March 11th, 2010
The first time we made a fire engine cake, I had the pleasure of visiting the local downtown San Jose Fire Department. Sergio gave me a tour, showing off the different trucks, letting me take a ton of pictures, and even posing for his own photo shoot. Well, OK, he was really too cool to let me take too many of him, but I know a few friends of mine that would love to imagine spending an afternoon with a fireman. Let them think that slipping on my shoes for a moment, they’d have a great view and could just stay there dreaming.
Santa Clara Fire Department Helmet Cake - Driver Engineer
Michelle is the proud daughter of a retired Driver Engineer for the Santa Clara Fire Department. She was so excited to honor her father with this homage to the many years he served wearing this helmet. That’s right, he was one of those men in uniform fighting the good fight. Please try to contain your excitement, ladies. He’s also someone’s daddy. Or does that even melt your heart, too? Hmmm…
Jeanne
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March 3rd, 2010
Amy’s parents have been talking about visiting us from Indiana for a long time. When they announced they’d be here for her dad’s birthday, there was no question that we’d make his 1966 Pontiac GTO into cake.
Poppa Bone isn’t just a classic car fan, he has owned and restored many, many cool cars. And since he lives so far away, he hasn’t actually seen or tried one of our cakes yet. Under the hood (and the rest of the fondant) was banana cake with peanut butter buttercream, a classic flavor combination that Poppa Bone was happy to try. It’s cool to impress a great baker like Amy’s dad with one of our cakes.
Poppa Bone had a cake in his favorite flavors, but we couldn’t leave Momma Bone out of the fun. She’s one of my chocolate buddies. Chocolate is the classic treat for Valentine’s Day (when Momma Bone was visiting) and personally it’s my favorite food. If you also love chocolate, we’ll have something to talk about besides cake.
We let Momma Bone in on the secret GTO cake, and knew she’d be really surprised to get her own cake. Ever since we made the Mexican chocolate cake, I’ve wanted all of my chocolate buddies to try this flavor. Amy made it to look like a giant piece of See’s candies, like a big bon-bon from one of the boxes she’ll get for her birthday.
It was so much fun to bring Amy’s parents to the bakery to show off our space and surprise them with the two cakes. Of course we dove into the bon-bon first, leaving Poppa Bone’s car intact until after the headlights burned out.
Happy Birthday Poppa Bone! We’re glad you came to vacation with your lovely wife and us on your birthday.
Jeanne
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March 1st, 2010
How lucky are we to be in the business of making people happy? We’re reminded of how fun and rewarding it is to make these cakes when we see the joyful smile, hear the praise, and even get a hug for our efforts. I just hope our clients know how much we appreciate their kindness when they see our cakes, when we get an email thanking us for a delicious and beautiful cake, and when we hear from their family and friends that they highly recommend the bakery.
When Tammy saw her pregnant belly cake, she was so happy, telling Amy that her cake was just as beautiful as what she had seen on our website. And then she gave Amy a big hug. It’s that joy and appreciation that makes waking up at 4am worth it and makes our day. Thank you Tammy!
Jeanne
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February 26th, 2010
Do you immediately know what someone is talking about when they mention a “rear naked choke hold”? I had no idea until we started researching UFC fighting and moves this week.
This might seem like a cake for a violent person, but it’s really all about the love: friends’ businesses represented on the mat and inner posts, a favorite fighter in a classic hold, and a message from a sweetheart: “Happy 45th birthday Boo, you’re still a knockout!” Now can you feel the love?
Happy Birthday Mike!
Jeanne
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February 25th, 2010
I loved the Cars movie when it came out when I was 34, but I’m starting to think it was meant for a really young audience. This Lightning McQueen cake was made for Malik celebrating a 2nd birthday. I recommend this awesome movie to everyone at any age, even though most of the superfans I’ve known have been toddlers. Happy Birthday Malik!
Jeanne
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February 24th, 2010
Amy and I watched Chicago Bull’s basketball player #23, Michael Jordan, in awe when he brought the team to the championships for so many years in the 1990s. #23 was incredible. What better way to celebrate a 23rd birthday than with a Nike Air Jordan shoe? Sergio’s birthday was celebrated in style with a party at Playa Azul in Willow Glen. Thinking back to Michael Jordan, #23 is a great one to celebrate.
Happy Birthday Sergio!
Jeanne
AJ’s Moonlight Bakery
Related post: Nike Air Jordan XVIII Shoes Cake.
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February 23rd, 2010
I’m always excited when we deliver a cake to a party that’s a great home for our cake. This pregnant belly cake in dark blue, lime green, and yellow and orange polka dots went to a baby shower dressed up with balloons and table cloths and decorations in the same colors as the cake. The balloons were so much more than I’d ever seen before, including sprays of balloons and balloons shaped like pacifiers. And the tall (6 feet?) stork balloon sculpture was amazing! I love to see a party decorated for the occasion. Welcome Baby Cyrus!
Jeanne
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January 15th, 2010
Ken just turned the big 5-0! Everyone was excited for my old manager, but he seemed to be surprised that everyone was making a big fuss over this landmark birthday. Over the course of a few days, he was taken out to a few meals, they brought balloons and cookies, and I was glad to show him what we’ve been doing at the bakery with his own Sharks puck cake.
He knew I’d come and bring a cake, but he wasn’t expecting a fondant decorated cake. He’s a huge San Jose Sharks hockey fan that’s had season tickets for years, so we had to make this for him. When he saw the cake he just stared and said “Well now we can’t cut into the cake” with a huge grin on his face. But with Mexican chocolate cake and Mexican chocolate buttercream under the fondant, I knew he couldn’t resist a slice.
It would have been so cool if the Sharks would have scored 5 in a blowout at the game that night, but at least they had a home game that Ken went to with some family and friends.
Happy Birthday Ken!
Jeanne
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January 3rd, 2010
My great grandma was not happy that since there was a hill between our houses that she was sometimes referred to as “grandma over the hill”. As a kid I just didn’t understand how each year my birthday was celebrated with a new numbered candle, but it was not polite for me to ask my grandma’s age.
Now I get it. Our cake artist, Amy, is about to hit a landmark year, and she wants to celebrate to lessen the sting of the big 4-Oh. That comes in March but I’m already thinking about what to do.
I love what Jennifer imagined for Lisa’s birthday. Last year Jennifer came up with the idea for a car from the 1950s to celebrate a 60th birthday. For Lisa’s birthday she wanted a pink and black cake with martini glasses, a question mark topper, and this great message, “30 again? Happy Birthday Lisa!”
Especially when you can’t say the number, you friends will let you know that THEY know. That’s what friends are for, right? Happy Birthday Lisa!
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