A Lulu B. Birthday Cake

This week was fun for me as I got to make a cake inspired by Elisa Strauss, owner of Confetti Cakes.  The birthday girl was having her 85th birthday (hence the date of the wine), and her family wanted to do something special for her.

They sent me the link to her favourite wine, Lulu B., but we changed the logo to say Lulu Di, which better represented the client.

We also made chocolate cupcakes with bunches of grapes on the top to go along with the theme:

An Artist's Birthday Cake

Here are a few snapshots of a recent "masterpiece" of mine.  A friend wanted to surprise his artistic wife with a special 30th birthday cake.

Everything was edible, including the paintbrushes and tubes.  Colour was added with royal icing and brushed strokes of food colouring.  The cake itself was red velvet with cream cheese filling.

My friend sent photos of some of the equipment his wife uses so I would have a good idea of what to make.  He said to make it a bit "messy" as if she was in the middle of her own masterpiece.  I am very pleased with the outcome!

If you are a fan on Facebook, you would have seen this picture below: a taste of what it took to make all of the accessories!

Happy Valentine's Day!

We had our sale a few days before Valentine's Day, and had our open house at the same time.  It was a successful day with many friendly faces, lots of delicious goodies, and free coffee all around.  We also have several draws going on around town for a Valentine Cake like the one pictured above.

At the open house, kids had cookies to decorate, new customers could look in the little shop, and everyone left with either cupcakes, cookies or mini-cakes.  Anything red velvet was gone by noon!

And as well as the sale, I did have a few cake orders to do for birthdays, and the cookies below for a bridal shower.  It was busy in the kitchen!

So whether you are spending the night in, going out for dinner and cake, or planning your future wedding, I hope you have a very special Valentine's Day!