The Dessert Box

Peace, McKenzie!

2012-01-15T14:14:00.000-08:00

Two layers of vanilla cake with buttercream icing helped to make this birthday girl happy. The peace sign is made from our modeling chocolate and the cake serves 25. The cake also has buttercream peace signs in various sizes all around the sides of the cake. Thanks Becky and happy birthday McKenzie!

Sweet McKenzie

Backyard Fun!

2012-01-15T14:13:00.000-08:00

Ah, grandchildren! Well Katie Beth wanted her backyard again this year. She is a unique thinker and has a lot of spirit, which I love about her. She wanted a double-decker chocolate chip cookie with buttercream icing in between. The top was also iced with buttercream icing and all detail work out of modeling chocolate. Well, except for the fountain, which was krispie treats covered with icing and the handles and diving board were the only thing not edible. Okay Katie, can't wait for your ideas next year! Happy Birthday! Love you so, so much!

And we have a winner...

2012-01-05T12:39:00.000-08:00

Thanks, guys for playing along with the M&M guesses. It was so fun to see the range of guesses and we were floored with the number of people that put in their guess. Since we didn't actually say whether you could go over the number of M&M's we used or not, we decided to reward both the closest without going over, and the closest that did go just over. We actually used a staggering 2,133 M&M's on Tabitha and Warren's wedding cake, which were all placed on by hand one at a time. So, without stalling any longer, the winners are: Shelia Traweek, with a guess of 2,035, and Millie Miller, with our closest guess of 2,196. Thank you girls, and we'll be in touch! We hope you enjoy the cupcakes!

Sweet 16

2012-01-03T15:14:00.000-08:00

This is a two layer vanilla cake with buttercream icing. The decorations are made from our modeling chocolate. This cake serves about 32. Thanks Ginny and Happy Birthday Lexus!

M&M Wedding Cake

2011-12-21T21:14:00.000-08:00

Okay, where do I start? This started out to be, or so we thought, a simple and easy cake. The top picture is the first time we set it up. Two layers in each tier with four tiers starting out on the bottom tier with vanilla cake and the next one chocolate, the next one vanilla and so on. Four and a half hours of putting on M&M's and the job was done (or so we thought). About two hours or so later we got a call with the news that the cake was leaning, badly, and in danger of toppling over. In horror we went to the church and found the bride and grandmother of the bride holding the cake up!

Oh no!!! We had to take the cake completely apart and start over. The bottom two tiers were crumbled beyond use and so it was back to the kitchen to start cooking at midnight, the night before the wedding. We had alot of help with the M&M's from the bride and her family. You see, these were special ordered and had to be wiped off and put back on the cake.

Our second attempt with the cake, it started leaning again and we had to take it apart again. The third time we got it put together, we had to unstack the tiers and regroup. Okay, by this time we were pretty stressed and we can't imagine how the bride felt down deep, although she assured us she was okay. And if you know Tabitha, she has an amazing way of handling stress, she lets it roll off her like water on a ducks back. She is the most happy-go-lucky young woman we know and we love that about her.

Fourth time on the cake and we had to say goodbye to the bottom tier and settle for a three tier cake. We sliced up the bottom tier and got that part of the cake ready to serve. So even though they didn't get to have their pictures made with the original cake, Warren and Tabitha were so sweet to us. It was their big day and instead of stressing out, they wanted to make sure we were okay. They are young and already showing alot of patience. This cake (four tiers), served 138. Thanks to all those who helped us with the 911 cake emergency, we love ya'll lots.
Oh, the only thing we could come up with as far as the cake falling is that the table may not have been level and maybe the M&M's were too heavy (4 lbs total). And maybe neither of these, we just don't know.

CONTEST TIME: Just for the sake of doing it, we are giving those who want to participate, a chance to guess how many M&M's are on the wedding cake and the keepsake cake for the bride (total). The closest guess will be treated to a dozen cupcakes, on the house. Good luck! Guesses must be made by January 4, 2012, and cupcakes must be picked up on January 6, 2012. Please be sure to send us an email or message us on Facebook, but if you choose to post in the comments here on the blog, make sure we can get back in touch with you in case you are the winner.

Jacie Jo's Tye-Dye Cake

2011-11-18T22:49:00.000-08:00

Jacie Jo wanted a tye-dye cake. Okay. How in this world do you make a tye-dye cake?! That was our thoughts, too, but she knew exactly what she wanted, down to all the colors, writing, and every little detail. What else were we gonna do? We just have to make our "special customers" (family) happy. So we decided to make 65 servings with the bottom tier two layers of yellow, or butter, cake, and the top tier two layers of dark chocolate cake. The entire cake was iced with buttercream and then topped with Fluff (our newest icing that is WONDERFUL!!) and then hand-painted in a tye-dye pattern. The banners are made from modeling chocolate and the #8 is grape-flavored modeling chocolate (another request from Miss Jacie Jo). I know "grape" and "chocolate" are not two flavors you, or anyone would put together, but it works, and well, I add. It tasted like grape taffy, but just melted faster. The kids loved it!

This shows the tye-dye on the top of the cake a little better.

Jacie Jo is posing for her blog appearance.

We love you so much, silly girl! Happy birthday!

Evan's Baptism

2011-11-17T23:51:00.000-08:00

Zach and Becca had a baptism service for Evan, which if I understand correctly is our version of a dedication service. So another cake was in order to celebrate. This is a white cake with white buttercream icing and serves about 35 to 40 people. We are so thankful for all the blessings from our heavenly Father. Every child is a gift and a blessing and we are honored to have these precious little ones. Lots of love Evan Michael!

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Zoe

2011-11-17T18:00:00.000-08:00

Zoe Jane just loves the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and sings the "hot diggety dog" song at the end.And when she's watching this show, she is in the zone. Nothing distracts her vision. The party was decorated in the usual Clubhouse colors and so was Zoe and brother Evan. The bottom tier is dark chocolate cake with buttercream icing and the top tier is red velvet and chocolate marbled with buttercream icing. The cakes were covered with something we call fluff instead of fondant. It was a last minute idea that we came up with and it worked out great. It's easier to work with than fondant and tastes better. The Mickey Mouse ears are rice krispies covered in modeling chocolate and all other decorations are made from our modeling chocolate as well. This cake serves about 65.

Happy 2nd Birthday Zoe Jane!!! We love you very much!

Simple Happy Birthday

2011-11-09T23:24:00.000-08:00

This cake was for several employee birthdays at a friend's business. "Just a small cake that says Happy Birthday on top" was the only instructions on this one, so simple it was. This cake served 12-14 and was a white cake with vanilla buttercream. Because of the simplicity of this cake, I chose a larger border, and couldn't resist piping on white detail on the sides and top. Thanks, Tish!

Happy Halloween AND Happy 1st Birthday, Braiden

2011-11-09T23:11:00.000-08:00

Happy Halloween, but most important, happy first birthday, Braiden! What do the following have in common: one-year-old Braiden, a quirky ghost, tiny pumpkins, and a smiling jack-o-lantern? The answer is, they are all super cute! This Halloween birthday cake, as well as the smash cake, is yellow cake with vanilla buttercream, and serves around 35. Now, I've seen my fair share of smash cakes being grabbed, clawed, hit, poked, smeared, and thrown. The smiling jack-o-lantern smash cake was the first one I've ever seen sat on! Braiden had a ball with this cake! He had it everywhere, and a few bystanders even fell victim to a few flying balls of buttercream. I'm glad I contributed to the ingredients of making the mess instead of having to clean them up! Have fun with that, Katrina. I wish you well. Happy birthday, Braiden, and I hope you had as much fun with the cake as I did watching you play with it.

My Little Pony

2011-11-09T22:42:00.000-08:00

Rylee is two!!! I can't believe it. Wow, how time flies! What is better than My Little Pony, right? I, personally, have loved My Little Pony since I was Rylee's age, and was very excited to see them make their rounds again with little girls today. This cake made me a little nervous, mainly because I wanted to do this classic toy justice. This cake is white cake with vanilla buttercream and serves about 35. The design on top is strictly made from buttercream, but was raised in certain areas to achieve a more 3-D look. The border is a simple shell border with pink sweet pea buds. I absolutely loved the chance to do this design, and want to wish Rylee a very happy birthday and year.

When you wish upon a star...

2011-10-15T16:08:00.000-07:00

Anna Raley wanted to celebrate her birthday with a princess and she chose Cinderella. Cinderella and Fairy Godmother visited the party to sing, make crafts (tiara's, crowns, and magic wands for everyone) and paint faces.
Her cake was vanilla cake with buttercream icing. The bottom layer served 20 and the doll served 15. Cinderella's dress was made from our modeling chocolate and brushed with pearl dust. This was the first cake we covered completely with modeling chocolate. We thought it turned out great!
She also had 3 dozen tiara butter cookies iced with royal icing brushed with pearl dust. All the kiddos had a good time. Happy birthday, Anna Raley!

Minnie Mouse and Kendall

2011-09-25T20:57:00.000-07:00

Kendall is such a girlie-girl. She's a big fan of Minnie Mouse so Misty went to work on the decorations and put alot of time and thought into this party. It was gorgeous! This cake is a vanilla cake with buttercream icing. The bottom tier is decorated with zebra stripes with a rope border made from our modeling chocolate. The second tier is all buttercream with the rope border out of modeling chocolate. The top tier is rice krispies covered in modeling chocolate with the "K" and border also made of modeling chocolate. Serves about 65. The party was a huge success and Kendall loved it. We all did. Great job Misty and Happy Birthday to our little Kendall Leigh!

Beach Bridal Shower

2011-07-30T20:19:00.000-07:00

This cake is a celebration of the upcoming marriage of my daughter Heather and soon to be son-in-law Steven. They are getting married at the beach in about 2 months, so the shower and cake were decorated along these lines. The cake is a marbled vanilla and strawberry cake on top and a marbled chocolate and strawberry cake on the bottom. Buttercream icing rounds it out along with a star fish and sea shells all made of modeling chocolate. My sisters did a great job on the shower and I appreciate them for their love and hard work and also thanks to all who came and celebrated with us.

Rubba Dub Dub, Ducky in the Tub

2011-07-30T19:49:00.000-07:00

This cake was inspired by a little boy who was very specific about what he wanted. A little ducky in the bath tub was the very thing to put a smile on his face. This is a vanilla cake with buttercream icing. The black tile is made from modeling chocolate, the duck is formed out of rice krispy treats and covered in yellow modeling chocolate, the tub is also formed out of rice krispy treats and covered in fondant, the robe and rug are also made from fondant. Happy Birthday Fisher and Lake!

You are a blessing

2011-07-25T18:28:00.000-07:00

A friend of mine needed a cake for a friend of hers. What other way to say how you appreciate someone than to tell them what a blessing they are to your life. This is a yellow cake with buttercream icing and serves 25. Hope you're a blessing to someone today!

Carson's 2nd Birthday

2011-07-25T18:10:00.000-07:00

My grandson Carson will be 2, August 2nd, but we celebrated it on July 23rd in GA. He loves school buses and the color yellow and also the song, "The wheels on the bus go round and round". He loves any kind of ball and kicking any kind of ball. He loves jumping and swinging and the one thing he does not possess is fear. He reminds me so much of Cory and moments when he reminds me of Kimberly. This cake is a yellow bus with yellow cake and yellow buttercream icing and serves about 40. Had such a great time in GA with the family.

Tonka Truck for Evan's First Birthday

2011-07-25T17:58:00.000-07:00

Happy 1st Birthday Evan! And yes, he's a big fan of Tonka Trucks, all boy! This is a white cake with buttercream icing and serves 25. Thanks Rhonda!

Baby Safari for Harrison

2011-07-25T17:32:00.000-07:00

Congratulations Danielle! Harrison will be here any day now. This is a white cake with buttercream icing and serves 75. This is also the baby bedding in Harrison's nursery. Also congrats to Colby and Kinley!

Kate and Justin Bieber

2011-06-20T20:53:00.000-07:00

There's alot of girls out there who love Justin Bieber. So who does Kate want on her birthday cake, you got it. This is a vanilla cake with buttercream icing and serves 25 people. Happy Birthday Kate! Thanks Jill.

Logan's Mickey Mouse Cake

2011-06-04T16:54:00.000-07:00

Kalah had a cute idea in her head for Logan's cake for us to go by and with a little bit of switching around the colors it looks so cute! The top layer is strawberry cake, the second layer is a combo of yellow and chocolate cake and the bottom layer is yellow cake, iced with buttercream icing. The Mickey Mouse heads are made from our modeling chocolate and the ears and #1 are made from royal icing.

Fifty Mickey Mouse butter cookies with royal icing for the kids treat bags and Logan's "smash cake" is vanilla cake with buttercream icing and chocolate mouse heads. This cake serves about 65 people. It turned out so cute Kalah, great design. Happy Birthday Logan!

No More Monkeys Jumpin' On The Bed

2011-06-01T20:43:00.000-07:00

This is a vanilla cake with buttercream icing and serves 25. Congrats on the new baby and we wish you well.

Bonner/Strickland Wedding

2011-05-21T16:59:00.000-07:00

What an honor to bake and decorate a wedding and grooms cake. Rebecca is like most brides, very excited and anxious to get married and start her life long journey with Steven.

The wedding cake is three tiers of almond cake with buttercream icing. The brown twigs are of our modeling chocolate and the periwinkle blossoms are made from our royal icing, serves 82.

Steven's cake is well, a tribute to Superman, which I'm sure Rebecca thinks that Superman cannot even compare to her man. The grooms cake is a two layered red velvet cake with cream cheese icing. The suit, tie, hankerchief, superman emblem and flower are all made from our modeling chocolate and serves 80.

Thank you so much Carol and Rebecca and congratulations to the bride and groom!

"Bucket of Balls" for Cruz

2011-05-15T18:48:00.000-07:00

Cruz is just your typical boy who is happiest whenever he has a simple ball or balls to play with. Amy couldn't come up with a theme because he didn't seem to be into any of the children's shows but his favorite thing to play with is a bucket of baseballs. His older brother Isaiah plays baseball and his dad helps out with the team so there is an abundance of baseballs around. So, what else, but make him a four layer vanilla cake with cupcakes on top and iced with buttercream icing. The #1, flags, and Cruz label are all made from our modeling chocolate. This cake serves about 55 people. Cruz's smash cake is a vanilla cake with buttercream icing. Thanks Amy and Happy 1st Birthday Cruz!

Cruz is taking his time diving into something he wouldn't otherwise be allowed to do.

He gets a bite and then shares with his big brother Isaiah, how sweet!

Pretty in Purple

2011-04-26T14:51:00.000-07:00

Carly, my granddaughter, is 11 and she always has a definite design in mind when it comes to her birthday cake. She called and said, "Grandma, you got a pencil and piece of paper? I'm gonna tell you how I want my cake to look."I got a pencil and paper, this is how it went down. For the bottom layer I want light purple icing with zebra stripes. For the second layer I want white icing with light and dark purple dots. For the top layer I want dark purple icing with white stripes and the #11 on top made of modeling chocolate. This cake is vanilla with buttercream icing and the zebra stripes and the #11 are model chocolate and serves about 25 to 30. For each girl that was at her spend the night party, she wanted the initial of their first name made from krispy treats drizzled with chocolate and the back side covered with purple modeling chocolate. Happy Birthday Carly, we love you bunches!

Woody Rides Again!

2011-04-26T14:18:00.000-07:00

Hunter loves Toy Story and his favorite character is Woody. So, to celebrate his 5th birthday, his mom Sara, wanted a unique cake that would showcase Woody's character. This is what we came up with; a two-tiered vanilla and chocolate cake with buttercream icing. The boots are rice krispies covered in modeling chocolate, the rope, sheriff's star, #5, cow print vest, buttons and rope border are all made from our modeling chocolate. (serves about 40) It turned out so cute! Thanks Sara and Happy Birthday Hunter!

50th Wedding Anniversary

2011-04-26T10:53:00.000-07:00

Fifty years and counting, wow! I think it's awesome to have a marriage last this long. This means together they've overcome about anything a couple can be put through. And what's left after fifty years of marriage...a bond like no other. Knowing that through thick and thin, your spouse is your best friend and your cushion should life knock you down. This is especially close to my heart because this happens to be my sister and brother-in-law, Anna and Charles Studdard. I love you guys!

This cake is a three-tiered vanilla cake with buttercream icing and the calla lilies are made from our modeling chocolate. We used gold ribbon around the tops and bottoms of each tier. This cake serves about 82 people. Donna, Chrissy, and Tasha, you did a great job!

Everything's Coming Up Daisies!

2011-04-17T20:26:00.000-07:00

Kendra is soon to be married but first a celebration with her friends and family with a Bridal Tea. Her mom, Joann, decorated with different color daisies and so I followed her lead. This is a vanilla cake and four cupcakes with buttercream icing and the daisies are made of modeling chocolate. Serves about 54. Thanks Joann and congratulations Kendra!

Connor's YO GABBA GABBA! Cake

2011-04-15T00:17:00.000-07:00

I'll have to admit, my two boys haven't went through the YO GABBA GABBA! phase, so this show and all it's characters were totally new to me. I still haven't learned all their names, but I do know that Connor likes them and wants to celebrate his special day with them! This cake is vanilla with vanilla buttercream, and serves 25 people. I sure hope you like it, Connor, and a special thanks to Mrs. Wanda and Tasha. Happy birthday, Connor!

Wizard's of Waverly Place

2011-04-10T13:23:00.000-07:00

I think Maggie's favorite color is purple. Last year's cake was a purple Hanna Montana and this year a purple Wizard's of Waverly Place. This cake is two layers (one vanilla and one chocolate) topped with buttercream icing. One dozen vanilla cupcakes and one dozen chocolate cupcakes iced with buttercream and the stars, wands and the #7 are made from modeling chocolate. Happy 7th Bithday Maggie and thanks Tasha!

Baby On The Way

2011-04-10T12:44:00.000-07:00

Celebrating a forth-coming birth is one of the happiest occassions to get together. For this baby shower a chocolate cake with buttercream icing and details in modeling chocolate. This cake serves about 25. Thanks Sara and congratulations of the new addition.

Dixie's Multicolor Peace Sign Cake

2011-04-07T22:02:00.000-07:00

This is a picture that Charity drew for us to go by

and Dixie wanted a multicolor retro look topped off with a multicolor peace sign. This cake is a two-layer vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream, including decorations on the cake, and serves 25-30. The stars and name are made with royal icing (a new way to do these for us). We actually angled the top layer to have the topsy-turvy look. Happy birthday, Dixie, and thanks Charity.

Sparkling Princess Cookies

2011-04-07T21:33:00.000-07:00

Princess Isabelle wanted to celebrate her birthday with her friends by sharing 3 dozen sparkling princess tiaras/crowns. These are our buttery sugar cookies iced in white, rose, and lilac, and decorated with alternating colors. The picture doesn't do justice to the pearl dusting powder on each cookie, just to make them shimmer for the adorable little princesses that would soon devour them! Happy birthday, Princess Isabelle, and thanks, Raegan!

Kinley and Minnie

2011-04-03T10:46:00.000-07:00

Kinley is 2! The question was, Elmo or Minnie Mouse? Well... you guessed it! A vanilla cake with buttercream icing, and the ears, bow, banner and retro hearts are made with fondant (serves 35). One dozen each of Minnie and Mickey butter cookies with royal icing round out the celebration. Happy birthday, Kinley! Thanks Danielle and Diana.

Hunting for a Cure

2011-03-30T20:51:00.000-07:00

"Hunting for a Cure" is the theme this year at First State Bank for "Relay for Life". Three dozen butter cookies with camo icing with a hunters orange ribbon symbol to raise awareness for cancer.

First Sate Bank

2011-03-30T20:44:00.000-07:00

Heather works at First State Bank in MS and wanted to treat her co-workers to some dessert. So we decided to put the bank's logo on the cake for decoration. This is a strawberry cake with buttercream icing and serves 25. Hope you enjoy it! Love you Heather!

Lego Blocks

2011-03-28T10:47:00.000-07:00

The huge birthday celebration for Ian (7) and Tucker (2) was a big hit! We made a green LEGO cake for Ian and a yellow LEGO cake for Tucker. This is a vanilla cake with buttercream icing that serves 100 and about 65 mini cupcakes with mini LEGO blocks made of modeling chocolate (all hand-cut). A bean bag toss game, donut eating contest and a LEGO pinata that Holly handmade rounded out the day. We all had lots and lots of fun! Happy birthday Ian and Tucker, we love you very much!!

Wedding Cake Cookies

2011-03-20T11:41:00.000-07:00

Our butter cookies with royal icing is just the thing for this bridal shower. Fifty cookies and a shower to celebrate the upcoming wedding for the bride and groom. Congratulations Rebecca!

Katie Beth's Cake

2011-03-11T20:41:00.001-08:00

Katie Beth was at Disney World on her birthday this year but when she comes to Grandma's house, baking is on the list of things to do. She loves to bake cakes and decorate them. I think she's coming along beautifully. She made a vanilla cake with buttercream icing, a cupcake on top and modeling chocolate for the monkey. Great job Katie Beth and Happy 8th Birthday, we love you!

Alabama Football

2011-03-09T17:20:00.000-08:00

It's no secret that we live in "Roll Tide" country and even the little kids get in on the team spirit. This is a small vanilla cake with buttercream icing and serves about 12 people. Happy Birthday, Gavin and thanks Kalah!

Boy's and their Sports

2011-03-08T09:41:00.000-08:00

This is a cake for a little boy that loves sports. I guess you might say he's all boy.
It is a vanilla cake with buttercream icing and serves about 12. Happy Birthday Isaiah! Thanks Amy!

Berry Honor Society

2011-03-04T20:56:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to the members of the Berry Honor Society for their hard work and dedication to their studies. This is a red velvet cake with buttercream icing and the emblem is made from our modeling chocolate. Serves 100. Good job and keep it up!

Zebra Print and Pink Cake

2011-02-26T15:34:00.000-08:00

This is our latest cake for this weekend. Zebra print with pink is very popular with the girls this year, and it's exactly how this girl wanted to kick off her years as a teenager. This cake is a vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream, and is decorated with black mint modeling chocolate. There are 56 servings in this two-tiered cake. Hope you enjoy, and thank you, Cindy!

Wrestling with John Cena

2011-02-19T20:08:00.000-08:00

Two layers of vanilla cake and buttercream icing is just the beginning of this round. The sides are covered with modeling chocolate and also the posts. Trace aka "Big T", has gotten into wrestling just lately and hince the wrestling rink, John Cena was the wrestler he wanted on his cake. Happy Birthday "Big T" we love you! (Serves 50)

Zebra Cross Cookies

2011-02-14T21:44:00.000-08:00

Pink and black zebra stripe crosses was just what Carly wanted for the girls club at her church. This is also the emblem on their t-shirts. Our butter cookies iced with royal icing was a success. Thanks Misty!

"Choo Choo" Wes is Two!

2011-02-13T19:01:00.000-08:00

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Four layers of vanilla cake and lots of buttercream icing with the train and train car made of modeling chocolate and serves about 40 - 45 people. Happy Birthday Wes and thanks Jennifer!

Elephant cookies

2011-02-10T13:07:00.000-08:00

Elephants for a little girls 8th birthday celebration, as a matter of a fact, my grand-daughter Katie Beth. She's taking some of her little friends to an Alabama Gymnastics meet for her birthday. Love our Katie Bug!!!Happy Birthday!

Donald Duck

2011-02-05T19:41:00.000-08:00

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Happy 1st Birthday Darby! He is a fan of Donald Duck and chocolate(or maybe his mom) so a chocolate cake with ganache filling between the layers and chocolate buttercream icing to finish it up. This cake serves 25. Hope you love tearing into your "smash cake". (Thanks Raegan for sending us a picture of Darby tearing into his cake, and he has alot of help from his big sister Isabelle.) So cute!

The "Incredible" Camden meets "Princess" Maddy

2011-01-25T22:23:00.000-08:00

What a better birthday party than to introduce the Incredible Hulk to Princess Cinderella. A neat idea for sharing a birthday together. These are vanilla cakes with buttercream icing. Happy Birthday Camden and Maddy! Thanks Rena.

Minnie Mouse Cookies

2011-01-24T10:22:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday Olivia! Three dozen pink Minnie Mouse cookies were just right for this little girls 4th birthday celebration. These are our butter cookies with royal icing and waiting to be devoured. Thanks Jennifer!

Spongebob and Patrick

2011-01-14T15:25:00.000-08:00

Every child likes Spongebob Squarepants, and who can resist Patrick? These funny characters have been a favorite for birthday parties for many years now, and they are exactly what Michael had in mind for his special day as well. This cake is a vanilla cake and vanilla buttercream icing, and is decorated using all buttercream icing. On top is an underwater scene with Spongebob and Patrick jumping for joy for the birthday boy, and the sides are adorned with scrumptious seaweed. Spongebob and Patrick will serve 25 people. Thank you Andrea, and happy birthday, Michael!!

"G", A Baby Shower

2011-01-13T14:22:00.000-08:00

A baby shower cake for a girl whose last name starts with a "G". The decorations are part of the print that is on her bedding, which was very cute. This is a yellow and chocolate marbled cake with buttercream icing and serves 25.

Baby Kinsley Jaya

2011-01-08T10:23:00.000-08:00

Brown goes well with any color, and this little girl will rest comfortably in her pink and brown nursery. This is a vanilla cake with buttercream icing, the feet and hand prints are made from modeling chocolate and the 2 carriages and "baby" blocks are made from mint chocolate melts. (Serves 40) Hope you have a good one. Thanks Diane and Rhonda!

Taz Monster Truck

2011-01-08T10:09:00.000-08:00

A.J. is a country boy with a little redneck twang. I don't know if going to monster truck events qualifies you as a redneck(I doubt it), but A.J. is a big fan and what little boy isn't. I even think they're fascinating (maybe I'm a little redneck too). A.J.'s cake is vanilla with buttercream icing and serves 25. Thanks Wendy and Aaron and Happy Birthday A.J.!

Auburn Tigers

2010-12-31T17:17:00.000-08:00

Must be an Auburn week this week, at least it has been for us. This cake is inspired by the side of a Tiger. Auburn fan or not, you've got to love the stripes on this one! They turned out so good! This is definitely one way to kick off the New Year and celebrate a 30th birthday, too.

The cake is a vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream, and feeds about 35-40 people. The tiger stripes are modeling chocolate (which most of you know we love to work with), and all the writing, as well as the tiger orange, is out of buttercream. Happy birthday to Zeb from The Dessert Box, and thanks, Tasha!

Auburn Eagle

2010-12-31T16:48:00.000-08:00

This cake is a vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream, and serves about 15. The Auburn Tigers "A" and Eagle are cut out of a sheet of rolled modeling chocolate. Every detail on the eagle are actually painted by hand using frosting. Happy birthday, Kristen, and enjoy your Auburn Tigers cake!

Let It Snow...

2010-12-28T00:06:00.000-08:00

Whether it snows or not in the South on Christmas Day (generally it does not, but this year it happened to), The Dessert Box is prepared to make our own snowflakes... cookies, that is. These cute snowflake cookies are our butter cookies (3 dozen, to be exact), iced with a delicate snowflake design using royal icing. They're sure to please the taste buds, and the Christmas Spirit!

Danni Kate's Owl Cake

2010-12-11T10:09:00.000-08:00

Whooo's turning 2? Happy Birthday Danni Kate!

This is a vanilla cake with buttercream icing and serves 40.

Thanks Holley, hope you have a good one.

Snowmen Cookies

2010-12-04T20:57:00.000-08:00

Three dozen Butter Cookies for a little girls party, how festive. These snowmen are decorated with poured icing and are ready to go. Thanks Cassandra, and Merry Christmas!

Polka Dot Baby Shower

2010-12-04T20:47:00.000-08:00

Polka dots everywhere. This cake is a red velvet cake with buttercream icing and serves about 25. Congrats to the mom-to-be.

Fire Truck

2010-12-02T09:38:00.000-08:00

This is a vanilla cake with buttercream icing; the fire truck and little boy are made of modeling chocolate and serves 25. And of course Carson has to have a "smash cake" to tear into. Happy First Birthday Carson!

Bring On The Turkey

2010-11-29T18:20:00.000-08:00

Kimberly wanted a Dessert Box cake so we made a small cake and 6 dozen leaf butter cookies. The cake is a butter cake with buttercream icing, the turkey body is made of marshmellows and the cookies are drizzled with sugar icing. We hope everyone had as good and thankful Thanksgiving as we did.

Berry Wildcat Cookies

2010-11-21T08:58:00.000-08:00

These were for the Berry Wildcat Pee Wee football team. Three dozen jersey and three dozen football butter cookies iced with royal icing. Congratulations for all your hard work and winning the State Championship!!! You make the town of Berry so proud! Thanks Angie, we know you are so proud.

Jacie's Seventh Birthday

2010-11-14T11:28:00.000-08:00

Jacie has always been very special to us and we love the ideas that kids come up with for their birthdays. Jacie finally decided on this two- layered, two-tiered cake to match her birthday plates with a peace sign on top. The icing is buttercream and the #7 and all the dots are made from our modeling chocolate.
Great party Shelly and Happy Birthday Jacie, we love you!

Zoe's First Birthday

2010-11-11T22:14:00.000-08:00

Zoe Jane's first birthday! (She is the daughter of Zach and Becca, our seventh and youngest grand-daughter.)Becca had this party planned since Zoe was 3 months old, that's when she bought the pink hounds tooth decorations. This two layered, two tiered cake was vanilla with buttercream icing and all the decorations were made from our modeling chocolate. Zoe's smash cake was also vanilla and buttercream with modeling chocolate highlighting the pink hounds tooth.
There were a 1 1/2 dozen large cookies and 6 dozen small cookies all with sugar icing. The party was awesome, great job Zach and Becca. Serves 40. Love you Zoe Jane!!!

Sophie's Minnie Mouse Cake

2010-11-11T21:47:00.000-08:00

Sophie wanted the Disney clan for her first birthday celebration, and since it's her first, she gets her very own smash cake to tear into. These are vanilla cakes with buttercream icing and serves 40. Happy Birthday Sophie!

Second Time Around

2010-11-11T21:34:00.000-08:00

This cake is for my cousin Brenda who happens to be my best friend. She was a widow and he was a widower. They dated in high school many years ago and found each other again. They were just overflowing with joy and you could tell they were very much in love.
This is a two layer, three tiered vanilla cake with buttercream icing. There is a total of 16 red roses and 20 red rose buds, and three black bands around the base of each tier. These were all made from our modeling chocolate. Serves 118. Congratulations Brenda and David!

Camo Cake

2010-10-26T12:29:00.000-07:00

Hunter is crazy about hunting and anything pertaining to hunting. I think he'd rather go hunting than have a birthday party. So this is for his love of his favorite outdoor sport. This is a chocolate cake with buttercream icing with the deer made from our modeling chocolate. Happy Birthday Hunter! Serves 25.

Fall Festival

2010-10-26T12:15:00.000-07:00

A small cake for the Fall Festival in our home town is decorated for the season. This is a vanilla cake with buttercream icing and serves 25 paople.

Birthdays, Zombies, and Halloween

2010-10-24T12:47:00.000-07:00

Aleigh and Averee, sister and brother, celebrated their birthdays together this year with a Halloween theme. Averee, at the top, was 4 years old and wanted a Zombie cake and Aleigh, at the bottom, was 7 years old and wanted ghosts, bats and pumpkins with a girly twist.
Averee's cake is a chocolate cake with buttercream icing and the tombstones around the cake are chocolate molds. The bats are made of our modeling chocolate and the cake is dusted with orange sprinkles. This cake serves 25 people.
Aleigh's cake is a two layered, two tiered vanilla cake with buttercream icing. The word BOO, the ghosts, bats, pumpkins, polka dots and curly-ques are made of our modeling chocolate. This cake serves 40 people.
Happy Birthday Aleigh and Averee and thanks Ashley!

Justin Bieber Cake

2010-10-16T10:30:00.000-07:00

What young girl doesn't like Justin Bieber? Cassidy is a big fan and what better way to have him at her party than on her cake. This is a chocolate cake with buttercream icing and serves 25 people. Thanks Linda Ann and Happy Birthday Cassidy!

Minnie Mouse

2010-10-02T15:06:00.000-07:00

Anna Raley loves Minnie Mouse but not getting her picture taken, which is perfectly fine. This is a vanilla cake with buttercream icing with all the detail made from fondant, and serves about 40. Also three dozen Minnie and Mickey cookies made from our butter recipe and iced in royal icing were so cute beside the cake. Thanks Tasha and Happy Birthday Anna Raley! We love you!

Nightmare Before Christmas

2010-10-02T14:55:00.000-07:00

This bride and groom has their own unique way of celebrating the beginning of their future together. We've never seen this particular movie but our goal was to make the couple happy and at the same time bring an element that was simple yet elegant. This two layered three tiered cake is red velvet with cream cheese icing and scroll work done in black. Serves 116.

Thank you Rachael, and congratulations on the new son-in -law.

Farrah's "Peace Sign" Cake

2010-09-28T21:56:00.000-07:00

This wass Farrah's 12th birthday and she was very specific about how she wanted her cake to look. Turned out really cute! This vanilla cake with buttercream icing serves 25 people. So glad you liked your cake Farrah. You are a beautiful young lady. Happy Birthday!

Kendalls Monkey Cake

2010-09-24T22:03:00.000-07:00

What a day! Kendall celebrated her 2nd birthday with family and friends and it was so much fun. Lots of gifts and lots of food. Her cake is a vanilla cake with buttercream icing and matched her napkins and plates so well. We also made 3 dozen monkey and flower butter cookies for favors. Kendall ate her food and went straight for the cake. So Misty decided it was a good time to sing Happy Birthday and cut it. Kendall absolutely loves this icing! It was alot of fun and a big success. Good job Misty and Happy Birthday Kendall, we love you!

Kim's Auburn Cake

2010-09-24T21:25:00.000-07:00

These girls are orange and blue through and through and Kim's aunt wanted to surprise them at work on their special day. It's a vanilla cake with buttercream icing and serves 15 people. Happy Birthday Girls!

50th Wedding Anniversary

2010-09-11T17:06:00.000-07:00

What an accomplishment! It is rare these days to stick by one another through thick and thin but this proves that there are long lasting effects from going the distance. Three kids, eight grandkids, one great granddaughter and 50 years later they are still very happy and in love. Congratulations to you both.

This two layered, three tiered cake is vanilla with buttercream icing. Twenty-one roses, twelve rosebuds, twelve leaves and the sash are all made from our modeling chocolate and dusted with gold lustre dust and all edible.There were 134 servings in this cake. This was a joy to do for me as this is my sister Muriel and brother-in-law Doug. Happy Anniversary and Congratulatins to you and your wonderful family, we love you guys!

Secret Agent

2010-09-11T16:46:00.000-07:00

Two friends and two cakes as Major and Jackson share their special day together. Who doesn't love a good spy show. These cakes are vanilla with buttercream icing and serves 25 each. All decorations are made from our homemade modeling chocolate. Happy Birthday Boys!

Alabama Crimson Tide

2010-09-06T09:23:00.000-07:00

Celebrating the first game of the season for the Crimson Tide has become a tradition for this couple. They celebrate big at a relatives house to watch the game and always get a cake to wish him a happy birthday. Vanilla cake with buttercream icing, this cake serves 25. Happy Birthday!

Aloha

2010-09-06T09:16:00.000-07:00

This cake is for a special friend from Hawaii and on her birthday. So a vanilla cake with buttercream icing is just what was needed to celebrate. Happy Birthday! Serves 25

Old Man

2010-08-27T18:15:00.000-07:00

This design is pretty popular for dad's and grand-dad's. It's is our usual vanilla cake with buttercream icing and serves 25. Thanks Roxanne!

Toy Story Inspired Cake

2010-08-21T15:01:00.000-07:00

Where do we start?! When Angie called and gave us her idea for this "Toy Story" cake, we couldn't wait to get it done and see her wonderful idea come to life. Of course Woody was the inspiration, so bits of his costume were put together in a vanilla cake with buttercream icing. The hat was rice krispie treats covered with homemade modeling chocolate and the bandana, #6 and cow print were also made from our modeling chocolate. Two dozen sugar cookies were iced with royal icing, dusted with edible gold luster dust and all the kids got to be "sheriff" for the day. Your idea transfered into a great cake, Angie. Happy birthday, Houston!

60th Birthday

2010-08-18T17:52:00.000-07:00

This is a two layer stacked, vanilla cake with buttercream icing and serves about 15 people. Happy Birthday Wanda!

Baby Evan

2010-08-18T17:46:00.000-07:00

This was a vanilla cake with buttercream icing and served about 40. The rattle and bottle was shaped out of rice krispie treats and covered with icing. Congratulations Allison!

Love Kendall

2010-08-14T00:47:00.000-07:00

Kendall moved up in daycare and so a cake for the teachers she was leaving behind was a way of saying "thank you " for their TLC. This is a strawberry cake with buttercream icing and serves about 12 people. Love our Kendall!

Farmer Fisher

2010-08-14T00:40:00.000-07:00

This cake is vanilla with buttercream icing and serves 25 people. Fisher loves tractors so we made it from our modeling chocolate as well as the rooster and the cow print. The barn is rice krispie treats covered with icing and the pigs are also made from icing. Happy Birthday Fisher!

70th Birthday

2010-08-10T12:55:00.000-07:00

This is a yellow cake with buttercream icing and serves 25.Our friend Sandy wanted something for her dad that showed he was a mature looking adult but acted way younger than his age. Happy Birthday and thanks Sandy.

Paisley Pink and Green Baby Shower

2010-08-08T08:27:00.000-07:00

This was a 25 serving cake and was vanilla with chocolate buttercream icing. All we knew was that the nursery was decorated in these colors, so we borrowed the beautiful, handmade pillow, which is behind the cake, to match. Congrats to the mommy-to-be and we hope you enjoyed it.

Carson's Dinosaur Cake

2010-08-01T15:19:00.000-07:00

Carson's first birthday, WOW! What a great birthday party! Cory and Kimberly had everything decorated so nicely. Carson's cake was a yellow cake with buttercream icing with a small amount of modeling chocolate for detail. The cake served about 74 people while Carson had his own dinosaur egg to smash into. Ain't he just so cute?!!! Presents galore, good food, and dinosaurs...what more could a one year old ask for. Great job Cory and Kimberly and Happy Birthday Carson! We love you so much!!!!

50th Birthday

2010-07-25T04:05:00.000-07:00

A cake for 25 people and a guy whose celebrating his 50th birthday. This is a vanilla cake with buttercream icing and just a few details in modeling chocolate. Thank you Sandy and hope the celebration was a big hit. Happy Birthday Tommy!

Monkey Cake

2010-07-23T20:52:00.000-07:00

This cake is a vanilla cake with buttercream icing and serves about 40 people. Stacey went back and forth from Monkey's to Winnie the Pooh before settling on the Monkey Cake. It turned out so cute! The monkey, bananas, blanket, the # 1, and dots are all made from modeling chocolate. And of course Lake had his own personal "smash cake" to tear into. It all turned out so cute Stacey! Thanks and Happy Birthday Lake!

Dora's House

2010-07-17T14:11:00.000-07:00

We were excited when Cassandra asked us to do a 3-D Dora house with a train for Bridget's 2nd birthday. Where do I start? The train is all cake trimmed in modeling chocolate with laminates of Dora, Boots, and Diego riding in the cars. And of course Swiper is hiding on the porch ready to swipe the #2 candle. The house is vanilla cake with buttercream icing. The roof is rice krispie treats covered in modeling chocolate. The door and the flower pot on the porch were also made of modeling chocolate. The porch is rice krispie treats covered with icing. The cake board is wood, covered with fondant and trimmed with ribbon. The house and train cars were about 75-80 servings of cake, and the roof and porch had about 40 servings of rice krispie treats. We absolutely loved the way this turned out. Cassandra, thanks for your patience while we set up the cake. Happy Birthday Bridget!

Spring Flowers

2010-07-10T15:50:00.000-07:00

Our friend Crystal asked us to do a cake for her grandmothers 80th birthday celebration. We decided to let red roses be the focal point and surround them with colorful spring flowers. All the flowers were made of our modeling chocolate and dusted with gold and pearl luster dust to give them a special touch and the top is decorated with cornelli lace technique. The cake is a vanilla cake with buttercream icing and serves 54 people. Thank you Crystal for letting us share this special occassion with you. Hope she loves it!

Super Mario and Wii Remotes

2010-07-10T15:37:00.000-07:00

Super Mario and Wii Remotes is something we know alot about.We were really thrilled when we were asked to do these. The remotes are made from a rectangle chocolate chip cookie which was cut in half and iced with buttercream icing. We used royal icing and fondant to accent the controls. It serves about 20 people. The Super Mario was a vanilla cake with buttercream icing and modeling chocolate for his hair and gloves and buttons, it serves about 54 people. Thanks Stephanie and Happy Birthday Daniel!

Butterflies, Butterflies, Butterflies!!

2010-07-05T12:29:00.000-07:00

We did a flower/butterfly cake for Brooke last year for her 6th birthday, and she fell in love with the little butterflies on her cake, so we suggested a cake covered in butterflies for her 7th, and it was a hit! This cake feeds 28 and is a vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream, and is completely covered in about 65 handmade butterflies made from our modeling chocolate. The message written on the cake board is written in pink royal icing, and even has a few smaller pink butterflies fluttering around. Happy birthday, Brooke. You're growing up so fast!

Ladybug 1st Birthday

2010-07-05T11:11:00.000-07:00

This ladybug-themed cake is so cute for a little girl's 1st birthday. Both cakes are vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream icing, and are topped off with decorations made from our modeling chocolate. Actually, everything black is modeling chocolate, along with the small, pink ladybugs on the larger cake. The larger cake feeds about 20-25, and the ladybug is Rylee's very own smash cake. We hope this was a hit! Thanks, Andrea, for allowing us to be a part of Rylee's first birthday.

Barnyard Birthday

2010-06-29T21:50:00.000-07:00

This cute birthday idea turned out so good. The barnyard had a dozen pig cookies and a dozen cow cookies which simply were sugar cookies iced with royal icing. The small cake was a "smash" cake for little Huston to tear into and the barnyard cake was a vanilla cake with buttercream icing. The fence, two pigs, cow, cow print and rake were made of modeling chocolate and the barn was rice krispie treats covered in modeling chocolate.This fun cake served 40 people. Happy Birthday Huston and thanks Lindsey!

Luau

2010-06-27T09:46:00.000-07:00

A luau birthday party was in order for this mom with three kids on her 50th birthday. This cake is vanilla with buttercream icing and is decorated with flowers and flip flops all made from our modeling chocolate. Serves about 58 people. Happy Birthday Connie and thanks Tasha!

Butterfly Cake

2010-06-10T10:28:00.000-07:00

This Butterfly cake was for Bella's first birthday. A vanilla cake with buttercream icing that serves 25 and a "smash cake" for little Bella to tear into all by herself. Hope you have many, many birthdays to come and lots of butterflies fluttering around you. Happy Birthday Bella! Thanks Summer and Annette.

Retro Lightning McQueen

2010-06-04T11:57:00.000-07:00

Gage loves monster trucks and Lightning McQueen but decided since he had a monster truck cake last year, he wanted a retro Lightning McQueen cake this year. It's a vanilla cake with buttercream icing. Happy Birthday Gage, vrooom! vrooom!!! Thanks Andrea.