Think Spring!

It's cold and wintery here on the South Coast of Massachusetts but we're thinking SPRING!!


Gerbera daisies and a pale green frosting adorn this round buttercream cake along with a string of pearls.

Sugar Paste Flowers: Gerbera Daisies

I love the process of flower making and so does our resident arist: Jodi. Although her original mediums of choice were clay and acrylic paint she has adapted well to sugarpaste and edible paint(food colors mixed with lemon extract).

Here are some pretty gerbera daisies she was in the process of making today....



Although she can spend up to 4 minutes on these little flowers and 2 hours on one large magnolia blossom, don't let her time fool you....she actually has the best spot in the bakery: climate controlled at 63 degrees with 50% humidity. And by the way, the rest of the bakery was running around 87 degrees today with 80% humidity.

Wedding Cake Demo @ The Bookstall

Mimi Putnam, of The Bookstall in Marion, MA, was kind to ask us to setup a wedding cake decorating demo at her adorable shop right on Sippican Harbor. Here are two of the four cakes that we had on display and later devoured!

The three tiered cake is wrapped in pink satin ribbon with a handmade gumpaste magnolia dusted in pale yellow and chartreuse with tiny lily of the valley. This cake features a double layer center tier which gives a modern flair to a simply stated cake. Our friend Sarah called it the "Southern Bell Cake"! The cake inside the beautifully smooth fondant was red velvet cake with vanilla buttercream.

The second is a top cake for our cupcake stands decorated with piping reminiscent of paisley with tiny teal rice paper butterflies. This pretty cake is perfect for a little girl, sweet 16 or even a bridal shower. We can even add a couple of booties on top for a baby shower.

To satisfy everyone's sweet tooth we brought along a devilish chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream and fresh raspberries which we call "Pink Polka Dot Cake" along with vanilla butter cupcakes and lemon cupcakes-- YUM!

Thank you, Mimi, for a successful event!
Visit The Bookstall at 151 Front Street Marion MA 508-748-1041 www.marionbookstall.com

CupCakes

These custom cupcakes with gumpaste pink and white daisies, baby peapods, and "It's a girl" plaques were for a baby shower in Mattapoisett, MA. Assorted chocolate and vanilla cupcakes with Italian vanilla buttercream frosting were on the menu. The peapods are a great cupcake topper for twins, baby boys and baby girls.

A wonderful gift: professional photos!

We are thrilled to have made a new friend, Susan Asaro. She is a talented local photographer, from Wareham Massachusetts, her portraits are exquisite. Take a look at the outstanding pictures she took for us of a pretty blue and brown baby shower cake we made for her daughter's shower. Thanks Susan! Don't forget to visit Susan's website: http://www.susanasaro.com/