Schedule F Cake

I titled this the Schedule F cake because I work in Financial Aid and a Schedule F is for FARM income on your taxes. Silly huh, but there is a conversation going on about a SCH F as I am typing this. Oh...yeah, I'm at work.

Anyway, I did this sheet cake for an older gentleman's 70th Birthday. His daughter ordered the cake from me and asked that I make it "something farm like with pigs, cows, goats, etc.". So, I did. I used little plastic cupcake sticks of pigs, lambs, cows, chickens, a kitty cat and a puppy dog (not real ones). I piped grass with buttercream frosting up the sides as the trim. I crushed up some chocolate cookies for the dirt under the little piggies and closed off the area with plastic fence. Cute, cute! German Chocolate on the inside. YUMMY.

The Tropics in P-burg

Melissa Sullins....OH, wait, Melissa Dauphin (you are married now!) and her mother Debbie met with me just last week to create a tropical, yet elegant Wedding cake idea. Melissa came to me with a picture of a cake she liked with the scroll work. I showed her a picture of a cake that I liked with the orangy yellowy (are those words?) frosting and we put the two together! This bright tropical dream of a cake matched the decorations at Parrot Bey perfectly! It was highlighted by orange and pink lighting splashed on the walls, colorful orange, green and pink candles, and bright, beautiful Gerber Daisies.

Thank you so much for the opportunity to combine elegance with a little contemporary fun! I love the way this cake turned out.

This photograph was taken by FXSTUDIOS a photography studio here in town. You may find them at: www.fxstudiosonline.com for all your special occasion photography needs.

Melissa also asked me to make these chocolate SweetCakes with chocolate frosting and chocolate covered strawberries! They were sooo gooooey and moist. I hope they tasted as good as they looked! (It was really hard not to eat one when I was setting them up.)

Claws, Paws & Cake...Oh MY!

Town & Country Animal Hospital in Frontenac, Kansas had the ribbon cutting ceremony on their brand new facility Friday July 13th. To add to this event, they asked me to do a sheet cake for them! Thank you Town & Country for giving me the opportunity to make you a cake and for giving me a tour of your state of the art facility where the puppies go to one side and the kitties go to the other! Very unique! I know my family (pets) would appreciate that. I know there were a couple of issues with this cake (darn humidity) but I made it there and even got to be in the picture! Thanks again Town & Country.

If you would like to take your pets to Town & Country Animal Hospital, I'm sure Dr. Micky Painter, Dr. Mary Sue Painter and the staff would be very happy to see you. You may reach them at 620-231-5340. They offer complete medical, surgical & dental services, boarding, grooming, science diet products, I.V.A.S. certified veterinary acupuncturist.

Spiders and Sweetcakes

No, not real spiders! Now that wouldn't be to tasty, would it? Just the fun, loving red and blue kind that fly through the sky and save damsels in distress. Spiderman has definitely made his come back. He is a popular hero in the eyes of babes these days, once again. I made these cupcakes for a little boy named Townes' birthday. I hope he liked them!

Friends and Sweets

These are some butter cookies I made for my friend Cyndee Harvey. She wanted them for her family so we exchanged services. I got a necklace for my mom and she got some yummy sunflower cookies. I think they turned out really nice.

You can see some of Cyndee's Accents (jewelry) at: http://www.cyndeesaccents.com

Her jewelry is unique and made with love!

Sweet and Lonely

I made some Cake Bites to give out as thank yous and as friendly gestures. I realized when I was finished making them that I have not taken their portrait yet. So I did. It's funny how objects take on personalities. As a bundle, these Sweet treats beg you to take one away, but standing alone, this solitary Cake Bite can't help but look sweet and lonely.