Happy 80th Birthday Nana!

This cake was for my Nana's 80th birthday.  She has always loved the color blue and was very proud to be turning 80.  So I went with a lot of blue and a big blue number "80".  The bottom tier was lemon cake with buttercream filling and the top tier was marble cake with buttercream filling.  Happy Birthday Nana Jean, we love you!

Goodbye Rosa, we'll miss you!

This cake was for a very special lady's retirement, Rosa.  Rosa has worked for my parents at our family restaurant since I was a year old.  Each and everyday she would come in and make the tiramisu, arancini and so many other yummy things.  I could always count on her to squeeze my cheeks and call me "bella".  Finally, at the age of 80, she has decided to hang up her apron and move to sunny Florida.  So here's her marble cake with buttercream filling and icing, complete with her apron, knife, rolling pin, a tomato and bowl of spaghetti and meatballs.   

Reese's Cake

This cake was for my husband's birthday.  His favorite candies are Reese's pieces and Reese's peanut buttercups.  This cake was the perfect way to get my kids involved in making their Dada's cake (they're only allowed to help with family members' cakes).  They sorted the pieces by color, and my 4.5 year old daughter arranged the pieces and peanut buttercups on the cake.  It's a chocolate cake with peanut butter buttercream filling and chocolate buttercream icing.  They were so proud of the cake, and he loved it.  Happy Birthday to the best husband and father!

Merry Christmas!

Dark chocolate cupcakes with a peppermint patty baked into the middle of them with buttercream icing with a hint of peppermint, topped off with half a peppermint patty.  Yum!

Colin's Pirate Party

My son Colin's 3rd birthday was a little over a month after his baby sister was born.  So with a newborn and us still living at my mom's while our house was under construction, I decided to try and keep things simple.  I went with cupcakes instead of a cake.  Not sure how I ever thought making 24 pirate fondant faces would save me time or be easier than a cake.  Oh well, my little pirate loved them, and that's all that matters.  He also loved his pirate cake pops and the surprise visit from his Nana's friend's talking parrot Olly!  Happy Birthday Matey, we love you so much and can't believe how big you're getting!

1st Birthday Smash Cake & Cookies

 This smash cake and cookies were for our very good friends' son's 1st birthday.  Happy Birthday Sam!

Cake Break

Taking a little cake break as we prepare to welcome Baby #3 this week.  Hope to be back to cakes after we all adjust to being a family of 5.  Already planning my son's party and cake for October!