Summer Updates, finally

What a busy, action-packed summer it's been for me. It is so hard to believe that summer is now winding down and will slowly (hopefully...this heat has to dissipate soon) morph into fall. And fall also means lots of holidays and birthdays and events (Sarah's wedding!) to decorate more fab cakes.

Keep in mind, I am not a trained baker and have so much to learn. I pick up on new things every week from trial and error, other blogs, Libby (who set me straight on butter, for instance) and even tweeters. It's amazing how much the online community has educated me. I am into coming up with ideas and then trying to figure out how to make them into a reality. The science of baking sometimes alludes me, but I just keep practicing.

I think I'll use this next-to-the-last-day of August entry to showcase a few summer goodies decorated and eaten this summer of 2010. . . .

Monogram Birthday Cake
Poundcake with butter cream icing & fondant accents.
Decorative gold medallion topper.

Welcome to the 'A' List
Fall 2010 Bid Day Cake for AOII
Poundcake with butter cream icing & fondant accents.
Licorice rope for the trim.
(Photo by Kathryn Lanier)

Let's Go Cubs' Ball Cap
Poundcake with butter cream icing & fondant accents.
Note the faux stitching & trim work.

La Tour Eiffel -- Bastille Day Goodness
Poundcake with butter cream icing & fondant accents.
Fondant Eiffel Tower with chocolate icing trim.

A Turner Field Birthday
Atlanta Braves' "The Ted" Cake
A joint collaboration with Libby

Junk Food Lives On

My favorite lunchbox treat as a kid.
Chocolate Devils Food cake with cream centers.


Mermaid Emily
Actually a pre-summer 5th Birthday Cake but very summer-y, no matter the season.
Lots of buttercream waves & a pool of aquamarine gel icing.