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 […]
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, […]
Adventures in San Diego: My Renaissance of Process
I was never competitive as a kid. I didn’t play sports, or participate in the spelling bee. Even sibling rivalry seemed pointless. I never felt threatened by my little sister’s academic achievements, artistic talent, or the time she spent with Mom and Dad. We were different enough (with the exception of our ridiculous sense of […]
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 […]
Giraffe & Koala Proposal Cake
“Floyd the Giraffe” (aka Aarash) loves his “Koala” (aka Leona) and asked for a cake to help him propose. Almond cake, apricot jam and chocolate buttercream. The animal figures are sculpted out of rice cereal. A little extra structural support for the ride across the bay to Oakland. These guys traveled separately from […]
Booked!
While I’m happy to report that business is doing so well, it has facilitated some much needed development of the order-placing process. So! In order to keep everyone’s schedules manageable, here is the new policy for placing orders: 2-week minimum notice: * Required for all cake orders up to 24 servings; Cupcake orders up to […]