This cake was the most outrageous and fun to date. The young couple, Starla and Jimmy, who ordered this Michael Jordan themed wedding cake loved the DubZero and SpikeLe shoes so much they incorporated all the design elements from the fabrics of the shoes into the design of the cake. To top it off, each chose their favorite shoe (it was a tough decision- I think they have every pair in every color) for the cake topper.
This cake went to the St Francis Yacht Club in the Marina. Funny story, the bride was sent to me from Event planner Alison Hotchkiss and it turned out we went to high school together! (That would be Lowell High School)
This cake traveled very far to a Buddist Retreat, Pema Oseling, in Watsonville. the design was inspired from Art Nouveau ornament. Photo taken by Christine Sommers of Chris Sommers Photo.
This was a creative design for a gay wedding.
And...some seashells
This is a new favorite cake of mine. Inspired by a beautiful beaded vintage handbag depicting a partridge in a pear tree, it looked so natural in the woodsy setting of the Forest Hill Clubhouse. I think the clubhouse, so simple and elegant, is a secret gem right in the middle of residential San Francisco. Thanks again to Allure West Studios for the great shots!
If you are familiar with the biggest rap group ever, Wu-Tang Clan, then you know GZA. GZA is currently on tour, and made a stop in Santa Cruz, where he was presented (on stage!) with a Cake Coquette birthday cake in the shape of his logo. This is especially exciting because this is the second time I have done a cake for GZA. He actually remembered me and requested another one of my cakes! My connection to this prolific rapper: my journalist husband, and Wu- Tang's biggest fan, has interviewed him several times and gets to sneak back (or on) stage to give him presents. You can read the most recent article here: http://www.gtweekly.com/music/interviews/verbal-supremacy.
GZA holding the cake, super fresh.
The cake is a celebrity on stage.
Here are a few favorites I wanted to share...
As some of you may know, I am absolutely in love with anything Faberge. I was so excited when I had a tasting with a Russian bride and her mom who were just as into a Faberge Cake Topper as I was. I have been thinking about this cake for months and was so inspired that I created a line of Faberge Egg Toppers. I'm submitting them to magazines, so just wait, they are really fun. I noticed that a lot of the Faberge eggs have portraits painted on them, so I decided to personalize Clarina and Patrick's topper with pictures of them and their dog. This means that everyone can have their own personalized Faberge Egg topper. I'm trying to start a trend, lets see if it catches on.
The groom was a policeman so we made him a cake in the shape of his badge.
Thanks to Natalie Wi of Allure West Studios who came with me to take pictures of the cake and me in action.
This is the most exciting press yet. I drove down to Los Angeles last March with two faux cakes for an incredible, high production value photo shoot. Five months later, I finally get to see how it all turned out. The magazine hit the stands a few days ago, and the 20 pages or so from the photo shoot look fantastic. My cake designs were used for the Hollywood Glamour and Vintage Bohemian sets.
What is even more exciting is that a cake I did for Michelle Barionuevo-Mazzini's bridal soiree, Promises and Pearls, also got featured. I recommend picking up this magazine which just went national with this edition. Enjoy!
Fusion Storm ordered this sculpture cake of a Sun Microsystems server for Salesforce.com. If I understand correctly, Salesforce is no longer using these servers, so they wanted to "carve into them." Good thing they chose red velvet cake!
This cake ordered by Demiforce is for the logo for the newest game to hit the iphone called Trism. The game looks so fun, a little like Bejeweled but uses the tilt of the iphone to make it even cooler. I'm waiting for them to make it for the blackberry.
The July issue of Bride and Bloom is out! Flip to page 11 and there is a fabulous cake by Cake Coquette. Of course it couldn't have looked so good without the photography skills of Natalie Wi of Allure West Studios.
I was given the four pantone colors as well as most of the images you see on the page and I was told to create something edgy, sleek, feminine, and sophisticated. It was a really fun project and so rewarding to see in print.
The 4th of July weekend was just a bit busy. Here are a few wedding cakes to check out.
