Sweet Treat Round Up Vol 2

I had a ridiculous 10 hour work day today, in which I managed to complete two giant cake orders, forget to sit down and take a break {I ate two bites of beet borscht but I was not feeling it,} and by the end of the day, I was sweating, cranky and over it. Thankfully, I came home, fell into a coma, and then got kidnapped by my bf and our buddy who is visiting from Tucson, to the Casino. I was excited for the buffet, but it was all sold out, so we ate like kings in the casino restaurant, and then won $65! Not too shabby for a spur of the moment excursion.

Now for the cakes. I did this wedding cake today that I am pretty happy with. The bride did NOT want any fondant on it, so it is buttercream, from top to bottom. I'm comfortable with buttercream, and I love the colors she chose. Muted and soft. The ruffles started out very uniform and straight, but I didn't like it, so I started over and made the ruffles more organic and natural. Next time I'll use a thinner, longer petal tip and maybe two tone the buttercream so there is more variation in the ruffles.

And I also managed to do a few fun items for the case, like a rainbow cake {getting ready for pride next weekend here in Hillcrest,} and strawberry mint julep french macarons. I also made some chocolate ice cream cone cupcakes, but the were too top heavy, so I turned them into upside down icecream cone cupcakes. Just as cute, and still delicious.

And this sheet cake for the HillQuest block party tomorrow. If you're in Hillcrest, stop by the block part on 7th and get a slice of cake!

I have another early day tomorrow, so off to bed. Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

xo,

Beca

PS The shop is back open, we got way too many emails and convos that keeping the shop closed over the weekend was just stupid. Ya'll may have a few extra day wait on your sunglasses, though! {love!}

Sweet Treat Round Up

After a 10 hour work day today (and a 10 mile bike ride) I have a few new photos to share, plus some photos that of sweet treats that I haven't shared from the past week or so. (psss, this is what I look like at work. Can you see how dirty my apron is!!)

Enjoy!

White Cake / Half chocolate Mousse - Half Strawberry Cream / Buttercream

Dark Chocolate / Tangerine Macaron

Almond Joy Cupcakes

Chocolate Cake / Chocolate Buttercream

Chocolate Cake / Vanilla Buttercream

White Cake / Bavarian Cream / Vanilla Buttercream

Carrot Cake / Cream Cheese

Raspberry Lemon Macarons

Black Forest Cupcakes

White Cake / Strawberry Cream / Vanilla Buttercream

xo,

Beca

(ps, thank you for all of your sweet comments about my work / bike seat predicament. I am handling it in the best way I know how. More on this later.)

Cake Consultation

If you follow me on twitter, then you already know that yesterday afternoon, I had an excellent cake consultation. The bride is so laid back and appreciative of any suggestions and ideas. After talking, we decided on carrot cake with a rich cream cheese frosting. She loves the idea of fresh flowers, ruffles, and texture. Her colors are muted lavender, silver and beige. I'm really excited about the freedom she is giving me to be creative and make something really beautiful for her special day.

I wanted to share some inspiration cakes. She was very adamant about NO FONDANT. The rest will be some combination of the following cakes.

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I know I haven't blogged in a few days, which may be the norm for other people but I don't usually skip days. I've just been really tired. I thought I was getting sick, but I'm okay. Just over worked. I'll be back later today with something awesome!

xo,

Beca