Monthly Archives: July 2008

My cousin is having twin boys!  For her shower, I made an almond sheet cake with whipped chocolate ganache.  The theme was Noah’s Ark.  Her sister had a really cute shower invitation, so I drew most of the animals freehand based on the invite picture.  The longest part was mixing all of the colors, but it was super fun to make!

The wedding reception was last night and it was really fun!  I haven’t had Indian food in awhile and it was soooo good – traditional favorites with lots of potatoes, chicken, and naan.  I could go for some right now.  In the buffet room, the cake was cut as the evening wore on, instead of having been pre-cut and placed on plates.  It was quite a messy presentation, and depending on when you got to dessert you only got one … Continue reading →

After finishing off the wedding cake, I still had another cake to do, for a graduation party.  There is a definite learning curve for cakes – but after 3 years, I’ve started getting the hang of sheet cakes.  This one should be good to put any graduating high school senior into chocolate coma: He’s going to Penn State, class of 2012.  The blue color is fresh and will darken closer to the Nittany Lion blue overnight.  Chocolate cake with rich … Continue reading →

Wow.  Never thought you could learn so much from your first wedding cake.  It’s now 2AM and the kitchen is finally cleaned up from the mess that was my kitchen: Notice the now almost empty 20 pound bucket of spackle, er, rolled fondant on the island. In total, it probably took me about 20 solid hours to complete this project.  I’ve picked up on some useful tips to save me probably at least 5 hours should I ever be hired … Continue reading →