Rapunzel, let your hair down!

Welcome back to another fun adventure-filled week.  We have a lot to share - our new line of jams, jellies and fruit butters are in.  Take a moment to check them out.  We will have some samples at both locations.  We are also introducing a new line of fun pastas - we have everything from tailgating shapes to cake shapes to your favorite collegiate football team shapes.  They are a lot of fun.

Now on to our story of a towering cake with a fairytale princess trapped inside for a very special 3-year old birthday party.  We started off with a vanilla buttercake and mango mousse filling, a great last hint of summer flavor.  We then iced the cake in our delicious vanilla buttercream.  Once that was done, we set off to create Rapunzel's tower.  Inaaya's parents asked us to use rice cereal treats for the tower since they were not serving a lot of guests and there would be two desserts to choose from!  The first thing was to carve out the tower shape and Rapunzel's room.  After a thin layer of vanilla buttercream, the tower was ready for some gray fondant with a stone pattern.  We distressed the fondant slightly with some stone patterns and added some extra stones for texture and color variation.  The room on top was covered in white fondant and finished with dark chocolate "wood" trim and designs.  We then designed Rapunzel gazing out the window, waiting for her prince, with her long blond hair trailing down the side of the tower.  A shingled spike at the top brought the fairytale to life.  Once everything was on the cake, the designed was completed with green grass and pink flowers for Inaaya's special cake.  The cake stood about 26" from the table when we were done.

Join us next week for another fun tale.  In the mean time, please come out to either location to check out our new line of fantastic jams, jellies and fruit butters.  We also have some fun shaped pasta for you to enjoy.

Rum-lootin' Pirate on the Loose!

Welcome back to another week.  We were busy creating all sorts of custom cakes.  We thought you would enjoy hearing about Brian's 21st birthday cake.  Brian has worked with us for about 4 years now, and after seeing some of the spectacular cakes go out our doors, he decided it was his turn.

Brian decided he was going to become a fan of Sailor Jerry's Island Rum when he turned 21, so he asked us to recreate the bottle for his birthday.  One of his favorite flavors is German Chocolate cake.  So we took our chocolate sponge cake, brushed it generously with some Island Rum, filled it with some chocolate buttercream and our delicious coconut praline mixture, then rolled it up tight like a jelly roll.  We had to let it set for a few hours so that it could hold the shape.  Once the cake was ready, we started to carve it into the bottle shape complete with the neck.  We put a thin layer of chocolate buttercream over the entire bottle and started to roll out fondant.  Once we got the cake covered in fondant, we sprayed it the light bronze color of whiskey, added the Sailor Jerry label and cap.  But we thought it needed something more.  We first came up with the ever-present red plastic cup most college students use.  But it still needed something else - an ID of course!  So we had a little fun in creating his brand new ID for turning 21.  He became "Brain" Kallapos, from his high school days, can reach items from the top shelf for us, and the photo was from another cake we made for him a few years ago.  If you can't tell, Brian really loves the pirate theme.

Join us for some more fun tales next week.  We have quite a few cakes to tell you about.  These past two weeks we have made Rapunzel's tower, wine bottles, tiny red flowers galore, fall leaves, the list goes on.  We also had a fabulous display at the Bridal Showcase on Sunday.

Eclairs Galore!

Welcome back to another week of fun tales and adventures with Cakes by Happy Eatery.  I hope everyone is staying dry today.  The weather took a turn quickly and feels like fall already.  So come join us for a fantastic cake pop and we will have a complimentary cup of hot coffee to go along with it through Friday, September 9 when you mention this blog.  We are also getting ready to bring back some fall treats - apple maple cupcakes, hot spiced cider, pumpkin cookies, and more.  So make sure to check back with us often for those seasonal favorites.

Now for this week's story, we made a special birthday treat for one of our sales staff's father.  Brian has been with us for over 4 years now, and today actually happens to be his 21st birthday.  We will talk about his cake next week - you will enjoy it!  Brian's father has a soft spot for eclairs.  Last year, we made a mountain of eclairs for his birthday, so we needed something different this year.  Brian asked if we could spell out DAD in eclairs.  We did even better - we made huge eclairs out of the letters, and made mini ones to spell out "Happy Birthday"  We filled the three large ones with our yummy Bavarian cream, but they were too large and heavy to dip into our special chocolate ganache.  So we spread out the ganache on top of each letter.  We then drizzled them with some white chocolate for a finishing touch.  Afterwards, we filled and dipped all the mini letters and a large exclamation point.  We were ready to assemble them together on a board.

If you need help to make a "non-traditional" birthday cake, or just want to have fun with pastries, give us a call.  We are more than happy to create something new and unique to for your get togethers.  Until next week, stay warm and dry.