White & Gold Chanel Cake

Well another busy week of caking has past and I am back to showcase like I said I would the white and gold  version of the pink and silver chanel cake from the other week. I actually think I like this version better. I think it may because of the combination of white and gold gives it an air of sophistication. You all can let me know what you think.

Its a 3 tiers covered in white fondant with gold accents on the top two tiers. Each tier is a different flavor; chocolate, vanilla and red velvet in the order. The bottom tier has buttercream rosettes and then sprinkled with gold glitter to give it some extra shine.

The top tier has gold rhinestone banding around the bottom. The bow is made from gumpaste and has the chanel logo in the middle. The middle tier has gold edible beads at each intersection point of the quilted pattern.

The hubby delivered the cake and he said the client was so happy as this was all done over the internet because she lives in a different state and was coming up for her sister's baby shower. Love when everything works out and the clients are super pleased with their cakes.

Until next time...

I'm Back!!!!!!!

I AM BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


As the title states I am back to blogging about cakes again! Life is funny and sometimes you have to roll with the punches.. You are probably like is she still doing cakes? YES! I never stopped doing cakes. I just have been very very busy over the last 2 years with life and raising a family and starting another business.. yes I started another business. Its a natural extension of what I do now so it wasn't a huge surprise to my family and friends. So I now run Kima's Konfections as well Kima's Paper Craft Creations! So I make papercrafts like party decor and other items like scrapbook mini albums that I see online and at craft fairs. So all of that is reason why I have been a very bad blogger:( But the haitus is over now and I am back to blogging about cakes. I might do some party spotlights here and there again since I have branched out am working with a number of local event planners here in Philadelphia so you will still some of that. And I am working on some more exciting news that I can't say yet as it is still being worked out but as soon as everything is finalized I will be blogging about it:)

Since I have done so many cakes over the last two years, I will just randomly start with a few more recent cakes and then go back to show some my favorites. Well this pretty was done back in January for a client in NJ (yes I do take clients that live close to Philadelphia in NJ). Its 3 tiers of vanilla bean cake with vanilla bean buttercream filling. I made crown myself over 2 days and let it dry and then brushed it with silver lust dust. I the same thing to the name and the other silver accent pieces on the cake. The bottom tier is a buttercream rosette design. The middle tier is a quilted pattern with silver dragees and then the top tier is all white with rhinestone wrap around the bottom.

This cake is pretty popular on my Facebook page which has got a slight overhaul and you can find it here, so much so that I am doing this cake again this weekend except in white and gold! So you know I will come back with pictures just to show the constrast of the two cakes.

Well I have to run but I will back this weekend to post more pretty cakes. Until next time.. 

Oh Baby Showers!

Hi Ya'll!
I have been doing a lot of caking lately so I have been busy but I have noticed that my baby shower orders typically come in clusters. I'll get a few scattered here and there and BAM! I'll client 3 or 4 clients asking about baby shower cakes in the same week. So I thought it would be fitting to do a post dedicated to baby shower cakes:)

First up we have the baby shower cake I just delivered this past weekend to the Springettsbury Township Park in Springettsbury, PA. It a really nice park and lots open space, so if you are an outdoor person and have a shower coming up I would recommend that location.

This cake really didn't have a theme, my client K saw a cake online and sent me the photo to replicate it. So you know how I feel about doing someone's else exact same cake so I put my whole little twist on it. The baby booties were different in that mind where hand made and not from a mold. I also made my gift box part of the cake a little different as well. The cake flavor was vanilla with vanilla buttercream.

The next baby shower cake I did a couple of months but since my photos were bad (need to get a better camera) I never posted them. My client actually sent me some photos yesterday when her sister in law wanted to place an order for guess what?? A baby shower cake for her niece:) So here are the pictures she sent me. The cake was an 11x15 sheet cake with an 8 inch square on top. For the life of me I can't remember what the flavors were but the theme was "Eat your Peas & Carrots" so I made the 8 inch square look like a garden with a hand molded baby (my babies look so much better now than this one) and some hand molded vegetables. The "dirt" was crushed oreo cookies.The cake was delivered to Shank's Mare in Wrightsville, PA. It is a store located on the bank of the Susquehanna River that specializes in outdoor equipment rentals and tours of the area. They also have a meeting facility upstairs that they rent out for events like baby showers!

The last baby shower cake was for a client D, I did about 2 weeks ago and was delivered locally to a bed n breakfast here in York City. The name of the bed and breakfast is Grace Manor B & B on West Market Street in York, PA. The inn so is cozy and has all of the detailing and sophistication of an earlier era. The cake in the shape of a lady's church hat in various shades of brown and beige with ruffle flowers and sugar beads. D also order cupcakes as well to go with the main cake which were decorated with little babies wearing hats.

So that is what I have been up to lately..more to come:)

Peace & Blessings
Kima

Jungle Theme Baby Shower Cake

Good Evening Ya'll!
I have a few posts for this week and lots of cake to do this week as well soo I might as well get started tonight. So this cake order was from last week. A client of mine referred another client, K who placed an order for a baby shower cake. When I met with K she already had a picture of a cake that is liked for her shower. As some of clients and others know I don't like copying someone's else work directly so I will always take the photo given and make changes to make it my own while still staying in the theme that the client wants. This order was no exception. The picture was of a 2 tier cake that had a jungle theme based on bedding from Fisher Price. The original design was cute but it was covered in white buttercream with the animals in 2D on them. K really liked the 2D looked so I kept that and changed everything else:) Instead of white buttercream, I covered the cake in a light green fondant. I also added a 3D baby giraffe sucking a binkie on top with a palm tree and coconuts. I added all of the animals in 2D that is on the bedding all around the cake. I also placed 2 more trees winding up the cake with more coconuts and vines. I then piped on some buttercream grass and leaves. Lastly I covered the cake drum in more light green fondant. I love how it came out and K was so pleased with the end result. Hopefully I will get a call in about a year for baby's first birthday cake:)

Milk N Cookie Party!

Hi Ya'll!
I made this cute baby Cookie Monster and Cookie Jar for mom in Maryland who is having a Milk N Cookies Party for her son. I think the theme is so cute and can be done in many different ways depending on if its for a birthday party or baby shower. Not only did I do cookie monster, I made all the decorations for the cake and then because I was so inspired by the theme, I also made some cupcake toppers that are now available in my Etsy shop. Here are some pictures of what I have available now in the shop.

 

For those of you who might want to do this theme for your little one's next birthday party or baby shower, here are some pictures from event planners/parties of the Milk N Cookie theme for inspiration. 

 

This party is Milk N Cookie party is from AParty Style. This blog post is wonderful in that she takes you through the party and how she styled it (plenty of pictures) but also breakdowns all of the party details! 

The next party is from A to Zebra Celebration under a featured blog post. Its a Vintage Milk N Cookie Party for a little girl. I love the color scheme and shows you how you can take your color scheme and make it fit the party. 

This last party was pretty cute:) It is a coed Sip & See Milkaholic Baby Shower by Half Baked. For those of you who don't know what a Sip & See is, it is shower that is held after the baby is born. It is mostly a Southern tradition where people get together to "see" the newborn baby. 

This is the cake that is on the above dessert table. This shows how the cake can be fun and classy at the same time. The cow print ties back into the theme while the flower and dots brings a level of sophistication to the cake. 

I will be featuring more parties on my blog, I hope you guys have enjoyed  seeing something new here:)

Peace & Blessings
Kima