Wednesday, February 1, 2012

The Vintage Pacman Cake


We did this cake kind of at the last minute for a friend's birthday party that he was having at a vintage arcade. The evite had an image of a pacman ghost, so we took that lead and did a simple cake with a pixelated character. It was a hit!

The Wonder Twins Cake



This cake was for a pair of twins turning one! Their parents are our friends so we wanted to give them something fun and bright. They came up with the Wonder Twins concept...I had never heard of those comic book characters before...but after a little research, we got the theme and color palette. I had the idea of making their twins the actual Wonder Twins, so Matt and I collaborated on a caricature of Sidney and Duncan. The overall effect was very personal, cheerful and bright. I really really love this cake, every time I look at it, I smile.

The Golf/Darth Vadar Cake


This cake was for a guy who loves two things.....golf and Star Wars. So we combined the two ideas and came up with an amazing concept. I handled the golf ball and all the accessories and Matt took charge on the caricature of the birthday boy. He really nailed his likeness and the clients were ecstatic. I was really pleased with how it came out!

The Western Poker Cake



I had a blast making this cake! It was for a family friend who was having a 'Deadwood' themed party. SO we decided on a western poker cake. After laying down the green, I paneled the fondant and gave it a wood grain texture. The finishing touches were the hand made poker chips and playing cards that we personalized with edible images of a royal straight and the birthday boy's picture on a wanted sign! It was a huge hit...especially the flavor. We made it a chocolate stout bacon cake with caramel buttercream. The birthday boy wasn't huge on sweets but loves bacon...so it was super fun experimenting with the flavor!

The Korin Faught Cake


We made this cake + cupcakes combo for a good friend of ours, artist Korin Faught. She drew the Gorey inspired drawing that we printed out on edible paper for the top of the cake. She was really inspired by Gorey's Crampus characters, and based on that, we designed the cupcake toppers and added the green bow and hand painted snakes and letters. The effect was really fitting for her Christmas birthday party. Just loved how it came out!

Baby Monkey


This was also for a baby shower, this one monkey themed. I really enjoyed the color palette, pink and brown are so popular right now! I also just loved how girly and graphic it was. The client loved it!

Sunday, December 4, 2011

The Baby Birdie Cake


Love love love this cake! I worked on it with my mom the night before my birthday. We just had the best time decorating her (the cake.) The color palette is playful and the stenciling came out so dainty. My mom worked on momma bird and baby bird. Our first time using marzipan! Pretty easy and pliable to work with and tastes a heck of a lot better. The nest was chinese noodles dipped in chocolate (easy and delicious) The whole look is sophisticated yet fun and sweet and I had the best time working on her (the cake.)