Strawberry Shortcake Cake

I love it when clients say, "I have a birthday coming up, and I need a cake.  Surprise me" because it gives me a chance to be creative and make "grown up" cakes.  This two layer yellow cake is filled with strawberry jelly between the layers, and covered with strawberry buttercream icing.  I decorated it with strawberry buttercream rosettes and fresh strawberries.  I even put the cake in the freezer for a bit to give the strawberries a frosted look so their skin matched the icing color and the red interior stood out more.  This cake was simply beautiful.   The final cost of this cake was:  

Icing: $3.55

Cake: $2.81

Jelly: $2.30

Strawberries: 2.63

Wrapping: $4.88

Labor: $7.50 x 2 = $15

Final Price: $31.17

Lemon Cupcakes with Raspberry Filling

I have a client who loves to experiment.  She will see things in magazines or on the internet and send me ideas saying, "This sounds yummy.  Let's do this."  I love her creativity and her reassurance that if she can dream it up, I can make it happen.  This latest creation are lemon cake cupcakes filled with raspberry jelly and topped with lemon buttercream icing.  I had never before made lemon cake or lemon buttercream icing, so I was a little afraid it was all going to be too lemony, but it was perfection.  I could have eaten all 24 in one setting. The final cost of these cupcakes was:  

Icing: $3.55

Cake: $2.81

Jelly: $1.15

Foils: $1

Labor: $7.50 x 1.5 = $11.25

Final Price: $19.76

Super Mega Force Ranger Team Cake

I made this birthday cake for a five year old little boy in my neighborhood who loves Power Rangers.  I was a bit intimidated to make this cake though because he specifically asked for the Super Mega Force Ranger Team, and at the time I had no idea who that was.  There was no way I was going to disappoint this little dude, so I did my research, cleared the design with him, and put as much detail into those Power Ranger helmets as I could.  This 3x13" chocolate cake is decorated with chocolate, black, white, green, red, blue, yellow, and pink buttercream icing.  It was a challenge to get all the helmet detail onto this small of a cake, but from what I heard after the party, the birthday boy was very happy.  The final cost of this cake was:  

Icing: $9.76

Cake: $2.81

Wrapping: $4.88

Labor: $22.50

Final Cost: $39.95

 

Preschool Kiddo Cupcakes 2015

I made these cupcakes for my son’s preschool graduation and moving up ceremony.  This way every child got their own cupcake!  They are all yellow cake and they are decorated with peach, chocolate, light blue, red, pink, yellow, and black buttercream icing.  My favorite part about these cupcakes is they celebrate how each child is unique and special even when represented in cake!  Please contact me for pricing information.   

SJNA Preschool Class 2015 Cake

This cake was made for a local preschool graduation ceremony.  It is two 9x13 cakes stuck together to make a sheet cake.  This way half of the cake could be yellow cake, and half could be chocolate cake.  I decorated the cake with white and navy buttercream icing. 

The cost of this cake is

Icing: $3.55 x 1.5 = $5.33

Yellow and Chocolate Cake: $2.81 x 2 = $5.62

Wrapping: $4.88

Labor: $7.50 x 2 = $15

Final Cost: $30.83

Soccer Ball Cakes

This soccer ball cake was part of a pair of soccer ball cakes made for an end of the season soccer party.  It is made of yellow cake and decorated with black, white, and maroon buttercream icing. 

The cost of these cakes are:

Icing: $3.55 x 2 = $7.10

Yellow Cake: $2.81 x 2 = $5.62

Wrapping: $4.88

Labor: $7.50 x 2.5 = $18.75

Cost: $36.35 for the pair of cakes

Light Blue Mini Soccer Cupcakes

Since it is the end of spring soccer, I made 24 light blue mini cupcakes for another soccer team!  These are yellow cake with light blue buttercream icing.  I also used foils that I thought looked like soccer balls with the black and white polka dots.   

The cost of these cupcakes is:

Icing: $3.55 x .5 = $1.78

Yellow Cake: $2.81 x .5 = $1.41

Foils: $1

Labor: $7.50

Final Cost: $11.69

Superhero Swirl Cupcakes

 I have made a lot of different superhero cupcakes and cakes, so it is hard to come up with different ways to do superheroes.  These 60 cupcakes are an ode to superheroes in an abstract way.  They are all yellow cake with red, yellow, blue, back, green, and white buttercream icing.  Each cupcake represents a different superhero as follows:

Batman: black foil, yellow icing, black dots

Hulk: green foil, green icing, black dots

Superman: red foil, red icing, blue and yellow dots

Spiderman: blue foil, red icing, blue and black dots

Captain America: blue foil, blue icing, red and white dots

Iron Man: yellow foil, red icing, yellow dots

The cost of these cupcakes is:

Icing: $3.55 x 7 = $24.85

Yellow Cake: $2.81 x 2.5 = $7.03

Foils: $4

Labor: $7.50 x 5.5 = $41.25

Final Cost: $77.13

Ninjago Cake

I have learned a lot from my young nephews, but one of the most invaluable lessons in terms of making cakes has been playing with them and all their toys.  They have taught me about Pokémon, Legos, Marvel, Minecraft, Dragon Ball Z, and Ninjago (Lego ninjas). These yellow Ninjago cakes are decorated with blue, yellow, red, black, and white buttercream icing for two little boy’s fifth birthdays.  I’ve been making cakes for these kiddos since they were two, and I honestly can’t believe they are five now.  Where does the time go? 

The cost of this cake is:

Icing: $3.55 x 2 = $7.10

Yellow Cake: $2.81 x 3 = $8.43

Wrapping: $4.88

Labor: $7.50 x 2.5 = $18.75

Cost: $39.16

Orange Swirl Soccer Cupcakes

This year was my son’s first attempt at soccer.  Watching four year olds run pell-mell chasing a soccer ball was a joy every Saturday morning!  They looked like a swarm of bees!  I made these 12 yellow cupcakes with orange swirled buttercream icing for his last game.  Yummo!