Jena Link e-mailed me and asked me if I would make her friend Val's 30th Birthday Cake. Val is a fellow Tennessee Titans Cheerleader with Jena. She e-mailed me a picture of what she wanted, but asked if I would change the colors to pink and white. No problem!
This cake is a double layer, hand cut out, and free-hand drawn. The cake is my Homemade Classic White Cake with Buttercream Icing....the icing has a touch of caramel flavoring for the perfect touch.
Titan's Cake Pattern.....We turned it PINK!
Kristen and Alan Elrod asked me to make their sweet son Ben a Dinosaur cake for his Birthday. Ben is "all about" Dinosaurs. I made this 3 D Cake out of my Homemade Yellow Cake with Caramel Flavored Buttercream Icing. A dinosaur is not complete without his long tail, spikes, and his reptilian scales.
The kids absolutely love love love painging their own cookies to take home!
( Picture Courtesy of Food Network.com)
Michelle Prater sent me a text asking me to make her sweet little girl a Cookie Monster cake for her 2nd Birthday. I did Abigail's 1st Birthday cake last year and I love this theme!
I wanted to share these darling pictures from Andy Dunn's 6th Birthday Party. Our family loves the Dunn's very much and are very excited that Andy was able to celebrate his 6th Birthday healthy! Andy has a long route to go on his Road Map, but.....he's doing wonderful!
Last year, Andy called me himself from Vanderbilt Children's Hospital with his order for his "Sand Castle Cake" which was a HIT!
Sarah Covington called me from Franklin a little bit ago and asked me to make her brother Lynn McGregor a Homemade German Chocolate Cake (because it's his absolute favorite) for his Birthday. Lynn was so excited when it was delivered to him at Farm Credit Services.
My friend Tina @ United Diamond Brokers called me and asked me to make a Dessert Tray for a family member of hers who had passed away. They wanted to take it to the ICU Unit at River Park as a way of saying "Thank You" for what they had done for them.
I am sorry that it has taken me so long to get these beautiful pictures of Kendra's wedding posted.
Kendra picked out this beauty for their wedding cake. She had sent me a picture of a cake that she absolutely loved, but...wanted it tweaked a little. So....instead of it being round, we make it square. We added the Cotton Candy Pink Sheer Ribbon, used Vibrant Pink flowers between layers, and used solid white icing with pearls.
With so many guests, I made her an extra cake and used the fresh Gerber Daisy's and greenery as a topper.
Happy Birthday goes to Andy Dunn! Andy will be 6 tomorrow. He and his family are at Disney World in Orlando this week. It's his "Make A Wish" trip. 
This morning my friend Joyce Britton sent me a message telling me that I needed to look on msn.com's web page. They had these 'Over The Top' cakes....I wanted to share this one with you. I think it's my favorite! If you would like to see this cake and the other 10 they have, please look at http://www.msn.com/ 
My friend Courtney Hollingsworth wanted to wish James Bennett a Happy Birthday with this Vegas Cake. She asked me to make her a Homemade Chocolate cake with White Buttercream Icing with Black Fondant trim just like a Die from the Casino's in Vegas. She told me that I could be as creative as I wanted and.....here it is! Each side has the fondant numerals on them. The Poker Chips and the Authentic Vegas cards in the best hand you could have for Vegas Style Poker....what could have been any better?
Michelle Prater ordered this darling cake for her son Braden's Birthday. I love the Curious George Theme! Last year we used red and white and had a Truck theme. This year.....she asked me to use the yellow and blue colors and of course....Curious George. 
My friend Creta ordered this cake for Project Graduation at Van Buren County for Friday night. I think it is absolutely beautiful! I took this picture before all of the icing had dried and sent it to Creta. She loved it!!! I loved the Burgundy and gold theme....which is VBHS colors!
Diane Odom called and asked me to make her Mother's 90th Birthday cake. She said that she had 4 Diabetic family members and needed the cake to be entirely "Sugar Free". I made a Classic White cake Sugar Free and made a Sugar Free White Chocolate Whipped Icing. I trimmed it in beautiful Fresh Roses.
Kathy Collier called me and asked me to make her daughter's 30th Birthday cake.
Angie Simons and Mitch Pryor were recently married. Angie sent me an e-mail from Dallas, TX asking me to make her wedding cake. I think that she made a wonderful choice in cake. She wanted the Classic White Cake with Cornelle Lace and a Burgundy Sheer Ribbon. The Lenox topper was exquisite as well!
Sherry Slaughter called me a few weeks ago and asked me to make a cake for her daughter's birthday. She asked me if I could make Fondant flowers, butterflies, etc. My answer was YES! She had a specific picture that she e-mailed me and wanted me to fix it just like it. Well....here's the finished product! Her daughter's favorite flavor is Chocolate. Well....my Special Chocolate Cake is a quick fix!
The Fondant Butterflies and Dogwood Blooms are beautiful!
Shondra Elliott asked me to make 4 dzn. Cupcakes for a very special Baby Shower. She asked me to make my Homemade Classic White Cake with Buttercream Filling inside as well as Buttercream Icing. She wanted Fondant Butterflies as well. How precious.....
Carly Pack was celebrating her Birthday and wanted to have an "Over The Top" cake. I made her my Homemade Yellow Cake which is her favorite! Sally had e-mailed me a specific picture and here it is.....Zebra Fondant as well!
I was asked to make a darling Baby Shower Tea for our Special Friends New Grand-daughter. Bennie and Vanessa Cannon are so proud of their new addition. I made her cake as a Classic White with Buttercream Icing with some darling Fondant Butterflies as well.
The butterflies look like they are about to take off flying!
This is the Fellowship Hall at the First United Methodist Church in McMinnville. This was an absolute beautiful venue for a Reception.
Here's a "Very Surprised Susan and Tony" as they enter the Reception Hall.
This is the first thing you saw in the Reception Hall as the beautiful Sun was beaming through. It made a beautiful picture and I had to share it with you.
Hailey is lighting all of the candles for each table.
Amy is serving the Main Corse of the Meal. All of the food that was served for the Sit Down Dinner is original Cajun food flown in from New Orleans. I was nervous about this, but.....it was a breeze! A Cajan Wedding Reception....No Problem! We served 150+. 
Crawfish Boil before and......
after.
Banana's Foster from "Scratch". This New Orleans delacy was a hit!
Millionaire Brownies.....
5 types of Cheese, Veggie Trays, and I forgot to take a picture of the Fruit Trays....
Tony's passion is Caving. So....he asked me to make a Homemade Carrot cake with Cream Cheese Icing and to make a replica of his mining helmet for his Grooms Cake.
This is her beautiful Wedding Cake. She wanted each cake to be a different flavor. The cakes were the following flavors: Classic White, Red Velvet, Chocolate, Strawberry, and Lemonaide. Each were decorated with Buttercream Icing in a Basket Weave pattern. Beautiful! She said it looked like an Easter Basket. The Mints were all beautiful Yellow Cream Cheese Hand Pressed Mints.
Susan had changed into her beautiful Going Away Suit and they posed with the cake and did all of their pictures.
Susan is standing by one of the beautiful tables. They were absolutely georgus!
My sweet friend Lauren Sinks shot me an e-mail a few days ago asking me to make her sweet boy~Blair a John Deere Theme Birthday Cake. I shot her back a picture of the cake that I had done for Evan McDowell back in January. She loved it. So....I chanced it up and this is the finished product. I think it's absolutely adorable.
Kandice Patrick text me and asked me to make her another one of these "notorious babies". Well, I had told Susan Grandey that when I hit my first goal with my weight that I'd make us one.....hit that mark Friday. I made one this afternoon and took Susan a few pieces. I'll let her share with you her comment. All I can say is......."It's Sinfully Delicious!"
Jeanna Cunningham's daughter Sarah will be celebrating her 5th Birthday tomorrow. She absolutely love "The Wizard of Oz"! So what better could she have than......A Yellow Brick Road Cake! This cake is Classic White with the Yellow Buttercream Icing. The Witches Hat, Broom, the Green Pool (That Old Wicked Witch Melted), and the Lolly Pops were handmade out of Rolled Fondant. Every time I look at this cake....it makes me remember the song that Judy Garland sang....."Somewhere Over The Rainbow".
Every little girl needs her own Ruby Red Slippers!!!!!
Jeanna wanted some treats for her guests along with the cake. She ordered 3 dzn. Ruby Red Slippers, 2 dzn. Pretzel Rods and......
A tray of delicious Strawberry dipped in Gourmet Chocolate!
Happy 5th Birthday Sarah!!!
Wayne Kilgore called me and asked me to make him a Strawberry Shortcake.
Mr. Kilgore was so excited when he picked it up!
Kandice Patrick texted me and asked me to her a cake like Jayme Jaco's cake for this evening. I used the same cake recipe, but.....changed the icing a little bit. I first made some fudge and drizzled it over the entire cake. Then I melted some chocolate chips and spread that through the fudge and garnished it with milk chocolate chips.
Kandice left me and Katie some sweet gifts. Thank you Kandice for my new cookie cutter and Thank you for Katie's K koozie holder. She immediately put it on her bottled water!
Tonya Rains called me yesterday and told me that she wanted to redeem her daughter's Gift Certificate. Tonya's daughter was crowned the 2009 Snow Princess.
Jayme Jaco called me yesterday and asked me to make a Double Chocolate Cake for her husband. She said that he has been home helping her since she had her shoulder surgery and that he has not left her side. She said that his favorite is Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate. So....I whipped up this little creation. It's a homemade double chocolate cake with chocolate morsels on the inside and a my favorite chocolate fudge icing drizzled all over it and to garnish it chocolate morsels sprinkled all over it.
I couldn't resist this putting it on this beautiful multi-colored tray and decorating it with a beautiful black net ribbon. When I delivered it this morning....they were all excited! I hope you and Monty enjoy it and I hope you are feeling better soon!
I got a call from my friend Jeanine Bain in Smithville asking me to make a small Baby Shower Cake for a co-worker. She said that she wanted my classic white cake with my almond buttercream icing trimmed in blue. I couldn't resist putting this darling little duckie on top of the cake. I love the colors and it is so cute....especially for a Baby Shower.
Saturday, the 21st is my "Little Prayer Warrior" Kristy Navartte's birthday. I wanted to do something special just for her! So.....I whipped up some Homemade Sugar Cookies and decided not to dip them in glaze, but to use some buttercream icing and "bling" them up a little bit with some of my red and green sugar crystals.
I think that these really turned out really cute. I know that yesterday was St. Patrick's Day, but....I love the clover leaves because it's one of the things that remind me of Spring!
Easter Eggs, Clover Leaves, Tulips, & Easter Bunnies are absolutely darling!
My wonderful friend Susan Grandey got me all of these cookies cutters as part of my birthday present (less the clover one, I bought it a little while ago, and she got me a baby buggy cutter and a baby bottle cutter too!) along with a beautiful pearl ring and an awesome tangerine basket. Susan knows how I love to bake and I was so excited to get to use them yesterday. I can't wait to make some Mickey Mouse cookies/sandwiches! She picked him up when they were in Orlando and Disney for the Nationals in the Dance Competition. I now have 3 different bunny patterns, two different butterfly patterns and am ready to take orders for Spring!
With the finishing touches added to Kristi McCormick's Mother's Surprise 60th Birthday Cake added, it is absolutely beautiful. Thanks Kristi for all of your business!
Jessica Higgins ordered my "Secret Recipe" Chicken Salad on Croissants for a Baby Shower for this weekend. There is nothing more refreshing than Homemade Chicken Salad on Croissants! Thanks Jessica!
Christy Partain asked me to make her two children's "dual" Birthday cake. She asked me to decorate it in royal blue and hot pink polka-dots. Happy Birthday Dylan & Becca!
Ruth Ann Webb asked me to make her son Joseph's Birthday cake. He loves UT Football.
Kristy McCormick asked me to make this beautiful cake for a Birthday Party for a very special Lady! It's my Classic White cake with pink buttercream icing with white Cornelle Lace on each layer, Chocolate Brown Grosgrain ribbon and that "Special Birthday Girl's Initials".
I wanted to share these pictures asap. I took about 135 pictures last night and here is a sneak peak.
Patti had asked me to make the Pretzel Rods dipped in Chocolate with the festive Multi-Colored Sprinkles on them as well as a couple of trays of Strawberries Dipped in Gourmet Chocolate.
From Cheese Trays, Veggie Trays, Zuccini Casserole, Red Beans and Rice, Chicken Tenders, & Boiled Shrimp. Everything was delicious! I do highly recommend Stones River Country Club as a perfect venue for a wedding reception or any other party. Their staff was wonderful and it is an absolutely beautiful place!
Laura Minor, Susan Grandey, and I were enjoying some wonderful conversation during dinner.
Lauren Grandey and Scott Dunham are the sweetest couple. They had a "good time" as well!
It looks like my eyes are shut, but I promise they aren't. With all of the sickness that we have been through in the past year, John and I really enjoyed getting out and enjoying the night. This is the "Hostess With The Mostest" Patti Clarke. Patti is a wonderful friend and an awesome Mother! She and Tommy are so happy that their children have married wonderful spouses! Rae and Scott are a perfect couple and Meagan and Charlie are just another perfect couple as well! Patti and Tommy have done an awesome job with Rae and Charlie. Their personalities are so happy, uplifting, and just plain down right FUN! Patti made sure that "someone danced last night!"
John and Joey are having a blast! Check out Mr. Grandey's hat!
This is a wondeful picture. Joey Grandey and his beautiful daughter Lauren are having a "Father/Daughter Dance". I caught them all hugged up and I couldn't resist. Happiness begins at home!
Meagan Clarke and Rae Boutte'.
We were so excited to get our "Official Invitation" to Rae and Scott's "Official Wedding Reception". This is going to be sooooo much fun! 
Kellie Rowland had asked me to make this Baby Shower cake that is above. She had sent me a picture of a cake she saw on the Internet and asked me to make it just like it with our own little twists....instead of baby feet and toes she wanted baby ducks, with the bows tied on the corners, I used a real bow that is pale blue that says "It's A Boy", and finally at the end of each colored stripe, I put a white pinwheel to make it look Spring is around the corner.
(picture e-mailed by Kellie from homeandgardenwebshots.com)
Michelle Prater is the sweetest friend and loves her family! Her nephew Kevin was celebrating his birthday and she just can't stand it unless they have a cake! I love Michelle and her loving, sweet heart! Happy Birthday Kevin...You have the Sweetest Aunt Ever!
Trey's Mom Holly called and asked me to make his birthday cake and wanted the Dibrell Wildcat's basketball jersey. Trey played on the 5th/6th grade boys team and they won the season and the tournament this year in the county. When Katie was playing for Centertown and the boys would play Dibrell, we'd usually stay and watch. Congrat's to Dibrell's boys and a Special Happy Birthday to Trey!!! (the cake was yellow as well)
Happy Valentine's Day to everyone! Yes I am up early this morning, been up since about 3 a.m. working on more goodies for my "love birds". 
Ray Dunn celebrated his 16th birthday while he was in Disney World with his family last week. He's having a party for his friends tonight and wanted to have movie night. He had called me himself and asked me to make him a "Special" cake. These were the spec's.....My Homemade Yellow cake with Butter Rum flavor. (this is flavor and does NOT contain any alcohol) He said that he wanted it to look like the old time movie canisters. I down loaded a picture of what he wanted and he got his wish. I hope you enjoyed your party tonight!
Michelle Prater had sent me an e-mail last Friday night and asked me to make her brother Kyle a birthday cake for his 18th birthday on Sunday. She said that his favorite colors were red and black and to do my "usual homemade chocolate cake". Happy Belated Birthday Kyle!!!
Hailey Dishman had asked me to make her fiance Cole some of my delicious truffles. I know that Cole absolutely loves...loves....loves my truffles. I hope he shares them with you Hailey! lol
More special trays for special Valentine's....Shhhhhh!
These cookies are a special "Valentine" for a very special man. A sweet friend of mine asked me to make them for her precious boyfriend! Of course, I am not going to tell until tomorrow night....I hope she shares them with him.....she said in her text that they looked yummy and couldn't wait to eat them!!!
Rachel Livasey had asked me to make this try for a "Special Surprise" for her husband Josh. I delivered them to him today at work at Morrison Tool and Fab.
Casey's wife will be so surprised to get these little jewels!
Casey Hale ordered these beautiful Strawberries for his wife for a surprise! He was so cute today when he came by and picked them up! He was so excited and was really excited about giving them to his wife tomorrow!
More secrets! This is a Strawberry Cheesecake....I know it will be an absolutely awesome surprise!!!
Mollee had asked me to make her this darling Heart-shaped Cherry Cheesecake. I think they are "The Valentine's Perfect Gift"!
The Secretary at Eastside, Mollee asked me to make her some "Dressed Up" Strawberries. I just love this darling heart-shaped tray and the cutsie wrapping paper! Happy Valentine's!!!
I had heart-shaped cheesecakes everywhere today! Shhhhhh....it's a secret who gets these two....one is Cherry and the other is Strawberry!
Seeing Double? Well.....there's another person getting this same tray and guess who it is?.....This cupid can't tell yet!...But I can tell you who got the next one identical to it!
Rachel Livasey asked me to make a special tray for her Day Care Provider. She really appreciates everything that she does for her and the wonderful care she gives her child. She asked me to make her a tray with my Dipped Pretzels, Blinging Homemade Sugar Cookies, and my Strawberries dipped in Chocolate. 
I just had to do a little "Happy" tray for two of my most favorite people in McMinnville. Mr. Hubert and Mrs. Billie Gray Boyd. They are so good to me and my family. This is just a little "Thank You" for making a contribution to my son Dillon's Mission Trip Fund (he will be leaving in July to go to Baja Mexico for a mission trip with our church). It was so funny....the very next day Mr. Hubert and Mrs. Billie Gray asked me to join them for lunch. Me and my entire family absolutely love them!!!! So....I had to share a little treat or two with them.
This cutie pie goes to a special someone tomorrow! Strawberries all dressed up and delivered in a beautiful heart-shaped glass tray.
Hailey Dishman was the winner of my Valentine's Giveaway. Hailey loves Strawberries dipped in my Gourmet Chocolate and I also stuck in one of my wonderful "Secret Recipe" Cupcakes. I hope you enjoy!!!!
Terri Bryan who is the school nurse at Eastside Elementary asked me to make her some Strawberries dipped in my Gourmet Chocolate. She wanted them "All Dressed Up". She was surprising her husband Scotty with them. They were all fru fru'd up in a beautiful glass heart shaped tray.
Kandice Patrick ordered these cupcakes for her Mother who is sick and in the hospital in Nashville. I hope that she enjoyed them! I jut wonder if she made it down there with all 12?
Guess who gets these goodies?......
Michelle Prater had asked me to make some of my Pretzels dipped in my White Gourmet Chocolate with Cinnamon Sugar. She wanted to give them to her son's teachers at their Valentine's parties.
