Keegan & Tarik's Birthday Cake

For Keegan & Tarik's birthday I was challenged to make a dragon cake like one they saw in a picture at the Phoenix Zoo - only it had to be Gluten-Free & Vegan!

the inspiration

I had to make a few modifications, like a smaller tail and fewer eggs, to make room for the "Happy Birthday" salutation. I also added a second wing; the original picture only showed one, which seemed strange to me. I've never heard of a one-winged dragon. ;-)

view from the top, before I added the second wing

the entire thing is edible: the dragon's body and head are made of cake, covered in vegan fondant

guarding her eggs...
the cake beneath is a 10-inch double-layer chocolate cake with mocha no-buttercream filling

the eggs were made of vegan fondant

To round everything out, and make sure there was enough cake for the birthday party guests, I made two dozen chocolate cupcakes, topped with no-buttercream, and a fondant dragon egg.

some were pink-hued

some mostly green

others were brown & orange

This was a fun and challenging cake. Happy Birthday Keegan & Tarik!

minis

I made these lil cuties for a Go Baby Go party this afternoon.

They are gluten-free & vegan, in pinks and browns to represent the Go Baby Go logo.

vanilla cake with pink-hued citrus no-buttercream, vegan fondant deco

chocolate cake with mocha no-buttercream, vegan fondant deco

... more Cupcakes

Today's cake order was for 30 standard-sized, filled cupcakes - in flavors that are becoming my most-requested, good ole standby combinations.

dark chocolate mousse filled chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream... and chocolate sprinkles 

lemon curd filled vanilla cake with citrus buttercream

chocolate cake filled with homemade marshmallow creme topped with vanilla buttercream

a multi-colored flower cupcake garden ;)

These flavor combinations are also available Gluten-Free and Vegan.