Gingerbread House

So, this is my cutie-pie. She made her own gingerbread house at Christmas time. We had a lot of fun doing this. (I only helped a little bit! :) She is a master of the sugar arts at 4 years of age!)

Valentine's Cookies

They came out good and cute. YEAH! I loved doing the hearts in the royal icing. Fun, fun.

These guys were gone in 30 minutes at work. I can always trust on my friends at work to clear off a plate.

My First Doberge Cake

So, it flopped. I let the cake sit between the buttercream and the poured fondant state. So, the fondant did not stick to the cake, but because of the blue I chose it kind of looked like clouds.

The good part. It tasted really good. That is ALWAYS important!

Next time will be better.

3-D Crawfish Boil Cake

So, this is the 3-D Crawfish Boil Cake. It is a 2 layer 8" round torted and filled. The sides were iced with buttercream. The "handles" were wood covered in fondant....the only non edible piece. The food (corn, red potatoes, mushrooms, and garlic) were made of rice crispy treats, covered in melted chocolate (to make more smooth) and then covered in fondant. I painted on details for the food and made individula kernels for the corn on the cob. The crawfish were made from fondant in a mold.

I only regret not having a support plate under the food....it pressed down on the sides! :(

Austin Cake Show

The best part about the bulldog is that he was nearly 2/3 life size and anatomically correct.
Mosiac fondant work done of the whole cake!
I could not put the individual pictures for this cake, but the detail work on the three scenes were AMAZING!!

This dragon was LIFELIKE. It had a little girl on its head and the detail work on the shield of armor on the front and the treasure box was great.

So, I promised pictures of my work. I fibbed.

I am going to show off some amazing work from a cake show I went to in Austin last weekend. These guys can do some amazing work and it really made me realize that I can do this, too. I will definately work on a cake for display for next year. Maybe I can plan it better and get to stay with Jenn again. (I had such a fun time with her!)

I even was able to go to a couple of the "competitions". One was a mystery cake where the contestants only found out the theme when they started - WOW! The other was a whimsical cake contest. All I can say is WOW! They all did well even under the pressure of 200 people staring at them.

I will follow with more pictures. Some of my cakes, I promise.

New Blog

Well, thanks to Jennifer, I am going to start a blog. She has inspired me with her stories of marathons and twice daily exercise, so I thought I would join the club - blogging, that is, not running! :)

As my information says, I am a small animal emergency room veterinarian. I have been in practice since May 2001 and I love what I do. I have found a place where I fit in and I am part of a family. I enjoy ER as it is fast paced, never boring, unpredictable and I get to practice high end medicine for my furry friends.

I am also a mom by trade. I can't say I will be going there ever again, but I do love my little toots. I will post a picture when I get the chance. It has been a challenge to have a full time career and be a mom, too. I can't say I envy women out there who have multiple kids and sometimes multiple jobs....now, that's crazy!

My newest love is cake and other dessert decorating. I have started a portfolio of sorts and I know that I will certainly have more cakes to add in time. I will be using this as a way to show you guys what I can do. A bragging ground of sorts. Should be fun.

I will try my best to post often, but much like a diary, I can't promise much!

Laura