Key Lime Cupcakes

Yum...key lime cupcakes...the perfect combination of sweet and tart.  These key lime cupcakes turned out great.  I think I've got a recipe that I'll write down now.  A little less lime juice and little more milk.  I kept the same key lime cream cheese frosting and topped them with a cute little lime zest curl...We have a WINNER!

Strawberry Cupcakes

These strawberry cupcakes are a nice tasty treat.  The strawberry cake is made using fresh strawberries then topped with strawberry cream cheese frosting and garnished with fresh strawberries.  This is one of my favorite desserts to eat.

Three Layer Red Velvet Graduation Cake

This is a three layered red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting.  The cap and diploma were made from chocolate, with all the writing and trim done in colored cream cheese frosting.

Key Lime Cake Covered with Fondant

Key lime cake is a favorite of one of my coworkers, but when I searched for a recipe, it seemed they all contained box cake mix or lime jell-o.  I'm not one for using box ingredients, so I altered my vanilla cake recipe by adding lime zest and lime juice to create this moist and delicious key lime cake.  I frosted the cake with a lime cream cheese frosting and covered it with my homemade fondant.  Although making fondant is fairly simple, it is an extra step, but I think it's well worth it since store bought fondant doesn't have the best taste.  The daisies, flower stems and pearls are also made using fondant.  

Although this cake is green, it doesn't have to be.  For those who stray away from dye and food coloring, the green can certainly be left out.