Una Torta Autunnale… An Autumnal Cake…

We celebrated Jody's Birthday at Tami's.  The  theme was " An Autumn Affair ".  I was in charge of the cake.  It had to be delicious,  and beautiful so I came up with this Soft Gingerbread Cake… I made candied pecans,  salted caramel sauce,  and cream cheese frosting,  then put all three between the soft gingerbread layers .  I did a crumb coat on top of the entire cake,  then covered it with fondant.  The leaves and pumpkins were made of  gum paste,  and fondant,  then painted with food colors,  and luster dust.  Very Autumnal…and delicious,  perfect flavors for the Holiday Season.  I need to make this cake for other Holiday Gatherings…

Una Torta Per Una Amica Speciale... A Cake For A Special Friend...

We celebrated Tami's Birthday,  and I was in charge of the cake. The party was a Beach Theme .  For the decoration on the cake,  I made Gelatin  Bubbles , which is a decorating technique that I had never used before.  I also made Gum Paste Seashells,   White Chocolate "Coral" and  sprinkled on a little Sanding Sugar and Gold Glitter for "Sand".   It was fun to make,  and I really love how it turned out.  The cake itself was a White Cake with a layer of Almond Paste and Apricot Jam thinned with a bit of White Rum,  topped with Cream Cheese Frosting.  Pretty delicious !

   

Una Bella Torta Per Una Bella Sorella... A Pretty Cake For A Pretty Sister...

We celebrated Anna's Birthday with a family dinner.  The cake was pretty and sweet,  just like Anna. I decorated in soft colors that matched the cake,  and a sweet bird theme,  because Anna likes birds.  The cake was surrounded in  handmade decorations resembling  Ribbon Pinwheels  which I made  using Gum Paste,  and placed a White Chocolate Vintage  Button  in the center.   I lightly painted the Pinwheels and Buttons using  pastel Luster Dust and Edible Glitter We definitely like things to sparkle around here... Nicola's birthday was last week so we celebrated him too,  but the girls always get top billing,  because the boys don't care about their birthday's the way we girls do  : ) .  We had a great time ...