In the middle of one of the worst summers of my life, I was able to brighten it a bit with this beauty of a cake.  My friend Larissa requested a Super Hero cake for her son Declan (see previous Treasure Chest, Thomas the Tank Engine and other cakes).  Larissa had a very clear idea of what she wanted and sent me a picture to work with.  Thank goodness for that, because having very clear direction really helped me when my mind was on other things.  I am so looking forward to next year's cake already!

When my sister-in-law asked if I could make the cake for her parent's 50th anniversary, I was so pleased!  They are amazing people and they deserve so many great things in life.  They gave us Cheryl, and for that, I will always be grateful to them.

This is another example of simple looking fantastic.  I had NO CLUE what I was going to do for this cake, so I winged it.  Working with the "gold" theme (thanks goodness I bought all those gold paints and sprinkle back in February!) I tinted the fondant slightly, added some ribbon that I had on hand, and whacked the crap out of it with sprinkles!  Big ones, small ones, sparkles, all the gold I had on hand!

I was quite pleased with the end result.  I just wish I had pictures of the 50 cookies my niece decorated for me.  If it wasn't for her help, the order would not have gotten done!  Thanks James.