Connor's Winning Custom Tennis Cake

Connor and his brother Ryan have a little tennis rivalry going on. Recently Connor beat his older brother at a game of tennis and for his Birthday, his mom wanted to recreate the moment for him. So here is Connor in his moment of victory on the Tennis Court. I'm really pleased with how it turned out. Especially considering Connor's arms are UP in the air! Quite a challenge with gum paste and no wires.

Romantic Roses 60th Anniversary Cake

Made for the parents of a very good friend of ours. It's shorter than a standard #2 pencil. Pound Cake with homemade raspberry filling. Iced in buttercream and covered with fondant. I LOVE this cake. As a kid I used to sculpt tiny roses out of clay and make jewelery. So it was somewhat nostalgic to sit and make tiny roses again. They are all about the size of a child's fingertip.


Happy Anniversary Mr. & Mrs. D!!! 60 years is quite an accomplishment and I'm so glad I was able to make your cake for you!

Ocean Themed Baby Shower Cake

Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Chocolate Chip buttercream filling. Homemade marshmallow fondant and fondant and gum paste details. The cake is given it's oceanic effect with various luster dusts. The shell the baby is sleeping in, is completely hand sculpted. The baby was made using a mold from First Impressions.

Happy Anniversary Ben!

I was asked to duplicate the top tier of a Wedding Cake for my brother's neighbor. Apparently it wasn't saved at their wedding so Ben wanted to do this as an anniversary gift for his wife.

Thomas The Tank Engine 3D Carved Train Cake

Made this for my friend's son. Chocolate and Vanilla cake with buttercream filling. Covered with home made marshmallow fondant and a LOAD of detail work. Took about 12 hours including baking, icing, fondant, carving, and decorating... Decorating alone took about 8 or 9. Thank you to my wonderful husband, Matt for cutting the cake board and doing an awesome job carving so I'd have a Fantastic canvas to work with.



Happy Birthday Charlie! Tell mommy thank you for sharing this picture of you with your cake!

Fall Candle Cake

Here's a fall candle cake for your holiday events. The cake can be just about any size you like with more or less tea light candles to fit. It is a stunning centerpiece for your Thanksgiving feast and after dinner, you eat the centerpiece!

Honda Shadow Motorcycle Birthday Cake

Made this cake for my husband's Birthday. I'm taking him out tonight for a surprise Birthday adventure. He has no idea what we are doing but he just learned the cake is coming with us. Now he's nervous. ha ha Gotta love the suspense!

The motorcycle on the cake is a sugar paste replica of his new "old" motorcycle. It's a 1990 Honda Shadow. It was a challenge to make a sugar paste bike that sits on 2 wheels. Took lots of patience as it had to be done in steps. But I'm happy with the outcome.

A Little Prince

This little prince is my project of the day. He'll stand in front of his castle next weekend for a 1st Birthday Cake.

Another Bee Hive Cake

Made this cake for a customer at The Town Crier Bakery. Her name is "Bee". So it's most definitely an appropriate Birthday Cake. This is pound cake with buttercream icing. It is covered with fondant and airbrushed. The daisies and bees are all hand made using gum paste. The only non-edible element is the wire used to "fly" the bees around the cake.

Jim & Kristin's Wedding Cake

I have to say that the Krout Wedding was the most beautiful wedding ceremony I've ever seen. The father of the bride officiated and he did a wonderful job. The brother and sister sang and it was amazing. Everyone looked stunning. And I could just go on and on... JUST BEAUTIFUL!!!

And now... my first wedding cake! White Almond Sour Cream Cake with Fudge Filling and buttercream icing. The detail on the sides of the cake is called "brush embroidery". All the decorations are edible.

Congratulations Kristin & Jim!!!

Ace of Cakes and Cake Boss article from USAToday.com

Thought this was a really interesting article in USA Today about the Show, Cake Boss on TLC. Buddy Valestro is the "boss" and they air on Monday evenings at 10pm on TLC (in my area). On the side (to the left) is a smaller article about Charm City Cakes.

http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2009-07-28-cake-boss_N.htm

Amazing what they are able to charge for these works of art! You'll notice the minimum charge for Duff's cakes is $1000.00 and the minimum for a cake from Carlo's Bakery is $11 - $15 PER SERVING!!!! WOWZA! Imagine... you want a cake to feed 25 people for a Birthday Party. You order it from Carlo's Bakery in NJ. You are charged at least $275.00!!! If you get a cake that looks like the cakes I do with the detail, you are looking at $375.00. Wrap your head around that one for a minute!! HOLY COW!

So... when the bakery tells you a cake to feed 50 people is going to run you in the vicinity of two hundred with the detail you want, you can do a happy dance at the huge bargain you are getting! And make sure you laugh at those people that ordered a similar cake and paid 5-6 times as much! And you had no idea you were a bargain shopper! ha ha

Damask Gift Box Birthday Cake

I am sooo excited that Tyler asked me to make a cake for you. Of course he said to keep it simple and this is what "simple" looks like to me! I am thrilled with all the new stuff I got to learn on your behalf and don't worry, you can have copies of all these pictures! BUT I want a photo of the two of us with your cake!

Happy Birthday my friend! I love you!

Classic Pooh Baby Shower Cake

Made this cake for a friend of mine. The nursery is Classic Pooh. The instructions were that the cake had to have some blue in it and it had to have a Classic Pooh Theme. Other than that... no rules.

Double Chocolate cake, Chocolate Cheesecake Ganache filling, old fashioned white icing, home made marshmallow fondant. Decorations are royal icing and sugar paste. Everything is sculpted and piped by hand.


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Preparing for a Wedding Cake

These creations are for an August wedding cake. It will have yellow roses, daisies, and blue butterflies. I did some prep work today since all this gum paste has to get good and dry. Also got to use the air brush again which I absolutely LOVE! I gotta get me one of these things!

Happy 1st Birthday Ethan. Giraffe Birthday Cake.

Bottom tier is pound cake, top tier is chocolate crazy cake, giraffe is a smash cake for the Birthday Boy.

As requested, the cake is iced in buttercream with fondant accents. It turned out really cute. I'm thrilled that I was able to incorporate the smash cake into the overall design of the cake.

Happy 1st Birthday Ethan!!! Hey Mom... can we have a picture of Ethan with his cake for the blog???

Sweet 16... Zebra Stripe Cake

Here's the cake I did this morning for The Town Crier. There will be a 16 in the same cherry color on the top of the cake that was still drying when I left so it isn't on the top but you get the idea.

3 layers. I WISH I could be at this party when they eat the top tier. Black buttercream... Oh, the photo opportunity you'd have to be there with a camera taking photos of people with big toothy smiles after eating that! Greenish Black Teeth!!! What I wouldn't give to see it! For my friends, family, and fellow blog followers, make a mental note NEVER to get a whole cake iced in black buttercream! Unless of course you are serving toothbrushes and toothpaste with the cake!

Simplified Grill Cake for Father's Day

Someone ordered a grill cake for Father's Day but didn't want all the extra details. So here's just the grill. Turned out really good. The more you do something... the more you learn!

A happy, girly, and bright Birthday Cake.

This is a simpler 1/2 sheet cake for display at the bakery. daisies, butterflies, and stripes. All very BRIGHT!

Happy 5th Birthday Princess Roslyn

Made this for a friend's daughter. She's turning 5 and loves the whole princess thing. 6" cake with 37 cupcakes.

Welcome Baby... Baby Shower Cake

This is my 2nd display cake for The Town Crier in Peddler's Village. Two tiers with fondant and royal icing accents.