I was so excited to hear the news of the royal engagement that I may have felt a tad inspired to sketch up what I think the royal wedding cake should look like. Check out the Weddingbells blog for the full details and feel free to share your thoughts on what you think the royal wedding cake should look like.
It's kinda hard to believe the busy wedding peak season is over. It's funny how I spend most of the year working and happily designing with my couples and then it feels like the wedding passes in a flash. Though I'm happy to complete their edible masterpieces, it kinda feels like graduation where I'm happy for them and wish the best for their future. However I also feel like I'll miss working with them and not sure when or if I'll see them again. One of the couples that I'll surely miss but will cherish that I got to be apart of their wedding day was Nick and John. Thank you to Tied Photography for sharing some of their photo's of a couple that I loved working with so much . If you missed this previous post about their cake, the loving pair said their 'I do's" in style at the Ontario Heritage centre in downtown Toronto. They celebrated their day in class with a Mad Men theme to their decor. Check out this handsome duo's captured day. 
I love when the wedding decor tells a story. For this parisian themed wedding it was based on the couples romantic engagement in Paris. Because of getting engaged at the Eiffel Tower, Jessica the bride wanted to celebrate that moment with her wedding cake being an elegent version of the effiel tower. So I designed a gold piped version of the Eiffel Tower to be their reception's delicious centerpiece.
I've had a mission to make a very decadent cupcake for quite awhile now. So when Toronto Life Magazine asked me to design them a Caketress cupcake I knew this give me a reason to. This three layer Belgium chocolate cupcake (a layer of flourless chocolate cake, layer of rich chocolate brownie and with Godiva white chocolate mascarpone mousse) was decorated with white chocolate textured ruffles painted with 24 k gold and wrapped in a custom golden wrapper . Bon appetite!
I've been busy keeping a little secret. I've been preparing myself for one of the best opportunities a cake designer can ever have. I'm packing my bags to compete in a Food Network Challenge. This is a huge dream of mine and I can't express how thrilled and grateful I am for being chosen. It's hard to believe looking back from when I first started decorating cakes (and had no idea what I was doing), I would watch these challenges and be amazed at the possibilities and many art forms of cake. I worked so hard to get at where I am now in my life and it really makes me believe even more how anything is possible (as sappy as that sounds.) This is all I can really share for now and I will of course keep you posted on air dates when I know. Since it seems wrong for me to blog without a cake, I'm going to share a cake I'm slightly embarrassed to share but also makes me happy to see how far I've come.
This was my FIRST wedding cake I did years ago. I had been asked by a head chef of a local hotel in Owen Sound, Ontario to make a wedding cake for a couple traveling from Washington. They were a funky couple who wanted a topsy turvy, lego themed wedding cake. I had no experience with fondant, topsy turvy cake structures or even how to dowel a cake. So I literally bought every advanced cake book I could find to figure out how on earth I would pull this off. I remember having nightmares and anxiety attacks of me ruining this sweet couple's cake practically everyday for three months leading to the wedding. However despite my inexperience I studied and executed this colorful funky wedding cake. I believe it was a chocolate fudge cake with raspberry swiss meringue butter cream icing. After I completed it , I knew this was what I wanted to do and strive for in a career. 
It's my favorite time of year again (and no I'm not just meaning Christmas). The Magazine racks are beginning to fill up with the newest bridal magazines and show off the latest trends in the fabulous wedding world. For Weddingbells Magazine, I was fortunate to work on pastel cake centerpiece spread. Here I was asked to designed with the talented Christine Flynn of Love the Design (she designed the lovely stationary toppers) for these four pretty cake centerpieces .
I was also thrilled to hear that one of the weddings I worked on in July 2010 was also featured in the real wedding section. It wasn't just any wedding , Jasmine and David's Royal York wedding. It's nice to see the extravagant 5 foot wedding cake I designed for them in print with the lovely and memorable couple. It also made me happy to read what the couple said about their cake.
Cake consultations and tastings are meant to be fun and exciting. The wedding cake is one of the elements to the wedding where a couple can express themselves and even have a little sweet fun with. When I met with winter bride Sandra , we both found ourselves knee deep in smiles and excitement as we designed her winter couture wedding cake. If there's such thing as having "cake chemistry" between bride and cake designer.. we had it. Sorry to be such a tease but this cake is going in the cake vault at this time. However here's a sneak peak of her bejeweled topper (with a sugar glittery winter owl).
This cake was beyond fun to make and I look forward to sharing the full details tomorrow on the blog. This Bat Mitzvah cake was made for Maddie's Bat Mitzvah at the Capitol Event Theatre on Yonge street in Toronto. Her party was completely decked out with a 1950's sock hop theme with shades of black , pink and teal. Check it out on the blog tomorrow for the full look on this deliciously 1950's party cake. Cheers!
Yet another sneak peak of a couture inspired wedding cake I did for an amazing couple who just got married at the Ontario Heritage Centre, Nick and John. They were first attracted my style of ruffled couture wedding cakes but we wanted to do a twist and infuse a vintage Mad Men theme into their wedding cake. Look forward to sharing this one on the blog this week.
Keep Sweet and Chic.
Every couple I meet have their own style and unique touches to decorating their reception. For Stasia and Robert, they had a touch of whimsy and crafty touches with birds on limbs for their centerpieces. I loved that for their wedding the had several shades of color that made the room feel quite simply happy. So for their cake we went with this charming design of a carved birdcage top tier and rows of colorful buttons and frill trims. Two gold birds were later added when the cake was safely delivered. Congrats to Stasia and Robert who said their vows at sunrise on Georgian Bay's waterfront.
Here's a sneak peak of a wedding cake I did a few weeks ago for a colorful and crafty couple. The bride loved buttons and birds so we incorporated into their cake design. What I loved about delivering this cake, was I actually got to see the happy couple (since they said their I do's at sunrise on the waterfront). How cute! Check out the blog tomorrow for a the complete look of this cake.
No other part of the wedding expresses the bride's style quite like the couture gown she chooses wears. I enjoy taking inspiration for their wedding cake by her fashionable choice. As fashion will always evolve, so will the cake designs I do that expresses a touch of the bride's personal style.
For this fashionable bride, Lisa, she wore a gorgeous ruffle ball gown with a jewelled waist. I incorporated the unique ruffles into the cakes with sparkly edible pearls clustered into the design. Lisa also wantsd a touch of Audrey Hepburn. So I designed these edible lockets with hand painted iconic Audrey Hepburn silhouettes. The topper was a hand made edible feather fascinator to top off this couture cake with style. Instead of decorating , I just accessorized this cookies and cream, and chocolate smore wedding cake.
Congrats again to Lisa and Justin who said their vows at Edgewater Manor in Stoney Creek. I wish you two all the best!
It's Tuesday (but really I'm writing this last Friday). Which means right about now I'm making the drive along the coast from Los Angeles to San Francisco for a short but sweet vacation. Here's a sneak peak of a couture inspired wedding cake I did a few weeks back for a truly awesome couple. It also has a small touch of Audrey Hepburn (Heart). Looking forward to sharing this one with you all this week.
I do love the challenge of designing and decorating an over the top large detailed masterpiece of a wedding cake but sometimes elegant and simple is just as enjoyable. For this country bride I wanted the wedding cake to suit her simplistic and beautiful wedding reception. So we went with a three tier cake with two round layers and one petal shaped tier and covered the trim in hand made white fondant doilies. The green edible gumpaste ranunculas and black and white anemone flowers gave the pop of elegant detail to this country inspired wedding cake design and I love how gorgeous it turned out.
Congrats to Katie and Scott for you recent marriage. All the best to your sweet future together.
I still can't believe it's September and yes I've been super busy with wedding cakes and I can't wait to show them off in the near future. However today I felt like switching it up and sharing a birthday cake I did a few weeks back. Tyler called me up wanting a surprise birthday cake for his girlfriend Beth (who both happen to be photographers). Right away I knew I wanted to create a set of vintage camera with edible images of Beth scattered around. This made the vanilla cake both different and personalized to the special birthday lady.
Believe it or not I rarely see a cake cutting in person or even the couple enjoying their cake. Unlike most vendors in a wedding , the cake designer delivers a cake behind the scenes , and disappears before the guests arrive. So the last time I see the cake, it's completely finished and perfectly staged where it was intended to be. However as much as I like the perfect memory of the finished cake, it must get destroyed to be savoured and it's probably best that most cake designers are not their to see their works of art cut into. Cake knives just might go mysteriously missing if we were to attend. I'm just kidding.
I was thrilled to see an email in my inbox from the talented Erika and Ryan of Rowell Photography labelled "Lisa and Greg" . I really do enjoy seeing the candid moments of the cake cutting and loved how Lisa and Greg's fun and colorful personalities were captured enjoying their pumpkin wedding cake at the Capitol Event Theatre . Check them out and also check out the rest of their pictures from Rowell Photography here.
Photography by Rowell Photography
Planned by Distinct Occasions
Decor By Designing Trendz
Yes a wedding cake should be as custom and unique as the couple. This also applies to the flavor. I really enjoy making the cake's flavor custom to the couple as well. For Jennifer and Mani's Palais Royale Ballroom wedding , we went with a "Grasshopper" cake. What is a Grasshopper? Well it's a shout out to a classic drink : Chocolate cake with a hint of Creme de Cacao, Creme de menthe buttercream and layered with Belgian chocolate ganache. An additional plus for this cake is when cutting into the cake it matched their color scheme for their wedding decor. It's those little details that really show that a lot of thought was put into the wedding cake.
As far as the design, I was inspired by this hip couple's invitations and as well as their theme. They went with an eco chic inspired wedding decor designed and planned by Savoir Flare. The climbing chocolate branches with sugar magnolias and little hummingbirds were incorporated from the invitations and the cake's unique shape chosen by the couple. Believe it or not, this is just a sneak peak for this wedding's sweet touch. Looking forward to sharing the the cake with the sweet table of cupcakes , meringues and Persian pastries soon.
Thank you to Jennifer and Mani! Though it rained on your wedding day, everything looked stunning. Congrats again.
- The Caketress
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