It makes a world of difference. 

I got the privilege to make a cake for our family photographer, Karen Brooks.  Check out her work here. Her girls were turning 5 and 7 and have bdays close together.  They are also both obsessed with anything related to unicorns.  

I just love it when talents come together.  

How in the world is my youngest turning 4 this month?? We are in full blown princess mode here in this household.  And my daughter's favorite princess is Nella from Nick Jr.  Nella isn't your average princess.  She is a princess KNIGHT.  And she is also hard to find materials and inspiration for.  So lil bit and I sat down and created a cake just for her.  

​Here is my initial sketch 

And here is the cake that we got to slice into during her princess dress up party with her friends!

November and December have been busy busy busy.  Here are just a few of the cakes that I have been able to create the last few weeks.

Mickey Mouse clubhouse complete with the one and only Toodles.

"If you knock, knock me over....I will get back up again."  Sorry.  I have been singing the Trolls soundtrack ever since making this cake!

A 5th birthday Power Rangers cake for a cool dude named Jagger.  I mean, seriously, you can't be un-cool with a name like Jagger.

A 40th bday cake for a neighbor and friend of mine.  Complete with funfetti flavor inside.  Turning 40 has to be a little fun, right?

And to round it all out...a 6 layer rainbow tiered Hungry Caterpillar cake 

This week I got to work with fresh flowers on a cake.  I love fresh flowers in vases around the house.  I just had a "make your own bouquet" table at our neighborhood block party.  But I have always been iffy about fresh flowers on cake.  Sure...they are beautiful.  But...still iffy.  Whatever my personal opinion is, I think this cake for a 65th birthday party came out pretty great.  How do you feel about fresh flowers on desserts??

This month I got to work on a Darth Maul cake.  I have some experience with Darth Maul. A old boyfriend I had in college dressed as the Sith lord for Halloween one year.  He had a swimmer's cap with fake horns, crazy contact lenses, and a face full of paint courtesy of my painting skills.

Mr. Birthday Boy Beckett here also has a BB8 cake seen in my gallery.  Time will tell which side of the force he chooses.

I also got a request for a cosmic galaxy unicorn cake.  That is definitely a head-scratcher but the mom was super amazing and sent along the birthday party invitation she created. Stars, planets, and rainbow hair make for an epic birthday cake if I do say so myself.  

I had some downright funny cakes this weekend.  One "Plants vs. Zombies" cake, seen in my gallery, that had my six year giggling and demanding to play the game in the same breath.  And then this cake...

Harry Potter + Minions = total cuteness in this house.

And I LOVE when clients come and say "I like this but not this.  What can we do?"  SO we took this inspiration cake off Pinterest

Softened the darker colors. Pumped up the air in the flowers.  And....
Came up with a cake that the birthday girl is going to LOVE!

Creative freedom.  Can you smell it?  Ahhh....it's a wonderful thing.  

I absolutely LOVE to make cakes for my friends and family.  And I love it even more when they say to have fun with an idea.  The cake from this weekend was for a newly engaged couple who spends all their time together playing Rock Band.  You know what?  I can't judge here.  My husband tried to teach me routing protocols on our third date.  Whatever your glue is....use it.

Could they be any more adorable on top of that cake??

How often do you hear that someone is obsessed with flamingos??  Turtles...yes. Dolphins...sure.  Poisonous dart frogs...ummm.

This week I had a birthday cake for a soon-to-be three year old who is obsessed with flamingos.  And they threw pineapples in the party decorations just for fun.  Why couldn't I have been invited to this party??

This weekend has been spent re-visiting old cakes and reworking them for some newly minted birthday boys and girls.  The first cake I tweaked was the "PJ Masks" cake in my gallery.  To make it extra special, the mom who contacted me had a small inkling that she knew me from somewhere and just couldn't place my name.  Turns out our children are in the same preschool class.  

I changed the topper and name of course.  And voila!  Dane had an awesome chocolate cake with his favorite cartoon character up front.

The next cake isn't really a rework.  But I got the job because of my daughter's Paw Patrol cake that I made for her third birthday.  This momma had a smaller budget so we picked the birthday girl's three favorite pups and this cake came to fruition.  I LOVE the dark blue, turquoise, and pink together!

Next up...a Llama Llama Red Pajama cake is in the works!!

Goodbye Graduation season.  Hello heat and 90 degree weather.  Man, I feel summer has hit early and hit hard this year.  School is done for the year and so is my busiest time for cakes.  Birthdays, weddings, and graduations hit all at once this past month.  Below are some of the cakes I made in the last few weeks!

This birthday cake was for a man who bled Buccaneer blood.  When your baby's car seat cover is decked out in pirate flags it might mean you have a slight obsession!  Inside was three layers of chocolate cake with a peanut butter marshmallow frosting and chopped up Reese cups.

This grooms cake came from combining two cakes the bride's family found.  We covered our cake in fondant instead of icing and splattered the stars.  A topper was pulled from another cake because the couple had a daughter and they wanted her included in the day. Lots of strawberries and chocolate made up the two tier cake that was enjoyed during the rehearsal dinner!

This last cake has me cursing and checking out new cameras.  I am not happy with the photos I got but I am darn pleased with myself with the results of the cake.  I had a BLAST creating the pieces on top.  I mean, come on, it's not every day you are asked to create the Monster Book of Monsters.  Chocolate cake with chocolate frosting helped ring in the new wizard's 11th birthday this past weekend.

Remember to check out my gallery of images too.  I have different cakes and items posted on the other page as well!!  Have a great summer everyone!