Farm & Oil Rig Cakes

I made this cake for my Aunt Valerie's friend, Ingrid.
The cake was for her husband, Jim, for Father's Day as well as his birthday. She asked for something farm related as well as something related to an oil rig. I personally didn't think the two belonged on the same cake, so I decided to make the farm scene as one cake and the oil rig themed cake seperate. These are all my fondant farm animals. The sheep is definitely my favorite! I spent so much time on this cake, and these guys were definitely my favorite part of the cake.

Here's a top view of the finished product. It wasn't flawless, of course, but I think it turned out okay. I decided not to cover the cake itself in fondant as I was under the impression the customer didn't really want a lot of fondant. I think that may have been a bad idea though, as the fondant figurines were a little too heavy so when I put them on the cake, they started to sink! But now I know for next time. The barn and silo are made of rice krispie treats and then covered in fondant. I hope she was happy with it and that the birthday boy likes it! I don't have any pictures of the completed cake that aren't top views because I put the cake in this crate thing before I took pictures and it was too much effort to take it out.

And this is the oil rig themed cake. I had a 3-D oil derrick but at 10:00 when I went to check to see if it had finished setting, I realized my dad ruined it! Boy was I upset, so I quickly made this cut out and called it a night! After over 16 hours, I was finally finished and I couldn't have been more happy to be done! I had a lot of fun making the farm creatures and I discovered how much easier it is to cover a square in fondant versus a round cake! Thanks for looking. Oh, and please don't be like my dad and point out all the flaws. I know the cake wasn't perfect, I'm still learning!!

Father's Day

I saw this cake on the Wilton website and I absolutely loved it! I have a cake due this weekend that was originally going to be a square cake covered in fondant but then I chickened out and changed the design. So when I saw this cake online, I decided that this would be a great way for me to practice covering a square/rectangle cake! I think it turned out pretty well! It's really tiny though, but that's okay.

He was so excited when I showed it to him; I loved the expression on his face! It really is such an awesome feeling when you give someone a cake that they love! He's bringing it to work tomorrow to show some people, so hopefully that will lead to some more business!!

My First Paid Job!

I made this cake for my neighbour's son's 8th birthday. This wasn't the original plan but due to lack of energy, I had to make some changes. She asked for something simple as it was just for the family. That actually worked out pretty well for me since I'm still learning.

Overall, I feel bad for charging her for this cake. The bow looks absolutely awful and the helmet is hardly even distinguishable. But she was really pleased with it and when I started to point out the mistakes (I don't know why I do this!) she responded with "don't even point them out because it looks flawless to me". I can't believe she gave me forty bucks though!

My favorite part is the little footballs which my mom and Justine made. And the actual covering of the cake was definitely the best I've done! I really need to learn how to cover square cakes though, round ones are getting boring.

Happy Mother's Day Grandma!

This was the cake I (with the help of my friend Justine) made for my Grandma for Mother's Day. The flower pot is a cupcake covered in fondant and the "soil" is actually left over cake crumbs!

We worked on this cake for so long, I can't even believe it. It was a lot of fun (until the last hour or so!) and I'm definitely going to get Justine to help me out with my next cake! She had so many good ideas and was really easy to work with. This works out great too because now my boyfriend doesn't have to be forced into helping me out, and it gives Justine and I something to do!

My favorite part of this cake is definitely the flower pot. My Grandma even saved it!The lady bug is pretty cute too! The fence was supposed to have two posts in the middle, but at 11:00 we decided one was enough!