Cowboy Cake

So the cake for the engagement party is finished and out the door. Here are some pictures of the cake. 

Triple layer chocolate cake filled with chocolate gnash and fresh crushed raspberries.

I am still working on the vanilla cake filled with lemon curd for my brother's birthday. 

Those pictures will follow.

Sample Cakes and Gumpaste Poppies

In preparation for the engagement party this weekend I made some mini cakes topped with gumpaste poppies. They turned out much better than I expected for my first go around and I even have another job on the books for June. 

Here are some pictures of the mini cakes and flowers.

Pictures of the final project to come.

Here we go

So I guess this is where it all started, my brother's engagement party. I was asked to make my chocolate cake and some cupcakes for the event. The result... a triple layer chocolate cake and carrot cake cupcakes.

Though this was my first attempt at a triple layer cake and it was not as clean as I would have liked, everyone enjoyed it.

At then end of the party there were some left over cupcakes and my mom took them to her school to share with the teachers. This happenstance marketing actually resulted in booking a  gig to make a cake and cupcakes for another engagement party. 

So here we go on my baking journey...