Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Moving On


The best thing to do when something in your life crumbles is to just pick yourself up and keep moving on or at least do your best to. I need to keep working. Keep myself distracted from all the negatives and move forward with the rest of my life.

This wedding cake is probably my favorite of all the ones I've done. Very simple and elegant and above all, clean. Covered in just buttercream, the inside is vanilla sponge cake filled with lemon curd and fresh raspberries. A cascading shower of pale pink rose petals are the highlight .

Here's to moving on and more baking:)

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Everyone Could Use Some Chocolate


Chocolate cupcakes with rich chocolate frosting and crunchy chocolate pearls.

Monday, September 19, 2011

Monkeying Around




Vanilla sponge, chocolate wafer, ganache, vanilla mousse (tastes like vanilla ice cream, so good!), chocolate mousse. Covered in buttercream with a semi-island theme. The monkey was the star though:)

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Lemon and Vanilla


This is a cake done for a function for tonight. Lemon and Vanilla layered cake. Vanilla sponge, tart lemon curd, topped with a vanilla mascarpone cream. Served with a vanilla crumble and strawberry salad.

Sunday, September 11, 2011

A Hawaiian Dessert Buffet










Last night, I went to a fabulous Luau themed birthday party that included, shell leis, hula dancers, fire throwers, and a whole roasted suckling pig! I provided the desserts in a buffet style along with some beautiful fruit platters done by my friend. The birthday cake had a coconut sponge cake, coconut mousse, pineapple lime compote, and coconut cream cheese frosting on the outside and coated with shredded coconut.

These chocolate shells were filled with chocolate mousse and decorated with crunchy chocolate sticks.
I had some strawberry guava sorbet sandwiches and mini banana splits that had a cherry compote, homemade vanilla ice cream, and caramelized bananas. Pineapple macarons filled with a roasted pineapple jam. Coconut marshmallows atop the cake platter.
Mini pavlova shells filled with whipped cream, fresh fruit and passionfruit pulp.

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Angry Birds Part Two






Another take on the Angry Birds Cake I did before, this time with more pigs and obstacles. The interior is a fluffy red velvet cake with lots of cream cheese frosting.