It's so easy being green...when you've got GREEN Velvet Cupcakes!

What can I say? I'm tootin' my own horn! These babies came out PERFECT! I guess after the whole wedding cake "situation" I wanted to prove to myself that I still had the touch. Well, I DO! Also, an early thanks to a new friend, Jaime, for coming out later today to take pictures. My babies are being photographed for the first time *professionally*. Anyway, I won't blab on any longer. Get ready for some pictures!

Buttercream Frosting 

Buttercream Frosting 

Buttercream Frosting

Buttercream Frosting

Cream Cheese Frosting

Cream Cheese Frosting

Cream Cheese Frosting

Cream Cheese Frosting

Cream Cheese Frosting

As long as they're happy...

So, I have to admit...my first wedding cake was definitely a challenge...especially since the happy couple requested cream cheese frosting. It may taste great, but it is awfully difficult to decorate with and it melts and smooshes so much quicker than regular butter cream. In any case, this was the task at hand and I did it because I love my friend. Here is how the first step looked:

The crumb coat is always the ugliest, but it makes the rest of the frosting glide on easier. For better or for worse, here is how the second step turned out:

TJ helped me out by researching ways to help smooth out the surface after the frosting has been applied. It worked for the most part, but this girl needs to purchase some better tools. After this had time to harden, I added the "final touch" to the cake. Blue ribbon. Originally, I wanted to use my wide piping tip, but it seemed too big and I didn't want half the cake to be blue.

The bride wanted a simple design with not too many designs, so I listened. At the last minute, there was no cake topper, but thankfully, the wedding planner [like any good wedding planner] came up with some nifty last-minute touches. Extra flowers to the rescue! Here is the final product.

Overall, it turned out okay--tasted great! I have learned some to-dos and not-to-dos during this experience, and I'll only get better with time. I had a great time at my friend's wedding, and I know she was happy to have me make her cake. Love you, Mrs. F.!

Wedding Cake -- Part 1

Cream Cheese Frosting. Need I say more? Tomorrow, I make the cake and slice into layers.

Two more weeks!

No, not two more weeks until something big for me. It's something very wonderful for my friend--she's getting married! I am making her main wedding cake. I've done a stacked cake once before, but it was for a bridal shower, and not nearly as big as this one is going to be. It's also going to be square, not round like you're used to seeing. I also have another challenge in front of me, and that's using cream cheese frosting instead of regular butter cream. Since it's not as sturdy as butter cream, I'll have to MAKE it sturdier by adding...well, more butter, of course! I have supplies for the "stack" part of the project, so I'll be able to gauge difficulty once those arrive. As for now, I'm hoping to have a sample cake made by next Monday at the latest. I'll keep you posted on the progress. When it's complete, I'll definitely post pictures.

~Kat