Posted by: Jen on: December 1, 2008
Here’s the latest SweetElement creation … a fall wedding cake made as a wedding gift for a friend. Her request … a simple, elegant, fall-themed (with leaves) cake with her Charlie Brown topper incorporated. I think the end result turned out quite nice. All tiers were comprised of vanilla cake filled with strawberry preserves and [...]
Posted by: Jen on: September 18, 2008
Without further adieu … here’s the latest SweetElement cake made for one of the cutest couples I know! Each cake tier was comprised of one layer of devil’s food cake and one layer of yellow cake. The entire cake was filled and frosted with Italian meringue buttercream, and then decorated in buttercream leaves and painted gumpaste [...]
Posted by: Jen on: August 11, 2008
Here’s the latest bridal shower cake that was made for a co-worker. She wanted to replicate the design on plates they were using at the shower, thus the “bridal shower girls” on the gifts chocolate plate design. The actual cake was comprised of one layer of yellow cake and one layer of devil’s food cake, [...]
Posted by: Jen on: July 6, 2008
As with most of my days “off”, I spent this past Friday making another SweetElement cake! While I throughly enjoy making cakes for commission, the joy of making cakes for friends and family that leaves me total creative control from start to finish is something that just can’t be matched. The inspiration for this cake [...]
Posted by: Jen on: June 9, 2008
What do you do when the bride forgets to tell you she moved her wedding out a week? 1. Freak out that you missed a communication about the date change 2. Realize that you sent a confirmation email a few weeks before and that you are NOT crazy 3. Figure out what to do with [...]
Posted by: Jen on: June 9, 2008
It’s been harder and harder to find time to keep this blog updated … this SweetElement baby shower cake was made on May 22nd for my boss’s surprise baby shower here at work – and somehow it got to be June 9th before it got posted! The expecting couple opted not to know what the sex of the baby [...]
Posted by: Jen on: March 28, 2008
Here’s the latest SweetElement cakes made for a co-worker who will be bringing them to her friends’ surprise party this weekend. Vanilla cake with a vanilla moussaline buttercream decorated with gold chocolate horseshoe Chocolate cake with a chocolate moussaline buttercream decorated in chocolate
Posted by: Jen on: March 23, 2008
Here’s the latest wedding cake from SweetElement that was made for a coworker’s sister’s wedding last night. The wedding & reception were held at Battery Gardens in lower Manhattan, which I’m sure must have been gorgeous with the sunset as a backdrop right on the water. This cake has taught me that I definitely need [...]
Posted by: Jen on: March 12, 2008
And last but not least in the blog cake catch-up … here’s three 9″ cakes I made for a bride-to-be to serve at her bridal shower brunch. As a tasting preview, I made the three cake flavors that she’ll be having at her wedding: Yellow cake filled with raspberry jam and frosted in vanilla buttercream [...]
Posted by: Jen on: March 12, 2008
Here’s one of the latest SweetElement creations I made for my cousin’s wife’s baby shower. Growing up my cousin Greg’s favorite character was Winnie the Pooh, so I thought it might be a cute idea to replicate a pooh cookie jar I had seen with him digging into his favorite treat – Hunny! In addition [...]
