Swimming Pool Cakes!

A colleague ordered two cakes, one chocolate and one vanilla, for the pool closing party at her community pool.  We agreed that I would reproduce their logo, and during my planning I learned a great technique to produce a water effect on frosting (piping gel!).

Striped Cake

After seeing photos of a striped cake online a couple of months ago, I'd wanted to try one. I finally had a chance for a coworker's going-away party. The stripes didn't turn out perfectly but for a first try, it looked pretty nice!  The cake itself was a three-layer chocolate.