Penguin Winter Wonderland Cake

This cake was SO much fun to make.  I can't even tell you how much I loved doing this.  It was a joy to put together.  I sculpted each penguin to represent a grandchild that would be at our Christmas gathering (the Christmas Day gathering).  The igloo is made from the ball pan.  Bottom layer is just a single 9 inch round.  All in buttercream.

Igloo is covered in fondant.  I used gumpaste tools to make it look bricked.

Happy Birthday Jesus Cake

Each year, my son and I have a tradition of making a birthday cake for Jesus on Christmas Eve.  I knew I'd have to step it up this year since I've gotten into baking and decorating.  This was my creation.

Cake was white almond sour cream with buttercream filling.  Frosted in buttercream with fondant sculpture deco.  Manger (or is it creche?) was made of rice cereal treats.  My cousin said this was in her "top five of best frostings she's ever tasted." I was impressed, considering she's been all over the world. :)

Christmas Ornament Cake

Most of my cakes start out "simple" and then I began getting carried away as I work.  I usually don't have it all planned out before I start.  Inspiration strikes as I work and I'm compelled to do more and more.  Such is the case with this simple Christmas cake.

All ornaments made from fondant. Cake was white almond sour cream.

I've been dying to use my ball pan and so this was my first time working with it.  I love the look of this cake and the client was over the moon about it.  She just told me to "make it Christmassy" so needless to say she was shocked when it was delivered.