Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland?

 An early September bridal shower affair

A whimisical theme

 Romantic colors

And a pamcakes fit for a queen

Congrats to Jenna & Andrew <3

The BEST Groomscake EVER!

So I know you guys have seen some great Groomscakes

Year 2010 ~ more than ever Groomscake has been a wonderful & very thoughtful wedding trend ~

A fabulous bride wanted to surprise her hubby-to-be.

And when she told me what the theme of the cake was going to be...I thought "WOW! What a thoughtful & sweet sentiment" 

 Here's the Surprise Groomscake

Fit for the perfect DC Bride & Groom

With the grey colored fondant and silver metallic sparkle dust covering the ENTIRE cake it almost looks like real metal...but OHHHH yes this rich, dark, & luscious chocolate cake with fresh vanilla bean buttercream is very edible indeed!

 A last look ~ my favorite part was carving the Capitol & Yes, I counted the columns...or at least I tried ;)

 Here it is...in its glorious display at the Bride & Grooms' DC Fab Wedding!

Romantic May Wedding

May is...WEDDING SEASON!!!!

Say no more...let's checkout pics! 

Life is so sweet ~ When you can start with the perfect cake!

This one was....Vanilla & Chocolate Marble Swirl Cake with Rich Chocolate Buttercream

Hmmmm....

FOOTBALL TIME!

LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!!!!

Wait...I mean play football?

I'm currently watching the Mayweather vs Mosley boxing fight...so thought I can sneak in a Michael Buffer shoutout!

May is...wedding season....thought you seen it all???

Check out this Groomscake! What a sweet bride!

For a Notre Dame Fan. The bride actually surprised the groom with a cake of his favorite team! I know the men out there are thinking: 'I want a cake of my favorite team too'!

Weren't these goal posts fun? Edible too!

I'm totally posting this when I have a backup of cake pictures to post. But I got so excited about this cake that I wanted to say...

Congratulations Soy + Joey!!!!

A Spring Fling!

SPRING IS HERE!!!! & to stay, I hope...

Let's kick off spring with a little tweet ~yes, pun is intended :)

Here comes...the love birds *tweet tweet*

Who said bridal showers has to be cucumber sandwiches and dry crackers?

How about a little sweetness in cake love ~

A simple delight: yellow cake with vanilla buttercream

coconut sprinkles + marshmellow fondant flowers in lavender & light fuchsia

Some would say a perfect combination for a romantic & elegant shower

I'd say its my cheerful welcome to Finally SPRING...

no frills, no frets...let's shoo winter 'n snow far far away!

ALOHA My Love~

A COMPLETE spread of cake & cookies inspired by the bride & grooms custom made island turquoise & bright yellow invitations. I tied the colors & the theme of their wedding together with the use that beautiful crisp Tiffany blue on the cake & cookie with fondant and frosting along with delicate yellow Plumeria flowers.

I must have made, what it felt like, a gazillion bright yellow Plumerias. They adorned the top of the cake and all around the cake. Needless to say that took A LOT of time.

For this island-themed spread, I actually made a marshmallow fondant which you can see the difference from a regular sugar fondant from the natural gloss it exudes. It was a little harder to work with than I liked, but it tasted delightful!

In the end, I think we captured the romantic sophisticate yet cheerful Hawaiian feel of their wedding theme!

Very Berry d'Vine

Very Berry d'Vine~

The inspiration...

A loving tita (tagalog or filipino word for auntie) wanted to give the bride & groom a beautiful cake to match their wedding theme. The color pallet for this cake and elegant wedding was to be deep luscious purple with a light romantic beige. From a piece of paper that she gave me as inspiration to my sketch or design for this cake.

My sketch...



Left: My essential tools as I get set up.
Right: Making the fondant leaves...one by one...with powdered sugar all around. Powdered sugar is considered as the 'flour' for cake decorating.


Left: The top layer of chocolate cake covered in milk chocolate buttercream
Right: The bottom layer after it was covered with the beige fondant. Nice & smooth :)



The cake after it is constructed with the base, top layer, bottom layer, berries, deep purple ribbon, and leaves. The whimsical design was hand piped with lavender decorating gel.



And now for the finishing touches with fresh purple calla lilies & a bright purple sheer ribbon.



A closer look at the detailed embellishments...



The End...for a Very Berry d'Vine Cake