Designer cakes for special events

I was recently doing some experiments and trials trying to develop a vegetarian recipe for marshmallows. I was thinking that there must be a simpler way than buying all the exotic ingredients like soy protein isolate, xanthum gum, etc. Maybe there isn’t. My experiments were a huge FAIL! After cleaning up the mess, I decided that I still I wanted to make marshmallows (non-veg) but not the usual vanilla. I had some passionfruit puree around, so I decided this was it. *Please note: This is NOT a vegetarian recipe. read more »

Sweet and simple, the client wanted to capture the essence of receiving love letters in the mail. The mail box is actually a mini cake.

Just thought I’d share this simple rendition of Lightning McQueen on top of a tire cake. I wasn’t too particularly concerned with getting the correct contours of the car, although of course, I needed to capture the likeness as this was a very small version of Lightning.  read more »

With not much time or visual reference, these cupcakes were created inspired by the big wig cupcakes that appeared in Shrek 4, during Rumpelstiltskin’s cupcake dinner with his witches. I made these for a friend’s daughter birthday get together as a rendition on a more conventional type of princess cupcake. read more »

The tiger figure on top of this cake was custom designed for the client. The client wanted to mix two ideas of a white tiger doll and the characters of the Vancouver Olympics. A custom hibiscus pattern was also applied to the cake using the brush embroidery technique.  read more »

And no, they are not raindrops on roses.

By now, some of you may know of my love of Snow and Graham papers. After all, I did design a tiered winter cake (pictured) after one of their gift wrap designs. Now they have come back this holiday season as they do every year, with new exciting winter designs. They also sell holiday cards and stationery as well as assorted holiday wrap packages now. I assure you, you won’t be disappointed. And don’t be surprised if you see another winter-themed cake by me inspired by their designs!

I have also made a recent discovery of designer paper that is right up my alley and that is a company called Caskata. They don’t just do paper, but also tableware. which is also definitely my thing.

Getting away from paper, Dwell Studio has always been one of my favorites since my daughter was born. I love their fabric patterns and room decor items. As some of you may know, they also have a stationery line at Tiny Prints. They’ve recently expanded their product line considerably, including real furniture, so revisiting their site is worth a moment. They also have an excellent line produced for Target for a lower cost.

Last but not least is a site I have really come to love… and that is Shop Sweet Lulu. They are not the only site that does what they do, but are very selective of what they sell. I’d say this is increasingly becoming my number one site to visit for party ware and party/event supplies.

Often brides want to surprise their fiances with a grooms cake, a cake that has largely fallen out of tradition. The wedding cake is traditionally seen as the bride’s cake although these days we certainly see a lot of grooms partaking in the wedding cake selection process. A popular subject of grooms cake is not surprisingly sports. This is surely not the first time I have been asked to make a soccer (or “football”) cake for an English groom, and it probably won’t be the last.

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I had the pleasure of designing and making this wedding cake for a close friend. The cake features cross-hatch patterned tiers alternating with fabric textured tiers. This cake had a little bit of everything the bride and groom were looking for. And of course, it’s always nice to see your work on site.

I did this one a while back and failed it share it until now. This was actually my very first attempt at a sneaker cake. Great learning experience. Enjoy! The sneaker is officially called Nike Air Jordan Retro Xi 11 Cool Grey. Fancy name!

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