As I was browsing through pictures of recent projects, it seemed to make sense to present these cakes and cupcakes together. In some ways they are all featuring wild creatures - you tell me if it works!

This first cake was inspired by a beautiful hand drawn invitation made by my talented client for her son's birthday. The invitation had a trio of black and white wild animals, wearing colorful birthday hats and holding balloons with their beaks or paws. So I then put my artsy skills to the test by painting paw prints all around the cake, then I added colorful details with the balloons and the hat topper.

And here is another wild bunch! I have received so many requests to do the Muppets before... but I could never commit since they are so many details to represent each character! I took the time to study them and look at how other cake decorators work their magic to bring to life all of their intricate features, and (a long while later) I did it!

And lastly, here are pictures of a recent safari animal cake and cupcake tower. These little animals are always so much fun to do, and they all look so good displayed on the tower!

Thanks for stopping by!

Labels: Boy Cupcakes, Cupcake Tower, Tiered Cakes

Picturing the whole cake

julie desmeules

6:18 AM

I sometimes post pictures of the work in progress on the Blue Cupcake's Facebook page. And I always take the time to read the amazing comments! Here are the cakes with the little owls and race cars that were recently featured. Hope you like the result!

Modern owl cake

Race car cake

Have a great week :)

Labels: Boy Cupcakes, Tiered Cakes

Fly me to the moon

julie desmeules

12:00 AM

Labels: Boy Cupcakes

Cowboy Cupcake Tower

julie desmeules

10:13 AM

I just received those pictures of this fun cowboy themed party we did the desserts for a few weeks ago, and I had to post them right away! The client did the set up herself and I just love how it turned out. The denim background, the letters, the haystacks and vintage milk crate, it's all perfect! And just how cute is that little cowboy?

Labels: Boy Cupcakes, Dessert Table, Party Ideas

For the boys (part 2)

julie desmeules

11:22 AM

Here is some more colorful ideas for all of us with boys! The first set of pictures is from a fire truck party designed by the ladies at The COOP. I love how my little sugar dalmatians and the stuffed ones decorating the kids table match so perfectly.

Fire truck top cake

Fire truck themed cupcake tower

Kids table at The COOP

This second party, still held at The COOP in Studio City, had a airplane and helicopter theme. So we decorated the cake and cupcakes with both elements to create a fun cupcake tower.

Air transportation top cake

Some of the cupcakes with planes and helicopters

The party favors

Another transportation cake, this time with a modern flair. The client designed the invitation with these same vehicles. I really like the clean look of this cake!

2 tier transportation cake

And here is the train cake and cupcakes again, this time all together on a tower display. The party was at Travel Town Train Museum and the set up was in a very old passenger wagon, how perfect!

Train cupcake tower

Our train cake, with the addition of some grass to decorate the top tier

Have a wonderful summer week!

Labels: Boy Cupcakes, COOP

Angry Birds and other games

julie desmeules

11:12 AM

It is funny how sometimes we get multiple orders with similar themes all at once. Recently, we got many requests for game themed cakes and cupcakes. I was able to captured pictures of some of them, so here they are!

Here are some fun Angry Birds cupcakes and a cake made for a Trio Events birthday celebration. I have played the game a few times, but my 6 year old son was my design consultant on this. He gave me all the pointers to make everything look as close to the real thing as possible!

Angry Birds dessert table

Candy jars and mini cupcakes

Love the Mighty Eagle!

Angry Birds cake and cupcakes with birds, sling shot, and pigs

Frying pan with the bird's eggs

We did an 80's theme cake for a roller skating party. This is everything the client wanted: a retro roller skate, pac man, some zebra print and the color hot pink. Here's how we combined all the elements!

80's cake

Some details: the roller scate, pac man game and the zebra print topper

And here another 80's cake! This is a Rubik's Cube groom's cake. The groom's own cube was display next to it, which we used as a model for the colors on each side.

Rubik's Cube cake

Labels: Boy Cupcakes, Dessert Table, Tiered Cakes

Much more than a tractor ride

julie desmeules

1:26 PM

This past weekend, we got the opportunity to create the dessert display for a fabulous Send In The Clowns event. Set up on a ranch by the mountains, I am so excited to share the pictures of this John Deere birthday party. Green and yellow never looked so good in this exquisite setting!

A vintage John Deere tractor welcomes the guests

The breathtaking view

Custom signage

Petting zoo friends

Candy station and amazing party hats!

View of the outdoor patio

Delicious food and drinks!

Party favors

And now the treats! From the two-tier birthday cake to caramel apples and cake pops, we created an array of desserts to go with the theme of the event. Send In The Clown created this stunning back drop to create The Mercantile. As always, enjoy!