Friday, November 8, 2013

"Up" Cupcake Tower and Smash Cake

Really loved making this cake.  Fondant covered top cake with hand cut "Up" house, clouds and balloons.  Coordinating cupcakes with fondant balloon toppers and buttercream balloon smash cake.

Pooh Hunny Pot Cake

Popular Hunny pot cake with matching buttercream smash cake.  I love making this cake and this is the first time I've done the matching smash.  All accents are fondant.

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Fondant Bow Baptism Cake

Three tier baptism cake with fondant bows, pearls, topper and brooches.

Saturday, October 19, 2013

Tinkerbell Cake



 
My wonderful friend and brilliant creative, Kari Shimmel, redesigned my website recently and when her adorable daughter turned 2 recently, I made her this little Tink cake.  2 tier fondant covered cake with lots of sugar flowers and hand cut and painted Tinkerbell cake topper.

Friday, October 18, 2013

1st Birthday Chevron Cake

Two tier first birthday cake with chevron pattern and polka dots...a new favorite!

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Bitterroot Wedding Cake

I had wanted to do a painted wedding cake for a long time so I was excited to get my first order.  The couple were married in Montana over the summer and the Bitterroot flower is native to the area. Cake is hand painted to match the invitation with sugar bitterroot flowers.

Saturday, October 5, 2013

Halloween Birthday

Halloween themed 1st birthday cake.  Fondant covered cake with sugar bow, pumpkins and "1" topper.  Made to coordinate with invitation.

Monday, September 30, 2013

Bling Birthday

This sparkly little number was for my daughter's 11th birthday this year.  Fondant covered cake with lots of rhinestone ribbon.

Friday, September 27, 2013

Applique Wedding Cake

Fondant appliqued wedding cake with over-piping made to match the invitation.  This was a little different for me and I loved making it...looked really pretty with all the silver accents at the reception.

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Sewing Cake

This is a re-do of a cake I did a few years back.  Fondant covered cake with all sugar accents.

Sunday, September 15, 2013

Our first Bridal Show

Cakebox took part in our very first bridal show this weekend....Bridal Celebrations at The Palace of Auburn Hills.  It was a huge show and my team and I had a lot of fun meeting the brides-to-be and connecting with some of the other vendors at the show (all lovely!).  Looking forward to the next one!






Wednesday, August 14, 2013

MET Owl Cake

Fondant owl cake for an anniversary event MET held over the summer.  Can't tell from the photo, but he stood about 18" tall and was very heavy.  All fondant decorations with foamboard grad cap board.

Monday, July 29, 2013

"All In"" Poker Cake

Lots of work, but SO much fun to make.  All accents are fondant including the cards on the top of the cake.

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Lace and pearls wedding cake...

Little wedding cake for a second marriage.  Top tier is wrapped with fondant lace cut-out overlay, lower tier is piped with strings of royal icing pearls.  Finished with sugar roses and hydrangea flowers.

Sunday, July 21, 2013

Daisy Cupcake Tower

Colorful little cupcake tower for a college graduation open house.  Two tier top cake with sugar daisies, cupcakes topped with matching sugar flowers.

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Rose Petal Wedding Cake

I had seen several versions of this design before this bride presented it to me at our consult and was excited to have an opportunity to make one.  Just loved putting this together. Gumpaste petals with a little pearl dust for highlights.

Thursday, July 4, 2013

July 4 Cookies

Our patriotic cookies for 2013.  SweetSugarBelle design, but in fondant.  Hope everyone had a great Holiday!

Sunday, June 30, 2013

Baseball Cupcakes

Fondant baseballs on grass tip piped swiss meringue buttercream.

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Graduation Cupcake Tower


Graduation cupcake tower for Nicholas.  I did the same cake for his sister last year, now he will be joining her at Central Michigan University in the Fall.  Nicholas is an athlete....and while you can't see it in the photo, the top cake includes a sugar hockey stick and puck, and sugar football.  The coordinating cupcakes also include footballs and hockey pucks.

Saturday, June 22, 2013

Chiara's Fairy Cupcake Tower

Another re-do of a cake I've done before, but this time with coordinating cupcakes.  Fondant fairy, butterflies and flowers.