Dirty Dancing Cake

This cake was once again created for a 20th birthday of a girl who loves dirty dancing. I created the famous last scene silhouette out of black fondant and attached it to the pink fondant covered cake. The flavours were banana cake with vanilla buttercream.

Juicy Gift Box Cake

This 8 inch square cake was created for a 20th birthday. The flavours included chocolate cake with ferrerro rocher filling, and was covered in pink fondant with chocolate fondant lettering and a bow.

Halloween Dessert Table {Madison's First Birthday}

This dessert table was created for baby Madison's first birthday and since it was a halloween themed party, we decided for that to be the basis of the table. We wanted to convey a girlie feel to the table so the colour palette chosen was Purple, Black and White, with hints of Green.

I included a two tier cake with bats and a sparkly number one on the top tier. The flavours included tuxedo cake with vanilla buttercream.

Both vanilla and chocolate cupcakes with vanilla buttercream and purple and black fondant dots were placed on either side of the table, along with chocolate cake lollipos covered in purple chocolate.

The entire table was DIY including the tissue paper pom poms courtesy of the one and only Martha Stewart, and the cookie hanging trees made by collecting branches from outside and placing them in black baskets.

The cookies hanging from the trees had three different designs and were alternated on two trees.

These were the cookies in their packaging before getting boxed and ready to go that day.

This is the chalkboard pumpkin that made its appearance half way through the party. It was made by painting chalkboard paint on the pumpkin and letting it dry according to the package directions.

Happy First Birthday Madison!!

Pumpkin Sugar Cookies

This order was for 25 pumpkin shaped sugar cookies with decorated faces. I tried to alternate faces by making three different designs on the vanilla sugar cookies.

These are them individually packaged with personalized labels I created.

And this all of them packaged and ready to be boxed and delivered.

Women's Post Fashion Show

I have been so busy preparing for all my Halloween desserts this week, however I recieved an opportunity I could not turn down. I was asked to help cater a fashion show hosted by Women's Post on behalf of the Women of Baycrest. The show took place on Thursday October, 28 and was at the Capitol Event Theatre on Younge St downtown.

I created around 300 cake lollipops in three different flavours; chocolate, vanilla and carrot. The overwhelming response I recieved from them was amazing and greatly appreciated. I was so shocked that I ran out of my product in less than 2 hours (before the show actually began!)

This is my logo that was displayed as a sponsor on the website.

This is the set up I had that night!

I met a lot of great people last night who gave me a million compliments, so thank you once again.

50th anniversary cake

I was asked to make a cake for a 50th wedding anniversary this weekend. The customer gave me creative freedom on the cake design but seeing how it was such an important milestone, I chose to go the classy route.

I created four sugar roses painted with edible 10 kt gold and gold leaves to match. The cakes flavours were chocolate with vanilla buttercream, and vanilla with vanilla buttercream.

IRON CUPCAKE: Toronto (Halloween)

Today I competed in my first ever cupcake competition. It was called Iron Cupcake and put on by a cupcake shop downtown called "For The Love of Cake." I was not sure what to expect, seeing as how this was my first competition ever, so I went the simple, yet classic route and created a pumpkin cupcake with cream cheese frosting.

We were able to set up a display showcasing our inspiration with a large version of our "mini cupcakes." I decided on a fall theme, to showcase the pumpkin flavour, while others focused more on the Halloween aspect.

These are my cupcakes for the display, with an orange fondant pumpkin.

I was amongst some amazing competition when it came to the display aspect of the competition...Here are some pictures of the fierce competitors.

Contestant #1:

Contestant #2


Contestant #3

Contestant #4

Contestant #5

Contestant #6

Contestant #7

Contestant #8

Contestant #9
Contestant #10

Contestant #11

Contestant #12 (ME)

Contestant #13

Contestant #14

Contestant #15

And the winner is.....

First Place: Contestant #6

Runner Up: Contestant #5

I have already signed up for the Christmas IRON CUPCAKE which will take place on December 5, 2010. I need to start preparing my display and recipe ideas now if I want to even be considered to win the next one.