"Tiny Tootsies" - Jaime's Baby Shower

 
Jaime's baby shower was celebrated with this two-layer, 10” square confetti white cake, filled and frosted with swiss meringue buttercream frosting and topped with handmade gumpaste baby booties and bib.

"Three Sweet Stories" - Hannah's 18th Birthday

For book-lover Hannah's 18th birthday, no ordinary cake would do.  To celebrate three of her favorite series, she received a three-tiered 4"-6"-8" cake covered with hand-painted royal icing symbols from The Hunger Games, Twilight, and Harry Potter books.

The top and bottom tiers were red velvet while the middle was "butterbeer" cake with butterscotch ganache filling.  It was frosted with Swiss meringue buttercream, covered in marshmallow fondant, and accented with everything from a mockingjay pin to a ruffled tulip a triwizard cup.

"Peace, Love and Presents" – Megan’s 12th Birthday

Hippie chick Megan’s groovy birthday cake was inspired by some cool party decorations.

It was a two-layer, 8” round chocolate sour cream cake with chocolate buttercream frosting and hand-cut fondant decorations.

"Salgira at mubarak!" – Parwana’s 24th Birthday

Did you know that "salgira at mubarak" (تولدت مبارک) means “happy birthday” in Dari, one of the national languages of Afghanistan?  I thought it made a fun addition to my repertoire of international phrases!

Parwana’s bilingual birthday cake was a two-layer 9” round.  The flavor was "devilish chocolate" with caramel French buttercream frosting and chopped walnuts.

"Sesame Street" - Gavin's 1st Birthday

For Gavin's first birthday, he got to take a trip to Sesame Street, with a buttercream-frosted 13x18" half-sheet chocolate cake and hand-painted fondant characters.