tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11510183169152704852024-03-12T23:40:17.707-07:00CakeologieA place to share my cakes and their stories with all of you!Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11029164825431093429noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151018316915270485.post-58243647423684752592012-05-22T19:37:00.000-07:002012-05-22T19:37:50.989-07:00Big Life Events<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've gotten into the habit of a once-a-quarter mass picture upload on this cake blog. Unfortunately, I've just not had the time to upload the pictures and stories in a timely manner! Fortunately, that's because I've been finishing my PhD, graduating, starting a new job, and trying to grow up...which are perfectly respectable reasons to not blog, right? Gotta love big life steps. <br />
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So, the first pictures are nothing I could ever come up with on my own, but thanks to the wonderful tutorials and sharing of Sharon Zambito and her <a href="http://www.sugaredproductions.com/blog/tutorials/turkey-cake-balls/">Turkey Cake Balls</a>, I totally got into the Thanksgiving season. Trust me, this is the best turkey you'll ever eat! Seriously, aren't they the cutest things you've ever seen??<br />
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Please don't eat me....<br />
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Army of turkey birds. These were so much fun to make, and they all had such character! I have to admit I spent about 30 minutes arranging them in groups because some seemed more friendly towards each other than the rest...mostly, they looked incredibly concerned about the whole affair. <br />
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Another big event happened in the life of my family...My wonderful mom turned the bug 5-0! Though you'd never know it, she hit the landmark birthday. Instead of throwing her a big party (lets be realistic, we'd never be able to pull the wool over her eyes) we surprised her with a cake at the Farm Bureau Christmas Party. My grandmother asked me to make this cake for her to surprise her, congratulate her, and wish her happy birthday months prior to the event....and then Dad asked for the same thing 2 weeks before the big night. Great minds think alike, and thanks to Meme's planning ahead, I had it covered for Dad!<br />
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The decorations for the party were silver-snowflakes-poinsettias-blue, so I had kind of a hard time coming up with decoration ideas. This is what I ended up with. Mom loved it, which was the important part! The top of the cake was supposed to say... "Congratulations and Happy Birthday Farm Bureau Vice Chair!"... but as you can see, I completely ran out of space!<br />
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Still, I really liked how the poinsettias turned out! Its tough to make frosting ever 'real' red or 'real' black...these started out a little pink, but dried much darker. <br />
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Celebratory cake also made an appearance as a "thank you" to our interim choral director at ESUMC! Nancy was a wonderful blessing to us during the past few months, and not only led us in song, but led us in worship. Our church and our choir was blessed by her, and I was happy to do a cake for her!<br />
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Chocolate buttercream, chocolate cake, and a chocolate ganache topping...yum. Don't let this picture deceive you, this cake is 16 inches wide, 8 inches tall, and heavy. And delicious. <br />
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The next big event I got to be a part of was the wedding of Adam and Carrie Carter! I had the pleasure of meeting Carrie at church, on a rafting trip with young adult ministries. A wonderful, intelligent, dear-hearted person I've been blessed to know, I was so happy to be a part of the big day! A deep plum-purple was her main color, so we pulled that in on a ivory cake using the design from the invitations as a guide for the piping work. White gum-paste calla lilies set the cake off beautifully! I loved how this cake came together!<br />
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Note to self: piping a pattern in a dark frosting color...just a little bit more pressure not to mess up! That purple is not easily covered up. <br />
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The calla lilies were supposed to be deep purple in the base, fading out to white. Unfortunately, I just couldn't get the color right...they kept turning black, or splotchy, ugh! Executive decision...white instead. Lovely end result, but I've got to go back and figure out how to do that shading color, its been bothering me. <br />
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Time for the beautiful bride and groom to eat cake...<br />
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Oh, Adam. Cake in the face. Those two little boys watching were precious! The cake under the decorations was white almond sour cream pound cake with buttercream filling and then chocolate chip cake with peanut butter buttercream. Gosh was that delicious!<br />
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Now, this was an adventure. My dear sweet friend Jessica Sutton Leggett said that her hubby-to-be didn't want a grooms cake...he wanted a groom's cookie! We finagled it a little, and made a groom's cookie cake! Each layer of this cookie cake was sliced like a pizza, and then we also had a bunch of little cookie-icing-cookie sandwiches for folks to take home. While this isn't the most beautiful thing I've ever done, I tell you what, it was some kind of good. There wasn't a speck left...I had enough cookie for 120 servings, and with only 60 people there, all there was left at the end was a clean plate!<br />
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Last but not least, another big event...Hope's 13th birthday! They were having a black-light party (the fact that this had to be explained to me must mean I'm getting old) but wanted cake with some bright neon frosting that would glow in the black light. This is just about as neon as I could get and still be edible!<br />
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So. Here's to a summer FULL of cake, and here's to trying to stay on top of things. <br />
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Bake!Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11029164825431093429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151018316915270485.post-27733131727765014342011-08-15T20:07:00.000-07:002011-08-15T20:07:30.762-07:00Catch-UpSo apparently I've not updated this blog since April. APRIL. And its August....what in the world happened? <br />
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Well for one thing, I've had a bunch of cakes. I promise. I'll attempt to prove that too you below... Another thing, I ran a half marathon in Alaska with Team in Training. So that took up a little bit of time. Finally...I'm coming to the end of my graduate degree, and that can be consuming! Dissertation writing, manuscript writing, editing, revisioning, experiments, etc. Oh and job interviews. So. Maybe I get a free pass for not updating in a really long time? <br />
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In a massive attempt to upload all of the cakes that have happened in the past couple of months...here we go. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was a retirement cake for Mr. Howard Scott, who was my 4-H leader for years! He's an amazing spirit who has influenced so many lives...congratulations to you!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now even though I attend NC State currently, being in the greater Raleigh area has its share of OTHER school options. Including this graduation cake for Graham Sharpe! Congrats to Graham! </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More birthdays! April brithdays and cherry blossom themes, in honor of a favorite city of mine and its Cherry Blossom Festival!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And more birthdays! Funny story...this cake is my first 'cake wreck!' We had a little mix up on the spelling of Arwyn's name...Arwyn is named after Arwen from Lord of the Rings, but Arwyn's Mom didn't consult Tolkien in spelling....whoops! I felt horrible, but apparently Arwyn is really forgiving when it comes to cake :) </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had especially crazy cake weekend. Multiple wedding cakes, a groom's cake, and 150 cookie favors! Here is what 17 layers of cake looks like....</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Funny story here...my mom and I delivered this cake to the wrong church. Twice. An hour later, realized we had the wrong place, went back and retrieved the cake only to deliver it over an hour and a half late to the actual location of the rehersal dinner...just in time! Amazingly, GPS, Iphone, Atlas, and Blackberry all disagreed on where the church was. Technology. Gracious. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then the following weekend, more cake for family friends the Casey's! What these pictures don't show is another cake, made especially for the bride's dad, that was sugar free. A ton of folks said they liked the sugar free cake even better than the wedding cake...I'm going to have to make that one more often!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then, back to Raleigh for a celebration for my church's Minister of Music in his retirement! The theme for this party was "When you've said Bill Weisser, you've said it all!" I just so happened to pick purple to match our choir robes, and lo and behold, the whole party had purple decorations. Thank goodness!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And last but not least, some baby shower cakes! Double Trouble themed for 2 lovely women having little boys....</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then an 'Under the Sea' themed cake for a new little girl. Momma and baby whale! Precious!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whew! Now do you believe me that this was a cake-filled summer? It was a joy filled summer, when you think about it! Now. What kind of cake are we going to have to celebrate grad school graduation? Hmmmm :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Beth </div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11029164825431093429noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151018316915270485.post-66689433930587466242011-04-09T15:32:00.000-07:002011-04-09T15:32:13.312-07:00Blog for the cakes that have no blog!Now I'm not saying that these cakes don't deserve their own showcase, because they do! But I am saying that I have completely ran out of time for the moment and will have to come back and fill in the stories separately....for now, this will do!<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">First of all, I've had the pleasure for almost a year of baking cakes for a company called MarketStar. Not only do they want a cake a month for birthday purposes, but they like themed cakes! Here are a few of the cakes that I've made for them: </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So you're officially caught up, for the moment! More stories and cakes to come, I promise....and I will follow up on all of these, but I wanted to get the pictures out here while I had the chance. I love looking back over the last few months and seeing all of these cakes...I should buy stock in powdered sugar. For real!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11029164825431093429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151018316915270485.post-58112362396037595622011-04-06T19:23:00.000-07:002011-04-06T19:23:14.122-07:00Showering Baby Showers!Spring must be in the air, because its baby shower season! Just this month I've made cakes for 2 baby showers, and I have to say, they get cuter every time I look at them! Themes thus far this year have included a pond/animal/turtle theme and a nautical sailing theme, and both cakes were such fun to put together. <br />
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For the turtle/animal/pond themed cake, the mother-to-be really wanted some fondant 3-D turtles to grace the top of the cake. When I googled a picture of a turtle cake, all I came up with were Ninja Turtle cakes, and as awesome as I think Leonardo is (I mean sword beats nunchucks ANY day of the week) I didn't think that was what Mom-to-be had in mind. So, this is what I came up with, after the help of a couple of further online searches...<br />
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Unfortunately I don't have any more pictures of this one, in the crazy of that weekend I completely forgot to do THE most important thing...photo document the cake!<br />
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Still, it is reported that Mom-to-be loved the cake, and the turtles were a big hit. I thought they were stinking adorable. <br />
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Next, Nautical themed cake! Mom-to-be for this shower is a friend of my friend Mary Beth, and it is rumored that she's not even a huge fan of cake. Gasp! In order to go for a lighter than air cake feel, we did a really fluffy, soft vanilla cake with lemon curd custard filling and vanilla buttercream...YUM. I love this filling, you really can eat it with a spoon. Dangerous!<br />
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On the top, I made a fondant boat....named after its soon-to-be captain, Grayson! I wanted to call it the S.S. Grayson, but I ran out of room on my boat. Hindsight, 20/20. <br />
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Is this not the cutest sailboat you've ever seen? I made a bunch of anchors, portholes, fish, and birds, but once I put the boat on the cake I fell completely in love with it, just as it was. Everything else would have cluttered it up, whereas this cake is just a boy and his boat, out in the open sea. Here's hoping for smooth seas and favorable winds for Grayson's maiden voyage!<br />
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BethBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11029164825431093429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151018316915270485.post-3079742906005892572011-03-23T19:22:00.000-07:002011-03-23T19:22:55.260-07:00The Hulk!So even though I haven't posted any pictures recently, its definitely not as if I haven't been baking! Between grad school, cake, and well...life, I haven't had time to post anything! And while most of these cakes can be posted without a huge story, I just couldn't pass this one up. <br />
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I got a call from a coworker a few weeks ago, frantically asking for someone, anyone who could make a cake with the Incredible Hulk on it. The cake was for Kaden, and he had specifically asked for an Incredible Hulk cake...and what the birthday boy wants, the birthday boy gets!<br />
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I said of course, I can do the Incredible Hulk! No big thing. Easy as pie. Well, I may have overestimated my hulking abilities. Every picture I pulled up online of Mr. Hulk looked scary. And difficult. And really, well, angry and green. Eek. <br />
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All said and done, I think the Hulk was quite handsome. And maybe a little friendlier than usual, but who said that was a bad thing? Kaden loved it, and that's all that matters! <br />
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I've had the privilege of baking a couple of times for Margret and her family, for Max's 1st and 2nd birthdays, and now they've got a little girl on the way! The cake was for a baby shower for Margret and new baby, and they weren't going for a typical baby shower theme. Instead, they wanted something with a garden scheme...ladybugs, bumble bees, and green! This is what I came up with....<br />
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So cute, right? I thought the little lady bugs were absolutely adorable! I added a picket fence for a few 'happy' vines and flowers for the bugs, and there you have it...one garden themed baby shower cake! <br />
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Since we couldn't decide whether or not to have chocolate or vanilla, the cake inside had a layer of each, although you obviously can't tell that now, haha. <br />
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So I finished the cake super late Wednesday night, delivered the cake at work on Thursday morning, went to work until the early afternoon, and then jetted to Orlando Thursday night! Whew! Cake delivery, check. Travel to Florida, check. <br />
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Not only did we have the best weekend lined up, but I had the best people to share it with! Katie Allen, Patty Carpenter, Danielle Seale, Susanna Hearn, and Nancy Hearn! We all arrived from our prospective locations (Raleigh, Charleston, Anderson, Germany...) Thursday night to check in at the hotel, eat really late appetizers at TGI Fridays, and get groceries/food for the weekend. We were really excited, because Friday morning...Wizarding World of Harry Potter!<br />
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We've been kind of waiting for this for a while. Maybe ever since it opened, but who is counting! We had such a great time soaking in the sights. It was just like stepping onto the movie set! All of the crooked chimneys and snow capped roofs of Hogsmeade were just as I imagined them, right down to the sweets in Honeydukes, the crying mandrakes in the Herbology shop, and winking Gilderoy Lockhart from copies of "Magical Me." They did such a good job making this park!<br />
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We drank butterbeer, which tasted like a delicious mix of butterscotch, caramel, and cream soda, toured the Hogwarts Castle, bought wants at Olivander's, and ate chocolate frogs at Honeydukes. It was kind of unbelievable! Definitely worth a trip, if you've never gone!<br />
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After the amazement of Harry Potter World, armed with our wands, we headed to the Expo at Disney's Wide World of Sports to pick up our registration information, bibs, and shirts. That place was huge and full of runners who all looked ridiculously qualified to run....or more qualified than me, anyway! We left soon after arriving and browsing the booths, because Harry just tired us out, and we wanted a nice rest before the big race! After some delicious seafood at Landry's (thanks for the suggestion, Cate!) we all called it a night!<br />
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2:30am: Wake up and eat breakfast<br />
3:00am: Get dressed with tons of clothes (so cold that early in the morning!)<br />
3:30am: Leave for Epcot center (10 miles away)<br />
4:45am: Arrive at Epcot with 28,000 other people to run the Disney World Half Marathon!<br />
5:00-6:15am: Wait for our corral to start! With every corral, they shot of fireworks and flames as Mickey and Minne (in track suits, of course) waved us along our way! <br />
6:20am: Corral G, go! <br />
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28,000 people running into and through Disney World was a sight to behold, especially from the back of the line, haha. We realized very quickly that getting our 'best time' wasn't our goal for today, because just finishing at all would be a personal best for all of us! We also didn't want to just let all of the sights we were passing pass us by without stopping to take a few (or 50) pictures! <br />
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We also realized, very quickly, that it was no longer freezing. In all of my underarmor, I got super hot super fast! A quick pull over by a hot air balloon of Epcot and wardrobe change helped tremendously. Patty and Katie were amazing, I got so hot so fast that I felt pretty rotten. Really rotten, actually. Patty and Katie wouldn't leave me behind, and before too long I was feeling much better! <br />
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The first 5 miles passed so quickly! Before I knew it, we were at the gate at Disney World! Buzz Lightyear greeted us a little after mile 5...and by mile 6, we were running down main street Disney (still decorated for Christmas) and through Cinderella's castle! We met several other characters along the way. <br />
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The time in the park went by so fast...and we lost a lot of time stopping to take so many pictures, but it was worth it! Its all in the journey, not the destination...<br />
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Finally, mile 13 was upon us! We ran around the Epcot Ball (what IS that thing supposed to be?) and in a mere 10th of a mile were at the finish! I still can't believe that we did this...it blows my mind. Only a few months ago, I couldn't run a mile. But look what we did! <br />
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All along the race, we were surrounded by people running for a cause. We were running for one too. The race was sponsored by the Leukemia Lymphoma Society, and through the race over $4 million was raised to fund cancer research. Everyone knows someone who has been affected with this caner. Katie's sister is battling this cancer right now, my Aunt Laura has beat this cancer, and our dear sister and friend Elizabeth White lost her battle to cancer last November. Susie and I were running for Elizabeth, and I thought of her every mile. Even though it was tough, and every muscle screams, I was just so thankful for the ability and blessing of putting one foot in front of the other. I know she would have loved to go to Hogwarts with us, and while she would have thought us crazy to run a half marathon for her, she would have loved running through Disney World. This was for you, dear! <br />
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So in summary....Garden themed cake, check. Travel to Orlando, check. Buy a wand at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, check. Run a Half Marathon, check. Make memories with some wonderful women that I'll never forget......check!<br />
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So ladies, which race is next? <br />
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~BethBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11029164825431093429noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151018316915270485.post-12502261291118641482011-01-02T19:01:00.000-08:002011-01-02T19:01:32.839-08:00Whimsical ChristmasOn December 11, 2010 (which is last year now, and weird!) Crystal and Yeeka got married! Crystal is a dear friend of mine, and one of my best friends was her maid of honor. We had a wonderful time planning for and designing her cake over Steak Escape at Crabtree Valley Mall, and I knew from the start that Crystal wouldn't want a traditional wedding cake. <br />
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Crystal is ridiculously creative! For example, instead of flowers, all of her bouquets were made of Christmas ornaments. They were so neat and unique! Her colors were neon green, hot pink, bright blue, and electric purple, and the reception hall was full of twinkle lights, bright Christmas ornaments, and decorated trees. The effect was a magical, whimsical Christmas wedding. <br />
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Obviously we needed a magical, whimsical Christmas cake to match that theme! After several different ideas and cake tastings, we came up with a round, 4 tiered white buttercream cake with different sized polka dots in bright fondant. Here is the cake prior to assembly, thank you Dave for helping me carry it down the stairs (the bottom tier weighed 40 lbs!)...<br />
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Amazingly, the colors matched pretty well, I was SO worried they would be off by even a little bit. For a topper, I made a curly-wire and fondant 'thing' that I'm not sure has a name, but I thought it turned out pretty cute! <br />
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All in all, I was so pleased with how the cake turned out, and I think Crystal and Yeeka really liked it too! I was so happy to do their cake! Its a joy to do something for two people who are so obviously in love and excited to start their lives together. Many best wishes and blessings to the happy couple! <br />
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When your little sister gets married, you want her wedding to be perfect. And when you happen to be the maid of honor (henceforth known as MOH) and the cake baker, there is lots of planning and hard work required to make that kind of perfection happen! I knew that I wanted to make her and Ryan a wonderful cake and I didn't want cake stuff to get in the way of my duties as MOH. I knew that I could do both, and hoped that I could do both well!<br />
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A December wedding with red, white, and gold accents yielded a very simple yet elegant cake...red velvet with white buttercream accents, square tiers, and red ribbon borders. And surprise....the whole cake was red velvet! Delicious, and it matched the colors of the season and wedding perfectly. The main challenge of this cake was the size....there were over 300 people attending the wedding, and that is a heck of a lot of cake! Over 50 eggs, 15 pounds of flour and sugar, and you don't want to know how much shortening for frosting! We decided to do a regular 4 tiered wedding cake and then 2 double layer sheet cakes to be pre-cut in the kitchen. Lots of careful planning went into the design and baking of this cake, just so I could be at everything and do everything and still finish the cake by the big day!<br />
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Betsy and Ryan got married on a Friday, so I started baking the cake on that Wednesday night. I decided to mix the batter at my kitchen and then transport all of the batter to the church kitchen to use the convection ovens there, they bake so quickly! After a particularly rough day at work, I came home late and quickly mixed 15 batches of red velvet cake in my KitchenAid. I put all of the batter in tupperware bowls, put the lids on, and ran around frantically packing for the wedding, gathering my dress, Betsy's shoes, etc etc. <br />
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I came back in the kitchen and noticed something red on the floor. Looking up, I realized that in the 10 minutes I was packing, the self rising flour in the batter had risen in all of the sealed bowls, popping the lids off, and batter was rolling off the table! Red velvet cake batter was EVERYWHERE. I grabbed a ladle and started emptying some of the full bowls, put the lids back on, and threw everything into the backseat of my car. Blazing my way to Goldsboro, I got there with my Dad waiting for me, ovens on, kitchen door open. When we opened the backseat, more batter had exploded everywhere, again. We ran the batter into the kitchen and got the cakes in the oven. Now not only does it look like someone has been murdered in my backseat with red cake batter everywhere, now there is a trail of cake batter through the parking lot and church hallway. Dad took a scrub brush to the back of my car and the parking lot while I tried to go get things rolling in the kitchen. When I walked in the kitchen, my sweet Meme had the ladle in her hand, stirring the batter saying, "Its alive, Its alive, Its ALIIIIIVE!" And suddenly, the hilarity of the whole situation hit me! We laughed/cried for a while, and then got to work. <br />
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Thursday morning, I got up and frosted cake all day, with just enough time to wash the powdered sugar off of me and get to the rehearsal dinner on time. Amazingly enough. We finally got to sleep after the rehearsal dinner and shower, only for me to dream all night that the red food coloring in the cake had seeped through the frosting to make it turn pink! The next morning, we assembled the cake by 8am at the reception site, and spent the rest of the day doing wedding-related things...hairdos, dresses, lunch, pictures, etc. <br />
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That afternoon, my sister was the most beautiful bride I've ever seen. She was glowing from head to toe! The church was shining with Christmas lights, luminaries, joy, and love as Betsy and Ryan pledged the rest of their lives to each other among family and friends! There wasn't a dry eye in the house! At the reception, Betsy and Ryan had their first dance together as Mr. And Mrs Ryan Roberson before Betsy and Dad had their dance. So much preparation went into that moment! And when they cut the cake, I was so proud it was mine!<br />
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The wedding was absolutely beautiful, and I was honored to be a part of it...both in the wedding party and the cake decorating committee :) Betsy and Ryan have now successfully made it to the big 1 year anniversary, and are still in love, happy, and going strong! I've never met two people more perfect for each other, and I hope to make a cake to celebrate their 25th, 30th, and 50th wedding anniversaries too!<br />
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Grandaddy David loves to tell the story that when I went to kindergarten for the first time, Betsy was worried that I wouldn't be her best friend anymore. According to legend, I replied "Betsy, don't be silly. You're my sister, we'll always be best friends!" And its true...we'll always be best friends! I'm so thankful for my sister, and even though none of us could really give her away, we can definitely share her with Ryan for the next 70 years or so!<br />
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~BethBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11029164825431093429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151018316915270485.post-24284794752910524722010-12-12T19:41:00.000-08:002010-12-12T19:41:03.936-08:00Gobble GobbleBetter late than never....Happy Thanksgiving! I'm a little behind in posting this one, as its mid-December, but what can you do. Christy Bigelow, a friend from church, asked me to make her dad a birthday cake for Thanksgiving. When she said he loved German chocolate, I got very excited, as I've never done one of those before! <br />
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I immediately said German chocolate, with carmel coconut filling, chocolate buttercream and gnache topping. Christy told me that her dad likes plain German chocolate. Plain? I don't even know how to do a plain cake anymore! Eventually I talked her in to a more snazzy cake...and eventually she even asked for a turkey on the cake to commemorate the holiday! <br />
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I have to say that German chocolate cake and frosting is more challenging than I initially thought...the frosting itself turned out terrible the first time. My stovetop seems to heat hotter and faster than any stovetop known to man, and that resulted in, basically, scrambled eggs with butter. Gross. My second go round was much more successful, thankfully. If it hadn't have been, I would have had to make a 3rd grocery run for more eggs! The final product was delicious!<br />
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Having never done a turkey out of frosting before, I googled frosting turkey, and found a couple of pictures online of what I wanted it to look like, and there you have it! Frosting Turkey. I just basically layered milk chocolate and dark chocolate buttercream...so not only was he adorable, but tasty!<br />
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Pretty much the cutest frosting turkey I have ever seen. Period. <br />
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You could just eat him up!<br />
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He looks a little scared, don't you think? <br />
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Until the next time I get a chance to post, enjoy the holidays....eat cake!<br />
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BethBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11029164825431093429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151018316915270485.post-19934086274300924222010-11-21T14:58:00.000-08:002010-11-21T14:58:10.049-08:00Puppy CakeSo I know it has been a while since I posted, and I promise I haven't been hiding from cakeburg / icingville and not baking. Quite the opposite, in fact! What I have been doing on top of cakes is my real job...grad school...and focusing on passing my preliminary exams. Needless to say, the cakes that have happened in the last few months were a much needed break from studying constantly! <br />
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I met Katie Demcio through one of my best friends, Olivia Bolen. Olivia and I went to Elon together, lived together while we were in London, and spent more than one Saturday morning making strawberry pancakes and listening to Little Big Town. When Olivia got married to her soulmate this august, both Katie and I were in the wedding together...and we became quick friends! She's an absolute dear, and it was so much fun being a bridesmaid with her! Bonus...we live in the same town, so now we get to hang out all the time. Or whenever we find time, which turns out to be less than I would like. <br />
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Katie came to me a while back and asked if I could make a birthday cake for her nephew, Holden. Of course! Anytime! The small complication is that Holden is allergic to milk products...which means no sour cream pound cakes, no milk in the cake, and (eek!) no butter! Never fear. There is a recipe for everything. A delicious recipe, at that! <br />
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Holden has a favorite puppy that the whole party revolved around, so we focused the cake on that. I think that the puppy turned out pretty good! If 'puppy' is half as cute in person as he is in icing form, then I can see why Holden loves him so much!<br />
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We also made a little cake that could be completely for the birthday boy...the better to get messy in! <br />
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Thankfully, Amy (Holden's mom!) sent me some fantastic pictures of Holden and his cake, or what was left of it, so that I could see how well the milk-less recipe went over. I think its safe to say it was a hit! <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oh.... and I passed my prelims. The cake therapy was absolutely necessary for this to happen!!</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11029164825431093429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151018316915270485.post-34409765156992580832010-09-19T19:22:00.000-07:002010-09-19T19:22:54.081-07:00Happy Birthday, Nana!My Nana is turning the big 7-0 this weekend, and we decided to celebrate in style, with a cake of course! Even though my family is full of amazing bakers, Nana included...I was nominated by Nana to make her cake. And what the birthday girl wants, the birthday girl gets! I was thrilled to make Nana's birthday cake for her big celebration. Carrot cake is one of her favorites, and so thats what we did! <br />
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When we met and talked about the cake over Chubby Tacos one day, Angie told me how she really wanted a simple, clean cake. She designed the scheme for the whole wedding, and it was full of down home touches. From what she described, it sounded beautiful! I wrote down that the wedding was going to be on Saturday, September 5th, with the wedding at the Rose Garden and the reception at Art Space, a really neat gallery downtown. <br />
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So, on Friday night, I start baking away! The cake was a big cake, for 200 people, and the recipe I was using (to go along with the down-home theme) was actually her Grandmother's Lemon Pound Cake recipe with vanilla buttercream. It smelled delicious! My whole apartment complex smelled like sweet lemon....especially after I put too much batter in one pan and it baked out, all over the bottom of my oven. Genius, Beth. I opened all of my windows and doors, shut off the fire alarm, and kept right on trucking.<br />
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So I load all the cakes into my car and drive SLOWLY to ArtSpace downtown, and per Raleigh, can't find a parking space anywhere. And you never know how bad the roads are until you've got 4 very fragile tiers of cake in your car! I get to ArtSpace, walk in, and announce that I've got the cake for the wedding. "What wedding?" the receptionist asked. What wedding?? THE wedding! Angie and Neal! Saturday, September 5th! <br />
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Another genius moment...Saturday, September 5th, 2010 does not exist. Sunday, September 5th, does. Whoops. So moral of the story...I was REALLY on time for this cake delivery. As in, 24 hours early. Go me. <br />
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I loaded the cake into the refrigerator at ArtSpace. And what did I do with my free time Saturday afternoon? Why, got to the NC STATE football season opener, of course! We safely demolished Western Carolina and had a great time cheering on the pack.<br />
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Sunday after church, rested and ready to assemble a cake, I headed over to ArtSpace. The whole wedding party (plus several!) were there getting ready and decorating. There were so many personal touches to all of the decorations...hand carved wooden votive holders, family made floral arrangements, and even a tree stump for a cake stand. <br />
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This cake turned out so well, so elegant and clean! I actually did the flowers myself, which was a learning experience...I need to take some lessons from a real florist! Roses and curly willow, with some greenery, and on the top...fiber optics! You can't really see in my picture, but there are tiny fiber optic lights coming out through the flowers in the cake topper. Neat, huh? <br />
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I absolutely loved the wooden cake stand. The bark and wood really gave the cake a rustic, homey feel. It was a ton heavier than I anticipated...I'm not sure why I thought the stump of a 100 year old tree would be light....<br />
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Overall, several lessons learned. 1. With batter....less is more. Less is less smoke alarms, and smoke. 2. Being on time is great, being early is better....but lets make sure the wedding date actually exists. From the mouth of my Dad, "Well Beth, you hadn't made that mistake yet!" Thanks Dad...and per usual, you're right :) <br />
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All in all, this cake turned out great. I was so excited to be a part of their big day, and I know the wedding was wonderful!<br />
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BethBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11029164825431093429noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151018316915270485.post-82173431803292935882010-08-30T18:03:00.000-07:002010-08-30T18:07:26.021-07:00Growing Up....A year ago, I made Max his first birthday cake. Max is the son of a resident here at the Vet school, and his mom wanted a monkey-themed birthday cake. Now at age 1, he's probably never going to remember that cake...how it tasted, how it looked, or how it felt when he shoved his hands through the frosting to grab cake inside. I will always remember that cute-as-a-button monkey cake, though, and how much fun it was to make it!<br />
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Now, as time moves, little boys grow up into big boys! And last week, I made his 2nd birthday cake...the big 2 years old! Its so neat to be a part of someone's growing up....and as big boys go, this big boy didn't want a monkey cake. He wanted a construction cake! Very manly, you know. <br />
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This cake was a super dense chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream. I drew and painted the dump truck on the cake, and then added the road border. You'd be amazed at how many different kinds of dump trucks there are, and of course I might have wanted to make it John Deere Green....but Max wanted a yellow truck, so Max got a yellow truck!<br />
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I'm on a crusade against black food coloring...so whenever I need to use black icing, I use black fondant instead! I mean, do you know how much black food coloring it takes to make black icing?? You end up making gray icing, and to quote Steel Magnolias, "It's got gray icing, I can't even begin to think how you make gray icing!". Using black fondant is MUCH easier, and better for everyone involved. No black teeth or mouths, thank you very much. <br />
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I think it turned out so cute! Excuse me, extremely mature and 'big-boy'. Regardless, Max loved it....and maybe he'll remember this one, who knows. I hope that I can keep making cakes for him in the future! <br />
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Love and Cake, <br />
BethBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11029164825431093429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151018316915270485.post-88945746614482811602010-08-09T20:45:00.000-07:002010-08-09T20:49:38.125-07:00Weddings Squared, Chief Osceola, and Star WarsThis weekend was a wedding extravaganza! Katie Westfall, a Harvard graduate student and friend from home, married her sweetheart (and soul mate!) Jeremy Green, a palaeontologist PhD. Katie and I share many things....childhood, girl scout camping trips, a love for Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, and a unashamedly nerdy crave for science! <br />
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Now this weekend was ALSO the wedding of one of my dear best friends, Olivia Bolen (now Olivia Beroth!). I was so happy to stand with her and the other bridesmaids as a witness to their marriage on a gorgeous afternoon on the blue ridge parkway in Virginia. Now, you might think, its a lot to do a rehersal dinner cake, a wedding cake, and be in a wedding in Virginia in the same weekend, right? Impossible, you say? Never!<br />
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I started cooking Katie's cake on Thursday afternoon and...after a minor incident with 2 nonresponsive convection ovens, one meeting with the board of trustees, and one meeting with sandhill gas company...I was cooking up a storm! Eggs were flying, cakes were going everywhere! Katie wanted several flavors: chocolate, vanilla, carrot, red velvet, and lemon! Lesson learned: actually make sure the oven is heating before putting in the first 2 layers of cake....<br />
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While the cakes cooled, I iced the groom's cake. I had no idea that Chief Osceola's face was so intricate....and I had no idea that it was going to turn out as good as it did! I think that all of the Florida State Seminole fans were pleased!<br />
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The rest of the night/morning was spent icing and teiring cakes like it was going out of style. This cake soaked up 6 batches of buttercream....and you do NOT want to know how much crisco that is, trust me! Magic buttercream, of course, with no calories...haha right :) <br />
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Second lesson learned: Label cake plates! After I iced all of the teirs, I realized one vital fact....I had forgotten to label which cake was which flavor! My mom and I stood in the kitchen for a solid 30 minutes, saying "This one is DEFINITELY chocolate. Definitely, absolutely. Or carrot..." Funny, all the cakes were white, and nearly impossible to tell apart!<br />
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</div>Bryan is from Canada, and although many different ideas were tossed around as options for his groom's cake (talking robots, flying rocket ships christened 'the klingenburg', ice cream landing pads...) it was finally decided that a simple tribute to the home country was necessary. <br />
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Thus, a red velvet Canadian Flag cake! Bryan made absolutely sure that I got the flag right, and I definitely didn't want to insult the out of country guests by destroying their flag!<br />
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I think I got the flag right..... Bryan was worried that the American cake decorator would have trouble getting the correct design, so he emailed me a link to Wikipedia, just in case :) <br />
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The next day was the wedding day dawned fresh and....rainy. I have never delivered a cake in the rain before, let alone the thunderstorms that happened all day! The wedding cake was a traditional white almond sour cream pound cake, but with a twist...cream cheese icing and chocolate chip cannoli filling! This maybe my favorite filling I've ever tried....maybe because I love chocolate, maybe because its a fun surprise, or maybe because its just plain delicious. Either way, it worked! <br />
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All morning I worked on the cake teirs, watching the clounds roll by. Thunder by. Lightening by!! I finally found a break in between the scary clounds and ran the cake tiers down 3 flights of stairs to my car, flew (carefully) to the North Carolina Museum of History, unloaded the cakes in the pouring down rain, teired the cake, changed into my dress in the bathroom and made it to the wedding with 4 minutes to spare! Whew!<br />
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I think it turned out beautifully! I LOVE fresh hydrangeas, and they suited this cake perfectly. Some of these were from one of Susanna's family's garden, which made them all the more special! <br />
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I loved being able to watch them cut the cake and eat their first bite together! <br />
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All in all, my first cream cheese wedding cake, and my first delivery in a thunderstorm...I was proud of the outcome! A delicious, beautiful cake for a wonderful couple. I was so thankful to be a part of this! Many happy blessings and wishes for the happy couple as they explore their 'new normal' together!! <br />
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~BethBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11029164825431093429noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151018316915270485.post-47595186618150672372010-06-27T20:40:00.001-07:002010-06-27T22:00:28.162-07:00No Tears in Cake!<div>This weekend I got to go to my first 'real' cake workshop....2 days, 24 hours of cake work, and so much information I'm about to bust! I learned so much and had the best time meeting other cake artists. Our theme was no cake fear...because there are no tears in cake! Over the course of the weekend, we made cakes that looked like designer purses. Such fun!<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487679211175689954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBos0RWdT4rhQ_w1Id6rM_lxb1r8d0tLv-5lT74NqxlDbALSk_go1xmCsCcPjVa-BxfN_od01lDP8l8UOMAG3NlrRW_uhZNcDyLo_qmP-KT8-YE04S770DPKcn8rjQ2Ab0g8u7NHoagR0s/s320/048.JPG" />I tried to photo document the whole thing, not only so I can remember what I learned, but also so I could watch the transformation all over again. Many times when I reached for the camera I was too covered in modeling chocolate, luster dust, or cornstarch for pictures...but here are some of the ones I took!<br /><div><br /><div><div><div>We started out leveling and stacking our cakes, using dowel rods, foam core, butter cream, and bubble tea straws (one of my new favorite things!). This picture shows a semi-stable cake, ready for ganache (my next new favorite thing!)....but it doesn't show that I barely had enough cake, that my buttercream was too stiff, and that my cake was too soft and crummy. Needless to say, at this point I was a little concerned! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487681899659036786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_HXfpPRfZb1fekyRwJX9sZKGocOmB01ftr7QETR1jDD3AgRemCfvnR5mV7mxMM1h50-7ctN1STkzda51Ty4y2EqWmbsJ7IZyNOxAOayDwG4HK1aIt3WBSlL7HDdTbX9lvBwjcYAatYxX/s320/044.JPG" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div>We next covered our cakes with a layer of chocolate ganache. Now, my ganache was not the best. And my cake had to be placed in the 'rehab freezer' for 'damage control' because it was so soft and runny. It got a little dicey at this point. So when I came in this morning and saw that the ganache had set up, I was SUPER happy! So happy that we snapped this spontaneous picture....<br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487683329193326066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSAwDRSMqmlb5PYeAdyfR62WUQUjRf4gtB85AvipZYk7hzMsS7tzCXKmoSP2S_yARp5hiWnyV1isGzMIcVaFPAHbxm3bOb-BVU2f2VyxRsf_0x_15DtWmbzaszyGtzHJq3mfOB7cN9dEA/s320/049.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>While our cakes were setting up, we went ahead and made chocolate champagne bottles for our purses to carry. We poured colored and melted chocolate, and then poured them into bottle molds. An hour later and a little carving later, poof! A chocolate champagne bottle!<br /></div><br /><br /><div>Add a few sugar labels, and its pretty impressive. It looked so real, I absolutely love this bottle...can someone please ask for a bottle in their cake so I can do this again??<br /></div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487679216728967746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-AXPFB-0gFdESTzMC8b5tYub0I1G9HcLHd2G0luboZYWTDaeEIUFc6heRUiRozFfCqr5vJsMURn5nVutxlfzUNBwBVmoz2S0z8r10HdFvNuYmMQcNrKHtXVdzTx1cWyNyMP4qc362VVio/s320/047.JPG" /><br /><div>Once the ganache had set up, we covered it with fondant. Ganache makes fondanting SO easy...it looked great! Flawless (haha well, almost, and thats way better than nothing!) Chocolate fondant, I found, tastes SO much better than regular fondant. Even though fondant is not my preference, I learned this weekend that there ARE some delicious ways that it can be done. Chocolate is yummy, but there are other good vanilla options too! And now that I know more about this, maybe I can use it more!<br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487671363936099538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXDf6Yv5lv6jF1sZ3uukxHnBpoEccJ6gI-8SEqt-Cdh4W_shbr1IauFMgTc1fMA0E7PVMFh3HUhohvEl-A-Qk2V21qRAxmavnrOwQDG_40UbJ09lxqLFzHcAmYK_9WgGSc3osvwuU3ikT/s320/050.JPG" /><br />Then I stitched the borders.....<br /><br /><br /></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487671370333412930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4lu3NO6yeqEzmmz6bAm0rkwMJNTCbbMIUgloutES8U6-eDv11QHl2Y5er0D1zlJDHjqZ7e-hIoNruE4p1p6dwgZZD_qLjSEoHmxiFg3kBF60Ti066h6u1xKtjQipy9jKCp6Qb29pAiYpy/s320/051.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div>And added thousands of hand cut, individually assembled and luster dusted logos...</div><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487683336382235922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS952rhzj5POf0xpBK2SIvrAbNMIvZF9nTOscLYKs98DZm_S_JW0bQCiEAN81sOBy4RM5sEGebDzZ9pjjH9fxG4FD-ybji7LekjG0-Af2_yDxFwbnRQgV0ag0JMwIFnb46Bj93a4Rqi78R/s320/053.JPG" /><br /><div>A couple of handles, a champagne bottle, a blanket, and gum paste flowers...and I had a pretty darn cute bag! I am SO proud of this cake...obviously, as I took loads of pictures of it, but it was such hard work that really paid off. It was nice to remember why I love doing these.... and I can't wait to give this one another try sometime!<br /><br /></div></div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487671393133464290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgey-82Xv4mZrc6Gxfq3AnK4t3yUFMnJCCVB3G4nvJOZpsdiXky9tw1y3b3S3n1A9u2hLwPLGB8X4WtNNPuIS8C-v3nSyQ1_zBApWc-fjm-YI0913NVikzNb1rFiZR7jitodoO5ZF-NMYKh/s320/057.JPG" /></div></div><br /><br /><div><div>Me, super happy it turned out so well. I had the best time at this workshop, and learned so much!<br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487675534642115042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpN5_ItPgQhkWgQaAIwk9saKquZY5Jfry54vF3Vj8DATu26EJQoRhgKTfRDcrS0BHKNnX1JGDXxL0UXlbOVyd5HXNu9M88nLR_ihrSFQ6VWmR66ZVfBrg7r4TV541Wi2yKzfhdIH-a8ii1/s320/060.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487671386985841282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFSc6zDCwwYHfJALzOuCnOP2cmKx_wcFkJwccG8Uu8niM2WwbKZV-7raEhdjyRIV1BGlLhYv9e2XXA16VdsT4NHClY0E7e5lYmZSHliktEBnI8xfU6NowcNeIiqZfvr8uqIiLPqSQQayP/s320/054.JPG" /></div></div></div></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487675550040695442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdh-vhXBr1cXBIxZfaR9EM9xpyk1TnLZWYELKGbckQKPydWQyBXuWWIjbj4QRQYgIKT4j2iP61mdY-3lUNlyEsf1vuU1gJ8Worw1FAjxkGzYxTS2G9aOo4D7VCNWqbp051un8VKQe8wvX/s320/064.JPG" /></p></div></div></div><br /><br /><br /><p>Oh and did I mention....it was kind of delicious? :) </p><br /><p></p><p>~Beth </p></div></div></div></div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11029164825431093429noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151018316915270485.post-49977156543056189402010-06-27T20:29:00.000-07:002010-06-27T20:39:52.179-07:00Happy Birthday Mrs Verna Scott!<div> When you turn 80 years old, and you've never let anyone else make a cake for you for your birthday before....you might as well get a realllllly big cake!! Go big or go home, right?<br /></div><div> </div>So to celebrate the wonderful lady that she is, Mrs Verna got a huge pink, square, basket of flowers and butterflies! <div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487663197148261538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFF5BiAnQoBt6H7hPbVLyLxnWEInsVoKzoJGziq44MKKoS9Ld_PtJ4lZErH6DgNPbWMg4ZyY8ESPsPRUlhkK1VHYCBvGgc97RTaubhVI4b7-AbyQqefBKowHfhXstI6hXyUJjabnLvmnC/s320/IMG_3439.JPG" /><br /><div></div><div>I definitely underestimated the time it would take to make this cake. Without the help of my fantastic mom and sister, this cake would have taken me for-ever. As in well past 2:00 am, which is when I finished even with their help! Now, cracking 2 huge cake layers and messing up a large batch of buttercream didn't exactly put me on the fast track to success...</div><div> </div><div> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487663201627847202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7JfMsM52ApFwu8FKQOSIbBnBO55IQWCIgKvocxBsEhFh-KDfP3urGwoeNd0-WBkzCXXdH8SpryV4prBnbKdAKYYgA9HwOU3inBm69OVnI7waCEKivIlzg5F0QCDPdb_2WEB63t-UxADC/s320/IMG_3438.JPG" /><br /><br />This cake was both White Almond Sour Cream and Carrot Cake...I had never made carrot cake before, but this one smelled amazing. I'm definitely going to have to eat some of it next time!<br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>But I think it turned out rather well :) I love how the butterflies are hovering over the flowers! This is a bright and happy cake for a lady who has brought love and cheer to the lives of many. Happy Birthday Mrs. Verna!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487663216187752514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-lMyL85JsV5V_tSfwtqfqjwwBvFiZShTNIbZ_zYkA2aMS6lsvaUXn2F9WOB1cMPwX-YyGI5wY5YjuWW1MOrY8zMs1haLw2LkC5kK9CTmriEpmnKLd7W9Ze2_DJKSO82tWHD1VNqFYWvs/s320/IMG_3441.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><div></div><div>~Beth </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11029164825431093429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151018316915270485.post-31589875776249491792010-06-27T20:10:00.000-07:002010-06-27T20:28:05.086-07:00Thomas and Niki Leigh...Saxaphone Love!<div> So Thomas Cooper and I grew up together. He was my marching band drum major, and when he went off to college, he continued playing in the ECU marching band, tenor sax section. Thats where he met his wife, Niki Leigh! Their wedding was beautiful and full of life...and music! With a wedding like that, what you need is a saxaphone cake!! <div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487659347758209218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhniNACgdzBcKcXNnuUp_3_Ci_WE1xGh1eVeAw8nRLOMzu6oEEb-cKxn9ourZIsCbL3iVx5HKQsuoOKrU14BgBT_WWakBHTuu7vKYnYrClKORwd164x6Nzv_bFGbQyrwSDKFweUOBRcS2Ij/s320/040.JPG" /></div><div> </div><div>It even has keys!! They're in the right spot for keys...but good luck making any music come out of this saxaphone :) </div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487659343575797362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3uX3EbTcUrgORJyJ0cbTE_VLcFihRfos_c6YVvCX7LqTh3J2ddZFbTu666w2Iv1zVbqvqC3oMWHtgsXU15lVEYtXmIv1VfU11LalqJMkX04kk1PoCbWIZHqG3JE9Dao9f8ktGGX9UATk/s320/035.JPG" /></div><div> </div><div>The cake was white almond sour cream, and made up the saxaphone case. The saxaphone itself was rice crispy treats and sugar! I molded the crispy treats into the shape of the sax, stabilized it with dowel rods, and then coated it with (several!) coats of royal icing, buttercream, and then gum paste. I used edible gold luster to make the shine!</div><div> </div></div><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487659337851390194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLrbPoqB8ud9Mu5CoKpJc8mDe2Irfjt6_NBLa2gIqoH5DYntggyqna3TdH1kxCdrcLRX2hG2Nq7Oi0mh1GPL5F1NNGAmO3CbfXC26UrTbzSEmbPjkHdq27MSy-2bh_U9UF7kKHmn8zFs6o/s320/033.JPG" /></p><p> </p><p>I learned so much making this cake...and it was heavy! I hope they enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed the challenge of making it!! </p>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11029164825431093429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151018316915270485.post-78208032147384139652010-05-07T19:43:00.000-07:002010-05-07T20:03:55.117-07:00Way behind....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC02Vv4nWyuIZVok5nnpS2v7oP2-ZlYi33MgY_RTPFtW5b2UUDniXJJxK1SEMAALAfTQMfIu4NxAFPjm93PwLREAQ6p9R0wpTl08vdWIfF7kVoEZvRXEnyOupxbQL0R62natw2JH8tGRSQ/s1600/073.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468728942502582898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC02Vv4nWyuIZVok5nnpS2v7oP2-ZlYi33MgY_RTPFtW5b2UUDniXJJxK1SEMAALAfTQMfIu4NxAFPjm93PwLREAQ6p9R0wpTl08vdWIfF7kVoEZvRXEnyOupxbQL0R62natw2JH8tGRSQ/s320/073.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6pS8hSJedrd8KmJVZnlNyONXoQ8xFdKGSWynf5KaLL-V6phqF-DCTfQIVUnQZeF7MvY8ssp4-a6RMl47Ontiihyphenhyphenp48yMBJHvGNpg8M5rwG-riGCYK0EqkRzxiFKaWT4Zcp4UPhx3WxWh2/s1600/071.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468726832474478978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2tA0uuKqPCQ7ZpdOztP2zpFqWA2d0v9VzIw9bS3tXMuWCgVj2xdCcXqvbm7-MIvrswMv4bExDyKksZpF7b5-mZpTJIY-DBQ9iT-Z_k70AOwIYHfWd1zITh2-sUV9oQcCqlx8CS5GFDbA/s320/054.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUI_8syTYqxNrgwbd8Tcwjx_CPX_UP5meqVkP2hl2DZL6u8UkzdxpjVYWl4Vp2-6b31JBIjsosmuBboYjXipkKaHYGggNO2E0H24PXggp2mXStSpCYYFtEyp06hO_BeqfENtXpl4UhjPU/s1600/053.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468726823378049330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUI_8syTYqxNrgwbd8Tcwjx_CPX_UP5meqVkP2hl2DZL6u8UkzdxpjVYWl4Vp2-6b31JBIjsosmuBboYjXipkKaHYGggNO2E0H24PXggp2mXStSpCYYFtEyp06hO_BeqfENtXpl4UhjPU/s320/053.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJxAt90oywTKuLqGTX1wlHaMo7hkBCjP-645BUt2XpRVW8UIGYUcDU2ok0ZFLnbbVlLDvkz3YELMhrr8Y5R5x1HFM3HKrDQsFmXCLRy-tUuQ4_MVWBiePBBfZAys699RHgpbT0PT6T1gm/s1600/040.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468726817987281346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJxAt90oywTKuLqGTX1wlHaMo7hkBCjP-645BUt2XpRVW8UIGYUcDU2ok0ZFLnbbVlLDvkz3YELMhrr8Y5R5x1HFM3HKrDQsFmXCLRy-tUuQ4_MVWBiePBBfZAys699RHgpbT0PT6T1gm/s320/040.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGwbHSDrWqQ4fYTUqQt8wWL_5bvAt_HIm9ZgXWI4_9tlBfRf4IIJbo1-yVmZb5GD9lpTTeQFBPkB288jEePqjPzvIl-ZxrjIRLVKHUVMIrJuorTPfLbsn5fExlAHA6_Vz19-WOfp27_Fv/s1600/025.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468726802859841282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGwbHSDrWqQ4fYTUqQt8wWL_5bvAt_HIm9ZgXWI4_9tlBfRf4IIJbo1-yVmZb5GD9lpTTeQFBPkB288jEePqjPzvIl-ZxrjIRLVKHUVMIrJuorTPfLbsn5fExlAHA6_Vz19-WOfp27_Fv/s320/025.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGiKxNBHEK_ozJBPKyVlq__pvYHLW_6SjvgIc5OTzdeEwqMWzhUdMGJpT_DhMxSbDeasab8haplT5F7Y5Lp-f1MaIdD-gpPoVWR6I3ELcAXDZNjgd4lw6gonluFXYEmxU4PJFoRysTH3u/s1600/022.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468726796011826882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGiKxNBHEK_ozJBPKyVlq__pvYHLW_6SjvgIc5OTzdeEwqMWzhUdMGJpT_DhMxSbDeasab8haplT5F7Y5Lp-f1MaIdD-gpPoVWR6I3ELcAXDZNjgd4lw6gonluFXYEmxU4PJFoRysTH3u/s320/022.JPG" /></a><br /><div>I've been VERY remiss in posting reguarly! It is a new years resolution (that happened several months ago now!) to stay on top of things, so maybe I can try and be better in the future!!!</div><br /><br /><div></div><div>Even though I haven't been posting, I've definitely been baking up a storm. Bridal showers, birthday parties, and my sisters wedding....the winter/spring has been full of celebration! Instead of reporting a full story for each cake, I'm just going to throw these out there and be WAY better about this in the future. </div><br /><br /><div></div><div>I've learned a new technique....chocolate gnache! It serves as not only a delicious addition to an already decadent chocolate cake, but a firm, smooth, classy dark chocolate base for decoration. I've gotten rave reviews from this style...classy and yummy!</div></div><div> </div><div>So for now, this is what I've got to give...I'll be better in the future :) </div><div><br />~Beth<br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11029164825431093429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151018316915270485.post-69951092252783525132009-10-19T19:25:00.000-07:002009-10-19T19:45:20.353-07:00Leigh B's Wedding!<div><div>Leigh and I are <strong>life</strong> friends. We've grown up together, from carpooling to and from elementry school to going to the prom together in high school. There are even pictures of all four of us (brother and sister included!) in the bathtub together when we were little!! Those were the days....haha! So when Leigh's mom Mrs. Diane asked me to do a cake for her wedding party in Goldsboro, there was NO hesitation. And as classy and elegant as Leigh is, her cake had to be too!</div><div><br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394505319113165106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53i0_C-CggJZ6WTEeAF7eXxbFEtOdYzGzWpoQtwUSPYWbCUJamJn2WtUz5gDeKuUFx9mJGlNbmOYF6Ed3TKrxlUEcXK_y_4izcIYysO1MFiL3NKlFK76__8I-ZOa1uptfMjTSXYa4pO4h/s320/Summer+2009+176.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div>This cake was so much fun to make! It was three different flavors...vanilla, chocolate with a layer of chocolate gnache, and white almond sour cream pound cake. Delicious! The cake was buttercream with royal icing piping and handmade gumpaste lillies and roses, which turned out so pretty!</div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394505338055928562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 271px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9U7I9WEUEpxmDdpEWz6O9F1FMEBq_CUvJePr6PhghVG2AWy2fn8Eg8m12H0WGVj2MV-kKvA0j23mZ9xuTcElHYpfIRyO-NhgdWfdzdw5ASZXZtLTF_JaZ3xVaMdSh99mu_Z_zYNwkR31o/s320/Summer+2009+177.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><div>We had a little bit of excitement with the middle chocolate layer, where I learned that hot gnache does not actually stick to the cake, and it is essential to let the gnache cool <strong>BEFORE</strong> icing the cake....but all in all, it turned out fantastic. I was so pleased and proud of this one! There were only a few slices left, but after all of that dancing someone had to grab a little extra sugar-filled goodness!! </div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394505329099062626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 212px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizeA46bQhm-MeW2idHrnnPlqldOtdaCZfEgSbyE4N-pT8DlK6xMTFomhTB8Yhf0PGf8S4ONKWNBfpbpAeX02AfwD_ZbaSu7mpDfDtgvrUk630vhbZRWxIlk0aboywe9ey5WZ44a3gueeQl/s320/Summer+2009+175.jpg" border="0" />So congratulations to the new Mr. and Mrs. Cory Mitchell! I wish for you both nothing less than God's best blessings!! I'm so glad I got to be a part of the celebration of your new life together. Congrats!</div><div> </div><div>Love,<br />Beth<br /><div></div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11029164825431093429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151018316915270485.post-35652595623927643942009-10-08T13:00:00.000-07:002009-10-08T13:13:53.838-07:00Birthdays Galore!!Just when I thought I had done every known monkey cake possible......<br /><br />Curious George! How could I turn down a Curious George cake for my beautiful cousin David's 1st birthday?? He is such a blessing to our family, I was VERY excited to do his cake. Luckily, I got a 'before' picture and an 'after' picture!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodoDXzR45TNEO3xCoIGgL_cZFVo4Yg97iYqFlmSjDftmaOh-6sEyNZvMJvHd16dHONig0YcZtku-uPgny-5asDLGCB1i3VieAtAaOmzEhTyFp4lo2cAsCw3URcYhWQNML7Pqr0HQvB1wk/s1600-h/IMG_2432.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodoDXzR45TNEO3xCoIGgL_cZFVo4Yg97iYqFlmSjDftmaOh-6sEyNZvMJvHd16dHONig0YcZtku-uPgny-5asDLGCB1i3VieAtAaOmzEhTyFp4lo2cAsCw3URcYhWQNML7Pqr0HQvB1wk/s320/IMG_2432.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390324371645235122" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCUrrYEf8lrus8jm2jD99f0SuUHCSaooqLPbqM-q2SflWZkU5RHLy9EnapkZSJOHUBjb-UHk3QmJA4JM9D6478suf0fmDs6F33eDMgrJBJ2X_f1i9Hsgi7SMIBFuYI4MM08ZEi_h74Khu/s1600-h/David's+Cake.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCUrrYEf8lrus8jm2jD99f0SuUHCSaooqLPbqM-q2SflWZkU5RHLy9EnapkZSJOHUBjb-UHk3QmJA4JM9D6478suf0fmDs6F33eDMgrJBJ2X_f1i9Hsgi7SMIBFuYI4MM08ZEi_h74Khu/s320/David's+Cake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390324509711984258" border="0" /></a><br />I was also able to celebrate with my dear friend Anne for her birthday this month! Anne is a France-fanatic, and I think she would fit in beautifully in such a classy city as Paris. In the spirit of her lovely culture, Anne got a Paris cake for her birthday...complete with an Eiffel Tower!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMhnAEHYtyW7bqlRSeXJ7tyENIlzWob5KJgILnirjRpqpNd-3Cat0iaML9NreMubvvNcuKBU0m9lA1o48eVcblLybrqSM5S2CI5ZsX_RlIbwcynuLf0Z4Yi82u2p-TjapsYzSEAFBJ30vs/s1600-h/Anne's+Cake+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMhnAEHYtyW7bqlRSeXJ7tyENIlzWob5KJgILnirjRpqpNd-3Cat0iaML9NreMubvvNcuKBU0m9lA1o48eVcblLybrqSM5S2CI5ZsX_RlIbwcynuLf0Z4Yi82u2p-TjapsYzSEAFBJ30vs/s320/Anne's+Cake+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390324666141160034" border="0" /></a><br />Stay tuned....October is going to prove to be a busy cake month!!Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11029164825431093429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151018316915270485.post-51918618053476090542009-08-24T19:25:00.000-07:002009-08-24T19:41:06.387-07:00My First Big-Girl Cake<div> <div><div>A few months ago, I was asked to do a cake for my Aunt Laura's parent's 50th wedding anniversiary. Now, at this point, I had never made a cake larger than a 2-tiered birthday cake....and she needed a cake to feed 150 people! </div><div></div><br /><div>Talk about a leap of faith, asking your neice to do a cake for you when she has absolutely NO experience....but don't we all have to have people who have faith in us to give us experience opportunities, so we can gain experience? Thank goodness for folks like Aunt Laura...who have much more faith in me than I deserve!!</div><br /><div></div><div>After some serious time and effort, the cake came together better than I ever could have hoped. I made all of the flowers for the cake myself out of gum paste, which is one of my favorite cake tricks. Its just like sculpting, and turns out SO pretty in the end! On the way to the church delivering the cake, a huge gust of wind blew away some of my lillies, which immediately exploded into gum paste dust on the ground...but luckily I had enough made to get by. </div><div></div><br /><div>Needless to say, I am SO proud of this cake!! </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373724804828709714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Xjiy_Q2WQZxbuBTIcWJA0FtlZmbbgnJb7LM0Q1ge81Jo4t3HKL_Vsb5QUpAUxsot72X9s6cvYX_o7jypZgzQOZ4qBx42jkKVnRwTbcSMZ5uE5gzeoToI41N6nC5hr85g48t40O3QcYis/s320/IMG_1966.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div>Me, begging my mom to stop taking pictures. But you know Momma, she never listens! </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373724792998891218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjip5GL9IPPNDoxgl0xw64UfGmKrmB5eMBnJ98ZtvO3pdMxTqNFdfA67svpJukVDN0aAbNlzH2IYQjUqP9VhL8q4Did9e5vLFWLzZkY4pKMcT3mIOS8AoFM2H98TqftaThAiOS-ah94UgKj/s320/IMG_1965.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>The sugar flowers were definately the 'icing on the cake' here! I think they turned out so good!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div></div></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373724813212984562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib_s3o64yZe1QDPY3dFP9QBhD6oKEix8qExnkweFujjzC1lSCyezPUEvnpyen7VXxRn5w0LtVuW_F5xtM0Yo6_Uzb73MxOHrZ9utwmEKJ-GK4i1-c5JDM7pbzYUMonxa90bDoKTM5UAGHL/s320/IMG_1967.JPG" border="0" />Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11029164825431093429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151018316915270485.post-27505023601216488562009-08-24T18:13:00.001-07:002009-08-24T19:24:46.554-07:00Monkey-ing Around!<div><br /><div>Apparently this is the year of the monkeys! In the past few weeks I've gotten to do two cakes for little boys....and the theme of both of them was monkeys!<br /><div><div><div></div><div></div><br /><br /><div>Both cakes were delicious vanilla cakes with all buttercream decoratiosn....and sad to say, I didn't get a chance to take a picture of any of them while they were being eaten...they got 'gone' too fast! </div><br /><br /><div></div><div>Learning point: when making icing that is DARK brown, as the fur of the monkeys that I did, it helps to start out with chocolate buttercream as a base! Coloring straight from white buttercream can take a LOT of food coloring. Dark brown teeth are never that attractive...even after eating a slice of cake!<br /></div><br /><br /><div>Here's a cute monkey, peeking over the edge of the cake, welcoming Baby Jack! (I promise I took the picture in the right direction....my lack of technological skills is astounding...)</div></div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373720683486304690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhcAmXWjwmFH0zU0tH4C2yA6vkQU8eOSkqZJkkgeKkpTTGeOLZ7PQ1JVpyOm_JPGzT2YtqL8nxtGhBcYo1hfREaQ426FsghainuM__kzp-lUJS0voHLnL6RQhGyB2zrMUlhkpHn5ZLniCk/s320/Summer+2009+143.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div>Happy 1st Birthday Max! I just thought this jungle monkey turned out absolutely precious....in a very masculine, boy way of course!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373707038366734898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 244px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 179px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIAE1rqehymQf5iSNYnub96xQJYFcFhJpwYM6OQcSYhMz3roKCjlCNCJAlVBWuvmDRlK9zdm6ZdYuZYctYjEX8BUqfJRkz2VxdyOGiRnfmQDjoft1FIhoi7ItWaLWJAivw9uuENll7eN2/s320/Summer+2009+162.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373707033291986322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 255px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 198px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhSem5InvOhotaud3W_gW4BM4I2d1Os8ad6l_7N9CfWC5z3G02ypQvHSapVGvUGvzHhhQt7v6Rrigxv_oNJW4WIGubolWA35-qpYJHgvSW3igBaGABBmBvVvTL2x7L-pAWttQcR0XADeJ/s320/Summer+2009+161.jpg" border="0" /><br />These cakes were such fun to make, and the chocolate buttercream tasted delicious as well! I can't wait to move on to my next jungle creature.... </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Happy caking! </div><br /><div>Beth<br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11029164825431093429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151018316915270485.post-90017676400571263702009-07-27T19:24:00.000-07:002009-07-27T20:39:53.133-07:00First Post!Hi All!<br /><br /><br />So, as I'm working on my PhD in Physiology at <strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">NC State</span></strong>, I've become a closet cake baker. Between the pigs, the vet school, classes, etc, its nice to have something that is full of sugar and flour (and flowers!) that tastes delicious and lets me be creative. As my life is full of 'ologies'....biology, physiology, immunology..... my little creative venture is going to be another 'ology.' <em><strong><span style="color:#33cc00;">Cakeologie</span></strong></em>.<br /><br /><br />I've decided that I want to keep a record of the cakes I've been baking....and I think this is going to be a fun way to do it! This is a learning process, the blogging AND the baking, but I'm incredibly excited about both.<br /><br /><br />So, to catch up on the last year of cake fun, here are a few pictures of some of the cakes I've done so far. I've taken the liberty of not photographing the disasters....those were eaten on the floor of my kitchen with a large spoon....but I'm really proud of the ones here! I can't wait to learn more...and bake more...soon!<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fsMFWZqKm5lN0nF79vh_IgtiJWIjS17jINGXq784QRJ9rZdsleATY0Ud7ybWjLA1WOSYmk3dhlNB6e3IyVBg8EFzXEgLrfhGfc8m08qfSocS5TRd8TXbo5sbfViDqcAxsStjdKBatIH-/s1600-h/Summer+2009+090.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363347574970417074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 226px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 144px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fsMFWZqKm5lN0nF79vh_IgtiJWIjS17jINGXq784QRJ9rZdsleATY0Ud7ybWjLA1WOSYmk3dhlNB6e3IyVBg8EFzXEgLrfhGfc8m08qfSocS5TRd8TXbo5sbfViDqcAxsStjdKBatIH-/s320/Summer+2009+090.jpg" border="0" /></a> A Kansas State themed cake for a friend going away to vet school! </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZu-vLKeCbDmW4dr1T29jJUJaMIzc1nrdNlpQFS4M2waXVY5EuqHnQ3xHaV21nmK_nUoTjtODHEi0Hd03KcN6oKi4ge2P8priQnfLITaPamXOmlkWhSNoGBZtV7Vt0d1UzP7GRrugyo-bR/s1600-h/Summer+2009+071.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363347555483713762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZu-vLKeCbDmW4dr1T29jJUJaMIzc1nrdNlpQFS4M2waXVY5EuqHnQ3xHaV21nmK_nUoTjtODHEi0Hd03KcN6oKi4ge2P8priQnfLITaPamXOmlkWhSNoGBZtV7Vt0d1UzP7GRrugyo-bR/s320/Summer+2009+071.jpg" border="0" /></a>In true Ashley and Brad style...a cake with Canada scenery and lion/tiger friends!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTjNjsHf6G8_7oYlnrU3JeaCIrLSaXZpcHLz6yc7WTyOPPmCg1TVQywIwobpaDBaxCpyju1yqHQhRe80eOCc7wo8cmmgLVlOK78GBiwomBbC7PexxLmI8Awk4Zm6ncRcCyakfe2Y0shUmX/s1600-h/Summer+2009+084.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363347568071376946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTjNjsHf6G8_7oYlnrU3JeaCIrLSaXZpcHLz6yc7WTyOPPmCg1TVQywIwobpaDBaxCpyju1yqHQhRe80eOCc7wo8cmmgLVlOK78GBiwomBbC7PexxLmI8Awk4Zm6ncRcCyakfe2Y0shUmX/s320/Summer+2009+084.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Snazzy shoe cake for a Sex and the City themed bachelorette!<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOsJD7W4ctrqvaCRRTdLVT4RPIq2ZWPCY2TtZMyzFNbjdjGR2ADzls0NW-cZOFM5g0a1IL-mUDTj8Dlr6ClAbCGM7xgafwq2ZDay00CBmokuQzYu-1D6tyNnuPlNJXIb9KeO4Jpaeo7Td/s1600-h/Summer+2009+089.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363347571085313890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOsJD7W4ctrqvaCRRTdLVT4RPIq2ZWPCY2TtZMyzFNbjdjGR2ADzls0NW-cZOFM5g0a1IL-mUDTj8Dlr6ClAbCGM7xgafwq2ZDay00CBmokuQzYu-1D6tyNnuPlNJXIb9KeO4Jpaeo7Td/s320/Summer+2009+089.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Tenessee Volunteers themed groom's cake for Laura and Chad.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6e3VbcRH73uiGVZW2r2MP4apBayL-1ELjW8CCMfXK8Gr4Y9uAFcSHvCytxBV9XjfeBGfNtxrkrkDq_qwFAidjYMXrpsa0G1ea5ULQFIwQFkszlvgYNPJcNbmtVni6yKUOBYqgR-LVmYiD/s1600-h/Summer+2009+074.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363347564173552754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 168px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 131px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6e3VbcRH73uiGVZW2r2MP4apBayL-1ELjW8CCMfXK8Gr4Y9uAFcSHvCytxBV9XjfeBGfNtxrkrkDq_qwFAidjYMXrpsa0G1ea5ULQFIwQFkszlvgYNPJcNbmtVni6yKUOBYqgR-LVmYiD/s320/Summer+2009+074.jpg" border="0" /></a>I was going for realistic and ferocious...instead I made cute cats!<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_hKETtZ8NnQJM2Hunwj8loW8BNj4MUAeGQr1tRni09i-plAAd-Nh89R_CCffenKOrBJv68hxCg8O-iL6kBaIBrwJkNjwLT-rioIFfmDcToft-IAXrIdmlQsKZqt-rXUQxjq7DXNgKgWH/s1600-h/Summer+2009+061.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363340649366393602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_hKETtZ8NnQJM2Hunwj8loW8BNj4MUAeGQr1tRni09i-plAAd-Nh89R_CCffenKOrBJv68hxCg8O-iL6kBaIBrwJkNjwLT-rioIFfmDcToft-IAXrIdmlQsKZqt-rXUQxjq7DXNgKgWH/s320/Summer+2009+061.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XjNxUKBZNjIAAxPnVdLwiNFYsP3CUv05HM-Q3QPg5hCtrWC0fe8osfjqb2JYl255eJklNDHXUVoNhALY6fn7OIzS_6GjJGf3KT__0RNBP6E2UaFdiyCno1PdpJwZGEZs5vDbo5fCr9Dy/s1600-h/Summer+2009+062.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363340653978163218" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XjNxUKBZNjIAAxPnVdLwiNFYsP3CUv05HM-Q3QPg5hCtrWC0fe8osfjqb2JYl255eJklNDHXUVoNhALY6fn7OIzS_6GjJGf3KT__0RNBP6E2UaFdiyCno1PdpJwZGEZs5vDbo5fCr9Dy/s320/Summer+2009+062.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XjNxUKBZNjIAAxPnVdLwiNFYsP3CUv05HM-Q3QPg5hCtrWC0fe8osfjqb2JYl255eJklNDHXUVoNhALY6fn7OIzS_6GjJGf3KT__0RNBP6E2UaFdiyCno1PdpJwZGEZs5vDbo5fCr9Dy/s1600-h/Summer+2009+062.jpg"></a></p><div></div><div></div><div>Ashlyn and Chad's wedding cake...It had to be beautiful for such a beautiful couple!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBPqaLuI5lce2sN_gVcXLaih8_nHGaNOYohGUw_NdYq_Ov_Q-2mcb3TKvHZsETyWPGfCIFJjCyHZCXZ-CQFfvs4hjPQpmnYN7Gipbu1hKrbHKoXggoImzvTGDScwsJWukvQdVRj_KU-NXR/s1600-h/Summer+2009+036.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363340643964464674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBPqaLuI5lce2sN_gVcXLaih8_nHGaNOYohGUw_NdYq_Ov_Q-2mcb3TKvHZsETyWPGfCIFJjCyHZCXZ-CQFfvs4hjPQpmnYN7Gipbu1hKrbHKoXggoImzvTGDScwsJWukvQdVRj_KU-NXR/s320/Summer+2009+036.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>A festive birthday cake for my sister Betsy... a cake, not a bonnet!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKLYE9NsVtQ3fOkoj9-pAPTyJ4WkxIm-ELSBQl6h6a9yeGipxEF9hXxAiQbY964oHDy6UVefjP1RIlwZ0xcJQ5L47R5arR-36CRdhYa9LPT43u83-yftnIPCS1QLfmZub95UWDNvb5GwFJ/s1600-h/Fall+2008+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363340636765037938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKLYE9NsVtQ3fOkoj9-pAPTyJ4WkxIm-ELSBQl6h6a9yeGipxEF9hXxAiQbY964oHDy6UVefjP1RIlwZ0xcJQ5L47R5arR-36CRdhYa9LPT43u83-yftnIPCS1QLfmZub95UWDNvb5GwFJ/s320/Fall+2008+007.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXfH6Tyed93ufaQMJDOLnesIjHhgTfnBbdy74VkSsDQBDhe5Xyk4cvlp77mnFIMywfpyziGPWUaXsrzDQN4UB22DnP2JCueMRsloF34pftshpNTy_p1UFGLj805PwF8zgOll5v8teTVaX/s1600-h/Summer+2009+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363340625735385474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXfH6Tyed93ufaQMJDOLnesIjHhgTfnBbdy74VkSsDQBDhe5Xyk4cvlp77mnFIMywfpyziGPWUaXsrzDQN4UB22DnP2JCueMRsloF34pftshpNTy_p1UFGLj805PwF8zgOll5v8teTVaX/s320/Summer+2009+009.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Cakes from my cake class!<br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11029164825431093429noreply@blogger.com0