Arthur's Birthday

This year my boyfriend, Arthur turned 30! I usually bake him a cake, but decided to make him a cheesecake, his ultimate fav. I've never made it for him the past 4 years since we've been dating. I actually haven't baked a cheesecake in over 5 years. The cake looked magnificent, however, the orange zest made it taste...well, orangy! Lesson to be learned, I will omit or use orange zest sparingly in the future.

This Superman cake was the first cake I made for Arthur aka Mr. Snuggles 4 years ago. I also made him a card with the Superman emblem out of construction paper.  The whole theme looked really cute.I didn't have any cake tools then, so I cut a slit and used a ziploc bag to pipe.  Ziploc bags are a lifesaver. If you ever run out of decorating bags you can cut a slit on the ziploc, drop the tip, and pipe-no coupler needed.  Just make sure the ziploc bag is strong enough to avoid tearing.

Shion's Viva Las Vegas Birthday

I made a special birthday cake for my dear friend, Shion. I've known her since high school and have baked her a few birthday cakes. One birthday I made her a daisy bundt cake, and another I made an alien themed cake. This year she celebrated her birthday in Vegas and I drew my inspiration from the infamous "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign and created this cake for her. This was my first time working with fondant. I used Wilton's ready to use fondant, dyed it pink and worked with it just like clay. The cake batter is Shion's favorite, funfetti and I made buttercream frosting and royal icing for piping. It took about 6 hours to make, most of which was waiting and cooling time. It was well worth the time because this is by far the best cake I've made.