My name is Amanda and I have run Cakes by Amanda out of my home since 2009.Tumblr (3.0; @cakesbyamanda)http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d5a740230dad805a13e2e4c8e5597d9f/tumblr_mmruh9yvtH1qjsdfzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Today’s birthday cake. His last name is Anderson and he turned 37.</p>http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/50400791317http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/50400791317Mon, 13 May 2013 23:43:57 -0500celticsbasketballcake<p>Yes I do. :) If you go to my website, <a href="http://cakesbyamandar.webs.com">cakesbyamandar.webs.com</a>, you’ll find them in the gallery.</p>http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/50126072650http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/50126072650Fri, 10 May 2013 19:29:25 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0a7d1cf2537a9b1495ce4a459a611955/tumblr_mlwurwruAI1qjsdfzo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/510036b92422b129da226b876cc8920a/tumblr_mlwurwruAI1qjsdfzo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9e0b96543dba096f0b167970f590d2aa/tumblr_mlwurwruAI1qjsdfzo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Finally finished the cake for my friend’s daughter’s first communion.</p>http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/48998407317http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/48998407317Sat, 27 Apr 2013 06:04:44 -0500religioncakecommunion<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/996f0497098e9e2ead227bc1ab603e87/tumblr_ml6v85Kk1B1qjsdfzo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/34f4fe10cb83f12ca4b1544dd8c60e6e/tumblr_ml6v85Kk1B1qjsdfzo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/de4efdad74a26875498867471a11f74e/tumblr_ml6v85Kk1B1qjsdfzo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Baby belly cake</p>http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/47853751694http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/47853751694Sat, 13 Apr 2013 05:16:53 -0500cakebaby showerpregnant<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d22fbf4ab56b48c3a2ebc42a934a1763/tumblr_ml525imXNt1qjsdfzo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5682fdf61f5fe914db649a54fd796f77/tumblr_ml525imXNt1qjsdfzo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b57e8e693e87b3e47dff6658a6b3bcb7/tumblr_ml525imXNt1qjsdfzo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7af658cc1f038c1f74d503ce9735af3c/tumblr_ml525imXNt1qjsdfzo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Cactus cake</p>http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/47773192121http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/47773192121Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:51:18 -0500cactussaguarocake<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ad7d24d20a7c265af50b299e7020580e/tumblr_ml522radbV1qjsdfzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Houston Texans cake</p>http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/47773139377http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/47773139377Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:49:39 -0500Houstontexansfootballjjwattcake<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/394051a46f49526246074351b5b53df8/tumblr_midvq58Mgg1qjsdfzo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/348cda7aa18ca275f92587c64d070adb/tumblr_midvq58Mgg1qjsdfzo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Stormtrooper cake for a friend’s cousin.</p>http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/43341960135http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/43341960135Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:30:05 -0600stormtrooperstar warscake<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fde6c21bf5324ad993f5e5aa18cb45c3/tumblr_midvnojd7R1qjsdfzo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/92367a9e999b1b5c91d0d47723718725/tumblr_midvnojd7R1qjsdfzo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Mickey and Pluto for the grandson of my mom’s neighbor.</p>http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/43341838612http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/43341838612Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:28:36 -0600mickey mouseplutodisneycake<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5a9e7cd205189f85ec13177c523c2b32/tumblr_mi7npoJ51T1qjsdfzo1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0b97df2af565fe5f2cc12659bec7196d/tumblr_mi7npoJ51T1qjsdfzo2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Chocolate Covered Strawberry Roses. The first bouquet has a rosebud because he wanted 11 roses for the 11 years of marriage. I added the bud for the next year.</p>http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/43073592745http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/43073592745Thu, 14 Feb 2013 06:51:00 -0600strawberrychocolaterosevalentine<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/29af0e884e3e32202eead47d2261d05a/tumblr_mhzcmbuBW31qjsdfzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>New Kids on the Block cake for a friend of mine. It’s hard to get cream cheese icing nice and smooth lol.</p>http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/42711286592http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/42711286592Sat, 09 Feb 2013 19:10:59 -0600nkotbnew kids on the blockcake<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3f40c84682a6807bf92b9d91b30201ab/tumblr_mhy65qiesC1qjsdfzo1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3a19c28338543313e65d68f8345c6f68/tumblr_mhy65qiesC1qjsdfzo2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/52c695815d26b9b1d8a4e56b1c1b787a/tumblr_mhy65qiesC1qjsdfzo3_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Chocolate Covered Strawberry Roses for Valentines Day.</p>http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/42654900407http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/42654900407Sat, 09 Feb 2013 03:53:50 -0600strawberryroses<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9488721b802d464ce1a856efa27da218/tumblr_mhopqdeCrz1qjsdfzo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ee34fcea2f1f38bbf6ff0a135f7c90f2/tumblr_mhopqdeCrz1qjsdfzo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Home made molten lava cake with vanilla ice cream and home made caramel sauce.</p>http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/42262430595http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/42262430595Mon, 04 Feb 2013 01:20:00 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d9fdca6d542531f606ae1a8819e74f5f/tumblr_mhjedsCSeQ1qjsdfzo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/34e8ce81f1207ac8c2577520c09a3ee7/tumblr_mhjedsCSeQ1qjsdfzo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c7d44d2cc844514735ac72c05f208475/tumblr_mhjedsCSeQ1qjsdfzo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d99684db963ba69c029339c541f7178a/tumblr_mhjedsCSeQ1qjsdfzo5_r1_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8d173cec5f4402a793700b8ab6353d2c/tumblr_mhjedsCSeQ1qjsdfzo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>The Great Devourer from Ninjago and Spiderman for a friend’s kids’ birthdays.</p>http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/42014580224http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/42014580224Fri, 01 Feb 2013 04:27:00 -0600ninjagothe great devourerspidermancakespiderman cakeninjago cakethe great devourer cake<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/139d1fbed184f944d88c7dd5b1a299b2/tumblr_mhb4iqqAxc1qjsdfzo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5463098ef689826036afdfcdddf77cd8/tumblr_mhb4iqqAxc1qjsdfzo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f82c7a07f6a056cf93f699954c1396a7/tumblr_mhb4iqqAxc1qjsdfzo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c37e6dee2edf4050b79487c45160030c/tumblr_mhb4iqqAxc1qjsdfzo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6f83ed3029b7842badfbf7ced0b7b146/tumblr_mhb4iqqAxc1qjsdfzo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ec5be1e1c5aa502347d7e30e65d39cca/tumblr_mhb4iqqAxc1qjsdfzo6_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>How the cake came out. Everybody loved it.</p>http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/41649577958http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/41649577958Sun, 27 Jan 2013 17:13:00 -0600baby showercake<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/773f2f712cc6f7311dd3465fcfbcde79/tumblr_mha518XH571qjsdfzo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8ee572654cbd6d8fe99737e15da347da/tumblr_mha518XH571qjsdfzo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9a9397ae4f4b2df75f3f5d510770a7a7/tumblr_mha518XH571qjsdfzo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2d2220b91fe8a665b71b79133917e77c/tumblr_mha518XH571qjsdfzo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Progress on the baby belly cake for today.</p>http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/41599143959http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/41599143959Sun, 27 Jan 2013 04:27:00 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2f4b6e1f792490468d2134c5d78fb31a/tumblr_mgjorzlK4p1qjsdfzo1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d663176bbe702307076feab838dceb1c/tumblr_mgjorzlK4p1qjsdfzo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/40b91ccf75cec6bd68c9d361c13a61d3/tumblr_mgjorzlK4p1qjsdfzo3_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>How the wedding cake turned out today. It was different having to do so much work on scene. Most of my cakes can be completed before delivery. A lot of people were watching while I stacked the tiers and rolled out fondant for the draped sash. I can’t wait to hear what the bride thought when she saw it.</p> <p>The venue was a beautiful old church, <a href="http://www.lyceumgalveston.com/">The Lyceum on Galveston Island</a>, that has been turned into a location for events.</p>http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/40394941862http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/40394941862Sat, 12 Jan 2013 21:38:23 -0600Weddingcake<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ae08d04de98888cf516a4ff29add8e02/tumblr_mgid2otosO1qjsdfzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Plan for the wedding cake I’m doing for our realtor’s daughter today.</p>http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/40328008156http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/40328008156Sat, 12 Jan 2013 04:27:59 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cb8ddb1d992e66c0d435b36e535458de/tumblr_mg1svaMil11qjsdfzo1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/62079dc7d3ef9981b66b14002a5f53dd/tumblr_mg1svaMil11qjsdfzo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ab8d07fac5e1add97d7f50a1353cb427/tumblr_mg1svaMil11qjsdfzo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c7d76489942f9b6efa3495d07ca6a485/tumblr_mg1svaMil11qjsdfzo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Baby Shower cake that my aunt ordered.</p>http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/39560560716http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/39560560716Thu, 03 Jan 2013 05:49:57 -0600baby showercakegiraffe<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/748688023d435ff32dc8036f4c51aad2/tumblr_mfdtsktz9T1qjsdfzo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b786fae8853641a623af03bc442bdc50/tumblr_mfdtsktz9T1qjsdfzo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/95cd42ec56e571aba0e4542f8d4bde89/tumblr_mfdtsktz9T1qjsdfzo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>I’ve gotten to the point that I can freehand the Coog. Is that a sign that I’ve done too many Coog head cakes? Nah.</p> <p>This cake is for best friends who are both graduating today. The rings are made of cake.</p>http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/38460927438http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/38460927438Fri, 21 Dec 2012 07:07:32 -0600uhuniversity of houstonCoogsHouston<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/af03c69d3e086920d404f6df885ab3d9/tumblr_mf2a3gz6CF1qjsdfzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Angry Birds cake for a friend’s son</p>http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/37968897369http://cakesbyamanda.tumblr.com/post/37968897369Sat, 15 Dec 2012 01:28:28 -0600angry birdscake