NEW! (September, 2011) Red Velvet Wedding Cake with Blueberry Jam Ribbon and White Chocolate Cream Cheese filling and frosting. Fresh gerbera daisies, fondant ribbons, and real martini glasses for decorations.
NEW! (November, 2011) Super-Bling Wedding Cake, on display at the 2011 Boston Pastry Rendezvous. Real chrysanthemums and mini purple calla lilies.
Autumn Leaves Wedding Cake (1 of 3): Apple Spice Cake with homemade applesauce filling, and Dulce de Leche Italian Meringue Buttercream. Leaves and wedding bands are marzipan. Four tiers, with diameters of 8", 10", 12", and 14", serves about 175 people. (Sept, 2010)
Modern Autumn Colors Cake, on display at the 2010 New England Desserts Showcase. (Sept, 2010)
Burger Cake with Fries: Dulce de Leche Cake (9" layers) for bun, Decadent Brownie cookie for burger, fondant cheese and lettuce, Raspberry Italian Meringue Buttercream for ketchup, and Banana Spice Italian Meringue Buttercream for "Dijon" mustard. Fries are sugar cookies. (August, 2010)
Coach Bag 1 of 2 (front): Vanilla Poundcake with Midnight Ganache filling. "Cloth" on the bag is fondant, "leather" is chocolate plastic (modelling chocolate), Coach "C's" and tags are marzipan, all gold hardware is gumpaste. (January, 2011)
Coach Bag 2 of 2 (back): Vanilla Poundcake with Midnight Ganache filling. "Cloth" on the bag is fondant, "leather" is chocolate plastic (modelling chocolate), Coach "C's" and tags are marzipan, all gold hardware is gumpaste. (January, 2011)
NEW! (September, 2011) Owl Wedding Shower Cake: Chocolate Chip Cake with Midnight Ganache filling, and Cannoli Filling frosting on top, with fondant "birch bark" on sides. Carved heart with initials in it, and phrase on the bottom tier: "Teigan and Jesse sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G."
Wedgewood Style Cake 2, on display atthe 2010 New England Desserts Showcase. Note the new banner with new logo (courtesy of Lisa Trager) in the background. (Sept, 2010)
Wedding Book Cake: Top shelf - Golden Vanilla Cake with Citrus (Italian Meringue) Buttercream and Berry Preserves. Book covered in chocolate plastic, piping done with royal icing........ Bottom shelf - Classic Chocolate Cake with Midnight Ganache. Books covered in fondant and chocolate plastic, piping done with royal icing. All roses and begonias are edible. (July, 2009)
NEW! (April, 2011) Sewing Machine Cake with Basket: Deep Chocolate Cake with Cherry Jam ribbon, and Hazelnut Italian Meringue Buttercream. Sewing machine and basket covered in fondant due to transport about 5 hours away. Quilt square is fondant, spools of thread are marzipan.
Rubber Ducky Cake: Vanilla Pound Cake and Deep Chocolate Cake, layered horizontally, with mini-cupcakes of same flavors. Duck is covered with fondant, and bubbles are Vanilla Italian Meringue Buttercream. Beak and tail tip are rice krispie treats, also covered in fondant. (October, 2010)
NEW! (April, 2011) Monogram Baby Shower Cake and Cupcakes (1 of 2): Two layer 6" Deep Chocolate Cake with Orange Italian Meringue Buttercream (IMBC) filling and Midnight Ganache frostiing. Deep Chocolate Cupcakes with Orange IMBC or Midnight Ganache frosting. Hand-cast gumpaste buttons, fondant monogram.
NEW! (April, 2011) Monogram Baby Shower Cake and Cupcakes (2 of 2): Two layer 6" Deep Chocolate Cake with Orange Italian Meringue Buttercream (IMBC) filling and Midnight Ganache frostiing. Deep Chocolate Cupcakes with Orange IMBC or Midnight Ganache frosting. Hand-cast gumpaste buttons, fondant monogram.
Gardening Retirement Cake: 12-inch Berry Cake with Midnight Ganache filling and frosting, and ligonberry jam filling layer. Watering can is 6-inch Almond Amaretto Cake with Amaretto Italian Meringue Buttercream and ligonberry jam layer. Spout and handle are gumpaste. Flower pots are big Almond Amaretto Cupcakes. "Dirt" is Deep Chocolate Cake. Adorned with fresh flowers. (February, 2011)
Rawkstars Cookout Cake (http://www.rawkstars.org/index.cfm): Deep Chocolate Cake, filled with Vanilla Italian Meringue Buttercream, two 12" round layers. Caramel Cake, filled with Midnight Ganache, two 10" layers. Peach Poundcake, filled with Berry IMBC, star-shaped tier. Covered with fondant. All star decorations are marzipan. (Sept, 2010)
Calphalon Dutch Oven Cake: Two layer, 9" round White Vanilla Cake with Midnight Ganache. Berry sauce ("tomato sauce"), and Lindt Fioretti truffles ("meatballs") on top. Calphalon spoon is marzipan, and towel is fondant. Cutting board and jar are real. (November, 2010)
Porsche Cake (1 of 2): Deep Chocolate Cake, half of the filling is Cherry Midnight Ganache, half is Cherry Amaretto Italian Meringue Buttercream (front to back). Logo on cake board is marzipan, other board decorations are fondant. (March, 2011)
Porsche Cake (2 of 2): Deep Chocolate Cake, half of the filling is Cherry Midnight Ganache, half is Cherry Amaretto Italian Meringue Buttercream (front to back). Logo on cake board is marzipan, other board decorations are fondant. (March, 2011)
NEW! (August, 2011) Wedding Centerpiece Cupcakes with Birds (1 of 2): Deep Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Italian Meringue Buttercream. Edible chocolate nest and real roses.
NEW! (August, 2011) Wedding Centerpiece Cakes with Birds (2 of 2): Blueberry Poundcake with Blackberry Jam ribbon and Mango Italian Meringue Buttercream. Real flowers on top, fondant cherry blossoms along cake base.
Spilled Nail Polish Cake: Vanilla Poundcake, 9" by 13" layers sculpted, with Midnight Ganache, all resting on Rice Krispie (cereal) treats. Covered in dyed fondant and painted. Raspberry Cream jello for spilled nail polish. Accent flowers are gumpaste. (August, 2010)
Berry Lemon Cake: Berry Cake (strawberry and raspberry, primarily) , two 9-inch round layers. Lemon Custard Italian Meringue Buttercream around cake and between layers with ligonberry jam. Fresh Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, lemon zest, and mint on top with Black Raspberry IMBC piping. (June, 2010)
Strawberry Fudge Cake (aka "Sexy Cake"): Classic Chocolate Cake with Midnight Ganache filling (created a fudgey interior), one 9 by 13 layer. Strawberry Italian Meringue Buttercream, sliced strawberries, hand-piped chocolate decorates, and Midnight Ganache accents. This cake was pre-divided into 24 servings that required the same detail on each serving. (April, 2010)
Mr. Penguin Cake: Vanilla Poundcake with Lemon Standard Buttercream Filling, modeled after the birthday boy's favorite stuffed animal/hand puppet, Mr. Penguin (on right). Head, beak, wings, and feet are rice krispie treats, everything is covered in fondant. Eyes are black M&M's. (January, 2011)
NEW! (July, 2011) Rockhouse Villa Cake: Mango Cake with Pina Colada Italian Meringue Buttercream. Roof is chocolate plastic (modeling chocolate), walls are fondant, rocks are Lindt white chocolate truffle shells with cocoa nibs, water is homemade jello (gelatin). Based on the design of the Rockhouse Hotel villas in Jamaica.
Monkey Baby Shower Cake: Bottom tier is two 12" round layers of Deep Chocolate Cake, filled with a thin peanut butter layer and Banana Italian Meringue Buttercream. Top tier is two 8" layers of Caramel Cake, filled with Midnight Ganache. Entire cake is covered with Vanilla MEringue Buttercream with fondant accents and Chocolate Plastic (modelling chocolate) and Marzipan monkeys. (November, 2010)
Wedgwood Style Cake 1: Fondant with stenciled and piped royal icing. Yellow Vanilla Cake, two 6" round layers. Orange Italian Meringue Buttercream (IMBC) between layers and blueberry jam on bottom cake layer. (June, 2009)
Harry Potter Books Cake (1 of 2): Vanilla Cake, four 8 x 8 layers, divided into two tiers, with Vanilla Italian Meringue Buttercream between layers. Books covered in fondant, scarf is fondant. Wand, coins, and plaque are marzipan. Piping is royal icing. (June, 2010)
Harry Potter Books Cake (2 of 2): Vanilla Cake, four 8 x 8 layers, divided into two tiers, with Vanilla Italian Meringue Buttercream between layers. Books covered in fondant, scarf is fondant. Wand, coins, and plaque are marzipan. Piping is royal icing. (June, 2010)
Ravenclaw and the Sorcerer's Stone: 1/4 sheet cake (9-inch by 13-inch), stacked into 2-layers of Golden Vanilla Cake with Vanilla Italian Meringue Buttercream. Book cover and coins are marzipan, scarf is fondant, and glasses are gumpaste. (February, 2011)
NEW! (July, 2011) Scrabble Cake: Scrabble Board is Berry Cake with Lemon Italian Meringue Buttercream. Tiles are marzipan, with solid white chocolate decorations. Flower Planters are Deep Chocolate Cake with Midnight Ganache and Raspberry Jam Ribbon.
TD Bank Star Cake: Two layer 8" star of Caramel Cake with Midnight Ganache filling, and frosted with Vanilla Italian Meringue Buttercream. (December, 2010)
Princess Castle Cake: Classic Chocolate Cake with Strawberry American Buttercream. Bottom tier is 9 by 6 1/2 inches rectangular, and top tier is 6-inch round, 2 layers each. Fondant, Vanilla American Buttercream, and white sugar crystals for all decorations. (November, 2009)
"Cakes" Book Cake: Fondant, painted, with cocoa powder, crushed almonds, and roses made from dried apricots. Classic Chocolate Cake, one 9" x 13" layer, syruped with Kahlua, and Midnight Ganache. (March, 2009)
NEW! (June, 2011) Put a Fork in Holliston High School Graduation Cake: Deep Chocolate Cake with Midnight Ganache with fresh strawberries, and fondant "H", and gumpaste fork.
Lemon Berry Cake: Lemon Cake, two 1/4 sheet (9 x 13) layers. Berry Italian Meringue Buttercream (strawberry and black raspberry with raspberry liqueur) around cake and between layers with ligonberry jam. Fresh Strawberries, blueberries, lemon zest, and hand-piped chocolate decorates around blue hydrangeas on top with Black Raspberry IMBC piping. (June, 2010)
NEW! (June, 2011) Aquarium Wedding Shower Cake (1 of 2): 9-inch round Raspberry Cake with Lemon Italian Meringue Buttercream and fondant fish.
NEW! (June, 2011) Aquarium Wedding Shower Cake (2 of 2): 9-inch round Raspberry Cake with Lemon Italian Meringue Buttercream and fondant fish. "Save the date" with aquatic motif was the inspiration.
NEW! (September, 2011) Forrest Friends Baby Shower Cake: 10-inch round Spice Cake with Midnight Ganache. Decorations are fondant and marzipan. Carter's Tree Top theme was the inspiration.
Pink & Bow: 10-inch round Red Velvet Cake with White Chocolate Cream Cheese filling, and covered in hot pink fondant. Bow and other decorations are also fondant. The dripping silver was intentional. (February, 2011)
NEW! (May, 2011) Hopping in Soon! Froggy Baby Shower Cake: 10-inch and 6-inch round White Cakes with Mini Chocolate Chips and Mint Italian Meringue Buttercream frosting. Filling for 6-inch cake is Standard Buttercream, filling for 10-inch cake is Midnight Ganache. Fondant decorations.
Jungle-themed Baby Shower Cake: Almond Amaretto cake, 9-inch and 6-inch tiers. Amaretto Italian Meringue Buttercream and fondant. Lion side of cake. (Dec, 2009)
NEW! (May, 2011) Camel Bar Mitzvah Dessert Table (1 of 2): left to right: Decadent Brownie Cookies, Mint Chocolate Chip Camel Cake, Ricotta Cookies, and Lemon Squares with Blueberry Sauce on the side.
NEW! (May, 2011) Camel Bar Mitzvah Cake (2 of 2): 10-inch and 6-inch round Vanilla Cakes with Mini Chocolate Chips, a layer of Mini Chocolate Chips in the filling with Vanilla italian Meringue Buttercream (IMBC), and Mint IMBC frosting. Camels are chocolate plastic (modeling chocolate), insets are marzipan.
Message in a Bottle Cake (wedding shower): two layer 10" Marble Cake with Oreo Italian Meringue Buttercream (IMBC) filling and Vanilla IMBC frosting. Rice krispie treat bottle, fondant label, marzipan shells and starfish, with graham cracker "sand." Blue waves are fondant. (April, 2011)
NEW! (July, 2011) Fresh Roses Birthday Cake: 8-inch square Almond Amaretto Cake with Raspberry Jam ribbon and Amaretto Italian Meringue Buttercream. Fresh roses.
Daisy Birthday Cake: Two layer 9" and two layer 6" Golden Vanilla Cake with Midnight Ganache filling and Raspberry Italian Meringue Buttercream (IMBC) frosting. Cascading white and yellow gumpaste daisies. (March, 2011)
NEW! (July, 2011) Green Eggs and Ham Dr. Seuss Birthday Cake: 9-inch round Deep Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Italian Meringue Buttercream. Fondant decorations.
confectionism Funfetti Cake: Two layer, 8" round Vanilla Cake Vanilla infused with rainbow candy sprinkles, frosted and filled with Vanilla Standard Buttercream, and covered in rainbow sprinkles. Shoe plaques are fondant. (December, 2010)
Baby Shower Nest Cake: 9-inch Deep Chocolate Cake with Ligonberry jam ribbon in the filling, and Vanilla Italian Meringue Buttercream filling and frosting. Chocolate-covered chow mein noodles for nest with candy robins' eggs. (March, 2011)
Earth Day Cakes 1: Two layer 12" Devil's Food Cake with White Chocolate Cream Cheese frosting and filling. Two layer 6" Caramel Cake with Midnight Ganache frosting and filling. Earth Day Cake 2: Two layer 8" Caramel Cake with Midnight Ganache frosting and filling. (April, 2011)
NEW! (May, 2011) Cinco de Mayo Birthday Cake: 9-inch round Coconut Cake with Vanilla italian Meringue Buttercream (IMBC) and toasted coconut in filling, and Lime Curd IMBC frosting. Toasted coconut on edges, sombrero and maracas are fondant.
Philly to Chicago Cake: Two 12" round layers of Deep Chocolate Cake, filled and frosted with Peanut Butter Italian Meringue Buttercream. Two 10" layers of Coconut Lychee Cake, filled and frosted with Coconut Lychee Italian Meringue Buttercream. All star decorations are rice krispie treats covered with fondant or marzipan. (Philly: LOVE statue, cheesesteak, and Comcast Building. Chicago: Bean statue [behind LOVE], deep dish pizza slice, and Trump International Tower. January, 2011)
Simple Autumn Cake: Two layer 8" round Deep Choc Cake filled with Vanilla Standard Buttercream, and frosted with Vanilla Italian Meringue Buttercream. Leaf stencil is Midnight Ganache. (November, 2010)
Caramel Cake with Midnight Ganache for filling and top, and Mocha Italian Meringue Buttercream (IMBC) filling and sides. Two dolls (blond w/ leopard print & brunette w/red bikini, at the customer's request) "mud" wrestling on top and fondant Grim Reaper nearby, with marzipan signs. Bikini top also draped on sign. (September, 2010)
Crescent Moon Cake: To layer 6" round Almond Cake with Milk Chocolate Ganache filling and frosting. Marzipan crescent moon face and initials HB on top, moon phases around the sides (full moon and waning moon shown). (April, 2011)
NEW! (August, 2011) Chocolate Chip Cannoli Cake: 10-inch round Chocolate Chip Cake with Ricotta Mascarpone filling, and Midnight Ganache frosting. Crushed cannoli shells along side of cake. Navy P3 with Surveillance patch was inspiration, "Best Wishes at Your New Job"
Meeple Carcasonne Cake: Apple Spice Cake, Homemade Applesauce filling, and Dulce De Leche Italian Meringue Buttercream. Cake board is covered in fondant and marzipan. For those of you who have no idea what a meeple is: See that little tile to the left of the cake? That's from a game called Carcasonne. You use little wooden guys, or "meeples," to mark different things on the game tiles. The birthday boy's favorite color is yellow, but there are other brightly colored meeples too. (November, 2010)
Elvis Has Left the Building Cake: Deep Chocolate Cake, two 8" layers, with Peanut Butter Italian Meringue Buttercream, and banana chips in the filling layer and on top, along with mini-chocolate chips on top. For the Circle of Friends folk concert on Sept 11, 2010.
Raspberry Cake with Ferret Graduation motif: White Vanilla Cake, two 9 by 13 layers. Raspberry Italian Meringue Buttercream, marzipan figures and caps, gum paste banner. (May, 2010)
Mini-cakes for wedding cake tasting: (Round Cake) Fondant with piped Cinnamon Italian Meringue Buttercream (IMBC) dots, Caramel Cake, two 4" round layers, and Butter Rum IMBC filling between cake layers. (Square Cake) Dulce de Leche IMBC with Cinnamon IMBC piping, Apple Spice Cake, two 4" square layers, and Dulce de Leche IMBC filling. (Jan, 2010)
Peach Blueberry Cake: Peach cake, two 9-inch round layers. Peach Italian Meringue Buttercream, fresh peach slices and blueberries on top, brushed with white wine jelly. (Aug, 2009)
"Magic: The Gathering" Book Cake: Fondant, painted. Yellow Vanilla Cake, one 9 x 13 layer, cut in half and stacked. Italian Meringue Buttercream between layers. (February, 2009)
Cake with Porsche and Logo: 6-inch Deep Chocolate Cake with Midnight Ganache and Tipsy Cherries for filling, and Cherry-Amaretto Italian Meringue Buttercream Frosting. Porsche logo and Porsche model are marzipan. (March, 2011)
Superstar Birthday Cake: 6-inch Berry Cake with Midnight Ganache filling and Berry Italian Meringue frosting. Stars are fondant. (February, 2011)
NEW! (August, 2011) Carrot Cake with candied and crystallized carrots garnish.
NEW! (October, 2011) Patriots Football Birthday Cake: 8-inch round Deep Chocolate Cake with "Tooth-achingly sweet" Vanilla Standard Buttercream.
NEW! (June, 2011) Rockin' Birthday Cake: 9-inch Red Velvet Cake with White Chocolate Cream Cheese frosting. Guitar is fondant and gumpaste.
Classic Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Italian Meringue Buttercream (blue). Gold trophy of rice krispie treats, with fondant soccer balls and gold stars. (October, 2010)
Musical Instruments Cake: 6-inch Deep Chocolate Cake with ligonberry jam and Midnight Ganache filling and frosting. Guitars are marzipan, keyboard is fondant. (February, 2011)
KISS (the band) Cake: Lemon Cake, three 1/2 sheet layers, with Lemon Cream Italian Meringue Buttercream Frosting and Filling. KISS logo is Rice Krispie (cereal) treats covered in fondant and painted. Face paint medallions are gumpaste and painted. (Thanks to Paul!) Raspberry Italian Meringue Buttercream piping and borders. (August, 2010)
Classic Chocolate Cake with ligonberry jam filling, two 1/2 sheet layers (12 by 18). Midnight Ganache frosting around cake and between layers, Mocha Hazelnut Italian Meringue Buttercream piping, marzipan stars and moon. This was a practice cake to see the differences between shades of metallic lusterdust (3 silver, 3 gold shades) on the marzipan. (June, 2010)
Caramel Apple Cake: White Spice cake, two 9-inch round layers. Caramel Cinnamon Italian Meringue Buttercream, home made applesauce in between the layers. Apple slices, caramel, and IMBC piping on top. (Oct, 2009)
Poker and Women Chocolate Hazelnut Cake (2 of 2): Classic Chocolate Cake with crushed hazelnuts, two 9 by 6 1/2 rectangular layers. Hazelnut Liqueur and Chocolate Italian Meringue Buttercream, Midnight Ganache in between the layers. Poker chips, cards, and other decorations are marshmallow fondant. Side of cake view. (March, 2010)
Electrician Graduation Cake: Berry Cake, three 1/2 sheet layers, with Lemon Cream Italian Meringue Buttercream Frosting and Filling. Marzipan wire strippers and grad cap. Raspberry Italian Meringue piping and borders. (August, 2010)
Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Raspberry Chips: Chocolate cake, 9 x 13 layer, cut in half and stacked. Midnight Ganache Frosting, with Nestle's raspberry and chocolate swirled chips. (March, 2009)
Raspberry Jam Crostata (March, 2010)
Apple Pie (November, 2010)
NEW! (May, 2011) Rhubarb Pie
NEW! (May, 2011) Ricotta Pie
Strawberry Trifle: Yellow Vanilla Cake, torted, with a blueberry jam layer. Whipped cream with almond extract. Fresh strawberries, macerated. Garnishes: two sliced strawberries, crushed whole almonds, and pansies (edible, no worries). (May, 2009)
Classic Chocolate Cake Bites: About 2-inches tall and 1.5-inches square, with Midnight Ganache filling and fondant, dyed. (April, 2009)
Cake Truffles: Yellow Vanilla Cake dipped in milk chocolate and drizzled with dark chocolate. Also called Cake Balls or Cake Dumplings. (June, 2009)
Caramel Cake Truffles: Caramel Cake smushed together with frosting, and coated in Lindt dark chocolate. (December, 2010)
NEW! (July, 2011) Cupcookies
Ricotta Pie and Meringue Cookies (Feb, 2010)
Decadent Brownie Cookies with Chocolate Chunks. (June, 2010)
Heath Bar Chocolate Chip Cookies (April, 2009)
Meringue Cookies (Feb, 2010)
Peppermint Pinwheel Cookies (left) and Italian Cookies (right). (Dec, 2009)
Shortbread Ribbons with Peach Jam and blue hydrangea flowers for garnish. (June, 2010)
