A Hero's Welcome

Guys, I'm so excited. My sister is about to have her second baby (a little boy!) in just under a month! While they don't have a name picked out yet (perfection doesn't come easy), I'm just going to refer to him as the Little Hero.

So last weekend, we had a superhero-themed baby shower to welcome the Little Hero into the world! And since my brother-in-law loves Marvel, I decided to bring the awesomeness into the cake realm!

Behold, the Superhero Baby Shower Cake!

I'm so excited about it. It was my first time sculpting actual figures out of edible modeling clay. The Wolverine is my favorite!!

I'm the best at what I do, and what I do is look adorable.

He was really fun to make, especially the boots! I modeled them loosely after the Funko Pop bobbleheads (of which I have a collection of six, and it's still growing!) but added my own spin to them.

And then there's the Hulk!

HULK SMASH YOU IN FACE WITH CUTENESS,.

I think I'm most excited about his hair. I've never done hair before! And--well, look at it!

HULK UNDERSTAND VALUE OF PERSONAL GROOMING.

I took a blob of black clay and snipped it randomly with scissors and pressed it on his head, and I was surprised by how well it came out!

My Spider-Man took FOREVER to do, since I had to individually place every web on his body and they kept falling off, but I think he turned out pretty okay! Although his stance makes me laugh. Compared to the battle stances of Wolverine and Hulk, his arms dangling at his side makes him look he's just so not into the whole crime-fighting thing.

With great power comes great. . . *sigh* who cares.

 The top of the cake was Captain America's Shield, made out of a Chinet paper plate (it's sturdier than card stock) and some good ol' fashioned marker drawings, complete with the phrase, "A Hero Is Born!"

Overall, I think if came out pretty well! The cityscape in the background was made by my younger sister and my friend out of old cereal boxes, paint, construction paper, and pom-poms to look like fireworks. They also put little Superman, Batman, and Flash figurines that they found from the dollar section at Target. It set the scene perfectly!

As far as the cake itself, I made cookies and cream pound cake with chocolate fudge in the layers and buttercream frosting with vanilla fondant. Om nom nom.

So when the Little Hero finally decides to make an appearance, we'll be ready for him! 

You better believe it, bub.

Merry (Belated) Christmas!

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year, Cakesters! Hope you all had a wonderful winter break and enjoyed spending time with your families and eating yummy things!

So I have a lot to update you guys on. Back in October, I made a wedding cake for my good friends Amy and Ryan for their fall-themed wedding.

It was a lot of fun to make, and was one of my better cakes I think! It's exciting to see my quality get a bit better with each cake =)

They had two little porcelain pumpkins as their cake toppers. Amy added a tiny top hat and veil to them. Adorable!

There were three different flavors of pound cake: sour cream, cookies and cream, and Italian Sweet Cream, all filled with white chocolate buttercream. Om nom nom.

I made the leaves out of fondant and gum paste with yellow gel color. I then painted them with a little bit of vodka (to dry fast without losing the color) and more gel color. 

Once they were dry, I used edible gold spray (Wilton brand), sprayed it on a piece of tin foil, and painted it over the leaves to give them the metallic gold sheen. The tiny gold heart sprinkled are also edible! (Can you tell I live at Michael's?)

I think it turned out really well! I'm excited about it. =) And that brings us to cake numero dos: The Christmas Cake!

Keeping it in the family, Amy's mother-in-law commissioned me to make her church group a cake for their Christmas party. When I asked her what she wanted, all she said was "Make it really, really cool."

And I thought, "Well, let's see what happens."

With the help of my mother (who went to Hallmark and found these fancy ornaments and such), I was able to pull this crafty cake together! The Santa silhouette was actually a sparkly addition that I cut out of this really beautiful Hallmark card and stuck it on the cake with candy melts. (I felt bad ruining the card, but hey, pretty cake! =D )

The whooshy winter winds was made from silver edible metal spray (that I used a paintbrush for yet again), and the stars were from white candy melts that I also painted on.

A beautiful nativity ornament!

The tree ties it all together.

Another pretty ornament that was perfect for the "O" in "Joy!"

So that's all of them so far! Sorry about the long-winded post. I really should update more often. Guess I've figured out my New Year's Resolution for 2015! =)

Minnie Mouse Cake!

So last week was my niece Gianna's second birthday party. This year, the theme was Minnie Mouse, and everything was adorable.

So I was asked to make the cake, and this is how it turned out!

For having done 99% of the cake in less than a day, I'm pretty proud of it!

The lettering is my favorite part, I think. I was surprised the Disney font came out so well!

It was also my first attempt at ruffles and an actual plain bow, and they also worked well! Score two for Patty!

The hat on top is made of a half-ball of Styrofoam, and the ears are made of fondant covered Oreos that I toothpicked into the head. I loved making this cake! Disney is pretty much my life. 8(|=D (That's a smiley with a Mickey hat. . .)

We'll see what creations are to come next!

My First Commission

Hey, guys!

So a month ago I received a call for a legit wedding cake! It was for a beautiful bride named Myra. After a consultation and cake tasting with her and her mother, we decided to make a four-tiered, cream-colored wedding cake with white fondant ribbon and bows.  The result is below! I am quite proud of it. =D

 The top three tiers are Almond Cream Cheese Pound Cake, and the bottom is Triple Chocolate Cake.

It took me running to literally seven different stores in the mall, calling two different Michaels, and searching through the notions and jewelry section of Walmart before I found the brooches for the bows. But luckily, right when I was about to give up hope, I found two gorgeous pearl bracelets with detachable pins that were only $5 each at Sears!Surprising, right? But beautiful nonetheless!

The chocolate layer was filled with chocolate ganache, and everything was covered in white chocolate buttercream. Mmmm.

The whole project took a solid week to complete (since I could only work at night after working at my full-time job), but I never could have finished anything without the help of my amazing mother! Thanks, Mama! She, my father, and wonderful friend Sarah helped me deliver the cake across town in the back of a mini-van. The amount of stress and ridiculousness that occurred that day enabled us to say, many times over, how we should have our own reality show. I'd watch that. ;)

And Saturday is my niece's 2nd birthday party. I can't believe it's been a year since her last one! You remember that cake, the Under the Sea cake?

Yeah, that one!

Well, this year, the party is Minnie Mouse themed. And the cake I am going to make for the occasion is sure to be adorable! Stay tuned! =D

New & Improved!

Hello, everyone! So, I know what you're thinking: "Whaaaaat? This isn't Mad Love Creations? What up, yo??" Well, you're right, in a way. This is my new and improved cake business: For Goodness Cakes! Welcome, welcome. It's going to be a fun ride.

Anyway, so this updated design and name was spawned last night as a result of my neighbor's surprise 60th birthday party. She loves gardening and the color purple, which thus brought me to making this cake:

Adorbs, right?

The top layer was made of sour cream pound cake, courtesy of Paula Deen's recipe. . .

And the bottom layer was my go-to chocolate chip pound cake. 

My mom helped to organize the party. It was such a success. And the adorable butterfly lantern even lit up!

Did I mention it was from the dollar store? Score!

Anyway, it looks like the new For Goodness Cakes is going to be a hit!  Check back for more awesomeness soon! =D

Release the Fandoms

So I know it's been quite a long time, and for that I apologize. But I am able to make it up to you by offering something even better.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you. . . the Ultimate Fandom Cake.

I should explain the name.

My best friend's name is Shellie. She loves Sherlock Holmes. I mean, adores him: the stories, the movies, the BBC show (not Elementary. No. Just. . . no.) 

I once wrote a story (which I realize now is what the kids call "fanfiction") where she and I were female versions of Sherlock and Dr. Watson. Shellie and Patty became Shellock and Dr. Patson. 

The names work so well though, don't they?

We often refer this to each other (and it has caught on among friends), so to incorporate the Sherlock fandom for her birthday, I used her name, and created a pipe out of vanilla fondant.

 There are a total of six different fandoms present in this cake, signifying all the things we love most.

A golden snitch from Harry Potter. . .

Pineapples for the sweet show "Psych". . .

Are you a fan of delicious flavor?

TARDIS blue fondant, bowties, and fezzes for "Doctor Who". . .

Fantastic! Allons-y! Geronimo!

"Game of Thrones" font face. . .

Awesomeness is Coming.

And Excalibur from "Merlin."

Give me a break, I made the entire cake in like three hours.

Shellie even played the epic song from the main actors of "Merlin" and pulled the sword from the stone like a bad-A!

If I had watched it then, I totally would have added a pentagram from "Supernatural" to complete the SuperWhoLock motif, but alas, maybe next year.

This was a giant flippin' cake. I once again made chocolate chip pound cake with fudge icing, but I realized it was not tall enough to adequately display the lettering and designs. So I made a layer of blondies to add flavor and height, and it was glorious.

Portion Size: Man.

So if you have any fandoms to which you'd love to express your loyalty with delicious confections, don't hesitate to call me, or beep me if you wanna reach me.  If you wanna page me, you can't. This isn't 1997, dude. Get a Facebook or something.