Cakes!

Things have been crazy busy around here lately! I've had quite a few cakes in the last few weeks on top of everything else. Some days I wasn't sure if I was coming or going or if I had even take a shower! I am thankful that the cakes are behind me! I do enjoy doing them when they are much more spaced out! Here are some of the cakes that I did recently...

This cake was for a baby shower my neighbor helped plan. I loved how the colors came out on this one! I am a little sad that this neighbor has since moved though :-(

This cake was for a repeat customer... I have done all of the cakes for her little girl. This was the first topsy turvy type cake that I have ever made and I was nervous! I could not have done it without my wonderful friend Sharon and her Topsy Turvy DVD! I made this one as she requested down to the colors, but I don't think it was quite what she wanted. And to top it off, it was for an outdoor party during a weekend of rain...so the party was rescheduled (another cake to follow...) I thought it turned out cute...

These cookies were part of a gift to Tony's current boss who is expecting a little girl. I always try to include the older siblings in some way and thought these turned out cute!

This is the cake for her shower at work. Her nursery is decorated in a monkey theme with pink, orange and brown! I have done quite a few baby shower cakes for people he works with. I told Tony that I suspect they move him around to whichever one is having a baby so that they can get a shower cake! As he said "whatever if it keeps me employed"! ;-)

This cake was for the the rescheduled birthday party. As I said before, I didn't think she was thrilled with the previous cake. She sent me a picture (sorry-I do not know the original decorator) of what she wanted and this is what I came up with. She seemed more pleased with this one. As she left, she mumbled "I hope I don't destroy this one"...not sure what that meant and really don't want to know!

This cake was a simple baby shower cake for my SIL who is expecting her first baby- a little boy!

This cake is by far my least favorite of the bunch! It turned out way more cartoonish than I had planned, but as I told myself..."it is what it is...". I was just glad to be done at that point! I was able to get the kitchen cleaned and enjoy some time with my family!