tanya & joe's wedding...

11.19.11
top and bottom tiers: southern red velvet
with cream cheese buttercream
middle tier: ferrero rocher - chocolate fudge
with nutella buttercream

so here it is... tanya and joe's cherry blossom themed wedding cake! and let me tell you, this cake weighed a ton! it was my first square shaped wedding cake and i gotta admit, not too shabby for my first shot at it. it was quite an adventure though getting to the reception... i drove from irvine to LA (almost hollywood) with this cake and a full sheet serving cake in the back of my CRV... in bad, and i mean bad traffic. i think i was going 20-25 mph from norwalk to LA...then a sudden slam on my breaks nearly caused me to have a heart attack! needless to say, the cake made it safely and i got lots of compliments from the newlyweds' family and friends :) even better, was i got a chance to see all my LA "kidz" as i call them... i was actually referred to the bride by her sister, larissa, who was in a debut court i taught over 5 years ago. it was so nice to see all the kids from the debut, how they've grown, and what they've all been up to since i last saw them. good night, good fun, good cake! :) congratulations tanya and joe!

giants groom's cake...

11.18.11
orange velvet with cream cheese buttercream

yeah, you read that right... orange velvet. okay, so there's a story behind this cake. months ago, i met with the bride-to-be, tanya regarding her wedding cake order... then she mentioned, she wanted to order a groom's cake for her groom in a san francisco giants theme. she joked about her fiance's crazy obsession with the giants, his matching tattoo... and the fact that if you were to cut joe, he'd probably bleed "orange." that's when the light bulb came on above my head... i said, "so you wanted red velvet right?" and tanya answered, "yes, that's his favorite flavor." then i recommended, "why not make it an orange velvet?" tanya's eyes widened as she answered, "YES!!!" so the rest is history. she left the design up to me... so i created a baseball hat with the notorious "SF" logo as well as carved out letters freehand to match the GIANTS lettering. i loved how the 2-tone of the orange atop the white made it really look very baseball themed and you can't go wrong with the black and orange stripes. joe loved the cake so much, he refused to cut it and at the wedding, several pictures were taken with the happy groom kissing his SF cake! :) congratulations tanya and joe!

koa's ninja birthday...

11.04.11
southern red velvet with vanilla bean buttercream

koa's ninja birthday cake was ordered by my good friend melanie, who i have to say is one of my best and supportive clients. she always thinks of me when it comes to celebrations, so i just wanted to give a special shoutout to her! :) koa's mom wanted a ninja theme... so i created a very simple design with a ninja face, the japanese red sun, and his name "KOA" was carved freehand out of fondant. pretty cool huh? happy birthday koa!

chanel inspired...

10.30.11
southern red velvet with vanilla bean buttercream
ferrero rocher filled with nutella buttercream

i know right? HELLA ADORABLE! these cupcakes were ordered by my elementary/junior high/high school friend, antoinette, in honor of her birthday. she's such a fashionista, so it's fitting that she requested these fancy cupcakes! i really loved how they turned out, but more so, it was so nice to see my old friend after more than 10 years! that's the best part of my cakes... it gives me the chance to reunite with old friends through my baking :) happy birthday antoinette!

happy halloween...

11.28.11
double chocolate with vanilla bean buttercream
and topped with crushed oreo cookies

spooooooky! these are my graveyard cupcakes. i make these every halloween for my annual halloween party. i love how the crushed oreo cookies look like dirt... edible dirt that is :)

handy manny birthday...

check out manny! so cute! :)

10.23.11
southern red velvet with cream cheese buttercream

handy manny birthday cupcakes for ryan! ryan's father is a returning client (who ordered the previous yo gabba gabba cake). he had a request to create 3D and 2D handy manny toppers for his son's birthday cupcakes. i also made the cupcake stand which i thought just made the cupcakes pop out even more. i'm pretty darn proud of the "manny" character which i completed sculpted out of fondant. sooo cute yah? this was a fun one!