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Zelda fans will recognize him instantly, but for everyone else: He’s a grizzled old cherry blossom tree with a grumpy face that shares wisdom passed through generations. And there are friendly little leaf critters called Koroks hanging out around him (including in his belly-cave). The bark is sculpted buttercream and the grass is dyed coconut. The korok is gum paste. The branches were the most time-consuming part of this one, made from wafer paper that I painted and hole-punched, then glued the individual dots together into wired leafy shapes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1740954318077-6AGAQGF5105RYJ57TDC6/image-asset.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Great Deku Tree (Legend of Zelda) It’s the Great Deku Tree! Zelda fans will recognize him instantly, but for everyone else: He’s a grizzled old cherry blossom tree with a grumpy face that shares wisdom passed through generations. And there are friendly little leaf critters called Koroks hanging out around him (including in his belly-cave). The bark is sculpted buttercream and the grass is dyed coconut. The korok is gum paste. The branches were the most time-consuming part of this one, made from wafer paper that I painted and hole-punched, then glued the individual dots together into wired leafy shapes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1707095364890-RGQ52I8DPMO0QQAUAWA2/image-asset.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Year of the Dragon Happy lunar new year, 2024! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1707263446988-BXG3Z8EJ6N0B0D0PMBAK/image-asset.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Year of the Dragon Happy lunar new year 2024—year of the dragon! This cake was inspired by the dragon drawings coming out of the art room in our neighborhood elementary school. The kids were making great art, inspired by our fab art teacher, Mr. Ryan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699338980701-P4KK2W53VQ0JI16CWKZ6/knitted_hat_JLCD.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Knitted Hat The knitted exterior of this hat is made entirely of hand-piped buttercream. It took me 6 or 7 hours to do! The top pom pom is a hollow ball of tempered chocolate, piped over in buttercream. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1761694003055-RWUDKDLTRQG5SOLWCSUJ/image-asset.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Candle Cakes I made these for a Halloween party at my house, where they were part of the decor until they were revealed to be treats. So fun! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1770415080648-6D2Z4RIUVCS395H9FCGU/image-asset.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Graffiti Wall My favorite part of this one is the bricks. I layered gray frosting over white, and then used clay carving tools to carve the lines out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1769899656099-GZIQVB2TV14FCV586EK3/image-asset.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Blue Geode Classic geode cake. We all deserve a little sparkle in our lives! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1769899945183-S8FQVNJMLUTW12GI4RVY/geode-close-up-JLCD.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Geode Close-Up Close-up of the painted rock candy that makes geode cakes sparkle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1708888399283-AZPMWEX1W3DQ1YGKU4RI/rainbow_geode_JLCD.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Rainbow Geode Happy birthday to my youngest, who is somehow 7!! He requested a rainbow geode, so a rainbow geode is what he got. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1749509556698-905PA9M0NZF13XJHSLAL/image-asset.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Pride Palette knife painting with buttercream. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699391614155-DL6XPX2ZO06YABM7UX3P/octopus_celebration_JLCD.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - An Ocotpus Celebration I made this for my son’s 6th birthday, modeled after his favorite stuffy, “Octi”. The hat is a sugar cone, frosted over, and the inside layers are rainbow-colored. Octi ate the little cake, and then we ate Octi! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1766173268436-AUY5F6NKCFRFMXA1CPCJ/image-asset.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Winter Village This cake was for a late December birthday, with baker’s choice of design. I was feeling wintry but not Christmassy, and I had been wanting to try a cake in all one hue. It’s cute! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1766173514242-YP6RJXMOH1MYANVCEFFS/hiding-yeti-JLCD.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Yeti on the loose! One of my very favorite things to do is put whimsical little details into a cake. It’s often just one little design detail that takes the cake from lovely to memorable. For this cake, for me, the Yeti hiding in the tree on the back of the cake is that detail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1730600524601-QZ76Z88DJNEEAXU0IREO/snail_cake_JLCD.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Snail Birthday This was a special one, made for a young man who loves snails. I’d done a snail-themed birthday cake for his previous birthday, so this time around I made a party of snails gathered around a miniature version of the previous year’s cake. Add the tree stump and leaves for a natural effect, and some gold balloons for festivity, and poof!—snail cake! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1713555595829-859S88MTRNOBRZC1EH6S/image-asset.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Create (for Coyote Central) Coyote Central is an incredible Seattle organization that develops creative skills in youth with an equity-first approach. I created these cakes for their 2024 fundraiser, playing on the themes of the event (black, white, and sparkly brights!) and CC’s coyote logo. There are no sprinkles on either of these cakes—it’s all hand-piped buttercream dots! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1710619349572-0YH6QMDBU3G4FIPS0YJV/image-asset.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Seattle Scuba Elmo This was for an 11-year old who recently completed his SCUBA certification, in Seattle, and also has a long-running joke related to Elmo birthday cakes. Truly an opportunity for a custom cake to shine, no? The fun challenge for me on this one was to capture the vibrant, varied greens that characterize the underwater landscapes around here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1707525936558-CJMGU9MMW20M0M24F58W/image-asset.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Ceci n'est pas une pie. (It's all cake!) I made this for a couple with split tastes: he prefers pie, she prefers cake. But she was in charge of their anniversary dessert, so this—which is entirely cake, no actual pie involved—is the result! Most of the exterior is buttercream, including the silver pan. I crafted the napkin, fork, and pie crust/lattice from fondant. The blueberry bowl is candy melts, and the blueberries themselves are from mother nature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1707263594685-0LV3YFJI7R9BB3AQWJO6/lunar_new_year_2024_JLCD.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Happy Lunar New Year 2024 This was part of a duo, alongside Year of the Dragon. Happy 2024! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1721451018791-ZILSKZ0UUHM2SOW8DZEX/image-asset.png novelty-cake-gallery - Play Ball! My first spherical cake! The structural secret is rice krispy treats, which make up the bottom third of the sphere and provide a solid base for the classic chocolate layers and vanilla buttercream above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1755454764175-YMTGMBNG4ODMGS8IMT24/image-asset.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Snail Carvings I made this for a bridal shower, with the different snails representing different facets of the bride-to-be’s identity: bookworm, UW graduate, and construction manager, Jew, and singer. The bitty leaves on the wood-carved map represent places important to her. This kind of cake, infused with whimsy and personal details, is one of my very favorite kinds to make. It was especially fun in this case since I’d had a chance to get to know the bride-to-be a bit already through the process of designing her wedding cake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699340460974-4XLH7A81B40VH3LN2U62/sushi_roll_JLCD.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Sushi Roll This sweet little sushi bite is a three-layer, six-inch chocolate cake wrapped in black buttercream and topped with rice krispies coated in white candy melts. The sushi is hand-painted buttercream, nestled with green apple slices standing in for cucumber. The wasabi is buttercream as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1705212613524-DVMS6DO3MNH4369OTR6S/zoom_ocean_JLCD.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Zoom Ocean Inspired by the Zoom Ocean baby book, this was for a one-year-old’s birthday. The submarine being launched by the whale’s spout is a huge image in the book, and it was so much fun to re-create it in edible 3D! Not to mention all the underwater life on the reef. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699341074107-RKNQMQWUSMQIPWAH787N/little_pineapple_friend_JLCD.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Little Pineapple Friend This was such a fun cake to create, for the birthday of a young pineapple enthusiast. I made the crown & flower from gum paste, and the facial features from candy melts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1702664673565-0WLAKG2URDVK5CFMQ25B/image-asset.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Wintry Stump This is my upright version of a yule log, made for someone with a birthday over the winter holiday break. It’s festive and wintry and I love it! Meringue mushrooms & sugared rosemary and cranberries finish off the look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699394912196-LZ394PVB3GFYH1UPM42S/dark_geode.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Dark Geode I made this for an ADWAS fundraiser with the theme of “purple touch.” The geode is made from home grown rock candy, as usual! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699341325504-E67BWP8GTGK886TTNXL4/succulents_JLCD.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Succulent Planter I made this fairly early in my baking journey, to practice piping buttercream flowers & plants. I decorated many overturned pots in the week leading up to this cake! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699391529366-PDBE9RL367C4N68OHPT1/harvest_corn_JLCD.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Harvest Corn This was my take on jewel corn, and also an early experiment in color mixing—I’ve learned so much since then! The husks on top are edible wafer paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699341927741-UF1R613A4981EWJ2XK21/tropical_volcano_JLCD.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Tropical Volcano This was for my son’s 8th birthday. He requested an exploding volcano that “is not too cheerful.” The bitty blue flowers were the most cheer he would allow. Everythin is edible: the palm trees are made from modeling chocolate and wafer paper, the ground greenery is dyed coconut shreds, and the exploding lava is Vietnamese wafer paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699476932388-P24W3UMAHSXT6G5NYCQI/peanut_butter_explosion_cake_JLCD.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Peanut Butter Explosion This design was requested by my son for his 9th birthday, and he was very specific about what he wanted spilling out of the gap: peanut butter cookies, Reese’s cups, chocolate cookies, and bits of chocolate. The kid knew what he wanted! The peanut-crusted chocolate sails on top were my addition, to give some height & dimension. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1705865178253-VA67B1JWQHT03N8ZEYPF/image-asset.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Galaxy Cake This one was for my eldest’s 11th birthday. I love you to the stars and beyond, kiddo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699516072127-LOM2L18KU51E5F6TGT91/yule_log_JLCD.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Yule Log The most satisfying part of making this yule log was the little details: meringue mushrooms, sugared cranberries, and chocolate buttercream pinecones! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699394996129-3L97I7OBUIIKNBA8J3KL/blue_geode.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Blue Geode This is my third or fourth geode cake, but my first blue one! It’s made from home grown rock candy, as always. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699468716217-6LSL04KDXAZCJSTQDDOU/pnw_baby_JLCD.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - PNW, Baby! A friend requested a baby shower cake reflecting her family’s love for Pacific Northwest outdoor adventures. I made this woodland-style cake, and represented the growing family on top as snails, including a bitty golden baby snail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699393343030-L58YWU3K19YZQB2D7UN6/kraken_JLCD.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Kraken I made this for a Seattle Kraken fan’s 11th birthday. The cake is entirely buttercream, with white sprinkle accents. The anchors are crafted from white candy melts, brushed with silver luster dust. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699393471752-7A533K5RJVL5MFQ9REPS/football_field_JLCD.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Football Field A football field for a football fan’s 12th birthday! The decorations are buttercream, with the exception of the field goals (plastic) and football candles. I copied the ‘play’ on the side from an internet photo, and I still have no idea if it’s a real play or not! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1701062989452-FNMHJISH3PKP6Z77UHAH/image-asset.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Soccer Ball Simple. Spherical. Soccer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699393755187-I2CKM0377HSCG3T2CABC/pat_a_cake_baby_JLCD.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Pat-a-Cake Baby I made this for my son’s fifth birthday, modeled after the centerpiece cake drawn in his then-favorite, book, Pat-a-Cake Baby by Joyce and Polly Dunbar. The jelly diamonds are scratch-made jell-o, with various sprinkles as accents and a single maraschino cherry on top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699392511430-1EKJ0ES4QU8NHSVXXS50/baby_boo_JLCD.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Baby Boo I made this for a friend’s late October baby shower. The ghosts are made from candy melts. I can’t wait to meet her baby boo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699392641815-YY2RD5TMSJXH8D76W82N/carved_halloween_trio_JLCD.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Carved Halloween Trio I made this trio of Halloween-themed cakes as an experiment in buttercream carving. The cakes are frosted in multiple layers of colored buttercream, then carved to reveal the coloring underneath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699392843689-WCFKXAV4822EUQ2196ED/haunted_boo_berry_JLCD.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Haunted Boo-Berry I mixed blueberry jam into my vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream to create the purplish blueberry frosting here (no dyes!) The ghosts are Vietnamese rice paper, shaped and dried on wax paper draped over toy balls. With three little boys in my house, toy balls are easy to come by! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699393625938-YK3RIP0UQ4JDVP0CJ3X2/margarita_JLCD.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Margarita This margarita-themed cake is full of fun and flavor! It has lime cake layers brushed with tequila, lime curd filling, and lime buttercream. The top decorations are scratch-made lime jell-o, and candied lime slices. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699393913322-GMJ8UNGMPCU0RL2JYJF7/minecraft_creeper_JLCD.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Minecraft Creeper This Minecraft cake was for my boys, just for fun. It has a creeper face in every slice! It’s made using the same techniques as a checkerboard cake, but with a more complicated pattern. I drew up diagrams on graph paper to work out the engineering before I even started in the kitchen! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699394143255-B4PVD3ZZ3RY5FOVX72LF/lucky_charm_rainbow_JLCD.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Lucky Charm Made for a St. Patrick’s day celebration, this surprise-inside cake had rainbow-colored vanilla layers and a golden four-leaf clover on the outside. You can’t get luckier than that! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699394858873-9JSR5GSY1FEL6VDMVGC2/purple_geode.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Purple Geode This was the first geode cake I ever made. They’re easier than you’d think! I grew my own rock candy for this (and for every geode cake since). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699468591054-ZTK9RTFVKP1CTS4CCYBG/icy_mountains_JLCD.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Icy Mountains I made this for an 18th birthday party with a blue-and-gray color scheme. I was aiming for something that would warm up, tonally, when lit with birthday candles. That’s how I ended up making sugar glass mountains! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699394238713-WAGYD9RS5PIIO37333VZ/batman_JLCD.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Batman I made this carved batman by frosting the cake in yellow, then in black, then carving away the black layer in the right areas to create a raised batman logo. The ears are edible wafer paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699394417779-3GBL50D5ONEOCPWDW9FQ/star_wars_JLCD.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Star Wars This was for a Star Wars enthusiast’s birthday. The light sabers are scratch-made jell-o. I had to think long and hard about how to shape them. In the end, I plugged the ends of drinking straws with gum paste, set the jell-o liquid in the straws, and then cut the straws away. It worked! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699394331335-SNYV51XG1NLF1556JF6Y/rivian_nights_JLCD.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Rivian Nights I made this for a young Rivian enthusiast’s birthday. It’s entirely buttercream, with edible glitter inside the lightning bolts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699394046374-KDW1UEP0A47CVGGVZ8XN/easter_nests_JLCD.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Easter-Nests I made this for an Easter celebration, inspired by a Joanne Chang recipe, with malt-flavored blue frosting and ganache speckles to imitate a robin’s egg. The nests are crafted from spun sugar, with store bought chocolate eggs nestled inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1705212498764-D8S9AACQBI60W5PH8YJL/purple_geode_JLCD.jpeg novelty-cake-gallery - Purple Geode Geode cakes are so popular, and so stunning. And so sparkly! https://www.jlcakedesign.com/novelty-cakes daily 0.75 2024-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699339895661-ABN3R0ONQ74S47XI5L5Z/knitted_hat_banner_JLCD.jpeg Novelty Cakes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1740954318077-6AGAQGF5105RYJ57TDC6/image-asset.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Great Deku Tree (Legend of Zelda) It’s the Great Deku Tree! Zelda fans will recognize him instantly, but for everyone else: He’s a grizzled old cherry blossom tree with a grumpy face that shares wisdom passed through generations. And there are friendly little leaf critters called Koroks hanging out around him (including in his belly-cave). The bark is sculpted buttercream and the grass is dyed coconut. The korok is gum paste. The branches were the most time-consuming part of this one, made from wafer paper that I painted and hole-punched, then glued the individual dots together into wired leafy shapes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1707263446988-BXG3Z8EJ6N0B0D0PMBAK/image-asset.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Year of the Dragon Happy lunar new year 2024—year of the dragon! This cake was inspired by the dragon drawings coming out of the art room in our neighborhood elementary school. The kids were making great art, inspired by our fab art teacher, Mr. Ryan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699338980701-P4KK2W53VQ0JI16CWKZ6/knitted_hat_JLCD.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Knitted Hat The knitted exterior of this hat is made entirely of hand-piped buttercream. It took me 6 or 7 hours to do! The top pom pom is a hollow ball of tempered chocolate, piped over in buttercream. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1761694003055-RWUDKDLTRQG5SOLWCSUJ/image-asset.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Candle Cakes I made these for a Halloween party at my house, where they were part of the decor until they were revealed to be treats. So fun! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1770415080648-6D2Z4RIUVCS395H9FCGU/image-asset.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Graffiti Wall My favorite part of this one is the bricks. I layered gray frosting over white, and then used clay carving tools to carve the lines out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1769899656099-GZIQVB2TV14FCV586EK3/image-asset.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Blue Geode Classic geode cake. We all deserve a little sparkle in our lives! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1769899945183-S8FQVNJMLUTW12GI4RVY/geode-close-up-JLCD.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Geode Close-Up Close-up of the painted rock candy that makes geode cakes sparkle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1708888399283-AZPMWEX1W3DQ1YGKU4RI/rainbow_geode_JLCD.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Rainbow Geode Happy birthday to my youngest, who is somehow 7!! He requested a rainbow geode, so a rainbow geode is what he got. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1749509556698-905PA9M0NZF13XJHSLAL/image-asset.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Pride Palette knife painting with buttercream. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699391614155-DL6XPX2ZO06YABM7UX3P/octopus_celebration_JLCD.jpeg Novelty Cakes - An Ocotpus Celebration I made this for my son’s 6th birthday, modeled after his favorite stuffy, “Octi”. The hat is a sugar cone, frosted over, and the inside layers are rainbow-colored. Octi ate the little cake, and then we ate Octi! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1766173268436-AUY5F6NKCFRFMXA1CPCJ/image-asset.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Winter Village This cake was for a late December birthday, with baker’s choice of design. I was feeling wintry but not Christmassy, and I had been wanting to try a cake in all one hue. It’s cute! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1766173514242-YP6RJXMOH1MYANVCEFFS/hiding-yeti-JLCD.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Yeti on the loose! One of my very favorite things to do is put whimsical little details into a cake. It’s often just one little design detail that takes the cake from lovely to memorable. For this cake, for me, the Yeti hiding in the tree on the back of the cake is that detail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1730600524601-QZ76Z88DJNEEAXU0IREO/snail_cake_JLCD.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Snail Birthday This was a special one, made for a young man who loves snails. I’d done a snail-themed birthday cake for his previous birthday, so this time around I made a party of snails gathered around a miniature version of the previous year’s cake. Add the tree stump and leaves for a natural effect, and some gold balloons for festivity, and poof!—snail cake! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1713555595829-859S88MTRNOBRZC1EH6S/image-asset.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Create (for Coyote Central) Coyote Central is an incredible Seattle organization that develops creative skills in youth with an equity-first approach. I created these cakes for their 2024 fundraiser, playing on the themes of the event (black, white, and sparkly brights!) and CC’s coyote logo. There are no sprinkles on either of these cakes—it’s all hand-piped buttercream dots! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1710619349572-0YH6QMDBU3G4FIPS0YJV/image-asset.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Seattle Scuba Elmo This was for an 11-year old who recently completed his SCUBA certification, in Seattle, and also has a long-running joke related to Elmo birthday cakes. Truly an opportunity for a custom cake to shine, no? The fun challenge for me on this one was to capture the vibrant, varied greens that characterize the underwater landscapes around here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1707525936558-CJMGU9MMW20M0M24F58W/image-asset.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Ceci n'est pas une pie. (It's all cake!) I made this for a couple with split tastes: he prefers pie, she prefers cake. But she was in charge of their anniversary dessert, so this—which is entirely cake, no actual pie involved—is the result! Most of the exterior is buttercream, including the silver pan. I crafted the napkin, fork, and pie crust/lattice from fondant. The blueberry bowl is candy melts, and the blueberries themselves are from mother nature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1707263594685-0LV3YFJI7R9BB3AQWJO6/lunar_new_year_2024_JLCD.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Happy Lunar New Year 2024 This was part of a duo, alongside Year of the Dragon. Happy 2024! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1721451018791-ZILSKZ0UUHM2SOW8DZEX/image-asset.png Novelty Cakes - Play Ball! My first spherical cake! The structural secret is rice krispy treats, which make up the bottom third of the sphere and provide a solid base for the classic chocolate layers and vanilla buttercream above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1755454764175-YMTGMBNG4ODMGS8IMT24/image-asset.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Snail Carvings I made this for a bridal shower, with the different snails representing different facets of the bride-to-be’s identity: bookworm, UW graduate, and construction manager, Jew, and singer. The bitty leaves on the wood-carved map represent places important to her. This kind of cake, infused with whimsy and personal details, is one of my very favorite kinds to make. It was especially fun in this case since I’d had a chance to get to know the bride-to-be a bit already through the process of designing her wedding cake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699340460974-4XLH7A81B40VH3LN2U62/sushi_roll_JLCD.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Sushi Roll This sweet little sushi bite is a three-layer, six-inch chocolate cake wrapped in black buttercream and topped with rice krispies coated in white candy melts. The sushi is hand-painted buttercream, nestled with green apple slices standing in for cucumber. The wasabi is buttercream as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1705212613524-DVMS6DO3MNH4369OTR6S/zoom_ocean_JLCD.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Zoom Ocean Inspired by the Zoom Ocean baby book, this was for a one-year-old’s birthday. The submarine being launched by the whale’s spout is a huge image in the book, and it was so much fun to re-create it in edible 3D! Not to mention all the underwater life on the reef. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699341074107-RKNQMQWUSMQIPWAH787N/little_pineapple_friend_JLCD.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Little Pineapple Friend This was such a fun cake to create, for the birthday of a young pineapple enthusiast. I made the crown & flower from gum paste, and the facial features from candy melts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1702664673565-0WLAKG2URDVK5CFMQ25B/image-asset.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Wintry Stump This is my upright version of a yule log, made for someone with a birthday over the winter holiday break. It’s festive and wintry and I love it! Meringue mushrooms & sugared rosemary and cranberries finish off the look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699394912196-LZ394PVB3GFYH1UPM42S/dark_geode.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Dark Geode I made this for an ADWAS fundraiser with the theme of “purple touch.” The geode is made from home grown rock candy, as usual! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699341325504-E67BWP8GTGK886TTNXL4/succulents_JLCD.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Succulent Planter I made this fairly early in my baking journey, to practice piping buttercream flowers & plants. I decorated many overturned pots in the week leading up to this cake! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699391529366-PDBE9RL367C4N68OHPT1/harvest_corn_JLCD.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Harvest Corn This was my take on jewel corn, and also an early experiment in color mixing—I’ve learned so much since then! The husks on top are edible wafer paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699341927741-UF1R613A4981EWJ2XK21/tropical_volcano_JLCD.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Tropical Volcano This was for my son’s 8th birthday. He requested an exploding volcano that “is not too cheerful.” The bitty blue flowers were the most cheer he would allow. Everythin is edible: the palm trees are made from modeling chocolate and wafer paper, the ground greenery is dyed coconut shreds, and the exploding lava is Vietnamese wafer paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699476932388-P24W3UMAHSXT6G5NYCQI/peanut_butter_explosion_cake_JLCD.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Peanut Butter Explosion This design was requested by my son for his 9th birthday, and he was very specific about what he wanted spilling out of the gap: peanut butter cookies, Reese’s cups, chocolate cookies, and bits of chocolate. The kid knew what he wanted! The peanut-crusted chocolate sails on top were my addition, to give some height & dimension. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1705865178253-VA67B1JWQHT03N8ZEYPF/image-asset.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Galaxy Cake This one was for my eldest’s 11th birthday. I love you to the stars and beyond, kiddo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699516072127-LOM2L18KU51E5F6TGT91/yule_log_JLCD.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Yule Log The most satisfying part of making this yule log was the little details: meringue mushrooms, sugared cranberries, and chocolate buttercream pinecones! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699394996129-3L97I7OBUIIKNBA8J3KL/blue_geode.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Blue Geode This is my third or fourth geode cake, but my first blue one! It’s made from home grown rock candy, as always. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699468716217-6LSL04KDXAZCJSTQDDOU/pnw_baby_JLCD.jpeg Novelty Cakes - PNW, Baby! A friend requested a baby shower cake reflecting her family’s love for Pacific Northwest outdoor adventures. I made this woodland-style cake, and represented the growing family on top as snails, including a bitty golden baby snail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699393343030-L58YWU3K19YZQB2D7UN6/kraken_JLCD.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Kraken I made this for a Seattle Kraken fan’s 11th birthday. The cake is entirely buttercream, with white sprinkle accents. The anchors are crafted from white candy melts, brushed with silver luster dust. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699393471752-7A533K5RJVL5MFQ9REPS/football_field_JLCD.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Football Field A football field for a football fan’s 12th birthday! The decorations are buttercream, with the exception of the field goals (plastic) and football candles. I copied the ‘play’ on the side from an internet photo, and I still have no idea if it’s a real play or not! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1701062989452-FNMHJISH3PKP6Z77UHAH/image-asset.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Soccer Ball Simple. Spherical. Soccer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699393755187-I2CKM0377HSCG3T2CABC/pat_a_cake_baby_JLCD.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Pat-a-Cake Baby I made this for my son’s fifth birthday, modeled after the centerpiece cake drawn in his then-favorite, book, Pat-a-Cake Baby by Joyce and Polly Dunbar. The jelly diamonds are scratch-made jell-o, with various sprinkles as accents and a single maraschino cherry on top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699392511430-1EKJ0ES4QU8NHSVXXS50/baby_boo_JLCD.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Baby Boo I made this for a friend’s late October baby shower. The ghosts are made from candy melts. I can’t wait to meet her baby boo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699392641815-YY2RD5TMSJXH8D76W82N/carved_halloween_trio_JLCD.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Carved Halloween Trio I made this trio of Halloween-themed cakes as an experiment in buttercream carving. The cakes are frosted in multiple layers of colored buttercream, then carved to reveal the coloring underneath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699392843689-WCFKXAV4822EUQ2196ED/haunted_boo_berry_JLCD.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Haunted Boo-Berry I mixed blueberry jam into my vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream to create the purplish blueberry frosting here (no dyes!) The ghosts are Vietnamese rice paper, shaped and dried on wax paper draped over toy balls. With three little boys in my house, toy balls are easy to come by! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699393625938-YK3RIP0UQ4JDVP0CJ3X2/margarita_JLCD.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Margarita This margarita-themed cake is full of fun and flavor! It has lime cake layers brushed with tequila, lime curd filling, and lime buttercream. The top decorations are scratch-made lime jell-o, and candied lime slices. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699393913322-GMJ8UNGMPCU0RL2JYJF7/minecraft_creeper_JLCD.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Minecraft Creeper This Minecraft cake was for my boys, just for fun. It has a creeper face in every slice! It’s made using the same techniques as a checkerboard cake, but with a more complicated pattern. I drew up diagrams on graph paper to work out the engineering before I even started in the kitchen! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699394143255-B4PVD3ZZ3RY5FOVX72LF/lucky_charm_rainbow_JLCD.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Lucky Charm Made for a St. Patrick’s day celebration, this surprise-inside cake had rainbow-colored vanilla layers and a golden four-leaf clover on the outside. You can’t get luckier than that! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699394858873-9JSR5GSY1FEL6VDMVGC2/purple_geode.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Purple Geode This was the first geode cake I ever made. They’re easier than you’d think! I grew my own rock candy for this (and for every geode cake since). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699468591054-ZTK9RTFVKP1CTS4CCYBG/icy_mountains_JLCD.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Icy Mountains I made this for an 18th birthday party with a blue-and-gray color scheme. I was aiming for something that would warm up, tonally, when lit with birthday candles. That’s how I ended up making sugar glass mountains! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699394238713-WAGYD9RS5PIIO37333VZ/batman_JLCD.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Batman I made this carved batman by frosting the cake in yellow, then in black, then carving away the black layer in the right areas to create a raised batman logo. The ears are edible wafer paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699394417779-3GBL50D5ONEOCPWDW9FQ/star_wars_JLCD.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Star Wars This was for a Star Wars enthusiast’s birthday. The light sabers are scratch-made jell-o. I had to think long and hard about how to shape them. In the end, I plugged the ends of drinking straws with gum paste, set the jell-o liquid in the straws, and then cut the straws away. It worked! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699394331335-SNYV51XG1NLF1556JF6Y/rivian_nights_JLCD.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Rivian Nights I made this for a young Rivian enthusiast’s birthday. It’s entirely buttercream, with edible glitter inside the lightning bolts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699394046374-KDW1UEP0A47CVGGVZ8XN/easter_nests_JLCD.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Easter-Nests I made this for an Easter celebration, inspired by a Joanne Chang recipe, with malt-flavored blue frosting and ganache speckles to imitate a robin’s egg. The nests are crafted from spun sugar, with store bought chocolate eggs nestled inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1705212498764-D8S9AACQBI60W5PH8YJL/purple_geode_JLCD.jpeg Novelty Cakes - Purple Geode Geode cakes are so popular, and so stunning. And so sparkly! https://www.jlcakedesign.com/elevatedcakegallery daily 0.75 2025-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1761694356644-TIKC148EMIF2LUUO86N4/image-asset.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Halloween Roses I made this for a Halloween party I hosted, and to give myself more practice with gum paste roses. This is also my first time making a two-tier cake in these proportions, and I love the way it looks! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1761694356644-TIKC148EMIF2LUUO86N4/image-asset.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Halloween Roses I made this for a Halloween party I hosted, and to give myself more practice with gum paste roses. This is also my first time making a two-tier cake in these proportions, and I love the way it looks! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1760815369849-E0T3PWKCF5QCJNNB1FGV/grayscale-florals-JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Black Tie Roses I made this duo for the surprise 50th birthday of a friend who is always dressed in elegant black. I made the roses from gum paste, and the wraps are fondant over my usual buttercream finish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1760814942190-TI72BLFTDBGSLHJI2RXA/image-asset.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Still Life Trio This wedding trio was meant evoke the feeling of a still-life painting with droopy, organic (edible!) ribbons, and poised fruit hinting with a touch of gilding, adding subtle shine and hinting at the flavors inside each cake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1742254403227-PWWTBZLCFK64WWY92GU2/blush_peonies_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Blush Duo with Handmade Peonies This duo, made for a friend’s 50th, is my favorite work to-date! I’m still new to sugar flowers so I am extra proud of how realistic and delicate these peonies look (IMO). All of the accents are handmade in gum paste, except for the lace which is edible wafer paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1727638348509-WTYXSFRJGRS9N72MENF4/image-asset.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Autumn Florals (handmade in gum paste) These are my first sugar flowers! I was aiming for something autumnal, but more in a more sophisticated color palette than traditional bright reds/oranges/yellows. I'm happy with the flowers (especially that white wild peony!) and with the way this whole cake came together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1755291757107-WZAZKP3LT559JIPCK4BL/image-asset.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Wildflowers A wedding cake duo! The couple wanted vibrance and abundance, in flowers. I handmade each flower from gum paste (or in a few cases, wafer paper). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699403144972-H0K5S4KW10IT6SPZCSBC/love_is_in_the_air_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Love is in the Air I made this for a Valentine’s day celebration, not realizing at the time how similar it is to this Banksy piece. That said, I love how the simplicity of this one lets the red pop through, and gives it an overall feeling of sweetness. I made the heart balloon from sugar glass (e.g. caramel). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1715985160898-B5FCVEWQK3QHLJGKZJMO/image-asset.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Champagne Bubbles I created this for a couple's joint 70th birthday party, following the event colors of white, ivory, and gold. The general direction I was given was "champagne decor," which I chose to evoke using a zillion hand-piped effervescent little dots. I crafted the dahlia from wafer paper. My favorite part of this cake is how much of my learning it shows. Two years ago, I could never have confidently sent a tiered cake home in someone else's car, or made a paper flower, or even trusted my cakes to be neat and flat enough to stack properly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1746118575504-2YSPU6Z5TCQGXKNI75V5/image-asset.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Peeking Pink The brief was, “Chocolate cake with a hint of pink.” Voila! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699418485479-3Y3K2PLHNSWG9HYRQNPM/foggy_forest_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Foggy Forest I made this one for my friend Zeva when her book of poetry (also pictured) was published. Two beautiful works of art in one photo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699397269449-D94TFI3D067FZ1DBPKM1/image-asset.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Textured Jewel Tones I took this chance to experiment with subtle texturing and bright colors for someone who let me have full freedom of design. It’s still one of my favorite creations, with my favorite bits being the dark turquoise texturing along the carved edges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699399592220-6PYOQ7GWQ5KOKM7YCB78/stargazer_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Stargazer This cake is topped with my first wafer paper lily, and I’m so proud of it! The leaves are edible wafer paper, and the anthers are gum paste. I had started playing more with palette knife painting when I made this cake, too, which shows on the side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1703528493943-ZTCKXLQ9VVPKRKYQSTYT/image-asset.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - First Tracks This painted beauty is for the 50th birthday of a ski enthusiast. Fresh tracks for a fresh decade of life! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1704055643276-M2MSM3Z1CG1V5VP9AGAJ/image-asset.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Moon Rose I sketched this design as an option for a wedding client last summer, in pale pink and blush. We ended up going in a different direction for the wedding, but I’ve wanted to actually make this design ever since. I switched it to a blue/gray scheme for winter. With the concrete gray sides, it ended up reminiscent of moonlight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699418269173-3JXVO4XIMD7UHCGF906Y/heartstopper_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Heartstopper I designed this one to evoke the painting that hangs behind Nick’s character when he comes out to his mom, in the TV version of Heartstopper. The painting is beautiful, as is what it represents. ️‍ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699400933734-9JN2WOI748MHLRANJUWI/snail_party_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Snail Party I was asked to make a birthday cake for a kid who loves snails, and this was what I came up with. I had such fun crafting and coloring the little gum paste snails (with antennae made from tiny candy cane sprinkles)! This cake sports my first-ever edible wafer paper fern, as well, which adds some beautiful height and drama to the overall effect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699392289298-NN4Y28MMQVQ2Z8S2P9X9/victorian_gothic_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Victorian Gothic This turned out as quite the moody Halloween bake, but one of my favorites! The top tier is decorated with wafer paper lace and buttercream roses. The bottom is stenciled with black sparkling sugar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699402972215-OL2IFNAZEMUJ1SON6FNE/gilded_lilies_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Gilded Lilies I like the playful angles of the wafer paper lilies on this one. Fault line designs are one of my favorites, and this one with the gold texturing in the center didn’t disappoint! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1740955092829-N08D38V8RP4ECP10KMWR/image-asset.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Blue Hexagons My son asked for a cake in shades of blue, with silver accents, and nothing flowery or frilly. This is where I landed, and thankfully he loved it! I picked this because I wanted to play with marbling fondant. I like how it turned out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699392174971-7J9A9MJ9A4XNU1KWPE7W/not_today_mister_wolf_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Not Today, Mr. Wolf I made this dark-ish take on Little Red Riding Hood for a friend who gave me free rein on design. I’m not sure where this particular idea came from. Red’s cloak and hood are made from Vietnamese wafer paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1712272464783-KBBV663MELTJCFDTRGV7/image-asset.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Mocha Dots A textured mocha delight for a grownup birthday. I love these sprinkles (Crispearls) because they actually taste good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699417665033-O4V2OSXJAZ2IW7DBWJCN/autumn_crackle_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Autumn Crackle This 50th-birthday cake screams autumn, through and through. The wafer paper lace exterior telegraphs the fall-season flavors of bourbon-soaked spice cake, with caramel filling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699417957424-2U3VSWE4QNFSXC93CATM/blush_sails_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Blush Breeze I made this beauty for a late summer wedding in downtown Seattle with a chic vibe of simple elegance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1718751493530-QWWAUP1XNIPJA4P01YSS/image-asset.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Tropical Greenery Tropical greenery with splashes of vibrant pink, to celebrate the arrival of summer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1701062718285-NIAHG5Y7ZZ99OCIC71XF/image-asset.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Wildflowers All of the flowers on this beauty are edible, made from a combination of wafer paper and gum paste. The stems are edible, too, made from pasta! This cake leveled up my appreciation for and interest in wafer paper techniques. Now I want to make allll the flowers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699418715430-IMCVB6T588TVCGEKCVN9/fuschia_floral_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Fuchsia Floral This one is from the early days of my cake decorating journey. It’s topped with my first-ever flower made using fried wafer paper. This was before I had actual floral wire on hand, so the gold leaves are supported by wire I stole from my husband’s tool box. I would never send such a thing out for eating, but for practice on a cake for the family, it worked just fine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699419403118-XJR02CZCP0HWCL2TRZ4G/simply_spring_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Simply Spring I made this to celebrate a dear friend’s wedding—simple and natural and evocative of growth and blooming! Fun fact: The stems are made from dyed spaghetti! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699399266051-SG3Y0UHN29Y5O7KS6SXP/strawberry_splash_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Strawberry Splash I love the bright colors in this cake! The top splash is hard caramel, colored to match the fresh strawberries inset in the cake’s sides. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699476062372-ZZW8MWSE1B0LFF91ZN6Z/mocha_fault_line_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Mocha Fault Line This was one of my very earliest cakes, made before I even got serious about cake decorating, and it remains one of my favorites! Chocolate ganache and chocolate buttercream layer over the base of mocha buttercream to create the fault lines. The toppers are modeled after Tartine’s method for making “mushrooms” for their holiday Yule log. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699420142661-ZC4M59N8PU82TXVQ9B8X/rosy_cutaway_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Rosy Cutaway This one is as pink on the inside—full of strawberries—as is is on the outside! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699420290132-E63I6OJM91ZABTMVLNV6/lemon_sunshine_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Lemon Sunshine The cheerful, sunny exterior reflects the bright lemon flavors—lemon layers and lemon curd filling—hiding inside this one. I like the detailing and textures in this design. I’ve keep meaning to do something similar in a different, moodier color scheme, but I haven’t quite gotten to it yet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699420548126-ODU4ZLL4YJJT62YS8PDI/bugs_and_blooms_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Bugs & Blooms This was my first cake of the spring season. I was clearly excited to shift from wintry gray into more cheerful colors and themes! My favorite part of this cake is a little buttercream ladybug I put on top, with a looping trail of teeny tiny footprints left behind it in the buttercream. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699420804672-F5YPTL127KBLVH38EDV3/pink_lambeth_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Pink Lambeth Lambeth is back in style! I had so much fun making this ultra-feminine version for a special 15th birthday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699417827764-SMTAF3WSL7V3514SSS7R/bubblegum_bash_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Bubblegum Bash This was a special bubblegum-flavored request for a neighbor’s birthday. The cake layers are flavored with bubble gum extract, just as the giant gumballs on top suggest! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699421328997-OPAMT3AUA8ES259EV80K/neon_butterfly_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Neon Butterfly This was inspired by a design in a Hanna Karlzon coloring book that I stumbled upon in a little free library in my neighborhood. Little free libraries are the best! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699421694305-3GPFT3G26RCZQD7536E0/black_tie_florals_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Black Tie Florals I contributed this pair to the dessert dash for 2023’s ADWAS annual fundraiser. The invitation was dark with tiny-leafed vines, which I mirrored in the cake designs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699422136765-BG44ARSYFSFXTQT7FX4W/ribboned_duo_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Ribboned Duo This fun, spring-ish coordinated duo was for a high school graduation. Chocolate & peanut butter, meet pink champagne! The center medallion on each cake is made from sugar glass with edible gold paint brushed onto the back side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699480824213-B55H6TV5SODBW1I0QX5T/raspberry_swooshes_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Raspberry Swooshes I made this for a grown-up birthday party, reflecting the raspberry and chocolate flavors inside the cake. With subtle gold highlights—I do love adding gold to cakes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699422528865-H0WK1BQGD1DU5OHIF24G/minty_vines_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Minty Vines I created these minty vines for a special birthday. This one is gluten-free, to boot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699422696394-H9Y9RB2F4LBBFOM3BHND/champagne_dahlia_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Champagne Dahlia This was my first-ever pink champagne cake, with an exterior that evokes the flavors inside. This dahlia is still my favorite of the wafer paper flowers I’ve made! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699392951526-63ZVGN5S7ZUAPGTTQ9HM/autumn_storm_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Autumn Storm Inspired by stormy autumn skies full of bright, flying leaves. I made this for a friend’s farewell party as she moved away from Seattle during the season of fall colors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699422823412-JNNGJX5ED2RTGGYF9KIP/fall_foliage_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Fall Foliage I contributed this to Canine Companion’s 2023 Sit Stay Sparkle fundraiser. It is held in October, which is reflected in the autumn & gold design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699428996879-RRXTF15CONCAXNEB1436/poinsettia_sparkles_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Poinsettia Sparkles I was aiming for shimmery, textured whites on this one, all the better to set off the big pop of red poinsettia. The texturing is a mixture of edible glitter highlights, rock candy, and tiny bits of edible wafer paper lace; the poinsettia is crafted from wafer paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699430081712-TLB8GS4FY1UARFNOT2F9/burgundy_damask.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Burgundy Damask I love the gold and burgundy color combo in this one. I’d do the top floof differently today, but I guess that’s the great thing about learning! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699466663511-PTR368YN5XUA9FTUYIW2/sea_net_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Sea Net This was an experiment in textures, from the stucco texturing on the white wrap to the stony textures of the bits “caught” in the corners of the netting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699467095149-GBNMHYVNXQTW4TD6WKIY/modern_coconut_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Modern Coconut I contributed this to an ADWAS fundraiser with the theme “purple touch,” so I was aiming for purples and textures. The stripes are made from dyed coconut shreds, reflecting the coconut layers inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699467259788-B6YZKI6WQFPQDFACJ15W/sit_stay_sparkle_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Sit Stay Sparkle I contributed this to the “Sit. Stay. Sparkle.” fundraiser for Canine Companions. I love matching cakes to designs or themes, so this one is designed to match the blue-and-yellow sparkle theme on the event materials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699469040073-1JRNC5PMCZCR77F7HTXM/simple_lavender_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Rustic Lavender Sometimes less is more, ya know? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699429498093-Z6T1NPVQ67TJQNR9MZO0/ocean_textures_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Ocean Textures I try to create cakes to suit the season, and this one went out in the dead of summer. I guess I had the beach on my mind! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699481631246-IX84XLRC401F122K33YQ/leafy_strawberries_JLCD.jpeg elevated-cake-gallery - Leafy Strawberries I’ve really been digging the semi-naked look lately, where the cake layers peek through the sides. On this one, I was experimenting with layering delicate decor over the semi-nakedness. https://www.jlcakedesign.com/elevated-cakes daily 0.75 2024-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699501566640-87SZ19JYNWFZQ0TMQE5J/jewel_tone_banner_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1761694356644-TIKC148EMIF2LUUO86N4/image-asset.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Halloween Roses I made this for a Halloween party I hosted, and to give myself more practice with gum paste roses. This is also my first time making a two-tier cake in these proportions, and I love the way it looks! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1760815369849-E0T3PWKCF5QCJNNB1FGV/grayscale-florals-JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Black Tie Roses I made this duo for the surprise 50th birthday of a friend who is always dressed in elegant black. I made the roses from gum paste, and the wraps are fondant over my usual buttercream finish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1760814942190-TI72BLFTDBGSLHJI2RXA/image-asset.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Still Life Trio This wedding trio was meant evoke the feeling of a still-life painting with droopy, organic (edible!) ribbons, and poised fruit hinting with a touch of gilding, adding subtle shine and hinting at the flavors inside each cake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1742254403227-PWWTBZLCFK64WWY92GU2/blush_peonies_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Blush Duo with Handmade Peonies This duo, made for a friend’s 50th, is my favorite work to-date! I’m still new to sugar flowers so I am extra proud of how realistic and delicate these peonies look (IMO). All of the accents are handmade in gum paste, except for the lace which is edible wafer paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1727638348509-WTYXSFRJGRS9N72MENF4/image-asset.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Autumn Florals (handmade in gum paste) These are my first sugar flowers! I was aiming for something autumnal, but more in a more sophisticated color palette than traditional bright reds/oranges/yellows. I'm happy with the flowers (especially that white wild peony!) and with the way this whole cake came together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1755291757107-WZAZKP3LT559JIPCK4BL/image-asset.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Wildflowers A wedding cake duo! The couple wanted vibrance and abundance, in flowers. I handmade each flower from gum paste (or in a few cases, wafer paper). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699403144972-H0K5S4KW10IT6SPZCSBC/love_is_in_the_air_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Love is in the Air I made this for a Valentine’s day celebration, not realizing at the time how similar it is to this Banksy piece. That said, I love how the simplicity of this one lets the red pop through, and gives it an overall feeling of sweetness. I made the heart balloon from sugar glass (e.g. caramel). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1715985160898-B5FCVEWQK3QHLJGKZJMO/image-asset.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Champagne Bubbles I created this for a couple's joint 70th birthday party, following the event colors of white, ivory, and gold. The general direction I was given was "champagne decor," which I chose to evoke using a zillion hand-piped effervescent little dots. I crafted the dahlia from wafer paper. My favorite part of this cake is how much of my learning it shows. Two years ago, I could never have confidently sent a tiered cake home in someone else's car, or made a paper flower, or even trusted my cakes to be neat and flat enough to stack properly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1746118575504-2YSPU6Z5TCQGXKNI75V5/image-asset.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Peeking Pink The brief was, “Chocolate cake with a hint of pink.” Voila! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699418485479-3Y3K2PLHNSWG9HYRQNPM/foggy_forest_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Foggy Forest I made this one for my friend Zeva when her book of poetry (also pictured) was published. Two beautiful works of art in one photo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699397269449-D94TFI3D067FZ1DBPKM1/image-asset.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Textured Jewel Tones I took this chance to experiment with subtle texturing and bright colors for someone who let me have full freedom of design. It’s still one of my favorite creations, with my favorite bits being the dark turquoise texturing along the carved edges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699399592220-6PYOQ7GWQ5KOKM7YCB78/stargazer_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Stargazer This cake is topped with my first wafer paper lily, and I’m so proud of it! The leaves are edible wafer paper, and the anthers are gum paste. I had started playing more with palette knife painting when I made this cake, too, which shows on the side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1703528493943-ZTCKXLQ9VVPKRKYQSTYT/image-asset.jpeg Elevated Cakes - First Tracks This painted beauty is for the 50th birthday of a ski enthusiast. Fresh tracks for a fresh decade of life! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1704055643276-M2MSM3Z1CG1V5VP9AGAJ/image-asset.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Moon Rose I sketched this design as an option for a wedding client last summer, in pale pink and blush. We ended up going in a different direction for the wedding, but I’ve wanted to actually make this design ever since. I switched it to a blue/gray scheme for winter. With the concrete gray sides, it ended up reminiscent of moonlight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699418269173-3JXVO4XIMD7UHCGF906Y/heartstopper_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Heartstopper I designed this one to evoke the painting that hangs behind Nick’s character when he comes out to his mom, in the TV version of Heartstopper. The painting is beautiful, as is what it represents. ️‍ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699400933734-9JN2WOI748MHLRANJUWI/snail_party_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Snail Party I was asked to make a birthday cake for a kid who loves snails, and this was what I came up with. I had such fun crafting and coloring the little gum paste snails (with antennae made from tiny candy cane sprinkles)! This cake sports my first-ever edible wafer paper fern, as well, which adds some beautiful height and drama to the overall effect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699392289298-NN4Y28MMQVQ2Z8S2P9X9/victorian_gothic_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Victorian Gothic This turned out as quite the moody Halloween bake, but one of my favorites! The top tier is decorated with wafer paper lace and buttercream roses. The bottom is stenciled with black sparkling sugar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699402972215-OL2IFNAZEMUJ1SON6FNE/gilded_lilies_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Gilded Lilies I like the playful angles of the wafer paper lilies on this one. Fault line designs are one of my favorites, and this one with the gold texturing in the center didn’t disappoint! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1740955092829-N08D38V8RP4ECP10KMWR/image-asset.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Blue Hexagons My son asked for a cake in shades of blue, with silver accents, and nothing flowery or frilly. This is where I landed, and thankfully he loved it! I picked this because I wanted to play with marbling fondant. I like how it turned out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699392174971-7J9A9MJ9A4XNU1KWPE7W/not_today_mister_wolf_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Not Today, Mr. Wolf I made this dark-ish take on Little Red Riding Hood for a friend who gave me free rein on design. I’m not sure where this particular idea came from. Red’s cloak and hood are made from Vietnamese wafer paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1712272464783-KBBV663MELTJCFDTRGV7/image-asset.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Mocha Dots A textured mocha delight for a grownup birthday. I love these sprinkles (Crispearls) because they actually taste good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699417665033-O4V2OSXJAZ2IW7DBWJCN/autumn_crackle_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Autumn Crackle This 50th-birthday cake screams autumn, through and through. The wafer paper lace exterior telegraphs the fall-season flavors of bourbon-soaked spice cake, with caramel filling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699417957424-2U3VSWE4QNFSXC93CATM/blush_sails_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Blush Breeze I made this beauty for a late summer wedding in downtown Seattle with a chic vibe of simple elegance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1718751493530-QWWAUP1XNIPJA4P01YSS/image-asset.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Tropical Greenery Tropical greenery with splashes of vibrant pink, to celebrate the arrival of summer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1701062718285-NIAHG5Y7ZZ99OCIC71XF/image-asset.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Wildflowers All of the flowers on this beauty are edible, made from a combination of wafer paper and gum paste. The stems are edible, too, made from pasta! This cake leveled up my appreciation for and interest in wafer paper techniques. Now I want to make allll the flowers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699418715430-IMCVB6T588TVCGEKCVN9/fuschia_floral_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Fuchsia Floral This one is from the early days of my cake decorating journey. It’s topped with my first-ever flower made using fried wafer paper. This was before I had actual floral wire on hand, so the gold leaves are supported by wire I stole from my husband’s tool box. I would never send such a thing out for eating, but for practice on a cake for the family, it worked just fine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699419403118-XJR02CZCP0HWCL2TRZ4G/simply_spring_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Simply Spring I made this to celebrate a dear friend’s wedding—simple and natural and evocative of growth and blooming! Fun fact: The stems are made from dyed spaghetti! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699399266051-SG3Y0UHN29Y5O7KS6SXP/strawberry_splash_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Strawberry Splash I love the bright colors in this cake! The top splash is hard caramel, colored to match the fresh strawberries inset in the cake’s sides. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699476062372-ZZW8MWSE1B0LFF91ZN6Z/mocha_fault_line_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Mocha Fault Line This was one of my very earliest cakes, made before I even got serious about cake decorating, and it remains one of my favorites! Chocolate ganache and chocolate buttercream layer over the base of mocha buttercream to create the fault lines. The toppers are modeled after Tartine’s method for making “mushrooms” for their holiday Yule log. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699420142661-ZC4M59N8PU82TXVQ9B8X/rosy_cutaway_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Rosy Cutaway This one is as pink on the inside—full of strawberries—as is is on the outside! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699420290132-E63I6OJM91ZABTMVLNV6/lemon_sunshine_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Lemon Sunshine The cheerful, sunny exterior reflects the bright lemon flavors—lemon layers and lemon curd filling—hiding inside this one. I like the detailing and textures in this design. I’ve keep meaning to do something similar in a different, moodier color scheme, but I haven’t quite gotten to it yet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699420548126-ODU4ZLL4YJJT62YS8PDI/bugs_and_blooms_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Bugs & Blooms This was my first cake of the spring season. I was clearly excited to shift from wintry gray into more cheerful colors and themes! My favorite part of this cake is a little buttercream ladybug I put on top, with a looping trail of teeny tiny footprints left behind it in the buttercream. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699420804672-F5YPTL127KBLVH38EDV3/pink_lambeth_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Pink Lambeth Lambeth is back in style! I had so much fun making this ultra-feminine version for a special 15th birthday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699417827764-SMTAF3WSL7V3514SSS7R/bubblegum_bash_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Bubblegum Bash This was a special bubblegum-flavored request for a neighbor’s birthday. The cake layers are flavored with bubble gum extract, just as the giant gumballs on top suggest! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699421328997-OPAMT3AUA8ES259EV80K/neon_butterfly_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Neon Butterfly This was inspired by a design in a Hanna Karlzon coloring book that I stumbled upon in a little free library in my neighborhood. Little free libraries are the best! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699421694305-3GPFT3G26RCZQD7536E0/black_tie_florals_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Black Tie Florals I contributed this pair to the dessert dash for 2023’s ADWAS annual fundraiser. The invitation was dark with tiny-leafed vines, which I mirrored in the cake designs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699422136765-BG44ARSYFSFXTQT7FX4W/ribboned_duo_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Ribboned Duo This fun, spring-ish coordinated duo was for a high school graduation. Chocolate & peanut butter, meet pink champagne! The center medallion on each cake is made from sugar glass with edible gold paint brushed onto the back side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699480824213-B55H6TV5SODBW1I0QX5T/raspberry_swooshes_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Raspberry Swooshes I made this for a grown-up birthday party, reflecting the raspberry and chocolate flavors inside the cake. With subtle gold highlights—I do love adding gold to cakes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699422528865-H0WK1BQGD1DU5OHIF24G/minty_vines_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Minty Vines I created these minty vines for a special birthday. This one is gluten-free, to boot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699422696394-H9Y9RB2F4LBBFOM3BHND/champagne_dahlia_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Champagne Dahlia This was my first-ever pink champagne cake, with an exterior that evokes the flavors inside. This dahlia is still my favorite of the wafer paper flowers I’ve made! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699392951526-63ZVGN5S7ZUAPGTTQ9HM/autumn_storm_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Autumn Storm Inspired by stormy autumn skies full of bright, flying leaves. I made this for a friend’s farewell party as she moved away from Seattle during the season of fall colors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699422823412-JNNGJX5ED2RTGGYF9KIP/fall_foliage_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Fall Foliage I contributed this to Canine Companion’s 2023 Sit Stay Sparkle fundraiser. It is held in October, which is reflected in the autumn & gold design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699428996879-RRXTF15CONCAXNEB1436/poinsettia_sparkles_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Poinsettia Sparkles I was aiming for shimmery, textured whites on this one, all the better to set off the big pop of red poinsettia. The texturing is a mixture of edible glitter highlights, rock candy, and tiny bits of edible wafer paper lace; the poinsettia is crafted from wafer paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699430081712-TLB8GS4FY1UARFNOT2F9/burgundy_damask.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Burgundy Damask I love the gold and burgundy color combo in this one. I’d do the top floof differently today, but I guess that’s the great thing about learning! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699466663511-PTR368YN5XUA9FTUYIW2/sea_net_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Sea Net This was an experiment in textures, from the stucco texturing on the white wrap to the stony textures of the bits “caught” in the corners of the netting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699467095149-GBNMHYVNXQTW4TD6WKIY/modern_coconut_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Modern Coconut I contributed this to an ADWAS fundraiser with the theme “purple touch,” so I was aiming for purples and textures. The stripes are made from dyed coconut shreds, reflecting the coconut layers inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699467259788-B6YZKI6WQFPQDFACJ15W/sit_stay_sparkle_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Sit Stay Sparkle I contributed this to the “Sit. Stay. Sparkle.” fundraiser for Canine Companions. I love matching cakes to designs or themes, so this one is designed to match the blue-and-yellow sparkle theme on the event materials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699469040073-1JRNC5PMCZCR77F7HTXM/simple_lavender_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Rustic Lavender Sometimes less is more, ya know? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699429498093-Z6T1NPVQ67TJQNR9MZO0/ocean_textures_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Ocean Textures I try to create cakes to suit the season, and this one went out in the dead of summer. I guess I had the beach on my mind! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699481631246-IX84XLRC401F122K33YQ/leafy_strawberries_JLCD.jpeg Elevated Cakes - Leafy Strawberries I’ve really been digging the semi-naked look lately, where the cake layers peek through the sides. On this one, I was experimenting with layering delicate decor over the semi-nakedness. https://www.jlcakedesign.com/bakery-style-cakes daily 0.75 2024-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699474456126-K0RYY0QTMPIC4PI4M76J/black_forest_banner_JLCD.jpeg Bakery-Style Cakes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1747590952213-H1HS1I4TE9LY12F8SFYD/image-asset.jpeg Bakery-Style Cakes - Skinny Dripping A pair of twin cakes (earl grey with chocolate & orange), for a NWIRP fundraiser. These brought in $5k each, for $10k total! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1745518383068-NB1V9ESI25HU2TY16239/image-asset.jpeg Bakery-Style Cakes - Drip Duo A drippy duo for an 80th birthday celebration! Lemon cake with raspberry filing on the left; chocolate cake with caramel filling on the right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699474803802-6SMVN504UNVZXMD3ORQ4/image-asset.jpeg Bakery-Style Cakes - Black Forest This is a mostly-traditional black forest cake, with brandy-soaked cherries between rich chocolate layers. I use vanilla Swiss Meringue buttercream instead of the traditional whipped cream, to give the cake enough stability to transport. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699475836944-8QUJ3FZ9YPOP307QM6FZ/lemon_blueberry_drip_JLCD.jpeg Bakery-Style Cakes - Lemon Blueberry Drip I made this lemon & blueberry delight for an ADWAS fundraiser with the theme “purple touch.” The insides are lemon layers with blueberry jam filling, but the goodies piled on top are my favorite part. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699476559830-JTPFVZ7TF5NXZT5QARHR/mocha_drip_JLCD.jpeg Bakery-Style Cakes - Mocha Drip A simple classic. Chocolate layers, mocha filling, espresso buttercream, and a chocolate ganache drip to top it off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699477240715-JZC3K06CZZCX17R882P9/strawberry_almond_drip.jpeg Bakery-Style Cakes - Strawberry Almond Drip This one screams strawberry almond, through and through! Almond layers with fresh strawberry filling, almond frosting, and a mix of almond and strawberry delights on top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1726529859572-XNY6V95XLZ0HKCL4X0J8/image-asset.jpeg Bakery-Style Cakes - Lady Marmalade Chocolate layers with orange marmalade filling and vanilla buttercream. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699480348802-M42R8SCPTQ21WA1Q6KMY/german_chocolate_JLCD.jpeg Bakery-Style Cakes - German Chocolate Inside, this is a traditional German chocolate cake with chocolate layers and coconut custard. Outside, it’s a little more modernized, with textures and the triangle toppers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1744335445876-BBJ9AP54RU4P8SKZXN25/image-asset.jpeg Bakery-Style Cakes - Earl Grey w/ Chocolate + Orange The layers of this cake include earl grey tea as well as finely-chopped chocolate bits and orange zest. The filling (and the top drip) is a dark chocolate ganache, with the exterior being an earl-grey-infused Swiss meringue buttercream. Flavor-wise, this is my favorite of all the offerings on my menu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699481239178-KOZY43AJCYJZKZDYY8PN/lemon_chocolate_drip_JLCD.jpeg Bakery-Style Cakes - Lemon Chocolate Drip It’s exactly what its name says, with alternating layers of lemon and chocolate inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699481432613-NSD1TQXAR4GKEH98MS0Y/coconut_dream_JLCD.jpeg Bakery-Style Cakes - Coconut Dream I made this for my in-laws when they visited. They’re huge fans of coconut cake, and this didn’t disappoint! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699481960597-OJBVTCMFLX7ST453ASQ2/blackberry_torte_JLCD.jpeg Bakery-Style Cakes - Blackberry Torte This was my first attempt at the torte recipe that has since evolved into my go-to. It’s six repeating layers of almond joconde, chocolate ganache, and buttercream—in this, case blackberry buttercream. It’s divine! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699482399179-84FRMV6A1AHPUTQPFVW5/orange_chocolate_torte_JLCD.jpeg Bakery-Style Cakes - Orange Chocolate Torte I made this for the birthday of a friend who prefers her desserts less sweet. It combines orange, a touch of chocolate, and almond, with candied oranges and a few tempered chocolate flourishes on top for glamour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699482510731-QORSIYCCU8AWLA82VTJE/blueberry_torte_JLCD.jpeg Bakery-Style Cakes - Blueberry Almond Torte I’ve loved this torte in every flavor variation I’ve made. This one is almond joconde, chocolate ganache, and blueberry buttercream. Yum! https://www.jlcakedesign.com/bakerystylecakegallery daily 0.75 2025-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1747590952213-H1HS1I4TE9LY12F8SFYD/image-asset.jpeg bakery-style-cake-gallery - Skinny Dripping A pair of twin cakes (earl grey with chocolate & orange), for a NWIRP fundraiser. These brought in $5k each, for $10k total! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1747590952213-H1HS1I4TE9LY12F8SFYD/image-asset.jpeg bakery-style-cake-gallery - Skinny Dripping A pair of twin cakes (earl grey with chocolate & orange), for a NWIRP fundraiser. These brought in $5k each, for $10k total! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1745518383068-NB1V9ESI25HU2TY16239/image-asset.jpeg bakery-style-cake-gallery - Drip Duo A drippy duo for an 80th birthday celebration! Lemon cake with raspberry filing on the left; chocolate cake with caramel filling on the right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699474803802-6SMVN504UNVZXMD3ORQ4/image-asset.jpeg bakery-style-cake-gallery - Black Forest This is a mostly-traditional black forest cake, with brandy-soaked cherries between rich chocolate layers. I use vanilla Swiss Meringue buttercream instead of the traditional whipped cream, to give the cake enough stability to transport. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699475836944-8QUJ3FZ9YPOP307QM6FZ/lemon_blueberry_drip_JLCD.jpeg bakery-style-cake-gallery - Lemon Blueberry Drip I made this lemon & blueberry delight for an ADWAS fundraiser with the theme “purple touch.” The insides are lemon layers with blueberry jam filling, but the goodies piled on top are my favorite part. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699476559830-JTPFVZ7TF5NXZT5QARHR/mocha_drip_JLCD.jpeg bakery-style-cake-gallery - Mocha Drip A simple classic. Chocolate layers, mocha filling, espresso buttercream, and a chocolate ganache drip to top it off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699477240715-JZC3K06CZZCX17R882P9/strawberry_almond_drip.jpeg bakery-style-cake-gallery - Strawberry Almond Drip This one screams strawberry almond, through and through! Almond layers with fresh strawberry filling, almond frosting, and a mix of almond and strawberry delights on top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1726529859572-XNY6V95XLZ0HKCL4X0J8/image-asset.jpeg bakery-style-cake-gallery - Lady Marmalade Chocolate layers with orange marmalade filling and vanilla buttercream. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699480348802-M42R8SCPTQ21WA1Q6KMY/german_chocolate_JLCD.jpeg bakery-style-cake-gallery - German Chocolate Inside, this is a traditional German chocolate cake with chocolate layers and coconut custard. Outside, it’s a little more modernized, with textures and the triangle toppers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1744335445876-BBJ9AP54RU4P8SKZXN25/image-asset.jpeg bakery-style-cake-gallery - Earl Grey w/ Chocolate + Orange The layers of this cake include earl grey tea as well as finely-chopped chocolate bits and orange zest. The filling (and the top drip) is a dark chocolate ganache, with the exterior being an earl-grey-infused Swiss meringue buttercream. Flavor-wise, this is my favorite of all the offerings on my menu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699481239178-KOZY43AJCYJZKZDYY8PN/lemon_chocolate_drip_JLCD.jpeg bakery-style-cake-gallery - Lemon Chocolate Drip It’s exactly what its name says, with alternating layers of lemon and chocolate inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699481432613-NSD1TQXAR4GKEH98MS0Y/coconut_dream_JLCD.jpeg bakery-style-cake-gallery - Coconut Dream I made this for my in-laws when they visited. They’re huge fans of coconut cake, and this didn’t disappoint! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699481960597-OJBVTCMFLX7ST453ASQ2/blackberry_torte_JLCD.jpeg bakery-style-cake-gallery - Blackberry Torte This was my first attempt at the torte recipe that has since evolved into my go-to. It’s six repeating layers of almond joconde, chocolate ganache, and buttercream—in this, case blackberry buttercream. It’s divine! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699482399179-84FRMV6A1AHPUTQPFVW5/orange_chocolate_torte_JLCD.jpeg bakery-style-cake-gallery - Orange Chocolate Torte I made this for the birthday of a friend who prefers her desserts less sweet. It combines orange, a touch of chocolate, and almond, with candied oranges and a few tempered chocolate flourishes on top for glamour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699482510731-QORSIYCCU8AWLA82VTJE/blueberry_torte_JLCD.jpeg bakery-style-cake-gallery - Blueberry Almond Torte I’ve loved this torte in every flavor variation I’ve made. This one is almond joconde, chocolate ganache, and blueberry buttercream. Yum! https://www.jlcakedesign.com/cookies daily 0.75 2025-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1739227585882-Y7WLAEBBSZKWHP5KWLPP/hat-back-banner-JLCD.jpeg Cookies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1733856823477-86N5NQ8UYT414VNBM4GJ/bulb_cookie_JLCD.jpeg Cookies - Bulb Ornament Cookie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1733856873504-EI81TDC1YJW3J5L7YUFA/gift_tag_cookie_JLCD.jpeg Cookies - Gift Tag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1733856919780-PKSIC42S4V0OBS8FOABR/tree_cookie_JLCD.jpeg Cookies - Christmas Tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1765577088295-D5KDY75USN3BWX3OQMWT/image-asset.jpeg Cookies - Cookie Monopoly A classic, remade in cookie! Decorating it by hand meant I got to personalize property names to things meaningful to the group that ordered these. And I’m pretty proud of my color matching—I hit the Monopoly green almost perfectly, and across two different flavors of icing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1743815633790-9YENPD9XQG4CX5160UEE/image-asset.jpeg Cookies - Floral Monogram I made these for a special Bat Mitzvah. I love the way the floral details turned out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1742254127021-HARW1DU17FACNH7505V4/image-asset.jpeg Cookies - Captain Toad & Friends It’s Captain Toad (as seen in Captain Toad’s treasure tracker) and his Toad Brigade, including Toadette! I loved making this set, for an 8th birthday party. It’s fun to bring familiar and recognizable figures to sugary life! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1755993040076-LHW2A52M6AW7M141V95G/image-asset.jpeg Cookies - Baseball Birthday Baseball cookies for an 11th birthday celebration. Play ball! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1739226442104-QF2UIJV0H47ZJC9I60FI/image-asset.jpeg Cookies - Love You, Boo! A little Valentine’s day set, meant to be sweet but not as on-the-nose as hearts and roses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1728264351281-KHWON6RS5K443RZ2ZP2P/modern-love-JLCD.jpeg Cookies - Modern Love I made these cookies ostensibly for Valentine's day, but really it was to try out my new edible silver paint and itty bitty ball sprinkles. I like the way they turned out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1729306369145-BF2EFHXGAMRIY8YBETPA/image-asset.jpeg Cookies - Sweet Sixteen Sweet sixteen, pretty in pink! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1730505279721-8M8VPA6H3Q518QCPW9L3/image-asset.jpeg Cookies - Football (Go Knights!) Go, Knights! I hand-drew the Ballard Knights logo onto the helmets, using an edible pen for the first time. It’s trickier than I had anticipated to draw on royal icing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699486683256-25713MYPRBF7ZQ0UEXJ4/hat_back_cookies_JLCD.jpeg Cookies - I Want My Hat Back (Hand-Painted) I hand-painted these for an auction at our local elementary school. They show pages from Jon Klassen’s classic I Want My Hat Back. Painting is not something I have any experience with, so I’m really proud of how these turned out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699486931521-A3XMNIIOUDQC8UV44DDM/raven_cookies_JLCD.jpeg Cookies - Nevermore I made this elegant Halloween set for a friend during October. I experimented with 3D elements, adding puffs of wafer paper lace on the wreaths, and I also experimented with painting to get the cloudy/blurry backgrounds on some of the cookies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1733856956297-NTBXNCE5A9T9GSSCT5DH/christmas_cookie_sset_JLCD.jpeg Cookies - Classic Christmas Set https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1733856765536-Z48X06MU7FDFODVPW5P8/snowy_cookie_set_JLCD.jpeg Cookies - Winter Wonderland Set https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1733856728735-R7YJ5H9W4ZN3DOOS73T8/image-asset.jpeg Cookies - Snowflakes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699488099194-FV8MMQ3DBFXSZ3NX6QBY/sugar_skulls_JLCD.jpeg Cookies - Sugar Skulls Sugar skulls, anyone? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1728155671801-C0F34N9FMU4ZBFEGI80M/image-asset.jpeg Cookies - Go Tigers! Tiger paw prints for the St. Catherine's tigers. Rawr! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1740954666907-LNKBMB38KV19Q0V6AUZZ/image-asset.jpeg Cookies - Koroks (Legend of Zelda) Ya-ha-ha! You found me! For Zelda fans, these are obviously Koroks, accompanied by the signature tree-stump-and-balloons challenge that is one way to unlock Koroks in the game. The fun part of this one was making the korok masks separate from the korok bodies. The kids enjoyed their DIY assembly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1728255535361-MC4TMY88H6T66CGWN3NU/birthday_star_JLCD.jpeg Cookies - Birthday Stars Happy Birthday, Jojo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1728264429415-H7GC97UCJACJACGS3I59/emoji_cookies_JLCD.jpeg Cookies - Emoji Cookies Self-explanatory and totally fun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699486325131-UQLMINXBUZ9QQET12BTT/image-asset.jpeg Cookies - Wintry Woods I love the wintry elegance of this set! I crafted them with a combination of painting (metallics, birch textures) and piping (strings & pine boughs). They were delicious, too—chocolate cookies with peppermint icing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699487763632-L7YA2IRBAFOJ1EPG3JD7/birthday_cookies_JLCD.jpeg Cookies - Happy 45th! These were a fun surprise for a friend’s 45th! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1728264515662-OIV4GTOLGHMXT4A78EIF/invertible_octopus_cookies_JLCD.jpeg Cookies - Mood Octopus I modeled these after the little, reversible/invertible plush octopi that my kids love. They're cute (the plushies and the cookies, IMO)! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1729406783069-5OCAQ40L7IBY9NSTLULQ/image-asset.png Cookies - Happy Trails Bon voyage! For a family moving from Seattle To Austin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699487228674-W0KNT4KAVMB4AQPNA89A/carcassonne_cookies_JLCD.jpeg Cookies - Carcassonne I love the game Carcassonne. Loooove it! I love it so much that I replicated the entire set of game tiles as cookies! I even played a round with my son before we gobbled them down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699487367040-V185KZTPO4UF7YUSAED6/dino_cookies_JLCD.jpeg Cookies - Dinos & Flowers My son requested these for his classroom, to celebrate his 9th birthday. He requested half dinos, half flowers, and a single large heart for his teacher. I get stressed looking at the photos, though, because he didn’t tell me until the day beforehand that he’d promised to bring in a treat! I’ve never sprung into action so quickly as that night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699487963348-9ZLB4P3WGQ7BDBXEY31R/birthday_cookies_red.jpeg Cookies - Happy 72nd! My mom lives across the country. It means she never gets to taste my cakes, which would never travel properly. Cookies, on the other hand, travel great in the mail. So, I’ll occasionally mail her a set, including this surprise for her 72nd birthday! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699488152043-B4OB0GNTAJR4QI8SD11W/beach_tableau_JLCD.jpeg Cookies - Beach Tableau I made this for the staff at our local elementary school, to celebrate the end of the school year and the beginning of summer. By far my favorite detail in the tableau is the shark chasing its dinner. Go, fishies, go! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1728264246508-GAMXY4CSFMEL3PF1Z3YZ/nintendo_switches_JLCD.jpeg Cookies - Nintendo Switches For a kid's video-game-themed birthday party! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1728265087380-RGTKRZAS7BSMP6MIK95I/balloon_cookies_JLCD.jpeg Cookies - Graduation Balloons Celebratory balloons for graduation season. https://www.jlcakedesign.com/pricing daily 0.75 2024-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1663649444641-3TCZ4SBP0IZT2QUCJ716/IMG_0242.jpeg Pricing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1728364823583-BJMA3P36ULR436393AT0/sugar_flowers_banner_JLCD.jpeg Pricing https://www.jlcakedesign.com/cakes daily 0.75 2025-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699255373312-AKA5M49O2SE7KS4JMQ3S/snails_banner.jpeg Cakes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1728407928809-YLM3PD1NQB23Y0N6ZC0P/strawberry_banner_JLCD.jpeg Cakes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/e8f33cdd-4fb4-45b1-81b7-7f78e8556aff/IMG_2349.jpeg Cakes - Elevated Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/b78961b4-1db8-4d26-881f-0bc4d37af17b/knitted_hat_JLCD.jpeg Cakes - Novelty Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/b98c46f8-8e30-4da8-b4ec-5cbdd1c3a86f/black_forest_cake_JL.jpeg Cakes - Bakery-Style Portfolio Bakery-Style Portfolio https://www.jlcakedesign.com/casual-baking daily 0.75 2024-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1705639722768-KAE0KJ693D5GZ1IOF7AX/plum_tart_banner_JLCD.jpeg Casual Baking https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1738208549971-PAZZVQSIZBGW7GXV7H09/image-asset.png Casual Baking - Billion Dollar Bake Sale Cupcakes I donated these in support of the Billion Dollar Bake Sale, a grass-roots campaign to get full funding for Washington State’s schools. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1722293482428-8C1QTQAU59IWC89CXMQB/image-asset.png Casual Baking - Blueberry Tart A summer blueberry tart with brandy custard, just for fun! Lemon crust, with a hint of cinnamon and vanilla in the custard as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1669243095305-JW3CBRDPHH2TFV9XD0QE/image-asset.jpg Casual Baking - Pumpkin Pies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1705640813900-F1G6DXLQ94KS9UKO0R1U/IMG_3198.jpeg Casual Baking - Coconut Macaroons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1663794057818-YNKLV60AJ31OYPPKODQY/image.jpg Casual Baking - Trio of Tarts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1695428261865-W9JJB38FRL01095BEU4O/goat_cheese_double_pear_tart_JL.jpeg Casual Baking - Savory Pear Tart https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1641627634569-8LC8NSWIJ7V4JIHIGNN3/IMG_1221.jpeg Casual Baking - Chewy Ginger Cookies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1650315971505-2TTT2WQRKE8N1YU0R7H9/creme_egg.jpeg Casual Baking - Homemade Crème Eggs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1705640032776-N0QB6WVB2ZP6WNRMW405/IMG_6375.jpeg Casual Baking - Rocky Road Bars w/ Homemade Marshmallow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1635793576383-0NMR1NUO1E36SVZ0DL14/almond_coffee_crisps.jpeg Casual Baking - Almond Coffee Crisps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1690951129713-DKOFDZS1VYPZXF7H8BLM/plum_upside_down_cake_JL.jpeg Casual Baking - Plum Upside-Down Cake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1690003943101-91ELD3LIJN6SXX5EJPQ9/rock_candy_JL.jpg Casual Baking - Homegrown Rock Candy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1683589826168-MM936RCX1UWKUITAW7VW/cupcakes_four_ways_JL.jpeg Casual Baking - Cupcakes 4 Ways https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1695427343756-QITGH9K9JLR8E0Q6CYDM/pear_frangipane_JL.jpeg Casual Baking - Pear Frangipane Tart https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1677020325532-MKFMYMX04FNPCGMFNYGO/croissants.jpeg Casual Baking - Croissants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1715146546053-S85IX4EZ4W0YP61C2PSX/image-asset.jpeg Casual Baking - Battleship Cupcakes I made these to accompany a giant community version of the Battleship board game that I created for teacher appreciation week. Most cupcakes in the spread were ocean-themed, with a few well-placed fiery ones to represent “hits,” as the locations of ships get discovered in the Battleship game. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1662585609797-D15H9UUL9I7JLNCT0LL9/bacon_gruyere_scones.jpeg Casual Baking - Bacon & Gruyère Scones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1657237319292-C4HGDLW84BP4U6MF9EDJ/IMG_4762.jpeg Casual Baking - Victoria Sandwich https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1657237221050-A015JX4QZ0QOXF4KJHI0/IMG_3014.jpeg Casual Baking - Cherry Cordials https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1637220349214-67YLDJDK61C9FNHQTJYR/cake_aux_olives.jpg Casual Baking - Cake Aux Olives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1657149143763-UDT2X0W0DX5C0AKG9WHK/IMG_1803.jpeg Casual Baking - Classic Carrot Cake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1655248596829-LK9Z01VI6AQ3TXTDRI2O/IMG_7395+%281%29.jpeg Casual Baking - M&M Cookies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1652910578785-VPB09GTP30YT3ZNDCU9P/IMG_6573+%281%29.jpeg Casual Baking - Pepper & Thyme Crackers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1652590573489-STYL953KVO3IEX7YX69P/IMG_6426.jpeg Casual Baking - Coconut Orange & Almond Cake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1652489695144-WYXOTK18RYUO5Y1RW8KD/IMG_5784.jpeg Casual Baking - Honeycomb Candy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1652419081249-9B1XJ1ERZX2BR6E9TSBX/IMG_6245+%281%29.jpeg Casual Baking - Oatmeal Raisin Cookies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1651988526916-W5CK0TR94BGGRDHF1JUC/IMG_6054.jpeg Casual Baking - Chocolate Truffles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1651985056815-5QSE23TLY21GSTCOXCR6/IMG_5867.jpeg Casual Baking - Marzipan Bites https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1641163102871-BSQ2WZ5KNLM5QDPVUK2R/yule_log_side.jpeg Casual Baking - Yule Log https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1651813562190-YNXIR148BNCXNEPP0PAJ/jam_bars_4x3.jpeg Casual Baking - Jam Bars https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1650734552058-MVGSWZ6GXQRORRJ6CG3W/IMG_5639.jpeg Casual Baking - Croissants, Again https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1650303622169-HN7H2G5GN1OYPTEJTMUO/peeps_multicolor.jpeg Casual Baking - Homemade Peeps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1705640666645-AJJ5ZTYZ43FBXPHT6D89/IMG_5077.jpeg Casual Baking - Caraway Crackers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1705640703708-6VXVXL5ZMDZ14MRWGY2I/IMG_5009.jpeg Casual Baking - Dobos Torta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1646712042066-6AP6NQRXTJNUNHI2TTFJ/IMG_4024+%281%29.jpeg Casual Baking - Crème Brûlée https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1685648645161-TSO14RBNUDWJ903SUTOK/palette_cookies_JL.jpeg Casual Baking - Painter's Palette Cookies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1705640784195-8RH6WXIBJB5NWZ3D1JJM/IMG_3722.jpeg Casual Baking - Cinnamon Rolls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1705640854071-3PGW9RPY97XZ0NIQL9H0/IMG_2552.jpeg Casual Baking - Peanut Butter Cookies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1705640896223-VO0WW3KMNJTMJ0ZE3OGP/biscotti_4-by-3.jpg Casual Baking - Biscotti https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1705640925694-9ZYZL92CJO6NIW6ZY2DI/pumpkin_ravioli.jpeg Casual Baking - Pumpkin Ravioli https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1643529198219-2B99OPH357OECWF5BYTU/IMG_2264.jpeg Casual Baking - Crunchy Seed Cookies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1705640956058-EXC4CZMU3YX6TUOUEKC5/IMG_1263.jpeg Casual Baking - Cranberry Orange Scones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1641625720675-3YPAOOBKC3WB9LTI6FVN/IMG_1365.jpeg Casual Baking - Ginger Snaps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1641607814245-Y5J016KLM93LMDI1061T/IMG_1421.jpeg Casual Baking - Baileys Cupcakes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1641367217092-X096Q4UQQMF89BHK7NLF/baked_apple_donuts.jpeg Casual Baking - Baked Apple Donuts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1641276360478-KFWR0V6382G2N42OSW2O/IMG_1886.jpeg Casual Baking - Pecan Pie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1641261969524-BO6PW31Q79MKOOIJ631S/smoky_jalapeno_bread.jpeg Casual Baking - Smoky Jalapeño Bread https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1639084033548-MFQV2PEFPKU4V1NS7X9V/coffee_meringue_mushrooms.jpeg Casual Baking - Coffee Meringue Mushrooms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1635144240419-0QUP87AQNYVPMBS6LW28/mummy_cake_pops.jpeg Casual Baking - Mummy Cake Pops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1635306303679-ZI10SQQLJ9J0KYGSGAL9/peanut_butter_chocolate_tart.jpg Casual Baking - Peanut Butter & Chocolate Tart https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1635629669185-3ALCOGSN3SSQHMU9IAHQ/linzer_torte.jpeg Casual Baking - Linzer Torte https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1634683746330-EE6OPJ7LLOPAO11NQVX0/shakshuka_galettes.jpeg Casual Baking - Shakshuka Galettes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1634333706494-M7OPGK6D90QX17O6LGSS/alfajores.jpeg Casual Baking - Alfajores https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1632425385292-L5SQM1ZZZKL0E60VEPHR/chocolate_marshmallows.jpeg Casual Baking - Chocolate Marshmallows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1637878510356-U0NI0T90GZYUYPZSOQ3W/yeast_rolls.jpeg Casual Baking - Yeast Rolls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1637535219841-DV72AQROX28Q5Z98DDRY/caramelized_onion_tart.jpeg Casual Baking - Caramelized Onion Tart https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1636610458132-PNT2KGD7R6ZVKIFA7M46/monkey_bread.jpg Casual Baking - Monkey Bread https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1729381215324-RFU20FQ1J8QIPBUDZ0GB/image-asset.jpeg Casual Baking - Sweet Sixteen Sweet sixteen, pretty in pink! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699486683256-25713MYPRBF7ZQ0UEXJ4/hat_back_cookies_JLCD.jpeg Casual Baking - Hand-Painted Cookies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699486325131-UQLMINXBUZ9QQET12BTT/wintry_cookies_JLCD.jpeg Casual Baking - Winter Cookies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1717187762217-6KLVF2EKSOA40TJ1VZ0H/image-asset.jpeg Casual Baking - Emoji Cookies I felt every one of these emotions at some point as I worked through this project. But in the end...! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1729406606199-S4RJPGMRH9QHM0N90I7W/image-asset.png Casual Baking - Happy Trails Happy trails! For a family moving from Seattle to Austin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1707894621877-9CLXBANKXNZFDE9KW7EC/image-asset.jpeg Casual Baking - Modern Love Cookies A just-for-fun project for Valentine’s Day. I wanted to experiment with embedding sprinkles in royal icing, and with my new edible silver paint. I ruined the first few cookies as I learned some good lessons—sprinkles will stick to the wet silver paint, duh!—but after I got going, they started turning out the way I hoped. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1729381395274-YPG0JS8HTOJ7R9WV4R9H/birthday_stars_JLCD.jpeg Casual Baking - Birthday Stars Happy birthday, Jojo! Shiny and sprinkly and entirely self-explanatory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699487763632-L7YA2IRBAFOJ1EPG3JD7/birthday_cookies_JLCD.jpeg Casual Baking - Birthday Cookies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699486931521-A3XMNIIOUDQC8UV44DDM/raven_cookies_JLCD.jpeg Casual Baking - Raven Cookies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1708615941096-EOUGB546WLVGI78U4AK3/image-asset.jpeg Casual Baking - Reversible Mood Plushie Cookies These were for my son’s 7th birthday celebration in his class. They’re modeled after one of his favorite stuffies, a little plush octopus that changes mood when it’s reversed. My favorite by far is the grumpy side. It’s grumpy, but in a way that invites a big hug! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1706144697997-E9M42XQKN1FY3H68K86T/image-asset.jpeg Casual Baking - Nintendo Switch Cookies I made 42 of these beasts, for my son to take to class on his 11th birthday. I’m particularly happy with the color match, which I would not have been able to do a year ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1729381308961-82LY9AQW6S5AOAJEJNL7/go_tigers_JLCD.jpeg Casual Baking - Go Tigers! I made these for a fundraiser for the St. Catherine’s tigers. Rawr! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699488099194-FV8MMQ3DBFXSZ3NX6QBY/sugar_skulls_JLCD.jpeg Casual Baking - Sugar Skull Cookies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699487228674-W0KNT4KAVMB4AQPNA89A/carcassonne_cookies_JLCD.jpeg Casual Baking - Carcassonne Cookies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1718219790799-DI0ML12Y4NHGLHPH31KD/image-asset.jpeg Casual Baking - Graduation Cookies It's graduation season! These went, individually wrapped, into goody bags for a 5th grade class. Congrats, newly-minted middle schoolers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699488152043-B4OB0GNTAJR4QI8SD11W/beach_tableau_JLCD.jpeg Casual Baking - Beach Cookie Tableau https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59ae21b5c534a5dcf235d9c7/1699487367040-V185KZTPO4UF7YUSAED6/dino_cookies_JLCD.jpeg Casual Baking - Kid Birthday Cookies