Christmas Cake

This festive cake was for a girls' club called GEMS. Every year they combine their Christmas Party with a birthday party for Jesus. The cake was Vanilla and Chocolate with Vanilla buttercream.

Since I had leftover cake, and I'm a sucker for punishment, I made a second, smaller cake for my husbands work. This was also Vanilla and Chocolate cake, but with an Irish Cream frosting.

Pink Paisley

This was another cake for a new baby. Before I had been asked to do a cake for this particular baby shower, I saw a version of this cake on T.V. and immediately wanted to do it for my next baby girl cake. I just think the little flowers are so sweet. This is Vanilla Cake with Irish Cream frosting. The flowers are made from gumpaste.

Mad Hatter

This was a fantastically fun cake, ordered for a 'Mad Hatter' themed office party in honor of a co-workers retirement. It was Chocolate cake with Vanilla buttercream. The flowers and feather were made from gum paste.

Thomas The Tank

A little boy was turning 3 and the request had been made - he HAD to have a Thomas the Tank cake for his birthday. I was happy to oblige. Chocolate cake with Chocolate buttercream - a winning combination!

Fall Flowers

I took a few classes at Michael's this summer to enhance my decorating skills a bit. I thoroughly enjoyed them and would recommend them to anyone interested in being able to decorate a beautiful cake for their family. Of course if you don't want to go to all that trouble, you can always ask me...

Here is the result from my final cake class where we learned to make all sorts of flowers. The cake was Chocolate and Vanilla layered with Mocha buttercream - delicious!

Going To The Chapel

This was a special cake to make. It was ordered by a husband for his wife for their 5th wedding anniversary. The traditional anniversary gift at 5 years is wood, so we decided to put wood around the cake. The chapel is representative of the RCMP chapel at 'Depot' in Regina, in front of which the couple was married. It was Chocolate cake with fudge buttercream.

Babies, Babies Everywhere

There is a steady stream of babies being born around me, and I am hoping that this means a lot more cakes in my future! This Marble cake with mocha frosting (delish!) was for one such sleeping beauty.

It's My Cake!

Part of the joy of making cakes is getting to see the recipient's reaction. Unfortunately I did not find this same joy when making my own cake! All I could think is 'it doesn't matter what it looks like, it's just for me'! But I pushed through and friends and family thoroughly enjoyed this layered Lemon and Red Velvet Cake with raspberry and vanilla buttercream.

Ribbon's and Pearls

A friend of mine ordered this cake for her little girl's 2nd birthday. She wasn't too sure what she wanted, except that the party colors were purple, green and white. So we came up with this design, and we were all thrilled with the results. The bottom tier was Chocolate, top tier was Vanilla, both with vanilla buttercream. The beautiful photos were courtesy of the afore mentioned friend, of Christy Joy Photography.

Daisy's

When given free reign, you can bet there will be daisies, and some of them are going to be purple!! This was a birthday cake for a sweet little girl. It was Vanilla with strawberry buttercream.

MOPS Cakes

MOPS (Mother's of Preschooler's) is a fabulous group of mom's that I am lucky to be a part of. They, in return, have been the lucky partaker's of a few cakes to date.

A vanilla cake with strawberry meringue buttercream...

 

...and a lemon cake with raspberry and vanilla buttercream.

Lego Man

This is one of my favorite cakes to date. It was just so fun to make! It was a Chocolate and Vanilla checkerboard cake.

Volcano

Angel Food Cake with strawberry meringue buttercream. You may wonder why a 30 year old woman would want a volcano on her birthday cake. The cake was ordered by her family, the volcano is representative of Mt. St. Helen's which erupted shortly before she was born.

Choo Choo!

Another year, another dream. This year for our previously mentioned eldest son's birthday I decided to up the ante. He loves anything with an engine, but trains have been especially near and dear to our hearts for quite some time. Chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream.

Now, the observant reader may have noticed that 'eldest' has had two cakes so far, but there has been no mention of 'youngest'. Sorry little man, I forgot to post your pictures. For our youngest's first birthday, I was running low on energy and motivation. Kind of unforgivable, but nonetheless I went for cute and cuddly:

Birthday Girl

Purple is my favorite color. If I could work with purple every day I would. This was another fun practise cake for a friend. It was Lemon Chiffon with raspberry and vanilla buttercream.

Birthday Boy

As my interest in cake decorating has grown, I've used friends birthday's as opportunities to practise different techniques. So far no one has complained!

This was a scrumptious Apple cake with maple buttercream.

Easter Basket

I had so much fun, and did some more learning, making this Vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream in the shape of an Easter Basket for a young friends Easter themed birthday party.

Baby Blocks

A yummy marble cake with vanilla buttercream for a busy baby boy.

Red, White and...Pink

This was a baby shower cake for another beautiful little girl. The cake was a layered Red Velvet and Vanilla, with a light cream cheese frosting and a layer of raspberry in the centre. It was absolutely delicious!

Dora The Explorer

Being the mother of two very boyish boys, I am always excited to do cakes for little girls. Thankfully there are lots of little girls in my life who can't get enough of all things girly. These Dora cakes, while similar in look, were done for two entirely different girls, at two different ages, but they were both equally enjoyed with big smiles of excitement.

The Cake That Started It All

I have never been accused of being an artist. I was gifted with music from a young age, but making things with my hands, for viewing pleasure, was not something I've ever considered. So it came as a big surprise to myself, and more to my husband, when our eldest was approaching his second birthday and I decided to try to make a cake that was a little fancier than just icing and sprinkles. Disney's Little Einstein's was his show of choice so I felt like I was jumping into the decorating ring head first when I chose to do Rocket from the show. I was excited, I was confident, I did my research...just a little too late.

Being a perfectionist, I will always find something to pick apart on each cake I do, but over all I was really pleased with the way Rocket turned out. If only he had been red; instead he was an interesting shade of fuchsia! Ah well, lessons learned...

So I'm putting this picture up, not because it's a fantastic depiction of what I can do with a cake, but because it shows where I've come from. It was during the making of this cake that I realized I love to bake, I love to decorate, and I loved the smile on my little guy's face when he saw his cake! And I wanted to try to do it again - only better next time!

Flavours & Pricing

Cake Flavours
Chocolate, Vanilla, Vanilla Citrus, Spice, Pumpkin Spice, Marble, Lemon, Banana, Carrot, Red Velvet, Yellow, Raspberry Swirl. Gluten free options available

Fillings
Frosting: Traditional Buttercream (in a variety of flavors), Swiss Buttercream, Cream Cheese Buttercream
Curd: Raspberry, Lemon, Strawberry

Flavors of cakes and fillings are not limited to the above list. If you have a favorite, please let us know and we will be happy to try to work with any special requests.

Pricing
Just as each cake is unique in it's design, so does the price vary. Prices will be quoted on an individual basis, at the time of ordering. The cost of your cake is determined by flavor, size and the amount of detail requested.

Delivery
Delivery within the Duncan-Ladysmith area is included with the cost of your cake. For deliveries outside that area, a fee will be added.

Please contact Alana at cakebyalana@hotmail.com, or call 250-246-5085, for a quote.