Cake Endeavours

 This year's Christmas baking round-up. I haven't made these Peppermint chocolate cookies in years.  I forgot how much I love them.  I had extra peppermint icing left over from the Christmas cake I made and knew I could use it for these cookies.  As Miss E described them, they are more like a muffin consistency and the muffin top consistency to be exact!  I made the Newfoundland 5 star bars to bring to a Tbb's Eve party and added Christmas sprinkles to make them festive. Chocolate chip cookies, always a classic no matter what time of year. Peppermint crinkle cookies are messy with the icing sugar but are yummy. My all time favourite, Millionaire shortbread that I try to limit to only making at Christmas time.  

Delivered this cake today for Ashlyn and Cam's Papa.  Finally learned for black icing it is much easier to make chocolate icing and dye it then to try and dye white vanilla buttercream.  I also tried a new icing recipe which came out with an amazing fudge consistency and the black is perfect!   I cut the cake topper out using my cake topper and used some distress ink to colour the moon.  Added lots of white and gold dragees to look like stars. Cake: 6" 3-layer vanilla cake with chocolate fudge icing

 It's very easy to decide what cake to make for my father-in-law's birthday.  He loves anything chocolate. I know this cake never disappoints.  For some extra flare I added some silver sugar crystals. Cake: 6" 3-layer chocolate cake with chocolate fudge icing

 Originally I had planned out this cake with it being red wine as part of the decoration but realized after I had grapes that the birthday girl is a white wine drinker.  I sent Mr T back to Michael's to exchange the grapes for green ones.  Then set out to figure out how to do the look for white wine spilling out of the wine glass.  The look turned pretty good after lots of edible gold dust mixed in with the white chocolate ganache.  I bought the wine glass from Dollarama and added some fall silk flowers to finish it off. Cake: 8" 3-layer carrot cake with cream cheese icing.

 Today was anniversary Sunday at St. Paul's and I was asked to make cupcakes for the reception afterward.  We were also celebrating the Kemp family for their generous donation in honour of their amazing mom, Billie.  The theme of the cupcakes was apples as the Kemp family in well known for their apple orchards.   Apple pie cupcakes with whipped cream icing and dried apples on top sprinkled with some cinnamon.   Carrot cake cupcakes with cream cheese icing.

 Miss E and I watched Elemental a few weeks ago and loved it.  When I was asked to this cake and heard that they loved this movie too I knew I had to incorporate it into the cake.  They wanted a more mature fall themed cake but then mentioned Elemental as well.  You're never too old for any type of cake is my theory. I coloured the Happy Birthday as close to the Elemental logo as possible.  Then added some fall silk flowers and picks.  I love how this cake turned out. Cake: 8" 3-layer chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream 

Today was my baby cousin's wedding.  Alexa was my junior bridesmaid 22 years ago.  I was so happy to be asked to do their cake and mini cupcakes for their special day. When I went to do the cake, I realised too late that I didn't have a black cake board which was what I was planning on using.  Fortunately, I had a thin silver one but it didn't match the vibe of the fall theme.  I was able to dive into my vinyl stash and covered the board in gold vinyl.   The cake topper I made using my Cricut.  Silk flowers and fall-themed picks were added to the top Caught the bride and groom in the background checking out the reception room while I was setting up the cake. Cake: 6" 3-layer chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream icing We moved to another room after the dinner for dancing and to my surprise the venue had already set up the mini cupcakes.  The vanilla cupcakes had rainbow sprinkles mixed in.  The plan was to add sprinkles on top when they wer...