The flavors were chocolate with caramel filling, vanilla with strawberry filling, and lemon with raspberry filling. It looked awesome and was a big hit with the guests.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Becky and Mike's Wedding Cake
This cake was our first wedding cake and a lot of fun. The colors of the wedding were pink and orange and the flowers were gerber daisies so when we came across a picture of this design we knew this was the one!
The flavors were chocolate with caramel filling, vanilla with strawberry filling, and lemon with raspberry filling. It looked awesome and was a big hit with the guests.
The flavors were chocolate with caramel filling, vanilla with strawberry filling, and lemon with raspberry filling. It looked awesome and was a big hit with the guests.
Owl Cake
This cake design was picked off a computer generate image that the client found, so while it was not easy to duplicate perfectly, we still got a pretty cute cake out of it!
The sides were decorated with paisley and flower designs and the Owl was made of rice krispie treats and individually cut and placed feathers.
The sides were decorated with paisley and flower designs and the Owl was made of rice krispie treats and individually cut and placed feathers.
Tie-Dye Cake
The order for this cake simply stated tie-dye, green, and peace signs. We took it to the next level by adding flowers and tie-dying the inside of the cake as well as the outside.
The cake flavor was just vanilla but we did a special trick that allows for a mixed colored look when they would cut into it (and we didn't even tell them about the surprise)!
The coloring of the batter was much like dying eggs for Easter!
This what the center looked like on a smaller cake we made with extra batter.
The end result was far beyond what we had imagined. It truly turned out really great!
The cake flavor was just vanilla but we did a special trick that allows for a mixed colored look when they would cut into it (and we didn't even tell them about the surprise)!
The coloring of the batter was much like dying eggs for Easter!
The end result was far beyond what we had imagined. It truly turned out really great!
Cars Themed Cake
This cake was a Cars themed cake for a little boy who is a Lightning and 'Mater fan.
The checkerboard side was time consuming but really added that extra race car feel to the cake. The top is made to look like route 66 with the dirt and rocks. The signs are for Radiator Springs and the Cozy Cone Motel.
We bought little cars themed hot wheels so that they could not only decorate the cake but so that he could also play with them long after the cake was gone!
The checkerboard side was time consuming but really added that extra race car feel to the cake. The top is made to look like route 66 with the dirt and rocks. The signs are for Radiator Springs and the Cozy Cone Motel.
We bought little cars themed hot wheels so that they could not only decorate the cake but so that he could also play with them long after the cake was gone!
Pirate Cake
This cake was a lot of fun because we got to play as we went and create our own design with little stipulations.
The pirate ship is made out of rice krispie treats and covered in modeling chocolate and fondant then designed to look like wood. The boat is also filled with pirate loot.
The pirate ship is made out of rice krispie treats and covered in modeling chocolate and fondant then designed to look like wood. The boat is also filled with pirate loot.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Scentsy-themed Cake
This cake is near and dear to my heart as it was for my very own mommy!
My mom has sold Scentsy since 2006 and its a big part of our life so I wanted to incorporate that into her birthday cake by using her favorite Scentsy warmer (March Warmer of the Month -Dotty) which happens to not only have great polka dots, but is also her favorite color, yellow! Tiffany and I brainstormed and came up with the idea to make a replica of the warmer in cake and put it on a cake nightstand. Keeping in mind her love for bright colors, we decided a pink nightstand would be fun.
This was our first cake that we needed to use power tools for.
1. The base is 4 wooden legs nailed to a wooden board for support
2. We also used a PVC pipe screwed into a base as support for the center of the nightstand.
We also used cake boards for support throughout.
The shaping of the warmer proved more difficult than we anticipated and didn't turn out perfect, but was pretty close to the right size and shape by the time we finished. The top of the warmer was formed using the actual top of the real warmer and was made out of gum paste, which is still edible, but gets harder than fondant and holds it shape without cracking.
The warmer was lemon cake with strawberry filling. The bottom half of the nightstand was vanilla cake with a cool-whip pineapple filling, and the top half was chocolate cake with strawberry cream cheese filling. There was A TON of cake leftover, but it was all worth it.
There are jellybeans around the top of the nightstand as well as inside the top of the warmer, because the March Scent of the Month was "Jumpin' Jellybean". We also used a little piping gel inside the top of the warmer to look like melting wax!
My mom has sold Scentsy since 2006 and its a big part of our life so I wanted to incorporate that into her birthday cake by using her favorite Scentsy warmer (March Warmer of the Month -Dotty) which happens to not only have great polka dots, but is also her favorite color, yellow! Tiffany and I brainstormed and came up with the idea to make a replica of the warmer in cake and put it on a cake nightstand. Keeping in mind her love for bright colors, we decided a pink nightstand would be fun.
This was our first cake that we needed to use power tools for.
1. The base is 4 wooden legs nailed to a wooden board for support
2. We also used a PVC pipe screwed into a base as support for the center of the nightstand.
We also used cake boards for support throughout.
The shaping of the warmer proved more difficult than we anticipated and didn't turn out perfect, but was pretty close to the right size and shape by the time we finished. The top of the warmer was formed using the actual top of the real warmer and was made out of gum paste, which is still edible, but gets harder than fondant and holds it shape without cracking.
The warmer was lemon cake with strawberry filling. The bottom half of the nightstand was vanilla cake with a cool-whip pineapple filling, and the top half was chocolate cake with strawberry cream cheese filling. There was A TON of cake leftover, but it was all worth it.
There are jellybeans around the top of the nightstand as well as inside the top of the warmer, because the March Scent of the Month was "Jumpin' Jellybean". We also used a little piping gel inside the top of the warmer to look like melting wax!
Dinosaur Cake
This dinosaur cake was made as a replica of the birthday part announcements for little Andrew!
We haven't had a lot of experience covering odd-shaped cakes with fondant so this one was more of a challenge, but it worked out alright!
The yellow portion of the dinosaur shape is fondant, the blue and red parts were modeling chocolate. The small dinosaurs on the counters were also modeling chocolate, made from a set of molds that Tiffany found!
We also decided the letters (using the fondant cutters she had) were not the easiest or best thing ever, so next time we may stick to writing with buttercream.
We haven't had a lot of experience covering odd-shaped cakes with fondant so this one was more of a challenge, but it worked out alright!
The yellow portion of the dinosaur shape is fondant, the blue and red parts were modeling chocolate. The small dinosaurs on the counters were also modeling chocolate, made from a set of molds that Tiffany found!
We also decided the letters (using the fondant cutters she had) were not the easiest or best thing ever, so next time we may stick to writing with buttercream.
Basketball Cake
I did this basketball themed cake for my brother's 13th birthday party. His favorite NBA team is the Lakers so we used purple and gold colors.
We weren't sure we would be able to get the perfect color of fondant for the basketball so we used Tiffany's air-brusher and I think it turned out perfect.
Everyone was very impressed with it and it tasted delicious!
The basketball was chocolate cake with chocolate pudding and Oreo cookie crumble fillings. The backboard was vanilla cake with vanilla pudding filling.
My writing on this one wasn't my best and it bugged me, but with every mistake comes a valuable lesson for the future!
We weren't sure we would be able to get the perfect color of fondant for the basketball so we used Tiffany's air-brusher and I think it turned out perfect.
Everyone was very impressed with it and it tasted delicious!
The basketball was chocolate cake with chocolate pudding and Oreo cookie crumble fillings. The backboard was vanilla cake with vanilla pudding filling.
My writing on this one wasn't my best and it bugged me, but with every mistake comes a valuable lesson for the future!
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Frog Cake
This is a frog themed cake I designed for my Grandma's birthday this February.
She has always loved frogs and I wanted to incorporate that. Everything with the exception of the wires holding the flies and butterflies, is edible.
The top tier is lilly pad shaped and I think the frogs are adorable. One has a bow in her hair and the other has a bow-tie on his neck!
She has always loved frogs and I wanted to incorporate that. Everything with the exception of the wires holding the flies and butterflies, is edible.
The top tier is lilly pad shaped and I think the frogs are adorable. One has a bow in her hair and the other has a bow-tie on his neck!
Max and Ruby Cake
Here are some pictures of the cakes we've done this far in hopes of making you impressed with our work enough to keep coming back and placing orders!
Please pardon our lack of a fancy (or clean) background for all of our pictures, we've learned the hard way and will be paying attention for the next ones!
This cake was per a specific request for a Max and Ruby theme. Neither Tiffany and I were very familiar with them so we had to do some serious research. We had liberty on how to incorporate them into a cake so Tiffany chose a castle theme. Everything is edible and the castle is made of cereal treats.
Toy Story Cake
Here are some pictures of the cakes we've done this far in hopes of making you impressed with our work enough to keep coming back and placing orders!
Please pardon our lack of a fancy (or clean) background for all of our pictures, we've learned the hard way and will be paying attention for the next ones!
This design was all Tiffany's and I was very impressed with her ideas!
The bottom tier represents Andy's wall, the 2nd is Woody's Shirt, and the 3rd is Woody's vest.
Ladybug Cake
Here are some pictures of the cakes we've done this far in hopes of making you impressed with our work enough to keep coming back and placing orders!
Please pardon our lack of a fancy (or clean) background for all of our pictures, we've learned the hard way and will be paying attention for the next ones!
This ladybug cake taught us some valuable lessons! It was our first cake that required a fondant figure. Also we learned of the difficulty involved in getting white fondant to the darker and more vibrant colors we needed. We were unable to get the black black-enough. Our first batch of red became sticky and tasted terrible because of too much tint. We also learned that if the tiers are too close in size originally they are likely to lose size differences as we frost!
We frosted this cake with buttercream instead of using fondant and used Tiffany's air-brusher for the first time to get the bottom tier red. It was exhausting but came out pretty darn cute!
Princess Pillow Cake
Here are some pictures of the cakes we've done this far in hopes of making you impressed with our work enough to keep coming back and placing orders!
Please pardon our lack of a fancy (or clean) background for all of our pictures, we've learned the hard way and will be paying attention for the next ones!
The request for this cake was "princess" themed and this is what Tiffany came up with!
Carl the Catfish
Here are some pictures of the cakes we've done this far in hopes of making you impressed with our work enough to keep coming back and placing orders!
Please pardon our lack of a fancy (or clean) background for all of our pictures, we've learned the hard way and will be paying attention for the next ones!
This is Carl the Catfish. He is a test cake for one we will be doing this summer for Tiffany's adorable nephew.
This isn't what the final one will look like, but is a general idea and was great practice for us!
Please pardon our lack of a fancy (or clean) background for all of our pictures, we've learned the hard way and will be paying attention for the next ones!
This is Carl the Catfish. He is a test cake for one we will be doing this summer for Tiffany's adorable nephew.
This isn't what the final one will look like, but is a general idea and was great practice for us!
My first entry!
As blogs about everything and anything pop up all around my world and as I subsequently begin a new journey in my life in baking and decorating cakes, I decided it was time I try this out!
While I may not be the strongest writer in the world and perhaps I may not have the most interesting things to say, I will try my best to keep you intrigued and coming back with pictures of the cakes we do!
While the title may be Lacey Cakes, this is not a one-(wo)man show! My best friend Tiffany is my partner in crime and slightly more experienced: *idea generator*consultant*assistant*sanity* and most of all teacher!
We learn from looking at pictures, watching online videos, and watching the many TV shows about cakes. We are eager to try new things and techniques and love what we do!
You can contact me via this blog or my email!
That is it for my first post!
Thanks for reading.
With sugar and all things sweet,
Lacey Cakes
While I may not be the strongest writer in the world and perhaps I may not have the most interesting things to say, I will try my best to keep you intrigued and coming back with pictures of the cakes we do!
While the title may be Lacey Cakes, this is not a one-(wo)man show! My best friend Tiffany is my partner in crime and slightly more experienced: *idea generator*consultant*assistant*sanity* and most of all teacher!
We learn from looking at pictures, watching online videos, and watching the many TV shows about cakes. We are eager to try new things and techniques and love what we do!
You can contact me via this blog or my email!
That is it for my first post!
Thanks for reading.
With sugar and all things sweet,
Lacey Cakes
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