worth their weight??

any guesses on how much this cake weighs? let me know what you think. i will tell you in a few days...

there is a point in time when i do a cake, that i HATE it. (this would be that particular moment)

truly, and absolutely HATE it. i fret, and freak out, wondering how i am going to make it work, pondering if i should just go buy a DQ cake for a customer.

then i get to my favorite part - decorating. i LOVE decorating the cake. i could easily do without the fuss of making the cake, leveling it, assembling it, coloring and tinting fondant and icing and then getting the icing and or fondant onto the cake. it is a challenge at time and although i do love a challenge, with the wee ones running around and screaming, i could just as soon take the easier way out. that easier way would be to have someone else do all of the rest for me, and i could just decorate it.

again that being said, when it is over and done with, i love the feeling of accomplishment that i have finished it... ALL of it. my kitchen is exhausted and tired of being dirty, and so am i, but I can't help but stare at the masterpiece (i know, a little dramatic) and smile, knowing i did it all. it is kind of like having a baby, without the major pain and drama that that entails (details sparing).

this is my baby... there is a reason that Heavenly Father created him to be so cute. this is the reason:

if he wasn't cute, he'd be in some serious trouble! trying to eat my cake for a customer, through a tough layer of saran wrap. i will say that i do admire his persistance and that he would do anything to have a taste... just like his mommy!

practice cake. vanilla with cherry filling, buttercream icing.

red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese icing

to match the cake!

more to come

i have been busy the past few weeks creating messes and cakes. covering my kitchen in a coat of icing sugar is something that is quickly becoming the norm in our home and i am getting REALLY good at it! if it is not all over the counter, there is icing chunks all over the floor which my babe loves. it is a race to get to it and see who can grab it first - me to get it into the garbage, or him to get it into his mouth. i usally lose as he is fast and closer to the floor than me... oh well, i am helping his immune system everytime i lose i guess.

last week had me busy with making three cakes. one for the office where my husband works, one for a church function that we had, and one for a special little boy. it was a fun and exhausting week. i have a few more cakes to do up this week and i was going to start tonight but i decided to take a night off from cleaing the kitchen from my cake creations and play around on here instead. i am not that great at blogging and even less great at figuring out how to work this site.... hoping my hubby can give me a hand.

red velvet cake, four layers with cream cheese icing. made for my husbands office. they are my guinea pigs and i am thankful for them!