I wish I were the Ace of Cakes...

I love to make cakes...I'm definitely no professional cake maker, walking around making 5 tier master pieces for weddings and parties, but nonetheless, I have a genuine passion to create decorations with frosting. Here are a couple of the many cakes that I've made over the years...
This is the most recent cake I've made - a pretty standard and simple chocolate on chocolate layer cake for my friend Sarah's birthday.

I figured out a long time ago that using gel frosting for lettering got messy and ugly quickly so I decided to make my own frosting bags out of plastic sandwich bags. You just have to fill the bag with frosting and then snip off one of the ends! SOOOOO simple! And clean up is a snap because when you're done, you can just throw the bags away and not have to worry about cleaning out a reusable frosting bag or pump.
This is a cake that was for an "Earth day Birthday" party for two of my friends that share there birthday with earth day (well, duh).
This is a cake featuring David Bowie from the movie Labyrinth for my dear friend Cait. This was such a fun cake to make, and I even made the nose three-dimensional with frosting!
I frosted this cake for a friend who really loves edamame (how could you not?!!). I love the little faces on the soy beans, particularly the singing one!
I made this Vatican City cake for my good friend Megan who is Theology major - it just seemed fitting.

The best part for me about making and frosting these cakes isn't so much to creation, but the reception. There is nothing better than seeing the smile or the laughter of a friend when you present them, say, a Vatican City in cake form for there birthday...

So, even though I might not be an Ace of Cakes, maybe I am at least a 5 of hearts? Someday though, I'll make it to the top!!