BLACKJACK!

Phew; Summer is winding down and I finally have a free moment to sit and write out a quick post! (I have a few saved up from the summer that I will get around to this month!) Even as I'm sitting here the dog is whining at the door wanting a walk, so this will just be a quick taste of a really cute cake! 

A friend of the Family is turning 21 this weekend and to celebrate he is taking a trip to Sin City with some Friends, we decided that a blackjack cake was the perfect fit for his poker tournament birthday! 

 I used edible markers and gum paste to make the cards and the poker chips, drawing out the queen was the funnest part of the cake for me! I had three decks of cards all lined up trying to decide on the most classic looking Queen. (Needless to say my M&M cards with the blue M&M wearing a crown, or the Star Wars, Princess Leia decks didn't make the cut!)

The backs of the cards were decorated with the Birthday boys favourite website, "The Chive" I got quite a few questions from the older generation what the Chive was, my response: "It's like Pinterest for  Men, more humor, way less weddings"

Anyway I've got a really big project coming up this week so its back to the kitchen to bake!

Happy Baking everyone!

Lingerie shower!

This week I got to host a lingerie shower for my friend Alanna! The theme was pin up and the colors were light blue and red. Blue because it's one of the wedding colors, and red because most pin up pictures are wearing red!

The dessert table! (my favorite table at any party!) It was a small shower so I just made cookies, mini cupcakes and cake pops.... But I think the coke bottles were my favorite part!

For favors I went and got cute red lipstick and panties from Victoria secret! (they haves one size fits all panties.... Perfect!) I used the panties as decorations throughout the house... They almost looked like bundling when tied together! And I put the lipstick in little gift bags that matched the colors... The gift bags were lined up as the backdrop of the table.

I made mini cupcakes with buttercream frosting! I printed off the invitation on photo paper and used it as a center piece!

I also made cake pops in the coordinating blue! Super cute! I haven't made very many cake pops so please excuse the lack of stick straightness!

However, these might be my favorites! They defiantly made the table! I got the straws online at green paper co. I was super impressed with how they stayed in the cokes!

And last but not least.... The lingerie cookies! They were also favors! To make these you simply cut out heart cookies and then cut the tips off! Best boob and bum cookies and no special cutters!

To decorate the table I made tissue paper Pom poms, super cute, super fast and super cheap! I will deft be doing them again! Loved the pop of color! I also printed off some cute pin up pictures on 4x6 photo paper and then mounted them on card stock. They looked really cute hanging with the poms!

I also used the poms to decorate the chandelier at my front door!

Here are a couple more table shots! I couldn't resist!

And one more shot of the cola... Love the glass bottles they defiantly added the right element to the table! I got playing around with itch the filters in iPhoto.... Can you tell?

Hope you enjoyed this weeks post! It was a blast putting the table together and the party was a hit!

Happy wedding Alanna, and happy baking everyone!

Chelsea

Hats Off to the Captain!

This weeks cake is for a gentleman retiring from Air Canada!

On this cake the order-er gave me free reign, (woohoo!) it didn't need to be a big cake, just a small celebration cake over dinner, so I decided to go with a captains hat!

(I had some fun playing with the iPhoto filters on these pics.... Thoughts?)

I think it turned out pretty cute! Congratulations on your retirement!


Happy baking and Happy Easter! (I have been off sugar since feb and Sunday I get sweet treats! For my first treat on Sunday I'm thinking slutty brownies! Not very easter-y I know... But they look SO GOOD! Stay tuned for some food porn this weekend!)

Chelsea