Draper open house

I was SO excited about doing this cake.  The mother of the groom brought me a picture months before the event.  The couple was getting married in Miami, in August, and not doing an open house here until September, and the mother of the groom had pretty much free reign for it.

I was so happy to have a client who wanted color on their wedding cake!

The bride had chosen a beautiful combination of oranges and purple for her colors, and the cake in the picture incorporated all of them.  

I am still learning to mix colors and get the shades I need.  To top that, I only had an image on my computer to go from.  For that reason, the colors did not seem exactly right to me, but I went with them anyway.  It turned out, they were a perfect match!  I really loved how the cake was displayed in front of a mirror, and loved that the orange flowers and lamp shades tied together the flowers on the cake.

The cake was a hit!  I have had comments and calls from people all week.  That always feels good!

Three Sisters

This was a simple, last minute cake for 3 sisters who all have Sept. birthdays. They always celebrate with extended family on Labor Day. Two of the sisters are twins who are in marching band with my son, Trevor.  One of the girls is on drumline with him, and the other is the drum major for the whole band.  

I had auctioned off a cake at the summer fund raiser, and their mom, who organized the event, got one of my cards, and called me on Wednesday, for a cake on Sunday.  Normally, I do not take last minute requests like that, but my whole family was out of town, and I had the opportunity to do a cake uninterrupted!

She said only that she wanted something like I had auctioned off, and that the girls' rooms were pinks, purples and lime green; a perfect color combination!

Here is the final result.

Mom and the younger daughter came to pick up the cake.  They were ga ga!  They just couldn't say enough good about it!

Later that night, I got a text from the mom.  She said that the entire family had loved it, and that when Natalie, the drum major, saw the cake, she exclaimed, "I always wanted a cake like this, and never thought I would get one!"

Those are the best texts to get!