Party Animals

Last year, I had the opportunity to make the 1st birthday cakes for twin brother & sisters - Max & Laia. I was so thrilled to be asked to make their 2nd birthday cake this year! The theme was party animals and their mom wanted some adorable fondant animal toppers for the main cake as well as for their smash cakes!

The main cake had an elephant, monkey and a giraffe and the smash cakes held cutie little lions - all of them dressed up in little party hats! The smash cakes had to be exactly the same, except for the names of course...and as a mom of twins myself, I know why!! Conventional advice says you're supposed to individualize everything so that the children develop their own identities and so on and so forth...but apparently the kids haven't read those articles yet! In my own recent personal experience, different toys, different cakes, different anything could spell disaster if both children gravitate towards one of the items and not the other! And at a party, you just want everyone to be happy! So I took the request very seriously and made sure that everything matched as much as possible! :)

Max's cake:

Laia's Cake:

Close-ups of fondant party animals...

The Giraffe

The Elephant

The Monkey

Happy 2nd Birthday to Max & Laia!!

Yankee Stadium Grooms Cake

This Yankee Stadium Grooms Cake was so much fun to make! The cake was ordered by the bride-to-be, Tara for her husband-to-be, Rosario. She had reached out to me over a year before the wedding with her idea and I was so thrilled to be able to make this cake for them! (I really love the ideas that brides and grooms come up with to surprise each other on their special day - it's so sweet!)

The cake itself was a s'mores cake - seriously yummy stuff! Graham cracker cake, marshmallow fluff filling and chocolate buttercream...oooh so heavenly! The cake was only for 30 people, so the whole top tier of the stadium was fashioned out of rice treats and covered with fondant. The colorful "fans" in the stands were made of round sprinkles, even the bleacher creatures are hanging out in their spot in right field! :)

Here is a birds eye view of the stadium:

Wishing Tara and Rosario all the happiness in the world as they start their life together as husband and wife!!

Best,

Tara

Pink & White Baby Booty Christening Cake

This cake was made for a friend of mine who was celebrating the christening of her adorable daughter, Amelia Grace.  I had the pleasure of making the elephant cookie favors for her baby shower as well as mini cupcakes for her work baby shower, so to be asked to make the cake for the christening was such an honor!

The cake was decorated in an eye catching fuschia and white with sweet little fondant roses, a name plate, a cross and baby booties on top.  The bottom tier was quilted and little fondant beads surround the base of each tier...I'm in love with the ruffle around the top of the cake!!

I was about to post this and realized...I forgot about the cookie favors that went along with this cake! Sweet little angels, with a little cutout in the center for the initial "A" for Amelia! A sweet treat all individually wrapped for guests to bring home in rememberence of the special day...

God Bless Amelia Grace!

Spring Christening Cake and Cake Pops

For her sweet little girl's christening, mom Stacey ordered a cake to match the theme of her adorable invitations - pink, white and brown, with flowers...so beautiful!  The cake was covered in a delicious dark chocolate fondant and decorated with pink and white blossoms and small pink beading around the base of each tier.

The cake itself was a "S'mores" cake - graham cracker cake, marshmallow fluff filling and chocolate buttercream frosting...YUMMERS!!

For party favors, she ordered cake pops dipped in chocolate and decorated with a little fondant "K" initial, representing the baby's name.  Individually wrapped and tied with a little pink ribbon, these were the cutest little favors for guests to take home as a sweet reminder of the celebration they attended! :)

God Bless!

Tara

Client Testimonial:

"Ok. So everyone was crazy about the cake and pops. They all assumed you do this for a living. And delicious doesn't even begin....,.. Someone said better than cake boss. OMG. Thank u sooooo much. People asked me so many times. They were pissed you aren't from down here!!!!!!"

Martini Cupcake Toppers

These cupcakes and cupcake toppers were ordered by one of my co-workers for her sister's birthday - they were celebrating with a party bus and trip to Atlantic City!! Now that's the way to celebrate a birthday!! :)

The toppers were made to represent cosmos and green apple martini's - so fun!

Happy Birthday to Melissa!

Small, but Sweet!

A small, but ever so sweet cake...this was created for a birthday girl who celebrated her special day by throwing her friend a farewell party! How sweet is that?!? Julie was one of the masterminds behind the NY to San Francisco party and her co-party planner sneakily planned a birthday surprise for her by ordering this cake!

Light pink fondant covered a red velvet cake with vanilla filling and frosting. It was topped with a large fantasy flower and dark chocolate fondant beads...delivered alongside it's buddy cake to Dublin 6 in NYC! :)

Happy Birthday Julie!

Tara

From NYC to San Fran!

A sweet friend and an awesome client of mine (she ordered the Broadway cake for her parents) recently accepted a new position with her company...on the west coast!! Her friends planned a goodbye party for her and reached out to me for a cake to represent the city she was leaving and the city she was heading to...NYC to San Fran!

Here's the cake!

 Details:

The NYC portion of the cake included fondant skyscrapers, a Statue of Liberty, yellow cabs, and a Broadway show sign.

The San Francisco portion of the cake included the iconic Golden Gate Bridge as well as the Fisherman's Wharf sign.

Topped with well wishes, the cake was delivered to Dublin 6 in NYC for the farewell party!

Missing you in NYC already Lauren!! Hope you're having an awesome time in San Fran! :)

Tara

Client testimonials:

"Tara, the cakes r beautiful!! I jut got here to the bar! Thanks again!!! Xoxo Danielle"

" totally in LOVE with my cake!!!!!! speechless once again :) thank you!!!! - Lauren"