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Reflecting back on our years of making custom wedding cakes, I see a kaleidoscope of smiling faces and beautiful places. I hear snippets of conversation, music, tears of joy, and laughter of wonderful family gatherings. I see gorgeous flowers, delectable foods, ribbons, bows, and lace.
We put our heart and all our energy into providing the best tasting made from scratch cake. With exacting attention to detail we tried to faithfully interpret and present the bride with her dream wedding cake. My biggest thrill was watching a bride see her cake for the first time.. As Spencer pointed out, the cake is the only part of the wedding experience that the bride has not seen. The moment she does is priceless.
Each and every bride was special to us. Their personal stories and their wedding experiences were each unique. We were honored to be part of her special day. We felt it was our responsibility to deliver a top quality product in a professional manner befitting the occasion. Our goal was to exceed expectations and we believe we did everything possible to achieve that goal.
We learned so much from our brides, grooms, and their families. We incorporated suggestions and were continually asking for comment and input as to any aspect of their experience with us so that we could improve. They made us better, and for that, we thank you!
As we move away from making wedding cakes into another sector of our bakery business, our goal is to continue on with quality products, exacting detail, professional service and a passion for delighting our customers.
You will notice that we made some major changes today, and this new text column is one of those changes. Hopefully our new layout is easier to use on your mobile device, while providing you the latest news and updates about our upcoming bakery and boutique activities. We still need to made many other updates and corrections, so please pardon our mess while we fine tune the new layout. As always we welcome your input, so send us an email if you see something that needs correction or changing.
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One of the most exciting and challenging cakes we have made was a groom’s cake. The bride wanted to knock it out of the park. She provided photos of his Pro-Ject Debut III turntable, ( yes he is an audiophile) the name of his favorite Jazz artist, his favorite football team, and off to the planning table for us ! Spencer was the point man on the working turntable and embedding an MP3 player with the Miles Davis tunes on it. It was a cheesecake covered in fondant with all the buttons, knobs, and a moveable tonearm playing an edible 33LP. The LP was cast in chocolate and the center label was printed onto edible paper. There was a stack of record albums (all of cake), and the New Orleans Saints football of chocolate cake finished out the groom’s surprise. The table had photos of his family and some memorabilia important to him. As the groom approached his table we heard him say “That’s my turntable! “
It was a good day for all.
In the attached video there is a Bulldogs hand bell sitting in front of the cake and the handle is seen projecting up. Neither the hand bell or the photos are edible but everything else is!
I guess it’s the little flash of sunshine and warmish weather that has me thinking of spring . My favorite aspect of spring is the wildflowers that bloom in our woods here. I love these little sugar blossoms because they remind me of some of the delicate little wildflowers. Several of our brides have selected these to adorn their wedding cakes. They are made from sugar paste and are completely edible.
Whitney told Spencer during her tasting that she wanted me to do “my thing” with her cake, what a wonderful, delightful way to approach her cake. Whitney asked me to make her wedding cake unique to her. After completing her design, I decided to decorate three of the tiers with their new monogram, WNS.
In the video you can see me finishing the top tier of her wedding cake. This aspect of her cake was a total surprise to her on her wedding day. So while the bride can try on her dress multiple times, envision her hair, and know what her groom is going to wear, the cake is an element of surprise. It is truly a delight to watch the bride see her cake for the first time.
We recently made a unique and beautiful wedding cake for Whitney and Scott. Their reception was so incredibly gorgeous. The colors, the atmosphere of elegance and romance just enveloped you. Artist Heidi Schwartz was commissioned to paint Whitney and Scott’s wedding and reception. She positions her easel to allow for a broad overview of the venue. She visits the other areas that are important to the event, such as the ceremony site and the cocktail area. Once the reception begins, so does Heidi. Her interpretive style leaves no doubt that she grasps the meaning and theme of the event. The finished painting is a beautiful representation of the most memorable day yet in the new life of this bride and groom. Heidi’s business is called Paint Your Event.
We had so much fun making the cookie favors for Whitney and Scott. Our sugar shortbread cookie is really good and was the perfect choice for the mini tiered wedding cake cookie. The idea of the Rolo with “N” on top made Whitney smile ! This is how the name of our bakery came to be… too pretty to eat!
As I love to tell Whitney, I knew her BEFORE she was a twinkle! Her mother and I have been friends for over 40 years! I was honored to be asked to make Whitney’s and Scott’s cake. As you might imagine, their cake tasting was fun. Whitney’s parents came as did her maid of honor. We loved their analytic style: nibbling and savoring much like a wine tasting .They discussed each individual flavor and combined various fillings and cakes to produce different flavor profiles.
Whitney and Scott wowed us with their choices! Whitney’s favorite candy is Rolos and Scott loves pumpkin pie. They chose two flavors:pumpkin spice with caramel and ganache filling and fresh strawberry cake (Mo, Whitney’s grandmother, would
bake it for her birthday) with raspberry and ganache filling. We loved that they selected flavors for their enjoyment. They made it their own starting with the cake!
Designing the cake was such a wonderful experience for me. The only request was that since Scott is 6’4… the cake needed to be tall for the photographs to have balance. Thus the 7’ tall finished height. The design was left to me with the request to be unique to Whitney. I used elements from Whitney’s dress- the lace, the pearls, the draping and her new monogram WNS. I then added Swarovski crystals for sparkle and lit the cake from within to add shine. The resulting cake was in her words “over the top” and so so beautiful. Thank you Whitney, so were 
you!
The reception was elegant and the food was excellent. The bride and groom definitely were the stars. However, the MOB and FOB took front stage with their rendition of the twist scene from Pulp Fiction. As they say..the crowd went wild!