My cakes this past month

This past month has been busy, but I think I did it to myself. I have been making cakes for class & also to practice my new found skills. It has been really fun though... I am SO glad I took this cake decorating class, it has been tons of fun to get out every week and also to decorate has been really fun. I don't consider myself to be a creative person, but for once in my life, I think I may actually have a little bit of creative juices in me. It has become my hobby, I love it! Good thing my other hobby is running... or I would truly be showing my cake hobby on my waistline. Hahaha. ☺ Anyways, here is what I have done this past month.

This cake I made when I was bored one night while Bryce was studying. I felt like practicing making flowers. It took my a while to do this one. I love doing the basket weave... I could do this all day! I didn't eat any of this cake, we brought it to the Ward Potluck the next day. I'm sure whoever ate this one ended up with Diabetes, there was SO much icing on this one!

This cake I made up to try out a new lettering thingy (they're called 'tappits') I brought this one to the Ward Picnic/BBQ. (I had only a bite of this one... I think I stole a bite from Noah)

This one was for Father's Day. I hadn't learned how to put fondant on a cake yet & I had never done a tiered cake before either. So I gave it a shot and here's what I came up with!

This was my final cake for my final class. I had a great time making these flowers. Madi was my little helper while I made them. I use the word helper very loosely, she was sneaking & picking at everything everytime I turned my head! Silly girl...

I made these cupcakes up for a Fun Friday Night treat for the family. I also wanted to try out a new piping tip to see how it worked. I also tried out a new recipe, it was Italian Meringue Buttercream. It was good to pipe with, and it tastes quite a bit different than regular buttercream. I think I still like regular buttercream better.

This next cake I made was for my friend Janet who just had a baby at the end of June. I had some extra fondant so I decided to whip up a cake for her. It says 'Congrats' on the side of the cake. (Congratulations was just too long!)

This one was yesterdays activity. The kids helped me make the cake. Then I iced it & couldn't decide if I wanted to use up my fondant or decorate it some other way. I decided to try out my new printer & frosting sheets. I received birthday money from family & decided that I wanted to spend it on a printer, edible ink & frosting sheets. I think I may try to see them, it would be an easy way to make some quick $$. We'll see though, things are always crazy busy around here! Anyways, back to the cake. I printed off a picture of Dallin when he was just a few days old and put it on the cake. We are eating this cake for dessert tonight. ☺ The kids are happy! ☺ It may feel a bit weird cutting into baby Dallin though, lol!

Finally, these are 3 flowers (the rose, calla lily and carnation) I learned to make with Gum Paste. Very cool, a little time consuming, but I have some neat ideas brewing, now that I know how to make these flowers. Once again , we'll see what time allows...

And that's it for now. Time to go, 2 kids are crying, my time is up!