Graduations Galore!

It is definitely that time of year!  Lots of graduations, lots of different school colors.  But first, a picture of a wedding cake I did for my nephew Aarron last weekend.  He renewed his wedding vows on the beach by Lake Michigan in Muskegon, so of course, we had to do a cake with tons of white chocolate shells to fit the theme!

And on to the graduations...you'll be seeing plenty of these over the next few weeks!  :)

Also, our Hilliard Farmers Market will be starting in just over a week.  The first one is June 7th, and we'll have them every Tuesday from 4 to 7pm.  We'd love to see you there, so stop by if you get a chance! 

Have a great weekend.  The first one in - I don't even know how long! - without rain!  What a treat!!!

A Special Woman

Two weeks ago, I made a birthday cake for a woman turning 91.  That alone was something special.  But when I went to deliver the cake, I was told a little about her life.  Harriet was a member of the very first female unit of the Marines!  How impressive is that?!  She enlisted in 1942, after receiving her college degree (also unique for that time).  Although she could've enlisted as an officer, she didn't want that advantage and was instead enlisted as a first sergeant.  I felt so very honored to create her birthday cake, and I really hope she loved it!

I also did some cookies for a baby shower a couple of weeks ago that shipped to Kentucky.  These are my favorite baby cookies in a long time.  I love the colors they chose for the shower!  The pictures aren't the greatest, unfortunately, but you'll get the idea.

Hope you enjoy your weekend!  Its supposed to be a beautiful 60 degrees here today, so we are definitely getting out for a nice long walk to enjoy the sunshine!



Its Been Awhile!

I've dropped back into my old habits of terribly neglecting my blog!  As I posted awhile ago, my stepdaughter and three grandchildren relocated here from Florida, so they're staying with us until they find their own place.  I had totally forgotten how small children can take up every second of your day!  :)  Don't get me wrong, it's a joy to be a full-time grandma, just more tiring than I thought!  :)

But I still have to make time for cakes, of course!  Yesterday I did one of my new favorite baby shower cakes.  I really love how it turned out.  The boots are made of gumpaste, so everything on the cake is totally edible.

I also had a small wedding cake that I delivered to Little Turtle Golf Club in Westerville.  Kim, the woman in charge of the reception, was by far the sweetest person I've had the priviledge of dealing with.  She did a great job of giving me directions and having everything ready when I arrived.  Thanks Kim!  Everything on the cake is edible, except for the diamonds!

And a simple baby shower cake from last week.  I love the sentiment they picked out for the cake though...so sweet!  :)

I have lots of pictures to get caught up with, so I'll try harder this week to update more regularly!  Have a fantastic week!

Wedding Cake Photography

I was lucky enough to have some professional photographs of my cakes taken by Pete at Coe Photography. His work is absolutely amazing and I can't thank him enough! Here are a few samples....

Deb and Paul's Wedding Cake

Deb and Paul were a fun couple to work with. The cake seemed to be very important to them both, so I hope I did it justice!

Gracie's Wedding Cake

I had sooo much fun working on this cake! Gracie and her mother, Mary, were a dream to work with. The green in this cake is so beautiful. I'm hoping the photographer got a better picture of it than I did! The hydrangeas are silk flowers but the rest are made from sugar. The groom's cake was alot of fun too. Everything on it is totally edible. My daughter, Chelsey, freehand drew those playing cards on the top!!!!! She did SUCH an amazing job!!!!

Aaron and Matt's Commitment Ceremony Cake

Aaron was really great to work with. He came to our consultation with his invitation, and we matched the piping to it almost exactly. The flowers on top are made out of chocolate. It ended up being a really cool design!

Dionne and Roy's Wedding Cake

I really loved how this cake turned out. It's definitely different than most of my wedding cakes, but that's what keeps me on my toes! Dionne and Roy were a pleasure to work with, as was the florist, Jody, who was kind enough to coordinate her delivery time with mine so we could deal with the cake's fresh flowers together. And I love how the crystals add a little of the "bling" factor!