Welcome Back/Have a Safe Trip, Nate!

This cake was made for a gathering for a friend of ours visiting after a year-long stay in Costa Rica. His visit came just shortly before his return trip to Vancouver for another year at school. Nate is always on the move, so I decided a suitcase would be most appropriate for him. The cake is chocolate; it's filled with Oreo buttercream; and it's iced with vanilla buttercream. The fondant is home-made marshmallow fondant.

Happy Anniversary Ruth and Ed!

This was the cake requested for Ruth and Ed's 57th anniversary. All three have the same flavors: lemon cake, raspberry filling, lemon buttercream icing, and marshmallow fondant.

Congratulations, Jessalyn and Steven!

Yesterday's wedding reception at Glen Manor House in Portsmouth, RI was simply delightful! The weather was perfect; the food was delectable; the flowers were beautiful and unique; and of course, the bride and groom looked spectacular. What a great party!
The cake was French vanilla with strawberry filling and vanilla Italian meringue buttercream icing. Pam, from Blooming Blossoms, artfully arranged the roses and orchids on the cake.
Best wishes to Jessalyn and Steven as you begin your life together!

25th Anniversary Cake

This one was a surprise for a friend of mine. She and her husband will be celebrating their 25th anniversary on Tuesday, so I wanted to surprise them with a nice cake to mark the occasion. The cake is two layers, chocolate on the bottom and vanilla on top with strawberry filling in the middle. It's covered with vanilla buttercream and vanilla flavored fondant. The roses on the top are gum paste.
You'll have to excuse the poor photo quality on this one (and the last, for that matter). Brad wasn't available so I had to take the pictures myself.

Congratulations Rebekah and Craig!

Here is the wedding cake I delivered this morning. The event was held at Goddard Park in Warwick. The bottom (14") tier was chocolate almond cake with raspberry filling and chocolate buttercream. The top two (10" and 6") tiers were both vanilla cake with lemon filling and vanilla buttercream. All three tiers were covered in chocolate fondant. Ribbon and other embellishments were provided by the bride and groom. Congratulations and Best Wishes to Rebekah and Craig!

Stay tuned...

Photos will follow tomorrow of the wedding cake I'm finishing up as we speak. (Well sort of, I did have to wash the shortening off my hands after mixing up the fondant before I started typing.) As soon as I get this one delivered, it's back to the kitchen to finish the 25th anniversary cake, start another wedding cake, and start another anniversary cake. It sure has been a busy summer in our kitchen.

July 25 Wedding

July 25 is the next wedding cake I'll be doing. It will have 3 tiers. The bottom one will be chocolate almond cake with raspberry filling. The top 2 tiers will both be vanilla cake with lemon filling. I'm excited about this one because the bride and groom have requested chocolate fondant for the icing, and I just love the way cakes iced with chocolate fondant look. Stay tuned for details.
Other projects I'll be undertaking soon include a birthday cake and a 25th anniversary cake. Photos will follow.