tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69290916678933265352024-02-19T14:17:13.945-08:00The Woodlands Cake BoutiqueA dessert that is as wonderful to look at as it is to eat helps to capture the essence of any special event!Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12428547548984998944noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929091667893326535.post-40507759569706423502017-12-14T14:00:00.000-08:002017-12-14T14:00:05.000-08:00Icing Smiles Cake <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This cake was made for a young boy, as requested through the charity "Icing Smiles". He was celebrating a birthday after having fought a hard battle with cancer. His request was for a chocolate cake, with cherry filling. He really wanted a theme that had anything do with the ocean. </div>
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Everything is edible. Fondant fish and coral, butter cream icing and royal icing were used for the seal life and coral. Ocean waves are boiled sugar candy. </div>
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Happy Birthday Axel! </div>
Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12428547548984998944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929091667893326535.post-42444445610593728922014-11-28T15:12:00.000-08:002014-11-28T15:12:43.262-08:00Octopus CakeMy son just turned 11 and he requested an Octopus cake, even though his "Birthday Party Theme" was army/camo - 11 year old boys, who can figure them out? It was a little daunting, but after a few hours and a few glasses of wine, I think I was able to accomplish something that looked like it crawled from the depths :)! The cake is vanilla with chocolate ganache filling. The arms are rice krispy treats, fondant and royal icing. The cake is hand - painted with gel and powder icing color.<br />
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Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12428547548984998944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929091667893326535.post-81830317353931602632014-11-19T15:33:00.001-08:002014-11-28T15:13:08.722-08:00Disney Princess Dress Sugar CookiesPrincess cookies for a little princess. These sugar cookies were made to brighten a little 3 year old girl's day. She had been having a bit of a rough week and after seeing some pictures of her bright smile, after she received these sweet treats, it seems they did just that :)<br />
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Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12428547548984998944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929091667893326535.post-42154860912046042582014-04-10T18:26:00.001-07:002014-04-10T18:27:20.298-07:00Cake Pops I tend to do a fair amount of baking for bake sales and donations of sorts, but that is really what I enjoy about the decorating process. I love being able to make something that helps with another cause and puts a smile on someone's face. These cake pops were made for a bake sale to raise money for the Boys and Girls club.<br />
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These ice cream cone cake pops are made using ice cream cones, tim bits and assorted chocolate, candy coating and sprinkles, as well as fondant for the cherries.</div>
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These Lego mini figure heads are cake pops, candy melts, fondant and edible markers as well as gel color for painting. I had a difficult time getting the faces on the candy melts as the surface was a little waxy. If anyone has any tips they would like to share on this process, I would love to hear them! <br />
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Okay, I couldn't resist with the Heisenberg cake pop / Lego mini figure head - this was really just an inside joke between my husband and I, as of course, we are Breaking Bad fans, but I couldn't resist! He didn't make it to the bake sale :)</div>
Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12428547548984998944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929091667893326535.post-37965737273940850462014-04-10T18:15:00.000-07:002014-04-10T18:15:13.601-07:00Halloween Sugar CookiesI made these sugar cookies for both of my kids' classes at school this year. I have to say, at about 10 pm, making 50+ decorated cookies started to feel a little ambitious. What can I say though, my kids love it and that makes me happy!<br />
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Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12428547548984998944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929091667893326535.post-78211427972767247732014-04-10T16:23:00.000-07:002014-04-10T16:25:13.564-07:00Christmas Sugar CookiesI have gotten a little behind on posting, so in the spirit of catching up, I thought I might post some of the decorated sugar cookies from last Christmas. <br />
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These Christmas snow globe cookies were done for a fundraiser bake sale. I am a huge fan of Sweetambs (google her great cookies) and she has some lovely tutorials on decorating. This design is hers, which I so graciously borrowed. I didn't pipe the little gingerbread, these are pre-made icing appliqués from Wilton.<br />
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Love this little reindeer. His eyes are not piped, but made of sugar candies. Again, I believe the candy eyes are a Wilton product :)<br />
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Also, loving these iron crafts we did to make necklaces for all of the party guests! These are perler beads and my kids had a great time trying out a lot of different characters. </div>
Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12428547548984998944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929091667893326535.post-23687087304813379532013-10-02T12:56:00.002-07:002013-10-02T12:57:41.905-07:00Steam Punk and Robot Fun!<br />
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I made this cake for my son's 8th birthday party! His theme was a party that involved taking a bunch of recyclables and a glue gun and everyone builds their own robot to take home. A great time was had by all!<br />
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This is a topsy turvy cake. Both top and bottom layers are iced and painted with fondant accents. Robot is fondant. I made the top cake an Oreo and cream cake and the bottom layer is an M&M layered cake. The little robot krispy treats are made from the pre-packaged treats with various candies glued on with royal icing.<br />
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To give credit - I used a design I saw on the internet by "Dream Day Cakes" (and theirs was perfection) as my son loved this one! Thanks for the lovely idea.<br />
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Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12428547548984998944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929091667893326535.post-27264577744567600572013-10-02T12:42:00.002-07:002013-10-02T12:44:25.265-07:00Yummmmm....Yummmmm<br />
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That is how I meditate while I eat cake! This cake was done for a silent auction in Calgary. All proceeds went to help a lovely family whose child requires a little extra medical attention. I am happy to say the night was a grand success. <br />
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Buddha is a krispy treat with fondant covering and accents. Top tier is chocolate cake with white chocolate ganache and fondant covering. Bottom tier is a vanilla cake with orange chocolate ganache. This tier is iced and hand painted. <br />
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These cookies were made for a lot of Grade 3 kids having a Valentine's party, as well as a work bake sale. All proceeds going towards an upcoming trip to Haiti.</div>
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I got to dip my toes back in the water and what was in there, but a snake! The first cake that I have made since moving to Calgary, Canada and it was for my son's ninth birthday. He really wanted a snake, so I unpacked all of my cake supplies and got to work. With some help from my sister and a little midnight oil this was the result....Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12428547548984998944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929091667893326535.post-53995780973175122452012-08-08T09:38:00.001-07:002012-08-08T09:38:33.689-07:00Same name different locationHey y'all! This is a bittersweet post for me to be making, but after being fortunate enough to experience and enjoy life in The Woodlands, TX for the last several years we have relocated. My husband accepted a work position in Calgary, AB, Canada and we have spent the summer setting up life here. As we embark on this new journey we really have no idea what life has in store for us, but we look forward to enjoying all of the things that Calgary has to offer over the next few years (which also means a lot of winter clothes for us that we don't have yet) :)) I'm not sure if this new life involves cake decorating yet, but you never know. Stay tuned for future updates!!<br />
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Happy 4th Birthday sweet Emrie :)Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12428547548984998944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929091667893326535.post-87189654741204806482012-01-13T14:36:00.000-08:002012-11-28T19:30:18.400-08:00In the NavyThis cake was made for a surprise celebration party for a young husband and father returning from a long deployment in Iraq. He serves with the Navy and that is what was requested for the cake theme.<br />
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This is a two tier chocolate cake with white chocolate ganache filling. Iced in buttercream with fondant, gumpaste and dragee accents.<br />
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May this family enjoy their reunion and have a year filled with joy.Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12428547548984998944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929091667893326535.post-5758933082356687362011-10-12T09:38:00.000-07:002012-11-28T19:31:23.377-08:00Haven't you always wanted a Monkey?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is a cake that was made for a special girl celebrating Birthday number 8! She adores Monkey's and was very thoughtful in deciding her cake design. She chose this herself from a helium balloon design that she found on the internet. The cake is a carved sheet cake with fondant accents. The legs and arms are made of krispy treats. Cake is a white cake with chocolate ganache filling and chocolate icing.Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12428547548984998944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929091667893326535.post-10813087876524954422011-09-20T13:12:00.000-07:002011-09-20T13:12:20.277-07:00Two Brothers, Two Cakes and one Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These cakes were made for two special brothers who were celebrating their big days with one fantastic party. The Mom let each boy choose the theme of their cake. The older brother requested a Basketball cake, which was vanilla cake with chocolate fudge filling. It has buttercream icing and fondant accents.<br />
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The younger brother requested a Mario Kart cake. This cake was a chocolate cake with vanilla creme filling. It has buttercream icing and fondant accents.Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12428547548984998944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929091667893326535.post-38536149203955623992011-09-07T08:54:00.000-07:002012-11-28T19:32:27.353-08:00May the 4th be with you...Okay, this cake was actually made for September 4th, but I couldn't resist the Star Wars Day reference :) This Artoo cake (A resourceful, spunky and adventurous astromech droid according to <a href="http://starwars.com/">StarWars.com</a>) was made for two sweet brothers celebrating their birthday this past weekend. They are Star Wars fans and so their Mom requested this cake to help make this celebration day a little more special! The cake has a bottom layer of milk chocolate cake with chocolate ganache filling and a top layer of vanilla cake with white chocolate ganache filling. The legs are made of Krispy Treats. All fondant covering and accents.<br />
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Two things I have learned from this cake adventure is that 1) R2D2 is a really fun cake to make and 2) I know far too much about Star Wars, thanks to my own two boys who are Star Wars obsessed :)Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12428547548984998944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929091667893326535.post-61199884212822703732011-08-19T05:26:00.000-07:002011-08-19T05:26:05.680-07:00Mushroom's, Mustache's and Mario<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgId-Y8kdznL5PDYa-EcMYbHX2gfWQQ3epaEZa4pFTO29g-0Z1URf37hqkl91Qj7pRhC7youhKUYTypoc1bZ6Hcpd_U_Q3sOuqE2nUG6Ui7FWJwIokb7Lemz3YDL-H3M_Yvbpj7ize38nc/s1600/Mario+cake+polly.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgId-Y8kdznL5PDYa-EcMYbHX2gfWQQ3epaEZa4pFTO29g-0Z1URf37hqkl91Qj7pRhC7youhKUYTypoc1bZ6Hcpd_U_Q3sOuqE2nUG6Ui7FWJwIokb7Lemz3YDL-H3M_Yvbpj7ize38nc/s320/Mario+cake+polly.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGYQ9KlyQn2hLkBkVyrz6dhPVxPlXAYtrbTeI0Sorrwyi74zZA1wtltfI6P5NwJUmjURiFhugE6GVnWjWENWql0gONm8DNwaR2Mgxge4c4HQrK2z2Q4g46Qt7GKuE-U8hGtoe9GHirUw/s1600/T+rex+side+of+cake.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGYQ9KlyQn2hLkBkVyrz6dhPVxPlXAYtrbTeI0Sorrwyi74zZA1wtltfI6P5NwJUmjURiFhugE6GVnWjWENWql0gONm8DNwaR2Mgxge4c4HQrK2z2Q4g46Qt7GKuE-U8hGtoe9GHirUw/s320/T+rex+side+of+cake.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>This is a cookies and cream top layer cake and a double chocolate cake with white chocolate ganache filling for the bottom layer. The cake is iced in white chocolate buttercream with hand painted designs and fondant accents. I think chocolate cake with white chocolate ganache filling is my new favorite...yummmmm!Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12428547548984998944noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929091667893326535.post-1833505435190193762011-05-26T08:46:00.000-07:002011-07-20T12:42:48.370-07:00Aloha and Mahalo!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-acW8WuXSR8_b-4Y_nutVpWvimIL-vGglKbdXi4aYLaQHxffIOJQrC9A5HhVe3qqP8xJHQptfpKhkeJLG4uq421FbvfMGsN1Y1L-emdnNP9amSenubUygVn4U_oFwqJBz33fkeOveY2o/s1600/Luau+shirt+1+-+green.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-acW8WuXSR8_b-4Y_nutVpWvimIL-vGglKbdXi4aYLaQHxffIOJQrC9A5HhVe3qqP8xJHQptfpKhkeJLG4uq421FbvfMGsN1Y1L-emdnNP9amSenubUygVn4U_oFwqJBz33fkeOveY2o/s320/Luau+shirt+1+-+green.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgse1GWL4r6QNgkUGIEtKDMIq3f4q2NtDyElNfeKMVoGq5jw46MtbvSihTOWfv0ZQ3NVi_40iJQGJvrRLogdEwvufKQAfr4HibiylOPS99e0fFerju4eJdRohEcZGe5xglhvxgyzbFZvvg/s1600/Luau+shirt+1+-+cream.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgse1GWL4r6QNgkUGIEtKDMIq3f4q2NtDyElNfeKMVoGq5jw46MtbvSihTOWfv0ZQ3NVi_40iJQGJvrRLogdEwvufKQAfr4HibiylOPS99e0fFerju4eJdRohEcZGe5xglhvxgyzbFZvvg/s320/Luau+shirt+1+-+cream.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div>These cakes were made for an end-of-the-year Luau themed party at one of our fabulous, local pre-schools! The cakes were made to look like Hawaiin shirts - aka something someone might wear to a Luau or on a tropical holiday. The cakes are carved from sheet cakes. They are vanilla flavor, with white chocolate ganache and vanilla butttercream. They are handpainted with food coloring and accented with fondant :)Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12428547548984998944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929091667893326535.post-6791754349176702162011-05-21T14:33:00.000-07:002011-05-21T14:36:04.461-07:00Tangled Tower<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6jADxjgoofCWzpTzDBri6HO-Pq4MGmuDhIW_jBSUrdM52ZCCTVc328p4Mn0qQxC05GNyIcSN8aHm79DVuVIfX8v_DDcxa550kCQKhdkBX8UMDhyK67qqYha2EPrjIxBK4Vn8QRPW8nA/s1600/Tangled+Tower+front.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6jADxjgoofCWzpTzDBri6HO-Pq4MGmuDhIW_jBSUrdM52ZCCTVc328p4Mn0qQxC05GNyIcSN8aHm79DVuVIfX8v_DDcxa550kCQKhdkBX8UMDhyK67qqYha2EPrjIxBK4Vn8QRPW8nA/s320/Tangled+Tower+front.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii525TSwuDbDpaSQy4YmP7G-d4OG66o5rqlpHJac5H0qm8u41T2p8Cyc5ZKn0fAlfZL9WxcgO6gucS5SN8mI8QUkXLWVm8mCw9j1APcaep-ZmfZTxN0xPFSWAj1CH4dLCmI8CJuftF6HA/s1600/Star+Wars+Storm+Trooper.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii525TSwuDbDpaSQy4YmP7G-d4OG66o5rqlpHJac5H0qm8u41T2p8Cyc5ZKn0fAlfZL9WxcgO6gucS5SN8mI8QUkXLWVm8mCw9j1APcaep-ZmfZTxN0xPFSWAj1CH4dLCmI8CJuftF6HA/s320/Star+Wars+Storm+Trooper.JPG" width="153" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BOufqLsxBFOsyTbSwbEoUJWqp_yukLJkh2M5bFJMC3yvxkQZpd3Zv3HL_sKm_V7MuHbw9g4VfR8ueoq-mkXjdrjj1lcHKyoFwyc0Vn2argvSqE4h70iIf2uEttNyrkRrIXdLDOlQ_3U/s1600/Star+Wars+top.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BOufqLsxBFOsyTbSwbEoUJWqp_yukLJkh2M5bFJMC3yvxkQZpd3Zv3HL_sKm_V7MuHbw9g4VfR8ueoq-mkXjdrjj1lcHKyoFwyc0Vn2argvSqE4h70iIf2uEttNyrkRrIXdLDOlQ_3U/s320/Star+Wars+top.JPG" width="269" /></a></div>This cake was made for a special boy celebrating his 5th Birthday! I made the cake to match the colors on the invitation, in a Star Wars theme, as per the Birthday Boys request. This is a vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream - Death Star is a krispy treat covered in Fondant and everything else is fondant decoration, including the Storm Trooper. (Which happened to take a nose dive off of the cake during delivery and had to be rushed back to my house for emergency surgery/repair) :)) Never a dull moment when you are working in a humid climate with fondant!Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12428547548984998944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929091667893326535.post-29662751325660043202011-05-15T15:40:00.000-07:002011-05-24T19:03:13.439-07:00Happy Birthday Natalie!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdv20qCRWnIyPYd7f6H3xryR-oN6KS_EDw87e7D69g4AjCI6I6K-eBjTleyqGJaDTdI8cWIGUkEWK9WOR9Cnu4A-EKVHU73otD-X9x5x3XI8k1ufnNOlLKWPAsYIPly_m6Xc0cEijcaNA/s1600/Chia+cake+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdv20qCRWnIyPYd7f6H3xryR-oN6KS_EDw87e7D69g4AjCI6I6K-eBjTleyqGJaDTdI8cWIGUkEWK9WOR9Cnu4A-EKVHU73otD-X9x5x3XI8k1ufnNOlLKWPAsYIPly_m6Xc0cEijcaNA/s320/Chia+cake+2.JPG" width="303" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hQd7qlmnZk03ocDKAj19roTjfGwwhugCDt5ameFV__vocYuNE7MJXBZJAWspFT5qPoVUy95xpJWsH4l8TIXSFgjWalW7uw7Rf0FnrgAvTKNzpV_IzFiZStt5ivTAWjIrCW4YLRq2u9s/s1600/Chia+Cake1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="303" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hQd7qlmnZk03ocDKAj19roTjfGwwhugCDt5ameFV__vocYuNE7MJXBZJAWspFT5qPoVUy95xpJWsH4l8TIXSFgjWalW7uw7Rf0FnrgAvTKNzpV_IzFiZStt5ivTAWjIrCW4YLRq2u9s/s320/Chia+Cake1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>This cake was made for a special girl celebrating Birthday number 6! The Birthday Girl requested a cake with a particular dog on it - that's what this dog was modeled after. This is a chocolate cake with chocolate ganache filling and white chocolate buttercream. Cake has fondant accents. The dog is made out of krispy treats and fondant!Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12428547548984998944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929091667893326535.post-12611831266913077462011-05-11T08:24:00.000-07:002011-05-11T08:56:48.653-07:00School Birthday treats for my little Paleontologist!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBx8JpXpAsxTx_9q1y_TfcLxP4ehvZScZnkLtqNo_Vtp_3gYu6RtZd2i65STG9JkM4Zqml0Van3_yGfqyIUlwHBvGN-bGMurTufFu90JKnKa40kzrzty-DzU0jz8Q9SP2qJISnGjEtwFM/s1600/Triceratops+cookie.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBx8JpXpAsxTx_9q1y_TfcLxP4ehvZScZnkLtqNo_Vtp_3gYu6RtZd2i65STG9JkM4Zqml0Van3_yGfqyIUlwHBvGN-bGMurTufFu90JKnKa40kzrzty-DzU0jz8Q9SP2qJISnGjEtwFM/s320/Triceratops+cookie.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhje2019PPlmAvzpMDIT8eEWMJXY04h4LQjZZivudmdJs5Fbv72lD2aUDvMFg7awfQh_3Jamo_P_Ln8WDId0lW_qezeNAt4If0cQFA1kEDSIJ0qmtJDSysffOlg2bM-7ykrfyAWoDRT1YM/s1600/Dinsaur+cookies.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhje2019PPlmAvzpMDIT8eEWMJXY04h4LQjZZivudmdJs5Fbv72lD2aUDvMFg7awfQh_3Jamo_P_Ln8WDId0lW_qezeNAt4If0cQFA1kEDSIJ0qmtJDSysffOlg2bM-7ykrfyAWoDRT1YM/s320/Dinsaur+cookies.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>These cookies were made for school treats for one of the world's biggest Dinosaur fans! My son loves Dinosaurs and even though he has a summer Birthday, he gets to bring in treats to school before year-end to celebrate with his friends!!Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12428547548984998944noreply@blogger.com0