Drum Set Groom's Cake

A cake that was a long time in the planning: the Groom was a drummer and wanted to showcase his passion, rather than display a traditional white wedding cake at the reception. So we designed a replica of his drum set complete with cymbals and the Muppet Animal in the background!

We baked chocolate fudge cake with amaretto moccha and salted caramel buttercream, plus lemon cake with strawberry mousse and fresh strawberries. The front of the base drum had a Ying and Yang symbol, while on the reverse side we had the words "LOVE" in a font patented by one of his best friends.

All the drums and cymbals were carefully mounted on supports.

The reception was held at Harborside / Exchange Place on the Hudson River waterfront with fabulous views of Manhattan and Downtown New York.

Farmyard and Barn Animals First Birthday Cake

A blue fondant cake decorated with a barn and farmyard animals.

If you can't decide on your favorite flavor at a cake testing, then pick all three! The three tiers are red velvet cake with cream cheese filling and grated white chocolate, white pound cake with Callebaut Belgian dark chocolate and white vanilla cake with strawberry mousse filling.

Created for a first birthday party in Essex Fells NJ.

Baby Shower Cot Cake

Brown, pink and mint green were the colors for a baby shower. Inside is red velvet cake with cream cheese filling and on the top tier an almond cake with strawberry mousse filling.

The chocolate and pink colored fondant is decorated with polka dots and pink fondant bows, then topped with a cot and sleeping baby.

Eiffel Tower Topsy Turvy Sweet Sixteen Cake

I love Paris and began my culinary studies there, so I was delighted when asked by a sweet sixteen birthday girl to design a cake incorporating a French theme, fashion and pink poodles!

We created her a three tier topsy turvy cake, topped with a golden Eiffel Tower. The bottom tier is chocolate fudge cake with dulce de leche buttercream filling, covered in a pink fondant and decorated with fondant buttons. The other tiers are vanilla cake with strawberry mousse filling. A purple bow is wrapped around the middle tier, while the top tier is purple fondant covered with green diamond shapes. A small pink handbag, shoe, a ring and a purple necklace also bring in the fashion theme.

Cascading Daisies Communion Cake

We have had requests for a lot of First Communion Cakes during April and May. I particularly like this one that we delivered to Maplewood NJ. It is a French vanilla cake with strawberry mousse filling, covered in a pale green fondant, with daisies cascading down the sides, finished off with a white bow and white ribbon around the base.

Our customer wrote: "The cake was brilliant and the perfect size, with enough left over for A to continue eating for a couple of days!"