Pulled Sugar Rose

This rose was fun to make. I started it at 11pm and ended it about 2am. I was working on other projects too, but this is my favorite!

VEGAS

This was such a fun cake to do! The original cake was done by a baker in Vegas. My bride was married in Vegas and was having her reception here. This is the cake she fell in love with and had problems finding someone that had the knowledge to duplicate it. The image on the front is an eatable image that I doctored up to say "Married" in...

Gumpaste Orchid

This orchid was also another cake decoration project. Gumpaste flowers are made in stages so it is hard (for me) to gauge how long it takes to complete one flower. It would also depend on how large and how detailed the flower is.

Gumpaste Blackberries

Since I grew up in the Northwest, this was one of my favorite projects. The blackberries were for a wedding cake I designed. They are so realistic looking, you could not tell them apart from the real thing. The leaves are also gumpaste. Remember that although gum paste is eatable, many people do not dare consume such a beautiful work of art. Keep it away from dust and moisture, they will last a lifetime. It is a great keepsake.

Gumpaste Flowers

I had my first experience with gumpaste a few years ago, and my project was a disaster. I knew nothing about this art and finally took a class. I can now make just about any flower, leaf or design imaginable. One of my entries in the Washington State Cake Decorating Competition was a bridal bouquet made out of all gumpaste flowers. I had to do a bridal bouquet, because I love weddings and creating that special bouquet for the bride. This is the entry that took BEST OF DIVISION in the WA State Cake Show. I get orders for my gumpaste flowers from all over the USA and Canada.

Sea Shell Theme Wedding Cake

This cake is to die for! It is one of my most requested cakes that I have done many versions of. The sea shells are made out of white chocolate. Each is hand painted with an eatable paint. The shells are so detailed, people think they are real shells on the cake. I have to say the picture doesn't do them justice. They are amazing. I have made these shells for other brides and cake decorators across the USA. They are that amazing. The chocolate was also flavored butter rum. There are approximately 2 lbs of chocolate on this cake. This cake served approximately 70+ people.

Margarita-Ville

Margarita-Ville was created for a friend for her 50th birthday party. Mexican food was being served, so we kept with the theme. This was inspired by a design found in a magazine that I expanded upon. The cake topper is a pulled sugar bow, with pulled sugar 50 sitting on top of the bow. Pulled sugar is really a lost art that not many people know how to do. I was fortunate enough to take a very short class to learn a couple of basics, and I was hooked. My instructor said I was a natural and that I would do well. Basically, go home and practice, practice, practice. I would love love love to get some detailed teaching. The best are in Switzerland, I could learn from one of the best who was taught there, but would have to travel to Canada for his lessons. I need to add that to my schedule!

The cake is a hand made fondant flavored butter rum. Inside this masterpiece is a chocolate devils food cake with chocolate ganache as the filling. Limes are made out of fondant and hand painted with an eatable paint. Just the decorating portion of this cake took about 10+ hours to complete.