Baby Carriage

For a baby shower, of course. This was for one of our NYPD contacts, departing for her maternity leave.

Ray Romano

My son, Andrew, imitates Ray Romano fairly often, and has his voice down pat. He requested a pic of Ray on his birthday cake. I found this cartoon version of Ray from a Simpsons episode, and yes, I stole it.

Mr. Met

You may have gathered by now, I'm a HUGE Mets fan. My dad and I spent lots of time together at Shea (sob!), and for his birthday, he wanted Mr Met.

Piano Cake

This 3-tiered cake was for an 80th surprise birthday party. All 3 tiers are yellow cake, with vanilla pudding filling. The piano topper is made of chocolate. The musical notes are "floating" on floral wire. One little guy at the party kept coming over and staring, and finally asked me if the piano was "real". When I told him it was chocolate and it could be eaten later, his eyes got so big! Made my day!

Just Beachy!

This was a birthday cake, but I would never reveal the lady's age! This cake is chocolate, with a layer of cherries, and a layer of devil's food pudding. The trunk of my palm tree is a pretzel rod, with chocolate chip coconuts. Everything on this cake is edible.

Car Cake

This cake was fun to make, and was for a very worthwhile cause. I donated this cake to a fundraiser being held by our bowling alley and a local classic car club, to raise funds for a fellow-bowling league member who has been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease. The fundraiser was lots of fun, with bowling, face painting, music, raffles, and many cars to take a look at outside. Turnout was great, and everyone had a fun time.

Girl Scouts

I created this cake for my daughter's Girl Scout Troop's moving up ceremony. The girls are bridging from Junior Scouts to Cadettes. So the girls on the cake also went up in size and color rank. The inside, true to GS lore, is s'mores flavored - chocolate cake, marshmallow & graham cracker crumb filling. Lots of pre-teens on sugar highs after this one!