Purple Week

Well, although this may not look purple in the picture (my photographic skills leave a lot to be desired) it was actually royal purple with a silver bling base and really beautiful blingy lettering on the top.  Such a smart, elegant cake for Geraldos at La Salle Park

Gender reveal cakes are gaining in popularity.  In short, mom-to-be goes and gets her scan after which the doctor writes the sex of the baby on a piece of paper and seals the envelope.  The envelope is then brought into the shop and we take the cake order.  We open the envelope when it's time to bake the cake which we then make either pink or blue.  The outside is decorated with a gender neutral design or both pink and blue with a little message.  The cake is then cut when all the family and friends are together for a gender reveal party.  Cut the cake open to see if you're having a boy or a girl.

Pure white baptism cake....this was a beautiful design for a spring baptism ceremony.  The diamante cross on top was the star of the show, but we also added little pearls all over and a pearl and diamond heart in the middle of the bow.

Ivory and navy flowers for this beautiful wedding cake with a hand painted background.  The Marriott Hotel, Upper James.

Royal purple was chosen for this huge purple and diamond cake at Michaelangelo's Banquet Center in Hamilton.  Here are the five tiers in all their glory, but regrettably without the beautiful backdrop which was just being put into place at the time of delivery.

Diamonds! - Oakville Golf and Country Club

What a lot of bling!  Have you ever seen so much sparkle on a wedding cake?  You can see from the close up that the initial on the top was all crystals and pearls, ultra shiny silver balls were added to the quilted tiers with super high (7" tiers) for the bottom and middle tiers with navy blue scrollwork all over.      Bands of real crystal ribbon was added for super bling and finally little white hydrangea blossoms to match the bride's bouquet.

Coconut cake.

Navy and White - Ancaster Old Mill

This cake has simple traditional lines, but with a narrow very tall cake you can see new, modern lines.

Royal Blue - Geraldo's at La Salle Park, Burlington

Bling and pearls, beautiful for a wedding cake no?

Graduation - University of Toronto

Satin draped fabric looking fondant with the University of Toronto crest with roses, forget-me-nots and edible pearls.

For a late graduation celebration, it's never too late to celebrate a happy event or an accomplishment.

Blue Ribbon - Carmen's Banquet Centre

This cake was made for friends of mine, the royal blue bow was dressed with an antique brooch for refined elegance and the white fondant was textured with damask print.

This cake was in celebration of the wedding of Nick and Carolyn , what a wonderful wedding!
Happy to see the cake matches the wedding colours just perfectly, that's always a good thing and important to the cake's design and the impact that it will have when it's on display at the reception and for year's to come in the family album.

Diamond Heart

This cake featured a navy blue bow and a pretty piece of diamond jewellery.  The bride chose calla lilies to top the cake.

Notice this new shape?  Doesn't it look pretty?  Yes, of course it's a round cake, but we used a different combination of tiers to give a different appearance and feel to the cake.

Navy Blue Cake

Who said navy blue was too modern and looks nautical?  Ah yes, that was me, until I fixed myself the challenge of creating a cake that was neither modern looking or remotely nautical but was very definitely navy blue!

With pearls, lace and a cherub cameo, this cake is anything but what you'd think a cake with so much navy blue on it would look like.  We used a rich sapphire blue with a pearlized sheen and hand painted the whole cake.  We finished with a navy blue satin ribbon and displayed it on a fine, bright white hand made Lou Hanson cake stand.