Friday, December 17, 2010

Santa's Going Nome for the Holidays!

I entered this cake in the dessert competition for NSHC employees.  There were three categories: appearance, taste, and holiday...  each winner would receive $100 each.  I won for best appearance.


This cake took me a couple of days to make made mainly from fondant.  Bottom later was a spice cake with lemon butter cream frosting.  I used an igloo cake mold to make the igloo it was a gingerbread and yellow cake swirl also with lemon butter cream.




Here's Santa fishing he's caught a killer whale but doesn't realize it.  You can see the killer whale in the photo above.

See the metal rod in the back of Santa, the north star was on top of it.








Right behind Santa is another water hole with a seal stealing Santa's fish (a red salmon).  You can't tell in this photo but the seal even had whiskers that I made from fishing line.














Here we have the Welcome to Nome  sign and polar bear tracks leading to the back of the igloo.
















Here's the polar bear with a little birdy sitting on top of her.  In the back of the igloo I even have a little outlet made from fondant to plug in the Christmas lights (not seen in this photo).

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Iditarod Cookies

I made and sold these at the Iditarod Arts and Crafts show in 2009.  They were a huge hit with locals and tourists.  This one happened to be musher #30 who is Melissa Owens, local Iditarod musher here in Nome.

Snowman Brownie Pops

Got this idea from www.bakerella.com you should check this site out... they have a lot of cake pop ideas.

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Pumpkin Roll

Cream Cheese filled pumpkin roll

New Moon Cookies

Yes, I'm a Twilight fan.  Made these cookies to pass out during the New Moon premiere in Nome.

Yes, I'm Team Jacob!

Onesie Cookies

Onesie sugar cookies I made for a friends baby shower.  Made using a little butter cream and rolled fondant.  The cookie cutter and textures came from a kit from www.fancyflours.com

Twins Cake

Twins Birthday Cake for my twin boys 1st birthday.  made from butter cream and fondant.

Christmas Cake

Christmas cake I made for a dessert competition at work.  I won a $100 gift certificate to the local seafood plant.  Butter cream frosting, royal icing, wafer paper, silver dragees, black non-pariels, red hot, mini chocolate chip.  Wafer paper and cookie cutters can be found by going to www.fancyflours.com

Cherry Blossom Cake

We had a cake decorating how to event at church and this is what I ended up making.

Hello Kitty Cake

Hello Kitty Birthday Cake for my daughters 4th Birthday.  Butter cream frosting, licorice, peach gum drop.  I couldn't find big enough black jelly beans so I used black frosting.

Rudolph The Reindeer Cake

Rudolph the reindeer cake. 1 of 4 cakes I make for my daughters preschool cake walk fundraiser and the Fireman's Carnival.  Made with butter cream frosting, sugar cookies, royal icing, silver dragees, black non-pariels and a red hot.  I purchased the cookies cutters from this website www.fancyflours.com

Year of The Tiger Cookies

Year of the tiger sugar cookies made with royal icing, wafer paper, and silver dragees.  I made this Vietnamese New Years.  I got the idea from a website at www.fancyflours.com

Valentine Cookies

Large Valentine sugar cookies decorated with royal icing.  I made these for friends and passed them out.

Barbie Birthday Cake

Barbie Cake I made for my daughter's 3rd birthday. If you have a daughter who's girly, there comes a time when she asks you to make her a barbie cake for her birthday.  This was my attempt.

I used two 8 inch rounds and a glass bowl to make the top of the cake.  Obviously I needed to add another round or cut her legs off. :D

Wii Birthday Cake

Wii Birthday Cake for my son's 11th birthday.  Made from rolled fondant.   It took a long time to make but it was a huge hit with all his friends.  I overheard one of his friends saying to my son, "you must have the best mom ever".



Pirates of the Caribbean Cake

Pirates of the Caribbean Cake for my son's 10th birthday party.  Used crushed graham crackers, chocolate rocks and action figures.

Easter Cake

Easter Cake made using Sara Lee pound cake, oreo cookies as dirt, Pepperidge Farms Cookies and rolled out gum drops.

Bridal Shower Cookies

Bridal Shower cookies that I made for my sister-in-laws party.  We wrapped them in cellophane bags and handed them out as party favors.  Decorated with royal icing.

Cars Birthday Cake

Cars Birthday cake for my son's 9th Birthday

Strawberry Shortcake Cake

Strawberry Shortcake Cake that I made for my daughter's 5th birthday.  Buttercream and rolled fondant.  Inspired by Little Sugar Bake Shop photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/claricakes/2581258610/#/photos/claricakes/2581258610/lightbox/
 Mini buttercream strawberry cake with fondant flower and pearl non-pariels