The first year of a baby’s life is full of firsts. First smile, first step, first laugh. Jashunpan’s parents wanted to celebrate his first birthday with a cake that shows what he has learned in that critical year, his first words: tabla (the Indian drums), socks, airplane, brush, ball, sports car, balloons, and blueberries.
Jeanne
AJ’s Moonlight Bakery
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California is not only a destination for vacations and honeymoons, but also weddings. So when a couple comes from Rhode Island to get married, of course their 1969 Volkswagon Bug comes with them.
We received a picture of the exact car to make, including their license plate. The car was sculpted out of coconut cake with coconut buttercream into the classic VW Bug shape.
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a Rhode Island plate, but when a specific element is requested, we study it to get the details just right. Can you see the light blue wave in the license plate?
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My dream boat is a sailboat that I can take in the bay, under the Golden Gate bridge, and out to the ocean. Robert’s dream boat is the Fleming 55 Yacht.
We brought this cake to Robert’s birthday party through the busy streets of Santana Row up to the Cielo Restaurant and Bar on the top of Hotel Valencia. It’s so much fun walking with a showstopper cake, seeing the surprise and amazement on people’s faces, and hearing the recognition that we’re carrying a cake like what they’ve seen on the Food Network’s Ace of Cakes. The comparison is an absolute honor.
Robert’s other love is the barbeque. Robert is the captain of the BBQ and the “Hungwah” yacht at his birthday party adventure cruise. Happy Birthday!
Betty Boop comes to life in cake with her faithful dog, Pudgy. This cake was presented to Richard and his sweetheart on their lucky wedding day, 8/8/08, the day that they embraced a life of infinity together.
Our Sweet 16, Abby, requested a modified Colette Peters design. The bottom teapot says Sweet Sixteen, and all of the colors and decorations on the cake were specially requested to match Abby’s colorful personality. Topping the teapot and cups are the twins from Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass, the sequel to Alice in Wonderland.
Delivering a three-tiered topsy turvy cake over the hill from downtown San Jose on winding Highway 17 to Santa Cruz is nervewracking to say the least. It was such a relief to see Tweedledum and Tweedledee still standing when we arrived at the Ideal Bar and Grill at the entrance of the wharf by the Boardwalk. Then when we set the cake down on the display table and saw the phones come out for pictures, we knew all of the care to decorate and then keep everything together was appreciated.
Happy Birthday, Abby!
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Just a couple weeks before Charlene Deardorff’s wedding, our bride called with an urgent request for a wedding cake. We have taken orders for cakes up to a year in advance of an event, and sometimes with just a week’s notice. Luckily we were able to work with our bride on a design that would fit her style, budget, and timetable.
When we delivered this wedding cake to the reception hall at San Jose’s Kelly Park, we were greeted by a beautiful bride in white surrounded by bridesmaids in fuschia. The white cake with fuschia bands and stylized clovers, and chartreuse swags and dots echoed the colors of all that we saw in the wedding party. We were happy to help Charlene celebrate her special day.
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People get in car accidents. They spend time worrying about it, picking up the broken pieces, mending what can be mended, and finally trying to forget about the whole thing. And then your friends decide there’s no reason to just let it go.
“We got your car back!” Yes, Nora, Jules, and Moe got the wrecked Mercedes with the smashed side, the exposed riveting from the missing molding, CHP junkyard date stamp, and Henry’s custom tires… back. Just in case Henry might forget, the rest of the message reads, “Happy Birthday! We love you!”
Surprise, Henry! You loved that car. Of course your friends got it back for you… wrecked!
The day after the party, we received these notes (picture not published without permission, though we love getting pictures!):
The cake was a big hit! I’ve attached a picture of the celebrant, Henry, appreciating your work. He ended up carving out the driver’s side door just like he was rescued from the car.
Thanks, Bill
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I just wanted to echo what Bill said, the cake was awesome and it was definitely one of the highlights. My husband was very surprised (Bill and I had planned this very well and he didn’t even know until it was time to cut the cake). No one has ever seen something like this in any of the birthdays we’ve attended so far - again.
Thank you! Nora
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Aoife wanted an extraordinary cake to celebrate her son’s baptism. Made to look like a baptismal font, the cake was personalized with a Celtic Dara knot (like Darragh’s name) on the cake base, and Darragh Ryan’s name on the next tier. Marbelized fondant was used to resemble a classic font, and a Christening cup was added at the base.
Can you imagine this centerpiece cake among the flowers and shade in a beautifully decorated backyard? It must have looked like the baptism was performed out in the garden.
Congratulations Darragh Ryan!
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The song goes “No more teaches, no more books….” Clarissa and Ruben’s family celebrated their graduation with just a couple more books–large volumes of cake that show the story of their accomplishments. Congratulations Clarissa and Ruben!
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Man’s best friend takes a long time to recreate in cake and fondant. A million hairs, fuzzy ears, a shiny snout, little lips, and puppy dog eyes. Designed to look like the dog on the Juicy Couture website, this black Standard Schnauzer bust needed a diamonds and pearls. Even dogs need a little bling.
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