The first is a cake that I did for a friend's daughters 9th birthday. Let me tell you, I had no idea what Minecraft was really until she asked me to create this. I've heard of it, of course, from friends kids that played but I was completely oblivious as too the look of the characters or even the names. Let's all hail Google for a moment on this one because it really saved my bacon! A quick search for something called Stampy Cat - Minecraft and boom! There it was in all it's pixalated glory.
Don't the let the seemingly simple design fool you. This took some serious planning, and the execution & geometry had to be perfect. I learned this first hand because I had to wipe it clean when I was sooooo close to being done. My grid was off and the bottom portion looked like the vertical hold was going. So what I planned to have done in 3 hrs took me over 6. However, I think it turned out great! Well worth the sleepless night.
After a complete crash from working on Minecraft, my cousin messaged me. She was having issues with getting her daughters Frozen cake ready. I offered to come over and help her out - at midnight. Girlie had decided to change up what she wanted on her cake. The original was suppose to be a "Barbie" style dress cake with Anna or Elsa but it turned out she didn't want her doll stuck in a cake, she wanted Olaf. So in the wee hours of morning, and with limited supplies Cousin & I managed to get this done. Not bad for 5 am and complete design change, I think.
Next came another cousin request. A Monster High design on a half & half cake. I probably could have done this one in fondant but let's be honest here - kids don't like fondant, especially 5 year olds. When I do kids cakes I always try to use buttercream instead of fondant. I love the rustic look of the white buttercream with the piping of the emblem. I think this is one of my favourite cakes.
And finally, my cutie-pie cupcakes. These were ordered by a former co-worker, a real estate agent with a million dollar listing, and these babies were going to be offered at the open house. Let me tell you, I stressed about them for days! With being mini cupcakes decorating them is somewhat limited and it was made very clear to me that they had to be pretty. All I could think of was, 'what does she constitute as pretty?' I finally decided that I needed to keep things simple. No over decorating or lots of fondant, just a nice dollop of buttercream and little accents of fondant ribbon rosebuds would be perfect. So away I went. I even luster dusted the pink roses to add a little shimmer. The agent loved them <3 .
You will see some of these cakes again because I have tutorials & recipes for them. Keep checking back and see what's been cooking in my little kitchen.
Stay Sweet!
Tammy
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