Happy Birthday Curt! March 23rd, 2013

A wonderful returning customer ordered her husband this richly delicious cake!  Created with a raspberry cremeux, chocolate cake, and chocolate buttercream as well as a touch of raspberry preserves and fresh raspberries made this cake one of my personal favorites to eat!  (Yes...guilty, I ate the scraps!)  This cake was a delight to envision and the components took a couple days.  First cooking down raspberries, pushing through a chinois, cooking the raspberry cream and finally blending it into emulsion! 

Ann's non-occasion cake! 3/11/2013

 Ann came to me knowing exactly what she wanted and I was nothing but thrilled to deliver!  White cake with strawberries and Kirsch..hope you enjoy the pictures.

Bavarian Filling with Strawberries marinated in Kirsch simple syrup

 Showing the cake top soaked with the Kirsch simple syrup.

 Final Product

Ben's Birthday! March 1st, 2013

Vera has returned the favor for gifting a cake to her husband this year!  She approached me wanting a white cake and got much more than she anticipated.  This 6" cake had many components, all complementing each other wonderfully (in my opinion).  Top to bottom:  White cake, thin layer of chocolate ganache, almond-kirsch filling, white cake, thin layer of chocolate ganache, almond-kirsch filling, white cake, covered with Italian buttercream and finished with toasted almond slices and a dab of ganache for the top.  

 White Cake Layer

 Thin layer of Chocolate Ganache

 Almond-Kirsch Filling...sorry it's hard to see, the flash got the best of me there!

 Flat-iced in Vanilla Italian Buttercream

 Final Product

Catherine's Wedding Cupcakes! October 13th, 2012

Catherine chose carrot cake cupcakes with an orange cream cheese frosting decorated with an orange rose for half of her guests.  The other half would enjoy a white cake with orange cream cheese frosting with a burgundy rose to blend in nicely with her wedding colors and fall decor.  

Carrying trays used just for the transport

The white cupcakes were decorated with a star tip

Cupcake stand provided by bride

Carrot cake cupcakes were decorated with a plain tip to also differentiate between the two varieties. 

Candace's Bachelorette Lingerie Party July 28th, 2012

This peacock inspired cake was a fun and beautiful way to finish up the month!  A marbled cake with a raspberry bavarian filling.  Vanilla buttercream to ice and the lingerie is made out of gum paste, royal icing and was airbrushed.  The gum paste is hardened, a good keepsake if one so chooses. 

Vera's 35th Birthday! July 16th, 2012.

Ben ordered his wife's cake for her 35th Birthday, how romantic!  She is a milk chocolate fan so I created a delightful twist to the chocolate lovers.  This is a chocolate cake with milk chocolate mousse filling, chocolate buttercream to encase, and a covering of milk chocolate ganache.  I was pleased to make this cake for a sweet new mom.  A wonderful treat my husband didn't even want to leave the house!

Vera's Mom's 60th Birthday! June 26, 2012

Vera was thoughtful for her mom's 60th and ordered an 8" Red Velvet with 'not too sweet frosting'.  The writing is in Czech.  Cake composition:  Red velvet cake, strawberries, whipped cream, red velvet cake, chocolate buttercream, strawberries, whipped cream, red velvet cake, strawberries, and whipped cream.  Encased in vanilla buttercream.