How's This for Thank You?

My husband's boss requested a Cake Mama cake for one of her employees who was moving on in their organization.  She worked with Michelle for many years and wanted a way to say "thank you" for all of her hard work.  What better way than to say it with cake?!  I was happy to oblige. 

This cake is 1/2 chocolate, 1/2 yellow.  The chocolate side is filled with chocolate fudge, buttercream and Oreo crumbles.  The yellow side is filled with vanilla buttercream.  The top of the cake is covered with vanilla buttercream and fondant/gum paste letters and flowers.  

I think it's a very colorful way to say "thank you."   Don't you?

A Gerbera-Worthy Affair

Lori requested a Cake Mama cake for her son and daughter-in-law's wedding reception. They were married in early September and had a beautiful Colorado ceremony and then had a Wisconsin reception this weekend. Paul and Ryan's wedding cake was a lemon poppyseed cake with cream cheese filling, but I'm told that neither got a piece at their reception last month. So, they requested another.

This was a fun project to take on. I found MANY poppyseed cake recipes and plenty of lemon poppyseed loaves or muffin recipes, but had difficulty finding a lemon poppyseed cake recipe. So, I had to make my own and I hope it turned out well!

I made two, 2-layer sheet cakes for the special occasion. One was decorated with hot pink Gerbera daisies to match the flowers on the table, the other was simply frosted and cut into immediately. Here's how the decorated one turned out. Gotta love those gum paste Gerbera daisies!!

Congrats to Paul and Ryan on their marriage!