It's a Boy's Life: Motorcross Birthday!

This just goes to show that regardless of age or sex... EVERYONE loves a dessert bar!

Jennifer is the fabulous gal that embroiders all of my chef coats and she wanted to do something special for her boyfriend Sam's birthday.

We stuck with all his favorites and since the two of them are totally into motorcross I stenciled a motorcycle onto some cookies (trust me, it took a little creative thinking to get that one figured out!).

Desserts included: Pecan pie, lemon meringue pie, hummingbird cupcakes, palmiers and butter cookies.


I just love how the pecan pies look like gears when they are off-set like this! (Really, I get excited about the silliest things!)

Birthday Shoe!

I got a call a couple of weeks ago from my girlfriend NJ, she needed a cake for her shoe crazy aunt. I asked her to do a little research and give me a sample of what she was looking for...even I need a little guidance!

Here is what we wound up with...some of my favorite details... the buckle, the stitching, the woven fondant, the shiny look of the patent leather, and the marble board... yes, that was made with fondant! Sweet!

Normally I wouldn't post blurry pictures, but when NJ sent me the pictures she said that her aunt was laughing and this is the best she could do. Fine by me, best excuse EVER!

OK, shoe on the table? Ick... don't you just love the comparison between the shoe Auntie was wearing and the cake? I love it!

Last, but not least, the guts! There was so much black fondant... I really hope they pealed it off before they ate it... no one likes black teeth!
By the way, the cake was chocolate cake with peanut butter buttercream and a layer of fresh raspberries. Yummy!

Sharing the LOVE...

I swear, we're not in cahoots, we are just two of the founding members of our own mutual admiration society!

Memory Journalists did a wonderful blog post about us today. This was such a fun little project, cakes for little ones are always a hoot and when I actually get to see their little faces it's even better!

The flavors of this care are rapidly becoming one of our most popular... Chocolate Cake, Peanut Butter Buttercream and Fresh Raspberries. (Good for all ages!)

Seriously Slacking!

First, Apologies to everyone who is so great about following this blog! I've been in photographer limbo. I'm waiting for pictures from my last 5 cakes, so as soon as I get them I'll share! I really can't wait, there have been some spectacular additions to the portfolio. Lots of color, lots of shape, and lots of fun, creative cakes!

Next Saturday is another three event day, so this week is going to be a bit hectic, but after that the wedding season will be winding down. I have two weddings in November and then it'll be time to gear up for the Holidays! YEA!!! BRING IT ON!

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I believe I mentioned in my blog, or on Facebook that I would be going down to the Los Angeles area to deliver a cake over Labor Day weekend. Actually it was cake and a dessert bar. YIKES! It was a challenge to get everything packed up and then to get it through security on the plane, but it all worked out surprisingly well!

Mary Lou was turning 80 and her darling kids threw her a surprise party... kind of scary when the birthday girl has a pace maker! But she took it all in stride. The theme was tropical... not necessarily Hawaiian. So I make the cake pretty modern and then used these BEAUTIFUL protea and dahlias to add even more color and texture. There was to be NO MENTION of how old she was turning, so the family added Roman numerals and color coordinated candles to finish off the cake.

Too Fun!

Flavors were: Tropical Carrot Cake (with macadamia nuts and pineapple) with White Chocolate Cream Cheese Buttercream (YUM!)


Next up!

My dear friend Nicole of Dynamite Weddings fame asked me to make a cake for her friend's son Pierce. He is dressing up as Captain America for Halloween and loves his superhero! Using Captain America's shield as inspiration we made a Captain Pierce cake!

The little man was so cute about going and getting his Captain America shield to show off next to the cake!

Flavors were: Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Buttercream and fresh raspberries

Lastly, (for the pictures I do have), I was asked to make a cake for a celebration honoring the finalization of an adoption. Adoption is dear to my heart because three of my sisters were adopted from Korea.

Brooklynne's Dad wanted a very girly, pink-ish cake to be served at their breakfast party. I LOVE CAKE for BREAKFAST! But any time a client wants to serve cake at a breakfast party I recommend lighter, fruit-yer flavors.

This was vanilla bean butter cake with vanilla bean pastry cream and mixed berries finished off with vanilla bean buttercream!

The bow was made out of Sugar Veil a relatively new product that I've started using... sooo cool, it actually lets you create the most amazing, fabric like decorations, and it's so much lighter than fondant (doesn't taste any better, but is sure BEAUTIFUL!)

Side View - little flowers.

Frank and Julene - May 16, 2009

Frank and Julene, one of my San Francisco area couples are getting married tomorrow. They were too funny during the cake tasting! There was a lot of discussion and tasting back and forth before deciding on some lovely (and seriously tasty) flavor combinations. Unfortunately, as sometimes happens, there was a favorite flavor combination that Frank liked that just didn't make it to the final cut. Julene, sweet Julene, suggested that they order a 6" of Frank's choice as his groom's cake. What a thoughtful move!

Vanilla Genoise, Raspberry Jam with a layer of Lemon Curd with Fresh Blackberries all frosted with Mascarpone Buttercream. I decorated the top with Fresh Blackberries, a puddle of Lemon Curd, and some Raspberry Puree Dots.

Happy Birthday to you....

Today is Lora Ward's, of A Day to Remember, birthday. Instead of a cake I made her a silly peanut butter egg tower. I know, I know, it sounds odd, and looks a little more odd, but she LOVES Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs, so I went with it.

Enjoy and drool!

Birthday A-Polooza!

Last night was my mother-in-law's birthday. Here is a picture of here cake. White cake and vanilla bean buttercream. Each layer had a different filling: bottom was raspberries and blueberries, next was blackberries and strawberries, and the top was banana and kiwi. When it was cut the layers were beautiful!

I have this philosophy, the older you get, the more elegant you cake needs to be. My mother in law is a knitter and the piping on the top and side of the cake reminds me of some of the stiches she does. In addition, the one orchid was a nice fresh floral touch. I just adore fresh flowers on my cakes!

Saturday one of my grooms came by to pick up a birthday cake for his fiance. It was a chocolate cake, with chocolate mousse, and fresh strawberries. The cake was covered in chocolate modeling paste and fondant fantasy flowers with pearl dragee centers and white chocolate centers. It was very girlie, but not childish. (She is very much a girlie girl!) Here are two pics, one of the top and a close up of the flowers. (He was shocked at the weight of the cake! Real cake with real ingredients is weighty stuff!)

Groom's Birthday Cake

I got an emergency call on Monday from one of my brides... "I need a birthday cake for my honey... on Wednesday. Can you help?" I usually like to have two weeks notice on all orders, but I was able to help. Here is a pic of Alex's birthday cake.Details
White Cake Filled with Sweet Marsalla Mousse and Frosted with Whipped Cream(This cake was wrapped in white chocolate with red dragonflies. Topped with berries and finished with white chocolate Happy Birthay ribbon.)

This weekend I have four cake tastings and Sunday is the Sequoia Bridal Event sponsored by Gold Country Weddings. I hope to see all of you there!