Lightning McQueen/ Tow Mater Cake

Hi all! I wanted to share a picture of the cake I created today.  The design is not completely original.  My friend actually found a picture of a similar cake online and asked me to recreate the cake for her and so I tried. 

The top layer is a vanilla cake with dulce de leche frosting; the bottom, is a chocolate cake with Oreo cream cheese frosting.  The rest is sculpted out of colored fondant.  I learned a few things while baking this cake.  The most important of today's lessons is the fact that cake decorating becomes extremely difficult when the weather is extreme.  Today was about 98 to 99 degrees in my town. :( But, the cake needed to be baked and ready for a birthday party tomorrow.  I tried my very best to make it work and this was the result.  I am pleased considering I just started baking. Hope you guys like it! :0)

Toodles,
Lainy

Avengers Cupcake Toppers

I created these cute cupcake toppers for my nephew's birthday party. He's in love with the Avengers and the color green. The toppers were created from sturdy colored card stock paper. They were placed on colored lollipop sticks which complemented the frosting beautifully.

I also made the cupcake wrapper to go along with the cupcakes.

As for the cupcake, it was a vanilla bean cupcake frosted with green vanilla flavored butterceam.

Hope you guys liked it.

Toodles,
Lainy

4th of July Birthday Cake

I love to bake! This year, I made my nephew's birthday cake. It was my very first fondant cake and my very first layered cake.  The bottom layer was a strawberry flavor cake with buttercream frosting.  The top layer was vanilla flavored with chocolate pudding frosting.  I used red, white and blue fondant made by Wilton to decorate the cake entirely.  The circle puffs were created with buttercream fondant.  I believe I used Wilton's round tip number 12.

I think it turned out pretty good considering it was my first fondant cake and it was also 98 degrees in my house. :/  The temperature made it extra hard; but, I learned a great deal from this experience. I hope you like it!

Toodles,
Elaine

I Did it... I went to the Gym!

Despite my struggle to put on my sports bra, I managed to get into my car and make it to the gym! Once I got here, I felt strangely awkward. As if everyone was staring at me aware of the fact that I haven't been here in what seems like an eternity. I slowly walked over to the treadmill and jumped right on. After a few minutes of the uneasy awkwardness, I began to feel accomplished. I MADE IT TO THE GYM!

I was there for about an hour. I truly hope tomorrow I can duplicate today's efforts and come to work out again. This weight has got to come off!!!

Toodles,
Lainy

Getting back into a routine is TORTURE!

I haven't been to the gym in weeks! I think the last time I was there was in April. :( I used to go a minimum of 4 days a week and the weight was slowly but surely coming off. Now it's slowly but surely creeping back on. I really want my routine back!

Anyhow, instead of being excited, I'm dreading going to the gym. I need motivation. I just can't seem to get motivated on my own! I'm so annoyed and extremely upset! this funk has got to end! I'm putting on my sports bra and heading to the gym! I do hope I make it there. :/

Toodles,
Lainy

Lost...

Hello blogging world! I have to admit, I missed blogging.  I have been somewhat lost in my own personal life that I neglected my blog for quite some time.  I promise NOT to do that again. :0)

Anyhow, so much has changed.  I completed my first 5K, 10K, and Spartan Race.  I have had a great deal of fun training. My weight loss is coming along and I am a lot healthier than I was a few months ago.  I must admit though, I have hit a few bumps in the road.  For instance, I stopped baking because my allergies put me in a funk. :( But I am over that! :0)  Now, however, I am having a hard time going back to my work out routine.  I am going to attempt to go back to the gym tomorrow morning simply because I don't want to be the way I used to be.

Toodles,
Lainy

Cravings...

I've been craving chocolate like a mad woman!!! Unfortunately, I can't eat chocolate because of my allergies. :( This realization, has caused me to feel a serious case of the blues! I will try to kick the blues out of my system with an early visit to the gym tomorrow!

Ttyl,
Lainy