Finally another cake!

This "cake" blog hasn't had a lot of cakes in the last little bit. But I hope you guys don't mind that I've included some of the other foods I've enjoyed making. But back to real reason we're here: CAKES!

This one was a job, which I've been turning down lately because my husband had been living in another town because of work. But he recently got let go (sad) so he's living with us again (happy!). So I was able to take this job when it came along.
A law firm actually hired me to make a cake for a retirement party for a local county judge. They were VERY specific in some of the instructions they had. A large sheet cake with a Ford Explorer on it and Firestone tires. But they didn't care about color, or what I made it out of etc... It seemed the tire was the important part, so I suggested a cute carved, fondant covered tire cake, but nope... Sheet cake. Ugh, I don't even have a sheet cake pan. Oh well!
So I found this image and decided to go for it.
I decided to use fondant and layer it to create a slightly 3D look to this 2D image. The first layer was black, and I airbrushed pearl where the windows would be. Then the red layer (a real pain, I had to do it 3 times before it worked. Also the wheels. Finally the bumpers, grill, lights, handles, explorer plate, etc... And last the Ford logo! I used gold and silver and pearl airbrushing to try to make it more realistic.

It took WAY too long, but in the end I was really happy with it. I ended up using a few doll hairs to make my own tiny paint brush to paint the Firestone wording onto the tires. Also the tiny explorer plate turned out GREAT! The only part I wasn't super happy with was the Ford nameplate. In the end the perfectionist in me was pleased enough. With any cake there is always something I wish I could change, and that is certainly true of this cake. But it actually turned out much better than I originally thought it could/would! So yeah! Happy happy!

8th Birthday

It was my oldest 8th birthday today! She wanted a pool party, and the plates all had hibiscus flowers on them. So this is what we came up with. A strawberry cake, with strawberry icing (and strawberry ice cream). Covered in White fondant with Pink airbrushed on the sides and a flower airbrushed into the top. I would have liked to have done more with the cake, carved it into a hibiscus shape and make it look like a giant flower, but my youngest was up all night throwing up and ruined my early morning plans. Still, the birthday girl was happy and the cake was gone in one day. Yeah!

Pink Soccer Ball!

On Sunday after church a got a request for a birthday cake today! Not much notice, but I was free and it was easy so I said yes. Her daughter loves pink and soccer and this is how it turned out. I had some trouble with the fondant around the bottom, it just wouldn't press back into itself very well today. I think this fondant wasn't as fresh as my last batch. Although it kneaded together fine. I did use my new pearl airbrush paint, but you can't tell very well in this shot. Just before going to deliver it I thought it needed something and I added the buttercream grass. Presto, it went from nice, to totally cute. I was so glad I thought of it. I'm still not remembering or thinking of these kinds of things these days (concussion) so I am grateful!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thank you to Jen from Cake Wreaks for the Sunday Sweet feature today, AND to the sweet fan who submitted my cake. BUT this blog is no longer active, please head over to I'm Topsy Turvy to see the rest of the pictures of this cake, and Topsy Turvy Cakes if your interested in ordering a cake from me.