Sunday Sweets

I am very happy to show you today's Sunday Sweets!

Remember when I told you about the Dora the Explorer Cake I was preparing to make. Well I don't think it could have turned out any better!! I am thrilled with it and so was

Mae who was turning 4.
The cake was two tiered, three layer silver white cake smothered in white frosting. I used mini marshmallows (cut in half) and blue dyed gel for the river. The sand is crushed graham crackers and the fence is multi colored and flavored licorice. I then finished it off with sugar flowers and Dora and her friends!

Sunday Sweets

I am very excited about today's Sunday Sweets post because I am announcing my first cake sale!!! It is no secret that I love making cakes and I do it every chance I get, but until now it was something I did just for fun. My first cake sale is for a co-workers niece who is turning 4 and loves Dora!! I was very excited about this order and in exploring the internet for inspiration I came across some amazing cakes.

This cake by Cupcake Divinity struck me as simple but sweet

I really liked the cake/cupcake idea in this design by How Sweet it is!

This cake by My Pink Little Cake was another cake/cupcake design but it was the details in the molded characters that really impressed me!

A great combination of Dora and Diego in this design I found over at Cake Central

I loved that the cake designer at Cake Studio incorporated a cartoon sculpture of the birthday girl with Dora and backpack on this adorable cake!

Another simple and sweet cake, this time by Sweet Disposition Cakes'. I love her use of color!

In the end I really wanted something that I could do in a fondant free design and this design by Kiddo Cakes was just so sweet!! I have a few simple changes in mind but will mostly stick to this very sweetly done Hula girl Dora cake for my inspiration. The birthday isn't until the end of May so be sure to check back for pictures of my finished product.

Sunday Sweets

I have decided that I need a regular feature on the blog, and since I have a pretty major sweet obsession, all things sugar seems appropriate. So to get this Sunday started I would like to share my obsession with Cake Wrecks and the true inspiration for my feature title! I love love the wrecks but even more I love their Sunday Sweets. These are a few of my recent favorite but be sure to head over to Cake Wrecks and check them out for youself.