Amanda's daughter Hannah turned 1 this year. They had her a pink and purple cupcake party. So I was in charge of making a cupcake tower, cupcakes for the cupcake tree, and a patty cake for Hannah to demolish. I used pink, purple, and white butter cream for the cupcake icing and then used marshmallow fondant to create the polka dots.
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Amanda's mom turned 60 this year, so her girls (Amanda and Rebecca) decided to throw her a surprise party. I chose a damask font to create the butter cream designs on the side. I used royal icing flood and an Ivy font to create the 60 topper. I was worried the pink would be too bright, but once I got it set up with all the decorations it fit in nicely. I am just honored they asked me to be a part of such a special celebration.
Zachary turned five this year. He wanted an Appalachian Football birthday this year. Luckily his mom, Amanda, was able to find an ASU cake pan in Boone at the bookstore. The football field has butter cream footballs around the sides. Zach actually had 2 birthday parties: on his birthday with his friends and then another with his family. So he had two Appalachian A cakes.
My friend Stephanie asked me to make her son, Riley's, first birthday cake. I wanted it to be special. I found an awesome picture online and was excited at the challenge of making a 3D Elmo. But things didn't go as planned. Unfortunately the 3D cake collapsed leaving only a hemisphere that was usable. It wasn't until I started having problems with the cake construction at I realized the design I had picked included a very complicated skeletal structure to support the weight at different points including dowel rods and wire. So I decided to modify my original plan and do a 3D Elmo head on a sheet cake. I made a matching "patty" cake for Riley.
One of our 3rd grade teacher's, Rebecca, threw her mother a 60th birthday party. I decided to go with poinsettia's since it was a burgundy and gold color scheme. This was the first time I had ever made butter cream poinsettias. I used an extra large leaf tip. I used a double shell border for the top of both tiers to give a more classic look.
My sister is credited for helping me get this cake. She shared my name with a coworker who's nephew was turning one. The barnyard theme was taken from the plates and party supplies. The small "patty" had a dog on it because Rakin loves dogs. I do want to thank Maysee for helping bail me out at the last minute. You're the best!
I am very blessed to have friends, family and coworkers spread the news of my cakes. Our ESL Director, Susan. lined up this cake for a shower her daughter was throwing. The cake was designed from a vintage Mickey Mouse baby bedding set. I printed a picture from the baby quilt then free handed the image out of butter cream. I was very proud of it.
