Happy 28th Birthday Lisa!

My beautiful (fashionable) sister, Lisa, turned 28 on July 20th. She hosted a birthday pool party with friends and this cake was the main dessert.

It was my first time decorating with fondant and I was surprised how easy it was. Aside from the aesthetic appeal, the fondant kept the cake very moist and delicious (red velvet - my sister's favorite).

Happy Mother's Day!

I have finally moved and settled into my new home in Port Washington, NY - on the north shore of Long Island. I have a great kitchen to create cake designs. My first cake in my new home was for this year's Mother's Day celebration.

A lot of firsts: First family gathering in my first home with my first cake designed in my new kitchen. This cake was the first I have attempted with a basketweave design - self taught. It was also the first time I used royal icing to create sugar flowers.

Crumb coated. Second coat of white on top and purple on the sides. Begin basketweave.


Completed basketweave. Complete writing. Added Flowers.


Inserted finishing touches - leaves!

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy 2nd Birthday Cole!

I was given the honor of creating Cole Kim's 2nd birthday cake! Cole is the son of my 2 good friends (Kim & Peter). He decided to have a Halloween themed birthday party.


Mommy (dressed as a cat) with the smiling birthday boy... who dresses up as a Dinosaur!

Tucker Belle's 1st Birthday!

Tucker Belle turns 1 year old on June 14th. The Pastrichs are in Chicago to celebrate (just a coincidence). I created a yellow cake with a layer of chocolate frosting in my new sheet cake pan.
Tucker Belle's famous pose is her frog stance and her ears are her signature characteristic:
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So I carved the cake to abstractly represent her pose.



Happy Birthday sweet Tucker Belle!