Coming soon.... 2-Tier anniversary cake
floating in the sky... lol
Apr 17, 2008
Mar 2, 2008
Happy Birthday Jayhawk Cake w/ Bowling Theme
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Feb 23, 2008
First Birthday Cake
I'm not loving the way this cake photographed.... looks so cool sitting on my counter, yet so mediocre in these snapshots.
I used Wilton's Bright Shimmer Dust to give it a colorful glittering effect, which you can't fully appreciate in the photos.
The other thing that bugs me is that I didn't use a larger board for this cake! It's barely hanging on! lol

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Jan 26, 2008
Cars Movie... Mack Cake
This was the first time I'd ever used pearl dust on fondant... or at least the first time I'd used it correctly. It really gives the metal portions of this truck a lot of depth and I'm so excited to know that I can use pearl dust without vodka! lol For some reason, I didn't realize you could use plain ol' vanilla extract!
Anyhoo... so loving the sheen!
I don't speak Spanish by the way... I made this for a good friend's son, so if you leave me a comment in Spanish and I don't respond, you'll know why!
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Jan 18, 2008
Moon Baby, Baby Shower Cake
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Jan 17, 2008
Jan 13, 2008
Princess Cakes
Very simple round cakes with fondant flowers, buttercream icing and plastic tiaras. Never mind the dinosaur teeth in the distance! I need to PhotoShop this when I have the time! lol
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Dec 23, 2007
Drum Cake
Coming soon... round princess cakes, new baby shower cake, and a new Cars cake.
Merry Christmas
from Cake Space!
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Dec 21, 2007
Teapot Cake Tutorial in Pictures
Here's a quick picture tutorial for creating this teapot cake. I'll be following up soon with a printable pattern that you can use if you so choose, for a handle and spout. This cake measures about 6" without the ball on top, the handle is approx. 5 1/2 " tall, the spout, about 5".


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Dec 19, 2007
Christmas Teapot Cake

Here's the Christmas teapot cake you may remember me mentioning a few days back. As promised, tomorrow I'll have some very basic instructions for creating a tea pot cake of your very own. This cake is really quite simple to create, it just takes a little time and a little fondant!
I intentionally used a very simple technique and design for a variety of reasons, one being that my 5 year old daughter has mono and is horribly sick this week. The other being I wanted to show my reader's just how simple a thing a teapot cake can be!
More later....
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Dec 10, 2007
Fondant Cake with Bow
This was one of my first cakes! Seems like ages ago, but actually it hasn't even been three years.
Actually, I made this cake as part of my Wilton cake decorating class! I took all three courses offered at my local Michael's and if memory serves, this was course III. My first attempt working with fondant was a wonderful experience. If you've not played with this grown-up version of edible playdough, I highly encourage you to give it a try!
The bow is made by wrapping fondant over scrunched up paper toweling or rolled cardboard and allowing it to completely dry. Once dry, carefully slip out the supporting paper towels or cardboard and walla!
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Tie-Dye Cake
For this cake, I used Ateco frosting colorant to paint on color in a circular rainbow pattern, then ran a toothpick through the colors to get this effect. For best results, run the toothpick from the inside out. I then sponged on a little color throughout the cake to give it more flair.
You can add a little color to the interior of your cake too! Look in your local supermarket for a cake mix that has color sprinkles in the mix. Once baked you'll have specks of color on the inside to match the rainbow of colors on the outside! At the time I made my tie-dye cake I chose to once again use my Ateco color and toothpicks, after I poured my white cake batter into the prepared pan, I simply took a few toothpicks covered in color and ran each through the mix. It was a subtle way to tie the theme to the interior of the cake.
For the borders, I just used my paintbrush to stripe color on the interior of my decorator bag. I recommend using the disposable bags for this as it will stain the reusable bags. After striping the bag with color add your white frosting and begin piping out your border. For those of you who've taken a Wilton class, you're probably already familiar with this technique!!Tip: I love to use brushes when decorating cakes. There are many ways they can be used as an effective decorating tool. I always have a dry brush handy loaded with a little cornstarch to touch up frosting mishaps!
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