Juicy's Blog http://www.juicydesserts.com/blog Sweet Talk Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:56:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Pom Pom Cake http://www.juicydesserts.com/blog/2012/04/17/pom-pom-cake/ http://www.juicydesserts.com/blog/2012/04/17/pom-pom-cake/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:55:53 +0000 Josie http://www.juicydesserts.com/blog/?p=532 For this bridal shower cake, I wanted to create a bit of whimsy while maintaining a classy look. The theme colours were navy, silver, and green with lots of bling. So, in matching the invitation as well as the green mums in the centrepieces, I created a cake with green pom poms that enhanced a white cake with lots of painted details and bling!

Congrats Iolanda on your bridal shower!

Josie

Navy Blue and Green Pom Pom Cake
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I made her cake to match the colours of her shower, shades of pink & grey. Hydrangea flowers and hand painted silver accents adorn this soft grey cake to create a romantic and girly cake perfect for a sophisticated bridal shower!

Looking forward to making your wedding cake :)

~ Josie

Photos by: Megan Battersby Photography (www.meganbattersby.com)

Venue: Terrace Banquet Centre (www.infinityeventgroup.ca)
Pink and Grey Cake

Pink & Grey cake

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So when Vincent turned 4, he wanted me to make him a Flintstone cake, and I made this for him with all my heart. It features the Flintstone home, complete with mailbox and stone driveway. Dino the dinosaur is popping his head out of the chimney, Barney is looking out of the window, and Fred is in front of the door.

Happy Birthday Vincent! Yabba Dabba Do!

xoxo,

Josie

*above picture taken by Rita Morais (www.printsbyrita.com)

This is Vincent saying “WILMA!!!!!!!!!!!” :) :) :)

YAY!

 

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Jace LOVES Elmo, and when it was time to make his birthday cake this was the only option! The cake was designed to match he invitation designed by his mommy, who is my very talented friend Daniela. A white background was the canvas for all of the bright, energetic colours of this fun cake.

Jace’s eyes opened up with excitement once he saw his cake, and couldn’t resist reaching out to touch ELMO!

Happy 1st Birthday Jace!!!

xoxo

Zia Josie

Invite:

Cutie Pie Jace & his cake!!!!!!!

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My fiancee Lino is one of those people – he LOVES and is addicted to playing Angry Birds. So, for Lino’s birthday, I decided to make him his favourite red velvet cake decorated with an angry birds scene! It has all of the angry birds lined up to get a shot at the green pigs, and some are in motion knocking over the cement columns that the green pigs are under.

Lino loved his angry birds cake, and I hope you do too!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINO! xoxo

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This 4 tier topsy turvy wedding cake had a nautical theme. It was done in a playful yet tasteful design in the bold navy, white and gold colours of the wedding. The topper is a large anchor featuring the couples initials and has a rope detail that goes all the way down the cake, which ties the whole design together.

Have fun with your wedding cake and it will be the magical centrepiece of your special day!

~Josie

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I took this inspired moment and made a simple 3 tiered cake that had the same colours & stripes as the DVF dress. I switched up the direction the lines were going on each tier and added a red rose to finish off the design.

Simple, elegant, and timeless. I love it!!!

~Josie

Cake Photos by: Rita Morais of Prints By Rita

Cupcake Wrapper by: Bella Cupcake Couture

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The cake was my famous topsy turvy style, and incorporated the elements of the Hugs + Stitches theme: a number one, butterflies, and flowers that all had a stitched look. Fun colours and a playful theme certainly make Alyssa’s first birthday cake a very memorable one. And of course, she had her very own mini version of the cake that she could smash up, and she had lots of fun doing it!

Happy First Birthday Alyssa!

~Josie

Here she is with her cake…almost as big as she is!

Time to smash her little version…

mmmmmmmm that was so GOOD!!! :) haha

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Our challenge was to create a totally awesome cake that incorporated the spirit of the 1980′s – from the crazy neon fashion, to the decades most memorable fads. The winning design was going to be presented at an 80′s themed party, so it had to be fun!

My competitors were three amazingly talented cake artists: Heidi Cottrill, Mark Lie and BethAnn Goldberg. The judges were Keegan Gerhard, Kerry Vincent, and 80′s pop sensation Tiffany.

The challenge was so much fun! It went by so quickly, and with minimal mishaps in our kitchen. Fab and I were very prepared, and tried to be as entertaining as possible! There was drama, funny moments, and even a little friendly trash talking amongst the competitors, but we all had fun with it!

This was the best thing I’ve ever done in my professional career as a cake designer. From the amazing people I met, to the rush of adrenaline I felt when it all took place, and the highs and lows from all that happened…yes, is was all TOTALLY AWESOME!

We all had great cake designs that captured the spirit of that crazy decade. Mine was the winning cake and I took home the gold metal and $10,000! A special thanks goes out to my friend Fab for helping me so much with everything, I couldn’t have done this without him. Thanks Fab!!!

Here is our winning cake. From the bottom it had an 80′s style neon ruffle skirt, acid wash jeans with plastic sunglasses, a blue graffiti wall that included all kinds of 80′s slang words, a boom box & gold chain, and to top it off an arcade game that I called “Eat My Cupcake”…

Here are my competitors cakes (BethAnn’s, Heidi’s and Mark’s):

I hope it airs here in Canada soon so everyone else can watch it! I will keep you posted.

~ Josie

 

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Hydrangeas in various shades of purple, fluffy white toile, and delicate white feathers adorned these cupcake bouquets. These would certainly make any party that much more decadent & fun! These centrepieces certainly added a touch of Spring elegance to Vanessa’s confirmation celebration.

 

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