Unless you’re a “Jersey Shore” fan you probably have no idea what this cake is all about. I know, I know, why would anyone want a cake like this? A very good friend of mine who was celebrating her 30th birthday was a huge “Jersey Shore” fan. She called me and all she said was “fried pickles”. Huh? Google here i come….I had no idea what she was talking about. The one thing that came up on the search engine was the video of Snooki eating, you guessed it, FRIED PICKLES! How fitting to make a cake like this! Needles to say, she ate it for breakfast. In true Jersey Shore style:)

Aaden’s 2nd Birthday was a true test of my skills. I found this cake in a book i grabbed from the library and as soon as i saw it i knew it would be perfect for Aaden. I loved making this cake. It was a challenge as this was the first 3D cake i was making. Good thing for instructions:)

The third cake i made for a friend of my moms whom she used to work with in Cochrane. This was also a first for me and very last minute. I found this recipe for a Apple-Cinnamon cake with Brown Sugar Buttercream and i knew i had to make it. It sounded delicious and it tasted even better! The design i came up with after going back through my Wilton books and found the technique called “cornelli lace”. I thought it would look pretty along with a bow and i loved the final outcome.

My daughters birthday was fast approaching and i knew i had to make something spectacular. LIke i said, it’s in my nature to always try to outdo myself. She had mentioned she wanted a “Tangled” theme. So many ways i could have gone with this cake. I decided to take things in a whole new direction. Once again, a first for me. Good thing i had my husband to help me with the construction of this beast. I ended up attaching PVC pipe to a cake board to make sure this thing would stay up and be able to hold a 6″ cake on top. The roof of the cake was RK (Rice Krispie) treats as well as the entire tower. The top of the tower and the bottom were Vanilla cake filled with Strawberry Buttercream. I look back at this cake and it makes me smile:) Amelie loved it and all the kids loved watching it get cut. I cried a little cause i knew how much time it had taken me to make this beast but in the end I have to “Let them eat cake!”

I also had a request for a 8th Birthday party that was taking place at a Rock Climbing establishment here in Calgary. I figured why not make a rock climbing wall? I had baked 2 different size cakes and put them together to create the wall part of the cake. My husband was the one who actually came up with the idea of making the “rock pattern” and i’m glad i listened;)

I have made many friends over the last 20 years living in Calgary but this was a special cake i made for a very close friends baby shower from my first few years in this country. I got the inspiration from our childhood stories about Storks and where babies came from.