Sorry this will not be a Paris entry. I didn't have a chance to go over hundreds of pictures from Paris and I don't want to miss anything b/c Paris was beautiful! It's just been a really hectic holiday and wedding season (had five wedding orders this month!). I would like to update my blog more often so I'll keep this entry short and sweet =).
After posting pictures of the wedding cupcakes with a 6" cake on Halloween, we've been getting a few cake orders and a few more coming up. Honestly, we didn't expect to get so many cake orders b/c after all, our company is Cupcakes In Heels.
Personally, I prefer cupcakes over cakes. I like the fact that guests will each get a mini individual cake. You don't need plates, knifes and forks. You don't need to share your "cake" and don't you think they're super adorable? I know my son's school does not allow parents to bring cakes to school but cupcakes are perfectly fine.
Cakes, well, it just requires... lots of patience. haha~ I'm just not a very patient person and combined with a super anal personality, cakes is not my best friend. Decorating cakes just takes a lot longer than frosting cupcakes especially when most of the time, it's a one shot deal (like fondant a cake). You make one mistake with the cupcake, you have plenty to work with. You make one mistake with the cake, it can be a disaster and can completely ruin your cake and you'd have to start over. There are just so many little things that you can messed up with the cake so it's quite stressful especially when time is your enemy, like today.
I wish I had a few more hours for the Tokidoki cake b/c I would've made the borders differently (that was the quickest fondant border I came up with at the last minute), made more gumpaste candies instead of flowers and another one or two figures, etc... The pet peeve I have for cakes is they are never perfect like the little adorable cupcakes and with my personality, it drives me nuts!
Despite the imperfect cakes, making our clients happy is our number one concern so if they want cakes, we'll try to make them a perfect beautiful cake =). Here are just a few cakes we've baked the past month, they're mostly red velvet flavors b/c for those that doesn't like vanilla cake, they will like red velvet. For those that doesn't chocolate, they will like red velvet. For those that doesn't like sweets or only likes the not-so-sweet cakes, they will like red velvet. Our number one seller is red velvet and it doesn't contain nuts. If you are allergic to eggs, we can bake them without the eggs and they will still be moist and delicious =). If a client gives us permission to choose a flavor, red velvet is our top choice. Personally, my favorite is our pistachio flavor b/c it is very "pistachio-ly" and I love anything nutty! Okie, back to the cakes!
Pretty in Purple Cake
Our client, Irene wants the smallest cake, which is a 6" cake to celebrate her daughter's 10th birthday. The only thing Irene asked was to make this cake purplish b/c it's her daughter's favorite color (I like her daughter already). The cake is red velvet filled with creamy almond frosting and frost with vanilla buttercream.
Oventz Winter Wonderland Bridal Social at Affina Manhattan Hotel
Winter white wedding cake and winter white snow flake theme cupcakes.
12 dozen baby red velvet cupcakes and 12 dozen baby pistachio cupcakes for tasting. All gone at the end of the night with great comments like "the best cupcakes I've ever eaten", "they're so moist", "never ate such great pistachio cupcakes in my life", "my favorite flavor is red velvet and your red velvet cupcakes are the best I've ever eaten", "they taste so fresh", "you're hired to bake my wedding cake next year" etc...
Winter Wonderland Classy White Cake
4 tier white wedding cake covered in fondant. Bows, draping and pearl borders made from fondant.
Spring Girly Cake
Our client, Karen send me this link and asked us to create something similar for her daughter's first birthday. She specifically said she doesn't want pearl borders and wants only a one tier cake and also add that "i really love all the things stick out from the cake to give it a 3D effect but I'm not sure if it will work as well on a one tier cake - could you work something like that in as well?". Other than the design, she also asked for fruit fillings.
We don't like to copy other people's cake or cupcake ideas, it's out of respect for other bakers, unfortunately, many designs are similar but we tried to put our special touch in each of them.
We came up with a red velvet cake filled with fresh strawberries and creamy vanilla frosting, cake was frost with strawberry buttercream. The cake is covered in pink fondant and the rest of the details were all made with fondant.
Pink Polka Dots with Orange Roses Cake
2 tier cake with pink polka dots with orange roses made from fondant.
Pink Tokidoki Candy Theme Cake
Alexis' mother gave me the freedom to "do whatever you like" which was a lot of pressure to be creative and be able to deliver. It's actually easier to have a client tell me what they want. I had tons of crazy ideas and decided to have a pink candy theme cake with Tokidoki characters. I liked the baby b/c it looks just like Alexis. Since it's Alexis' first birthday and she doesn't have a favorite theme, I thought what's cuter than Tokidoki characters? And the characters I've chosen were all pink =).
The four characters that we've decided to make is the Baby (I don't know her character name), Ciao Ciao, Hello Kitty Candy Cane (limited edition) & Polpettina figures. They were all made from gumpaste earlier this week. The candies, lollipops and the number 1 are also made out of gumpaste. The bow, flowers, pearls and borders were made from fondant.
Top tier cake is red velvet with creamy vanilla filling (Alexis' older sister's favorite flavor) frost with swiss buttercream and covered in fondant. Bottom tier is chocolate cake filled with creamy vanilla frosting (the mother's favorite flavor) frost with chocolate buttercream and covered in fondant.
Does the Baby Tokidoki character look like Alexis? She also have a little pink hair pin on the right side of her hair just like the Baby Tokidoki character.
The cake took two days to make so yes, hubs and I haven't slept for two days which reminds me, I'm going to pig out and pass out now!
If I don't get a chance to update, Have a Jolly and YuMMie Holiday Season!
all my cupcakes are filled with "surprise", even the mini cupcakes. 
chocolate cupcake with mocha buttercream frosting 
