Wham! Slam! Pow!

The Birthday Cake for a Superheroes party! The Birthday boy was turning 37! :P

Angry Birds!

Angry Birds, a photo by Sugar Daze on Flickr.

Birthday cake for 20 people. Who doesn't love Angry Birds?

I Got Cat Class and I Got Cat Style

Well, Hello Miss Kitty birthday cake for a 3 year-old. Hope she loves it as much as I enjoyed making it! Chocolate-hazelnut layer cake with fondant Kitty.

Disarm You With a Smile

Back when me and all my friends were into Madonna and Duran Duran and Berlin (Oh god, Terri Nunn was so cool and she always had the most awesome hued hair), we used all kinds of crazy stuff to add color to our hair, just like our favorite celebrities. My preferred product? My mom's Jolene (wow, did that stuff smell bad) which stripped the pigment from my hair wherever it was applied (and also left my hair dry and damaged beyond belief!)...and then in later years, Sun In. You all remember this stuff? I had a good friend with naturally blonde hair and Sun In gave her these really cool white-blonde highlights. On my chestnut hair, I ended up with these really brassy, orange streaks. I spent an entire summer being taunted by friends who nicknamed me "Pumpkinhead." To this day, I still can't even think of pumpkins without this moniker being dredged up in my memories!




Today I made a cake for a girl who is getting married who goes by the name "Pumpkin." I tried to find out from her friends why they call her this but they just started cracking up so I didn't push it. They wanted a really nice, girly cake on the outside for her bachelorette's party and something a little more colorful and loud on the inside. This was a small 10-person cake with one layer of pumpkin cake and one layer of chocolate cake covered in salted caramel buttercream and fondant. Note, I don't typically do fondant-covered cakes but apparently Pumpkin wanted it and who was I to deny my fellow pumpkin-y friend? Enjoy girls!

I See Your True Colors Shining Through

It is frigid out today in Paris, though we were lucky to have a few rays of sunshine this morning. I feel like it's time to pack it all in and go hibernate for a few months and so decided to dress up today's orders in some bright, vivid Spring colors.



Petal pink, bright lemon and rosy red add some splash to She Wore Lemon, Rogue, and Strawberry Berry Berry Good cupcakes (above); I had some fun with the piping on Strawberry ones which remind me of those old bathing caps the synchronized swimmers wore in the '50's. And then I went with lots of sparkles and pink buttercream to accent the 3-layer Vanilla Lovers Cinderella cake. Don't you just love Cinderella's dress with the feather collar? Tres chic!

Happy Birthday to Me

I had a pretty good blog post ready to go today for my birthday but truth is, it's been a crappy year and I am looking forward to closing this particular chapter of my life. I am looking forward to a new beginning tomorrow and am hoping this new year ahead will bring the peace and happiness that eluded me this past year.

Based on the card I received this AM from my son, things are looking good. It's the first handwritten note I have ever received from him and it's a keeper. It was written in French but here is a translation:

My Dearest Darling,
I love you with all my heart. You smell like a rose. You are very beautiful. I adore you especially when you take me to the movies. Love, Your Son



Sweet kid...he's a keeper too! Thanks to all who have sent me very sweet birthday wishes today!