LITTLE DELIGHTS CAKES

a little faith and a lot of frosting

Handyman Cake

To make this cake I used actual tools to get the right shape and size of my fondant decorations. I wiped them down and then placed saran wrap over the fondant before making my impressions. Then I just cut around the indentations. I think my favorite part is the little needle nose pliers. To get the silver look I used Duff edible silver spray- it's my favorite for metal colors. ... VIEW POST

Beautiful Baby Shower

I cant get enough of how beautiful this is!! The dresses hanging along the window.....(!!!!!) I need those heart eye emoticons here. I was only in charge of the cake and the rose technique made it easy to make it beautiful. Go HERE for the step by step photo tutorial. Or HERE to see how to make the ombre colored rose cake. ... VIEW POST

Super Eagle!

This was so fun. The inspiration came from this cartoon and I thought it was the cutest idea! To make the superman layer I ripped the fondant and then gently started pressing red fondant along the edges. For the badges across the front I printed up the ones I wanted and laminated them before placing them on the sash. For more Eagle Cake ideas go HERE ... VIEW POST

Swiss Meringue Frosting & Filling

This is HEAVEN. Not even joking. When I first tried it I thought "THIS is what I always wished the inside of a twinkie tasted like!" It's light and fluffy- people ask me if there's whipped cream in it. It pipes out beautifully too- the butter makes it so silky. The nice thing about swiss meringue is that it's not too sweet so it's the perfect pairing with everything- fresh strawberries, caramel, really anything. This is the recipe that made me think I should start a cupcake ... VIEW POST

Swirlishious

This combines a few techniques- Smooth Frosting, Cake Stacking, and the perfect Royal Icing. Then the fun part is the SWIRLING! I love it. I do a bunch of ideas on a sheet of wax paper so that I can refer to it as I go. What is nice is that even beginners can do it- there is no exact design you have to follow. I always make sure my cake is nice and cold when I start so that if I make a mistake it will harden quickly and I can pull it off. I like to make some practice designs on a piece of ... VIEW POST

Decorating with Fresh Flowers

I am loving decorating with real flowers. Over the past 6 months I have started doing it more often and at first I was really nervous. I wrapped each stem in Sarah Wrap before inserting it into the cake. But then I talked to a real florist and found that she always just inserted her flowers directly into the cake- no wrapping. (You do want to make sure you are using "edible" flowers, and not wrapping the stems allows the cake to absorb a little flower flavor- but I've never had a complaint.) I ... VIEW POST