Still baking...

Baking is something I love to do as you

 all know by now.

But the other weekend I did something that if I didn't totally love baking,

 I would have said never again.

A tried and true recipe passed down from my mom

for carrot cake, completely flopped, it tasted fine but in this case (as in most) I am needing it to look fine too.

Thankfully the family that these were for, had said it didn't matter what flavor,

 so after they flopped once I

decided that to try again would not be the best option since I was a little

behind schedule to start with.

Here in Costa Rica, fondant is so different and

not nearly as easy to work with and so I have been

only decorating with it but here is

 my first covered cake in Costa Rica.

This was cake number 1 for the day and when it was

picked up and headed to the party,

the next cake was started.

The next cake was for our sweet friend, Hannah who was celebrating the BIG #4.

Strawberry Shortcake was what I was attempting,

Here is how it turned out!

And then the fiesta and a picture of me with the

birthday girl!

Do you know what they call Strawberry Shortcake in Spanish?

Cake in Costa Rica

Excited?  Yes!

I was so excited when one of

the missionary families needed

a cake for their daughter's 5th

birthday.  I was loving "playing"

with cake again.

I only brought a small amount of

my cake decorating supplies along from the US

and so I worked with what I had

and.... I found a cake store within walking distance of

our house.  Yes, I was excited!

It was a challenge to find all the ingredients

but with serveal trips to several different stores

I found all I needed and this is what I came up

with. 

Have a great weekend!



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A new baby girl...

A fun baby shower cake.

Vanilla cake with strawberry filling and chocolate fondant!

An open book...

A cake.

This was for a teammate of my son.

The cake was half chocolate with buttercream
and half vanilla with strawberry filling.

The lilies are made from fondant and
were fairly easy to make.  But there
is always room for improvement.

Happy Monday to you!

Popcorn for my sweet daughter!

One day about 10 months ago

I thought of my daughter's next birthday cake.

And here it is.

She loves popcorn and I knew this was the

perfect cake for her. 

The cake had a few issues along the way

but I did the best I could.

I used red food coloring and a small

paint brush to decorate this cake.

Originally, I was going to make the popcorn out

of white chocolate but time was not on my side this week

and so I decided to top it with carmel popcorn.

My family was here for the celebration and

lots of fun memories were made with cousins.

Lindsey~Kortnee~Morgan

After this picture my daughter said lets do

a crazy picture...

...I think we just did!

And for those of you who guessed "cotton candy"

for the cupcakes - that was what I was thinking too.

A homemade card from Lacee...

...and yummy food.

Time to cut the cake...

The surprise inside was so cool

(at least I thought it was)

and so when I cut the cake and

Kortnee and her cousins saw the inside

their response was priceless to me.

A busy weekend and lots of fun

but sometimes....

Sweet dreams ~ my sweet nephew!

...You just need a nap!

Happy 10th Birthday

to our precious daughter!

We love you and we love

seeing you grow in so many ways.

You are loved!

So much!

It's good to see you...Monday!!

A crazy weekend makes a quiet Monday

a breath of fresh air.

My weekend involved cakes,

baseball games,

public auction of Grandma and Grandpa's treasures that they collected over the years,

20 year *gasp* class reunion,

cakes,

cupcakes,

dinner with all my family,

a birthday party for my daughter's 10th birthday.

As a cake decorator it is always encouraging

when the vision I had

is seen by others.

I knew what these cupcakes looked like to me,

but would everyone else

"see" it?

They did, do YOU?

And here is the cake that I decorated

when I got home at 11:00

the night before my daughter's birthday.

This one has a surprise that I will show you in the next post.

And the reaction it got was better then

expected!!

A busy week, a busy weekend,

and welcomed Monday!

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Happy Birthday, Bailee!

My niece is a teenager!

Yesterday she turned 13!

WOW!

I still remember the phone call we got

announcing your birth.

We worked together that day,

your mom and I,

and a couple hours after work you were born.

Happy Birthday,

you are a sweet girl young lady!

Happy Monday,

And have fun being a teenager!

We love you,

Bailee Jade!

Happy 40th, my friend!

I love creating cakes for gifts,

and I had fun making this

for my friend

and surprising her with it!

She is an amazing director of the

children's ministries at church.

She creates amazing "art" with

yarn that I only dream of.

She is talented in so many ways and

loves to play games and will

beat you at Banana Grams without

even trying!  =)

A well deserved cake for an amazing person!

Happy 40th Birthday, Julie!

I am blessed to call you

friend!

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A gift...

From a sweet daughter

to her mom

on her 60th birthday!

And the inspiration for this cake

was a napkin.

And some cupcakes to go with the cake.

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HERE for

CUPCAKES & CHOCOLATE.

{ Pink and brown }

A love story and the small part I played in it.

This is a cake for a bridal shower. 

The mother of the bride is a neice and the mother of the groom is a childhood friend.

Chocolate cupcakes! 

A white cake with raspberry filling,

covered in fondant.

To the beautiful bride and her groom,

may you be blessed with

love, happiness

and joy

as you begin

your life together.

Happy Monday to all!

~R

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A gift...

Psalms 139:13-14 (NLT)

You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb.  Thank you for making me wonderfully complex!  Your workmanship is marvelous - and how well I know it.

This was a hard cake to photograph because all sides were different.

1, 2, 3 and

A, B, C

blocks.

Top cake was vanilla cake with strawberry filling,

and the bottom cake was chocolate cake with raspberry filling.

Congratulations to the soon-to-be parents of a new miracle.  May you be blessed with a healthy baby and may joy fill your hearts and lives as you experience on of God's greatest blessings.

Sugar and shoes...

What's not to love about a lovely pair of shoes?

This weekend I had fun creating a shoe out of fondant.

A lovely lady was celebrating her

40th birthday.

and she loves shoes and wine and

so a themed cake was in order.

 

The cake was a moist chocolate cake with

strawberry filling and vanilla buttercream.

Then covered and decorated in fondant.

I love wearing heels,

and if I could find this shoe in leather,

I would wear it.

But this one is totally edible!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Cupcakes for the party!

Turning 40 isn't all bad!

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