2012 Cake Show Cakes

National Capitol Area Cake Show 3/24/12

Peninsula Cake Club Competition 4/21/12

CDOT 28th annual cake show

It's been a while since I posted anything, but I have been a busy little bee with a few competitions and working. This month the CDOT Cake Show was held and I finally made up my mind at the last minute what all I would be entering. I decided to enter a tiered cake since I had some practice dummies already fondanted, and two tastings(ultimate carrot cake and Browned Butter Pumpkin Stout Bundt cake). I received 3rd on my tiered cake, 2nd on my carrot, and honorable mention on my bundt cake.

Until next time

August 2011

Recent cakes

Recent cakes

Chocolate Banana cake with Espresso Buttercream

Browned Butter Pumpkin Stout Bundt

Pina Colada cake with airbrush

Sweet Thoughts: If you're going to buy, buy right the first time

Sweet Thoughts: If you're going to buy, buy right the first time

Cake Decorators of Tidewater

This will definitely not be a long post. All I want to do is tell the readers that come across my page that the Cake Deorators of Tidewater page is up and the info for the cake show is ready. Yayyyyy!

NCACS 2011

I have entered our local cake show two times and decided that this year I would do the NCACS Wedding Competition . The last time I went to a large show was when this show was part of the Westminster Cake show in Maryland in 2008. Every year I said I would go back and yet every year passed by without me being there. Not this year! This year pure determination set in and Annandale/Fairfax here I came. The couple to receive the "cakes" were having a "Simple, Yet Elegant" wedding, but I have never been known to do anything simple. I had to play to the artsy side of the couple and act as though the cake was an art gallery ready for viewing. The board was covered with fondant and made to look like hardwood flooring. The cake shapes were diamonds(bottom 2) and round(top 2). This was my first time making cymbidium orchids, peonies, and calla lilies. I must say that even though they weren't the greatest, I was still proud of them. I watch lots of HGTV and because I can't paint my own walls, this cake became an interior design for me. It really cured that itch. I had a blast at the show and am already planning next years venture. If you get a chance check out the site and as soon as the rules are posted ENTER. If you don't want to enter, but still want to be a part of the show, they are always looking for volunteers.

Look below. Yes, that's Norman of The Sweet Life posing for his close ups, lol. I took his Running a Business class at the show and he is just hilarious. He's a cool and down to earth man that's willing to help you if you need it.

Thanks for looking....

New cakes

Transformers, robots in disguise...

These cars cakes were for my friend's son whose room is completely cars theme. The first cake was for the immediate family and today she had a party which is what the larger cake and smash cake were for.

Simple Saturday

It's been so long

As a child, my parents had friends that would watch my siblings and I on different occasions. This cake is for one such friend. We have known the birthday girl since we were knee high to a grasshopper, so when her daughter asked me to make a cake to celebrate her day, I jumped on it. The mother is a very funny lady and she loves to dance, among other activities.

The color scheme was red, white, black, and silver. Music notes were requested by the daughter, and I decided a stick figure dancing would play to the mother's fun side. Even though the cake looks huge, it's only a 6"/8" tiered cake.

Enjoy!

A few new cakes/cupcakes

I love these colors, because they are so girly and remind me of spring. After all this cold weather and snow to go along with it, I am looking forward to the change in seasons.

A car for RJ

Happy Birthday RJ

RJ bought himself a Corvette, so I made a car to go on top of his chocolate on chocolate basketweave cake.

Red, Green, and White

I hate conforming to the "normal", but since I didn't have anything Christmas like made up normal would have to do. This cake was made so I could test a recipe I had written. I don't like to make cakes and not take the opportunity to decorate them. These colors just shouted at the top of their lungs CHRISTMAS.

Enjoy.

See the theme....?

For the third year in a row, my girlfriend has requested a cake themed with Hollywood. This year was a pretty simple one becauseall she wanted was her Hollywood Star!

2010

2009

2008

After these cakes, I wonder what she has in store for next year!

Entercom Communications

To get a little holiday baking done, I decided to send some cake and cookies to Entercom Communications, which is the home of Z104. I made some cinnamon roll cookies, my recipe for Browned Butter Pumpkin Stout Cake, and a mocha cake (chocolate cake with espresso buttercream).

Below is the Mocha Cake and in the corner of the photo you get a minute glimpse of the cookies!

I hope they all enjoyed it.

Such a sweet cake

This cake was requested for a woman's birthday and they wanted it feminine. I knew that pink was a must and since I wanted to use up some extra fondant I had, I added some ribbon roses, 5 petal flowers and leaves.

The flavor of the cake was tiramisu.