God Bless Vincent & Rebecca

On October 6th, my two cousins made their Confirmation. To celebrate, they had this cake. It is three layers of chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream. It was simple to make and delicious to eat. Congratulations Vinny and Rebecca!

Happy 50th Birthday Kathy, Tracey, Bob & Kenny!

I made this birthday cake for the 6th of October. We celebrated four 50th birthday parties. This is a yellow cake with fresh fruit (strawberries, raspberries & blackberries) and my specialty, real whipped cream. This cake was three layers tall and almost every slice was gone by the end of the night. I'd say it was a hit!

Happy 1st Birthday Adam!

A few weeks ago I created a six inch cake and 24 cupcakes for a first birthday party. It was a monkey theme. The cake and cupcakes were both yellow cake with vanilla pudding and vanilla buttercream frosting. The dots were made from gum paste which is very similar to fondant. They were a huge hit! 

Endless Summer Party

For this past Saturday I made a cake. It was a white cake with three layers, a lemon curd filling, buttercream frosting and coated in coconut. To quote "this cake is fabulous!". I am so happy it was loved and it was so easy to make! I made the cake Friday morning and while it was cooling I made the curd and buttercream frosting. The lemon curd had to cool too so I had to wait a while. It was a good little break, watched some t.v. and did the dishes. Then, I cut the cake into three layers and filled it so the cake would set. I had to make a dam in order to hold the loose filling in. After the cake was set up, I frosted it, put the coconut on the outside and made the bottom shell border. If you have any questions or want any of the recipes, I will be happy to share.

Just a tip: I made the cake board with a piece of cardboard, covered in wrapping paper and cellophane. I covered the wrapping paper with cellophane so the paper doesn't absorb moisture or anything else from the grease. That way, you can set your own theme with the wrapping paper and have an inexpensive cake board! 

Sfogliatelle....Part Two

Okay so I had some trouble uploading the picture but here they are!

If you have a pasta machine and can count then you can make these too! The dough was simply made with flour and sugar (Yep! It was that easy). I needed some muscle to run the pasta machine so I did have a helper for this. I found these to be good but not great....I am on a lookout for a new recipe for these. They did taste good but I know these could be better! I hope you enjoy how they look!

My business card

So I can't believe I haven't actually posted this to here yet. But here is a copy of my business card. Everything is priced to order and will be ready for when you need it! Place orders now! I need at least a days notice but sooner would be better :)

Sfogliatelle

Sfogliatelle......if you can say it, you can have it.

I am making three dozen Sfogliatelle for Thursday. I will post pictures as soon as I can. I am so happy to get back in the kitchen and roll up my sleeves! Sfogliatelle is basically a shell shaped pastry with filling. They are Italian. Sfogliatelle means "many leaves or layers" because the pastries texture resembles leaves stacked on each other. I hope you enjoy the pictures when I post them!