Archive for May, 2009
Got invited to this wedding
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009Most of my wedding cake business is by referral. This bride found us because she was a co-worker of friend. She wanted a grape theme on her wedding cake. The buttercream for the grapes was dyed purple and piped onto the marzipan. I dipped fresh grapes in a simple syrup of sugar and water and [...]
How do you get the ribbon to stick?
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009A bride has been dreaming about this special day for years. Some have bride books. Others bring an array of wedding cake photos from the internet and magazines to show at their initial meeting. For the past few years, a popular trend has been to wrap the cake in ribbon. At this point, the bride [...]
A birthday cake for my daughter
Monday, May 4th, 2009My daughter celebrated her 10th birthday this weekend. As the daughter of a pastry chef, she is used to incredible birthday cakes from Martin’s Fine Desserts! She had a luau themed cake made fresh the day of her birthday. Tropical sugar flowers decorated the cake and the kids sure enjoyed licking the flowers. My daughter [...]