Carat Cakes

Monday, September 14, 2009

Now, the moment we've all been waiting for....

Kathy & Aron's Wedding!!!

I can't believe the wedding has come and gone. We had a really great time at The Hellenic Center in Ipswich. The site was beautiful and you could tell Kathy & Aron took so much time in making sure every little detail was in place. I was so impressed with Kathy's creativity- including, but certainly not limited to, making napkin rings for each guest and making a scrapbook album that was used as their guest book.

I have to admit, when Kathy first approached me insisting I do her cake I was definitely nervous. While I had done many large cakes before, this was to be my first wedding cake. I knew from early on that I had to make the cake as special as they both are. Kathy came up with the idea for her cake when she was first engaged and we spent plenty of time over Panera coffee, Halloween parties, BBQs, emails, texts and phone calls planning every detail.

After lots of preparation, baking, frosting, detailing and delivering I am happy and honored to have been a part of such a special, memorable event.

A very special thanks goes out to both Kathy & Aron for trusting in my abilities! I am so happy for you both and look foward to getting together with the new Mr. & Mrs. once they return from Haiwaii!!!

Now, for the cake!

Three tiers (6in-10in-14in) consisting of double layers (one chocolate and one gold) with traditional buttercream frosting and fresh flowers.

Close-up of the monogram detail. The backing is made of fondant -

the rest was done free-hand with buttercream

The happy couple- Mr. & Mrs. Bellorado!

Fenway's New Line-Up

This cake was made for a Red Sox fan. His wife wanted me to put Dad at bat, herself on third and her two little girls on first and second. Everything is edible except the sheet on the right that's made to look like "fans".

Friday, September 4, 2009

A Sparkly Girly Cake Fit for a Birthday Princess!

Each rose and little rose bud is edible and hand painted with an edible shimmer dust. There are approximately 100 rose buds and about 15 hand made roses.

Details of flowers on the top:

Side window:

Front door:

Close up of the sparkly purple rose:

Another view of the sparkly rose:

Nature's First Engineers

This cake was made for two interns leaving their summer internship.

Prepare for Cake Off!!!

Double layered 1/2 sheet cake; Feeds approx. 40 people.

The Best Things Come In....Cake!

Everything is edible on this cake- including the Ark and animals.

Think Tink!

This two tiered cake was made for a Tinker Bell themed baby shower.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Updates Coming Soon!

Now that I'm back from the Cape I'll be focusing more on my cakes again. I've had a great summer and have included a few pics to hold you over until I can post the 5 or so cakes I've been slacking on putting up!

Monday, June 8, 2009

She's Kind of a Big Deal...

Well, the time had come- my little sister has graduated from Hofstra University with a degree in acting. She has been acting ever since I can remember and I am proud to say that I was one of the very first VIPs that used to pay to watch her perform in our living room. It was a quarter per couch cushion and we didn't even get to choose which one- those were assigned for us and written on our tickets! She's certainly come a long way since then- she's moved on to a stage and the ticket price has certainly increased!

My parents threw her a great themed party. Everyone had their picture taken when they walked down the red carpet by the paparazzi that would pop out of the bushes when a guest arrived. They were also given Backstage Passes with one of four pictures of my sister which they wore around the event- Chelsea even gave autographs upon request.

I had started planning her cake months before the party and decided that I was going to make it as unique as possible. What you can't tell from the picture is that that paparazzis' cameras actually lit up and blinked to look exactly as if they were snapping pictures of the a-lister. The lights stayed on for the entire party!

Chelsea Laine arriving with Kevin- or should we call them Chelsvin?

Unfortunately, I was unable to capture the blinking lights in the picture but you can see the lower left-hand camera that is lit up compared to the top right-hand camera.

My sister in fondant complete with diploma in hand.

Bundles of Baby Blessings

This two tiered cake has 10-inch and 8-inch double layers and was made for a very special
baby shower that I also attended.

The mommy-to-be had planned on "one day having one of my cakes at her shower" before she was even pregnant! :)

What you can't tell from this picture is that it actually survived 5 hours in the car- traveling from Revere to Worcester to Long Island, NY!!! The shower was beautiful and I was happy to have been able to add to it!

Magical Mickey Wishes for a Very Happy Birthday

This is a double 10-inch cake for a Fantasia fan:

Mickey was made from hand and is edible:

I'm Going to Need to See Some ID....

This cake was made for my cousin Paige's 21st Birthday!!!

She was born on Cinco de Mayo- hence the theme... and had placed her order back in October!

We celebrated with a fabulous Girls' Weekend at the Cape-

complete with Fiesta decorations:

The birthday girl displaying her cake.

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Forget the Girl Scout Cookies!

This cake was made for my cousin's Girl Scouts party. She sent me a picture of her vest and I duplicated everything. Scroll down to see a detailed picture of all of her badges!