Blueberry Zucchini Bread

Today I had some zucchini to use up, so I decided to make this blueberry zucchini bread. The recipe I used is from allrecipes.com. Here is the link, http://allrecipes.com/recipe/blueberry-zucchini-bread/detail.aspx . I thought this was a very tasty recipe, but I would use a little less vanilla extract next time, I thought it was a little strong. I also altered the recipe slightly, I used 1/2 C apple sauce and 1/2 C oil, instead of the full amount of oil, and I also used 2 C whole wheat flour and 1 C white flour, which probably made it a bit more dense, but much more healthy!
This was a great way to use my zucchini, although it only used 2 cups. I also topped the recipe with a crumb topping which is totally optional. The recipe was just the right size for one full sized loaf and 12 muffins, since my kids like to eat the muffins for breakfast!

Cars 2 Cake!

My son's 4th birthday was just weeks after the new Cars 2 movie came out, so he decided he wanted a Cars cake! This one took many hours of work and a few pound of fondant, plus the cars purchased at Walmart, but I got it done and was pretty happy with the result :)

Qwirkle Cake!

This one was done last minute. I was in a baking mood the night before I had a game night with some friends. I love the game Qwirkle.

Halloween Cake!

I get inspired during the holidays to create something festive! This is what I came up with. I made the pumpkins and vines out of fondant and piped the spider web with chocolate frosting.

Flowers and Stripes Cake!

This was for my daughter's 7th birthday. I loved doing this many colors on the cake and it wasn't hard to decorate with Wilton cookie cutters and a fondant ribbon cutter.

Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks!

This cake was based on the cartoon "Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks" which was my son's favorite show at the time. I sculpted the cars out of fondant, which took some time, but they turned out cute! The cake... was a bit big, but was a big hit!

Lightning McQueen Cake!

Yes, this is "supposed" to be Lightning McQueen. He still turned out cute, but was not thoroughly planned out. The house was very warm and the frosting started to slide, plus I pieced the car together and a few pieces started to separate. It still tasted great though!

Teddy Bear Cake!

My son's first birthday cake was this cute bear! I carved him out of "I think" three 9 inch round cakes, and I baked some cake into the ice cream cone in his hand. This one called for a lot of piping, but it turned out so cute!

Hannah Montana Guitar Cake

For my daughter's 6th birthday she wanted a Hannah Montana cake, so this is what I did. I actually made two 9x13 cakes and sculpted the guitar. The hard part was the piping! Boy did my hand hurt after this one, but totally worth it.

Butterfly Cupcakes!

I found this idea in a cupcake cookbook I have. It might look pretty fancy, but it's not too tough. You just draw the outline of a left and right butterfly wing on a piece of paper, draw a few of different sizes, and put a piece of wax paper over it. Then melt the colors of chocolate you want to use in a zip lock back, and cut a small hole in one corner. Squeeze the first color around to outline the butterfly wing, and use the second color to fill it in. Only do one or two wings at a time since they dry fast. Immediately after filling with second color, use a tooth pick to drag the outlining color into the center, then top with sprinkles. Make sure you also pipe out plenty of antennae separately. When the wings are cooled and hard, put two wings together on a frosted cupcake, add your antennae, and pipe center of butterfly with chocolate frosting. My daughter had fun helping me with this one.

Castle Cake!

This cake was so much fun to make. I had to buy multi-colored cones and pick out just the pink ones, and then put the waffle style cone on top! The balls are strawberry and chocolate flavored whoppers. My daughter LOVED this cake, and it was rather easy.

First Cake Ever!

Well, every baker has to start somewhere! That being said, this was the first birthday cake I ever made. It was for my daughter's 2nd birthday. It has many flaws and my piping skills were not too good! But it's always fun to look back and learn from my mistakes.