The Elk Hunters' Anniversary Cake

Gum paste Elk...

June 2011 - Was asked to make a cake with Elk on it for a 30th Anniversary... It was all fun and games until the cake was due in an hour and I hadn't put it together yet. Lesson learned: Don't wait until the last minute.... again. I firmly believe this cake would have been rockin' had I not procrastinated so much :(

Rice Crispy trees with royal icing leaves

Cake for a World Traveler

June 2011 - A good friend of mine asked if I could make his girlfriend a cake that had some damask designs and also incorporate "traveling" with maybe a plane... This is what I came up with. Dark Chocolate cake with chocolate ganache, fresh strawberries and strawberry citrus sauce on the side. Globe is made of rice crispies and decorated with colored royal icing and piping gel.

Close-up of North America...

Zero sleep.... But almost done :)

Mom's Birthday!

June 2011 - My Mom's birthday is in June and she asked if I would make her a cake with just a few flowers on it. She loves yellow roses, but doesn't love lots of sugar, so the cake was just a jell-o cake with vanilla pudding filling and whipped cream frosting. I love her so much :)

Getting the knack of Ganache...

June 2011 - So after deciding that I would only do 1 cake a week (maybe 2 if they were small), things started getting better :) More sleep for me = Happy cake maker.

Kicked off the month with a Peanut Butter cream filled chocolate cake with triple poured ganache on the outside and little cakeballs around it. Yum :)