My friend, Jeff, was celebrating his 50th birthday. Despite being an Eagles fan, I thought I’d help him celebrate this big milestone in his life. Read more…
Jeff’s 50th Birthday Cake
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If you’re 90, I’ll eat my hat. Or maybe yours.
Sometimes, what is most important about a cake is not how objectively beautiful it is, but how meaningful it is to the recipient. This cake hit the bullseye for Al’s 90th Birthday. Al’s daughter, Janet, contacted me as they were throwing Al a big birthday celebration at Alvin & Friends restaurant. She wanted a cake […] Read more…
I want to look like Brenda when I turn 50
Happy Birthday Brenda! Coconut cake with passion fruit curd and coconut buttercream. Read more…
Beachy wedding shower
A gluten-free chocolate stout cake (using gluten-free stout!) with chocolate ganache frosting and filling for Michelle and Scott who are getting married on a beach in the Caribbean. The design is based on a photo from their wedding blog. A bottle of wine awaits them by their beach chairs. Congrats you two!! May you have […] Read more…
Custom Car Groom’s Cake
| 3-D cakes, Cakes for Guys, Groom's cakes, Wedding / Bridal
I was contacted by Kristen, who was getting married in August. She was looking for someone to make a replica of a very special car: her fiancee Mike’s Camry, which was his pride and joy. He had spent hours and lots of money fixing it up and customizing it, as you can see from the […] Read more…
Dawn’s 40th “Touchdown”!
I’ve now made 2 Giants helmet cakes, and I wouldn’t have expected this, but both of them were for women. The first was a cake for Bat Mitzvah girl Lexa, and the second, shown here, is for Dawn’s 40th Birthday. In fact, Dawn had seen Lexa’s cake online and loved it, which is how Dawn’s […] Read more…
Wyatt’s Dinosaur
Here’s the full photo of the cake for Wyatt, who is turning 3. He’s crazy about dinosaurs, and so for his birthday, he got a very friendly dinosaur who’s about to take a big bite of the birthday cake! This silly dino is is ready to party, dressed in his converse sneakers and a birthday hat! […] Read more…
Graduation for Steven and Ryan
A graduation cake for lifelong friends Steven and Ryan who are excellent lacrosse players. Instead of a traditional graduation cake (a flat cake with a graduation cap on it), I made them a graduation “scrapbook,” complete with photos of the boys from childhood through high school, gum paste lacrosse sticks (those were tricky to make, […] Read more…
Yankee Stadium Cake
Yankee Stadium for Jonny’s Yankee themed bar mitzvah! Chocolate cake, oreo and chocoalte ganache filling, chocolate ganache frosting, and lots of decorating. Notice the LED scrolling message board! This cake was a home run! Mazel Tov Jonny! Read more…
A glass of iced tea or a cake?
Lisa was turning the big 5-0, and her family wanted to celebrate in grand style. Lisa’s teenaged daughter was excited about planning a surprise party for her mom, and enlisted the help of her dad and her aunt and uncle as well. They knew they wanted a fun cake for Lisa, but weren’t sure what […] Read more…