Archive for April, 2009
Wedding Cake Enrobed in Fondant
Sunday, April 26th, 2009This weekend Chef Martin made a wedding cake enrobed in fondant while an Italian Cooking class was taking place at the table next to me. Stay tuned for the video later. Anyway, fondant is fairly simple to use – even for a hobby chef. You can buy it at different specialty stores that carry supplies for making wedding [...]
Scooby Doo Surfing kid’s birthday cake
Sunday, April 19th, 2009I dyed the marzipan green and blue, then rolled the marzipan to enrobe the cake. Vanilla buttercream decorates the cake on the doggie bones, ghosts and the shells on the top. I piped chocolate buttercream balls around the edges. There are also white chocolate shavings to make up the waves.
The Best Eclairs in Salt Lake City
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009Eclairs are a great pastry for dessert, weddings and whenever you need something sweet. Personally, I think I have the best eclairs in Salt Lake City. Why? Because I make them by hand using the finest ingredients including premium Belgian chocolate. Here’s how I do it: I pipe the eclair batter onto the sheet pan [...]
How many slices of wedding cake will my cake yield?
Monday, April 6th, 2009I worked with local wedding planned Sam Do on this wedding cake. The reception was at the Memorial house in Salt Lake City. Sam arranged the white roses on the cake for the final touch. This cake is what I call an envelope style wedding cake. I roll and cut the the marzipan in the [...]