web analytics
From the monthly archives: June 2007

Race Car Cakes

By On June 22, 2007 · Leave a Comment

I created these cakes for the store I work at. We offer a variety of novelty cakes, and I’m always working to create a new design. I came up with the race car because my father used to be a race car driver. Since first making this cake, I always use the number 82 because [...]

Continue Reading →

Castle Cake

By On June 21, 2007 · 1 Comment

I learned a great deal from making this cake. I had some triumphs and some disasters. After I finished this cake, I was disappointed with it. However, other people who saw it thought it was great. I think because I worked so long and hard on it and wasn’t able to present the initial idea [...]

Continue Reading →

Dog & Cat Critter Cupcakes

By On June 19, 2007 · 3 Comments

I love creating these types of cupcakes. Trying to figure out the best way to make them look like the animals they represent is fun! When I set out to make the dogs and cats I had a purpose in mind. I wanted to create a tutorial for other people to learn from. I went [...]

Continue Reading →

Cardinal Hat Cake

By On June 18, 2007 · 2 Comments

Cardinal Hat Cake Originally uploaded by sweet_tease_blog This is the second fondant cake I made and made on request for my future mother-in-law for her mother’s 80th birthday. I’m not sure I remember exactly why I made the cake into a hat, I think I just thought it was a neat idea I wanted to [...]

Continue Reading →

Spring Frog Cake

By On June 15, 2007 · 7 Comments

This is my first fondant cake. I didn’t know much about fondant before I experimented with it for this cake. I was always interested in working with fondant, and after watching a few cake decoration competitions on Food Network I really had the urge to play around with it. I bought ready-made fondant at a [...]

Continue Reading →

White Tiger Critter Cupcakes

By On June 13, 2007 · Leave a Comment

White Tiger Cupcakes Originally uploaded by sweet_tease_blog These cupcakes were made for a birthday girl who is a fan of white tigers. The basis for these cupcake tigers is very similar to the lions and lambs. The bodies are piped with a #8 tip, the legs and tail with a #4, the ears and muzzle [...]

Continue Reading →

Tie-Dye Wedding Cake

By On June 12, 2007 · Leave a Comment

This wedding cake is the follow up to the bridal shower cake. For her wedding cake the bride wanted something different and fun. She had her cake topper picked out long before her cake design! She had previously seen tie-dye birthday cakes I had done, and one of the first things she said to me [...]

Continue Reading →

Bridal Shower Cake

By On June 12, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Wedding_Shower_Cake_by_theshaggyturtle Originally uploaded by sweet_tease_blog This cake was made specially for my friend Sarah. I was her maid of honor, so her shower cake had to be extra special! I wanted do make the cake look very delicate and fancy so I used a reverse shell border and light pastel colors. After the cake was [...]

Continue Reading →
Lion and Lamb Critter Cupcakes

Lion and Lamb Critter Cupcakes

By On June 2, 2007 · Leave a Comment

These are the first cupcakes I made in my CupCake Series. I was asked to prepare a dessert for a local crafting group last March. I wanted to make something was was fun and creative, and I thought it would be neat to make a reference to the saying; “March comes in like a lion [...]

Continue Reading →