Hat Box Cake for Big Hat Themed Sweet 16 Birthday.

What we have her is a margarita cake (rich margarita cake filled with lime cheesecake), for Olivia's Sweet 16th Birthday. Since her party's them is "Big Hats" I went with hat boxes for her cake.

A close up look.

Rachel's 13th Birthday Cake

So Rachel turned 13 and this was her vision for the cake that brought her into her teen years. Both tiers are: Strawberry Chiffon...light lemon buttermilk cake filled with fresh strawberry mousseline covered with white chocolate buttercream.

It's always fun to bake for milestones. The client's excitement becomes contagious and all I want to do Is deliver their vision for their special day.

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18th Birthday Cake

This pink, black and white 18th birthday cake was a honor to create. The birthday girl has had every birthday cake for all of her 18 years done by me. I have loyal clients but she's the first that I'm not related to that I've been honored to do this for.

Top tier:
Crème Brûlée...Caramel cake filled with fresh caramel & white chocolate ganache.

Bottom tier:
Decadent Chocolate...A divinely decadent chocolate cake filled with chocolate fudge & chocolate-chip mousse.

It's a Boy

It's all about the boys this weekend.

Top and Bottom tier

Almond Mocha latte...moist sour cream pound cake filled with a velvety coffee mocha cream frosted with almond amaretto buttercream.

Middle tier

Raspberry Cream...rich white cake filled with a tart raspberry cream, frosted with a creamy vanilla buttercream.

Tall, Dark and Delicious

Tall, Dark & Delicious. Chocolate cake that's soaked in Milo and espresso is layered with salted caramel, hazelnut praline and chocolate buttercream. A dark chocolate ganache drip and salted caramel popcorn completes this handsome cake.

The caramel popcorn is homemade so I can control the level of sweetness. It looks just heavenly when drizzled with melted chocolate and salted caramel.

Full view of the Tall, Dark & Delicious.

Hand Painted Moroccan Wedding Cake

Hand painted Moroccan cake for one of the sweetest Moroccan couples I've ever met. Baking and decorating are truly my happy place.

Alternating tiers of:

LEMON-THYME CAKE...Lemon-thyme cake, alternates layers of lemon curd and vanilla buttercream.

and

ZESTY MEXICAN HOT CHOCOLATE CAKE...Dark-chocolate buttercream spiked with the spicy chili powder between slabs of cinnamon-vanilla cake.

Green Tea Chocolate Cake

Green tea and chocolate may seem like a strange combination,  but you really should try it. These 2 cakes are for clients who happen to attend a wedoing where this combination was one of the tiers.

The mushrooms are meringue. 

Chocolate ganache has been poured on.

Modern Wedding Cake

White Almond Sour Cream 

White almond sour cream cake filled with cheesecake & raspberry puree for the top and bottom tiers and chocolate-cheesecake filling for the middle tier.

Triple Chocolate Cake

Chocolate cake is my favorite, especially when all the elements come together nicely to create a delicious dessert.  Everything I used to make this cake I've already share the recipes here on my blog.

Moist chocolate cake recipe can be found here.

Chocolate whip cream filling can be found here.

Chocolate ganache frosting can be found here.

Weekend Wedding Cake ( 4 Jun 16 )

The wedding colors were red and white, but the cake is all white. I just shot it in black and white because it's classical and romantic. This was suppose to be a 3 tier but they couldn't narrow down just 3 flavors so they went with 5 they really loved and now they have a 5 tier cake.

Top tier:

The Retro - An update on an American classic: moist yellow cake filled with milk chocolate mousse frosted with Madagascar vanilla buttercream.

2nd tier:

Caramel Tiramisu - Espresso infused gold cake layered with caramel mascarpone with a hint of chocolate all frosted with a light rum buttercream

3rd tier:

Almond Joy -Sour cream fudge cake layered with a toasted almond coconut filling and chocolate truffle frosted with almond buttercream

4th tier:

Black and White - Dark chocolate cake filled with white chocolate mousse, accented with sliced strawberries and frosted with white chocolate buttercream.

Bottom tier:

Classic Wedding White - A classic white cake filled with fresh tart raspberries and a full bodied cream cheese buttercream and frosted with cream cheese buttercream.

21st Birthday Cake

I love making elegant, feminine designs and this 21st birthday was a absolute pleasure to create.

Middle cake alternating tiers of:

*  Goodnight Kiss - Anise flavored champagne cake with white chocolate truffle filling.

*  Raspberry Truffle - Dark chocolate-raspberry cake filled with chocolate fudge & raspberry puree.

Small side cakes:

*  Chocolate Kir Royale - devils food chocolate cake filled with a raspberry swirled chocolate filling frosted with Chambord-champagne buttercream.

Wedding Cake Display

My first big wedding cake display under the theme romance. I tried to keep it simple without too many flowers and of course red and white are so associated with romance. Seeing that it's okay for display purposes there's no actual cake underneath the designs and fondant.

Baby Shower Cake and Cupcakes

Simple Baby Shower cake and cupcakes. Chocolate cake and cupcakes with a mousse filling  also vanilla cake with a vanilla pudding filling.

Topsy Turvy Birthday Cake

These pan were a gift from my daughter for mother's day and they worked so well on this birthday cake.

Top tier:

Strawberry Chiffon - light lemon buttermilk cake filled with fresh strawberry mousse-line covered with white chocolate buttercream.

2nd tier:

Almond Mocha latte - moist sour cream pound cake filled with a velvety coffee mocha cream frosted with almond amaretto buttercream.

3rd tier:

Black and White - Dark chocolate cake filled with white chocolate mousse, accented with sliced strawberries and frosted with white chocolate buttercream.

Bottom tier:

Lemon Satin Cake - Zesty lemon cake filled with silky tart lemon mousse and frosted with Cointreau buttercream.

Graduation Cakes 2016

Graduation season is in full swing and it keeps me so busy. I just wanted to share some of the things I've created this year and to congratulate all of the graduates and their parents for such a awesome achievement.

Pandora Themed Piña Colada Birthday Cake

This cake is really rather simple to make if you have the time.  It's a great cake for any occasion for a female, especially if she loves any Pandora jewelry as so many do.

What you have here underneath all of the decorations is a coconut pineapple cake with coconut crème filling and pineapple fruit filling.

Bey-Hive Cake

A little something for the Hive, the Bey-Hive that is.

Teir:

Chocolate cake filled with coconut flake filling and almond dacquoise (like an Almond Joy)

Middle Teir:

Yellow cake filled with rum-spiked vanilla pudding and fresh strawberries

Bottom Teir:

Chocolate cake filled with coconut flake filling and almond dacquoise (like an Almond Joy)

Sweet 16 Birthday Cake

What we have here is a 3 tiered topsy turvy Sweet 16 birthday cake.  All layers are made from my chocolate cake but each tier has a different flavor of cheesecake filling it. One is a banana cheesecake, strawberry cheesecake and chocolate cheesecake. It was a tasty hit.

White and Chocolate Cake with a Mixed Berry filling and Topping

This delicious creation is layers of chocolate cake. The recipe can be found here. A white chocolate whipped frosting and topped with  mixed berries.

Elegant Weekend Wedding Cake

Details and flavor is what this wedding cake is all about. 

What you have here is alternating layers of:

Signature White Wedding Cake  

Fluffy Vanilla cake with a light Strawberry Cream filling and Fresh Strawberry Slices.

Chocolate Mocha Cake

  A coffee lover’s favorite!  Chocolate cake infused with Espresso & layered with Mocha Buttercream filling.

In doing my prep for this cake, it starts on a Monday of doing all of the sugar flowers that will be needed.

I bake the cake on Wednesday and refrigerate it until Friday when all of the elements come together to complete it.