Weekend in Iowa

Jess and I went to Iowa this past weekend to visit Angie. We had such a good time catching up and just hanging out together like old times!



I spent most of the time teaching Angie how to decorate cakes. We made three cakes...one tiered, one with raspberry filling and fondant, and one with sugar flowers. They turned out really cute and really delicious!



We didn't get to take many pictures because we were so busy with the cake stuff so we took some before we left...

Cookie cakes

I've done quite a few cookie cakes now but haven't posted any pictures of them. Here's one I just did...

More cakes

I haven't posted anything in a long time...so here are some of the cakes I've done in the last few months. I made this one for a friend's son's birthday. He's really into cool cars.



Another view...



I made this Elmo cake for a girl's nephew.



These are the cupcakes that went with them.

Cupcakes

I made these cupcakes for the Salon Orange Moon downtown. They were lemon cake with raspberry filling...dee-lish!



Close-up of the mum...



Close-up of the sunflower...



I made these black forest cupcakes for a girl I used to work with. I REALLY wanted to eat one but I refrained!

Ladybug cupcakes

I made these for a friend's niece who's really into bugs.

More pics from the wedding

Here's a great outdoor shot...



No, my sister and I aren't arm-wrestling here! We were actually doing the twist arm toast because we're silly like that!



I love this picture...so presh!

Princess doll cake

This was my first doll cake. I made this for my mom's coworker's granddaughter. I hope she likes it...I totally would!



Another shot...

Baby shower cake

I made this cake for my co-worker, Sara. She's having a baby girl in October, and is decorating her room in Heffalump theme. I had fun making this cake!



Another view...

Wedding cakes

My biggest, prettiest cake yet! I made this one for Emily's sister's wedding reception. She got married in California and had a reception at home in New Albany. It was a little nerve-wrecking driving an hour and a half with a stacked cake in the back, but we made it!



Another shot...



I made these cupcakes and small cake for Jess' wedding. I was supposed to do a 4-tiered cake, but with being in the wedding and hosting the rehearsal dinner, I just didn't have the time. Fortunately, Jess was not a bridezilla and was cool with doing cupcakes. I thought they turned out really cute!



The table was so beautiful with the glowing candles and rose petals.



Here's a great shot her photographer, Austin Warnock, took. You can view more pics from the wedding at his website http://austinwarnock.com/ . He's fabulous!

Hanging out after the wedding

Tonade wedding

Last weekend was my friend's wedding! Ralph and Jess tied the knot! It was a beatiful wedding and lots of fun! Here is Jess' bouquet. She and I picked out the flowers and Angie put it together. Gorgeous!



Here's what mine and Kristin's bouquets looked like.



Here we all are showing off our beautiful flowers.



I made cupcakes for the wedding. They turned out really pretty. We had chocolate, white and white with raspberry filling. The couple's cake was also white with rasperry filling. I survived my first wedding cake!



Us with Angie. I'm so glad she and Luke and Jack were able to make it. I miss them already!

More wedding pics

The couple's first dance. They were struttin' it like they were on Dancing with the Stars!



Bouquet toss...



Garter removal...



McKenzie and Jack were so cute dancing together! They loved watching themselves in the mirrors!

More pics

The girls being crazy as usual...



My buds...

Cakes from this weekend

I had a very busy weekend making cakes. But I'm very proud to announce that I survived my first tiered cake! I did this one for a lady at my work. It was her pastor's first year anniversary at their church.



This one was for a co-worker's son's birthday.

Man cakes

Here is a cake I did for my friend Emily's brother's girlfriend's nephew...sheesh! He's two years old and loves fire trucks. The truck on this cake has flashing lights and sirens. I thought it would be nice if he got to keep the toy :)



Another view...



I did this cake for Wes' grandpa's birthday. He's a Harley rider and loved the cake. Wes helped me design it so that it had his name on the logo.



Another view...

4th of July

Since it rained ALL day on Saturday, the downtown fireworks were postponed to Sunday night, which was beautiful. The fireworks were great this year, and we had a perfect view.



Wes and I before the show.



Kristin, Jess and Ralph came down and met us for the fireworks.



Here's a cake I did for a girl at work. Festive!