7/5/08

A pile o' cupcakes at Berg Event Space in downtown Kansas City...

And a three tier, buttercream iced cake with burgandy fines at Chapel Ridge in Lee's Summit...
And just for good measure....I told my daughter to get ready to go to fireworks on the 4th and next thing I know, I hear her yell from my bathroom, "OK Mom, I'm ready to go now!" She had applied her very own make-up...yay. (Meet Ms. Unibrow)

6/28/08

Ok, pretty quiet week around here...only two weddings this weekend. First up, a beach themed wedding. The lovely couple was married somewhere tropical (I forget where they said) so they had a buttercream iced cake with blue buttercream waves, brown sugar sand, and white chocolate seashells! You can't see it in my pic but, written in the sand is "just married"...how cute!




This couple was very modern and artsy so they went with this retro kinda art deco-ish cake. This reception was at the Bingham-Waggoner Estate in Independence. If you ever get out that way, they offer tours...pretty cool old place.

And since it's kind of a slow week, I thought I'd entertain you with some of the funny stuff my kids do...Molly put a kitten in her "trunk" and took it for a drive....the kitten was NOT thrilled.

Hubs and I went to the Royals game...we had 6th row seats which was AWESOME...however, we didn't stand a chance at catching anything since as you can see, the guy to the left of Steve with the Nike swoosh was a row down and STILL like a foot taller than him...he totally blocked all incoming t-shirts, hotdogs, balls, etc...dang.

Our official cheerleader, my beautiful daughter Molly Lou
We also took the kids to the carnival this week...Molly on the Carousel
and Luke and Dorian on the Hang Glider

6/21/08

This week was not too busy compared to the last several weeks...whew! I have to say, it was pretty nice to just kinda chill and catch my breath! Here is what I did this week...

I did a baby shower cake for a former bride....

This was a top tier for a cupcake tree. The couple wanted cupcakes at there reception and decided to go with Baby Cakes...apparently they do not offer any type of cake so I did the topper....sounds like an opportunity there, eh?

This wedding was at the Mission Theatre in Mission, KS...cream cheese iced with satin ribbon and fresh floral topper....

This cake was at The Mission Hills Country Club... the cake is iced in buttercream with the vows piped around the edges and adorned with satin ribbon. This is one fancy place! I brought my son along as my official "door opener" and he was really excited...he really wanted to hit a few balls but I told him that I was pretty sure it was a private club!

And my new favorite venue...well, it was pretty cool but I may still be partial to Drexel Hall but anyways, this wedding was at Benton's at the Westin Crown Center....this was WAY cool. The restaurant is on the 20th floor of the hotel and all four sides of the place are completely glass. You can see the city in every direction...what a view! This bride choose to do centerpiece cakes for her guests....white cake, chocolate cake, peanut butter cake, key lime cake, and lemon cake...Yumm-O!

Here is the view facing downtown KC

Here's a pic of the cakes on each table and two solid walls of glass...COOL!

and a shot of Liberty Memorial in the background. Liberty Memorial is Kansas City's World War I Museum...

Ok y'all, thanks for looking, see you next week! :)

6/14/08

This weekend was so crazy that I totally forgot to take pics of several cakes....oh well, here is what I managed to get....

a baby shower...


a wedding in Lee's Summit at Legacy Park. Iced in buttercream with fondant swags (brushed with super pearl) and fresh daisies!

I thought this cake was cute like this with buttercream scroll and satin ribbon...

but the brides attendant came out and said, "Oh yea, here's the topper..."
A KC Chiefs grooms cake with chocolate buttercream...

A pink playboy bunny for a 16 year old...

This soccer ball cake and the Nordstoms bag were for twins....obviously the girls had WAY different tastes! :)

and this my friends, is why we let the husbands do the grilling. My poor hamburgers! I tried to grill for Fathers Day and this was the end result. :( So I baked some salmon with ginger sauce instead...it was yummy!

Sneak Peaks

Here ya go Jen...got a couple bumps to fix and then she's all yours.

6/7/08

This was a pretty busy weekend due to the cool date so here ya go!

This Nemo cake was for a 3 year old boy...not sure why the pic won't stay turned but oh well!

Guitar Hero! Yay!!!!



Herbie Husker grooms cake....
It was so windy this Saturday and this wedding was outside in a tent...the sides of the tent were flapping and I was so afraid it was gonna blow my cake over! Three tiers white cake with strawberry filling and cream cheese icing
The words on this cake are "This Place Forever"...you should have seen the place....this beautiful log cabin on top of a big hill in the middle of nowhere...you could see for miles....awesome! Three tiers carrot cake with cream cheese frosting...
This was at a cool place too...Staley Farms Golf Club in North KC...5 tiers all iced in buttercream with quilt pattern and random scrolls and edible pearls




Four tiers with random dots in different shades of pink at Camelot Ballroom in Stanley, KS
Three tiers white cake with "stucco" icing and fresh flowers...
See ya next week :)

5/31/08

Ok, so I'm a little late getting these pics up but hey...i've been busy! I did this giant screw cake for a doctor that was leaving the hospital...apparently she didn't get a very good deal? I did this helmet for a guy retiring from the firedepartment...
Helped my friend Kim make a baby shower cake...she was so proud of herself!!!
and this bride said she wanted a "bright and colorful" wedding...mission accomplished, I think.