Pumpkin Carving Creations

Some fun with our pumpkins for Halloween. 

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Polka Dot Cupcakes

I created these cuties for a sweet 16 birthday and one other time for a first birthday.  They are whimsical and fun.

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I died my fondant to the requested color and used embossing sheets to create a print and layered with dots and circles.  Gluing on a silver candy ball makes them extra charming.

Space Invader Cup Cakes

You have to be of a certain age to appreciate these little alien treats.  They hail from the 1980’s when all we had was the Atari.  Incidentally, we still have an Atari and recently hooked it up to our 48” plasma TV it was great fun to play the old school games. The joy stick is harder on the thumb than we remembered.I digress…


If I had actually delivered these, I needed to make the white UFO at the top red.  I know that you already knew that though… 
I need to say that once again, I found my inspiration and actual design from other cake artists online.
Just for the heck of it, I want to show you a partially finished Atari game system.  Because the huz was sick (see Pac Man Post) I didn’t bother finishing it. I thought it would  be wiser to spend my time taking care of him. 

As you can see, I needed to paint silver and orange on the control panel details.  I didn’t even begin the joy sticks.  I think I am most proud of my wood grain work on the front.

The fist you see here is my son’s.  I allowed him to smash the cake with his hands before we threw it away.  Oh!  I should mention that my husband is all better now.  I might make another go of this concept at a later time.  It was going to be great.

Pac Man Cupcakes

These were prepared for my husbands 40th that never happened due to him coming down with the flu and pneumonia.  UGH.  The ended up in the trash.  TRAGEDY!!

I was inspired by a photo I saw online that not only created adorable Pac Man cupcakes but was clever enough to make a replica of the video game lay out.  You people are so clever!

Converse Tennis Shoes Cake

My wonderful sister in law is jennyonthespot.com.  If you don't already know about her, you should.  She is all about peace and sparkles and has won many awards for her blogging techniques.  So for me to blog about her is a little intimidating.  What I want to do here is introduce you to the super cute converse tennis shoes that were once her logo.  I made a replica of these  sparkly beauties for her 40th birthday party. 

Here were some of the steps:

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The end result was better than I expected.  We ended up with red sparkly Converse atop a bed of frosting grass.  The cupcake I made to complement were grass topped, classic cupcake frosting in turquoise and chocolate ganache with retro sugar flowers.

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Time for an update... seriously.

I started this blog to help cake artists brainstorm ideas for their projects.  I have kick-ded up my clever cakes a notch and need to share.  I am most certainly not "all that" with this stuff.  Just an untrained cake lover with a desire for artistic outlet once in a while.  I value all of the cake artists I see online and find just what I need for inspiration for my own projects.

So starting from the most recent success, I will work backwards with pictures and engineering ideas for cake sculpting and clever cupcake ideas.

“Fruit Gobbler”

I was asked to organize a kindergarten Thanksgiving party a while ago.  It was my first time attempting such a thing.  So, I set out very diligently to find “fun finger foods” that 5 year olds would love to eat.  I came across this great website www.familyfun.com There, I located some very cute and fun foods for just such an occasion.  I was thrilled!  I am naturally inclined to go a bit overboard when I take on a project like this (I believe in a good and healthy way).  So, I had done my research and made a plan for the party food.  Now comes the time when I contact other moms who might want to help.  This is where it all heads south.  To put it lightly, these moms were not as “into it” as I was.  I was gently corrected by prominent mom’s who were “in the know”  that at these parties it is customary to get a meat and cheese tray from Costco so the kids can have sandwiches.    To Self;   “COSTCO?  Can you be more boring??”

Slight change of plans… I actually heard myself saying.. “Oh, that would be just great!  Anything you would like to contribute would be just wonderful.”  Of course, inside I am crushed and dying.  You see, I have a small control issue on stuff like this.  But, what are you gonna do?  One mom, who is now my dear friend was willing to “play along” with me.  She brought the cutest pilgrims hats made out of upside down Keebler cookies and chocolate dipped marshmallows.

Here was my contribution. 

       

Made with fruit and cheese skewers the kids got to “pluck”.  Totally fun to eat and healthy too! 

People, I know that we are all overworked and tired and stressed out.  But, seriously why would we pass up opportunities to make our kids holiday parties a tiny bit more festive?  Really, a sandwich tray for our little guys? Really?  Well, I guess it at least puts food in their stomachs… although, probably not a big smile of their faces.

Right now I know that some of you are cheering me on and others of you are cursing me.  Either way, I feel pretty good about just how cute this “fruit gobbler” turned out.  Thank you Family Fun.  Great ideas. Thank you Kelly for being such a great sport.