraffe

Last weekend, I made this cake for a baby shower thrown by Carolann.  (a three-peater!  Love repeat customers!) She sent me a picture of the decor inspiration and asked me to reproduce it on a cake. 
LOVE LOVE LOVE how it came out, but I am a complete sucker for anything animal print.  I think we all know that about me by now!  I did feel a bit like I was tiling a bathroom with all those giraffe squares, but it was worth it!
I hope Carolann and her girls had a great day celebrating baby Daniel's soon-to-be arrival!

Cream cheese pound cake, blueberry filling, buttercream with fondant accents.

*deep breath...* Go Vols!!

You know how hard it is for me, a born and raised Georgia girl, to support ANYTHING orange.  Still, I can support any SEC team when need be, and that's what this cake called for!

Casey contacted me to do a cake for her husband's birthday.  He's a Tennessee fan.  She bought him tickets to the UT/LSU game this year, and wanted a cake to tie in with that.  I sent her some ideas, and we arrived at this.  It's the Tennessee "Power T" logo, done in the signature checkerboards of the Neyland Stadium endzones.

When I delivered the cake Saturday morning, I was all bedecked in my red and black for the journey to Athens for game day.  Let's just say this orange cake didn't exactly match my outfit, but I think it came out cute nonetheless. Casey was happy, and I hope her husband was, too! :-)

Happy Birthday!!  (and Go Dawgs!)

Chocolate cake, done all in buttercream.