Connor's 1st Communion Cake

Connor celebrated his 1st Communion and I'm so honored that I was able to make a cake to help celebrate it!  He wanted a white cake.  It's frosted with buttercream frosting and topped with some fondant and 1st Communion topper.  

I also made some cupcakes.  These are topped with fondant and chocolate crosses.

We're so proud of you Connor!  Congratualtions on such a wonderful event!

Jonathan's 1st Communion Cake

Jonathan's cake was a simple cake for a very special family get together.  His mom decided on a chocolate cake with white frosting and I made my vanilla bean buttercream for the occasion.  If you look closely, you can see the flecks of vanilla bean throughout the cake.  

For his cake, I wanted to keep it looking masculine, so I opted for the blue sprinkles on top to outline the cross.  I think the effect turned out really nice.

Congratulations and blessings to Jonathan on his very special day!

Sophie's First Communion Cake

Sophie had big plans for her First Communion cake.  She really wanted a blue cake.  Royal Blue.  And she wanted a host with a gold cross on top with light blue accents.  And she wanted a red velvet cake.  And a chocolate cake.  She had big plans.

Together we sketched out her design.

And thanks to her detailed plan and description, this is what she got.  

Congratulations and blessings to Sophie on her very special day!  

Calvin's First Communion

Laura requested a First Communion cake and coordinating cookies for her son, Calvin's special day.  She sent me a picture of the cookies she wanted; little crosses with squiggly lines and a flower with a green leaf on it.  I thought it was a beautiful idea.  

I made my Marriage Proposal Cookies and used the most wonderful buttercream to decorate them.  It's a frosting that dries hard, but not too hard.  It also prevents the cookies from drying out, which is what royal icing can sometimes do.  I thought these cookies were super fun to do and I thought they turned out nicely.  

Once packaged, they looked officially cute!

For the cake, Laura requested a chocolate cake with buttercream filling and frosting.  The buttercream I make is wonderfully smooth and creamy and it's not too sweet.  I also add vanilla bean of which you can see the flecks throughout.  It's really something!

My friend Heidi, who also decorates cakes and does so beautifully, made a cake similar to this one.  It was an inspiration and one I was looking forward to completing.  I love how it turned out in blue and Laura requested that I carry the squiggly lines from the cookies to the cake so that they would clearly coordinate and match, which I did on the side of the cake.  I added Calvin's name and date on the front of the cake in gum paste.

Here's what the cake and cookies look like together.  They definitely coordinate!

I'd like to congratulate Calvin on his special day!  May God bless you, Calvin!