Jungle Boogie

We were asked about making a jungle-themed cake for a little boy's first birthday. The theme was so cute that Joanne couldn't wait to get started. She started with a lion to go on top of the cake and sit next to a palm tree. Then, she added an elephant on the bottom tier and a crocodile swimming in the water, next to the cake.

The cakes are both the moist chocolate cake with dark chocolate mousse filling and vanilla buttercream.



Here is the elephant!

And what jungle would be complete without a monkey??

This cake is what Flynn's mother called the "smash cake" - a separate cake for the birthday boy to have his way with. Apparently, it was quite the show, here's what we heard:

"It was so sweet when he went to eat it...he very carefully ate one eye at a time then stuck a finger in a corner and tasted the cake. He slowly worked his way up to grabbing a whole fistful of cake and shoving it into his mouth. Not sure who enjoyed it more...Flynn or everyone watching him!!!"

Here's hoping it was a wild party, happy birthday, Flynn!

Black and White Elegance

This order came in for a woman who was celebrating her 40th birthday. Her friends were throwing her a surprise birthday party and the theme was vampires. The cake is the moist chocolate cake with chocolate ganache and almond buttercream.

There is a small, six inch cake and a dozen cupcakes. They are covered in white fondant with black flowers and silver dragées as accents.



The vampire theme came out when the cake was sliced and the buttercream was dyed red!]

The cupcakes were decorated to match the cake and are also chocolate.

Wedding Bells

Sorry about the radio silence for the past month - it is a very crazy time of year!

We've been busy with work, Joanne's schooling, some friends and family events (we both had birthdays in the last 6 weeks!) and, of course, cakes!

Here is a wedding cake we made for a bride and groom who just arrived in Canada from Germany to have a small wedding with the bride's family (who is from Nova Scotia) before heading back to Europe. They were already married in Germany but wanted to come to Canada and have a ceremony here, too.

The order was put in just a couple of weeks before the big day and the cake had to travel from Halifax to Sydney, Cape Breton!

It was a reasonably small wedding, so the top tier is Styrofoam. The middle tier is vanilla cake with strawberry mousse filling and vanilla buttercream, while the base is the moist chocolate cake with chocolate ganache and the same buttercream.

This picture is from the kitchen as I finished placing the satin ribbon we were given (to match the Maid of Honour). Then, the cake board was cleaned up and it was boxed for its travel to Cape Breton!

Here's what we heard: "Everything went really well and the cake travelled perfectly. Everyone loved it and said it was delicious! My sister and I, both being pregnant, had a few too many pieces but it was so worth it!!"

As soon as we have pictures of the cake at the wedding, we'll post them. Congratulations to the happy couple!