CREATE ANYWAY

I received this wonderful thank you from someone today and it made my day!!

"That was the most beautiful cupcake that I have ever seen. Henry gifted me some of your sweets... loved 'em!"

"what you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. CREATE ANYWAY" -

Mother Teresa-

GOLD OMBRE WEDDING CAKE

Many times I make a cake for a venue and never get to meet the bride and groom.  Such is the scenario with this cake.  This cake is beautiful on it's own but before the reception the pastry department at the venue put some flowers on it.  I did not get to see it adorned with the flowers because they did it sometime after I delivered and before the wedding reception.
The middle tier technique is called Ombre which means a varigated color treatment.  The bottom tier was sprayed with an edible gold spray "paint".
The flavors of this cake were lemon cake with raspberry buttercream filling and lemon curd filling.

PRESLEY'S 1ST BIRTHDAY

I had to show you what a customer of mine did for her daughter's 1st Birthday party using my designer cupcakes and a large "Smash CupCake". Such a beautiful party for the most darling little girl with a cool first name!!

DESIGNER CUPCAKES

Here is a sampling of some of the designer cupcakes I make.  They can be made in any flavor or color combination. These are covered with fondant for decorating purposes but have a generous amount of frosting under the fondant on top of the cake.

BAKING WITH MY GRAND NIECE

PORTION CONTROL USING ICE CREAM SCOOP

 My grand niece came over to help me bake some chocolate whoopie pies. We had the best time and she was a delightful addition to my kitchen.
I sent her home with a whole box of whoopie pies and a new pair of shoes.  We had to do a little shopping after all that baking!!
I'm looking forward to her next kitchen visit.

QUALITY CONTROL

AFTER BAKING SPENDING QUALITY TIME WITH BABYCAKES

SWEET 16 BIRTHDAY CAKE

Chocolate Hazelnut Crunch is the flavor of this cake.  Sweet 16 with a candy theme.  This was a fun cake to make and even though small 8" there is a lot going on and it took quite a bit of time to make.  I even made the sprinkles on top and had to individually adhere them to the cake.

LITTLE 1 YEAR OLD "MONKEY" CAKE

This cake was made for a little girls first birthday.  Her parents call her their "Little Monkey" so they wanted that reflected on her cake.  She wrote to me the next day and said "Thank you Pam, we love the cake".
I am so glad they loved it.  They will have the pictures forever and I hope they saved the monkey.  It was completely edible of course but it could also be saved as a memento of Suvanee's first birthday celebration.

EASTER COOKIES

Easter cookies are always fun to make.  Such cheerful colors and designs.  These were made for a special customer of mine who is giving them to his mother so she can give them out to her friends.  Love that!!  Happy Easter everyone.  Have a sweet day.

YELLOW & BLACK CAKE FOR SPRING

I actually made this cake a while ago but thought I would post it now that we are into spring.  I love yellow and black together.  For this event I also made mini coconut cupcakes pictured to the right of the cake.  The cake and cupcakes have my handmade bees buzzing around.  This cake just makes me happy!!

CUPCAKES FOR A PRINCESS PARTY

These cupcakes were for a birthday party for a sweet little girl.  Flavors were Chocolate Hazelnut Crunch, Banana filled with fresh banana and caramel sauce,  Lemon filled with lemon curd, and Vanilla filled with salted caramel.

EASTER BUNNY BOX

Getting ready for Easter this year with these Bunny Boxes filled with chocolate candy coated easter eggs.  I teach Professional Baking and Pastry classes at Cooking With Class La Quinta and this was last weeks project for my advanced students.

STENCILED CAKE

I was teaching the Advanced Professional Baking & Pastry Class at Cooking With Class La Quinta tonight about how to stencil onto a cake.  I just realized I had never posted a picture of this cake.  So here it is, better late than never.
I love stenciling on cakes and cookies, it gives such an elegant touch.
The flavor of this cake was chiffon cake with pastry cream filling.

BABY SHOWER CAKE

I did this cake for a baby shower that was held at an art gallery.  The flavors were white cake with raspberry and lemon fillings.  My inspiration for the cake was the invitation.
Below is a couple of testimonials:

 We loved your edible art.. didn't even want to cut it... but 'boy oh boy' it was so yummmmm !!!!

Pam you are a true artist and your creation fit perfectly in the gallery! Granted the invitation was your inspiration - but there are few people who could create such a memorable (and tasty ) masterpiece

MICHAEL'S BIRTHDAY CAKE

Just a pretty cake for Michael at Thairapy Hair Salon in Palm Desert. Flavor was lemon, his favorite!!  The fresh roses on the cake are from my organic garden and they are edible.  I also made the white chocolate decorations using colored cocoa butter and Callebaut White Chocolate.

RED VELVET WHOOPIE PIES FOR VALENTINE'S DAY

These got rave reviews this year.  Red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting and a fondant heart

SALLY'S HOT DOG CAKE

Sally had something to do with Hot Dog's and they wanted some incorporated onto a birthday cake for her.  I decided to do a picnic theme.  Flavors for this cake were chocolate cake with raspberry mousse and fresh raspberries.

AVA'S 5TH BIRTHDAY CAKE

I have make several cakes for Ava's mom so when it was time for Ava's 5th birthday party she wanted me to make her cake.  She was very specific on flavors and design.  She wanted white cake with chocolate fudge filling and the cake had to be a Hello Kitty design with pink as the major color.  I followed her instructions and here is the result.
She is the most adorable little girl and I hope to do many cakes for her in the years to come!!
I received this note from Ava's mom upon her sending me the picture below:

"I was talking with her this evening and said, "so, you think Miss Pam did a good job on your cake?"  Ava says, "Mommy I think she did an excellent job".