Zoe and Lucy's first birthday, 2005. I insist on making separate cakes for them every time, starting with their first! These are smaller than they probably appear; the bottom rounds are 6" and the top rounds are 5".
This one was really fun; Molly's 3rd birthday and my first attempt at rolled fondant. I think it's so pretty. The only problem was that inside was white cake with layers of strawberry cream -- too delicate to support the weight of the fondant and it gradually sank down a little and the sides got wrinkly as the day went on. Although I'm probably the only one who noticed.
Noah's 5th birthday - what a great cake! I got this idea from the Wilton cake catalog and it was super fun to make. The base was a 10" round. The blue tower inside the buildings was built up from a few 5" rounds, I think. The buildings were done ahead of time with royal icing on waxed paper and I had to do a ton more than that since many of them broke. Supported with long sucker sticks, as you can see to the upper right. The only thing non-edible are the micromachines, some of which were my brothers when he was little, and then my mom got a few more from Ebay for me (which were sterilized before they touched the cake, of course). A very memorable cake.
Not a child's birthday but I made this one for my friend Dana when she turned 30 (obviously). I just thought it looked so pretty. The icing is nice shiny chocolate ganache and the inside is the richest chocolate mousse cake you've ever had. We went to eat at Outback Steakhouse with them and brought this cake with us; the waitress was so confused.
Bonus - I just found this other cake I made in 2005 for my cousin's daughter's birthday. I don't remember how I ended up with that job but you don't have to twist my arm too hard to get me to make a cake! Fondant again, but a much bigger cake and it was so hard to get the sides smooth so I ended up with cracks all over the sides. I covered them up with tons of fondant flowers and it looked like I'd planned it that way!
Stay tuned for Part 3 - four cakes from 2006!
9 comments:
OH I love them, would you please give a picture show the next time you make one, I need help, lots of help.
seriously, you are a professional. those are all so amazing! i can't wait for more!
Talk about skillz! I have always been impressed with your cakes, but seeing them all together like this... HOLY SMOKES! So amazing! I am pretty sure that you did Marley's because you are super duper nice!
I hope that 2006 includes a certain baby shower cake. If you need a pic of the sandy creation, let me know!
yes jame the shower cake is on the 2006 list!
Okay, I'm also thinking this requires some recipe posting--#1 request for the chocolate cake with ganache, #2 for the royal icing, and #3 for the fondant. I've never gotten that ambitious with any of the cakes.
I forgot . . . YOU ROCK! I'm truly in awe.
I've always loved the skyscraper cake. Whenever anyone is talking about cool cakes, I always say "You should see this one my sister-in-law made for my nephew..." It is always a topic of conversation! You DO rock!
Awesome Sara. Those cakes are amazing. You better be careful, you might end up with more cakes to make than you bargained for.
I just wanted to say how much fun it is to view all of your awesome creations in this manner. And Jamie's right, you made Marley's cake just because you are super nice and we asked you to help us out in the cake department. FYI...I'm the one who voted for Marley's cake, I felt like since you hooked me up so nicely, it deserved a vote. (Plus, it's pretty!) Oh, yeah, and I voted for like 2 or 3 more on top of that. YOU ROCK!!!
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