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Full cake
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Lately, my daughter and I have been watching a lot of Ace of Cakes on the Food Network. It is all about a bakery in Baltimore, MD that makes really cool cakes.

My daughter asked me if I could copy one of their cakes for her birthday and this is the result. Not as good as the original version, but I was pleased nonetheless, considering I had to make my own fondant, don't own an airbrush and have to work all my cake making in around my paying job and other activities.

We'll have to see what my son requests now for his birthday later this summer.

Posted on June 4, 2007 9:24 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)

Bird-day Cake
Originally uploaded by ninetreats

A few months ago some good friends called and asked me to do a birthday cake for them. My instructions were that the theme was birds and the colors were white, pink and brown.

This is what I came up with for the main cake, although I can't take credit for the adornment on top, I only did the cake. I also created a small cake to accompany it, in the same color scheme, but with the birthday girl's initials on it.

They said they were happy with it. That makes me happy.

Posted on June 6, 2007 6:14 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Small Bird-day Cake
Originally uploaded by ninetreats

The small one. This is companion to the large bird cake.

Posted on June 6, 2007 6:23 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)

Wedding cake - in process
Originally uploaded by ninetreats

One of my few remaining unmarried cousins got married last month. As a wedding present for her, I offered to make her wedding cake. Actually I offered it via her parents, without letting her know. It was a surprise on the day wedding. She didn't know she was getting it.

At this point the cake is covered in fondant and ready for the final decoration. I stopped to take a picture alongside the picture that was in her announcement. I think I came pretty close to matching her choice of green.

Posted on August 2, 2007 9:39 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Finished Wedding Cake
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And the final product. The colors were lime green and shades of blue. Thanks to my wife's efforts I was able to add a perfecting coordinated ribbon at the bottom of each layer. This is how it was presented at the reception.

Posted on August 2, 2007 9:43 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Fourth of July Flag Cake
Originally uploaded by ninetreats

Cream cheese frosting, fresh raspberries and blueberries, and a cake that my wife think tastes like sugar cookies. The recipe actually come from Ina Garten in the Barefoot Contessa Cookbook. Although it requires some adjusting to cook properly at the altitude where I live.

This followed only days after finishing my cousin's wedding cake, finishing and intense spot of cake making.

I'm still recovering. And avoiding the kitchen.

Posted on August 2, 2007 9:47 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)