The bride and I went back and forth quite a few times deciding on the design of this cake. I had something else in mind but this is what she wanted and I'm really glad she did because it turned out really really nice. It was one of my favorites of the weekend, and we had 8 weddings...
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Colorful wedding cake
You know me... I always love a modern and different twist on a traditional cake and I think the bride did well with this one. Her mom wanted only one color of ribbons but she wanted all three. It turned out really fun.
Damask w black & pink bows
This cake turned out very elegant. It was a lot of fun to make because it was somewhat traditional with cool modern accents.
White on White Damask
This cake was so elegant. From a distance it kind of looked just white but if you look up close there was a white damask pattern on the white.
Fishing Tackle Box Cake
This was half the cake for a 50th Birthday party for a husband and wife turning 50 in the same week. Apparently he is a big fan of fishing, Coors Light, and Skoal.
Coach purse cake
This was the other half of the husband wife 50th birthday party cake. She's a big fashionista!
Happy Birthday Town of Gilbert
This cake was for the 90th Birthday Celebration for the Town of Gilbert at the Global Village Festival. It was a lot of fun to make. We had much grander plans but when it was due at the same time as 8 other wedding cakes we had to tone it down a little bit so we could get all the work done. The iconic water tower was way more work than we thought it was going to be but we liked how it turned out. The "photos" around the bottom of the cake were edible images of the town of gilbert "then and now." it was really fun to be able to put them on the cake.
2nd Wedding
This was a tiny cake for a second wedding of an older couple who didn't want to make a huge to do over their wedding but wanted something cute. You can't tell really in the photo but the R was all super glittery. It was a fun cake.
Ruffly Birthday Cake
This little girl was turning 2 and her mom wanted her cake to match her outfit. It was a ruffly tutu type skirt and a shirt with a ruffly cupcake on it. This cake was a lot of fun to make.
Farm Cupcakes
These cupcakes went with the ruffly cake. The birthday girl also apparently LOVES farm animals and they were having a petting zoo so we made some super fun farm animal cupcakes for the party too.
Seashell Wedding Cake
This cake was a take off a cake in a magazine. The cake in the magazine had way smaller tiers but we needed the cake to feed 100 people so we had to make it bigger but it was a really fun cake.
Cell Phone Cake
This cake was for a 12th birthday party and she was getting this phone for her birthday.
More Todd Heap Cake
Todd Heap of the Baltimore Raven's was turning 30 and his big Birthday bash was here in town. We were privelaged enough to be able to make his cake. It was personalized for him with his interests and nicknames. We also made 75 football jersey cookies to go along with it. LOTS of work, but worth it.
90th Birthday party
This cake was a version of a cake we did a couple of months ago. A friend's grandma was turning 90 and she is a huge fan of cribbage and golf and they wanted her to be a princess for a day. When we get a better photo of this cake we'll post it. Forgot the camera again...
Sunday, March 21, 2010
White & Green Wedding Cake
The bride brought me a photo of a cake she wanted from "Vanilla Bake Shop" but wanted green flowers instead of the taupe in the photo. I had never made serious gum paste flowers before but like usual I just say I can and then just do it the best way I can figure out. I dusted the green flowers with pink petal dust and the centers w/ brown and then the entire thing w/ pearl. It turned out really elegant. Thanks for the inspiration from "Vanilla Bake Shop" and I think they may have been inspired by "Cake Girls." Either way, they are all amazing cake decorators.
Tomato and Sausage Pizza Cake
This cake was a ball to make! The birthday guy's favorite pizza is sausage and tomato and he is a big "M.A.S.H." fan, hence the "40-77" for his 40th birthday party. I airbrushed the white fondant for the crust then used royal icing for the "sauce" and then made all the toppings out of fondant.
Tiffany's Box Cake
This cake ended up being so much more work than I imagined. Most of it was the lid. The fondant wasn't drying fast enough and it was trying to cave in on itself. We ended up having to reinforce it underneath with sucker sticks and cardboard. Anyway, the finished product durned out really nice.
Wedding Cupcake Tower
This cupcake tower had 170 cupcakes on it! The cake on the top was so cute and dainty. The cupcake wrappers totally made them look totally sophisticated and fancy.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Zoo Cake
This cake was a serious project. We had 4 weddings and a ton of cake last week and I get a call on Thursday night about doing this cake for Monday morning. I so wanted to say no but when it's something this cool I just can't pass it up. Melissa and i worked on Sunday to make the cupcakes, cut out the rhino and Phx Zoo logo and prep the cake and then I came in at the crack of dawn on Monday morning to finish the cake. It turned out so much better than I could have imagined. We were so pleased with it. It was for a final job interview process at the zoo and she got the job!!! Who knew that our cake would help someone get a job. That's why we do what we do. It makes people so happy.
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