Cake Endeavours

 Today I got to visit some friends that I haven't got to hang out with in so long.  I decided to bring along some cupcakes as a treat.   I used some of the left over dyed buttercream icing that I had from the two previous cakes to add some colour to the top.  Dying and bagging icing for piping can be tedious and wasteful so it's great when I have a few projects on the go that I can use up everything.

 Tonight we celebrate two amazing women turning 27 *wink wink*.  That's the age they are sticking with anyway.  This was our first get together since before the holidays.  It was so nice and so much fun to be able to celebrate in person. This was a 6" three layer chocolate cake with whipped cream filling and chocolate ganache icing.  I had also made vanilla cupcakes which I neglected to take a photo of but I do have a chocolate version coming up in my next post.   One day, I will figure out how to centre a cake on the plate properly.  I never notice how off centered it is until I go to take a picture.  One day....

Mr T and I took a drive out to Bowmanville this afternoon to deliver this surprise birthday cake.  It was a beautiful day for a drive and we were able to deliver the cake without the birthday girl knowing about it as her birthday isn't until tomorrow.  This cake was a 6" two layer vanilla cake with a raspberry filling decorated with vanilla butter cream icing.  The cake topper was made using my Cricut machine.

This super chocolatey cake was super fun to make.  Shopping for all the different candy and chocolate was definitely not a chore.  Ha!  Though I went to several different stores looking for the rainbow whirl lollipop which is not to be found.  I swear I see them all the time when I'm not looking for them, or maybe it's because I didn't go anywhere touristy.  Maybe that's where I'm used to seeing them.  Also, trying to find gold foil wrapped chocolate bars is virtually impossible these days.  They are all wrapped in plastic now.  Thankfully, I was able to get a PC dark chocolate bar that was wrapped in gold cardstock.  I designed the Tommy turns 6 cover in Willy Wonka style, laminated it and glued it on top of the packaging.   In the end, the cake was a 3 layer chocolate cake with fresh whipped cream filling and chocolate ganache icing topped with a chocolate drip.  Before it set I added all the candy and chocolate.  Mr T a...

 A fun cake to make on a cold wintry day to remind me of summer.  This was a two layer 6" cake with homemade strawberry filling and covered in almond flavoured buttercream icing.   Doing a cake for a friend that lives in the building is great for pick up/delivery.   Update:  Her mum has been enjoying a piece of cake with every meal.  Love that!

Lemon cake is currently a popular choice and I am not complaining.  I love the smell of lemon zest and lemon juice.  It is so refreshing and so sunny! A co-worker of Mr. T asked me to make this cake to celebrate her mom's birthday.  This was a 6" two layer cake with lemon butter cream icing.  This time after slicing the lemon for the top I patted the excess lemon juice off of the slices and let them dry out for a while so that lemon juice wouldn't drip down the side of the cake.     I had bought a box of Ferrero Raffaellos and decided that these would look great on this cake. For the drip I took some leftover icing and added yellow dye then melted it for a few seconds in the microwave.

Pat's daughter asked me to make this cake for a milestone birthday.  Pat does not look anywhere near 70!  Of course, a family favourite is lemon cake, with cream cheese icing.  Three layer 6" cake; one day I will centre a cake properly on the base!   I have a box of silk flowers that I keep for cake decorating and I love how this spring like bouquet of flowers and greenery came together on the top.