Clella's 85th Birthday

This week I had the honor of making a cake for my grandmother's 85th birthday.  It's a lot of pressure to come up with a cake celebrating 85 years of accomplishments.  I decided to focus on her favorite color...RED and the fact that she raised 5 children and all the descendants that she has.  I also added a tribute to some of her favorite things.  She selected the flavors: coconut pecan, cream cheese lemon with raspberry, almond raspberry and oreo.  The tiers were 6, 9, 12 and 15 inches.

Craig's 38th Birthday Cake

For Craig's birthday, my sister wanted a cake to celebrate him and what a great guy he is. We came up with a design that made him a star and used words that describe him to decorate it. The layers were Chocolate Oreo, Cinnamon Roll, and Coconut Pecan.  The Coconut Pecan was really special because it is a favorite cake flavor from childhood.  We didn't have the exact recipe but were able to recreate it from Craig's memory. Happy Birthday Craig!