Monday, September 19, 2011

Zebra Cake

This was a graduation cake, iced with butter cream and decorated with black fondant stripes. Yellow/Pink fondant bow on top. This cake served approx. 40-50.


$70.00

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Thomas the Train

This Thomas the Train cake proved to be a tough one! It was hand cut-and-pieced together and iced one part at a time. ALL edible and all butter cream, with the exception of minor details which were done with fondant. Although this cake only feeds approx. 20-25, this is one of the most detailed cakes I have done. I wish the picture was bigger and more clear!


$75.00

Star Wars

This was a star wars birthday cake, iced with butter cream (blue) and fondant (black and figures). This served approx. 30.


$45.00

Safari Baby

This turned out so cute! This was for a friend who had a baby shower in "safari" theme. It is iced with a butter cream base, and fondant patterns on top. The safari animals are also made of fondant. Serves 40-45.


$65.00

Piano Cake

This was done for a celebration honoring our worship leader at church. The piano is buttercream icing and the (very detailed) man was made of fondant. This cake only fed approx 10, but is full of detail.



$30.00

Jungle Baby

This was a baby shower cake made to feed approx. 40-45. This was decorated almost entirely with fondant, and is full of detail!




$65.00

Cartoon Horse Cake

This cake was so much fun to make. It fed approx. 25. The icing is entirely butter cream, with the exception of the eyes.



$30.00

Guitar Cake

This was my husband's groom cake for our wedding, I loved it! The majority of the icing is butter cream, with the exception of the details on the body and neck of the guitar. This cake fed approx. 30-35.


$50.00

Graduation 1

This was a graduation cake made to feed approx. 25. It was iced with buttercream, and the cap is iced with fondant.



$30.00

Goosebumps

This was a goosebumps birthday cake. It will feed approx. 20-25. The grey is butter cream, the tree, spider and mouse are fondant and the "dirt" is crushed chocolate sprinkles.


$30.00

Fondant Bow

This was my first attempt at the fondant bow, and I loved the way it turned out! I love the simple, elegant look of this cake! Butter cream icing, fondant ribbons and bow. This size will feed approx. 30-35.


$50.00

Fireman Cake

This fireman cake was so much fun to do! I wish I had a close-up picture to capture the details. This was a HUGE cake that fed close to 100-120. The majority of the icing is butter cream, however the fireman hat, the dalmation and the fire hose is fondant.


$150.00

Easter Cake

This is my Easter Cake. It is decorated with butter cream icing- with plastic eggs as details. This cake will feed approx. 30.


$40.00

Doctor Cake

This was a cake I made for one of the doc's in the ER. His extra-special request was that there was an elephant somewhere on the cake! With the exception of a thin butter cream icing layer, this cake is entirely decorated with fondant.


$45.00

Beach Cake

This cake was done for my mom's 40th birthday, who LOVES the beach! My dad actually came up with the wording. There are several textures here: The waves are butter cream icing, the sand is crushed chocolate sprinkles and the chair, dolphin and umbrella are made of fondant.




$30.00

Batman

This was a 2-tiered cake that was iced with butter cream icing. The batman logo was made of fondant. This cake fed approx 50-60. The top tier is shown first. I assembled the cake after delivery.



$65.00

Baby Basket

This is one of my favorites. I did this for a good friend of mine's baby shower. The cake is 2-layers and is iced with butter cream icing. The cake toppers are made of fondant- all edible!


$45.00

Fall Cake

This was a cake that I did for a thanksgiving potluck last year. This is a 2-layer white cake with ivory butter cream icing. the details (pumpkins, leaves and acorns) are made of fondant. This cake fed approx. 25-30.


$35.00

My Wedding Cake

One of my favorite cakes to do was my own wedding cake! Although it took almost 8 hours total to do, it was SO worth the time spent! I absolutely loved the way it turned out. The top and bottom tiers are buttercream with black fondant detailing, the 2nd and 4th are wrapped in ribbon, and the middle tier is iced with black fondant. The top layer was delicious even on our one year anniversary!


$500.00

"Investment"

This is my first attempt to have a "website" for my cakes, and since creating a site is an overwhelming idea to me, I figured this was a good place to start. All of my cakes are made personally, and many hours of my time will be spent to ensure you have exactly what YOU want! Many ask about cake prices, and I have to explain there are several factors in determining cake pricing- I hope this helps:

- How many are you expecting to feed? I typically figure $2.00 per person. (With some exceptions if you are expecting to feed less than 10)

- Do you want a one-layer (tier) cake, or multiple layers? The more layers (tiers), the more expensive. There is also an additional cost for cakes that requires special cake stands. Either I will purchase one and add the cost to the bill, OR, you may purchase one yourself.

- What kind of icing? I typically use butter cream icing, but can also use royal decorators icing or fondant. Although fondant does not takes as good, it gives the cake a more finished professional touch. Fondant will add to the cost because it is more expensive to purchase/color.

- Any special colors? Most colors I am able to match and mix myself, however, there are a few of the bold colors (Red,Black) that look much better if they are purchased pre-colored.

- Any special details/figures? The details/figures are most often made of fondant, which will add to the cost. (An example of a "figure" would be a rattle or a teddy bear on top of a baby shower cake.)

- Does this cake require delivery? I will deliver cakes (within a reasonable distance) in return for coverage of gas expenses and time. This will be discussed on a case-by-case basis.

I will add prices to the pictures of the cakes I post, to give you a better idea. I can assure you that most of the time my prices are equal to or better than a similar cake purchased from Walmart or Kroger. Why not be sure that you get EXACTLY what you want and know that your cake will be home made and fresh? Contact me for your next special day at katies.cakes@yahoo.com