This was for little AJ's 2nd Birthday! (The same little guy who is pictured with the Lion cake and jungle animals). He was into Lions at his 1st Birthday, but now he moved on to "Cars" the movie. Even though Mater is his favorite character, I had a difficult time finding the pan that I needed for Mater so his mama found a Lightning McQueen pan for me to use! He seemed thrilled with it and couldn't wait to dive into it! I heard that he was pretty proud of it and made sure that he showed the guests at the party his cake! Sunday, September 13, 2009
Lightning McQueen
This was for little AJ's 2nd Birthday! (The same little guy who is pictured with the Lion cake and jungle animals). He was into Lions at his 1st Birthday, but now he moved on to "Cars" the movie. Even though Mater is his favorite character, I had a difficult time finding the pan that I needed for Mater so his mama found a Lightning McQueen pan for me to use! He seemed thrilled with it and couldn't wait to dive into it! I heard that he was pretty proud of it and made sure that he showed the guests at the party his cake! 
Super Man!
Every Super-Man loving guy needs a Super Man cake for their 30th Birthday! This was a fun cake to do and even more fun when his eyes lit up when he saw it! I asked if he's ever had a Super Man cake before...he responded, "Yeah, when I was 5!" He shared stories of how he would make his mom pin a cape to his t-shirts and how all of his t-shirts would end up having large holes in the shoulders from all of the pins! Even though I wanted to, I held myself back from pinning a cape to his shirt during the party!Baby Giraffe Baby Shower
This cake was done for Baby Shower for a co-worker of my neighbor. The theme of the shower was "Jungle Babies"...so when we knew the baby was a little girl, we decided to do a giraffe cake with a "girly twist". So that explains the pink giraffe with white polka dots!
The picture of the "Mama-To-Be" taste testing the icing is too cute! :)
Saturday, September 12, 2009
A No Brainer...
This was a cake that I made for a Going-Away Party for Psychology resident who I worked with. Since we work with individuals who have Traumatic Brain Injuries, the "brain theme" seemed to be most appropriate! One of my co-workers gave me the idea to write "This is your brain...This is your brain on cake", but it was too long so I had to stick with "A No Brainer...You'll Be Missed" instead.
Flip Flops
This is a very popular cake that seems to fit many of the folks living in the Sunshine State! It's very fun to do...simple, but certainly appropriate for any beach bum!
Monday, January 26, 2009
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Birthday Fiesta
A must-have birthday cake for any Margarita lover! Not sure if it was the Birthday girl's drink of choic, but when I was told that the party would be a "Mexican Fiesta", there was only one thing on my mind...Margaritas!
AJ's 1st Birthday
I had the honor to do the cake for little AJ's 1st Birthday last September! It was my first ever "1st Birthday Cake" so I had a great time with it! His parents wanted a Jungle theme, but let the design of the cake up to me! Here are some pictures!
And here are some pictures AJ's Smash Cake...and him excited to see the Lion on top...with an opportunity to say one of his first words "Roooooar"!
"Ew Mommy! Why did you make me put my hands in this?" I was content with showing off my "Roaring" skills!
Carrie The Cake Lady!
Well, here I am...let me tell you a little about myself and why I'm here!
My name is Carrie...a 26 year old who has been living and working in the Sunshine State for 3 years. A Wisconsin "Cheese Head" native, I attended Winona State University in Minnesota and graduated with a degree in Therapeutic Recreation in 2005.
Upon completing my internship in Indianapolis, I knew the next step in "growing up" was to look for my first job as I began my career in Recreation Therapy. Being the type of gal who knows what I want and doesn't settle for anything else, I was Blessed with an opportunity to focus on the Physical Rehabilitation part of Recreation Therapy with a job at a Rehabilitation Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. Taking the plunge and moving to Florida with not knowing a single soul was one of the biggest...scratch that...the biggest step I've ever taken in my life. When I found the position and decided to pursue it, I figured that I should probably take a little trip down to Florida to make sure it was something that would be a good fit for me...for some reason I didn't really have a good picture in my mind from the one Florida family vacation that we took when I was in Kindergarten! After a long weekend in St. Pete...I decided that moving "half a country" away would be something that I could see as the next phase of my life. So, after paperwork in Human Resources was completed over that time...and a car was purchased and held for me at the car dealership...and let's not forgot the offer was accepted by the sellers on the condo that my parents purchased for me to live in...I caught a one-way flight down to Florida a month later. The car dealership salesman picked me up from the airport, handed over the keys to me...and it was official...I was about the begin my life in Florida (with Mapquest printouts to get to all of my destinations).
After two years of getting my career started in St. Pete, I was again Blessed with an opportunity to take a huge step in my career. Networking proved to work for me, and I was told (by a gal who I met at a conference) of a Rec. Therapy position at the Veteran's Hospital in Tampa. After much waiting and anticipation, I was finally able to move into that new position in October of 2007. I can't be more honored to be able to work with Veteran's and Active Duty Service Members on a daily basis. I am passionate about my job and I'm happy to do what I do...doing everything in my power to give them the best of care...that they very much deserve for all that they've been through to keep our country Free.
So, now we're moving on to the whole "Cake Lady" part. Since a goal of every Recreation Therapist is to restore, create, and introduce leisure as part of any balanced and healthy lifestyle, I discovered a couple of years ago that cake decorating is something that I really love to do! It is a creative outlet for me...and I love seeing the smiles and happiness of others shine through when I have cakes to share with them!
Check my Blog periodically to see my work...and please share your comments, ideas, and feedback with me! I do love to take orders, too...so if you live in the Tampa area, please contact me and we can talk about what you're looking for and what I can do for you! (And for those of you in other parts of the country...I haven't figured out the whole shipping thing yet...unless you don't mind getting "smash cakes" in the mail!) Regardless, I'd love to hear from everyone! :)
My name is Carrie...a 26 year old who has been living and working in the Sunshine State for 3 years. A Wisconsin "Cheese Head" native, I attended Winona State University in Minnesota and graduated with a degree in Therapeutic Recreation in 2005.
Upon completing my internship in Indianapolis, I knew the next step in "growing up" was to look for my first job as I began my career in Recreation Therapy. Being the type of gal who knows what I want and doesn't settle for anything else, I was Blessed with an opportunity to focus on the Physical Rehabilitation part of Recreation Therapy with a job at a Rehabilitation Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. Taking the plunge and moving to Florida with not knowing a single soul was one of the biggest...scratch that...the biggest step I've ever taken in my life. When I found the position and decided to pursue it, I figured that I should probably take a little trip down to Florida to make sure it was something that would be a good fit for me...for some reason I didn't really have a good picture in my mind from the one Florida family vacation that we took when I was in Kindergarten! After a long weekend in St. Pete...I decided that moving "half a country" away would be something that I could see as the next phase of my life. So, after paperwork in Human Resources was completed over that time...and a car was purchased and held for me at the car dealership...and let's not forgot the offer was accepted by the sellers on the condo that my parents purchased for me to live in...I caught a one-way flight down to Florida a month later. The car dealership salesman picked me up from the airport, handed over the keys to me...and it was official...I was about the begin my life in Florida (with Mapquest printouts to get to all of my destinations).
After two years of getting my career started in St. Pete, I was again Blessed with an opportunity to take a huge step in my career. Networking proved to work for me, and I was told (by a gal who I met at a conference) of a Rec. Therapy position at the Veteran's Hospital in Tampa. After much waiting and anticipation, I was finally able to move into that new position in October of 2007. I can't be more honored to be able to work with Veteran's and Active Duty Service Members on a daily basis. I am passionate about my job and I'm happy to do what I do...doing everything in my power to give them the best of care...that they very much deserve for all that they've been through to keep our country Free.
So, now we're moving on to the whole "Cake Lady" part. Since a goal of every Recreation Therapist is to restore, create, and introduce leisure as part of any balanced and healthy lifestyle, I discovered a couple of years ago that cake decorating is something that I really love to do! It is a creative outlet for me...and I love seeing the smiles and happiness of others shine through when I have cakes to share with them!
Check my Blog periodically to see my work...and please share your comments, ideas, and feedback with me! I do love to take orders, too...so if you live in the Tampa area, please contact me and we can talk about what you're looking for and what I can do for you! (And for those of you in other parts of the country...I haven't figured out the whole shipping thing yet...unless you don't mind getting "smash cakes" in the mail!) Regardless, I'd love to hear from everyone! :)
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