Unicorn Cakery

05/31/2023

Swans are known to mate for life, so what better wedding cake topper than a pair of sugar swans! Now I can make them!!

Swan's head, and body, are blown sugar. Each feather, headband, and veil was also sculpted from isomalt. Thank you, Julie Bashore, for teaching me so many new techniques!!

05/29/2023

Having a blast at the Sugar Arts Institute, being trained by Master Confectioner, Julie Bashore.

This fruit bowl is just one example of the sugar work being created. Each piece was made with blown sugar, and completely edible (looks like blown glass).

05/16/2023

Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Freeborn! It was such an honor to celebrate your happily ever after with this Disney "Dreams really do come true" wedding cake.

All the sugar art was created from isomalt, sculpted in different shapes and shades of purple. The spotlights gave it a fairy tale castle appearance.

Custom artistic cakes for any occasion (weddings, birthdays, gender reveal parties, family reunions,

05/15/2023

Happy 1st Birthday, Nando! The Disney "Wild One" themed party was fantastic!

The characters were purchased directly from Disney, for copyright protection. The leaves were sculpted from modeling chocolate, and the animal print backgrounds were airbrushed, freehand. The separate smash cake was a tree stump, with gumpaste monkey on top.

05/13/2023

Congratulations Braeden, you did it! Wishing you all the best in the U.S. Army. Thanks for letting us participate in your graduation celebration!

Graduation cap, tassel, and dogtags were sculpted from gumpaste, diploma was wafer paper rolled up and tied with modeling chocolate. Cakes were all iced with American Buttercream, then painted.

04/22/2023

Happy Birthday Barrett!! This Paw Patrol Cake focused solely on Rubble, the birthday boy's favorite character!

Rubble, the bulldozer, and paw prints were all sculpted from modeling chocolate. The rocks were also made of chocolate, and the dirt piles were actual crumbles of chocolate cake. A truly chocolate cake!!!

04/21/2023

Happy Birthday Cinco!! This hexagon shaped Vampire Diaries Cake included a full moon, century old leather diary, red rose, beautiful cast of people, and blood! We hope all your favorite parts of the show were captured in the design.

The rose, full moon, and diary were all sculpted from gumpaste. The blood was white chocolate ganache dyed red, and pictures were printed with edible ink on wafer paper. Enjoy!!

04/16/2023

Cheers to 80 Years! We loved getting to participate in this milestone birthday celebration!!

Chocolate and Strawberry Cakes were covered in Milk Chocolate Ganache. Wine bottle was chocolate cake covered in modeling chocolate then air brushed to look like glass bottle. The champagn bubbles, and spray, were created from isomalt then airbrushed in pearl glitter. The white confetti surrounding the bottle was cut from wafer paper then each strip attached to the cake. A true celebration cake for the special occasion!!

04/12/2023

Adult Themed Cake was a huge success! Too bad I can't post any pictures without getting kicked off Facebook. Let's just say it was a "Real BIRTHday Cake" for an OBGYN.

03/24/2023

Welcome Home Allie! Blue, and Purple Irises, are such beautiful flowers. I was able to make each petal out of gum paste, then airbrush them different shades of blue and purple. Spring is definitely here!

03/14/2023

The "Boy" Tiki Cake . . Lol! The birthday boy insisted that no pink colors be on the cake, it had to be a "boy's cake". It was cute, and is still one of my favorite creations!!

The roped headband, leaves, and wood planks were all made from gumpaste. Cookies made the bamboo base, and everything else from American Buttercream.

03/14/2023

My first gelatin ball cake, created a few months ago. Thank goodness it was a practice cake, those 100% edible balls were really tricky to master. All were placed on a white chocolate ganache mirror glazed cake.

03/06/2023

Happy 14th Birthday Brylynd! What's the perfect addition to a paintball birthday party? A Paintball Fort Cake!! Can you find all the paintball players on the cake?

The tree, and people, were all sculpted from modeling chocolate, the leaves were made out of painted wafer paper, and everything else was American Buttercream. Every aspect is edible!!

03/06/2023

Happy Birthday Natalia! I love having my creativity stretched, which is exactly what happened when I was asked to make a Basketball Cake, with jersey number, and add some Minions!! So much fun coming up with this design. All was made with buttercream and modeling chocolate.

02/26/2023

Happy Birthday Hailey!! This Drill Team Cake was so unique, and fun to create. The cowboy boots, hat, white fringe, and pink and yellow flowers, were all created from modeling chocolate, gumpaste, and buttercream. I'm so glad your favorite activities, and colors, were reflected on the cake! Thanks for letting us be a part of your special day!!

02/24/2023

Cocomelon Cake with Ladybug topped cupcakes. All was made out of modeling chocolate. Happy Birthday Iann!!

02/14/2023

Happy Valentine's Day, or Singles Appreciation Day! Made these Strawberry Cupcakes, topped with custom chocolate hearts. Very well received, and loved!! Lol!

02/12/2023

Happy 40th Vanessa! This 4 layer Red Velvet cake was colorfully decorated with fried rice paper flowers, Modeling Chocolate, and gumpaste. The lettering was edible ink printed on icing sheets.

Each petal was hand cut, painted in different shades, fried in oil, then assembled on the cake to create the flowers. So much fun creating this unique design for a one-of-a-kind woman!! Thanks for letting us share in your celebration!!

01/28/2023

The Alligator Cake! This was a five layer vanilla cake, with the water portion filled with strawberry flavored gelatin. The alligator, fish, rocks, and all other underwater items, were sculpted out of modeling chocolate. Cattails, leaves, and wooden signs were made from gumpaste. This underwater cake was so much fun to design!!

01/14/2023

Happy Birthday Avery!! The cake design was inspired by a favorite one he found on the internet (baker unknown). However, instead of fondant I used modeling chocolate and buttercream. As usual, everything's edible, including Sonic the Hedgehog and his friends. They were printed with edible ink, on icing sheets. Such a fun cake to make!!

01/12/2023

Mardi Gras King Cake! Authentic New Orleans recipe, without the shipping cost . . .Lol!!

01/03/2023

Happy New Year!! 2023 is here and custom cake orders are coming in. Wait until you see what's being created . . .

12/18/2022

Holiday Petit Fours! Very labor intensive, but so much fun to create. Half are Vanilla Cake with Chambord (raspberry liquor) filling, and Chambord Icing. The other half are Almond Cake with Amaretto filling, and Amaretto Icing. Absolutely delicious, handpainted, bite-size treats!!

12/11/2022

Mama Mia Dancing Queen Cake!! Other than the mirrored disco balls, the customer specifically requested, everything else is edible. The cake was a four layered marbled vanilla, white with swirls of teal. It was a party on the inside, as well!!

12/04/2022

Happy Birthday Tammy! This Costa Rico inspired cake has me ready for a beach vacation!! Such a fun cake to make in December.

The parrot is sculpted out of gum paste, then the feathers were handpainted. The long tail feathers are made from rice paper, which were then attachedto the gum paste.

I made the tropical flowers by cutting the petals from rice paper, dying them the desired colors, THEN FRYING THEM! Yes, I deep fried the rice paper to make the flowers. Such a cool result, and a medium I'll definitely use again!!

12/01/2022

I've received 2,200 reactions to my posts in the past 30 days. Thanks for your support!! 🙏🤗🎉

11/30/2022

What do the Grinch, Christmas, and Fruit Cake have in common?? They are the 3 cakes I'm working on for next week. The designs are so unique, and fun! I can't wait for you to see the images in my head become a reality for the customers!!!

11/24/2022

On this day of Thanksgiving, I want to take a moment to thank YOU! To all my family, friends, customers, and followers . . .THANK YOU!

Thank you for the positive words of encouragement, the continual flow of cake orders, and most importantly, giving me the ability to follow my creative passion. A special thanks to my husband and son, who cheer me on at all stages of decorating (even at 3:00 in the morning). I'm having an absolute blast and can't wait to see what the next year has in store!!!

Now, off to cook the Thanksgiving feast!! Gobble Gobble!!

11/19/2022

Happy Birthday Slade! Cakes for kids are the best, you always get a brutally honest response. Slade loved his cake and said, "It's better than I ever expected". Works for me!!

For this anti-gravity rocket ship cake I used strawberry cotton candy for the "smoke", and per request from the birthday boy, had his face in the rocket window!

11/17/2022

Another fun birthday cake finished today! The cake topper message is significant to the married couple . . .too funny! All the abstract pieces were wafer paper, that I cut, and then painted. They looked great coming out of the cake!!

11/13/2022

Happy 40th Birthday, Jessica! Making this Broadway Musical Cake was a blast!! The newest medium I got to use was the edible fabric on the ballet shoe ribbon. How amazing that edible fabric exists!! In addition, I had mini LED spotlights on the cake board, which lit up the marquee sign at the top. The best part . . .it exceeded the customer's expectations!! Thanks for letting Unicorn Cakery be a part of your birthday celebration!!

10/30/2022

For those interested in the techniques used with this creation, this cake was an 8" round, 6 layer yellow cake filled with chocolate buttercream. The "pancake" layers were all made with modeling chocolate then hand painted with shades of ivory and tan. The raspberries and mint leaves were sculpted from modeling chocolate, then painted different shades of green and maroon. I dusted the berries with dried raspberry powder, which added a delicious, unexpected tartness.

The bacon strips were also sculpted from modeling chocolate, then painted 3 shades of brown. To give them a more realistic look, they were then dusted with cocoa powder.

The pats of butter were also made out of modeling chocolate, and the "maple syrup" was dyed clear piping gel (similar to corn starch).

The blue plate needed to be a stronger structure, so gum paste was used for that feature. Just like all my other cakes, every aspect was 100% edible!! Chocolate bacon, or chocolate raspberries anyone? Lol!!

10/29/2022

Happy Birthday Keller! So much fun going to Magnolia Pancake Haus, with a Pancake Birthday Cake!! Everyone was doing a double-take!!

10/25/2022

10/21/2022

This Triple Barrel Plus cake was 14 layers tall (I had to use a ladder to stack the top tier). I was thrilled to stack it perfectly, and it did NOT turn into the Leaning Tower of Pisa!! Lol!!

Customer asked me to make a cake that resembled the Wat Samphran Temple, in Thailand, also known as the Dragon Temple. Buttercream, Modeling Chocolate, and edible moss are just some of the unique aspects of this cake!

10/16/2022

Haunted House Cake was a blast to create! The doors, windows, and shudders were made from modeling chocolate. The dead tree and broken fence were made out of gum paste. The flying bats were made from wafer paper, and all the rocks from chocolate. My palette was filled with so many mixed colors to give this spooky, haunted appearance. So much fun and the customer was thrilled with the end result.

10/16/2022

Gibson Guitar Cake with 3D musical notes. I made the guitar strings out of floral wire!!

10/08/2022

Excited to contribute to the Circle Arts Theatre Opening Night Party, for Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps! In addition to the handmade knife and handcuffs, this 9 layer cake included a spiral staircase that wrapped around all 3 Tiers.

09/26/2022

Happy Birthday Henry! When asked to make a German Chocolate Cake, I was stumped with the design creation (sorry, couldn't resist)! The leaves are painted wafer paper, and pinecones are traditional Buckeyes covered in almond slices.

09/26/2022

This Pebble Beach birthday cake has quite a story! It's a Red Velvet cake, with Ermine Frosting (or cooked icing). The customer's grandmother was personally given the recipe from the Pastry Chef, at the Waldorf-Astoria around 1950. It's been passed down in her family over the decades and she asked me to try to make it. It was so rewarding to hear that it exceeded her expectations, in taste and design.