These dragons are one of my favorite designs. Instead of having a direct forward profile like my dog, cat, and frog critter cupcakes, I decided to try laying them on their side. I’m really happy with how they turned out. To make the body and head I use a #8 round tip. The legs, tail,…
Tree Frog Critter Cupcakes
I made these tree frog cupcakes for a birthday party. These are a bit more difficult than the previous critter cupcakes I have made. After frosting the cupcakes I started decorating them by piping two large leaves with blue/green buttercream. Next, I used a #8 round tip to pipe the body and head of the…
Hamburger Cakes
This cake is not my original design, there are many hamburger style cakes out there. I have however taken the original idea and given it my own twist. The bottom and top ‘bun’ are yellow cake. The middle ‘burger’ is a chocolate cake sliced in half. To get a somewhat accurate ‘bun’ color I mix…
CupCake Flower
A CupCake flower. The design can be modified by changing the color of the petals and flower center. I like putting a face on the flower, but sometimes I go without. The butterflies can be left off as well. I think the butterflies and the face give it a more child friendly flair. As in…
Frog CupCake
A popular design for Spring; the frog CupCake. What I like about this design is how the frog looks at the fly like he is contemplating lunch. I have made this kupcake using a darker green frosting as the basis and using a lighter green for the outline. I prefer the lighter green with dark…
Turtle CupCake
Another CupCake, this time a turtle! The turtle is one of my more popular designs. I sometimes use different colors for the shell depending on what people prefer. As with all the CupCake designs, I tint the board with food coloring to compliment the frosting colors I use.
Lion CupCake
Here is a lion CupCake design I came up with. A CupCake is a group of cupcakes arranged in a shape and then frosted together as one cake. In all the CupCakes I make there are twelve cupcakes, usually half yellow and half chocolate. As with all the CupCake designs, I tint the board with…
Monkey Cake
This cake always makes me giggle. For some reason it just always comes out looking goofy. Another egg-shaped cake, this time frosted in chocolate buttercream. After smoothing out the frosting I make the ears, adding pink for the inside of the ear. Next, I use yellow buttercream frosting to make the mouth area. On top…
Elephant Cake
One of my favorite animals is the elephant, so of course I had to come up with an elephant cake! This cake is similar to the race car cake in that it uses the same egg shaped cake. First, the cake is frosted in gray buttercream and smoothed out. Next, I add the ears, trunk,…
Race Car Cakes
I created these cakes for the store I work at. We offer a variety of novelty cakes, and I’m always working to create a new design. I came up with the race car because my father used to be a race car driver. Since first making this cake, I always use the number 82 because…
Castle Cake
I learned a great deal from making this cake. I had some triumphs and some disasters. After I finished this cake, I was disappointed with it. However, other people who saw it thought it was great. I think because I worked so long and hard on it and wasn’t able to present the initial idea…
Dog & Cat Critter Cupcakes
I love creating these types of cupcakes. Trying to figure out the best way to make them look like the animals they represent is fun! When I set out to make the dogs and cats I had a purpose in mind. I wanted to create a tutorial for other people to learn from. I went…
Cardinal Hat Cake
Cardinal Hat Cake Originally uploaded by sweet_tease_blog This is the second fondant cake I made and made on request for my future mother-in-law for her mother’s 80th birthday. I’m not sure I remember exactly why I made the cake into a hat, I think I just thought it was a neat idea I wanted to…
Spring Frog Cake
This is my first fondant cake. I didn’t know much about fondant before I experimented with it for this cake. I was always interested in working with fondant, and after watching a few cake decoration competitions on Food Network I really had the urge to play around with it. I bought ready-made fondant at a…
White Tiger Critter Cupcakes
White Tiger Cupcakes Originally uploaded by sweet_tease_blog These cupcakes were made for a birthday girl who is a fan of white tigers. The basis for these cupcake tigers is very similar to the lions and lambs. The bodies are piped with a #8 tip, the legs and tail with a #4, the ears and muzzle…
Tie-Dye Wedding Cake
This wedding cake is the follow up to the bridal shower cake. For her wedding cake the bride wanted something different and fun. She had her cake topper picked out long before her cake design! She had previously seen tie-dye birthday cakes I had done, and one of the first things she said to me…
Bridal Shower Cake
Wedding_Shower_Cake_by_theshaggyturtle Originally uploaded by sweet_tease_blog This cake was made specially for my friend bridal shower. I was her maid of honor, so her shower cake had to be extra special! I wanted do make the cake look very delicate and fancy so I used a reverse shell border and light pastel colors. After the cake…
Lion and Lamb Critter Cupcakes
These are the first cupcakes I made in my CupCake Series. I was asked to prepare a dessert for a local crafting group last March. I wanted to make something was was fun and creative, and I thought it would be neat to make a reference to the saying; “March comes in like a lion…
Apple Newton Cake
This is one of the first cakes I ever made, it has to be at least four years ago that I made it. I like to look back at my earlier cakes to see how I’ve improved. I still think this cake is pretty neat aside from the roughness about it. I remember the part…
Introduction
Welcome to my blog! This blog will deal only with my culinary art pieces, consisting mainly of cakes and cookies. The main function of this blog will be to showcase my work as well as to offer my tips of the trade. A lot of what I have learned is by experience, and I am…