Icing Smiles Cake

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.  

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.  

Happy Birthday Axel!  

Octopus Cake

My 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.