Cakes By Perla

Dora & Boots

2011-05-16T13:18:00.001-07:00

Roller Coaster Cake

2011-05-16T13:14:00.000-07:00

Black & White

2011-05-16T13:11:00.000-07:00

Charger Bolt Cake

2011-05-16T13:10:00.000-07:00

Trina Turk Pillow Cake

2011-05-16T13:07:00.000-07:00

Donald Duck Cake

2011-05-16T13:04:00.000-07:00

2011-05-16T13:03:00.000-07:00

Toy Story Cake

2011-05-16T13:02:00.000-07:00

Minnie Mouse Cake

2011-05-16T13:00:00.000-07:00

Dr. Seuss

2011-05-16T12:54:00.000-07:00

Out Of This World

2011-05-16T12:51:00.000-07:00

Yo Gabba Gabba

2011-05-16T12:44:00.000-07:00

Toy Story Cake

2010-07-31T19:40:00.000-07:00

Toy Story cake for Justin's 1st birthday. Figurines made out of fondant.

Sugar Skull Birthday Cake

2010-07-25T21:38:00.000-07:00

This cake is marble with chocolate mousse, strawberries & bananas.

Quinceañera Cake

2010-07-21T19:09:00.000-07:00

I made this cake for my friend's daughter, Lizette. She asked for Tiffany Blue and Silver colors with a lot of stars.

Princess Cake fit for a Princess

2010-07-21T19:01:00.000-07:00

WWE Cake

2010-07-21T18:54:00.000-07:00

This cake was for my friend's son. He provided the action figures.

Hello Kitty Cupcakes

2010-07-21T18:47:00.000-07:00

These Hello Kitty cupcakes were made for little Eva and her class to enjoy!

Twilight Saga Cake

2010-07-21T18:29:00.000-07:00

This cake was for my little neighbor Melina. It has details from the first 3 books.

World Cup 2010

2010-07-21T18:18:00.001-07:00

I made this cake for my friend's husband and son. The World Cup is made out of RKT covered in fondant and gold luster dust.

Congrats Grad!

2010-07-21T18:16:00.000-07:00

I made this cake for an El Rancho High grad.

Yahtzee!

2010-07-21T18:13:00.000-07:00

I made this cake for the Yahtzee King. It is marble cake covered in fondant.

Grave Digger & Ironman

2010-07-21T18:09:00.000-07:00

Grave Digger the Monster Truck is made out of cake covered in fondant. Iron Man is made out of fondant.

Lost Finale Cake

2010-05-24T14:05:00.001-07:00

I made this cake for our friend's Lost finale party. It took about 35-40 hours to make but it was well worth it.

Red Dragon Karate Cake

2010-05-24T14:03:00.001-07:00

This birthday cake was for Sebastian, a newly minted Black Belt at Red Dragon Karate.

Birthday Potted Plant Cake

2010-05-24T13:59:00.000-07:00

I made this cake for my boyfriend's mom. The dirt is made out of crushed Oreo cookies.

Cake, Birthday Cake

2010-05-24T12:55:00.000-07:00

I made this cake for my friend Rebecca to give to Michael, a 007 fanatic.

David & Dolores Vegan Cake

2010-04-07T21:14:00.001-07:00

This cake was made for David Damian & Dolores Huerta. It is vegan vanilla with strawberries and cream. Pepito the Chihuahua is modeled after David's dog. I created a fondant version of Dolores in an iconic pose.

The Cat in Hat Cake

2010-04-07T21:04:00.000-07:00

I made this for my friend's sister's classroom. It is chocolate cake with chocolate filling.

Carla & Alex's Wedding Cake

2010-04-07T20:53:00.000-07:00

This wedding cake is made up of 4 tiers: 6", 8", 10, " and 12". The cake topper is made out of gumpaste. The bride is on a dolly and the groom is in a UPS uniform (his job). The rosettes are made out of gumpaste in dusty rose and adorned with small pearls.

Cake for Princess Sofia

2010-04-07T20:06:00.001-07:00

This cake was made for my college friend's daughter, Sofia. It is Red Velvet with Vanilla filling and Marble cake with Chocolate filling.

Here's Comes the Bride...dragging the Groom!

2010-03-09T18:01:00.001-08:00

My friend from college asked me to make her wedding cake. She wanted it black & white with a damask pattern and red roses. The groom picked out the cake topper. I also made a mini cake for their daughter.

Luigi Driving a Kart Cake

2010-03-09T17:53:00.000-08:00

*This is the only picture I took of the cake :( I was busy with a wedding cake (as you can tell by the pans in the background)
and forgot my camera*

This cake was made for Nico, my friend's son. He loves playing Mario Kart. Luigi and tires are made out of Rice Krispy Treats.

Fortress & Dragon Cake

2010-02-22T13:42:00.000-08:00

Dragon is made out of rice krispy treat

Dragon with his mama the piñata!

I made this cake for an adorable 1 year old. The fortress is made of 2 tiers of yellow cake with ganache and marble with cream cheese frosting. The towers are made out ice cream cones.

I Heart Snoopy

2010-02-22T13:38:00.000-08:00

I made this cake for a vegan Snoopy fan. It is a vegan vanilla cake with vegan fluffy frosting. Snoopy was putting up a fight when I was making him but he turned out fabulously cute!

Riding Along In My Automobile

2010-02-09T13:46:00.000-08:00

My friend Lisa wanted a 1953 Chevy Bel Air car cake for her hubby-to-be. The cake is chocolate with white chocolate filling. The license plate are their initials. The dice are their wedding date.

Chubby Jungle Animals Cake

2010-02-09T13:40:00.000-08:00

This cake was for a baby shower. They wanted 3D jungle animals in pastel colors. My favorite animal is the chubby elephant.

Hat Boxes Cake

2010-02-02T10:40:00.000-08:00

This cake was made for a bridal shower. They provided pictures of the boxes and the flowers they wanted on the cake.

Little Mermaid Cake

2010-02-02T10:37:00.000-08:00

This cake was made for Liz, a Little Mermaid Fan.

Luau Pig Cake

2010-02-02T10:34:00.000-08:00

I made this cake for my sister's culinary class luau.

Backpack Cake

2010-02-02T10:22:00.000-08:00

This cake was made for Shawndeeia. She loves donating school supplies to children in need, her favorite store is Staples and she attends Mount St. Mary's College. Her mom requested this cake to celebrate her daughter's 18th birthday.

My First Gingerbread House

2009-12-29T15:35:00.000-08:00

Max the Cat was curious to see what I was making.
It must've been the yummy gingerbread smell!

Assembling the gingerbread with royal icing.

The beatiful bay window :)

I began my gingerbread house in class. I baked the pieces and brought them home with me. It took several days to decorate with royal icing and another few days to assemble. The windows on the front are made out of melted Jolly Ranchers. The railing is made out of spaghetti. It was quite challenging especially the porch and gazebo. My favorite parts are the bay windows, the 2nd floor windows and their flower boxes and Mr. Snowman.

Mini Wall-E Cake

2009-12-29T15:16:00.000-08:00

This cake was for Dylan, a big Wall-E fan. Wall-E's limbs and wheels are made out of fondant. His eyes are made out of cardboard and foam.

Dirt Bike Cake

2009-12-29T14:53:00.000-08:00

Mayra gave me a picture of her boyfriend's dirt bike. I made it out of fondant and used brown sugar as dirt.

House Warming Cake

2009-12-29T14:45:00.000-08:00

Joelette asked for a housewarming cake, something cute & simple.

Twilight Cake

2009-12-29T14:43:00.000-08:00

My friend asked for a Twilight cake and my boyfriend gave me the idea of Bella & Edward in the meadow.

Jungle Cake

2009-12-29T14:32:00.000-08:00

This cake was for 1 year old Brayden. His mom wanted the Amazon Jungle cake but instead I made the animals like the decorations and plates.

Navy Seabee

2009-12-29T14:07:00.000-08:00

This cake was for my sister's Navy Reserve Unit. It's head and limbs are made out of rice krispy treat.

Disco Hello Kitty & DJ

2009-12-29T14:04:00.000-08:00

This cake was created for Eleanor, one of the biggest Hello Kitty fans I know.

Louis Vuitton Handbag

2009-12-01T19:16:00.000-08:00

This is my first purse cake. It was made for a fashionista friend of ours. The cake is covered in fondant with gum paste accents. The logos are hand painted with gold luster dust.

Wells Fargo Stagecoach

2009-12-01T19:04:00.000-08:00

This was for an employee's going away. Stagecoach is covered in fondant. Gold details are hand painted.

Gobble Gobble Gobble

2009-12-01T18:44:00.000-08:00

This sad turkey with "please don't eat me eyes" was made for my sister's Thanksgiving luncheon.

Texan Boot

2009-11-29T10:41:00.000-08:00

This cake was made for a friend's mom. It was inspired by a tiny boot figurine.

75th Birthday Cake

2009-11-29T10:36:00.000-08:00

This cake was for my boyfriend's father.

Welcome Baby Drew

2009-10-17T00:44:00.001-07:00

This cake was made to welcome baby Drew. Drew, his teddy bear & blankey are made out of fondant. It is a strawberry cake with vanilla icing covered in fondant.

Girly Girl Cupcakes

2009-10-17T00:33:00.000-07:00

These cute cupcakes were made for my brother's coworker who is leaving. He wanted "pink" & "girly" cupcakes. So I made strawberry & chocolate cupcakes with vanilla icing. Each cupcake has a different styled purse.

Spongebob Cupcakes

2009-10-17T00:27:00.000-07:00

These cupcakes were made for friend to take to her son's class. Spongebobs, Patrick & Pineapples were draw free-hand on gumpaste with edible markers. Cupcakes are vanilla cake with vanilla icing.

Chargers Cake

2009-10-13T09:45:00.000-07:00

This cake was made for a Chargers fan. The face mask is made out of fondant/gumpaste mix held with toothpicks. The helmet is strawberry cake with vanilla filling. The bolts and logos are colored using edible markers.

Dora & Diego

2009-10-13T09:40:00.000-07:00

This cake was made for Somi's 3rd birthday. Dora & Diego's heads and limbs are made out of rice krispy treats. Their bodies are made out of chocolate and vanilla cake. Boots is made out of fondant.

Grandpa Romo Cake

2009-10-13T09:34:00.000-07:00

I made this cake for my friend Patty's dad. She wanted something that included the grandchildren. So I made a gift representing each grandchild surrounding their grandpa. Each gift is made out of rice krispy treats covered in fondant. Grandpa is made out of fondant and his chair is made out of rice krispy treats covered in fondant. It is yellow cake filled with coffee bean filling made by my sister :)

Boston Red Sox Cap

2009-10-13T09:32:00.000-07:00

This cap was made for my friend Leslie. The bill is cardboard covered with fondant. The cap is chocolate cake with chocolate filling

My First Wedding Cake

2009-09-21T16:31:00.001-07:00

This is my first wedding cake. It was for my brother's coworker. She wanted the cake to have a quilt pattern and yellow flowers. It was a bit nerve wrecking since so many people were going to see it...400 +! I was very happy with the final outcome!

Punching Bag Cake

2009-09-21T16:21:00.000-07:00

A friend requested a punching bag cake for a birthday/fight party. It is 6 layers of chocolate cake with whipped chocolate frosting covered in a chocolate fudge frosting wrapped in chocolate fondant!

It's A Jungle Out There!

2009-09-14T17:04:00.001-07:00

Alma requested this cake for her baby shower. It is a Wilton cake. The animals were fun and easy to make. Assembling the cake was difficult since the animals were fragile and started cracking. In the end it was well worth it. The mommy-to-be loved it!

John Cena/U Can't C Me

2009-09-14T16:48:00.001-07:00

This cake was requested by my friend Jessica. She provided the logo for the cake. Her family was thrilled since they are huge wrestling fans. This is marble cake with strawberries & vanilla filling.

Boxing Gloves

2009-09-14T16:40:00.000-07:00

A friend requested boxing gloves for her dad. One is Yellow cake with Chocolate filling and the other is Chocolate Raspberry with Vanilla filling.

Jessie/Toy Story 2

2009-09-14T16:36:00.001-07:00

Cowgirl Jessie was made for 2 year old Bentley. Jessie is made out of fondant. Her head is made out of Rice Krispy Treat. The bale of hay is chocolate and vanilla cake covered in piped hay.

Hello Kitty

2009-09-14T16:32:00.000-07:00

This was the perfect cake for my friend Sonia. She is crazy about all things Hello Kitty.

Zebra Print & Stars

2009-09-03T12:22:00.000-07:00

Vegan Pool Cake

2009-08-26T10:34:00.001-07:00

This is my first vegan cake! I was a little scared since I am fond of eggs. It turned out quite yummy. The birthday girl, Adriane wanted a vegan cake and had no theme in mind. This summer she worked as a lifeguard so my boyfriend which is her uncle thought it would be cool to make a pool.

Super Heroes Unite for Roman's Birthday

2009-08-26T10:28:00.000-07:00

Roman turned 4 and wanted a super hero cake. He gave me a long list of everyone he wanted but I had to shorten it to 4: Superman, Incredible Hulk, Batman and Spiderman are all made of fondant and details were drawn on with edible ink. My favorite super hero is Superman, it's the hair ;)

Luau Cake

2009-08-26T10:09:00.000-07:00

This cake was for Robert Jr and Madison. Their mommy Blanca wanted a luau theme. This was my first time using brown sugar as sand. It was a little messy but worth it.

Welcome Baby Vokac!

2009-08-26T10:00:00.000-07:00

This is a baby shower cake for baby girl Vokac. I absolutely loved working on this cake. All the decorations are made out of fondant. My favorite is the mini tea set.

Mini Monkey Cake

2009-08-26T09:56:00.000-07:00

This is a smaller version of the original monkey cake made for our friend "Monkey". Mini Monkey was decorated in about 5 hours.

*As of 9/15/09 the Mini Monkey is still alive! He resides in my friend's living room who refused to cut him :)

M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E

2009-08-26T09:53:00.001-07:00

This was made for Andrew's 2nd birthday. It is a cake version of Mickey.

Xbox Controller

2009-08-26T09:49:00.000-07:00

Chocolate cake with chocolate filling for Kaleb. I spelled his name incorrectly but I fixed it just in time.

Dallas Cowboys Helmet

2009-08-04T13:52:00.001-07:00

I made this Dallas Cowboys Helmet for my friend Gumer's brother Horacio. His mom joked that since her son is such a big fan he probably would not allow the cake to be cut!

Cupcake Heaven

2009-08-04T13:49:00.000-07:00

These cupcakes were made for Princess Marissa! She requested cloud-like icing, sprinkles and gumballs. My boyfriend, Tony did the sprinkling and gumball placement :)

One-Arm Bandit

2009-08-04T13:44:00.000-07:00

I made this for Juanita to celebrate her 80's/gambling birthday party!

Presents!

2009-07-31T17:27:00.001-07:00

This cake was made for Cecy using her favorite color, Turquoise. The bow took 3 days to make. The summer heat and weight of the bow were not kind to the cake :( but the birthday girl loved it :)

Happy Birthday Mom!

2009-07-31T17:20:00.000-07:00

I made this for my mom. It was a spice cake with white icing covered in fondant. It was simple and she loved it....of course she's my mom!

Playstation 3 Cake

2009-07-27T12:37:00.001-07:00

This was my first craigslist cake! I used my friend's PS3 as the model for this cake. I think it turned out quite nice.

Take me out to the ball game!

2009-07-27T12:01:00.001-07:00

This creation was for twin boys. One is a Dodger fan and the other is an Angel fan.

Going Bananas

2009-07-20T12:28:00.000-07:00

The monkey cake was for a baby shower. His head, arms, legs and the giant banana are made out of rice krispy treats. He was feisty little monkey to make.

Lovely Pearly Whites

2009-07-20T12:25:00.001-07:00

My friend Sara wanted a funny cake mocking her boyfriend's fake tooth. We decided on a Chattering Teeth Wind-up Cake. The cake was a hit!

UFC 100 Cake

2009-07-15T21:38:00.001-07:00

I made this cake for my roommate's boyfriend's birthday trip to the UFC 100 fight. The fencing was supposed to be made out of royal icing but it was too fragile to survive the drive to Las Vegas. I opted instead to use tulle.
Middle Picture: Owners of Tapout, the birthday boy and my cake!
Bottom Picture: UFC President Dana White, the birthday boy and my cake!

Happy Feet Cake

2009-06-30T20:15:00.001-07:00

This is a birthday/baptism cake for 2 year old Alannah.
Lovelace is the padre baptizing Mumble.

Wii Cake

2009-06-30T20:07:00.000-07:00

I made this cake for Sandi's birthday.
She is a fan of the Wii and her sister asked if I could make her avatar. So I went ahead and made the avatar, the Wii and the controllers. It only took a couple of hours to decorate.

Elmo Cake

2009-06-21T21:05:00.001-07:00

Elmo was requested by Rosalyn for her son RJ. At first I was going to do Elmo by himself. My friend, Yoana, demanded that I do Dororthy and a crayon. It turns out Elmo has a goldfish name Dorothy and he just love crayons. When the kids saw Elmo they were ready to hug & poke him. I was terrified that they would be traumatized by the cake cutting but they weren't!

Wall-E Cake

2009-06-09T18:08:00.000-07:00

A complete Wall-E cake before the Incident!

Wall-E during surgery, performed by Dr. Sara, assisted by Dr. Carrillo.

Post-Op Wall-E in the recovery fridge.

Dr. Carrillo asked if I could make a Wall-E cake for his nephew Sam. I thought, sure no problem. I was wrong! He was feisty & troublesome! I was not completely satisfied with my end result.
Dr. Carrillo picked him and then I received the dreaded text message..."I think Wall-E died!"
Wall-E split in half, luckily Dr. Carrillo's wife Sara saved Wall-E with life saving techniques!
I learned many lessons for future cakes!
I am just happy that the birthday boy loved it.

Blue Moon & Stars Baby Shower Cake

2009-06-09T17:58:00.000-07:00

My brother's coworker asked for a boy baby shower cake. She gave me a picture of a cake she liked but wanted it more blue and boyish. For this cake I used marshmallow fondant for the very first time. My favorite part is the blanket!

Let's Build A Word, Let's Build A Word, Let's Build It Now!

2009-06-09T17:46:00.001-07:00

This cake was for Maraya's 1st birthday. Her mom asked if I could make a Word World cake and I said yes! Anything for little Maraya! The original design consisted of only one layer, the top layer. I decided to add a little more which ended up being a lot more.

Theta Cake

2009-06-06T18:34:00.000-07:00

I made this awesome cake for my lovely sisters of
Theta Alpha Sigma!

Dearly Beloved, We Are Gathered Here Today...

2009-06-05T16:30:00.000-07:00

I was challenged by my coworker, Jerry, to make a casket cake. It's not as strange as it looks, we work at a funeral home. I believe I met his challenge!

Shamrock Cake

2009-06-04T18:02:00.000-07:00

I made this for St. Patrick's Day. I surprised my coworkers...it's funny how cake can make the day a whole lot sweeter!

Can I Have Some Eggrolls With That

2009-06-04T17:45:00.000-07:00

This is one of my favorite cakes. I made this for the Magaña Sisters' Oscar Party. It only took 5 hours to decorate. My boyfriend helped me make the noodles with a garlic press. This was my first time working with fondant. My favorite part of the cake is the Chinese pagoda!

Early Work IV

2009-06-04T17:30:00.000-07:00

This was a surprise cake for my coworker Eleanor, a fanatic of Hello Kitty. She loved it!

Who Lives In a Pineapple Under the Sea?

2009-06-04T17:15:00.000-07:00

This Spongebob cake was for my coworker's son's 1st birthday.
I thought it was going to be a piece of cake (hehe) but Spongebob was feisty.

Early Work III

2009-06-04T17:10:00.000-07:00

This is the flag of Puerto Rico cake. I made this for another coworker's birthday. I was happy that I got the white and red stripes correct.

Early Work II

2009-06-04T17:05:00.000-07:00

I made this flower cake for my coworker. I love how it's dainty and pink. It's so girly.