Camo

A few weeks ago, this lady I know, Kristi, emailed me and asked me about a local stores cakes and what designs they have and if they could do a camo cake.  I know from experience that they did not have what she was looking for so I told her that if she sent me some ideas I would combine them and create a cake for her son's birthday.  So I ended up making a white cake with chocolate buttercream icing (made the "tan" for the camo).  She wanted camo colors around the edge and that was a huge experience.  I've had to learn how to mix colors to get what I want and  which food color is the best.  I was finally able to, with the help of my husband, mix the food color and icing to make the camo colors!  My sister baked the cake and she did a fantastic job!  Using a #22 tip I decorated the edge to look like camo and the effect of the tip made it look grassy.  So when we got to where the party was, Kristi put little army men and a tank around the edge, it looked awesome!  (I will post a picture when I get one!)

Cupcakes

Who doesn't love cupcakes?  I am in love with these little cakes!  Last night I made a chocolate cupcake with a marshmallow cream mixture in the center.  They are so good and they were even better today than yesterday.  They are really moist and dense, with a little marshmallow treat in the center.  I have so many different recipes for cupcakes, that I am sure I have what you are looking for.

Big Show

My friend that I work with asked me to do a cake for her son that just turned 4.  His favorite WWE wrestler is Big Show and she wanted a cake that she could put a Big Show character on.  The base cake is a white cake and the little 6" round is a strawberry cake.  Buttercream icing is used in between the layers and on the outside of the cake.  This was my first experience dying icing, since I've worked at Sam's Club all these years, I'm use to having all the colors at my disposal, but now I have to do it myself.  It took some time, but I think I got the colors right.
Excuse the mess on the counter :)

What Started It All

My parents celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in August 2010.  I recreated their wedding cake from what I could gather from this one photo my Mema had, it was a bit of a challenge because the photo was taken from a weird angle so most of the design of the cake was washed out.  The cake itself was chocolate with fudge in between the layers with white buttercream icing on the outside.  I decorated each layer with a scroll design and wrote "B & B"  on the bottom layer. 
It may not look like something from Cake Boss, but it is my first tiered cake and I am really proud of it.

New Chapter

Hello,  I'm Shelbi and recently I decided to start a new chapter in my life.  I have been working for Sam's Club for 4 1/2 years as a cake decorator and always wanted to make my own cakes, but never had the means or the time to do so.  I recently graduated from OUHSC and work as a x-ray tech in a couple of places and was working at Sam's club to supplement. I recently decided that it was time for a change, and although scary, I knew that I had the knowledge and now the means to start making my own cakes.  So I took a leap of faith and quit Sam's to open myself up to new opportunities.  Baking and decorating cakes has become a creative outlet for me and is something I thoroughly enjoy.  With this new endeavor, I hope to not only bring more joy into my life, but to bring joy to others.  There is nothing like seeing someone's face light up when you have brought their imagination to life.  I welcome new opportunities and flavors to challenge my ability, so just ask and together we'll create the perfect cake.