Humorous 30th Birthday Cake

A couple of weekends ago I had the opportunity to work on a cake poking a little fun at the birthday boy.

Ted's wife contacted me about creating a 30th birthday cake for her husband with an "Over the Hill" type theme. After doing a little research (finding mainly tombstone cakes), we came up with this:

A two tiered moist chocolate cake filled with fresh raspberry preserves and iced in vanilla butercream. The little man (made of my Marshmallow Fondant) is reaching towards his youth - including the Fountain of Youth, of course! - all while sliding down into "Geazerville." His wife came up with the idea of old man white sneakers and high top socks!

The bottom tier is sprinkled with crushed chocolate cookie "dirt" with a tombstone reading "Here Lies Ted's Youth."

What a fun cake! I think I'll have to keep this design in mind for my husband's 30th! Haha...but don't tell him! (wink,wink!)

Jade Cahoon
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21st Birthday Cupcakes and Cake Pops

These hot pink and lime green treats were created for a sweet college student who hits a milestone this weekend!

21st Birthday Cupcakes

These cuties are The Swirl and The Stiletto flavors decorated in pinks and greens to match the party's theme. The poka dots and 21's are made of my handmade Marshmallow Fondant.

Matching Cake Pops

These white chocolate pops had a smooth vanilla bean center.

I had a blast creating these treats...the theme was girlie yet chic! Perfect for a 21st Birthday!

Jade Cahoon
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Twin boys turn 4 today!

So, what's better than having your party at the movie theater and watching Toy Story 3 with all your friends?

Perhaps, a cake to match!?!

A couple of weeks ago, I was contacted by their mom who loved the idea of those cupcake sheet cakes...and sent a picture of what she was thinking:

(I'm not sure who to site for the picture...I think Mom scanned it from a magazine clipping. Sorry!)

Well, I of course had to step it up a notch with some cuteness and personalization! Here is what I came up with:


This was 3 dozen cupcakes- flavors include Chocolate Chip Cookie, Confetti and Dark Chocolate Fudge with Vanilla Buttercream. Half the cake was dedicated to Buzz and the other to Woody...all details and the boys' initials were done in my hand made Marshmallow Fondant. Mom wanted to include the toys (which will be placed on the cake when it arrives at the site), so the boys would have a little souvenir!

I must admit, I have not seen even one of these movies (I only have a 16 month old) so I had to do some research on this project! Now, I think I'm going to have to sit down and watch them...all the characters just seem so cute!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOYS!

Jade Cahoon
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"Life Is Good!"

This cake, themed after the "Life Is Good" apparel company, was to help celebrate something many may take for granted: A happy, healthy and (most importantly) sober life!

It has been a year since my client gave up his addiction...what a great reason to gather with friends and family!


Congratulations to you! Stay strong...and thank you for asking me to be apart of such a wonderful day!

Jade Cahoon
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Mother-To-Be Shower Cake

This weekend, I was pleased to be apart of a fun and funky baby shower! I was contacted by the host just a few weeks ago and lucky for me, I was available!

After going over ideas through many emails and phone calls, I came up with a plan. My client loved Pink Cake Box's "Pregnant Lady Cakes," so that was my inspiration...just with a little twist!

The flavor was Vanilla Bean Cake with a Fresh Strawberry Preserve Filling and my Vanilla Buttercream. I went with the shower's color scheme of lavender, lime and brown (because the parents are leaving the gender a mystery) and all accents were done in my homemade Marshmallow Fondant.

This custom mommy-to-be was hand made out of my Marshmallow Fondant. This was my first stab at a person figure and it was so much fun to make! I may have a new favorite decorating technique! :)

This cake was just a joy to create! Congratulations to the soon-to-be parents...and thank you for letting me be apart of your celebrations!

Jade Cahoon
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Cookie Dough Cupcakes

Good Morning!

I woke up today with a mission...bake, taste and review Cupcake Project's recently posted recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes!

These are Brown Butter Cakes with a Cookie Dough filling and topped with Cookie Dough Frosting!

How fabulous, right!?!

So, do YOU want the recipe? Just click HERE.

My notes:

1. I went with All Purpose Flour because one- I didn't need an entire dozen and two- that's what I had on hand...just beware, when you use All Purpose Flour, you'll end up with enough batter for only 6 cupcakes. If you want a full dozen, either double the recipe and use All Purpose or go out and buy some Self Rising.
2. WATCH your butter!!! :) It brown's up quick!!
3. I didn't measure out my chocolate chips for the cake batter- just poured until it looked like enough- but, for the measure'ers out there: it was probably about 3/4 cup.
4. I didn't add the chocolate chips to my cookie dough right away either...I set a little dough off to the side in a clean bowl (for the frosting) before adding the chips.
5. The cookie dough recipe I used was EGGLESS, so no worries on the sanitation end of things there! Want that recipe? Click HERE.
6. I added about 2 heaping spoonfuls of my Vanilla Buttercream to the Cookie Dough Frosting...I wanted a "frosting" rather than an "icing." It turned out super smooth and tasty!
   

Are you curious yet about my thoughts?

I think these cupcakes could possibly be THE BEST, YUMMIEST, MOST DELICIOUS thing I have ever (in my very short 25 years) placed upon my taste buds! I mean, WOW!!

The cake is moist and sweet from the melted chocolate chips...the cookie dough reminds me of when I was a kid and would pick out all the little brown speckled balls from my ice cream...and the frosting tastes like smooth, rich cookies!!

Does it get any better than that? I think not!

Enjoy and Happy Baking!

Jade Cahoon
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Little Mermaid Cupcakes

I wanna be where the people are I wanna see, wanna see them dancin' Walking around on those - what do you call 'em? Oh - feet...Up where they walk, up where they run Up where they stay all day in the sun Wonderin' free - wish I could be Part of that world!

There's a big birthday celebration today at a sweet little girl's elementary school!
"Little Mermaid is her favorite" was all her mom suggested...and I came up with this:


3 Dozen Cupcakes with Custom Little Mermaid Picks and Beached White Chocolate Seashells. Flavors included Chocolate Chip Cookie, Dark Chocolate Fudge and Confetti...each child get's a little something special with their cupcake, too- either a piece of yummy white chocolate or a Little Mermaid sticker! How fun!!


This was a quick mid-week job that I loved...because Little Mermaid is my favorite, too! ;)

Jade Cahoon
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Amy's Wedding

Tonight, I was part of such a fun beach themed wedding reception...located at non other than Bubba's Love Shak on the Marshwalk in Murrell's Inlet, SC!

My bride, Amy, contacted me just a few weeks ago wanting colorful cupcakes for her guests. Luckily, I was available and we got to work on the theme and design! Here is what I came up with:

CupcakesFlavors included Strawberry Shortcake, Cotton Candy, Key Lime and Cookies & Cream.

Topper CakeThis was my Charleston Style Pound Cake with a Vanilla Cream Cheese and Fresh Strawberry Preserve filling. It was iced in Vanilla Buttercream with a colorful coral design...raw sugar "sand" and white chocolate seashells added the perfect finishing touch!

This is a wonderful example of working with your reception site...the colors matched perfectly! I had a blast with this one and thank my couple very much for inviting to be apart of their big day!

Jade Cahoon
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