Sunday, November 29, 2009

What a fun November!

What a fun November it has been!

Starting off, here's a cake for a girl I work with who loves dragonflies! (Chocolate cake. Vanilla buttercream. November 5)




This fun little character's name is Handy Manny (he's like a Bob the Builder spin-off) and mom requested this cake for Luke's 2nd birthday. (Chocolate cake. Vanilla buttercream. November 7)





Next Chris ordered this cake for her friend's baby shower. The carriage is chocolate cake, the wheels are vanilla and the colors match the little boy's nursery! (Chocolate and vanilla cake. Vanilla buttercream. November 20)





Next was this fun cake for my parent's surprise 30th anniversary party! I even used their original cake topper but updated the design to make it a little more modern (Those swans! The golden leaves! How '70s!). The tiers are accented with yellow polka dots and matching ribbon at the base. Each tier was made of 2 flavors of cake. (Chocolate and vanilla cake. Vanilla buttercream. November 27)




This next cake was for little Spencer's first birthday! It was decorated to match his jungle themed bedroom complete with lion. elephant giraffe and even a snake in the tree! (Chocolate cake. Vanilla buttercream. Chocolate pudding filling. November 28)



Remember, you can click on each of the pictures and they will get very large so you can see all the details.
Thanks for stopping by and let email me at shaunasibila@gmail.com if there's any way I can make your occasion extra special with a custom designed cake from ...And Eat It Too!

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Outrageous October

October has been an interesting cake month. I love the way my clients are constantly challenging me and I'm always learning new things.

For the second year in a row, I was asked to make Parke's birthday cake! This year he is all about the famous Mickey Mouse so I made him this chocolate cake as well as some cupcakes to house all the fun figurines! (Chocolate cake. Vanilla buttercream. October 9.)


In celebration of her father's nearly Halloween birthday, Missy ordered this (more cute than scary!) haunted house. I even inscribed it "Happy Boo-thday!" (Yellow cake. Vanilla buttercream. October 16.)



Next up was faire maiden Alexis' birthday! Angela chose a Snow White "Mirror Mirror on the Wall" theme for her daughter' cake and invited all the Disney princesses to the party. In order to achieve a shiny effect, luster dust was added to the mirrored part which made it silvery and glittery. (Chocolate cake. Vanilla buttercream. October 24.)



Christine ordered this bustier cake for a co-worker's bridal shower. Once again my camera has decided to mess with the colors showing a navy when in fact the detailing is dark purple. The corset eyelets are accented with sugar hearts and the only thing that's not edible is the white ribbon. (Yellow cake. Vanilla buttercream. October 24)

Friday, August 28, 2009

Scooby Doo!

Tyler's 5th birthday was Scooby Doo themed so I created this mystery machine cake with Scooby as the driver!



Scooby is made out of royal icing which means he's all sugar and completely edible. And don't forget the funky spare tire on the front!



(Chocolate cake. Buttercream icing. August 22)

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Jersey, Racing and Baby Blocks

Here are cakes I've done for the remainder of June and the beginning of July.

Amber ordered a birthday cake for her husband Mike. He loves Emmitt Smith and the Cowboys. (Strawberry cake. Vanilla Buttercream. June 18)



This next cake was done for a boy named L.R. who was turning 9-years-old. We named the track LR Speedway and got some matchbox cars to go racing around the track. (Vanilla cake. Buttercream icing. July 12.)



This next cake was done for a baby shower awaiting a little bundle of joy to be named Dylan. (Strawberry cake. Vanilla buttercream. Homemade marshmallow fondant bow. July 18)



I also did a bachelorette party cake but the content is too explicit for this blog. If you are interested in seeing pictures, please let me know and I will email it to you.

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Beetles, Birthdays and Carolina Blue.

Here are some recent cakes!

This one is for a 60th birthday. JB is a UNC grad with an old Volkswagen Beetle so his daughter ordered this cake. My husband hand-carved the car and it is sitting ontop of a 13x9 to have enough cake to feed all 50 guests. (Vanilla cake. Buttercream frosting. June 13.)


The design of the car and accents are based on the model of the last Bugs made back in 1976. Here's the cake with its inspiration picture!



This cake was made for my husband's 29th birthday so I got a little cheeky with the writing. He thought it was funny!(Chocolate cake. Buttercream frosting. June 7.)




This cake was done for Ellen's birthday. Her dad is the one who got the Beetle cake and I know she's a UNC fan too so I made this cake Carolina Blue as well. (Vanilla/Fudge swirl cake. Buttercream frosting. May 14.)

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Update for the rest of April



This is a baby shower cake for a girl at work who was having a baby boy but hadn't picked out his name yet. They chose the name Maxwell James after he was born! The cake is chocolate and vanilla with buttercream frosting and fondant accents.



These cookies were for Carie's 30-something birthday. She's holding onto her youth though so I reflected that in her cookies. I think they're cute for my first cookie decorating endeavor. I'm doing some more this weekend so check back for those pictures soon!

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Pretty in Pink

I just finished the fondant and gumpaste classes! It was so much fun to learn another method of decorating. I don't know how much entire cake covering fondant work I'll be doing but it's really helpful to know it for accents and things like that. I used the final project as my birthday cake so here it is. Vanilla cake (tinted pink!) with pink and green fondant and gumpaste accents. I love the way the 28 looks with the pearl dust. This is definitely my ideal cake!

(I have no clue why this picture wont upload as I'd saved it. Sorry you have to turn your head sideways!)

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Groom's Cake

My friend who works for Anheuser-Busch requested this groom's cake to be served at his rehearsal dinner. The flavor was vanilla with a hint of lime to compliment the flavor of the beer.



Here's a side-by-side label comparison.

Monday, March 23, 2009

More of the Backstory

Here's another picture post!


This cute cake was done for a 3-year-old's birthday. This Wiggles and Big Red Car inspired cake was so much fun to make. The cake is devil's food, the icing is buttercream and the Wiggles image is royal icing (and edible!). (10.5.08)





Who said wine and sweets don't go together? This strawberry birthday cake is frosted and decorated with cream cheese icing and the label is customized for the birthday girl. (3.709)





While we're on the subject of alcohol, this Budweiser inspired cake looks refreshing bursting out of the water. The can, a carved 3-d image, was only disappointing to the 23-year-old birthday boy because there wasn't really beer in it! To satisfy all party-goers, the can was vanilla cake and the base was chocolate. After serving it around a bunch of hungry friends at the bowling alley, there wasn't one morsel left! (11.28.08)





This cake was for a 4-year-old girl who loves "The Little Mermaid." The coral, Sebastian, Flounder and Ariel are made out of royal icing and the shells are colored chocolates. (10.26.08)




This 6th birthday cake was for a little country music fan who already loves to play the guitar. The decorations are all chocolate or vanilla buttercream. (2.21.09)





Speaking of boys and their pasttimes, this birthday cake was made for a guy who is a huge Carolina Panthers fan. This double layer chocolate cake also had chocolate pudding as a filling. (12.21.08)





For a change of pace, this zebra striped cake with pink accents (there's also pink fringe around the base) was for Michelle's 19th birthday.





This whimsical beach cake was done for a mom's birthday party. The free-form waves around the sides are buttercream icing and the top is graham cracker crumbs. The adirondak chairs were crafted from tongue depressors and q-tips and then hand painted. The kite is on beading wire with ric-rac tails. (2.14.09)

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Welcome!

Have Your Cake... And Eat It Too! Welcome to my cake blog. I began baking and taking Wilton classes in January 2008 and it has quickly become a passion and something I strive to improve upon with each new order. Please take a moment and browse through some of the cakes I have decorated. If you need a cake for any occasion let me know and I will be more than happy to satisfy your sweet tooth!


This cake was done for a two-year-old's birthday. The cake was chocolate and most of the decorations are buttercream except for the turrets which are sugar cones dipped in colored chocolate! The girl's mother had little Disney princess figurines which completed this fantasy castle cake. (12.6.08)


This cute cake was done for a 6-year-old's birthday party. For some reason the base looks navy but it was actually bright purple. She loved it! (3.21.09)


A baby shower cake! The big blocks are decorated with baby images on all sides. A, B, and C are the mother's, baby's and father's initials. (3.8.09)


This fun Barbie was also done for a 6-year-old's birthday party. She is bright pink with shiny pink sparkles all over her dress. The sweetheart neckline is accented with pearl-like dots. The best part is that her dress is vanilla cake! (3.27.09)


It was the Pittsburgh Steelers versus the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII and this cake replicates their logos. In order to make sure it was a crowd pleaser, the Steelers cake was chocolate, the Cardinals cake was vanilla and the logo cake was both! (2.1.09)


This cake was definitely a fan favorite! It was also massive; the buggy is 16 inches across! The occasion was a double baby shower and both moms were having boys. (8.31.08)


This cake was for my friend's housewarming party. Since she loves Asian decor I made this cherry blossom inspired cake to match her house! The cherry blossoms are royal icing and completely edible (except for the stamens). (4.5.08)


It was a day at the beach for a 50-year-old mom's surprise birthday party. This ocean inspired devil's food flavored cake was exactly what she wanted. The shells are colored chocolates and the sand is sugar speckled graham cracker crumbs. (12.6.08)

Thanks for looking and check back soon as I'll continue to upload past and present cake pictures!