CAKESTARTER

Finally got the Kickstarter campaign launched! I have 30 days to reach my goal!!!
Please help me spread it around 8)
You donate through the website, and if I reach my goal, you get rewards. If I dont make it, I get nothing. It is kind of an all or nothing deal.
I can't wait to mail out all the amazing caramels as rewards!!!!

My Kickstarter Campaign !!!

Coming Soon....

Coming soon...Hopefully...
I have been working hard to get my own bakery going. Doin the freelance thing has been amazing, but I am ready to move into a real bakery! To that end, I am getting ready to launch a Kickstarter campaign soon. Here is a fun teaser trailer to make you laugh, and maybe come check out my project. I will be sure to let you know when it goes live!!!

enjoy 8)

Spy VS Spy

 
This cake was awesome to make. I lost a lot of sleep. There was many setbacks. BUT I LOVE IT.
I designed this sweet treat for the Edmonton Public Library Books2Eat gala a few months ago. If you haven't heard about it, it is a really cool fundraiser to help out our local libraries. And books are rad, so count me in! Bakers around the area donate themed cakes, local businesses donate great stuff, there is a silent auction and dinner... so fun!
This year's theme was Spies. Of course I knew everyone would do Bond, and Bourne, and where is the fun in those?! ha ha, I like my cakes t have a sense of humour!

 the panels on all the sides were hand painted on fondant, based on old cartoons I found online.

 the Spies themselves were molded out of modelling chocolate. both holding a special delicious and explosive treat for the other, lol!

 A fella from MAD Magazine even commented on the cake, which really made my day! After growing up reading my older brothers' comics, it was surreal for them to even acknowledge my existence !

Themes

What is the theme of the wedding? A pretty typical question when deciding on a wedding cake design. The best response I have heard so far is... its old Hollywood glam... and steam punk, with feathers, and red roses....... and maybe abit of outer space.
OK maybe that wasn't exactly how it went down. But that was the main ideas. and I loved every theme for a different reason, but how the heck was I gonna tie it all together? lol. good thing i like a challenge.

my old friend Lemur built me an amazing cake board, with a panel attached on the back.
i planned out a 4 tier cake, with a huge fondant moon as a back drop. A bright red Hollywood red carpet, topped off with a plume of feathers and rowed with red ribbon roses, gears, and cogs.
I was nervous it would be to busy, but I think it all came together perfectly.


and if you look closely you can see the final touch, to bring in a bit more of the outer space...  two adorable space ship cake pops for the bride and groom to feed each other. too sweet.

Pretty PinUp

REALLY?!?!?! SERIOUSLY?!!??!?!??

Could I be any luckier? I have the coolest, awesomest friends in the world. And they order wicked cakes from me. This has become one of my all time favourites. I adore pin up, rockabilly, and retro styles.  This was a fabulous opportunity for me to try some new techniques, and make a super cute cake for a friend.

I tried a new way of layering fondant to make the face. I know she kind of looks like a Family Guy character, but I think it works. She is a-freakin-dorable!!

Black and white

Last year my niece and my nephew got married. Not to each other, of course, lol. But a few months apart. One wedding was huge, elaborate and fancy, the other was low key and laid back.

For the big wedding, they requested a 4 tier black cake. with a lead crystal topper and rhinestone sparkly boards. It was  intense, an alot of work to pull off  in my relatively small space. 

the next celebration had an icy theme with all white and light blues. they asked for a small white cake with their frog prince topper, and a table of white bites. it was a challenge in a different way making all the individual treats. 

caramel pecan tarts

chocolate hazelnut tarts

white chocolate raspberry cream cups

as well as vanilla marshmallows, cake pops, and truffles. 

these projects were completely different, and yet both came from love and family.

Suessy

All things Dr Seuss are awesome. cake included. 

Thing one and Thing two help Nora celebrate in a fun colourful way!

Seussy designs are very fun to recreate with cake. lots of colour and whimsy. 

This cake was for a baby shower. completely different, and yet still classically Seuss. 

I always get abit excited when people want these kinds of cakes. it is almost as fun as zombie cakes 8)

I have been busy baking soon, but i promise to post more pics, recipes, and/or tutorials soon!