Busy cake weekend... again

Boy has it been busy! This weekend I had a baby shower cake and a 50th anniversary three tiered cake to make on Saturday, and a Mario cake and a big batch of cupcakes for a baby's birthday on Sunday!

I attempted some hand-piped decorations and it turned out quite lovely. The daughter of the anniversary couple almost cried when she saw it.

The bottom tier is red-velvet with cream cheese frosting. The center tier is white champagne with buttercream frosting. The top tier is chocolate raspberry with buttercream frosting. The cake is actually an ivory and gold. It looks quite yellow in the pictures, but it is gold.

It was time consuming but well worth it. I think it turned out pretty.

The top is made with hand made gumpaste roses and leaves, all in ivory.

Sadly, after I put it in the fridge, the top layer on the center tier slid. So, it made the whole cake appear lopsided. But a little roll of cardboard underneath helped keep it all even.






The second cake I made was a baby shower cake for a little boy. The theme was Under the Sea. I hand sculpted some little creatures to put on the cake, (thanks Mom for helping!) and painted each one. It is a butter pecan cake with buttercream frosting and a chocolate cake with Bavarian Creme filling. It was covered in fondant.