Happy Birthday Lydia! Hungry Caterpillar Cake....

Lydia's birthday party had a Very Hungry Caterpillar theme.  Her mom and I have been discussing her cake for weeks....or maybe even since Charlie's first bday party last August.  For her cake, I made a Caterpillar cake topper and whimsical First Birthday sign.  I also made the fruit, leaf, and sugary treats that the Caterpillar takes a bite out of throughout the story.  The cake topper ended up being so heavy that I had to use wooden dowel supports inside the cake to bear the weight!  Phew...it made it to the party in one piece and didn't collapse!    If you've never read the Hungry Caterpillar Book - I think Lydia and my Charlie would highly recommend it!!

Take a look:



The Caterpillar Topper

 Cake:  White Almond Sour Cream
Frosting:  Buttercream
Filling:  Cookie Cream

Caterpillar topper - all fondant & gumpaste
All the food items with a "bite" taken out are hand crafted from gumpaste.

 

And here are all the things the Hungry Caterpillar eats throughout the story...





Hope you enjoyed your cake, sweet Lydia!!  Thanks for inviting us to your party!!

Stay tuned.....

Pics coming soon of a Very Hungry Caterpillar 1st Birthday Cake for a super sweet little girl!!

Welcome Baby Wipperman!

Congrats on your soon to arrive baby girl, A & S!  Hope you liked the cake topper!!

Chocolate Stout Cake.....yum! Yum! YUM!

Mmmmmmmmm.....this really is the most delicious thing ever.  Chocolate Stout Cake with Mocha Mascarpone Frosting.  Does it get any better than this?  ...chocolate, beer, mocha....I think not. 
Thanks Christy for introducing me to stout cake and sharing your recipe!

Welcome Baby Schuldt!

This Baby Shower Cake Topper travleled 1500 miles and luckly, it made it in one piece & right on time!!   Hope you enjoyed your shower M & B!  Congrats again on the soon to be new addition!!

Beach-y Retirement Party! Beach Cupcakes:

These beach cupcakes were made for a retirement party.  Hope you liked them LT! 

Buttercream frosting.......       



The Sand is, of course, edible too!

Elmo Birthday! Cookie favors for lots of sweet kiddies:

Happy 2nd Birthday Daniel!  I hope you enjoyed your Elmo cookies!

Welcome Baby Sasha!! Baby shower cake and gumpaste topper:

This is my first baby shower cake, made for my friend and colleague.  The cake topper was saved and is displayed on a shelf in Sasha's nursery.  

 Unfortunately, this cake got a little bulge on the side while in route :( 

Hope you enjoyed your cake, RP! See you in a few weeks:)

Charlie's First Birthday Puppy Cake & Smash Cake:

Happy 1st birthday little guy!  Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!! 

xoxoxoxo

* Toddler, puppies, blocks, flowers, caterpillar, snails, sign and  
   butterflies hand made from gumpaste.

* Cake:  White almond sour cream cake

* Filling: cookie cream

* Frosting:  buttercream

And, of course, it wouldn't be a First Birthday Party without a Smash Cake for the Birthday Boy!!