Women's Brunch

The theme of this Women's brunch was "Fill Me with Hope".... it was awesome!  And I'm not talking about the cupcakes, but rather the message! :)

Nonetheless, a friend asked me to make some mini cupcakes for the event and to keep in theme.... so I copied the branch and berries from the invite.  The cupcakes were lemon and french vanilla minis with Vanilla Whipped frosting, lightly sprayed with yellow food dye, topped with a branch piped with chocolate frosting and blue berries made of fondant.

Princess and the Frog Birthday

Loved the colors!  Very happy.....
These were lemon cupcakes with pastel yellow tinted Vanilla Whipped frosting topped with artificial hydrangea flowers, white sugar pearls and clear plastic frog picks, all nestled in brown tulip liners. 

Paul Frank Baby Shower

A challenge I couldn't resist!  A friend sent me a pic of  Paul Frank cupcakes and asked if I could duplicate them.... Ha! But of course..... I think they turned out pretty darn adorable!

The cupcakes were banana flavored too, with fresh bananas mixed in the batter..... so fitting. :)  The Paul Frank monkey is made completely of fondant.... all edible!

Princess Jasmin Birthday Party

 Oh what fun this was to make!  The cake is a 6-inch round 2 layer cake covered in fondant and decorated with non-edible jewels.... edible jewels are available, but can be a bit costly, this was a more economical approach .... just need to remind guests not to eat 'em!!! :)  And the perfect topper was a mini snow globe of Jasmin and Raja that the birthday girl could keep as a memento of her special day!

The accompanying cupcakes were topped with Vanilla Whipped frosting tinted in coordinating jewel toned colors and sprinkled with edible gold disco dust.

Build-A-Bear Birthday Party

 These mini delights were created for a dear little friend's birthday party at Build-A-Bear.  They were  Dark Chocolate minis with Vanilla Whipped frosting topped with fondant bears shaped with cookie cutters, sugar eyes, fondant daisies with sugar pearls and letters brushed with pink edible disco dust.  Happy Birthday Isabella!

Davey's Graduation from ICEF Vista Elementary

This purple tower of minis was created for my son's 5th grade graduation this past June (the class color was purple) The kids  devoured them immediately after I took this shot!   They were Red Velvet with Cream Cheese frosting and Double Chocolate with Chocolate frosting..... their faves!

Baby Shower- Boy

Oh Baby! These cupackes consisted of double chocolate cake with Vanilla Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting, topped with fondant discs, sugar booties and bibs, bottles and rattles molded with blue tinted white chocolate.... yummm.

Twilight

These Twilight themed cupcakes were a fun birthday treat!  The photo images were non-edible, however they CAN be printed onto rice paper for consumption.... the apples were hand molded out of fondant and colored with edible ink markers.  The cupcakes were Classic Yellow with Vanilla Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting.

Pink Poodle in Paris

This Pink Poodle in Paris birthday display included standard size cupcakes, topped with white frosting, pink and aqua polka dots and fondant discs (also in pink and aqua) embelished with sugar pearls.  The topper was an 8-inch fondant cake with a black fondant pearl border and matching pink and aqua discs to compliment the cupcakes.  The pink poodle and purple tower were provided by the host of the event.

Sofia's Baby Shower

Baby Sofia's babyshower display included  standard size cupcakes in brown tulip liners, topped with pastel pink frosting, cream and pastel green hydrangea and fondant flower shaped discs with hand painted buttons, bibs and flowers.  The center focus was a 6-inch fondant cake with a daisy border embelished with white sugar pearls, a baby quilt and a baby block (all of these items were completely made of  a marshmallow fondant and hand tinted/painted)

Arabian Nights

These are a combination of mini and standard size cupcakes with hot pink, aqua and gold tinted frosting, complimented with non-edible jewels.  Edible jewels are available, however are a bit costly... so until I can make my own edible sugar jewels.... I let my guests know ahead of time.

Confetti Fun

Mix of mini, standard and jumbo cupcakes, topped with pastel tinted frosting and drizzled with fun-fetti!! So colorful and festive!

Black and White Affair

These delicate minis feature a small black fondant medallion with a dab of white icing and a white sugar pearl.... very elegant.

Monograms

These cupcakes feature lime green and white marble fondant medallions with a monogram. Medallions can be made in various colors.

Bowling Party

Bowling themed birthday. Bowling pins are plastic, but the bowling balls are malted milk balls (whoppers). Yummy!

Movie Theater Birthday

Last Saturday was my daughter's 13th Birthday (the "Gigi" in Gigi-Belle Cupcakes). She is too cool for mom to go all out planning princess and ballerina dress up parties.... so she decided a day with friends at the Century City Mall and a movie (Alice in Wonderland! =D) would be cool enough. But you better believe I was still going to do some kind of themed cupcake display.........

"Hi-5" Birthday

So, I was asked to create Hi-5 Character Birthday cupcakes for a 1st year Birthday Party.... This was the first I've ever heard of the character. I was sent a picture and this was the result... He was quite fun to create... the face is white chocolate (tinted purple) and molded into medallions, suger candied eyes, frosting piped hair and legs and yellow candy confetti feet.

Slumber Party

These little darlings were created for a friend's daughter's "Slumber Party".... the design was taken from the wonderfully creative "Hello, Cupcake!" book ...EVERYTHING is edible... from the marshmallow pillows to the blankies made of rolled fruity tootsie rolls to the mini vanilla wafer heads. The faces were even drawn on with food decorating markers. and let's not over look the candied eyes, Jelly Belly feet, Teddy Graham teddy bears and Laffy Taffy sculpted books. What fun!

Classic Pooh Baby Shower

This display was created for my wonderful cousin Erica's baby shower.... Classic Pooh was the theme which included standard and mini cupcakes in a variety of flavors with color coordinated topping and gerber daisies with hovering bees in search of Pooh's honey.... =D

Fairy Garden Cupckaes

My Bella's 5th Birthday Garden Fairy Ball was a success! All of our fairy guests enjoyed tea sandwiches, storytelling and dancing (by "Dancetime by Stephanie"), scrapbooking and of course the cupcakes! The display consisted of a mix of Vanilla, Lemon, Chocolate and Red Velvet cupcakes...all with none other than my specailty Vanilla Whipped Cream Cheese topping and decorated with hydrangea, butterflies and plush fairy ornaments attached to pastel colored cupcake pedestals. What a magical time it was!

Valentine Delights

February's featured flavors are Red Velvet and Double Chocolate with Vanilla Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting and Belgian Chocolate Bark. To celebrate the beloved holiday, specialty heart etched wrappers and tulip liners are used, then packaged individually....perfect gift for the kids' teachers! Happy Valentines Day!