Monkey is One – Birthday Cupcakes – Marina, CA

This little mini cake and cupcakes has a special place in my heart.  Kim was my very very very very first client.  I had posted an ad on craigslist, I had zero pictures of my work, and was hungry for a job.  She contacted me to make her a wedding cake since her and her husband were eloping.  I was thrilled beyond belief when she stumbled across my site again and asked me to make cupcakes and a mini cake for her son’s first birthday party.

My favorite part of the cake was the monkey topper.  He’s just so squeezeable.  I want to keep him as a pet!

Happy First Birthday Ethan!!!

Cupcakes/Cake:  Chocolate and Vanilla

Icing:  Banana Buttercream

Covering:  Buttercream with fondant embellishments and a gumpaste figurine

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Heinz 57 Sauce – Birthday Cake – Pebble Beach, CA

Do you watch the Food Network?

Have you ever seen the show “Private Chefs of Beverly Hills”?  Well, I’m in love with it.  It’s set to record every single new episode on my DVR.  The chefs on the show work for a company called Big City Chefs.

I was ecstatic when I was contacted by Big City Chefs to make a cake for one of their clients.  The client was having a 57th birthday party for his wife and had a “Heinz 57 Sauce” theme, so he wanted a cake that looked like a Heinz 57 bottle.  I am thrilled with how the cake turned out and am so grateful for the opportunity to work with Big City Chefs (Chef Derek Chance was the Private Chef for the party)!

Cake:  Vanilla

Icing:  French Buttercream

Covering:  Fondant

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOU!

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2010 Palma High School Graduation – Topsy Turvy Cake

Norma wanted a special cake for the graduation party they were having for her son.  I love it when I talk to mom’s and you can tell how much love and pride they have in their children because it just oozes out of them.  I could just tell how much Josh meant to Norma and how special she wanted this to be for him.

I am IN LOVE with how this cake turned out. 

I love the topsy turvy whimsical-ness of it.  

I love the bright colors.  

I love the wording. 

I love the personalized details. 

It was such a fun cake to make.  I feel like I get to know the person it’s for on a more personal level when the cake includes personalized items. 

And I really like it. 

It’s a really neat feeling to know that when Josh saw his cake, he was going to have a connection and memory to every single item.  It’s as if you’re getting close to someone you’ve never met thru your artistry and it makes me want to make it that much more spectacular. 

Congratulations Josh!

Cake:  Strawberry, Chocolate, Red Velvet

Icing:  Strawberry buttercream, peanut-butter fudge buttercream, cream cheese

Covering:  Fondant with fondant embellishments and gumpaste personalizations

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Romantic Fresh Flower Wedding Cake

Fit for a Princess.

That’s how I would describe Bianca’s wedding reception decor.

When we walked in to set up the cake it was a golf club restaurant and when I turned around to leave it had been transformed into this fairy tale wedding oasis.   

As we were leaving, I caught a glimpse of Bianca and her wedding party while they were taking pictures and she looked simply stunning.

I hope you have years and years of wedded bliss!

Cake:  Espresso Chocolate, Marble, Strawberry, Carrot, Neopolitan

Icing:  Almond Buttercream, Banana Buttercream, Pineapple Buttercream, Cream Cheese, Buttercream

Covering:  Pale Yellow (Champagne) Buttercream and fresh red roses and baby’s breath

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Mini Oreo Cupcakes Bites

My almost 3 year old son is getting to the age where daily activities are a must if we want to avoid several meltdowns.  This particular day I promised him he could “go WILD” with mommy’s sprinkles.  He was beyond excited and kept talking about it ALL day!  Both sprinkles containers were dumped out completely and thrown to the side in 10 seconds flat.  

He was a happy boy and I was a happy momma.

Mini Cupcakes:  Made with homemade oreo dough

Icing:  Buttercream tinted pink/purple and covered in sprinkles

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