I wanted to make Easter themed cupcake toppers this past spring. I came up with three different animals which most easily and recognizably represent one of my favorite holidays; they are sheep, rabbit and baby chicken.


The sheep was really fun to make, my favorite is the little pink flower on its fluffy wool.

The rabbit is such a centerpiece to any easter holiday, so I just had to make one. Its floppy ears give it just the right touch.



Spring has many meanings, and the one I like to reflect on most is new life. What better way to show this than a newly hatched chick.

I had a great time passing these cupcake toppers to start the season off.

Coconut Anniversary Cake

I love creating new cakes. Sometimes I get an idea stuck in my head and I cannot shake it loose until I actually make it. In this situation, I just had to work with shaved coconut.

The second tier of cake was offset to one side to emphasize the texture the coconut slices were already creating. I added some beautiful flowers I had picked up at the local flower market, and came up with a fun, simple and elegant anniversary cake.

Both tiers were made with white cake; the top tier had a lemon filling, and the bottom tier had a strawberry filling. I put a crumb coating on the cakes to help maintain crumb control prior to frosting them. I used a white buttercream frosting and pressed the coconut shavings lightly into the frosting so I could emphasize the coconut more than the frosting.

3-Tiered White Scroll Wedding Cake

I decided to pull out one of my "fancy" big cakes from my archieved portfolio. I was definately challenged on this event, and worried to death that something would happen to one of the pieces during transit (could you just imagine if something did happen?). Luckily, between my driver and regular traffic patterns, the cake arrived in the same three pieces I sent it in.

The challenge of doing my first cake project of this size was making certain that all of my pieces were perfect. A wedding cake can make or break a ceremony. I went over and over each tier eliminating any flaws I came across. With a large cake, this can sometimes take a while (let me tell you...).

The three tiers were made from chocolate cake with a vanilla custard filling, as well as a white cake with raspberry frosting. The frosting was made from an Italian Buttercream frosting.