tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45814626124115518912024-02-19T08:12:07.695-08:00Cakes!The Cake Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00318629477768135095noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581462612411551891.post-36190664649513426012011-03-02T20:18:00.000-08:002011-03-02T20:18:46.365-08:00Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here's a little cake I made for a local school's celebration of Dr. Seuss' Birthday and National Read Across America Day. </span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I am officially on maternity leave now but I WILL BE BACK at caking in May 2011!!!! It's the toughest thing for me to take a break from what I love but I know there's a greater love coming into my life very, very soon. I'll be updating this blog as much as I can with LOTS of photos of cakes that I have in my photo library and haven't yet had time to post. Stay tuned!</span>The Cake Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00318629477768135095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581462612411551891.post-44869296924988156742011-01-18T19:12:00.000-08:002011-01-18T19:12:41.096-08:00Happy Birthday to... my blog!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">One year ago today, on a whim, I started this little blog o' mine. I never, ever thought anyone other than a few family members or friends would read it. Now, one year later, this little blog has reached all 7 continents! I'm still shocked and amazed on a daily basis. Thank you!!!</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Happy First Birthday to my blog! </span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">To celebrate, here's a recent birthday cake I made. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here's a little close up of the poodles, the birthday man and his golf clubs, and the edible sugar glass windshield.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Happy Birthday, Charles, and Happy 1st Birthday to this little blog o' mine.</span>The Cake Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00318629477768135095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581462612411551891.post-38652353349533353652011-01-03T18:25:00.000-08:002011-01-03T18:25:16.133-08:00Happy 2011!!!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Happy New Year to all of you out there! I hope you all had a great 2010. 2010 was so good to me but I have a feeling (or was that a little punch or a kick? :) ) that 2011 will be even better. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">One thing that 2010 brought to me was the ability to pursue my dream of making cakes, a gift that was more than I could have asked for. And it brought me all of you out there, my support network and the reason I can keep this blog going. Thank you, thank you, thank you! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here's a little cake I made a few months back that I thought was only appropriate to post here now and "toast" to an amazing new year. Here's to a wonderful NEW year for all of you.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was a "half-birthday" cake made for a special person who was celebrating her 20.5-birthday, just six more months until her 21st birthday bash!</td></tr>
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</tbody></table> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Cheers to 2011!</span>The Cake Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00318629477768135095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581462612411551891.post-19183058365985710402010-12-06T19:53:00.000-08:002010-12-07T07:55:31.348-08:00A long-overdue post: A Baby Gender Reveal Party<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Nuh-uh!!! Has it really been over a month since I posted? Nuh-uh!!! Well then, I’ll just blame it on the fact that my goal was a “No-post November.” It was a success! Just kidding. I didn’t really mean to not post anything on here for an entire month but here’s a big thank you to those who are still reading and haven’t given up on me! I have lots to share.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">To (kinda, sorta) make up for it, here’s a big, exciting post…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So, I hear the big thing for Mommy and Daddies-to-be is to host a “gender reveal party” to let everyone know (at the same time) whether the little one is a boy or a girl. It’s such a fun, neat idea and is so much more creative than just a mass text message, multiple phone calls, or a big Facebook post… </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I’ve heard of many different ways to “do” the gender reveal. Some expectant couples choose not to find out the gender themselves during the ultrasound and then send the results to the cake maker who in turn makes either a blue or pink cake batter or filling. That way, the couple finds out along with everyone else. I don't know if I could do it that way. Some couples find out before everyone else, then order the cake, and then reveal it to all their friends and family members with the cake. Some even decide to make the cake a certain flavor based on the gender (e.g., chocolate=boy, strawberry=girl). Whatever method is chosen, the big thing for us bakers is to make sure that the revealing gender filling color/flavor is covered up with lots of frosting so no one finds out early!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The couple who had me make their gender reveal cakes wanted fall-themed cupcakes (this party was several weeks ago, when the trees here were gorgeous and before everyone went all Christmas-crazy) made of vanilla cake and vanilla buttercream. The kicker (besides the baby, ha ha ha)? They wanted only ONE of the 24 cupcakes filled with a pink or blue charm and a shot of colored icing! Only ONE person at the party would find the charm and then would have to yell out<em> BOY</em> or <em>GIRL</em> so everyone could celebrate. How fun! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here’s a few photos of the cupcakes I made on display and some of the pretty party décor. </span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">When the cupcakes were served, it was a frenzy to find out who had the charm....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE2hjrIlQ8-og-tkUUkkZWSdV5zr0IJsn3rk-fcBDVHhjBtXqVBPmsWrmsYLcSEx2QGKxNS3H4rhx1_nyHK5TGN0ML1chRnIW4snyGqqRezH_dhmovl-B8ImmMOZNKcWMVpeWRoHkzN1M/s1600/October+2010+056_TM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE2hjrIlQ8-og-tkUUkkZWSdV5zr0IJsn3rk-fcBDVHhjBtXqVBPmsWrmsYLcSEx2QGKxNS3H4rhx1_nyHK5TGN0ML1chRnIW4snyGqqRezH_dhmovl-B8ImmMOZNKcWMVpeWRoHkzN1M/s400/October+2010+056_TM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The arrow points out who found the charm...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybcJQD-ntPLE0PHuo_9gaEqkyPLISdzJdXoI9zuaMiPpUpEWFcImO5eeDoG7qJTmz9WmsXr8wl6W-tWJdELTq7hgybkqIXxtaIXB8JKHsNOjFRKyGGeEeyb4It6wUYmVVMsl6EUy7JCo/s1600/October+2010+057_TM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybcJQD-ntPLE0PHuo_9gaEqkyPLISdzJdXoI9zuaMiPpUpEWFcImO5eeDoG7qJTmz9WmsXr8wl6W-tWJdELTq7hgybkqIXxtaIXB8JKHsNOjFRKyGGeEeyb4It6wUYmVVMsl6EUy7JCo/s400/October+2010+057_TM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It's a BOY!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The proud parents-to-be were <em>FINALLY</em> able to show off the ultrasound photos...</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XX5d2G7cIkXBYCknqE0TDD0jOvzHqylzr99dAGgLeMOQ9IN8OOfspu99QkSDYcEt2JuUxXyQ_LdjM9-5Fmkoj__F6ClDcyWm6J8p1GgvH7z75A4o43LWe0eS7X14nFWn5VYNU0hpDxQ/s1600/October+2010+066_TM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XX5d2G7cIkXBYCknqE0TDD0jOvzHqylzr99dAGgLeMOQ9IN8OOfspu99QkSDYcEt2JuUxXyQ_LdjM9-5Fmkoj__F6ClDcyWm6J8p1GgvH7z75A4o43LWe0eS7X14nFWn5VYNU0hpDxQ/s400/October+2010+066_TM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So, who are these proud parents-to-be? </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Well, that'd be none other than the Cake Gal herself and her hubby!!! :) We feel so incredibly blessed and can't wait to meet our little guy. </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So, now that you all know that my mind has been a little distracted lately, please forgive me. I have so many fun cake projects to share with all of you (and I'm still taking orders! No maternity leave yet!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Love, G</span></div>The Cake Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00318629477768135095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581462612411551891.post-25291875138211310472010-10-27T09:36:00.000-07:002010-10-27T09:41:09.295-07:00Wine Bottle Cake<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Who wants some homemade Georgia wine? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNGVvyryuZOZvkRAJYUlU0mNWo4HEe2WtKFLkfauKXTFUTytKeemjyxC1_Hg05mqPGGljtaBmttzQh9aw1mm3akqzXGBaGL7AR7uRbiWARifdSLe-iTpFn2trRt7dq-0pFEqLdhB9rYLY/s1600/October+2010+017_TM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNGVvyryuZOZvkRAJYUlU0mNWo4HEe2WtKFLkfauKXTFUTytKeemjyxC1_Hg05mqPGGljtaBmttzQh9aw1mm3akqzXGBaGL7AR7uRbiWARifdSLe-iTpFn2trRt7dq-0pFEqLdhB9rYLY/s400/October+2010+017_TM.jpg" width="266" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Oh wait, that bottle's not real....</span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This cake was made for a very special birthday man. A man who turned 90 years old this October <strike>and </strike><em>AND</em> he makes his own wine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">He must have a whole lotta people who love him because this cake was MASSIVE. No, seriously, it served 60 people by my standards (and easily served 100 by industry standards... have I mentioned my cakes are made for cutting big slices? I don't skimp on servings).</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Vintage 1920" label</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The label reading "Aged to Perfection 90 Years"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bottle top with an "H" for Howard on it. This actually wasn't a request, I just had to add it.</td></tr>
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The cake itself was made to look like a storage crate for the wine bottle and was vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream. The details, including the bottle, were made out of fondant and modeling chocolate. The "leather pouch" the wine bottle rested in was fondant and dusted with spices. Everything written was hand-painted with food dye. Everything was edible. </span></div> <br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">That's the first of the latest fun cakes I've been working on. I have several more to post</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> and several more coming up so I'll post them as soon as I can. Just keep checking back!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: right;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>The Cake Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00318629477768135095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581462612411551891.post-67135588498517312422010-10-25T07:30:00.000-07:002010-10-25T07:30:32.122-07:00A Little Update<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'm WAYYYY behind on updates to this blog but I have so many exciting cakes I've worked on and several fun cakes coming up and I can't wait to share them. I promise I have a little break later this week to update all of you so please don't give up on me! For now, it's back to caking!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Love,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">G</span>The Cake Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00318629477768135095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581462612411551891.post-62046051414827829902010-10-14T07:47:00.000-07:002010-10-14T07:47:53.314-07:00Funky Flower Cake<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This cake was ordered by a wonderful customer for her daughter's birthday and it was (shhhh!!!) a surprise. To me, surprise cakes are some of the best. Who doesn't love getting a little surprise? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Some of the best orders I get are from a boyfriend/girlfriend or husband/wife wanting to surprise the other with a little sweet treat. Flowers and chocolates are great but a little surprise cake is... so sweet! ;)</span> <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I hope you had a great birthday Caitlyn!!!</span></div>The Cake Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00318629477768135095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581462612411551891.post-20901367559085492682010-10-08T14:10:00.000-07:002010-10-08T14:10:44.491-07:00A Little Thank You<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">To All of You Who Read My Ramblings,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thank you!!! According to Google Analytics, my blog has now reached all 7 continents of the world and countless countries and cities throughout. I did a little dance when I found this out today. I never would have dreamed this was possible when I started this blog back in January. I truly thought maybe some friends and family would read it and that'd be it. So... thank you, thank you, thank you. For those close enough to order from me here in Atlanta, please keep ordering-- you all are my joy. Y'all are the reason I can keep this blog going and do what I love and I don't take that for granted. I have the BEST customers. For those of you throughout the world, you amaze me and I hope you enjoy this lil' blog of mine. Have a great weekend!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Love,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The Cake Gal</span>The Cake Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00318629477768135095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581462612411551891.post-90707292450859016422010-10-06T19:32:00.000-07:002010-10-06T19:32:22.617-07:00Zebra Purse Cake<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I love each and every cake I make. I work my hardest at making each cake a true creation, a unique piece of "edible art" (if you will). I hope that comes across in the cakes themselves. Sometimes I have to get really creative with an idea that someone will send me. Sometimes, though, I don't have to get too creative on the ideas and I just get to be creative in making the cake. Either way, I get to play with food and have fun. Geez, I love my job! </span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I love it when I get the neatest cake ideas sent to me and I can just play and create. Seriously, how cool was this cake idea? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I hear the birthday girl and all her friends went for mani/pedis and then partied and ate this cake. What a fun birthday idea (hint, hint, any of you who know me....).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Happy Birthday Sophia! You're the coolest for ordering this fun cake. It was such a neat idea!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">And, now, since I have a blog, I want to blog. I want to ramble and just share my thoughts. You don't have to read this. You can just look at the pictures above and move on (also, how awesome is my new camera???). I just want to talk about doing what you love. Yep, a post about life... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">For any of you wondering, I did not get my education in "caking." I went to college and pursued history and archaeology. Wha? Archaeology? Yep, I spent most of my 20's (and some of my teens) covered head to toe in dirt. I found dirt in places I didn't know dirt could be. I traveled this beautiful country and saw some amazing places (and some not-so-amazing). The last company I worked for (which shall remain un-named so don't even try to email me and ask) had me and my coworkers going to big and small towns all over the map. I met some of the nicest people (and also came a little too close to being shot on private property). I really had an amazing time. One day, though, that started to change. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I traveled alone (every.single.time.). I ate fast food one too many times. I sat alone in airports missing my husband. I got on a plane covered in dirt because I didn't want to miss my flight. I also walked into a Target covered in dirt and swamp sludge and walked out in a brand new outfit simply because I didn't want to repeat the plane incident (changing in a dressing room and having a store associate walk you to the register to pay while you carry your dirty, nasty clothes while wearing new clothes... not so fun). I almost got attacked by wild boars (true story). I missed my flight when the one thing I wanted to do was get home a wee bit early. I walked around "urban" areas feeling a little out of place and a just a little too unsafe. I racked up one too many reward points for hotel stays, airlines, and rental cars. I busted my butt for my clients. I got chewed out by my boss. I worked way more than full time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I missed my life. I became someone I didn't know... bitter and angry. Why? Because I believed my boss when he said that "it's called a job for a reason." I worked my hardest and gave it my all and yet I never seemed to please my clients or supervisors enough and, that? That was when I knew I had had enough and things needed to change. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">If you EVER work a job where your superior tells you that "it's called a job for a reason" or "it's not supposed to be fun, it's work," RUN! Maybe you don't need to switch careers like I did. Maybe you just need to find a new employer (I know, easier said than done in this economy). I've had amazing bosses who appreciate their employees (here's talking about you, A!); it is possible. </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Please, please, please though, realize one thing for me. You get one life. Don't spend it working too many hours to enjoy it. Love, G.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I will get down off my soapbox now. ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">**UPDATE** I re-read the above post and thought I should add this---</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Don't get me wrong, I don't regret pursuing my dream of being an archaeologist for one single second. It just turns out that my dreams changed somewhere along the way and I'm so incredibly thankful for each and every one of you for helping me pursue those dreams now. Do what you love, no matter how many times you need to change careers. ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This is the first time ever I've used non-edible figurines or, for that matter, any figurines that I didn't make but I really wanted the birthday boy to take home new toys.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">On a side note,</span> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I found my old Gameboy the other day-- you know, the old black and white one (or should I say greenish and grayish)? It doesn't work anymore but that thing could be in a museum somewhere. I think I'll keep it just so my (future) kids can laugh at me one day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Kids have it so good these days-- XBox 360 and the Wii and the new Gameboys--the characters are so clear and it's not all pixels but, hey, I can't complain 'cause this cake would've looked a little weird if the characters were still pixels...</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Happy Birthday Mark! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: x-small;">Stay tuned for the other cool cake from this weekend. I have to admit that my camera is dying and it's not just the batteries so the pics won't look all that great but, hey, you'll get the idea...</span></div>The Cake Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00318629477768135095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581462612411551891.post-82073034579636366282010-09-17T12:54:00.000-07:002010-09-17T12:54:10.602-07:00Polka Dots and Hearts Cake<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">How fun is this cake? Polka dots and hearts galore.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I seem to be making lots of buttercream cakes lately and I'm happy with that but I can barely wait to show you my creations for next weekend. I'm busting with excitement over the fun things I get to work on next week. Stay tuned!!!</span> The Cake Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00318629477768135095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581462612411551891.post-13784668898328769582010-09-10T08:17:00.000-07:002010-09-10T08:17:34.190-07:00Logo Cupcakes<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I was recently contacted to make some logo cupcakes for a Presbyterian Women's meeting. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here's the logo...</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5415GBakDrA9gJYp8inOdPFiNZLuZXZjwB-bT4zflZ_Iw5FGc8yipMELQjnY9VUfPZbwR8Usm3HfrWDq4PUMCh0x07ljBpU2MPjJvQoJh9Sq3h2yZ6GYo9rUxDUChgefQUKxervKu9u8/s1600/PWC+logo.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5415GBakDrA9gJYp8inOdPFiNZLuZXZjwB-bT4zflZ_Iw5FGc8yipMELQjnY9VUfPZbwR8Usm3HfrWDq4PUMCh0x07ljBpU2MPjJvQoJh9Sq3h2yZ6GYo9rUxDUChgefQUKxervKu9u8/s200/PWC+logo.gif" width="165" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and here's 12 of the 36 cupcakes I made... </span></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Happy Friday! Hope you all have a great weekend and get to spend some time with your loved ones on Patriot Day. God Bless America!</span></div>The Cake Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00318629477768135095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581462612411551891.post-16295222869861372422010-08-31T07:13:00.000-07:002010-08-31T07:13:19.124-07:00UNC Birthday Cake<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This post is way overdue (what else is new?). I've been busy, busy, busy and I'm so very thankful. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This UNC Birthday Cake was created for a special boy turning 9 years old! After delivering this cake to one of the neatest venues I've ever been to, I wish I could have been a kid at that party!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Those tarheels sure did walk all over this cake! ;)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Happy Birthday, Austin! I hope you had a great day!</span>The Cake Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00318629477768135095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581462612411551891.post-15619780354051185282010-08-13T11:23:00.000-07:002010-08-13T11:25:58.210-07:00Doctor Cake<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This cake was created for a very special birthday man. Can you guess what his profession is? </span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Yep, he's a doctor. I greatly respect anyone in the medical field and I was so honored to make this cake for this long-time, respected internist.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I love what I get to do every day (have I said that before???) but one of the best things about my job is hearing back from my customers. Thank you, Mrs. M., for your oh-so-thoughtful and nice feedback. I'm so glad you all enjoyed the cake!!!</span>The Cake Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00318629477768135095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581462612411551891.post-1397926034579235792010-08-09T09:08:00.000-07:002010-08-09T09:08:18.926-07:00Cowboy Baby Shower Cake<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My best friend is having a BABY!!!! I am so incredibly thrilled and excited and I cannot wait for the little guy to make his arrival very, very soon. This little baby is so loved by so many people and, of course, especially by his sweet parents. The Mommy and Daddy-to-be have created the cutest nursery with a cowboy theme so... cake inspiration received!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I was so honored to make this cake for my friend's shower where she was truly "showered" with blessings. I think this baby has every thing he could need, and now? Now the waiting game is ON! We can't wait to meet you, sweet Baby Boy!</span>The Cake Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00318629477768135095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581462612411551891.post-62346445833876805032010-07-26T17:29:00.000-07:002010-07-26T17:29:05.651-07:00An Amazing Day<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">A few weeks back, I had the amazing opportunity to volunteer with the </span><a href="http://www.partners.net/partners/default_EN.asp?SnID=1271753900"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Partners of the Americas</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">, a wonderful organization that allows professionals from Latin America and the Carribean to partner with their counterparts in North America (and vice versa). It creates an amazing opportunity for those involved to learn so much from each other. I've hardly been able to wait to share these photos with you <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(thank you, David, for these beautiful memories)</span>.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbth7HbHHQwBV9pPvS-iDyOHg_hSxFsN4cyqRv6QXWKFKlT5JO3eVOJbQjevM4k9w3gxAIEwxwGXkEeJjlTrOIxxgaSeVT57bj5VvY1I-Ia1IduKdZ5g71WNscUKsTuyRqgTbary9P1pw/s1600/DSC02295.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbth7HbHHQwBV9pPvS-iDyOHg_hSxFsN4cyqRv6QXWKFKlT5JO3eVOJbQjevM4k9w3gxAIEwxwGXkEeJjlTrOIxxgaSeVT57bj5VvY1I-Ia1IduKdZ5g71WNscUKsTuyRqgTbary9P1pw/s400/DSC02295.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">These beautiful ladies visited us from Honduras. Two of them are teachers and spent their time partnering and learning from teachers and schools here in the Atlanta area (and I had the lucky opportunity to share in a day of that too!). The other beautiful woman (seated) is a baker/cake artist from Honduras! Their ambassador tried and tried to get a bakery in Atlanta area to welcome them in for a day of learning but all of the bakeries turned them away; I know these bakeries are busy but, seriously, how rude! All I can say is they missed out! I'm so glad I got the honor of partnering with them that day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I can't explain what it's like to meet someone from another part of the world who shares your passions and love of "caking" but who does it with so much less than what is available to us in the U.S. Making custom cakes isn't cheap but do you know how expensive it is to buy some cake supplies in Honduras? It's overwhelming to me and I learned so much from this sweet lady.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We baked a "secret" family pound cake recipe together, did our best to communicate in our different languages, ate some yummy pizza, and then finished up by decorating (and eating!) the cake we made. The best part of the day for me was showing Dulce, the baker, how to make fondant from scratch so she can make it in Honduras. Fondant is expensive to buy in the U.S. but usually so cost prohibitive in Honduras to the point where most bakeries there don't offer it. I always make my fondant from scratch because, to me, it tastes so much better than store-bought stuff and it cuts down hugely on the costs of my cakes. Since this day, I was beyond excited to learn that she has been using my recipe and creating new things at her bakery in Honduras! I couldn't find a better way than photos to express what happened that day so here's the day in photos....</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love the sound of this thing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sharing my fondant recipe</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making the fondant</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Is the cake ready yet?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dying and kneading the fondant</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was in awe over Dulce's lightning fast crumb-coating speed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eyes watching closely as the fondant gets smoothed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making the sugar roses</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The final creation</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can we just eat it like this??? </td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">What an amazing day and an amazing opportunity.</span> </div>The Cake Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00318629477768135095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581462612411551891.post-83781619606189138932010-07-12T20:09:00.000-07:002010-07-12T20:09:37.868-07:00Mini Tote Bag Cake<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">What better way to celebrate being in the thick of a HOT, HOT summer than with a beachy tote bag cake?</span> </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHIdhbhNbxERojUyLyAAlBLVHTZ2XlsHGCxowE3eBynLnp_eK5RtjjGIZxDwaNHrVNm_j0cJEuPaTvWqKCwXrMGrzI9bJb5sRfCmoSQ-xzbCmmD-Tm-1UUBsb4Zdi6oG3EB2ItgNzOcJE/s1600/Tote+Bag+Cake+029_TM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHIdhbhNbxERojUyLyAAlBLVHTZ2XlsHGCxowE3eBynLnp_eK5RtjjGIZxDwaNHrVNm_j0cJEuPaTvWqKCwXrMGrzI9bJb5sRfCmoSQ-xzbCmmD-Tm-1UUBsb4Zdi6oG3EB2ItgNzOcJE/s400/Tote+Bag+Cake+029_TM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And, since we're in the <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(beautiful, peachy, amazing)</span> South, it's monogrammed, y'all!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This cake is peanut butter pound cake with chocolate ganache. Ummm... can you say peanut butter cup? So stinkin' good.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I had my first ever cake disaster today. I hope that I will never have to type the words "cake disaster" ever, ever again. Ugh, what a BAD day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I've been working on this daisy flower pot cake for days...</span> <br />
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</div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">perfecting the edible flowers, baking the cake and shaping it like a flower pot, crumbling oreos for the filling.... Sooooo, when I got it all put together late last night for delivery early this morning, I was quite happy to be done with it. And when I woke up this morning and checked on it (cakes settle, you know), it was still looking good. Actually, it looked good through photos and looked good when I put it in the car and.... looked good until I backed out of the parking space. Ugh. I was going like 5 MPH and the pot started to come apart!!! I didn't even have a chance to hit a bump!!!! So, I went back in and fixed it....</span><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I had only about 6 miles to go for delivery so I was hopeful. Then I made a VERY, VERY slow turn.... and this darn cake fell over... it fell over twice on my way to the delivery!!! PANIC MODE. I pulled over twice and fixed it best I could. I had extra edible flowers, just in case. It looked OK until I got it to the delivery spot and it just started tipping... just sort of...sagging.... I delivered it with near tears in my eyes. I feel terrible still. Thankfully, the person it was meant for was not there and I didn't have to take any payment for it... didn't want it!!! So, K, I'm so very sorry. Here's some pictures of what the cake for your girlfriend <em>should have</em> looked like and actually looked like this morning, before delivery. Ugh.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I knew there was a reason I'd never seen a cake like this before... too much weight in the flowers + a cake shaped like a cone= no structural integrity. Next time.... next time? I will know better. Now I must go try to get rid of this terrible headache. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: x-small;">*** Update: Got a call from the person who ordered the cake... the cake was put in real flower pot for support. Wish I'd thought of that but I guess panic does crazy things to my ability to use logic. I'm so glad you liked it, K. I hope she does too. And, by the way, that is one of the sweetest ideas ever (no pun intended).</span></div>The Cake Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00318629477768135095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581462612411551891.post-22658839511411937192010-06-19T10:27:00.000-07:002010-06-19T10:27:18.442-07:00Dr. Seuss cakes<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">"We looked! Then we saw him</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We looked! And we saw him!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The Cat in the Hat!"</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">How cute is this baby shower theme? Dr. Seuss! </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I was so excited to make this cake and these cupcakes. Dr. Seuss wrote some of the best books ever <span style="font-size: x-small;">(I won't say best children's books because everyone can enjoy them)</span> and I have a feeling this lucky baby is going to be read his amazing books over and over. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Welcome Baby Carter! There's a whole lot of wonderful people waiting to meet you! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Oh, The Places You'll Go!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">It is fun to have fun </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">But you have to know how."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: xx-small;">~Dr. Seuss</span>The Cake Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00318629477768135095noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581462612411551891.post-67933548068024865722010-06-05T15:17:00.000-07:002010-06-05T15:17:14.728-07:00UGA Cake<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">First, let me say "GOoooOOOooo Dawgs, Sic 'em!!!" OK, now that I have that out of the way...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'm a proud Georgia Bulldawg (yes, d-a-w-g). I bleed Red & Black. There is hallowed ground between those hedges. I cried when UGA VI ('my UGA') died. I could go on and on....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I loved the years I spent at that school and the relationships that were formed. I love Athens. Graduation day was one of the happiest (and yet saddest) days of my life. (Good thing I got to hang around Athens a few more years 'cause I was lucky enough to land a job nearby.) Soooo, when I was asked to do a UGA cake? Sheer happiness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I was asked to "just do something simple" and include the UGA "G" but, um, I don't really do simple well. So I had to add Dawg collar spikes.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And, since the birthday man was a UGA fan, a football helmet too...</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbMlakz4iL5WM7Z3O9GDP6TGnS_mEczG7zhNzxpsuHHfsEdiRfr8FezOSFTT_pD7Pilfeq71YcTIIa0NPvmwjHbUOCx8aarm6lpR9k4-Jfu2rhhZabydozqcQoroB2XsP7sr_g-vHdqfI/s1600/UGA+cake+020_TM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbMlakz4iL5WM7Z3O9GDP6TGnS_mEczG7zhNzxpsuHHfsEdiRfr8FezOSFTT_pD7Pilfeq71YcTIIa0NPvmwjHbUOCx8aarm6lpR9k4-Jfu2rhhZabydozqcQoroB2XsP7sr_g-vHdqfI/s400/UGA+cake+020_TM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The cake itself was chocolate with buttercream (no fondant overlay) and fondant decorations. Everything was edible and was sheer joy to make.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Happy Birthday Toby and Go Dawgs!</span></div>The Cake Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00318629477768135095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581462612411551891.post-65714382260023886152010-05-31T22:22:00.000-07:002010-05-31T22:24:47.623-07:00Ladybugs: Oh So Sweet Cake<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">know I've said over and over that each time I make a cake, it becomes my new 'favorite' one. But, um, I have a new favorite...</span><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I got to make this cake for an ADORABLE little girl who was turning one! I have to give her parents all the credit for picking out quite possibly the cutest party supplies ever. They used </span><a href="http://www.1stwishes.com/LadyBugs-Oh-So-Sweet-1st-Birthday-Party-Supplies/58141/PartyKitDetail.aspx"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">these party supplies</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> and, when they sent me the info, I <em>could barely wait</em> to get started on this cake. So cute!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The cake itself was red velvet on the top tier and yellow on the bottom tier. I had so much fun making the little ladybugs and their little 'trails' on the cake sides. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00Ru7P3nMXqwVZMeTcHuP3jLewZIQNhO9kxI_MoYn2P35Z8wu94Lo-LevyU9NYkkG0oqrTrzMTetgg01lRe25dCzAyIUq1thH3FLuwD18LbGsiIPvN0SWLFiMFP-EPhcoRUykfQ96nUg/s1600/Ladybug+Cake+025_TM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00Ru7P3nMXqwVZMeTcHuP3jLewZIQNhO9kxI_MoYn2P35Z8wu94Lo-LevyU9NYkkG0oqrTrzMTetgg01lRe25dCzAyIUq1thH3FLuwD18LbGsiIPvN0SWLFiMFP-EPhcoRUykfQ96nUg/s400/Ladybug+Cake+025_TM.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And, of course, there's this pink ladybug on the top. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMikedZYa7wXGR8vXNt2csP_LamccAtOo1q1ce_6SgQdGiaihiutkGS58Sra4r4T-DNMWbSsfNa0nSuY3fMcRq7AQjq2gUWu9shNbMStFqKCx80_oMKcyv0p6rLWfviAalmLs0lM0nDI/s1600/Ladybug+Cake+021_TM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMikedZYa7wXGR8vXNt2csP_LamccAtOo1q1ce_6SgQdGiaihiutkGS58Sra4r4T-DNMWbSsfNa0nSuY3fMcRq7AQjq2gUWu9shNbMStFqKCx80_oMKcyv0p6rLWfviAalmLs0lM0nDI/s320/Ladybug+Cake+021_TM.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I know, too, that I've said I love my 'job' and you might be sick of reading it but I really, really LOVE what I do. I love that I get to see old friends I haven't seen in a long time (but we won't think about how long it's been, mmmmk? I don't want to know that I've nearly doubled in age... ugh) and meet their beautiful families. I feel so blessed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Speaking of favorites, I now have a new favorite cake category: baby's first cakes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I just wish I'd taken a photo of the smash cake for this one. I guess you'll just have to trust me that it was cute.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Happy Birthday Ella!</span></div>The Cake Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00318629477768135095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581462612411551891.post-87333550923849797982010-05-25T06:45:00.000-07:002010-05-25T06:45:07.934-07:00Airplane Cake<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'm so honored when I get any cake request. I've always loved making cakes and I really feel so blessed to be doing this on a daily basis. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">So, when I get to make a child's first birthday cake? What.an.honor. </span><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I got to make this cake for a baby boy's first birthday. His parents are pilots <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(lucky kid! I think there might be lots of exciting travel in his future)</span> so it was only appropriate that it include a plane...</span><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">And, what first birthday party is complete without a smash cake?</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTEe6Z7yU3zPpOgWLV9AMN5p6Na75B0_Be9j5lICP50VsuWSWbikLbO-bdk_-9S43p4jeZAipCbAn9bMn9yZn3-OUyFKFcJOpgf4q45BP20vmOnpm71rKzcDVt96GjlUSYa_La6Nl-G0/s1600/plane+cake+030_TM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTEe6Z7yU3zPpOgWLV9AMN5p6Na75B0_Be9j5lICP50VsuWSWbikLbO-bdk_-9S43p4jeZAipCbAn9bMn9yZn3-OUyFKFcJOpgf4q45BP20vmOnpm71rKzcDVt96GjlUSYa_La6Nl-G0/s320/plane+cake+030_TM.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Happy Birthday Connor!</span></div>The Cake Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00318629477768135095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581462612411551891.post-51218296475771110292010-05-24T08:03:00.000-07:002010-05-24T21:52:02.259-07:00LOST cake<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Unless you've been hiding under a rock, you know that ABC's much-loved series LOST has ended. I think there was as much pomp and circumstance for this finale as there is for Super Bowl games. Seriously, if you watched it, you know that even the commercials were LOST-themed. Craziness. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So, I was so very, very excited to get an order for a LOST finale party cake a few weeks ago. I literally started coming up with ideas for this cake as soon as it was mentioned. I quickly realized I was very much lost (ha ha) regarding LOST after not watching it for awhile. But, hey, did you know that there is even a LOST-themed wikipedia? AND IT WAS ON LOCK-DOWN from public editing so no one would spoil the show's ending. Seriously. I COULD NOT BELIEVE the amount of information on the internet published by the show's viewers! And oh, the theories spinning around! Geez. </span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">I had a whole lot of fun making this cake but was very glad to deliver it and get it out of my sight but only because, being a bit of a "cake perfectionist", I could have kept working on it for days and I would have still found things I wanted to fix.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">After years of digging in the dirt, traveling way too much, and always trying to make clients happy in an unhappy "business world" (more on that later, if you're interested), I LOVE what I get to do and feel so incredibly blessed. I can't explain how good it feels to see someone smile when they see their cake. Here's hoping I keep producing smiles. </span></div>The Cake Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00318629477768135095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581462612411551891.post-11481903484814072682010-05-17T07:43:00.000-07:002010-05-17T07:43:20.565-07:00Regular Ol' Cakes<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This blog has been neglected. Absolutely neglected! I've been having too much fun baking, enjoying warmer weather, and taking a little mini-vacation with my sweet, sweet husband. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lemon-glazed pound cake! Scrum-diddely-um-ptious. I wish there was smell-o-vision on this blog because the smell of this cake baking and the amazing aroma of the lemon-glaze melting on the fresh-out-of-the-oven cake...OMG. </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So, I promise not to neglect this blog as much in the future. I'm working on several amazing cake projects that I can't wait to post here. </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">You want a hint of what's coming up? I'm getting LOST (he he). Check back soon for some oh-so-fun decorated cakes!</span></div>The Cake Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00318629477768135095noreply@blogger.com0