Strawberry Orange Cupcakes !

Last night I was in a baking mood! (There hasn't been much baking going on recently!) So I decided to try Strawberry Orange Cupcakes! I have been thinking of making these for awhile now but just haven't gotten around to actually doing it! So here it is!

Strawberry Cake Mix and Orange Jello!

Follow instructions on cake mix box and make into cupcakes!

Bake!

poke holes with fork!

mix jello mix with hot water

pour over the cupcakes

refrigerate

looking good!

Frost and decorate!

Birthday Time!

My mom's birthday was on August 4th (I know this post is a little overdue!) and I decided to make her a birthday cake on her birthday! I have definitely been watching too much Staten Island Cakes (LOVE Vinny!!) and too much Cake Boss, so I got inspired and decided to attempt to make big 2 tier cake covered in fondant and was determined that it would match up with the picture in my head....well we all know how it goes when we try to match pictures in our head...haha...but it turned out pretty good considering it was my first attempt to make something like this, and I have a list of things to make it even better next time! The cake was Red Velvet with Cream Cheese filling, and buttercream icing covered in fondant! Here is it....

all the needed supplies!

plus pans and cut outs!

Follow cake mix instructions

Put in pan and bake!

flip cooled cake onto plate

lather top side with cream cheese frosting

yummy!

make second cake (same size)

flip on top

looking pretty yummy!

mix butter cream icing

cover cake with icing

soo yummy!

Fondant!

set up area to roll out fondant

roll it out! This was my first time using fondant and it definitely should have been thinner!

cover cake with fondant

make 2 smaller cakes...

top one with cream cheese frosting

top with second small cake

cover small cake with fondant and place on top of big cake...

I used different color fondant for decorating

finished product! It was a bit uneven, but for a first attempt and having no idea what I was doing it wasn't too bad!

Happy Birthday with a hula girl on top!

Happy Birthday Mom!

Support a Cause!

Hey everyone! Its has been forever since I have gotten on here to blog! It has been a crazy past few weeks and it hasn't shown signs of slowing down! I have been away from my computer for the last 2 weeks, but I have taken loads of pictures for you all! Since I became an independent Scentsy consultant, I have had a lot of chances to help support different causes and I think that it is important to support any cause that you feel passionately about! With that being said...I have 2 different causes that I like to show support for! The first one is the Susan Komen foundation for breast cancer, and the second is Domestic Violence Awareness! In October Hawaii is having its annual Komen Race for the Cure! I have put together a team of people to do it with me and others can still join! Our team goal is to raise $1,000 and in order to get a jump start on it, I decided to have a bake sale! (Really what else would be my first choice to do?) So here are some pictures from our bake sale!

The cupcakes were strawberry jello cupcakes, with vanilla frosting! So remember, when you find a cause you are passionate about take some action! Many groups are thankful for any help they get and there are always fun and creative new ways to bring about awareness!