Tuxedo Chocolate Orange Cake
People often ask me about my favorite flavor of cake. 11 out of 12 months of the year, anyone would be hard pressed to get a straight answer out of me. I love ALL of my children flavors equally, and each one has a different occasion and purpose during which they best shine. I like […]
The Tale of Ice Cream Bear: Teddy Bear Wedding Cake
“So, what kind of cakes do you make?” Tall ones… “OMG, that’s a cake? Are you freaking kidding me?! How does it even stand up???” Let me tell you a story about the cake I like to call: Ice Cream Bear. Technically, his name was Tatty Teddy. “Tatty” played a significant role in the relationship […]
The Bear Necessities: It must taste good!
Client: My son’s favorite toy in the world is his teddy bear. Can you make the bear into a cake? Me: Will he be traumatized when the cake gets cut and served? Client: This will not be a problem. Me: Then yes, I can do that! I cannot count how many times I have delivered […]
“Steampunk, Go!”
Sometimes, your friend comes to you with a theme, followed by the word, “Go.” In this instance, the theme was Steampunk. The Victorian-fashion-meets-Industrial-Revolution aesthetic has taken over geekdom, and it was only a matter of time before I got to design my inaugural Steampunk piece. Occasionally, (ok, regularly…) when you’re completely winging your design without […]
“I love you to the moon…” Nope! Can’t do it!
As endearing as this sentiment may have (at one point) been from lover to lover, parent to child, or crazy cat lady to her furry companions… I simply cannot hear, read, or write the rest of that phrase one more time. I cannot do it, you guys! It is overused to the point where the […]
The Life and Times of H. B. Penguin
I do my best work for the people I love. (Surprise! The secret ingredient really is love!) And since my sweetie loves penguins, I wanted to honor his birthday with a cake shaped like a penguin with a balloon. But what’s even cuter than a penguin with a balloon? A FLYING penguin with a balloon, […]
Green Chocolate
He’s more than a year overdue, but I’m hoping that since he’s got cake for brains, he’ll forgive the untimeliness of my post. This fellow was a birthday cake for my very lucky and very loved partner, and it is one of my all-time favorite creations. His exterior was crafted out of modeling chocolate and […]
How many ways can I say I’m sorry?
All too often, the ones we love the most are the ones who bear the brunt of our indiscretions. The last time I wrote to you, I went on and on about how much I wanted to build and maintain our relationship. And for half a second, I kept my promise to you. Alas, my […]
Threadcakes 2014
Hey, look at this here blogging wagon! I think I might actually be trying to climb back into it. 🙂 This piece is from October of last year and was for Threadcakes, my first online cake competition. Basically, you get to choose a Threadless t-shirt design, and cake-ify it. Amidst the sea of t-shirt geekery, one design […]
Return of the Ninja
I could go into a hundred reasons why I stopped posting here, but none of them are good reasons. So instead of trying to justify it, I’m choosing to simply accept that it happened and move forward. There have been many cakes in my life since my little hiatus. And while unfortunately, I cannot give […]