Lisa & Ryan

Hey, You Guys! Know what the secret best part of making wedding cakes is? (I mean, besides the butter, obviously.) It's getting all the amazing pro pictures after the fact. I could (and do) lose days staring at the photographers' websites. Oohing and aahing, gasping & sighing over the detail shots and the way the lighting totally makes that bride's skin look like porcelain, omg. Can we get that lighting installed in our bathroom? Please? Home Depot should totally offer that.

Gabriel Van Wyhe, of www.vanwyhephotography.com, shared these fantastic shots he got of our couple Lisa & Ryan enjoying their cake cutting.

First they cut the cake. (Does Lisa not have the BEST facial expressions?)

Annnd then:



(I think they liked it... This face says it all, right?)



Here are few detail shots of their tower:

More than one way to top a cake...

SanNi & Daniel went with a nautical tattoo inspiration:





While Mary & James pay homage to Latin roots with a Dia de las Muertos piece:





Katy & Michael appreciate a proper monkey:

Shannon & Rob

These pictures just came in from Peter Kearns Photography. Thanks, Peter!

Shannon & Rob were married at Golden Gardens Bath House in Seattle.
We crafted not only a wedding cake, but also a groom's cake with a custom robot & guitar sugar sculpture.

First, the wedding cake. Four tiers, covered in white chocolate fondant with dragee & white chocolate shell details:




And the groom's cake. Also covered in white chocolate fondant, made to look like a stage with a faux wood finish and topped with a sugar robot & replica of the groom's guitar:


And the whole cake table:


Shannon & Rob cut the cake:


And a bonus shot of ME. I attended this wedding, so here I am showing off the wares:

Goth/Rocky Horror

Check out these great Goth/Rocky Horror themed sweets we made for a 40th birthday:

Cool Cat

These incredible pictures are by Yvonne-Wong.

Two sweet little kitties were sculpted in the likeness of the couple's cats. They're made of sugar and sat atop the cutting cake.

Sometimes You Just Don't Want To Let Them Go.

People who've met me have almost certainly heard me say, "No. There is no such thing as a cake that's too pretty to eat."

I might just have to eat my words.

I made this gorgeous cake for Colleen & Leon's 60th (!!!) anniversary celebration last weekend. When it was finished, after I'd placed the last little silver dragee and secured the figures on top, I almost wouldn't let the client take it.** I love it that much.

The client supplied a picture of Colleen & Leon on their wedding day in 1950. We sculpted these little sugar toppers in their likeness to sit atop the cake:

The cake itself was a three tiered, white-chocolate-fondant covered beauty. Each tier was a different delicious flavor combination:

• A fresh lemon cake with lemon curd filling and vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream.
• A chocolate hazelnut cake infused with Frangelico, ganache filling and chocolate hazelnut Swiss meringue buttercream.
• A pumpkin spice cake with cinnamon cheesecake filling and fresh ginger Swiss meringue buttercream.

We accented the cake with royal icing piping, silver dragees and a lush sugar bow. As always, everything you see here is 100% edible.

Let's take a closer look at that bow, shall we?


**Not to worry - the client managed to pry it from my fingers and I received reports that it was a hit at the party.

Oh, The Cakes You Can Cake

Stacy & Dan's Dr. Seuss inspired wedding cake speaks for itself.

See for yourself:

You can see more pictures and read all about their extra-rad affair, here, on Offbeat Bride.

Photos by the talented Ben Blood.