Drum Birthday Cake

My husband's cousin asked me to make a cake for her to surprise her drummer boyfriend for his 40th birthday and I was happy to take on the task! I modeled the cake after his drums, which are sparkly white with a black drum-head. And the best part was that my husband and I also got invited to the show that he and his band were playing, so we also got to enjoy the music and eat the cake too- yum! Chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream frosting and fondant, sugar pearls and sanding sugar for decoration. Though I must say, the cake didn't look quite as nice once the knife got to it...

Ladybug Cookies

I made some ladybug cookies for a little girl's pink and orange ladybug themed birthday party. These went by mail this time and they arrived at their destination super fast (thanks usps!). I think they turned out really cute, especially once the ladybugs were wrapped up in bags with a little flower. I hope she had a very sweet and special 2nd birthday! Sugar cookies with lemon royal icing.

Valentine's Day Cookies.

I absolutely love Valentine's Day. Give me a day to celebrate with pink, hearts and glitter and I'm on board! I haven't started the cookies for this year yet, but I think they're going to be similar to the heart ones I did last year. I had so much fun just being creative and decorating all the different hearts that I can't wait for the ones this year. I also flavored them with a hint of rosewater to make them extra festive! Here's some that I made last year.

Preschool Snack Time.

I was in charge of snack at my son's preschool a few weeks ago and since the theme of the week was Firemen and Firestations and such I decided to let the kids decorate their own dalmatian muffins. I took in muffins that already had the frosting on them and the kids used chocolate chips for eyes, pink jellybeans for a nose, mini chocolate chips for dalmatian spots and Trader Joe's chocolate cat cookies as the ears. Look how cute they turned out!