Top TEN Cakes of 2012

Top TEN

Cakes 

of 2012

Here is a look back at my favorite cakes I made this last year.  It truly is a wonderful rush to make something that makes others so happy.  

#10  "Air" Jordan
This was a fun cake to make for a boy who's name was Jordan, and loved basketball.  I thought it would be fun to play on the "Air Jordan" logo.  Turns out that was a good decision, Jordan loved it.  

#9 "Grandma's Flower"

This cake was a simple cake, it made the top ten because of the reaction I got from giving it.
 I made it for my Grandma's Birthday, she lives alone and was so happy to be thought of.
 She was so grateful to have the cake.
She gave me the kindest "thank you" that I will always remember this purple flowered cake.

#8 "Painted Flowers"

I loved making this cake, because it involved trying something new.  I really love learning, and trying new techniques.  Painting with frosting sounded so fun, I really enjoyed making this cake.

#7 "DJ cake"

I don't get a chance to make many cakes for men, usually my clients are children.  This cake was fun to branch out and do something new.  The headphones were my favorite part, they don't actually work, but they are life size, and completely edible.  

#6 

This cake was for my one and only daughter. She turned one, and has a nick name as my little cupcake.  I decided to make her a tower of cupcakes.  In all the hurry of making the cake, I didn't take one photo of it,  I am so glad I was able to get this copy from my Mother in Law.

#5 "Father's Day BBQ"

This cake was for a BBQ Father's day party, with three generations in attendance.  

All the men loved the cake, and I enjoyed making it. What kid doesn't like making food out of playdoh?  I did, and I felt like that as I used fondant to make the patties, and hot dogs.  It was so much fun.

#4 "Fancy Olivia"

This cake made the list based on it's subject.  I love Olivia books, what a personality!  And making 5 pairs of mini shoes was just so much fun.  

#3 "Tangled" 

I planned out this cake months in advance.  I love when I have plenty of time to prepare a cake, I go through several sketches and plans, and the more time I have the more fine tuned it becomes.  This cake turned out exactly as I had imagined it. I loved making the little Rapunzel, and her hair was just the right shade of blonde, with sparkle of course. 

 #2 "Campfire"

I LOVED this cake!  This was such an unusual cake.  My little boy loves outdoors, camping, and hiking and requested for his birthday a cake in the shape of a campfire.  His name was placed on a fondant Hot dog, and "toasted" marshmallows were placed on the sides.  Flames were made of both fondant and buttercream frosting, which gave it a good mix of texture.  I really enjoyed the challenge of this design. 

#1

"Harry Potter"

I love the Harry Potter books, and making fondant figures.  This cake involved a lot of both of those things, and of course this cake made Number One.  This cake took the most time of any this past year, close to 12 hours.  Edible figures included: 7 books, Ron, falling asleep after eating chocolate frogs, Hermonie brewing a potion, Harry searching for the snitch, A sorting hat (which also doubled as the candle to blow out), the womping willow tree, the castle, boulders, and bushes to complete the Hogwart grounds.  

I'm excited to make more cakes this new year.