Father Daughter Cake II

This year for the Father Daughter Dance, I decided to try and coordinate the cake decorating badge requirements with the dance in order to allow the girls to showcase their work at the dance and to add a little personal troop touch to the festivities as it is an activity for people outside of the troop as well. The older girls will be decorating small 8" round cakes for the dance that will act as centerpiece/desserts for the dance.

We have a general seaside/beachy theme for the dance, I want the cakes to reflect that in an abstract kind of way, using ocean blues, and sandy beige. The girls will also be making shell shaped chocolates that will adorn the cakes. I would like each cake to be unique , but all tied together through colors and themes

Here are some previous beachy cakes I have made, this is my starting point for the designs, I would like them to be elegant.







I have been scanning Pinterest of course for some ideas and I am really excited to try some new techniques like these fondant ruffles with an ombre affect. I am planning on using that affect on the main dance cake (a large tiered cake) as well.

Little glimmers of hope

I haven't been making cakes that much, and nothing but small ones when I actually do. I had two opportunities the last year though to make and showcase some larger cakes for a of group of girls that are very special to me,  the American Heritage Girls troop that I help to lead.

We hosted a Father Daughter Dance this time last year and I made my first big cake in a long time.


I also made a cake for our Court of Awards Ceremony. I wrote around the sides the American Heritage Girls Oath & Creed.




And it is for these girls that I have slowly been making baby steps back into cake decorating. Last night I spent the evening sharing my passion for this sweet art form, we just started working on our cake decorating badge. I got to have a little cake decorating demonstration and I will be leading the girls over the next few weeks to make a variety of yummy confections, including centerpiece cakes for our 2nd Annual Father Daughter Dance. They are not big cakes and I know no matter how they turned out they would be welcomed with much love and appreciation but it is in these cakes I am finding little glimmers of hope for my long lost talent.

Cakes & More Design Gallery

Cakes & More Design Gallery, a set on Flickr.

Oh' the places you'll go! 2010

This is likely that last of its legacy, hopefully they will have a new theme next year because really I don't have anymore ideas how to make this cake.

A wedding cake & a really cool groom's cake

I had a wedding cake this weekend the cake was very simple with white fondant and celadon satin ribbon accented with calla lilies. The calla lilies were much bigger then expected and it took a little longer than I expected to come up with a design. But I think it was a really simple and elegant cake.




And while the wedding cake should be the center of attention this awesome little groom's cake might have given it a run for its money if you ask me. The body is cake while the wheels are rice krispy treats. It was made to look like the groom's 4-wheeler. The "just married" and cans were a last minute inspiration and made such a difference in the cake.





So that was my weekend! Thanks for looking.

My Recent Creations

A little seaside themed bridal shower cake


A girly guitar hero cake with exploding strings




A cake for all those Florida Fans (boo hiss)!


And last but not least Oscar himself.

Nautical Baby Shower

This has to be my all time favorite baby shower cake, it was an adorable nautical theme with the dark blues and white. I think it is just the cutest little carved whale and it is so themey yet simple I just love it.