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NOT Pizza! The trickery
relies on cashews, candied
fruit, jam, and coconut.
relies on cashews, candied
fruit, jam, and coconut.
I made this globe cake
for my wife's 29th
birthday, before I really
started doing serious
decorating. I had to work
to make sure it was
topographically correct.
Here's another view.
for my wife's 29th
birthday, before I really
started doing serious
decorating. I had to work
to make sure it was
topographically correct.
Here's another view.
This Starbucks cake
has only slightly more
calories than a Grande
Caramel Macchiato.
has only slightly more
calories than a Grande
Caramel Macchiato.
These watermelon
slices accompanied the
ant cake for the picnic.
slices accompanied the
ant cake for the picnic.
This cake was made for a
coworker who was leaving
the division - so we gave
him the boot.
coworker who was leaving
the division - so we gave
him the boot.
| Starbucks Cake |
| Pizza Cake |
| Boot Cake |
| Globe Cake |
| Watermelon Cake |
| Brazilian Flag Cake |
| Helmet and Gas Can Cake |
The helmet and gas can was
made for a co-worker who ran
out of gas on his motorcycle
and had to push it two miles
to the nearest gas station.
made for a co-worker who ran
out of gas on his motorcycle
and had to push it two miles
to the nearest gas station.
| Jalapeño Pepper Cake |
These enormous peppers,
next to a bowl of chili with
cheese (all cake & fondant, of
course) was a favorite dessert
at a local chili cookoff.
next to a bowl of chili with
cheese (all cake & fondant, of
course) was a favorite dessert
at a local chili cookoff.
This was a birthday cake
for our au pair, Bia, who
is from Brazil.
for our au pair, Bia, who
is from Brazil.
| Gumball Machine |
| Record Player Cake |
| Guitar Cake |
| Briefcase Cake |
| Slot Machine Cake |
| Island Paradise Cake |
The glass noodles I used
for the strings curled up
when they dried. It looked
like the guitar had been
completely shredded in
an awesome concert, so I
left them that way.
for the strings curled up
when they dried. It looked
like the guitar had been
completely shredded in
an awesome concert, so I
left them that way.
This slot machine cake got
my friend pulled over while
driving it home. Click here
for the full story. Not so
lucky, I guess.
my friend pulled over while
driving it home. Click here
for the full story. Not so
lucky, I guess.
Okay, so my kids don't
player is, but this cake was
old school, rockin' Queen's
Bohemian Rhapsody.
player is, but this cake was
old school, rockin' Queen's
Bohemian Rhapsody.
This Island Paradise cake, made for a friend's son's Bar Mitzvah, was
especially fun to make. I was trying to create a complete island feel, so I
made multiple levels and used rectangular glass vases for support. The
vases had live fish and sharks swimming in them to create a realistic
undersea environment. Live sharks in a cake - how cool is that? The cake
was a great display item as guests searched for all the details, like the
wrecked ship, scuba divers, sunbathers, monkeys, starfish, coral, sunken
treasure chest, surfer, crashed jet skier, surfboards, coconuts, and beer
cooler.
especially fun to make. I was trying to create a complete island feel, so I
made multiple levels and used rectangular glass vases for support. The
vases had live fish and sharks swimming in them to create a realistic
undersea environment. Live sharks in a cake - how cool is that? The cake
was a great display item as guests searched for all the details, like the
wrecked ship, scuba divers, sunbathers, monkeys, starfish, coral, sunken
treasure chest, surfer, crashed jet skier, surfboards, coconuts, and beer
cooler.
I engineered this
cake to actually
dispense gumballs.
cake to actually
dispense gumballs.
This briefcase cake was for a
friend who was retiring. The
combination on the lock is the
year he retired.
friend who was retiring. The
combination on the lock is the
year he retired.
| Coach Handbag Cake |
I'll never understand women's
obsession with handbags, but
this Coach Handbag Cake was
a big hit for my friend's 40th
birthday. Trivia note: the
Coach creators were inspired
by baseball gloves.
Purse cakes are suddenly
pretty popular - scroll down
this page for different ones
I've done recently.
obsession with handbags, but
this Coach Handbag Cake was
a big hit for my friend's 40th
birthday. Trivia note: the
Coach creators were inspired
by baseball gloves.
Purse cakes are suddenly
pretty popular - scroll down
this page for different ones
I've done recently.
| Chef's Hat Cake |
| Phase 10 Cake |
I made this for my daughter,
who is attending culinary school.
(The hat is called a toque, but I
only know that because I saw
the movie Ratatouille.)
who is attending culinary school.
(The hat is called a toque, but I
only know that because I saw
the movie Ratatouille.)
Apparently, Phase 10 is this
hugely popular game, but
somehow I missed it. I
guess I need to stop
working so much and get a
hobby...oh, wait....
hugely popular game, but
somehow I missed it. I
guess I need to stop
working so much and get a
hobby...oh, wait....
This retirement cake was for a senior vice
president at a local company, Soza & Co.
The cake includes a sandy beach, waterfall,
boulders, and even a log with a turtle
basking on it.
president at a local company, Soza & Co.
The cake includes a sandy beach, waterfall,
boulders, and even a log with a turtle
basking on it.
| Fishing Retirement Cake |
| Unisys Badge Cake |
The County Executive
attended the official
opening of a Unisys
facility, so I made him a
badge.
attended the official
opening of a Unisys
facility, so I made him a
badge.
| Broken Leg Cake |
| Mardi Gras Parade Float Cake |
I love the bright colors of
this fun parade float
cake, done for a Mardi
Gras themed Bar Mitzvah
celebration. You can
almost hear the jazz
music in the air...
this fun parade float
cake, done for a Mardi
Gras themed Bar Mitzvah
celebration. You can
almost hear the jazz
music in the air...
Not long before her
promotion party, the
newly minted Colonel
broke her leg. Thus the,
um, unusual cake.
promotion party, the
newly minted Colonel
broke her leg. Thus the,
um, unusual cake.
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| Kitchen Cake |
I made this kitchen cake for
my daughter, who's
attending culinary school.
The tiles on the floor are
fondant, as well as all of the
food and appliances along
the countertops.
my daughter, who's
attending culinary school.
The tiles on the floor are
fondant, as well as all of the
food and appliances along
the countertops.
| Coach Hamptons Handbag Cake |
I donated this handbag
cake for a silent auction
benefiting a local suicide
prevention charity.
cake for a silent auction
benefiting a local suicide
prevention charity.
| Pink Handbag Cake |
Another handbag cake. This one
cannot claim designer status, like
the Fendi and Coach bags above,
but it still got great reviews.
cannot claim designer status, like
the Fendi and Coach bags above,
but it still got great reviews.
These are actually pretty fun to
make, as fondant is easy to
give the leather look. If I know
the recipient likes a particular
designer, I'll model the cake
after a specific bag.
make, as fondant is easy to
give the leather look. If I know
the recipient likes a particular
designer, I'll model the cake
after a specific bag.
| Fendi Handbag Cake |
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| John Deere Mower Cake |
| Cruise Ship Cake |
I made this cruise ship cake for a couple
who were actually getting married on a
cruise ship (awesome!). The cake is
modelled after the actual ship, and the
flags spell out their names.
who were actually getting married on a
cruise ship (awesome!). The cake is
modelled after the actual ship, and the
flags spell out their names.
What a great birthday gift - a
John Deere riding mower. This
fine piece of machinery
includes a little soda to keep
the hard working mower cool
while doing his yardwork.
John Deere riding mower. This
fine piece of machinery
includes a little soda to keep
the hard working mower cool
while doing his yardwork.