Florida I.C.E.D. News...

Florida ICED's first year turned out to be a HUGE success. We are now off to planning and preparing for our 2nd Annual Florida ICED Cake Competition. The dates and location have officially been announced! So, mark your calendars for March 31 and April 1, 2012.  This years venue is AMAZING. It will be held at the Circle Square Cultural Center here in Ocala.   I will keep everyone updated on my blog, but you can also check out www.FloridaICED.com  If you have any questions on sponsoring, vendor space or and general questions, please let me know and I will be glad to assist you. 

Also, this years theme, which we voted on at the last show, will be Masquerade Ball.  There will be categories for every type of decorator to enter! It should be a wonderful event!

Tink, Tink, Huddle....Kakes Done!

So here is my busy weekend of kakery results.
The first Tinkerbell kake turned out great, despite a few setbacks which hopefully aren't that noticeable. ;)

Everyone at Allison's 4th Birthday loved the Chocolate kake with Strawberry filling. :)

The second Tinkerbell kake was for a friends 3rd birthday. I love the way the gumpaste grass twists turned out! A new technique that was so much fun!

 Everything shown is completely edible except the Tink candle on top. I had the pleasure to be at this birthday party, that was so much fun, and taste this YUMMMY Kake! The yellow butter Kake with raspberry filling was AMAZING! Everyone loooved it!

Finally, my very first "Building" kake! What a great challenge this was for me. I THRIVE on challenges and this one took the kake! lol
This was a 1st Anniversary kake for a friend of mine. They originally met at a Huddle House restaurant in Georgia and I had the bright idea to replicate that exact restaurant. It turned out soooo cute!

The Red Velvet kake turned out wonderfully! The couple LOVED the recreation!

So, all in all, I had a very successful weekend! It was so much fun making these wonderful kakes. I love all the support and opportunities you all are bringing my way. Keep them coming!

Happy Kakery!





Kake, Kake, Kake!

Just when I thought I was going to have a relaxing weekend, last minute kakes popped up. A little challenging too. I have two different "Tinkerbell" themed birthday kakes, but they have to be different, of course! Also, a replica of "The Huddle House" restaurant! Pretty excited about all 3! Baking, baking, baking day!!! Sooooo much fun! Thank you ALL!!! Will post pix of all 3 kakes upon completion! :)

Just Plain Kake Talk....

As the day draws to an end and the refrigerator fills to the brim, I know I've had a successful day of kakery! Father's day is coming up, birthday's and just plain occassion kakes are filling up my days off! I'm definitely NOT complaining, the more the merrier. Just sooooo looking forward to being part time! So I will have more time for KAKES. Only a few more weeks! I couldn't have done it without all the love and support of my family and friends. It means more to me than I can even put into words.
I'm so excited and blessed to have this chapter of my life unfolding. I can't wait to see what the future holds!
So keep checking in! Lots of exciting stuff! I can feel it!!!! :)

Baby Shower Kake

Last weekend I had the opportunity to make a beautiful baby shower cake for a good friend of mine that is welcoming her first baby, Mya, into the world. (She's also due on my birthday!) She gave me a picture of her bedding set and asked me to model the cake after that. Here is the bedding set.

And here is her finished cake!



 It turned out beautifully! A vanilla cake with raspberry filling and the same for the cupcakes. It turned out wonderfully! Thank you Amy for the opportunity, it was a great shower and I can't wait to meet Mya!

First Kake Talk

Welcome to my blog! I want this to be for everyone that loves kake. Whether you love to bake, decorate, read about, watch shows or just plain eat kake! I'm going to share my kake experiences with you all. The good, the bad and the kake-tastrophies! Hopefully there won't be many bad or kake-tastrophies and there will be lots of good!
I'll share with you any new products or techniques I come accross. Also, as a member of the commitee for the Florida I.C.E.D. Cake Competition you will get lots of news about our upcoming 2012 event!

So keep checking back, lots of exciting things to come!
-Kristin