It seems I know a lot of people with birthdays in December. My sister, mom and husband all celebrate their birthdays in December!!

Sheri and Susan referred a co-worker of theirs to me! I knew this cake would be challenging but I am so happy with the way it came out! I was sent a picture of a cake they liked but they wanted a few things different. The original cake was done in pinks and had zebra stripes. Debbie asked that I use cobalt blue, turquoise, black and white. Instead of the zebra, polka dots and stars.

She also wanted a three tier cake. This cake was HEAVY! Each tier had 3 cake layers so it was a big one! The bottom layer was chocolate with fudge filling, middle layer was chocolate with cheesecake filling and the top layer was chocolate chip with buttercream filling.

Toby contacted me about making Mark’s Birthday Cake. She has the idea of doing a present for him! She wanted a pretty small cake but with Christmas colors.

When I married Keith, I married into a wonderful family!! Keith has a bunch of cousins and they are all so wonderful. Keith’s cousin Kyle and his wife Lori live about 15 minutes away from us. They have the MOST adorable 2 year old! Lyla is not only beautiful, she has a hilarious personality! Smart kiddo!!!

For Lyla’s birthday, Lori went with the Minnie Mouse theme. She asked me to make sugar cookies for the favor bags, cupcakes for the party and a small smash cake for Lyla to dig in! The party colors were red and yellow! Here is what I came up with:

My friend Joyce asked for more cupcakes. She is one of my best customers! Love her and love getting to go to her house and hang out with her adorable twin boys.

I made Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream, Strawberry Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream and Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing.

I made some chocolate covered pretzels and cookies to go in Christmas boxes…..

I was asked by a friend of a friend to make 3 baby shower cakes. I was told that the baby was a boy and to just use my imagination. They really liked the last shower cake I made and wanted something similar. I decided to do 3 different cakes that were similar but not exactly the same. Each cake was a different flavor. One cake was pumkin with cream cheese filling, one cake was triple chocolate with buttercream filling and one cake was butter cake with mixed berry filling. I was told the client was very happy with the cakes.

Last week, Toby (a friend of mine from the lodge) asked if I would be willing to donate cupcakes that she could sell to raise money for families in need that we are helping out. Of course, I said yes!! I made 2 dozen Red Velvet Cupcakes. She sold out! YAY!!

Like I have said before, I am so blessed to be a part of a great organization like the Elks Lodge here in New Braunfels. Not only do I enjoy that we give so much back….I have met so many good friends!

Keith and I met Toby and Mark a few years ago at the lodge. Our friendship has grown over the years and we consider ourselves blessed to have them in our lives.

Toby was hosting a baby shower for a co-worker and asked me to make the cake. She was so easy to work with and trusted me to do what I thought would look good. After checking out the couples registry, I went with their colors (sage and brown) and theme (polka dots). The invitation had the cutest little footprints so I included that also. The top layer of the cake was pumpkin with cream cheese icing and bottom layer was triple chocolate with buttercream.

I was also lucky enough to meet Donna and Debbie when joining the lodge. Debbie has ordered many birthday cakes from me and I was privileged to say yes when Donna asked me to make Debbie’s 51st birthday cake. Donna wanted the cake to be a german chocolate cake with the following writing: Happy 50 plus 1 Debbie.

 

 

I hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween. We had such a wonderful time. We do a block party every year with our neighbors. I also made some Halloween Cookies for a client.

The cutest little bumble bee EVER! (Jennifer’s daughter Camden)

Sheri with the skeleton (Kaleb) and Princess (Shelbi)

My oldest niece just turned 10! I can’t believe she is in double digits. The day she was born was one of the happiest days of my life!

Lexi decided to have a Halloween Birthday Party this year. I let her decide what the cake would look like. She wanted an orange buttercream cake (top layer was chocolate with fudge filling and bottom layer was butter cake with buttercream filling) with purple and green polka dots along with spiders. She actually helped me color the fondant and decided upon the shades of purple and green.

I also made cupcakes for the kiddos to decorate as well as some pumpkin cupcakes with purple and green cream cheese icing.

Here are some pictures of Lexi, her cake and the party!

Happy Birthday Loo Loo McGoo! Aunt Dodo and Uncle Keith love you so very much!!!

 

When Keith and I moved to New Braunfels about 2 and a half years ago, we decided we should get involved in some sort of organization. After doing a lot of research, we decided to join the New Braunfels Elk Lodge. We liked the fact that all the money stays within the US and goes to children and veterans.

A few weeks ago, the lodge hosted some district and state leaders. At the same time, we had initiation for new members. I decided it would be a great time to try and copy the Elk’s logo on a cake.

For the Texas/OU football game, I decided to make some treats for a party we had at the lodge. I made cupcakes, mint truffle brownies and a cookie cake shaped like a football.

Through the Elks Lodge, I met my friend Jennifer. She has been such an awesome chick to get to know. Jen was hosting  a birthday party and wanted a bunch of cupcakes for her aunt.

German Chocolate Cupcakes:

Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing, Butter Cupcakes with a hidden Milky Way and Buttercream Icing, and Strawberry Cupcakes:

My friends Deb and De asked me to make a cake for a wedding shower last week. I was told the bride likes white cake with buttercream icing. The wedding was going to be located at Landa Park here in New Braunfels. The couple loves nature and leaves. Deb mailed me a copy of the invite. Here is the cake I came up with:

Here are a few pics of the fondant leaves I made……(before I put them on the cake)

I also made cupcakes for a baby shower hosted by Sheri. Sheri wanted strawberry cupcakes with cream cheese icing. The baby shower was light blue with a puppy dog theme. Check them out:

 

My neighbor Sheri contacted me about making a cake for her parent’s best friend! The best friend, Shari, loves everything cajun and goes cajun dancing all the time. They wanted half chocolate and half white cake. Here is the cake that I came up with: (bottom is a chocolate cake with chocolate filling and top is white cake with buttercream filling…all of the decorations are buttercream)

I also had 3 cupcake orders this past weekend. The first order was for my friend Joyce. Joyce wanted to give cupcakes to her son’s doctors office as a thank you. She also ordered an extra dozen for herself and Jay to enjoy! I made lemon poppy seed with lemon buttercream, strawberry with strawberry buttercream, pumkin with cream cheese and german chocolate.

My next order of cupcakes was for Monica. Monica belongs to a girl’s group where I have met so many awesome people! (Joyce is one of them). I was as excited about meeting Monica in person as I was about the cupcakes. She is so awesome and I am blessed to call her a friend!

Monica’s cupcakes were for a wedding shower she was hosting. I did simple cupcake decorations with blue and white. I also included chocolate monograms I made to be put on the cupcakes once they were at the destination. The flavors of cupcakes that Monica chose were pina colada with buttercream, carrot with cream cheese icing, dark chocolate with cream cheese icing, butter pecan with praline filling and buttercream icing, lemon poppyseed with cream cheese icing and german chocolate.

I also had an order from Michelle (she is our realtor Forrest’s wife) for a dozen carrot cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and a dozen oatmeal cream pies. I am so mad at myself as I forgot to take pictures!

It was a busy baking weekend but I had a blast. Plus, all 5 of my nieces were in town for the Comal County Fair. Good times!! Here is one quick pic of my two youngest nieces at the fair!!

I know I have talked about my awesome neighbors Sheri and David. Well, they did it again. Sheri referred my cake baking to her boss Susan. Susan’s youngest son turned 17 this past weekend. He is all about baseball and plays for a local high school, Canyon. She asked that we make a “baseball cake” and it be half chocolate and half white cake.

Here is what we came up with:

I was also asked to make a cake this past week for my friend Cindy. Cindy is one of the kindest people I have ever met and I have enjoyed getting to know her through the Elk’s Lodge. When it comes to genuine people, Cindy is the real thing!

Here is Cindy’s Cake: