Ahoy! It's a Boy! (Take 2)

The first cake I was ever commissioned to make was for my friend Rosie who was throwing a bridal shower for her best friend.  A few weeks ago, Rosie honored me with her request to  fashion a baby shower cake for the same lovely friend of hers.  The nautical cake was crafted from layers of vanilla cake and robed in vanilla buttercream.  A fondant lifesaver adorned the top of the cake.  My last attempt at crafting rope out of fondant was a major disaster.  Thankfully, things went much more smoothly this time around!



A Little Princess is on Her Way

I love the combination of pink and green!  So you can imagine how absolutely thrilled I was when my friend asked me to make cupcakes for a pink/green baby shower!!!  It's difficult to see in the picture, but even the cupcake wrappers fit the theme.  The duckies, peas in a pod, and pink onesies atop each cupcake were all made using fondant.  I played with the idea of a pink and green ducky to unify everything to fit the theme.  A big thank you to my lovely friend, Sionne, for thinking of me for this project and giving me complete artistic freedom!   

Ahoy! It's a Boy!

Baby Bradshaw has since arrived, but for Kate's baby shower, our friend Jenni asked me to bake some cupcakes, and I happily obliged.  I made nautical cupcakes to complement the event's theme.  Only the anchor (center) and the monogram cupcake made the final cut.  I crafted the anchor out of royal icing and dusted it with edible gold shimmer.  The monogram button was made using fondant and royal icing. 

Cute as a Button

When my dear friend April was expecting her first baby last year, her best friends planned a baby shower for her husband and her.  This was the first baby shower I had attended where the attendance of men was welcomed and encouraged.  It was so lovely to see the enthusiasm of daddy-to-be, Alex, and his buddies. 

I was honored when her friend Whitney asked if I would be willing to help in the preparation of Alex and April's special day.  For the baby shower, I topped vanilla cupcakes with a fondant button in one of three theme colors chosen for the occasion.  Each button was embellished with small silver dragees. 

For this special event, onesie cookies, baked by yours truly, were also available for the taking.  I flooded sugar cookies with royal icing and finished them with silver dragee snaps and a fondant rubber duckie. 

Oh Baby!

While shopping around for ideas for a friend's baby shower, I happened upon a onesie cookie cutter, fell in love, and adopted it into my collection.  A short time later, I welcomed the arrival of the adorable and tasty onesie cupcake.  Edible glitter and silver dragees add a bit of flair to these darling paper cup confections.  What sweeter way to celebrate the arrival of baby than with a vanilla cupcake robed in vanilla buttercream?