After taking FPU- Financial Peace University- class, for the past 13 weeks, I learned so many good money management principals, gained a real sense of control over my money, and experienced real peace and freedom that comes from handling my money God's way. Putting it in Dave Ramsey's words I learned to be wiered and I love it! 

We ended the course with a small party, so I brought the cake, and what could be more fitting than a cut up Credit Card cake...I even made Dave's famous scissors out of gum paste :-)

I have cut many cakes before but cutting this cake just meant so much more!

Thank you Dave for sharing your common sense and making a difference in so many people's lives :-)

This was a special order for a special birthday boy. When I was first asked to make an XBOX360 cake I thought to myself... What's an XBOX? (just another reminder I'm getting old lol). Anyway needless to say some research was in order. I got every picture off the internet, watched You Tube videos and tried to get a clear idea of what this game box looked like from every angle. Making a reality cake is always a challenge but there is such a sense of accomplishment when it is done and it comes out looking just like the real thing. The biggest challenge was actually the head piece. Making one that wouldn't break was harder than I thought, but in the end it worked out beautifully. 

The headset was made out of gum paste, and the game control was a small cake covered with fondant...I thought this would be the perfect "slice" of cake for the birthday boy  :-)

Underneath the sleek exterior was a delicious Hershey's Chocolate cake with Chocolate cream filling, yummmm. 

What a cool way to celebrate Keyshaun 9th Birthday and to let him know just how special he really is!

Happy Birthday Keyshaun!

What a way to celebrate the coming arrival of a baby girl. Butterflies at the excitement and everywhere around the room. It was only fitting that the cake would be all about butterflies as well.

It was three tiers of delicious chocolate and vanilla cake. Spiral swarm of butterflies leading up to the little butterfly baby figurine cake topper, made by hand from fondant.

Delivering a three tier cake can be a project in it self. I had to deliver the cake in two parts and assemble it on site to make sure the cake didn't get damaged during the delivery.

Here I am adding final touches just before the guests arrived.

When Tiffany first saw the cake, she clapped her hands in excitement and said I am so happy, which of course made me so happy.

When I heard her sister after taking the first bite from her piece of cake, saying "It's amazing"....I was again...so happy :-)

Congratulations Tiffany!

I made a heart shape cake for my aunt. I wanted to incorporate her favorite things into the cake. Since I know she loves Ed Hardy. I drew one of his designs directly onto the fondant using food coloring. most of his designs have a banner with words on it, I chose to put the words: life, blessing, health. Three things I wish for my aunt.

My aunt is a great cook and loves talking on the phone. I, therefore, created a fondant figurine that is comically fashioned after my aunt. The figurine holds a wooden spoon and a phone. The "ottoman" she is sitting on is cake covered with fondant.

The cake was a hugh success my aunt loved it and was amused by it...

And then she got on the phone... :-)

I made this cake just because I wanted to try this special recipe. It's a date cake with Meringue butter cream, flavored with a little bit of Baileys Irish cream,...oh my goodness was it delicious. The cake was a sheet cake that I cut in five and stacked and so it was five layers of deliciousness.

This cake survived a five hour car ride to my friends house in Virginia...it was a winner for sure!

I have had the privilege of making a Jubilee Birthday cake for Jonathan Cahn (my congregation leader). This is my favorite cake ever!

So I decided to surprise Jonathan with this Jerusalem themed birthday cake, and once I started working on it I realized I should have at least inform his wife of my plans to avoid an uncomfortable situation. When I called and told her of my plans she was praising God, since she wanted so much to get him a specialty cake for his birthday and even went as far as trying to order one from The Cake Boss, but none of her plans prevailed. She was so disappointed about it, but  when I called she realized God had it planned all along...

The bottom tier was yellow cake with Chocolate Bavarian Cream (my favorite). I had it covered with fondant and then applied fondant cutouts of the Jerusalem wall to create an embossed look. I drew the rest of the scenery directly onto the cake using food coloring. I incorporated the Jubilee scripture around the bottom border.

The top tier was cut into a star of David shape and decorated with blue stripes inspired by the Talit (Jewish prayer shawl). It was a chocolate fudge cake with Vanilla Bavarian Cream filling...yummm! 
Around the perimeter of the star I wrote the Aaronic Benediction...May the Lord bless you and keep you Jonathan!

The Shofar resting on the cake was made out of rice crispy treats and covered with dark brown fondant. But perhaps my favorite element of the cake was the little Jonathan figurine. It came out looking just like him :-)

This cake was blessed, everything went smoothly with it and I was so thrilled with the results. I got the best compliment when one of the guests came up to me and said: "I didn't think that a cake that looks this good, could also taste good, but I have to tell you that this cake tastes better then it looks"... 
Music to my ears :-)

I had made this Princess Cake 
for my cute niece's first birthday!


The crown was made out of gum paste. I used a template I made out of paper as a guide to cut the rolled gum paste. I wrapped a soda bottle with wax paper laid the crown on it and wrapped it again with wax paper so that it would stay in place and let it dry.  The crown embellishments were "glued" on using a little water and fondant runny mixture.


Each "pillow" was carved out of two 10" square cakes. The top "pillow" was chocolate cake with Vanilla Bavarian Cream and the bottom "pillow" was vanilla cake with Chocolate Bavarian Cream, it was Yummy! 

Even my niece liked it :-)