Long delay...

I haven't been posting on here much lately because I've been designing a new cake website and considering getting licensed. So far, I've been doing cakes for people I know or friends of friends. And I just make them for what they cost me, this way I don't get into tax trouble. I really like making cakes. So, I've decided to go ahead and launch an actual business, get the license, and be legit. Yeah, that means I have to charge more, but I'll still like making the cakes too! I'll try to still post some pictures of my cakes here, but won't be doing as much writing. If you want to see more, check out the new site:

www.wix.com/kattienormand/forthesakeofcake

The tiniest celebration.

This cake was for a baby shower for a little girl born at 26 weeks! She was 1 lb 10 oz and has been in the NICU for months, but doing very well and is projected to come home in just three weeks. When my son was born, he had a short stay in the NICU and was in the room right next to little Alex. At 7 lbs, he seemed like a giant in comparison. Alex's mom happens to work with a very good friend of mine and I told her that I'd make a special cake when they were able to celebrate.



This one was a four layer lemon cake with raspberry filling and butter cream icing. The decorations were made from fondant, including the flap, handle, and pockets. I'm sure it was a great celebration of a tiny little life.

One Week Wedding

This wedding was VERY last minute. A friend of a friend needed a wedding cake and hadn't booked anyone a week before the wedding. I agreed to do it, but it was a stretch to get all the prep work done in a week (not normally, but being 9 months pregnant and having a one-year old adds a lot).

She wanted a white cake with butter cream icing and roses. I like the look of the chocolate roses and people can actually eat them, which is nice. After all that work I want people to enjoy them. I had a couple of friends who came and helped me work on roses, leaves, and petals throughout the week, which was a huge help. I finished the final ones Friday night, just in time to let them dry overnight and place them Saturday. The cake was delivered exactly one week (to the hour) after it was ordered. Not sure I'd do that again, but they were happy with it, so that counts for something...

Happy Birthday Sweet Addi!

Our niece Addison recently turned 4 and to celebrate we made the 5-hour trip to make her a Hello Kitty cake. We haven't been able to celebrate with her for her birthday since our wedding (which was just days before her 1st birthday) so this needed to be special. I decided to try my first ever topsy turvy cake for her because she such a spunky little girl. She asked for pink and chocolate cake, so this one is strawberry on the bottom and chocolate on the top, all with butter cream icing. The decorations are fondant, except the rings (which the little girls loved) and the Hello Kitty candle. It turned out pretty well for my first try.

Mini Cupcakes and Giant Cupcakes

These mini cupcakes were pumpkin cinnamon with cream-cheese icing and glazed pecans on top. They were made will real (from the pumpkin) pumpkin that my neighbor brought me. Wow! I didn't realize what a difference using non-canned pumpkin really makes. The pecans were also a very yummy touch. The two offices these went too gave great reviews.



These 4 giant cupcakes were for the birthday of the sister of a lady my husband works with (wow...). She ordered them just the afternoon before she needed them, which made them a quick job. They are dark chocolate with butter cream icing. The simple decorations are white dragees and m&ms. Go Colts!!

Thomas the Train

While I consider Thomas the Train to be a rather disturbing cartoon, MANY kids love it. I wasn't surprised when a grandmother ordered these cupcakes for her grandson's 4th birthday.






The cupcakes were dark chocolate with butter cream icing. The decorations are fondant and trains are plastic Thomas figures. I like to give little ones something to keep after the cake is done.

Harley Davidson

This Harley birthday cake was banana chocolate-chip with cream-cheese icing. The logo was made of fondant and the lettering is icing.

Nature lover

This cake was banana chocolate chip with cream cheese icing. The decorations were made from white chocolate. The birthday girl is a nature lover and since it's fall, I had to go with leaves.

Sunflowers

These were chocolate "surprise" cupcakes with butter cream icing. The decorations were oreo cookies for the center (mini-caksters for the minis), frosting petals, and ladybugs made from peanut butter m&ms and black jell. They were fun to make and fun to eat.

18 Holes

This golf cake was for the 50th birthday of a big golf fan. The cake is yellow with lemon filling and butter cream icing. The decorations are mainly fondant, but I had to get plastic golf balls (around the bottom) and golf bag because I only had a couple of days notice on this one. It should feed around 30 people and I hope it makes his birthday special.

My Phoebe's First Birthday

I wondered what to do when it was my daughter that turned 1... I've made countless cakes for other people's celebrations, but this was my baby. She loves her furry puppy and that's about her only obsession at this point, so I decided to make her a replica. I wasn't taking pictures as I was getting everything ready so there's only one picture of her first birthday cake (way to go mommy)... She loved it and it tasted great.

Navy and Yellow Wedding

This wedding cake was entirely chocolate with butter cream icing for a wedding with about 150 guests. The flower and swag decorations were made from fondant with clear dragees as accents. (There were also two white sheet cakes for those people who didn't like chocolate.)

Mari's Farm Cake

My niece just turned 2 and she loves animals. I thought it was only fitting that she had her own farm cake. The cake was confetti with butter cream icing. The fence was made from tootsie rolls, animals from fondant, and the barn from rice krispie bars covered in fondant. She was one happy girl!

Sweet 16

This was a cake for a sweet 16 party. She loved zebra print and had a pink dress for the party, so we went with both for the cake. The cake was fudge marble with almond butter cream icing and fondant decorations.

Whales and Monsters

These whales were a challenge... They are made from twinkies, round cookies, frosting, and a bunch of other props. They turned out well and the kids LOVED them.



These monsters were fitting considering they were for middle schoolers ;)