Piggy Bank Cake

This is the my first post in 2012 and what's a better way to start the year then with a cake that reminds us to save $.  This coin-slot/piggy bank cake was used in the January issue of Brides Magazine for a story on budgeting for your wedding.  

The all white flowers are supposed to mimic ceramic flowers with button-like centers.

Here a closer look at the decorative slot:

Christmas M&M tree

I hope everyone had a warm and wonderful Christmas weekend!  The holidays are always a busy baking season.  I'm sure you had your hands full rolling, icing, and baking sweet treats.  This year I made an assortment of white chocolate bark with almonds and cranberries, peanut butter blossom cookies, and millionaire shortbread bars.  To top it all off, I made a simple yet festive cake that my friend's daughter so kindly helped me decorate.  A three tier vanilla cake covered in green buttercream, decorated with colorful m&ms for lights, and a gumpaste star.  A quick, simple, and kid-friendly idea for your holiday table!  

Flower Pot Cake

There are a handful of edible flowers in the world like hibiscus, pansies, gardenias and roses...but hydrangeas are not among them.  Hydrangeas are actually considered moderately toxic. The best way to eat any flower in my opinion is a sugar flower, of course with chocolate cake crumbs acting as dirt and an orange fondant clay pot!

This flower pot was a small individual sized cake made for a friend who is an avid gardener.  I thought it would be an appropriate way to show appreciation for her hobby while celebrating her birthday. 

Garden Party Cake: The Knot - Winter 2011

The new Winter issue of The Knot magazine is now on stands.  Check out the cake we made for it.  If this design seems familiar it's because we originally made this cake in red/yellow/pink hues (last picture).  I love how the same cake can be fitted to any occasion just by changing the color palette!

More Eiffel Tower Cake!

A couple months ago we made a small Eiffel tower cake for a 16th birthday.  This time around we made the same cake...only much larger!  This 80th birthday cake barely fit in the trunk of the delivery vehicle as it was almost 4 feet tall and weighed...well, a lot :)  This was such a sweet cake to make because three sisters collaborated to get this for their mother's big bash in NYC.  When you turn 80, you definately deserve a cake this big!

Here's a look back at the other one. This one was only about 14" tall, but still so cute!