Category Archives: Somara’s Cakes

She’s not terribly thrilled with this one but I still think it’s pretty impressive even if it does resemble something anyone can purchase at the grocery store or a generic bakery. What matters with a cake [to me] is how … Continue reading →

This was for a little boy’s birthday. I don’t know how old he is and if he picked out the characters he wanted. I do know, little kids do like Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Friends even if the computer-generated graphics appear primitive … Continue reading →

It may not be as fancy as her past cakes but it’s still an impressive piece of work for a little girl, maybe a babby going on a toddler.

This rich, chocolate-covered, triple-layered beauty was done for the joint birthday celebration of my sister-in-law Anje and my father-in-law Tom with Mother’s Day thrown in. I don’t recall if the kids ate any of it, they’re still at that age … Continue reading →

I feel the wife really topped herself on this one. Sure you can get a cake with the road on it at the local grocery store but it wouldn’t be a separate layer and it would taste the same as … Continue reading →

The sugar-loaded treat was definitely a challenge for Somara, namely the silver frosting because I recall her telling me her worried over it oxidizing into gray and/or losing its metallic sheen. I think the buyer originally wanted a cake literally … Continue reading →

Here is the latest confectionary creation from my wife. Pretty awesome in my opinion. She put it together while I was at work but I think it’s a chocolate cake. Rich stuff too. The “inscription” on it is “Happy Birthday” … Continue reading →

Somara completed this beauty on Saturday morning for a co-worker of mine. He wanted something very nice for his wife who also is a Tinkerbell fan. Thankfully Somara’s HEB had the appropriate Disney props. I didn’t get to have a … Continue reading →

Yesterday, Somara officially completed her six weeks of cake decorating training with HEB (the dominant grocery store chain in Central Texas). There was a little pomp and circumstance to celebrate it down at their local HQ. It was a semi-big … Continue reading →