Whew! where has the time gone?

I can't believe it has been 11 months since my last post! Decided I should at least fill you in on what kind of beauties I've been working on this year. I say this to my closest friends, but it is really true when I humbly admit that with each new project, I amaze myself in what I am capable of creating. I am finding more and more that I do enjoy the more creative cake designs where I am given liberty to "let it flow", starting with a basic idea or theme and then watching it develop.

These Hawaiian themed Luau cakes were made for a memorial scholarship benefit, honoring Tim Hannon, who was killed in a plane crash 10 years ago. Tim's idea of dressing up was wearing a Hawaiian shirt, so was the inspiration for the cake and the party. I chose to use a brushed needlepoint technique for the flowers and it turned out awesome :). The buttons were done simply by
making a concentric swirled circle with brown and white icing side by side in an icing bag. They really added an extra detail that helped make the cake turn out as well as it did.