Lily's Black/White Red Carpet Bash!!!

I'm so excited to share this dessert table!! It was created for Lily Anderson who is turning 10 in May. Lily is a very special girl with a very special story!! (she is basically a celebrity around here!) ;)

In 2009 she was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma Cancer (Stage 4) in the form of a large tumor in her abdomen. Further testing revealed that the cancer had spread to other parts of her body as well. This brave little girl has undergone surgery, radiation and chemotherapy to battle this mean disease. Its been a long fight for her and the war is not entirely over. After a while in remission the doctors recently found a little spot on her and have resumed chemotherapy to fight this monster and win the battle. More on her story can be found here.

Lily originally planned her party for May, but with such a busy schedule coming up, she and her mother decided to move the party to this weekend! I got a phone call on Monday from her mother. Lily was at the hospital recieving a treatment of chemotherapy. Her friend Kylie was with her to keep her company and while they were sitting there doing some major party planning Kylie said "We need to call Ms Kate! She'll get a cake for you by this weekend!" So Kylie pulled up my website they began looking at cakes to pass the time. She came across one of my zebra cakes and fell in love. Her mom made the call to me and I dropped everything to get this cake done. But such a special girl deserves more than just a cake. My goal was to knock Lily's socks off!!!

The theme of this party is Red Carpet/Black and White so the table is mostly black and white with accents in red. Can I please just take the time to give a HUGE shout out to Amanda Parker of Shindig Parties To Go!!! What a wonderful friend I have found in her! She created (and so graciously donated) the printables for this table and OMG they are so gorgeous!!! Planning this table was a bit of a challenge as I was on a very limited timetable, but girlfriend whipped this gorgeous design up in one night! I am forever grateful to her for helping me with this project! She is amazing and her party designs are fantastic. You MUST check her out!

So here it is...Lily Anderson's Sweet 10th birthday!!!
















































Lily with her cake. :)
I am hoping for more pictures of the party to come. While I was setting up the table I saw lots of fun stuff going up around me including a red carpet, photo booth, makeup artist, stereo systems and an awesome black and white balloon arch! It was one fabulous party and I can't wait to see (and hopefully share) more!!

This was such a rewarding project for me! Not only was it SO FUN to create, but sweet Lily is the BEST kid in the world! She thanked me over and over and over while I was setting it up. She was so excited about her party and I feel so lucky to be a part of her special day!

TEN YEARS OLD!!

Double digits! Thats huge!!!! :)

Happy Early Birthday Lily!!!!

Paula Deen today!

If you get a moment tune in to Paula's Best Dishes on the Food Network! (11:00am EST) I'll be on there, stumbling around Paula's kitchen doing my cake thing. :)

This should be interesting! lol

Also, I've got a lot of exciting eye candy coming up!!! Stay tuned! Hope to have some pics up by tonight. :)

70 Years of Adventure

This cake was created for Susie who is celebrating her 70th birthday! Her daughter ordered the cake and when we originally spoke she was thinking a tiered cake to feature all her mother's interests and some of her life's adventures. I was having a difficult time coming up with a plan for a cake that would make sense w/ all the different themes they wanted the cake to include (favorite sports teams, hobbies, travel, states she has lived in, "world's best grandma", etc). I was afraid the cake would look very choppy with so much going on and no main design to pull it all together.

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Then I came up with a solution that I think pulled it off nicely...a suitcase covered in stickers...70 Years of Adventure and all along the way Susie has been adding stickers to her suitcase. Daughter loved the idea and we went for it. :) My new printer w/ edible ink came just in time for this one! All the stickers were printed on wafer paper with edible ink and then applied to fondant.

So here it is... Susie's 70 Years of Adventures!

Pink and Green Girly Monkey

Cake made to match this adorable invitation...

Giveaway Winner!!!!!

FIRST OFF, thank you all so much for the love and support!! Your wonderful comments build me up so much and make me love what I do even more!! I so appreciate all of you! :)

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And onto the winner! (chosen randomly)

Congrats to...

Caidy and Gavin's Mommy said... I LOVE your Blog!! I think I've read every single entry... Ha ha! You're cakes are amazing and you're an inspiration! I would love to win this and learn more from Cake School! My e-mail is Krissy12052@aol.com April 10, 2011 6:14 PM

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Good luck to everyone of my followers who are out there doing the "cake thing". :) Its fun and frustrating isn't it!?! Check out Melissa's website and if you get a chance, JOIN IT! I think you'll find a lot of great tips to make your job a little easier. :)

EEK!!! Lookie what I just saw!!!!

My husband just forwarded this to me. April 23 is the big day for my appearance on Paula's Best Dishes!! For a while I've been in denial that this is really happening, but I guess its official! April 23 is the big day!!

Click on the picture to see the show description!!!!

Dora Cupcakes!!!

If there was an award for "Most Time Consuming Treat Ever", these little cupcakes would win!! So adorable and fun to make (don't get me wrong), but they took patience and time...LOTS of patience and time.

12 Doras, 12 Boots and 12 Swipers....

Stick a fork in me, I'm done!

HAND ME A GLASS OF WINE and don't call me till tomorrow!!!! ;)

Dora's hair, Boots' hair and ears and Swiper's ears and whiskers were made of candy melts. Swiper's snout was 1/2 marshmallow covered in candy melts.

Calen's Western Cake!

French Poodle Birthday

This cake is for my very bestest friend Merey. I love this girl! She is pure joy to be around...goofy, FUN, sweet and funny. When you're around her you're laughing. She is awesome!

I'm very lucky to have such a wonderful friend in my life and I wanted to create a cake that would fit her personality...beautiful, sweet, classy, girly and a little silly. :) Thats my friend to a tee! So I know its likely not typical to have poodles on your 30th birthday cake, but if you knew Merey...it works. Its odd and I'm not even sure why, but poodles have been our little inside "joke thing" for years and years. Every time one of us sees a poodle we call each other, every birthday card we give each other has a poodle on it, almost every Christmas there is a poodle ornament exchanged.

Poodles. God love 'em; they're great. :) I had to add them.

Their names, Fred and Fredina.

I cannot wait to present this cake to her tonight at her surprise birthday party that her sweet hubby is throwing her. I honestly think she is going to die when she realizes her romantic dinner is actually a surprise party!!!

PICS FROM THE PARTY!!!!

A very surprised birthday girl! :)

All she kept saying was "Oh me! Oh me!!!" lol Speechless. Me and my college girlies...Carol on the left, Merey, myself and Delaine on the end. I have all their 30th birthday cakes crossed off my list. Lots of 30th celebrations this year! It seems like just last year we were turning 19 together! Amazing how time flys...

Me and my hubby...the man behind the cakes. :)

Bridal Shower Cupcakes

Aren't these cupcakes adorable!?!?!

I just love how soft and feminine these colors are. What a pretty little cupcake to celebrate a bride! :)

Happy bridal shower Renee!!!

Orange and Brown Bridal Shower

Made to match the invitations...