Strawberry Cake

Brian was in charge of the raffle item at his Rotary Club this week. The club uses the money that they raise each week to support local charities here in Griffin. Instead of getting a gift card, like he usually does, he asked me to make a strawberry cake. This is yet another recipe that my mother in law has graciously shared with me.

a house divided...

These cupcakes were for a Monroe Academy class reunion. I did these for the sister of one of my Utility Club friends, and when I met with her, I got to relive a few of my reunion planning memories. I can't believe it has almost been a year since my class reunion, and I know the next one will be here before we know it!

This cake was my first "house divided" cake. The person I did it for wanted a joint birthday cake for her mom and husband. Since their birthdays are just a few days apart we combined their favorite teams onto a shared cake.

cakes for babies

A while back, Cindy Stansberry at Stansberry photography asked me if I would be interested in doing some smash cakes for the one year old shoots that she does. This cake is our first "collaboration." I can't wait to see the results of her shoot. Cindy is an amazing photographer, and I love looking through all of her pictures. You can check out her work here, and become a fan on facebook!

My brother had a baby in June. They were in town recently and we had Pearl's rescheduled baby shower while they were passing through to get to their new Coast Guard post in North Carolina. Here is the cake I did for Pear'ls party.

Happy 30th Brookbridge!

Over the July 4th weekend, the neighborhood I grew up in celebrated 30 years. Not only is Brookbridge a neighborhood, but its an airport as well. I used the sign from the entrance as the inspiration for the cake. We had a great time, there were a ton of people there from current neighbors to some of the originals that have since moved on. I have to give a shout out to my dad, who cooked some of the best ribs i have ever tasted!!

a tasting...

here are the results of my lastest cake tasting. I met with a bride and her mother this evening, and we enjoyed some chocolate and lemon cake with raspberry filling. The bride had told me that she was using a pool blue as one of her accent colors, and so i decided to play around with some contrasting shapes and colors. She decided on doing alternating designs on the bottom three layers and the couples new monogram on the top. I am really excited to see how this one turns out!

lake time

Its been a great week! Last Sunday, we went to the lake house for a few days. It started out with fathers day, both of our families were there with us, which was a lot of fun. You can check out some of the pictures that I posted on facebook. We had a great time hanging out by the water and in Milledgeville. The dogs really enjoyed their time at the lake; I think that they were more disappointed about coming home than we were. I got home just in time to bake a cake for a 30th birthday party. There was a Hawaiian theme for the get together, and I love the colors that the hostess picked out.

better late than never!

It's been another busy week, so busy, that I have neglected the blog! The cupcakes below were for a cheerleader reunion. I did the megaphone cookies in the school colors and the initials.

These desserts were for an engagement party. I did the key lime cupcakes with chocolate shells.

Below are handmade white chocolate cordial cups with chocolate mousse and a strawberry garnish.