I've been wanting to post this cake for awhile but since I made it at the beginning of December, and tis' the season, my time has been taken up with teaching and lots of other fun stuff. I've also had some time to reflect on the past year and it has been AMAZING. I've had so many awesome students come from all over the world, been sharing my bakery space with one of my sweetest friends and have been so fortunate to have been in touch with so many people through facebook, twitter, etc. It has been so exciting and I am so grateful for all of it.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Hello....Kitty
I've been wanting to post this cake for awhile but since I made it at the beginning of December, and tis' the season, my time has been taken up with teaching and lots of other fun stuff. I've also had some time to reflect on the past year and it has been AMAZING. I've had so many awesome students come from all over the world, been sharing my bakery space with one of my sweetest friends and have been so fortunate to have been in touch with so many people through facebook, twitter, etc. It has been so exciting and I am so grateful for all of it.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
THE First Birthday Cake
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
The Cake Boss is coming to Town Hall
One of the sweetest guys around is my friend, Buddy Valastro. It's hard to look at all the styled photos of him from his TV show because he looks so serious and that isn't him at all. He is the type of guy that would do anything to help anyone. He is releasing a new book and is giving a live performance next week at Town Hall, it should be a lot of fun!
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Buddy Valastro: The Cake Boss
The Bakin’ with the Boss Tour
The Town Hall · November 3rd · 8pm
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America’s favorite baker Buddy Valastro will bring his “Bakin' with the Boss Tour” to The Town Hall on Wednesday, November 3rd at 8pm. Tickets are on-sale at ticketmaster.com, 212.307.4100, or The Town Hall Box Office. Tickets are $39.50, $49.50, & $59.50 plus applicable service charges.
In this live interactive event, the baker and star of TLC's “Cake Boss” will share the stories behind his hit TV series and his colorful Italian family, answer audience questions, and give a live demonstration of the techniques that have made him one of the most successful and renowned cake artists in the nation. Buddy will even invite audience members to join the fun on stage. The whole family is invited for a night of “bakin’ with the boss” one will not soon forget.
One of the centerpiece shows of the TLC network, a third season of “Cake Boss” debuted May 31st on TLC. Viewers continue to celebrate the mouthwatering desserts and not-to-be-missed Valastro family moments occurring in bustling Hoboken, NJ, home of Carlo’s Bakery, which celebrated it’s 100th anniversary in June. On November 2nd, Free Press (Simon & Schuster) will publish Buddy’s first book, Cake Boss: The Stories and Recipes In the book, Buddy shares recipes and his family’s inspiring, fascinating, and poignant life story.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Wizard of Oz Cake
Dorothy, Glenda and the Wicked Witch are all non-edible figurines. Ok... so I cheated a little! Everything else is made using either buttercream or fondant. Happy belated birthday to my sweet little 8 year old! Sorry it took mommy over a month to throw you a suitable party! Also... hope you'll forgive me for not including the 20 munchkins you requested. Maybe next year? lol
Monday, October 11, 2010
Columbus Day
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Martha Stewart Radio
It's almost Halloween! One of my favorite holidays filled with costumes, candy and fun desserts. Tomorrow, October 6th at 3pm I will be the guest of Mario Bosquez, the host of the Living Today show on Martha Stewart Living Radio on Sirius Satellite. We will be discussing Halloween Cake Ideas. The show airs live so I will be taking all sorts of baking and decorating related questions.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
50th Anniversary Cake
The beads and leaves are fondant covered in luster dust... the roses are simply white fondant. Very simple and elegant. Why I don't normally like to recreate the same cake twice... I think this piece of artwork might be the exception. :)
Thursday, July 29, 2010
The Duff Goldman Cake Line Review... Brought to You by Cake Space!
My only regret is that it's taken me this long to finally get my review published to my cake blog, but it was so worth the wait... at least for me. lol I'm thrilled to finally have baked and covered a sweet heart of a cake for the Duff Goldman line.
So... here's what I was sent... a box of premium chocolate cake mix, a tub of red fondant, and a set of texture tiles for giving texture to fondant.
I was a bit intimidated by the fondant when I found it on the shelf at my local Micheal's craft store as it's more expensive than the brand I normally buy. Here's the thing though... Duff's fondant is actually GOOD! I usually only add fondant accents to my cakes, rather than covering the entire cake in fondant as I've never much cared for the taste, and given that adding fondant adds expense, why mess with it? However... Duff's fondant is worth paying for and messing with! lol It's only going to enhance your cake's taste and appearance, so I say go for it!
The free fondant shipped to my door was red, which is great because taking white fondant and coloring it red is a chore. Before this review, I'd never worked with pre-colored fondant... I've always colored it myself. Duff's fondant has a great feel to it and is not dry, like the other brand I'm familiar with. It doesn't easily rip or tear when draping over a cake and works well in layers... by that I mean if you're making fondant accents to place atop a freshly covered fondant cake, you may not even need a dab of water or vanilla extract to help it stick. One less step!
Just for fun I used the Texture Tiles to give my added hearts a bit of... well, texture! lol I have dedicated this heart cake to Duff and his fun (and tasty) new decorating product line.
My overall impression? I would definitely buy the fondant again. In fact, I'm already planning on it. The premium chocolate cake mix is very good too. I don't know how often I'll be able to swing the extra money to buy it though, as it's significantly more than what I currently use. Not that it's not worth that price, it's just not likely I'll purchase too many cake mixes down the road. Maybe on special occasions... like my wedding anniversary or my husband's birthday I'll splurge.
The Texture Tiles are fun and will be something I'll probably use again. They're of course reusable, assuming you don't place them in your dishwasher! lol I think they'll work nicely for small projects like this heart cake, so I'll be hanging on to them.
This cake is double-layer 8" heart-shaped design, which was just the right size for 1 Premium Chocolate Cake Mix. I had A LOT of extra fondant after covering and decorating... I think I could have decorated another cake of this size with the amount of fondant remaining.
If you'd like to have a little fun, visit Micheal's craft store and check out all the awesome Duff Goldman products. They even carry cake tattoos! lol I was really hoping to receive one in my goody box, but I'm almost over that disappointment. lol They look like a lot of fun and I even found a few at my local Walmart... which was a surprise! I didn't realize anyone other than Micheal's would be carrying Duff.
I hope you've enjoyed this review as much as I enjoyed providing it. I'll agree it was probably more fun for me though, because I actually get to help eat the cake! Can I just say YUMMY!!?
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Icing Smiles
Grab The Bookmarketer For Your Site
Monday, July 12, 2010
Duff Goldman's Product Line Review... Coming Soon!
With the help of a friend (aren't friends lovely?)... I hope to surpass this annoying issue and have the review up and going this time next week. Please revisit Cake Space at such time and witness in photos... yours truly having a blast with Duff's fondant, cake mix and another goody I can't wait to share with you. It will be a great time... don't you think?
In the meantime, if you're interested in checking Duff's cake line for yourself, you can find it at Micheal's Craft Stores! Did you know they had a coupon in the paper this week? Let's see... 2 plus 2 equals...
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Bridal Shower Cake... Sheet Cake Decorated Like Wedding Cake
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Rosey Day Cake
My kids told me it needed something in the center, but I kinda liked seeing the buttercream spatuala marks in the frosting, so left it alone. Besides, it's really easy to overdo a cake. :)
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Golf Sheet Cake
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BumbleBee Transformer Cake
This cake was made using a total of 3 sheet cakes (12"x18" pan). So... it's a lot of cake! I didn't smooth the frosting as I decided it added to the rough look of BumbleBee. By the way, I don't think I'm spelling his name right, so might be editing this post later! lol
If I had it to do again, I'd add a license plate to the front. Would have been cool, but I ran out of time!
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Chocolate Swirl Wedding Cake
I made 3 double-layer sheetcakes with the same design, but didn't get a photo!
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Friday, April 23, 2010
Rachael Ray Airdate
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Cake Girls
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Winner of the Butterfly Shaped Cake Pan!
I used Random.org.... which I've attempted to share here, it's small, but for the sake of legitimacy, wanted to share with my readers that this drawing was entirely random.
Thanks to all who entered this giveaway! I hope you'll follow Cake Space for future fun and baking related giveaways! :o)