My wife's cakes

[brassmonkey]

My wife loves to bake cakes and decorate them. Well, last night, she made her first cake that was ordered by a co-worker. Until now, she's just made them for family or friends. She's had no formal training, but watches cake decorating shows and visits websites on the subject. The Air Force logo is actually an edible transfer that you can have printed at Market Basket.

[homebase]

Very nice! Professional! I bet she could make a nice side income if she has the time and took orders.

[brassmonkey]

Thank you. That's very nice of you. I keep telling her, but she's so humble and loves doing it so much that she can't associate it with a business, but instead considers it a hobby. This is the first cake she got paid for, and when her co-workers saw it she got more orders. One as far out as January!

[brassmonkey]

Although I'm not a cake eater, I couldn't talk my wife out of making me a cake for my birthday.. Although she didn't put much time into this one, it was a great cake-two layers of chocolate cake with a layer of cheesecake in the middle, which I LOVE!!!

And since KISS is my favorite band, she put the Rock and Roll Over album cover on it and made it look like a stack of records.. She is the greatest!

[homebase]

I'm speechless!! YUMMMMM!!!

I forgot to say Happy Birthday! Have a great one

[brassmonkey]

Made for a friend who goes everyday for tea with her girlfriends.

[brassmonkey]

Here are pics of the cake my wife made for homebase and her baby shower (thank you, homebase for the kind words..)

[homebase]

We received a lot of compliments on the cake at my granddaughters baby shower, not to mention that my granddaughter was thrilled when she saw the cake. Her theme was rain forest and it couldn't have been any better! (she kept asking me about the cake and I told her to trust me )

But, it didn't stop there. My sister from New York was there and she took pictures that she sent on to her daughter in Michigan that also commented on the cake. Even the pictures don't really do it the justice it deserves, the detail was superb! The little baby bottle in front of the elephant even had the ounce marks.

Your pictures are better than mine, I'm clipping them.

[brassmonkey]

Thank you for the feedback (and your very generous check)! She really enjoyed making that cake, and she hopes to get even better at it.. Her only drawback is that she can only do it once all the kids are in bed if she wants to concentrate! I'm just glad to see her have a hobby that she really enjoys and that others get some enjoyment out of as well.

[brassmonkey]

My wife made a cake for my son, who loves to go to the movies and see the movies as soon as they come out. The "popcorn" is marshmallows with slits made in them with scissors. For the little cups, she made a sheet cake and used biscuit cutters to cut out little cakes to fit in them.

[homebase]

Genius! A real novel cake! I don't think there is an occasion that wouldn't enjoy such a novelty cake nor one that could stump your wife!

[brassmonkey]

Here is the latest cake-made for my hairy, thumbless daughter's 5th birthday.










And here's the one that Mocha was allowed to eat:

[homebase]

Now that's adorable! Talk about a lucky dog!

[brassmonkey]

[brassmonkey]

This cake was done for a friend who loves the beach. The flip-flops are made of fondant, and the sand is brown sugar..

[brassmonkey]

A cake made for a friend's birthday.

[brassmonkey]

My wife amazes me! She is preparing for her first wedding cake, so she has taught herself how to make roses.... She is always improving. She was nervous about the roses, but practice makes perfect...

[brassmonkey]

Her first wedding cake, and she was nervous... She should know better. Came out great for being self-taught.