Joyce Gourmet

Received yet another adorable request for a first birthday cake:  a 3D Baby Teddy Bear wearing a diaper and an Elmo Bib, building block letters spelling birthday boy's name placed in front of the cake. They had scheduled a taste testing session back in March and said they liked the Strawberry cake & Chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream filling.  So they wanted their cake to be half strawberry, half chocolate.  Then 2 days before the birthday party, they requested the cake be made gluten free with minimal sugar.  I had to run to the store to buy the different ingredients to make a gluten free cake, but I'm happy that I was able to do this for them, since the mother was saying that her son was reacting to the cupcake that she had made earlier in the week. Cake: Gluten-free Strawberry & Gluten-free Chocolate Cake Filling: Vanilla Buttercream Icing: Vanilla Buttercream Design specifics: *Teddy bear with hands in front, space for a cupcake (mother ...

I received a request to create a Alice in Wonderland Baby Shower Cake.  She requested a taste testing to convince the other ladies helping to host the baby shower to order a professional cake.  Weeks went by without a response, so I figured they may have decided to make the cake themselves, as they were considering.  However, a week before the baby shower, I finally received a response that they wanted me to create the Topsy Turvy Alice in Wonderland Baby Shower Cake.  Had so much fun making this cake.  So here it is! Teapot: Fondant Watch: Fondant Table: Double Chocolate Bourbon Cake with Peanut Butter Buttercream filling, covered in Chocolate Buttercream, then fondant Cheshire Cat: Vanilla Butter Cake with coconut custard buttercream filling, coconut flakes, covered in coconut custard buttercream, then fondant Flowers: fondant Painted with Bacardi Rum and edible Gold Dust