Topsey Turvey, Tim Burton, Moulin Rouge Inspired Wedding Cake

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This may possibly be the coolest wedding cake yet. I knew I had to ask Janae(of Janae Sheilds Photography), to come along with me to photograph this crazy cool cake. The shots were amazing, and here are just a few. The wedding was on the lodge level at the Regency Center in San Francisco. The smokey dark wood and red velvety vibe on the room was gorgeous and looked just perfect with the cake.

Gumps Bridal Show

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Last Sunday I participated in a very chic bridal event hosted by Gumps in San Francisco. Gumps sells and registers brides for the most elegant china, silver and housewares. It is also worth mentioning they have a wonderful wedding dress salon on the 4th floor but you have to make an appointment. (That's where I went first to try on wedding dresses!)
So, for this bridal event I worked with the visual designers at Gumps who were creating fantasy table displays. I made 6 faux cakes ranging from classical styles to an over the top sand castle pagoda. 
Possibly the most exciting creation I could showcase that afternoon was the custom wood cupcake stand my brother designed and MADE for me. He is a fantastic artist and wood sculptor, so I was so excited that he was able to make this gorgeous piece for me. There are detailed design elements that don't come through in the photo, so I"ll be posting professional shots soon. You can see more of his work and style at http://sebastianparker.blogspot.com/

The cupcake stand is filled with mini carrot cupcakes and whipped vanilla cream cheese icing topped with candied walnuts, and mini chocolate cupcakes topped with a mocha ganache. Delicious!

Sculpture Cake Weekend

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I have been behind on blogging, but after I show you what I had going on the past few weeks I think you'll understand why. Not only did I have 6 faux cakes to make for the Gumps Bridal Event "Wedding Chic" last Sunday (photos to come) I had more sculpture cakes in one weekend than I've ever had. Let's take a look see at the favorites.....

OH, YOU KNOW....A TUGBOAT

WINE BOTTLE WITH CUSTOMIZED FAMILY LABEL

Keg Cake

Red Ferrari

ORGANIC CARROT, for my friend who writes the the blog weirdvegetables.blogspot.com

Chili Dog

Cakes in Gentry Magazine

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I am very proud to share my newest press in Gentry Magazine. The Vintage Bird Cake they choose was one of my favorites from last year. Inspired from a vintage handbag that had jade and gold beads making a partridge in a pear tree relief, this cake really popped from the texture and color of the hand made sugar beads, leaves and love birds.

Cakes in Today's Bride

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More of my cakes made it into Today's Bride. The green paisley cake as well as the detailed shot of the green art nouveau pattern on the first page are mine. The Spanish lace which I'm sure everyone is getting tired of seeing now also made it in on the second page. Very exciting!

My Spanish Lace Cake in Bride and Bloom

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It is so incredibly exciting to see my cakes in magazines. This month I get to feel special three times because Cake Coquette cakes are going to be seen in three magazines this month: Bride and Bloom, Northern California Brides and Today's Bride. Today I finally got my hands on a copy of Bride and Bloom (Spring 2009). Flip to page 28 and yours truly is in the Fresh Style....

Tropical Art Deco Cake and Monopoly Board Cake

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My inspiration for this cake was an intricate facade of an art deco building. The clients wanted the tropical blue colors reminiscent of Miami and the silver art deco plane was to honor the groom's passion for planes. To top the cake off are hand made sugar gardenias and calla lilies.

This cake is pretty self explanatory...someone really loves Monopoly!

Holiday Gingerbread Village

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I can finally post these great shots of my Gingerbread Village now that I am back from my Christmas vacation. It was great to take a week off and this big project was delivered just a few hours before we got on our redeye to Boston.
The fabulous Janae Shields of Janae Shields Photography came along with me to take these shots and I think you'll be able to see the insane detail that goes into a Gingerbread world. I hope you enjoy the photos!

Birthday Cakes

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Here are a few fun cakes I worked on this week....

This is a Justin Bua inspired cake. The birthday boy is a huge fan so I combined a couple of Bua's ideas to create this cake. I loved the city block scenes Bua paints so I used that as inspiration for the cutout pattern on the sides. I thought I had a chance at mimicing the "Mic Check" series for the drawing on the top. His paintings are super stylized and detailed - I highly recommend that you check out his website to learn more because his work is pretty fresh.

For this cake, the little guy just loves the Lion King and actually drew out the cake design he wanted. Too cute.

I thought this one came out pretty cool too...my interpretation of a sun.