Carrot Cake

Another non-cupcake post. I know. And I know that I have committed the cardinal sin of blogging- not posting for 5 months. Well, I am going back to school-- which has significantly cut into my cupcaking time. Grrr.

Anyway, here is a 4 layer cake I made for my sister's boss. Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. The coolest thing is that I hate carrot cake, but this recipe is so good that I even ate some! :) And it is healthy! Yay for applesauce and pineapple! Double bonus points for the cute little gumpaste rabbit!

Not a cupcake?!

Along with the below Sushi cupcakes, I made two 8 inch layered cakes for the prom dinner for my sister. They were French Vanilla with raspberry filling and then raspberry cream cheese frosting. Then chocolate branches and gumpaste cherry blossoms. I think they turned out pretty good. The frosting was a little more runny than I wanted, but it tasted great!

Happy Birthday Tommy

One of my sister's best friends has a slight obsession with blowing raspberries on his arm and pretending that he is passing gas. He also loves a ficus tree and cherry chapstick. So, this was my first try at this type of thing. It is a devils food cake with strawberry cream cheese/marshmallow fluff. Covered in ganache and gumpaste decorations. So, yes, this is a chocolate cake with a kid passing gas on the top with chapstick and a ficus tree. Oh high school kids.... :)