Kitchen Creations - September

Hello Darlings,
It's the end of the month again... where did this month go? I swear summer was just beginning and already it's fall. I hope your first few weeks of back to school time haven't been too hectic. It's actually been kinda quiet around here. I've been spending far too much time on mycakeschool.com
I've been trying out a few new things I've learned, and have a few more ideas coming up.  But, even with all the time I spent on webinars I did have time to bake up a few things.

First this month was a couple's anniversary. Lavender was their wedding colour so I made these sweet mini cupcakes topped off with mini lavender flowers.

I used the new wilton flower cutter and former set. Such a great tool kit to create many different types of flowers and leaves. Love it.

Then just a week later, the same couple were celebrating their son's birthday with a Go Diego Go theme. To colour match, I made these super yummy marble cake pops with yellow, orange, blue and brown shimmering sugar coatings.

These delicious and brightly coloured treats surely pleased the palate of 60 lucky boys and girls!

Next up, one of my newer customers told me a dear friend of hers was celebrating her 50th birthday. Unfortunately her friend has been undergoing cancer treatments recently and had to celebrate in hospital. But, as only a special friend can do, they planned a surprise party and a special cake to cheer her up.

This cake had a special meaning. This woman has always dreamed of having her own little yellow house. With the cost of cancer treatments, her dream will likely never become a reality, but at least we could give her a taste with this little yellow house cake. I wish you well, and hope you had a lovely birthday.

Coming up next summer, an old friend of mine is getting married and he and his fiance have asked lil' ol' me to make their wedding cupcakes! So, we did a tasting and tried out a couple of designs to help them decide what they'd like to share with their guests on their special day.

As you might guess, their wedding colour is this pretty soft blue. They requested daisies, so I made these pretty fondant daisies and sat them atop triple chocolate cupcakes and a mountain of vanilla icing. The couple also enjoyed the french vanilla cupcakes so we decided on using both designs, the daisies on the chocolate cupcakes and the mini flowers on the french vanilla cupcakes. I can't wait for the wedding. I'll be sure to share the photos once all the cupcakes and the cake are complete!

Finishing out the month was my grandmothers 85th birthday. I feel like I've made a few 85th birthday cakes lately. My grandmothers favorite colour is green, so I made this sweetheart cake in green with some pink accents.

I created this beautiful basketweave by interlacing the green and hot pink and finished it off with some light pink roping, lettering and fondant flowers. I was so excited that with this delicious champagne and strawberry cake I had the chance to use my strawberry flavored Fondarific. It is sure to be a sweet surprise.

Well, that was all for this month. I've got some fun ideas for Thanksgiving: cupcakes, cake pops and cake bites, yum yum! I'll show you the step by step on those treats soon. If you're stopping by from the good old US of A you'll have lots of time to try them out before Thanksgiving... it's a lot sooner here in Canada, but I'm not complaining, I LOVE TURKEY! Almost as much as I love cupcakes.... hmmm that gives me an idea... turkey... cupcakes....
Ok, maybe not.

Until next time,
Happy baking, caking and tasting!

Love and sprinkles, xoxo