2nd Birthday Excavator Cake

A few weeks ago I made this fantastic excavator for a little boy turning 2. His dad drove all the way from Ajax to pick it up. It was chocolate, it was fun, and it was a hit!

Also, their pet cat made it on the cake, chasing a blue ball of yarn.

The client emailed later to say,

"Thank you so much, the cake was AMAZING!! Everyone loved it, and wow was it incredibly delicious!!

You are a unbelieveable artist and really made the party unforgettable.

We showed Tyler the cake on Saturday just so he could enjoy it. He studied it...and found his favourite part. During the party on Sunday, just as we all sang happy birthday and I put the cake in front of him, he immediately snatched the blue yarn ball, then the pylon...and ate them whole!"

Merry Christmas!

Many people have asked if I am busy this season, and I am, but not with Christmas orders. I have wedding cakes, birthday cakes, and anniversary cookies (like the ones pictured) going out of the kitchen, just like any ordinary week.

For the cookies, though, instead of a gold accent (it is a 50th anniversary), they decided to go for a seasonal theme.

So with my little holly berries, I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday, especially to my loyal and encouraging clients, who give me many an opportunity to try new and exciting creations each week :) Thank you!

Erin

Calla Lily Swag Cake 2011

This was one of the first wedding cakes I ever made, and brides still order it. This time, the cake was completely red velvet with cream cheese filling, and edged with a navy ribbon.

Other cake decorators will understand that delivering a wedding cake means we may not see the bride's reaction when she sees it after the ceremony. So in having a cake picked up, we can see what they think. When this bride arrived, she didn't think it was her cake! I held my breath for a second, wondering what I'd done wrong, but then she said it was better than she imagined! Phew!

Sewing Machine Cake

One of my favourite clients ordered a creative cake last week for her mother-in-law. The birthday girl was an excellent seamstress, making wedding dresses and bridesmaid dresses for years. We decided to make a sewing machine, with a quilt being worked on.

The cake was carrot spice cake, and it fed 25-30 people. The inside design for the structure really stretched my brain! It took two tries, and between my husband and I, we came up with a pretty sound structure. I took pictures of the process and may blog about it at a later date.

My client sent me an email the night of the party to tell me how the cake went over. She said, "Linda thought we had bought her a new sewing machine for her birthday!" That's the best compliment ever!

Dinosaur and Harry Potter in Chocolate Cake

Two simple slab cakes turned great with fondant and airbrushing! The dinosaur cake is based on the birthday boy's favourite toy...

...and the Potions textbook cake, for Jacob, was a small part of his Harry Potter-themed birthday party. Both cakes were dark chocolate with vanilla buttercream.