Matcha and Azuki

This matcha azuki cake was made for a friend's mother's birthday. An almond joconde band surrounding matcha white chocolate mousse. Inside was a light matcha chiffon and cooked azuki beans. A thin layer of gelle on top before the cascade of chocolate curls and ribbons and cubes of yokan (a firm jelly made with agar) made from azuki bean paste and matcha. I love the color contrast and the different textures and heights make it really interesting.

Sonic the Hedgehog Cake

Here's a scene from the Sonic the Hedgehog video game. Tons of gold rings spinning around the striped grass with it's signature checkered backdrop. The client had small Sonic figurines and this was the perfect platform for it.

Suitcases

 

These two cakes were for a client that had traveled the world and loved all the memories that came with it. I thought these antique "suitcase" cakes would work really well  with travel stickers of all the places she's been to. As you can see, it's a lot of stickers but it definitely made the cakes stand out against the antique brown.