This cake was a week-long project. I used gumpaste to make the make-up models during the past week and finished by baking the cake and constructing it. The cake was for a friend, Ahna, who exhibits funky and fabulous with her style and personality. The compact used skin-colored powdered sugar to make foundation, the mascara was piped on with a thin stream of icing, and the lip gloss writing was made using a gel writing stick from the craft store. The silver was made using shimmer powder and the fondant covering the cake was designed in zebra print.
This cake was for a 1st birthday party for a young girl in Virginia. Her parents hired me to make the cake--she's a banana lover and the theme of the party was monkeys! I experimented with a banana flavored cake (similar to banana bread but less dense). According to her parents, she ate 1/4 of the cake before they were able to stop her.
I made this cake for a fun, free-spirited friend, Rachel, in honor of her 19th birthday. It started as a weird vision in my head that turned into a reality. The cake was supposed to be whimsical and Alice-in-Wonderland-esque!
OCCASION: Birthday FLAVOR: Chocolate This is a redo of a popular cake of mine--the third try. I made this for a Terps fan (and a party full of College Park graduates) in Fairfax, VA.
I am 22 years old and cake-baking is a hobby of mine. If you are in the Maryland, D.C., or Virginia area and would like a custom made cake, contact me at melia@mmmeliacakes.com.
I started baking cakes when I was 12 years old. At first, I would just play around with different shaped Wilton pans and experiment with making my own flavors. I've never had professional lessons, I just kind of taught myself things--I don't do things the typical way, but I'm proud of the methods I've invented. Every cake is a new learning experience for me.
