Omer's 11th Birthday Cake / Omer'in 11. Dogum gunu Pastasi

Ayse's Baby Shower Cake and Princess Belle Cake

Hello everyone,

It has been a long time since my last post, but I did not have enough time to bake as much as I had used to. However, I just made this lovely cake yesterday, and I wanted to share it with you. Also, I realized that I did not share my dear friend Ayse's baby shower cake which I made a couple of months ago. I hope to write more often and post more cake pictures from now on. Until my next post, please enjoy my most recent cakes!

Herkese merhaba,

Malumunuz, uzun zamandir blogumda sizlerle pastalarimi paylasamadim. Bunun sebebi pasta yapmaya yeteri kadar vakit bulamamamdi. Nihayet aylardan sonra dun yeni bir pasta yaptim ve sizlerle paylasmak istedim. Umarim bir sonraki paylasimima cok ara vermem :) Bir dahaki paylasimima kadar sizleri hem yeni pastamla, hem de iki ay kadar once sevgili Ayse'nin bebek partisi icin hazirladigim pastayla basbasa birakiyorum. Hoscakalin...

Happy Birthday to Me :))

Saturday was my birthday. It is my 30th birthday; so this is the first time I made a cake for myself. Happy birthday to me!

Cumartesi gunu benim dogum gunumdu. 30 yas dogum gunum oldugu icin ilk defa kendime dogum gunu pastasi yaptim. Dogum gunum kutlu olsun!

Healthy Life

Hello everyone,

It has been a long time since I have posted my last cake pictures. Since that time, I was busy with my classes, and believe it or not, I have not been making cakes. Being busy was not my only reason for not making cakes. People who know me are aware that I do not eat cake icing. However, I cannot say the same about my kids. :) They love icing. Although I make most of my cakes for other people, there are occasions when I make cakes for my own family. And once I put the “family” cake in the fridge, my “icing monsters” :) do not let the cake stay in there no more than two days. :) I am a cake chef, but I am a mother too. So, being busy with the classes, and being a responsible mother keep me away from making cakes. Since April, I have been making healthier desserts. With “healthy,” I mean butter-free and with less sugar.

I was reading an article the other day. It was about the prevalence of obesity and diabetes. According to the article, in 2020 more than half of Americans are expected to become diabetic. This is a huge number. This number includes all of our kids who will be adults in 2020. I think we should think three times before we eat something, and before we feed our kids. This reminded me something. I used to drink a lot of soda, and buy soda whenever I went to the supermarket. Then I realized that my kids started drinking a lot of soda, too. I started telling them how soda was bad for their bones, stomach, etc. But my words were not effective, because I was still buying and drinking soda myself. Then I stopped drinking soda (at least in front of them:)), and solved the problem. They do not drink soda anymore. I think by not making cake for the family, I am doing the same thing. If we all do the same, we would at least decrease the number of people who will be diabetic or obese in the future. Enjoy the rest of your summer!

P.S.: If you have not read the article, you can find it at: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Diabetes/diabetes-half-us-adults-risk-2020-unitedhealth-group/story?id=12238602

Nevra's 6th Birthday!

It is that time of the year again; my daughter's birthday. This year, I made her a princess castle cake. I inspired by a lot of cakes from the internet. I enjoyed decorating it. I hope you like it too. My princess loved it!

Birthday Cake

Baby Animals Themed 1st Birthday Cake / Temasi Yavru Hayvanli 1. Dogumgunu Pastasi

My Son's Black Belt Cake / Oglumun Kara Kusak Pastasi

Baby Shower Cake (Baby girl with tutu)

A Cake for a Friend / Cok Sevdigim Bir Ablama Yaptigim Pasta

Birthday Cake / Dogum Gunu Pastasi

Elmo birthday cake for a little girl.
Kucuk bir kiz cocugu icin hazirladigim Elmo lu dogum gunu pastasi.

Omer's 10th Birthday Cake / Omer'in 10. Dogum Gunu Pastasi

Tuesday was my son's birthday. He loves legos; so, I thought making him a different lego cake from last year would be a great idea. When he saw the cake, he was so happy :)) I was happy too but exhausted :)) I am glad he loved the cake.

Sali gunu oglumun dogum gunuydu. Oglum lego lari sevdigi icin bu yilda lego pastasi yapmaya karar verdim. Gecen yil yaptigim lego pastasindan degisik bir pasta yapmaliydim. Sonunda fotograftaki pasta ortaya cikti. Oglum pastayi gorunce cok sevindi. Tabi o sevindigi icin ben de cok sevindim ve yuzundeki mutlulugu gorunce kendi kendime yorgunluguma degdi dedim. :))

Baby Shower Cakes

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cranberry Cake

Hale's 18th Birthday Cake / Hale'nin 18. Dogumgunu Pastasi

Ayse's Birthday Cake / Ayse'nin Dogumgunu Pastasi

Carrot cake with buttercream icing. Happy birthday Ayse!
Pasta kremali havuclu pasta. Aysecigim, tekrardan dogumgunun kutlu olsun. Iyi ki dogdun.

Cupcakes for a Party / Okulumdaki Parti Icin Hazirladigim Cupcakeler

Melissa's Birthday Cake / Melissa'nin Dogumgunu Pastasi

My friend's daughter Melissa is 8 now. I made this special cake for her. Happy birthday princess.

Isikcigimin prenses kizinin 8. dogumgunu icin hazirladigim pasta. Dogumgunun kutlu olsun fistikim :)

A Birthday Cake for a Friend / Arkadasim Icin Yaptigim Dogumgunu Pastasi

This cake was for my friend's birthday. It was a chocolate cake with ganache icing. Happy birthday Sultan.

Sevgili Sultan'nin dogumgunu icin hazirladigim cikolatali ve ganache kremali pasta. Iyi ki dogdun arkadasim.