Friday, August 10, 2018

Cate and Abby's Patriotic Cake



Cate and Abby, my granddaughters, birthdays are in the first week of March.  They had their party together with a patriotic theme, The Revolutionary War.  I hand painted the medallions of different people and items of historical meaning and even the inside of the cake looked like a flag when cut.  Needless to say, it was a hit with the party goers who dressed in the period and played games to match the history.  It was pretty cool to say the least.  By the way, I got the idea for the cake from Betty Crocker.











Candy Explosion




All the cakes I make are fun but this was extra fun because Maggie loves candy, cake, and cookies.  She is an artist and musician so I put musical notes on and made a "Tie Dyed" cake on the top. She loved it! I also made a candy bouquet for her. That turned out cool as well.  Happy Birthday Maggie.







Audrina's Melted Ice Cream Cake




I wanted to do one of these "ice cream melt" cakes for sometime now and finally got the chance with Audrina's Birthday Cake.  I have been making her cakes for some years now.  Love doing it.  This was chocolate with butter cream filling.  Tasty!







I got the wonderful chance to make a barrel of flowers cake for an 82 year old sweet lady who loves gardening and flowers.  I wanted a chance to make butter cream flowers and this was the perfect project.  Chocolate cake with chocolate mousse filling, Kit Kat bar barrel and butter cream flowers.  She loved her cake and I loved making it for her.





Tarts, Tarts, and More Tarts!




A friend of mine asked me to make something other than cake for her daughter's wedding rehearsal dinner.  I suggested tarts, especially fruit tarts as this is the season.  My friend is also vegan so I made a vegan raspberry tart for her.  Making these was time consuming but when I finally nailed the type of crust that worked best or me I was able to move along pretty easily. They make for a beautiful display on a dessert bar.  They were a hit for sure! 


Vegan Raspberry Tart with Date Nut Crust

Chocolate Brownie Tart with Chocolate Ganache and Chocolate Strawberries

Vanilla Yogurt and Fruit Tart

Lemon Custard Raspberry Tart

Chocolate Mousse Tart with Whipped Cream and Walnuts

Lemon Cream Tart with Raspberries

Paula Deen's Fresh Peach Tart