Saturday, November 30, 2013

BRADLEY'S 40TH BIRTHDAY CAKE

Bradley's cake was for his 40th birthday and he likes music and the Boston Red Sox.  He is also a radio announcer.  It was a surprise birthday party and wow was he surprised with everything including this cake.  Flavors were chocolate cake with a hazelnut crunch filling, and chocolate mousse filling.

Thursday, November 28, 2013

THANKSGIVING PIES


Here are two of my pie selections for Thanksgiving.  Apple pie and Pecan Pie.  Notice the apple in the center of the apple pie.  It is made out of dehydrated apples that I made into a rose shape.  The leaves on the apple pie and pecan pie are made out of pie crust and dusted with powdered sugar.

Sunday, November 10, 2013

OMBRE CAKE FOR FAYE'S 80TH BIRTHDAY

This cake was made for some of the ladies at the country club where I used to work.  They were having lunch at The Parker in Palm Springs to celebrate Faye's 80th birthday.  I worked at this location too but when I worked there it was called the Givenchy Hotel & Spa.
Flavors of this cake were Vanilla Chiffon Cake with two layers of Coconut Mousse and one layer of Passion Fruit Bavarian Cream.

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

CAKE POPS

Cake pops are all the rage.  They can be made out of cake or cookies and be any flavor you like.  These are Lime and yummy.  Dipped in White Chocolate and decorated.  They can also be rolled in nuts, coconut, chocolate jimmies, almost any thing you can think of.  Fun to eat too!!

RICHARD & JEFFREY'S WEDDING CAKE

When I was told that the colors for this wedding cake would be tan, black, & turquoise I was wondering if I could make it happen.  This is what I came up with and here is the testimonial from the groom's:

"Pam,

The cake was a tremendous success - visually and in taste!  Thank you very much.

Our wedding day went off perfectly.

Dick & Jeffrey"

Flavors were 4 layers of vanilla cake with filling layers of ganache and chocolate mousse.

WEDDING CAKE FOR ROBERT & JON

Flavors of this cake were vanilla, chocolate and coffee.  Five layers of vanilla cake and the filling layers were chocolate crunch, coffee buttercream, mocha buttercream and ganache.
I attended the reception and actually cut the cake for the guests.  I received many comments such as "this is the best cake I have ever tasted".  Love hearing that!!
Thank you Robert and Jon for having me make your cake.

Friday, September 27, 2013

CINDY'S BIRTHDAY CAKE

Cindy's birthday cake was a travel and golf inspired cake. She loves both in her life so we decided to incorporate each on her cake.  Flavor of this cake was carrot with cream cheese frosting.

Saturday, September 21, 2013

BIRTHDAY CAKE FOR A SNOWBOARDER

The flavor of this cake was German Chocolate with the traditional coconut pecan filling.
This was a fun cake to make and it was supposed to look like the snowboarder wiped out in some deep snow.

Monday, September 16, 2013

5OTH BIRTHDAY CUPCAKES

Fondant covered 50th birthday cupcakes.  Another example of cupcake possibilities.

Sunday, September 15, 2013

PARTY FAVORS


I made these party favors for one of my customers.  She gave one to each of the guests at the party.  Behind the cookie, wrapped in cello is a star shaped candy dish filled with peanut brittle.  As you can see we decided upon a red, white, and blue theme.
She absolutely loved these!!

Saturday, September 14, 2013

A VERY SWEET BRIDAL SHOWER CAKE

This cake was done for a bridal shower with an afternoon tea theme.  That gave me the inspiration to make a lace tablecloth for the top of the cake.  I embossed the corners and highlighted them with luster dust, then "picot" the edges with royal icing string work.
The border was made by cutting out individual flowers and scrunching them to give a ruffle look.
Flavor of the cake is Chocolate Cake with a layer of Crunch and Ganache and two layers of Chocolate Mousse.

Thursday, August 22, 2013

AMERICAN BUSINESS WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION COOKIES

These cookies were made for the American Business Women's Association.   Palm Desert chapter.  What a great group of women.  Any entrepreneur should look into becoming a member of this super organization.

Thursday, July 04, 2013

JULY 4TH COOKIES & CUPCAKES

 Happy July 4th 2013 everyone.  I made 84 cupcakes and 120 cookies this year for some of my clients parties.  Sure got me in the spirit of fireworks and family get togethers.

Sunday, June 23, 2013

BABY SHOWER CAKE & CUPCAKES

 This cake reminds me of a butterfly fairyland.  The flavor of the cake was coconut with coconut pastry cream filling as were the cupcakes.

BRIDAL SHOWER CUPCAKES

These cupcakes were done for a bridal shower. The client asked for them to be "bridal" rather than whimsical.  They were very time consuming but I think they turned out great.  The flavors are: 1st picture - Lemon with Lemon Curd Filling, 2nd picture - Gluten Free Pumpkin Caramel Spice, 3rd picture - Chocolate Hazelnut Crunch.

Saturday, June 15, 2013

ARTIST CASH'S SECOND BIRTHDAY CAKE

This cake was for my financial planner's little boy.  He is a little artist so I made the cake to reflect his talent's.  The layers inside the cake are red, blue, yellow and green, all vanilla flavor with vanilla buttercream.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013

TOOTH CUPCAKE FOR MY DENTIST

I made some "tooth" cupcakes for my dentist.  Here he is pretending like he is about to drill it.  Actually, he ate it right after taking this picture.
I used some dentil floss to tie a bow around the outside of the cupcake wrapper.  He thought that was very cleaver.
My dentist is so great I don't even mind having to go have my teeth worked on!!

Friday, April 26, 2013

BIRTHDAY CAKE COOKIES

 Birthday Cake Cookies are a great alternative to a birthday cake.  It is fun to send each person home with their own cookie to enjoy later.


Wednesday, March 20, 2013

PEANUT BRITTLE AKA BUNNY BRITTLE

Taking orders for Easter Peanut Brittle AKA Bunny Brittle!!  $5 per bag.  Call 760-835-2377
Happy Easter !!

Wednesday, March 06, 2013

KIDS BIRTHDAY CUPCAKES

Here are some cupcakes I did for a childs birthday party which were taken to her school.  The bees were for the boys, the ladybugs for the girls and the flower with the butterfly were for the teachers.

Sunday, March 03, 2013

DOGGY CAKE FOR A DOG LOVER

I just realized I forgot to post this cake I did in October.  This cake was done for a clients birthday and she loves dogs and cats.  She and her husband also have a wonderful business where they babysit dogs for people when they go out of town.
I have even made dog biscuits for them.

HAWAIIN BABY SHOWER CAKE

 This was a cake I did for a Hawaiian themed baby shower.  The flavors were Vanilla Chiffon Cake with Passion Fruit Bavarian and Coconut Mousse.  I love the way they set up the table.  It really showcased the cake.
The stripes on the cake matched the invitation as did the flip flops for the dad, mom, and baby.

Thursday, February 14, 2013

CUPCAKES ON A CAKE

The flavor of this cake is carrot and the cupcakes are carrot too.  This cake was made to celebrate 5 birthdays.  The client wanted each of the birthday guests to take home a cupcake and she wanted to serve the bottom cake at the party.  Fun!!   

Monday, February 04, 2013

BABY SHOWER CUPCAKES




These cupcakes were for a baby shower.  The flavors were Chocolate Hazelnut Crunch, Carrot with Cream Cheese Frosting, Banana with Caramel and a fresh Banana Filling, and Lemon with Lemon Curd Filling and Frosting.
I made 40 of them and each one was uniquely different.  Such fun to just sit down and create.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

COOKIES FOR MY DENTIST

 I made these cookies for my dentist's office. To make something fun before I go takes my mind off what might happen once I get there ;o).  Actually, for this appointment I was just getting my teeth cleaned.

BECKY'S 90TH QUILTED BIRTHDAY CAKE

90th Birthday Cake for Becky!!  Handmade sugar roses and sugar pearls.  Flavor of the cake was lemon cake, lemon mousse and lemon curd.  I also quilted the sides of the cake and stenciled the Happy Birthday plaque.

VINTAGE BABY SHOWER

 I did this cake and cookies for a vintage baby shower.  Cake was chiffon with vanilla bean pastry cream and fresh bananas.

Cookies were shortbread cutouts using the same colors of the cake, sage green, lavender, & purple.