Casino David

Casino David
Originally uploaded by Baking Jeannie

This is my first attempt at a "poker/casino" theme cake and I am very pleased with how it turned out. Nicole wanted a casino theme cake for her fiance's birthday so she sent me a picture of a similar cake which I was really happy to give it a try. Like myself, she too was really happy with the results.

It is funny how a small cake can look something really big when photographed.

A 30th Birthday Worth Celebrating–Akimi’s Story

When I was asked to make a designer purse cake for one of my hubby’s client I never believe I would be so touched by this amazing story of courage and hope. I have know so many who have suffered some form of cancer and did not survive even after fighting for many years, however, there are those who survival just inspires you.

Here is how Camilla shared her sister, Akimi’s fight with lupus, I could not have said it any better:

My baby sister was diagnosed with lupus while in college about 5 years ago. This was shock and awe to our entire family as she was always the pillar of health. There is no one in our family with the disease, but we had to consider our grandfather. He was a hemophiliac. Hemophilia refers to a group of bleeding disorders in which it takes a long time for the blood to clot. He suffered from this disease his entire life accompanied by rheumatoid arthritis which my aunt still suffers from today.

My sister life was in danger during the first period of her diagnosis, we almost lost her. With the proper medical attention and support around the clock from our family, she recovered. Today she has her own condo and works a full time job. She has completed school using online college and recently adopted a tea cup puppy. We celebrated her 30^th birthday Feb 19^th and as you can imagine our family was over the moon.

She has managed to go from 7 medications a day, too only 1. With determination and a high will to live as normal a life as possible, she has managed to mentally deal with the pain of this disease. For as long as I can remember my sister has always been strong willed and always had a strong mind. I believe she is where she is today because of that.

After getting a biopsy a few years ago for a lump in my breast before that I never gave cancer a second thought. Later a cousin die suddenly from cancer and became more cognizant of how much it affect our lives. So I was really happy to make Akimi’s birthday cake since it’s for a celebration which is worth celebrating.

Akimi’s 30th birthday cake is a vanilla bean cake filled with vanilla Swiss Meringue buttercream, covered with chocolate ganache and fondant. The cake was sculptured from sheet cakes.

Happy 4th Birthday C’Yie!

This is my effort of doing a stitching pattern on a cake. It was not as neat as I would have liked but the results was OK. The cake is a white chocolate buttermilk filled with white chocolate mousse.

When the cake was delivered, the older sister stuck her finger right into the cake. My hubby, my able cake-lifter, was shocked. I guess she could not wait to taste some delicious butter cream. That’s children for you…now tell me, which of you at that age could wait until the time of cutting the cake?!? Well, if you were more into playing games, then I will say no one else but me…OMG! So much for sugar talk.

Walk good ‘till next time. Happy caking!

Jeannie

Mask Cake–The Value of Extra Time

I had everything in place; I was good with time; I was all ready…delivered the cake and as I pulled up in the driveway of my destination I remembered I forgot the cake topper, a mask, in my little studio on the form. I could just kick myself.

Being the A-type personality and a fast learner, it’s very important to make room for the regular “Ooops!” when planning your schedule for cake baking and decorating. First I had a very bad sinus infection and could not start baking the night before; next I squeezed in a small purse cake for a relative’s friend; and the worst I forgot to take the show piece of the cake with me when packing. The stress alone of doing the cake especially one with tons of detail fondant pieces attached to Swiss Meringue buttercream covered cake was more than enough plus the ringing of the telephone and text messages (one from my sister wanting to know if I was on Skype?!?)…people…it’s Saturday and I have a business to run!

Thank God I had time enough to drive the 40 minutes round-trip in time to set mask on cake for the big surprise. Yes…it was a surprise birthday party! It would not have been funny if I were the one sneaking the mask onto the cake after the grand surprise entrance. Extra time in your plan is very important!

Till next time…walk good.

Jeannie

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PLAY-IN-SUGAR...BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS!

My business, Blue Ivy Company & Cakery added a new service called Play-in-Sugar. It's my friend, Chef Deloraine Wellington of Delicious Blessings and I teaches cake decorating at children's party. Deloraine has the experience on a larger scale doing children's parties of this sort, while I on the other hand have taught the children in my Children's Church class baking and decorating cookies. The youngsters loved decorating the cakes and were just having a blast especially when we have the challenge.

Last month we had one of our largest group of about 35 girls and boys at the party of Deloraine's friend, Ayda daughter. Below is a video of pictures we took of the "decorators-in-training."

BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS!

Want to book your party with us? Go to my website Blue Ivy Company & Cakery and go to Play-in-Sugar to book your party. There will not be one dull moment at your next party and the kids will have a BLAST!!

Garth & Tiffany Parke Wedding Cake

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This cake for Garth and Tiffany Parke I made and delivered to the beautiful  Wyndham Sea Gardens Resort, Pompano Beach, Florida for a wedding ceremony on the beach and reception across the street at the resort. I never thought this would have been one of my most bespoken cakes because of the sugar orchids and hibiscus cascading down the side of the cake. I think I got carried away with the flowers compared to the picture Garth sent me for inspiration. The couple wanted a yellow cake with American butter cream. I made shells using white chocolate and white candy melts, then dust with pearl luster dust. The final touch on the cake was airbrushing cake with pearlized color to give the dewy and shimmery look.

The lovely couple and mother of the bride were very happy with the result. I met Tiffany in December 2009 when I attended the wedding of her sister Tangella, whose wedding cake I also made and was a big hit too.

Healthy Eats » Archive » 5 Ingredients: Mustard Roasted Salmon

I came across this recipe from Healthy Eats, and it looks just 'delish!' This is a must try.

Healthy Eats » Archive » 5 Ingredients: Mustard Roasted Salmon

Post and let me know how it turned out.

Walk good,

Jeannie

Garth & Tiffany's Wedding Cake

I got carried away making orchids and hibiscus flowers! I was experiencing one of those 'spiritaul moments' beacuse I felt Him working through me to create another sugar-art masterpiece (see picture posted above).

This cake I made for our nephew's sister-in-laws. The wedding was on the beach and the reception held at the Wyndham Seahorse Resort, Pompano Beach, Florida.

The cake was a yellow cake filled and covered with American buttercream which I airburshed with Super Pearl Sheen. The shells were made using white chocolate and white candy melts then dusted with Super Pearl. The orchids, hibisus and filler flowers made using gumpaste. I was really happy how this cake turned out. I did not wait through the whole wedding, but before I got home, I received a text of "Thank you..." and how well it was received.

If the bride and groom are happy, then I'm happy.

Walk good till next time...

Jeannie

Baby Noah

This cake has been one of my most popular piece of art. Yes; it is a piece of art. Because every forming, molding, shaping and colouring, for me, is an expression of the creative essence that God has placed in me. If I should never earn great wealth doing cake decorating, I will still have joy because I feel I am doing and using what God has given me to make others happy.

In the way Noah received the promise from God after the flood subsides; I see my rainbow in the sky too...what a wonderful God we serve!!

Remember: baking is a science; cake decorating is an art...

Happy caking and walk good till next time...

Jeannie

Orchid for Wedding Cake

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I'm really excited about this wedding cake I'm doing for an in-law! Here is one of the orchids I will be using to decorate the cake.

Happy caking and walk good till next time.

Jeannie

Showtime Birthday Purse

Showtime Birthday Purse
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I made cake for my neighbour, she saw a previous cake I made and could not believe it was a pocketbook. I did not dry shoes well, so the heel started to shrink. Held it ups with chocolate. I hand painted the Gucci pattern, airbrushed cake with Super Red.

Happy baking and caking. Walk good 'till next time...

Jeannie

Lichelle Farmer - October Wedding

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A dear friend called and me on "hump day' (Wednesday) said she needed a cake for "last day" (Saturday). Could not resist the sugar fix. Oh, did I mentioned it was a wedding cake?

Thanks for looking, walk good until we meet again.

Jeannie

Nico "The Diver"

Nico "The Diver"
Originally uploaded by bakingjeannie

My first diver. Got ideas from a few cakes I found on Flickr. I cut sea creatures using a cutter. Cake is a double chocolate cake with chocolate cream filling. TFL

Open Door Ministries - Open Bible

Open Door Ministries - Open Bible
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I made this cake for my SIL pastor's ordination service. It's 2-11x15 cakes next to each other. One cake a coconut cake with cream cheese-coconut filling, the other a red velvet with cream cheese filling. Cake(s) covered with fondant. The writing on scrolls done with photoimage using edible ink. Scrolls were made using cardboard center form parchment paper roll (cut in half) and dowel inserted in the center the covered with fondant. TFL

Walk good untill we meet again,

Jeannie

Baby Shower

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This cake was for a baby shower cake for a young couple expecting their first child (a boy). Invitations had buttons and foot prints. Gumpaste baby in cot. I removed the block the cot stood on and placed it on a gold plate instead. Forgot to take that shot.

This is my first attempt at making a cake and cupcakes to go along. I really enjoyed doing this cake for Lisa. She asked me to do it for her son and daughter-in-law, Alvin and Janice. I had ample time to make the baby, cot and decorative pieces.

Thank you for looking and walk good untill we meet again,

Jeannie

Blame The Baker

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I made this cake for Kena who is not a pole dancer, but does pole fitness. It's a new fitness routine which is gaining popularity. She said since she started doing pole fitness, she has toned and gain strength in her upper body. She wish I would stop baking such delicious cakes so she could better shape her lower body.

Yeah! Blame the baker.

Happy caking, and walk good...

Jeannie

Garry A Yankee?

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Originally uploaded by bakingjeannie

This cake was a gift to my BIL (brother-in-law) since he and my sister are huge New York Yankee fans. As a matter of fact, I have a strange feeling, they maybe ghost owners of the ball club...I'm just saying...'cause if a good portion of your wardrobe has NY on it; you jewelry says NY, your shoes says NY...there is a patters here.

Apart from he and my sister Yankeeness, he was so surprise when I showed up with the cake. Happy (now belated) birthday Garry!

Walk good...

Jeannie

Happy Birthday Mommy!

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Originally uploaded by bakingjeannie

To celebrate her special day, I made a cake to tease her because these are some of the stuff she shouldn't eat. As you can see, it's still in the box and I have the cake in my office so she has not seen it yet!

She is going to be shocked! Worse, I forgot my camera and had to take picture with my cellphone. Snap!! I'll post a picture of her face when she sees it.

The cake is a chocolate cake I have been baking which she just loves; another thing she should not be eating also. Anyway, it's her day to celebrate and birthdays you have once each year.

Walk good, and happy caking.

Jeannie

April Shower

About one week ago I made this cake for Lesley's bridal shower. I was inspired by a cake I saw on Cake Central:

It was a lemon cake with raspberry filling covered with buttercream and fondant. This weekend is her wedding. I am so happy for her...she asked Lizca and I to do her wedding cake!

Walk good and happy caking!

Jeannie