Princess Merida cake (from Disney's BRAVE)

  Princess Merida was for Melissa. She turned 8 in February but waited until now to have her party. She came over and told me exactly how she wanted it. She was very specific about the placement of Princess Merida's face and her hair.  

Cake with kitten for Sarah's 8th birthday

This cake was for Sarah. She was very specific about what she wanted. An orange cat hiding in a flower garden with it's paw on a ball. I'm calling this one "Sarah's cake take 2" because it is the second one I made for her. The first one was half eaten by Molly, my friend Laura's dog that we are dog-sitting. (It was my fault... I left it where she could reach it.) This cake is better than the first one so everyone is happy in the end!

Minecraft "Creeper" cake

Drew and Sam love Minecraft.  And they have several friends who do as well.  One is Ethan.  He turned 11 and wanted a creeper cake.

Henna tattoo inspired cake

I have always liked the intricate art of henna tattoos.  When I had a blank cake and didn't know what to do with it, I decided to try my piping at some henna art.  I want to do this again because it didn't turn out as well as I had expected.  My arthritis was really bad that day and as a result, my hands weren't very steady.  It's still cool though.

Victoria's Secret inspired cake

Velda asked for a 2-tier Victoria's Secret inspired cake for a friend of Juliana's.  I have been thinking about putting ruffles on a cake and decided this was the perfect time! While the cake was lots of fun, it was a very frustrating project for me!  Last night when I had my cakes ready to go in the oven, I opened up my pre-heated oven to find it not nearly hot enough to bake a cake.  I waited more than an hour and still no hotter than 200 degrees.  So I turned on the wall oven.  It was hot in less than 5 min.  Yay!!!  However, when I went to take the cake out, the door wouldn't come open.  We ended up breaking the spring on the door to get it open.... So now there isn't a working oven at my house... :-(
Fortunately, I will have a new one tomorrow!  :-)