Month: February 2019

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RRRoooaaarrrrr!

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We went all Jurassic this week in the bakery!  To celebrate Gunner’s 2nd birthday, his family wanted him to have a cool dinosaur cake complete with a T-rex coming out of the top.  So we started by sculpting the dino head out of rice cereal treats.  We then covered it in fondant and gave it a scaly impressed texture.

For the cake, we iced it smooth in buttercream and airbrushed it to give it an almost camouflage look.  We then added fondant foliage and vines in various shades of green.  We added Gunner’s name and age to mimic the look of some famous dinosaur movie writing, so it would stand out among the foliage.

We then completed the dino head with airbrushing, sharp fondant teeth and all the extras. Once the jaw bone was attached and the head had dried, we were able to place it on the cake among the fondant leaves and vines.

We think Gunner will be happy with the finished look.  Pretty cool cake for a 2 year old!!

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Choo Choo!

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Not all cute cakes have to be multiple tiers of involve lots of piping and 3D accents and this cake for Mr. Mason’s 3rd birthday is the perfect example of that!

Mason’s party theme was Thomas the Tank Engine…so fun!  Thomas, however, happens to be a copyright protected character, which means that we cannot recreate Thomas out of icing because we don’t own the rights to his likeness. But that doesn’t have to stop Mason from having a super cute cake!

For this cake, we iced the cake in a base coat of sky blue buttercream.  We added trees and other landscape scenery similar to what you might see during a ride on Thomas.  We then added a jumbo cloud with Mason’s name.  One the cake board, we added a train track for Mason’s Mom to put some toy trains on.  Lastly, we made a large #3 fondant topper, which was made ahead if time, so it would hold it’s shape.  We cut out the fondant 3 and skewered it, so it could be placed in the cake once it was dry.  We set it off-center because Mason’s mom is going to add a Thomas toy on top as well.  Because the toy is purchased directly from the store it can be used on the cake without us having to violate federal copyright.  AND Mason has a new toy to play with once the cake is eaten.  It’s a WIN-WIN!!

Happy 3rd Birthday, Mason!

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Black & Yellow

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Earlier this week we showed you the most adorable Beehive cake and smash cake with piped yellow buttercream texture and tiny fondant bumble bees.  It was super adorable all by itself, but imagine a complete dessert table with black and yellow as far as the eye can see?!?

Well imagine no more because in addition to the main cake and smash cake, we also created bee french macarons and bee cupcakes!

For the french macarons (not to be confused with macarOOns, which are totally different) we used our lemon and vanilla flavors…delish!  We airbrushed them to give them a little more yellow and then painted black striped on them.  We added little bee eyes and a black buttercream stinger to complete the look.

For the cupcakes, we used the same buttercream color to pipe bee hives on top and added little fondant bees.  This party theme had everyone in the bakery buzzing this week.  What do you think?

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You Get A Gold Star!

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Girly and glitzy was the name of the game for Tamra’s birthday cake.  It doesn’t get any more girly or glitzy than pink and gold glitter!

This cake was a two tier to serve about 25 people.  The top tier was iced in a smooth bubblegum pink buttercream.  The bottom tier was iced in pink ombre buttercream rosettes.  We love ombre designs that incorporate 3-4 different shades for the full pink effect.  In this case, the darker shade was on the bottom and we lightened the buttercream as we went up the cake until we got to the shade of the top tier.  So much pink!

After the cake was totally pinked out, we were able to decorate it.  We started by adding Tamra’s name on the top tier in the darker pink shade, so it would contrast with the buttercream color.  We then cut out dozens of tiny stars and painted them gold.  We placed these sporadically all over the top tier.  Lastly, we added the gold glitter star bouncers, which were made in advance.  We cut a medium-sized star out of fondant, skewered it and and coated it with edible glitter.  So glitzy and girly!

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He or She? Open to See!

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There is something extra special about a creating gender reveal cake, which is where the gender of the baby that mom is carrying is revealed by cutting into the cake.  We feel so honored and special to know the gender of the baby before the parents even know!  Often, we will receive an envelope or phone call from the doctor’s office with the gender.  We then tint the cake batter or filling (or both!) either pink or blue to coordinate with the gender that the mother is carrying.

We then decorate the cake in a fun gender reveal theme.  This week, the theme was all about the myster of pink and blue.  We decorated the cake in pink and blue polka dots.  We added an adorable pink and blue border and plaque that read, “He or She?  Can’t wait to see!”

We then added 2 pairs of fondant baby shoes that we had created in advance.  We made blue baby sneakers and pink mary janes ahead of time, so that they could dry and hold their shape.  We then placed them on the cake as the topper.

So what color do you think was on the inside…pink or blue??

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This Could Bee Our Favorite Cake!

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Some party themes are just too cute for words and this Bee themed First Birthday Party is one of them!  From the texture of the hive to the matching smash cake, this theme had the bakery buzzing this week!

To create the main cake, we baked three layers of cake and stacked and carved them into a dome/beehive shape.  Once carved, we crumb coated the cake to lock in the moisture and seal in the crumbs that can be exposed when carving.  Once crumb coated, we chilled the cake and colored the yellow icing.  The yellow icing was put into a piping bag and used with a tip 12. We then piped the yellow icing onto the cake in a circular fashion to create the texture of the hive.

Once the texture of the hive was created, we added the fondant accents that included the sentiment on the board and the bumble bees that were buzzing around the hive.  Each bee was made using black and yellow fondant with tiny wings and body markings that were made with an edible marker.  We also added some piped accents to show the flight pattern of the bees…too cute!

Once the main cake was complete, we created a miniature version for Adelina to smash on her birthday.  We piped the same texture with the yellow buttercream, but left off the fondant accents as fondant can be a chokable for babies.  We added the “o n e” in the piped pattern to coordinate with the main cake.  So adorable!

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Fancy Fruit

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This time of year, we get LOTS of orders for chocolate dipped strawberries. Most are for Valentine’s Day, but this order was for a dessert table at a baby shower.   Their accent color was silver, so we stepped up the drizzle on this order.

We started by washing and drying the fruit.  You want to make sure the strawberries are completely dry before you dip them in the melted chocolate.  We then heated the white and dark chocolate in the microwave.  One-by-one, we dip the strawberries and set them on parchment paper to dry.  Once the base coat of chocolate has set, we put melted chocolate in a piping bag and cut a tiny hole.  We then drizzle the chocolate on the strawberry in a horizontal pattern.  If you’re just adding a standard drizzle, that’s the end of the process.  But if you’re wanting to add the silver glitter, you’ll need to drizzle one strawberry at a time and sprinkle the glitter on the drizzle before it has time to set.

Once the chocolate drizzle sets with the edible glitter attached, you can brush off the excess glitter with a dry paint brush, so it only sticks to the drizzle.  The end result is a glamorous strawberry that will add a little extra sparkile to your dessert table!  Once dipped, you should keep your strawberries cool and enjoy them within 2 days.  Who’s ready to make some fancy fruit?!?

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Ballin’

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Last week it was all about the balls at All Things Cake.  We were CAKE BALLING for days!  Cake balls are a popular bite-sized option for sampling especially for corporate events.  Cake balls are a great way to have a variety of flavors without some of the downsides associated with large cakes —think no cutting, self serve, no forks, lots of flavors, easy clean-up.  Cake Balls for the win!

If you’re new to the world of cake balls, they are a mixture of cake and icing that is rolled into a ball and dipped in chocolate.  They can come in a variety of flavors and be dipped in a variety of flavors and colors of chocolate making them a very versatile dessert.  Here’s what the cake ball looks like before it’s dipped:

We used a cookie scoop to portion the balls and rolled them until they were smooth.  We then lined them up on a tray and chilled them to harden them up for dipping.  Once they are firm, they are ready to dip.  (Pro tip: you don’t want to freeze them because the cold temperature will cause the chocolate to crack once you dip them…and no one wants cracked balls!)  Here are some that are dipped and drizzled and ready to go out the door:

These balls were dipped in white chocolate and milk chocolate.  Once they set, we added a melted chocolate drizzle to complete the gourmet look we were going for. You can tint white chocolate any color, so the color combinations are endless!  You can also dip them in chocolate and sprinkle them with jimmies, sugars, non-pareils and more!

Who’s ready to get BALLIN?

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Out Of This World!

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We don’t do a lot of sheet cakes.  Most people prefer stacked and tiered designs that are so popular right now.  So when we do get an order for a sheet cake, we do our best to bring the flat surface to life, which is what we did with this cake from last week for Miss Izabella’s birthday.

This cake was such a fun theme with the galaxy background, space ship and planets.  We started by icing this cake smooth with a blue buttercream.  We then airbrushed it to give it more of an outerspace look.  To go beyond the airbrushing, we hand spattered silver onto the cake and then added tiny white fondant stars.

Once the background was complete we added the fondant accent pieces and lettering.  Help us wish Miss Izabella a very happy birthday!!