What a busy busy week. First my daughters birthday party for the girls in her class. We had baked cupcakes, made pretty icing, gum paste flowers and sprinkles to decorate with. They had a ball decorating the cupcakes and I think they all did a fantastic job.
Today I am going to the Scandinavian Cake Show in Sweden and here are my two dummys for the “table of honour”. I am not statisfied with the icecream cake as it was supposed to be something completely different. I think I changed the design three times before it ended up like this, still not happy with it (I know that I should be). So because of that, I made a quick replica of the birthday cake for my daughter simply because I ran out of time and it was getting very very late. So here they are:
Satisfied or not, Im sure that I will have a great weekend full of cake and good friends. Next week I will post the third and last part of my Cupcake Decorating and then I am looking forward to introduce you all to my new co-writer Michelle 🙂
Happy Caking
Louise
I love this site, can’t believe that I haven’t come across it beefore, sooooo fab. Love all the ideas.
Hello Louise,
Your website is really awesome, what you do is truely fabulous. Thanks for all the tips, you’re the best.
Ana: Thank you! For the flowers used on those CC’s was a mix of Petunia, Primrose, Hydrangea, daisies and small 5 petal blossoms.
Louise, I got to know your website only last week (shame on me!)but I´m totally ADDICTED to it, it´s soooooooo inspiring, congratulatios, you´re a fatanstic artist!!! Please, keep sharing your ideas with us!!! By the way, what cutter did you use to make the flowers for your daughters´ party cupcakes?!?!
XX,
Ana.
Tell me more about the cupcake cake! It is just wonderful…I’d love to make it…I love all things cupcake!
I know you are all right that I should be satisfied with the icie cream cake, but I did struggle withit as my first plan was to make a huge piped swirl, that was not easy to do so I had to scrape all the piped icing off. then I had to re do the top with new fondant the flower arrangement was just not right at my second try to make this cake and with the hours running I just got more and more mad at that cake. Please dont get me wrong but I just hate it when it comes to that stage, where your first plan crash and its hard to get back on track again.
Emma: I use quite soft royal icing and PME leaf tips.
becky: we had the girls over and they frosted and decorated them here. Im quite sure they were all very sugar loaded when the party was over but they had so much fun.
The “cake” base is carved out of styrofoam (very messy) and the top is rice krispie treat.
Morgan Garrison: I will look at a update on my flower cutters.
Annette: next year its in September second week I think.
Sharlene: lol well im not sure there will be a cupcake book 😉
Karolina: Thank you. I were asked to bring last years cake but that no longer excist so I had to make something new.
I love the cake how did u make it?
Oh i luv the cupcake cakes & wow the jack & the beanstalk cake is amazing.well done on your fab cakes.
x
i love all the cakes its amazing 🙂
How can you not be satisfied with that? I think it is gorgeous … I can so relate to running out of time – such a curse!!! Well done!
This is truly fantasi, as is all your work! good luck at the show.. I so enjoy your website,
many thanks for all the usefull tips and information!
😀
Kind regards
Nur
Hi!
I’ve been watching your blog for awhile now and I just wanted to say that I love everything you make! I wish I can be as good as you are one day! ^^
I also wanted to say that I was at the Scandinavian Cake Show today since I live near and your cakes looked amazing! and even if you’re not satisfied with them I think they are great! I specially love the cupcake/icecream cake! ^^
I know you are going to do great at the show with such BEAUTIFUL pieces!!! you are so talented, I wish you the best!!
Don’t worry, is simply perfect!
Very Beautiful work Louise!!
Beautiful work… great job!
bella
They look both wonderful and so artistic.
Louise I love your three tier cake – simplicity at its best without compromise on style. The cupcake ideal for the cover of your ‘next cupcake book’.
The girls cupcakes look better than some professionals. Leave us a link to the Scandinavian Cake show is possible. Would love to see it.
Pretty cupcakes,and the two other cakes wow, Awesome job.
You are goona Have fun this weekend! 🙂
I like the tiered cakes it is chic and lovely.
Awe, how fun… love the dummy cake too. My little granddaughter is coming over today and we are making cupcakes.. she loves to bake.
Those are A-dor-a-ble cupcakes for the birthday party!!!
Oh my gosh, your cakes are gorgeous! You shouldn’t be anything but satisfied, I love them 🙂
I am so jealous right now that you are going to the cake show. I have been back in Denmark for the last 3 years in August and never new the cake show was in Sweden. This year I know it is there, but we are not coming home for the summer 🙁 due to our Silver Anniversary next month. So, maybe next year I will make it! Good Luck, and by the way, your cakes are perfect!!!!
Have fun! All the cakes look really pretty and lovely and simple.
I love your blog! Everything you do is so gorgeous! I love your gumpaste flowers on the cupcakes and the dummy cake. Can you do a small tutorial on how you make them, or at least just post what cutters you use for them. They are so pretty! Also your dummy cakes are beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing your talents!
Morgan
i think they’re both beautiful. don’t be so hard on yourself. you’re amazing!
Those cupcakes are so cute! The girls did a great job. Your two cakes are beautiful, as always!
I LOVE the cupcake cake! Very cute! Love your blog too!
Super cute. I love the cupcakes that the girls decorated. Obviously, they had good instruction! You dummy cakes are so pretty too. Have fun at your cake show!
The cupcakes are beautiful!!! How did that work? Did you bring frosted cupcakes to your daughter’s school and have them decorate their own? What a great idea!
The ice cream cake is wonderful, too! How do you make a dummy cake? What’s the “cake” part of it made from?
The replica cake from your daughter’s birthday is just sooo sweet (no pun intended). I could see a cake like that for a bridal shower or any type of celebration. It is simple but beautiful!!!
Hi Louise, I am new to your site and happy I found it! You are very talented and I look forward to learning a lot.
Best regards from Puerto Rico,
Ofelia
Louise,
The cupcake cake is ADORABLE!!! We’re always our own worst critics, aren’t we? You do amazing work and everyone appreciates your sharing your expertise!!!
Judy in Colorado
They are beautiful. You should be happy with them. 🙂
Outstanding!! I love them!
Fabulous job on the cakes and good luck at the show 😉
So simple, so sweets.
Thank you for every photo,teaching,expirience you share with all of us.
These are absolutely adorable. What a great idea! Perfect for a little girl’s tea party or even a bridal shower. Love them!
Lovely cakes, especially the ice creamcake. Thank you for sharing your ideas, have learnt a lot from your site, and will always recommend you
So beautiful! I how clean your work is, and I hope that I can get mine to resemble it one day!
Also, the girls’ cupcakes are adorable!!
They look fantastic! Have a great weekend.
Those cupcakes are just adorable,so full of color and summery looking. They did a fantastic job! Don’t be so hard on yourself, your work is always beautiful. Have a fantastic time in wonderful Sweden :o)
Everything looks beautiful, as always.
Thank you for all you do for our industry Louise!! I love when I see Cake Journal in my inbox!! 😀 Have a great weekend!
they look amazing! i find it hard to believe that your not satisfied with them, not many people are this talented. Thats a great idea for your daughters bday for her firends to decorate cakes, i bet they had a ball 🙂
Rose
That cupcake is AWESOME!! I love it!
Hi Louise – these cakes are beautiful as ever!
I’ve been following your site for some time now and you have inspired me so many times to improve my cake decorating as best I can.
My question for today is how do you pipe your leaves so perfectly? Do you use a leaf tip?
Cheers,
Em – down in Australia!
Oh Louise I would be over the moon if I could do something like yours!! I love the first and your ice-cream cake is super duper cute.
Good Luck and let us know the results.
I don’t know what you originally had in mind for the ice cream cake, but I love what you ended up with! The others are wonderful too! Have a great time!!
Hi Louise
just wanted to say that I’m so glad to have found your blog. Your cakes are amazing. I can’t believe you aren’t happy with the ice cream cake I think it’s beautiful!