Fall, Winter, Spring: Cake's the Thing! Part 1

So what has Sweetest Whimsy been up to since Summer 2010? Quite a bit, actually! (But obviously not blogging!) I present to you the cakes from Summer & Fall 2010 and Winter & Spring 2011:


Retro Baby Shower Cake, September 2011

This was an almost exact replica of a cake made in 1974 for the baby's father's shower!
Summer 1974


Molded Bunny Chocolates & Cupcakes, September 2011
(Disclaimer: Yes, those are Easter chocolate molds. Did you know it's very difficult to find anything with bunnies when it's not Spring or Easter?!)


Sweet Bunny Cake (modeled after the Birthday Girl's brand new pet bunny!)


Elmo Eats Cake!
Vintage Elmo cake pan and balloon topper used for an adorable 3-year old boy's cake. "Old school" cake that I never get tired of making!


3D Monkey Cake for 1st Birthday Boy! October 2010


Monkey Closeup

Rite of passage for a 1 year old: Monkey Smash Cake!

Fondant & Buttercream


Before we knew it, Halloween was upon us!

Happy Halloween-Birthday, Witchy Diva!

Witchy Diva Closeup

Candy Corn Cupcakes


Spooky-yet-Sweet Spiders!

Bunco Babes 3D Cake: Fondant & Buttercream


Bunco Dice Closeup

Curiouser & Curiouser . . . Alice in Wonderland Teapot Cake!

Alice & Friends in fondant on buttercream

"We're Late, We're Late!"


Lego My R2D2! Fondant & Buttercream



Hand formed little Legos: Fondant

Ahoy. . . A Pirate's Life for Me!




Stay tuned for Part 2 of Fall, Winter & Spring cakes!

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