Cakeopolis: September 2009

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Number Fifty-Six

September 26th, 2009.
The Cubs/Sox Wedding Cake

This was great! The bride was a HUGE Cubs fan, and the groom - a huge Sox fan. Arrrgh! So, of course, they wanted something to represent that. I really enjoyed working with the couple on this cake. We adjusted it according to the wedding colors, and voila! This was a chocolate cake, with vanilla buttercream, and some royal icing & fondant details.

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Number Fifty-Five

September 19th, 2009.

The Bling Wedding Cake

This was a lot of work - and half of it was just the fondant - but I really enjoyed assembling it on site the most. This was a chocolate/vanilla swirl cake, with buttercream frosting, fondant, and trimmed with silver/rhinestone accents. The (fabulous) topper was provided by the bride-to-be.

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Number Fifty-Four

September 12th, 2009.

The Monogram Cake

This cake was for a couple whose names both start with the letter "J" -- they had jokingly made themselves a monogram ("J2"), which they stamp & emboss various places... so they wanted to incorporate it into their cake.

I think it's really sweet - and turned out absolutely beautiful.

This was an alternating dark chocolate and white cake, with vanilla buttercream, fondant, and buttercream details. It was filled with a rich raspberry pie-like filling. (Adorned with fresh flowers, provided by the bride & groom's florist.)

Number Fifty-Three

September 12th, 2009.

The DNA Groom's Cake

This was a groom's cake - which I made happily - but now realize I never got the story behind it! I know the bride and groom mentioned they had scientist friends that would enjoy sitting close to this cake. This was a mocha cake, with vanilla buttercream. The DNA was made using chocolate and strawberry pocky, and the groom's favorite - peanut M&Ms.

Number Fifty-Two

September 11th, 2009.
Raspberries - Cake and Filling

So I had a wedding cake for the following weekend, and had to prepare by making the filling - which happened to be a lot of raspberries, mushed and cooked into a pie-filling-like-filling. (If that makes sense!)

Of course, while in the kitchen, my son always comes in and asks if I'm making a cake. (He's 3.) Then he asks if he can make a cake. So this time - I made him a cake. This was a white cake, with buttercream frosting. I mixed about 2 tablespoons of smushed raspberries in with the frosting. He loved it!

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I found that Patricia really listened to what I wanted, then suggested extra details (like the band aids) beyond what I had expressed to make my cake just right.
She lives really close to me, so I went to pick it up, and was glad that she had prepared a solid base for it so the almost life-sized arm could be transported securely and with great stability. My son lives a good hour away, so I was pleased that I could deliver his cake with confidence.
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