The Pink Cake- For the Cake Slice Bakers

"The Pink Cake" for the secret recipe Club

I have mentioned before that I belong to a baking group, The Cake Slice Bakers, we have to bake one cake each month.

We are  currently baking from the book Vintage Cakes by Julie Richardson, and it's been a great and tasty experience so far, the cakes that I have baked have been delicious, and this month's cake top it of. I love chocolate and I love raspberry buttercream!

The chocolate cake is rich and very moist, the buttercream pretty much melts in your mouth, which by the way doesn't have any pink food coloring in it, the pink color comes from the fresh raspberries puree into the buttercream. Yum!!

For copyright reasons, some of us have chosen not to post the recipes from the book anymore, I am one of them, as I do not want to get in any trouble. ( did you know Etsy is closing stores like crazy because copyright issues, which I totally understand but they close stores and them leave others open selling the same products-cookies-cake toppers, etc)

First Communion Cake

A simple and clean First Communion Cake with Cross cookie favors for my friend's son Communion.

The book and rosary were made with gumpaste.

 The letters and cross were painted with gold luster dust

Black Heel-Shoe Box Cake

I made this cake for a great client of mine,her husband actually ordered the cake

for her surprise birthday party.

The heel was very difficult to make and it didn't turned out how I wanted, but at the end of the day the birthday girl was thrilled, as the shoe match her own Christian Louboutin shoes.

I made the heel with a silicon mold I got on Etsy,

 the front-side of shoe was handmade-kind of figuring out as I was making it.

The shoe box was made of chocolate cake and oreos and cream buttercream.

For the shoe I used only gumpaste and it took me around 4 days to make it including the waiting time for drying.

I found a little silicon letter mold at New York Cake & Baking Company store in New York City, I am sure they also have it online. The letters came out really easy, they are small and pretty cute.

Thank you for stopping by.

The Count-Dumbo-Teddy Cookies-Baby Shower Theme

Happy Friday!! I hope you all had a fantastic week.I am making my first appearance blog wise today, I have been dealing with such severe allergies that I feel and can't even function. To top things off a fantastic cold is making my days a little more enjoyable :(

Any way, I am giving good use to my beloved KK and I am considering myself almost good at it. Still my cookies do not decorate on their own as once I thought, but my shaky hand is getting better at staying still.

I made these cookies for a Baby Shower, I definitely enjoy when people have themes out of the ordinary onesie, bib, bottle and rattle.

This Baby Shower was full of cute details,

each table had a different center piece and the cookies match each of them. I made Dumbo, The Count, Minnie Mousse, Elmo and White teddy Bears.

My first Dumbo!! and he actually looks like Dumbo.

 My client was very happy with all her cookies and she sent me the nicest feedback, it definitely made my day better .

Here are some pictures that she shared with me .

Have a great weekend!!

Horse Cookies

Happy Wednesday!! I can't believe this is the last week of April, it will be a matter of  a blink of an eye and the year will end. Ok, almost in a blink of an eye.

Around here I have been busy as a bee, with kids, home, work and baking. Lots of birthday parties and fun Baby Showers this month. The weather is still windy and a little cold, but my girls and I are looking forward for a warmer weather and lots of trips to Sesame Place, our home away from home in the Summer. I will be taking some time off from baking cakes for clients, I need to start baking for myself and testing piles and piles of recipes for my future shop.

 Anyway,let's talk about these horse cookies. 

My friend J celebrated her daughter's birthday this past weekend with a Farm theme party. Her two girls are animal lovers,they just got a puppy and they even have chickens and collect fresh eggs daily.

The birthday girl, little A, takes horse back riding lessons with a horse named Pancho, she loves him so much. Her mom planned to have Pancho's owner stop by the party with him to surprice A .

 What better than giving guest cookie favors inspired by Pancho?

 

Pancho's head :). This cookie was specially made for the birthday girl.

I hope you all are having a great week. Thank you for stopping by.