"S squared"

In February of 2007 I did this cake for some friends, Scott and Sara Mallon. Sara decided she wanted the square, sideways stacked cake after seeing one that I had done for my cousin (not yet posted). She also chose the colors. The other little embelishments were mine, but I can't remember now whose idea it was to use the "S squared". They had used this on their invitation and program and we thought it only fitting that it should also grace this simple, slightly more modern looking cake. I printed it in the same font that they used and then traced it onto the cake. I have to admit i wasn't sure how it would turn out, but was pleased with the result. I had so much fun!


I was working full time when I did this cake and didn't have a lot of time. Sara helped me out by ordering undecorated Costco sheet cakes. I was able to cut them to the right sizes and then frost, decorate and stack them. This saved me a lot of time, which turned out to be even more of a blessing than I realized because right in the middle of decorating I had a little bit of a catastrophe. The mixer I was using to make my frosting quit working :( oh man did I pray! Thankfully another one was found and I was able to continue. It set me back some, but no one ever knew (except for those helping me and cheering me on). I set the cake on the cake table just seconds before the first guests walked into the reception. Whew! Mission Accomplished!
To add just a bit of color I sprinkled a few red rose petals on the top, sides, and on the table around the cake.
Here's the happy couple!

One of the joys of doing someones wedding cake is really trying to make the cake match the theme and feel of the wedding. I like to let the Bride dream and then do my best to make that dream come true. I felt like that was accomplished with this cake!

Flowers, Bugs and Butterflies

This was probably one of the most interesting and brain challenging cakes I've ever done. Thankfully some one else made the bugs and mushrooms! A friend of mine who happened to be marrying my husbands twin brother, saw a picture of this cake and asked me if I could recreate it for their wedding cake. I told her I'd do my best and here is the result! Although this was a fun cake to do, and I'm so glad I did it for Julia, I doubt I'll ever do another one without charging an arm and a leg. Friends, especially ones that marry into the family, just get special treatment :0).
Another aspect that made doing this cake very different was that I was also a bridesmaid in the wedding! I literally finished the cake and then flew into my dress in time for pictures.
I made all the flowers, ferns and leaves beforehand with royal icing (a type of frosting that hardens) This made the decorating a bit more simple because I could just stick them on where I wanted them.

PS- I'm sorry about the quality of the pictures, they were taken with my cell phone.

Welcome!!

A long time ago i developed a love for cake decorating. Over the years it has blossomed and grown thanks to some decorating lessons that were given to me as a graduation present, and the support of many family and friends. It is my desire to use this love that I have to help my husband bring in a little extra money. I decided to create this blog as a place to put pictures and stories of the cakes that I've created both in the past and future. If the Lord blesses this endeavor I may eventually have an official website but for now this will do.

Welcome to Frosting and Flowers!!