Monkey Cakes!!

Monkey themed birthdays are all the rage! Last week we were asked to make two monkey cakes. The first was a 6 inch cake with a monkey standing on top and cupcakes with chocolate monkey faces on each one. The second was a chocolate monkey sitting on the edge of the cake holding a number one candle.

We made the monkey out of Modeling chocolate. He was modeled after the birthday invitation.

We placed him on the cake. Each chocolate monkey on the cupcakes was custom made by us using chocolate. Happy 1st Birthday Milo!!

We made a chocolate monkey and sat him down next to a number 1 candle. the plaque was made out of chocolate! Happy 1st Birthday Benjamin!!

Hail to the Redskins!!

Last weekend was Redskin cake weekend! We were asked to make a Groom's cake with a chocolate Redskins football and a Jersey coming down the side of the cake. The second cake was a Birthday cake with a chocolate Redskins football on top. We love making the footballs and can paint any team logo on top.

We start 0ff by tempering chocolate and making the chocolate football in a mold

I sketch out the logo with a food color marker

Then I paint in the colors

The final colors and details are painted on last

Here is the football on the groom's cake! Congratulations Meghan and Pat!!

Here is the other football on the Birthday cake! Happy Birthday David!

DJ Lance Cake!! Yo Gabba Gabba!!!!

My little one turned two this weekend since her favorite show is Yo Gabba Gabba, we had a YGG theme party for her! Her favorite character on the show is DJ Lance Rock, so I made DJ Lance and his Boombox out of cake.

The Figure is made from cake and Modeling chocolate and the boombox is made entirely out of cake with fondant on top and airbrushed silver with fondant details.

The cake flavor was a White cake with caramel, milk chocolate ganache, vanilla buttercream and candy crunchies between the layers. Needless to say she loved the cake and we even made it onto the Yo Gabba Gabba fansite! Check it out: gabbafriends.com

We didn't cut DJ Lance for fear of traumatizing the little ones at the party :-D

HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY CHLOE!!! Mommy and Daddy Love YOU!!

Amina & Khadijah's 13th Birthday Cake

Back in October of 2008, I got an e-mail from Amina asking us to make her and her friend's 13th Birthday cake on February 7th, 2009. She had a sketch of her cake with all the specific colors that she wanted on the cake. I drew a sketch for her with the colors and it was set, the girls were really happy with the final cake. The bottom tier was yellow buttermilk with alternating layers of Chocolate and Raspberry Buttercream. The top tier was alternating layers of chocolate and Red Velvet cake with Cookies and Cream Buttercream. I got an e-mail from one of the girls at the party the day after that said "the red velvet cake was so good I was having trouble contemplating reality!!"

Amina's sketch


Our Sketch for Amina and Khadijah

The final Cake!!

Happy 13th Birthday to Amina & Khadijah!!!