Canadian Wedding Cake

This cake was baked by the client and given to me for the final decorative touches. Each layer is a traditional fruit cake that has been basted in Grand Marnier for about 6 months and it is delish!

The top 5.5" layer and bottom 8" layer were covered in marzapan then given to me to cover in fondant. I used a pre-tinted, chocolate flavored fondant on the top layer and finished off with stripes and decorative balls. Bottom layer was covered in traditional white fondant and given the diamond treatment with complimenting hand rolled buttons.

The whole thing was finished off with hand rolled chocolate fondant balls and placed on pewter stand.

The bride actually took a peek at the final product and was brought to tears! It was definitely worth being there to witness her appreciation for this cake.

Thanks to the grooms family for allowing me to be a part of their family's special day!

Fun with Cupcakes...Its Just Not Cakes Anymore...

Cupcakes are the new thing and they are so versatile! Here are images of cupcakes requested by my many clients for various parties. With these little delights the possibilities are endless! Whether its using crackers, candies, marshmallows or frosting techniques I can set the theme of your party! If you have a need for an unusual cupcake, don't hesitate to contact me and ask...you'll be amazed in what we can come up with.

Thanks for taking a look!

Say Cheese

This was a tough one but a fun challenge! I was asked to do a camera cake for a local photographer's birthday. I tried my darndest to get the camera to look like a legit photographers camera...very difficult but the client was pleased and that's all that matters.

The cake itself is my signature red velvet covered in cream cheese frosting. The camera is my butter cake which has the density needed to shape and stack to get the achieved shape. I covered the camera in buttercream then covered it with black fondant. The lens is actually a crystal light drink mix tube cut in half and decorated with black fondant to give the apppearance of a camera lens.

Pink and Perky Bridal Shower

So this corset cake and matching cookies were done for my friends bridal shower. I used two heart shaped pans for the corset body and cut off the bottom tips of the hearts and placed them together. The cake itself was chocolate with chocolate pudding filling. I covered the cake with buttercream. The "boobs" are cupcakes put in place with dowels and covered in buttercream...I have to laugh because the boobs started off as cute little "A" cups and ended up "DD"'s! I just kept adding frosting...what can I say!

This was a fun wedding reception that was held at the boathouse at Fairmont Park, Riverside. The theme was the 60's, but not like in an Austin Powers kinda way but in a traditional 1960 genre.

We did these cupcakes on vintage stands adorned in gold and navy blue ribbons. The cupcakes were placed in psychedelic wrappers and were accompanied by mini cupcakes to give the presentation some depth. Flavors included red velvet, lemon, and chocolate.

As the sun set, mini candles on the table and on the stands were lit to give this presentation a warm and inviting feel.

Natural June Wedding

So June 12, 2010 was a wonderful opportunity to do this fun, woodsy cake. The couple liked the idea that my cake batter and frostings are made from fresh, all natural ingredients so they asked me to do this cake using my vanilla bean cake batter and topped it off with a margarita lime frrosting. It was a wonderful pairing of flavors for a hot June day. The bride requested these willow twigs be applied to the cake as birds and sticks were the theme of the reception.

Pretty Princess Party

So, this has to be one of the cutest parties I have assisted in. It helps when you have a totally creative client who pulls out all the stops. My only part in this was the small polka dot cake for the birthday girl and 30 cupcakes (which 3 of them were sacrificed on the drive to deliver them. Some guy pulled out of a local side street and nearly t-boned my car so when I slammed on the brakes, the cupcakes went flying).

The birthday girl wanted all pink cake so everything was strawberry flavor. The frosting was my homemade buttercream and swirled on in a girly/cutesy style and tinted to compliment the party colors. Of course we used coordinating cupcake papers.

The mini cake was a 6 X 4 inch round strawberry cake covered with hot pink fondant and finished off with coordinating polkda dots.

More information on this party can be view on "The Savvy Mom's Guide" blog under the birthdays link.