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April 18, 2016

Alice In Wonderland Cake & Cupcakes

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This week I had the pleasure of creating an Alice In Wonderland-themed cake, cupcakes, and smash cake for Chloe’s first birthday!  Now, it’s been a while since I have done a girly-themed cake; for some reason, I’ve done mostly boy themes- maybe because I have two boys, and I make all of their cakes?!!  This time, it was refreshing to use so much PINK fondant!  My client, Eunice, had been meticulously preparing the details for her daughter’s first birthday MONTHS in advance, so it was no surprise that she wanted desserts that were no less than up-to-par with her style & vision, which you can tell from the designs she chose.  Fast forward to the event date, as soon as I entered the venue, I was immediately impressed with the handmade life-size cutouts of card men that stood guard in the foyer.  The dessert display was nothing short of Pinterest Perfection- the kind of dessert table with a pretty backdrop and decorations I always want, but NEVER have time to do because I’m too busy making the cake!  Luckily, Eunice allowed me to share some photos of the final display.  Isn’t it gorgeous?  Alice herself even stopped by for a visit!  Great job Eunice & team for making Chloe’s birthday unforgettable, and thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of it!
Cake details:  This was a 2-tier (6″ & 10″) topsy-turvy cake, made of pink marble almond cake, covered in white chocolate ganache, and filled with vanilla bean Italian meringue buttercream.  All of the details were hand-sculpted fondant including the #1, name plaque, rose, clock with chain, and tea cups…those teacups, I might add, were the hardest part!  Aren’t they cute though?  I also made a matching mini 4″ smash cake with adorable fondant details that looks just like the one Alice had in the movie!
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The dozen “showstopper cupcakes” had premium handmade clock, card men & “eat me” fondant decorations.  They were red velvet cupcakes filled with sweet cream cheese and topped with buttercream grass. A big shoutout to my friend, Cheryl Nuevo of Shing Bakes, for kindly sending me this referral.  She made the most perfect custom decorated sugar cookies to go with the theme!

90th Birthday Cake – Buttercream Textures

April 9, 2016
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mmc bakes buttercream cake san diego custom cakes chula vistaI really enjoyed making this simple, yet beautiful, three-tier buttercream cake with handmade fondant roses for a 90th birthday last weekend.  Ninety is definitely a reason to celebrate; what a blessing!

When I was asked to make this cake to feed about 60 people, I received a photo of a classic buttercream cake with simple piped details & real roses.  I had something else in mind, and sent the client pictures of rustic wedding cakes to show how beautiful and modern piping has come along in recent years.  Luckily, my client went with my idea & even liked my suggestion for a word topper, which I custom ordered from Cyn Details on Etsy, which is a local San Diego mother-owned company like mine!

The client went for my handmade fondant sugar roses instead of real roses, which I didn’t mind because I wanted to practice those!  They came out beautifully!  I brushed them with luster dust to help make them look more realistic.

This cake had a 10-inch bottom tier of marble cake with Oreo buttercream, and the top two tiers were white cake with fresh raspberry compote and vanilla buttercream.

Thank you, Liz, for hiring me to make this cake!  I hope your Grandmother & everyone liked it!

Circus Birthday Cake

March 31, 2016
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mmc bakes circus carnival cake  This circus cake has to be my favorite design I’ve made so far!  I love the color combination, and how the overall look is pulled together from top to bottom.  The client had approached me needing a circus-themed cake for her son’s 4th birthday, and I responded with several designs I found online that I could simulate.  Most of the time, clients send me photos of how they want their cake to look like, but this time I had free reign!  The client ended up choosing a design similar to that of this final cake, however, the bottom tier is the only part that looks the same.  I like being able to have a picture for inspiration, but have room to make my own design decisions on-the-fly.  The birthday boy preferred a lion cake topper, so I sculpted that first.  This was the first time that I ever sculpted an animal, and I really liked the way it turned out!  So much that I wanted to keep it!  But of course, I didn’t.  Hopefully more animal sculptings are in my future, and I hope they come out as cute as Liam, the lion! This is a two-tier cake with a 10-inch base & 6-inch top, all covered in fondant with extra fondant toppers & decorations.  The bottom tier was the birthday boy’s request of chocolate cake with Oreo buttercream filling.  The top tier was vanilla cake with vanilla bean buttercream & fresh strawberry compote.
Thank you, Jennifer, for hiring me to make this cake!  You were a pleasure to work with, and I hope everyone enjoyed this cake!  I really love the photos below sent to me by the client.  How cute was Liam in that circus outfit?  It totally matched the cake!  The dessert table looked amazing, and those carnival signs on the fence were super adorable!  Now I want to throw my littlest one a circus-themed party!