Cakes by Jen

9.13.2011

Firetruck cupcakes

Made these for a sweet little boy turning 3. His birthday was at the fire station. Buttercream icing made to look like fire. So fun!

Sorority Cake #3

12x18 sheet cake made for a sorority tea.

Thank you cupcakes

Thank you cupcakes for my daughter's kindergarten teachers.

8.10.2011

Jungle Animals Baby Shower cake/cupcakes

Made this small cake plus 8 dozen cupcakes for a friend's daughter's baby shower that her sorority was throwing for her. Great theme for a baby shower! The lion cake says "King of the Jungle" on it.

7.18.2011

These are french macarons...NOT macaroons (which are those coconut gooey cookies sometimes dipped in chocolate). Macarons are an almond meringue sandwich cookie usually flavored and filled with buttercream, ganache, or jam. I've been seeing them a lot lately and they are starting to be a very trendy pastry to serve at parties. What attracted me to them was the infinite combinations of flavors, fillings and colors you can make. Also, because I had read it's a very complicated and challenging recipe to master (I'm always up for a challenge). This batch is my 3rd attempt at making them (the other 2 just didn't turn out right). I have to say that I think I'm pretty close with this one. I'm trying to master the recipe before a baby shower I have coming up in a month. These are strawberry macarons with strawberry buttercream filling and plain almond (tinted green) with chocolate ganache filling. Stay tuned for more versions of this yummy "gourmet" dessert!

7.14.2011

Blue dots wedding cake

Made for a friend's small family wedding
White cake with lemon filling
Blue to match groom's blue tie

6.27.2011

Destiny's Baby Shower

So, my best friend (Destiny) had her baby shower this past weekend, and I got to make a ton of cool stuff for her and baby Josie! I had SO much fun!

Cupcake tower - made with ribbon and paper
to match nursery bedding.

Close-up of cake - designed to match nursery bedding (below)

Nursery bedding fabric - LOVE IT!!

My first attempt at painting with acrylic - 14x18 in canvas

Hairbows made for baby Josie

Beaded socks made for baby Josie

Katie's Doll Cake

Helped my cousin, Katie, make this doll cake for her friend's birthday. I think she did a GREAT job!

Owl Cake

For my grandmother's 85th birthday! She collects owls.

LEGO cake

For my nephew's 8th birthday

5.27.2011

Cookies & Cream Cupcakes

My new favorite cupcake!

5.21.2011

Baptism "Dots" Cake

5.15.2011

40th Birthday Cake

For my sweet friend's 40th birthday - Amaretto cake with buttercream and fondant icing. Yum!

Soccer Ball Cake

Emma's 1st Birthday Cake

Tombstone Cake

3.25.2011

Curious George Cake

Birthday cake for Jack who LOVES Curious George.

Mom sent me his favorite picture from his favorite book to copy.

Ava's 5th Birthday Cake

2.26.2011

Baptism cake

another horse cake...

another Hello Kitty cake...

Valentine cupcakes

2.07.2011

Butterfly garden birthday cake

For my niece's 1st birthday. Cake made to match fabric in deocrations. So sweet!

Isn't she so precious? She LOVED the smash cake too. Ate the whole thing!

Sheep cupcakes

Couple had a birthday party in the hospital on the day their baby was born.
They wanted to celebrate her "0th" birthday. That's a first!

1.10.2011

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Thank you Paula Deen for this heavenly tasting but horribly fattening recipe! Had to take a dessert to our church lifegroup potluck and saw Paula make this on her show and just couldn't resist. Your typical pineapple upside down cake - except the double layer version (stacked on top of each other) and then just for added sweetness some pineapple buttercream icing around the sides! Ahhh! I won't tell you how many sticks of butter are in this whole recipe. It was delicious, but definitely a diet killer!