Cookies and Cream Cake

This little cake had several makeovers.  I started off doing a floral technique, but didn't really like how it looked, then it got covered in fondant, then I tore that off and third times the charm, ended up with this sweet little cake.  This cake was being donated to St Mary's to be auctioned off so I really wanted to keep it mostly buttercream.  I think the majority of people don't know what to do with fondant, and I believe for people to want to bid on it, it needs to look beautiful and tasty.

This is a cookies and cream cake,:chocolate cake layered with vanilla bean buttercream mixed with crushed Oreo cookies.  There is a really great tutorial on this flower technique found here http://www.mycakeschool.com/blog/pretty-pink-flower-cake/

A Springtime Cake

I may have had a small break down while making this cake.  I originally wanted to do a basket weave around both layers, but if you don't do it absolutely perfect it will look like a hot mess, which is what mine looked like.  I ended up scraping it off and starting over 3 times.  After that I cursed a little at my boyfriend, freaked out and yelled, (once again at my poor innocent boyfriend) 'why do you let me do this to myself?! I suck! I'm never going to make another cake again!' Then I changed tactics, and pulled off a pretty cute cake.  Cake orders back on. Ha ha ha.  Devin loves it when I make cakes. 
This is a hot milk cake with pastry cream and fresh strawberry filling frosted with vanilla bean Italian buttercream.