Mari's Castle Cake

I received another call to action from Icing Smiles, the nonprofit group that provides custom celebration cakes and other treats to families impacted by the critical illness of a child.  If you are a baker and haven't signed up to be a partner, I highly recommend doing so!  They are always in need of fun cakes, dream cakes, cookies and delivery helpers.  And of course donations are accepted too.

The best present I got this holiday was receiving this picture of Mari and her princess castle cake.  Her mom told me her favorite color is yellow and was recently granted a trip to Disneyland from Make-A-Wish.  Mari got sick on her birthday and had to spend time in the hospital, which makes me so sad, but I'm so glad to know that I contributed to the beautiful smile on her face.  

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Teddy Tutorial for Cake Central Magazine

Happy Holidays from Cake Fixation!  

I'm so excited to share that my gumpaste teddy bear tutorial made it into the December 2012 issue of Cake Central Magazine!  

The December issue is filled with glamourous holiday cakes, recipes and my festive teddy tutorial. The full tutorial can be viewed after purchasing a subscription to the magazine (The digital magazine is only $19.99 for 12 issues and totally worth it!).  http://cakecentralmagazine.com/

I had such a wonderful Christmas day spending time with the people I love.  I hope you did too!

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2012 Gingerbread Village at the Seattle Sheraton

A little fun fact about myself:  I LOVE gingerbread houses.  In fact, my love of making gingerbread houses is what led me into cake decorating.  

So when I got invited to the unveiling of the 20th annual Gingerbread Village at the Seattle Sheraton I was over the moon! I got to hob-nob with Seattle's Mayor, Chef's from the Sheraton and the darling children from JDRF.   And best of all, I got to view the amazing gingerbread house creations before the public! 

I highly recommend taking your whole family out to the Seattle Sheraton for a fun Christmas adventure, which runs until January 1, 2013.   Seeing these creations in person is a must this holiday season!

Seattle Sheraton Presents

Gingerbread Village - Once Upon a Time

November 20, 2012 - January 1, 2013

Hours:  7 days a week, 24 hours a day

Please visit the Gingerbread Village website for instructions on voting and donating to JDRF.

Now on to what you've been waiting for.  The Gingerbread Houses!

First up is Ariel's Underwater Castle created by Callison.  The Little Mermaid is brought back to life in this gingerbread creation.  I'm loving the lighted rocks, and the characters are spot on!

Aladdin's Magical Castle made by Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish.  The domed roofs on this one are out of this world, they look to be made out of blown sugar, which is seriously impressive!  

Beauty and the Beast Enchanted Castle by DLR Group.  A gorgeous replica of a "tale as old as time".  

Brother's Grimm Castle of Fairy Tales created by 4D Architects, Inc.  What had me floored was the sheer amount of candy used on this castle.   They decorated with licorice, candy canes, sugar cubes, cookies, candy corns and more.  Delicious, but way too pretty to eat!

Narnia's Snow Queen Castle created by Mulvanny G2 Architecture.  Look at the hand carved wardrobe!

This year my vote went to Alice in Wonderland Castle created by Weber Thompson.  The detail work on this castle was simply amazing.  

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Hot Air Balloon Cookies

Some fun cookies for my kids' school craft fair tomorrow. If you live in Woodinville this hot air balloon will look familiar. It flies over my house often and is such a beautiful sight!

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Boy Baby Carriage Cake

I'm so excited to share this baby carriage cake on my blog today because it was made for SugarEd (aka... Sharon Zambito)'s upcoming membership website.  I also made a 38 picture tutorial of the baby stroller that can only be viewed on her site.  The SugarEd website will be ready in a few months... I can't wait!

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