McKinley Jo's 1st Birthday

This week went by FAR too fast! I feel like I hardly stepped foot out of my kitchen, but the hard work paid off and I produced a wonderfully cartoon-y ladybug cake for McKinley Jo's 1st Birthday, complete with a matching "smash cake"! Inside the ladybug is white/chocolate marble cake with choc-o-holic frosting! The smash cake is white cake with vanilla buttercream.










I also had the opportunity to make Nicole an array of neon cupcakes for her 15th Birthday Party. Somehow I managed to deliver these before I was able to take any photos, but take my word for it, they were SO CUTE and Nicole loved them!

It's time for a little break this week! I don't have anything else planned for another week, but I'm sure I'll find some reason to be in the kitchen -and of course I will post all adventures and/or mishaps!

Landon's 5th Birthday

Sometimes it's hard to find the balance between making a cake fun, whimsical, and beautiful; and yet still rough and tough for a boy turning 5 years old! I think this cake nestled nicely between those lines. The bubble letters and the colored fondant bead trim makes the cake appropriate for a child, but not so bubbly that it's feminine. Speaking of color: the green, red, and purple turned out better than I could have hoped for! Usually achieving an extremely vibrant color match is a bit challenging, but in this case it happened almost without effort.

This cake was for my beloved nephew Landon! He's turning 5 (on September 1st) and wanted a cake to compliment his ever-changing interests, and Monster Trucks seem to be the latest "thing" he's into! (Well, that and Transformers, Cars, Wii, Basketball, Soccer, Baseball, and everything else known to mankind!)





**Sorry for the lack of better photography, I was slightly pre-occupied assisting with party-setup! :)



This week I have a 1st birthday ladybug cake for McKinley Jo complete with a matching smash cake; as well as neon cupcakes for Nicole's rockin' 15th Birthday party; -AND- (If I have a moment to spare) cupcakes for Landon's Pre-K class to celebrate his birthday!

Ladybug Cake Sketch





That's all for now, I will be back next week with more cake-craziness to post!

Ashton's 4th Birthday Cake

Well, one thing is for sure... Batman will never be lost over the generations. Ashton turned 4 this weekend and decided to celebrate with his favorite superhero in edible form!







I delivered the cake on Saturday morning and only now have I had the chance to post the pictures! I have been so busy with Dona's "girly chocolate" cake (Pictures will be up tonight or tomorrow), planning for the DuMonthier/Mueller wedding cake, my nephew Landon's 5th Birthday Monster Truck cake, sketching a 1st birthday ladybug cake, and researching Skelanimals for a project the first week of September!

Belly's Bake Shop is definitely staying busy! I think I need a bigger kitchen!

A new week.... More projects!

Just when I think I can take a few moments to un-wind, it's back to baking! This week has proven to be a popular week for chocolate! I have a Batman themed cake for Ashton who is turning 4 years old! And a "girly chocolate" cake for Dona, who looooves high heels!


Ashton's 4th Birthday Cake:
3 - 8" round chocolate cakes
Filled and frosted with choc-o-holic frosting.
Covered in yellow fondant, adorned with black batman symbol on top.
Yellow fondant beads at base, number 4 and shooting stars on top.

Dona's Girly Chocolate Birthday Cake:
3 - 8" round chocolate cakes
Filled and frosted with choc-o-holic frosting.
Pink Gumpaste curly letters reading "Dona" on top, brushed with luster dust
Pink fondant bottom border with white chocolate high heels/dragees step-and-repeat on border.
***EDIT: The high heel candy molds are a bit larger than I anticipated, so the plan has changed a bit!!


I will, of course, post pictures once complete. Until next time....!

xoxo