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2013-05-06T19:02:00.000-07:00

Yoshi Cake!!

2013-04-27T20:14:00.002-07:00

This was a dream cake.

We absolutely loved every minute of it,

and yes,

he is eating a cake.

YOSHI CAKE!!

Happy Birthday Olivia!!

So little sleep, So many cakes! {LYC Weekend Recap: Love Birds, Boarders, Ponies & Heros}

2013-04-14T16:05:00.000-07:00

This was the busiest weekend so far, of 2013 - and MAN did we feel it!!

Who needs sleep when there are cakes to be delivered? NOT US, that's who!! At 2am on Saturday morning, the Passion Pop was popped, and the glasses were poured, and we settled in for another 4 hours to get that last cake of the night done! Oh the endless joy of being entrepreneurs!

After cleaning up the kitchen and ourselves, we loaded our little batter babies into the car and set out to stuff some Vancouver faces with cake!! WAKEY WAKEY - WE HAVE CAKEY!!

First up: The Canadian Shandy & The Kiwi Sam were getting married, and this little gem was a combination of New Zealand and Canada. We were super excited to do a red wedding cake, and this order was lots if fun to make!

The whole set at SteamWorks in Gastown - Gorgeous venue for a gorgeous couple!!

The next cake on the list was a "Skate 2" themed cake for Jake, who might have a slight obsession with the video game (but only slightly ;)

This hand-painted fondant Mango cake let me have the chance to put a bearded hipster onto a cake, and there is nothing more Vancouver then a bearded hipster!!

painting with edible food colouring gel on to fondant..

One of my all-time favourite cake was requested for Jiselle's 5th birthday - Presenting:

MY LITTLE PONY CAKE!!

And finally, Wendy wanted to surprise her husband with a Superhero Cake for his Superhero Surprise 40th Birthday Party!! She had three requests:

-wolverine

-spidey

-hulk

and...BATMAN!!

We hope Steve took a big bite out of crime (get it? batman? crime? cake? HA!)

de ne ne ne ne ne ne ne Edible BATMANNNN!!

Big Thank You to all you wonderful cake lovers out there - Big things are coming next weekend, and if you happen to be in Yaletown next Saturday April 20th between 10am-5pm, LYC is giving away FREE CUPCAKE SAMPLES at ReFashion Vancouver!!

COME SAY HI!!

Re-Fashion Vancouver: Shop, Get Pampered, Eat Cake!

2013-04-03T16:46:00.000-07:00

Love Your Cake is SUPER excited to announce that we will be a sponsor at this years Re-Fashion Vancouver!! A day full of shopping, fashion, free cupcakes and CAKE! What more could you possibly want?!

cake pop swag bags

Re-Fashion Vancouver is a one-day shopping event held in downtown Vancouver
in the Spring. Part high-end clothing sale and part wild shopping party, it’s

the only event of its kind in Vancouver, and designed for condo-dwellers and
fashionistas to be able to come together, make some cash by clearing out

their closets, and buy new and nearly new clothes at deep discounts, while
getting pampered with free mini makeovers, hairstyling and manicures, along
with sweet treats, savoury eats, and refreshing beverages.

It's not a swap meet and it's not a flea market - it's not about swapping
one piece for another or selling used clothes - it's about selling the stuff

that you never wear that's brand new or nearly new (The guideline is that if

you've worn it more than 3 times, you can't sell it at Re-Fashion). The idea
is people who live in apartments don't have the ability to have a garage

sale, and it's hard to reach the fashion-shoppers, so this event brings
everyone together in one place!

Love Your Cake will be giving away FREE SAMPLES (yes, you read that right) of the following:

And if a sample is not enough, you will be able to purchase a cupcake and/or cake pops to take home with you for later! Mmmm..Cake....

Now for the best part - We will be doing a GIVEAWAY that will be revealed at the event! Stay tuned for more details closer to the event!! FREE CAKE! Dreams DO come true!

lemon chiffon, fashion, lemon chiffon

The event is on April 20th at the Yaletown Roundhouse Exhibition Hall - DON'T MISS IT!
For more information visit
www.refashionvancouver.com, become a fan on facebook
(facebook.com/refashionvancouver) and follow us on twitter
(www.twitter.com/refashionvan)

Toy Story Cake

2013-03-09T10:57:00.001-08:00

Toy Story Cake!!

Mickey and Minnie Cake

2013-03-07T21:40:00.000-08:00

There were a few rules for this cake:

pink

girly

minnie

mickey

flowers or balloons

pink, pink, pink!

I'd like to think it was a mission accomplished!

Presenting:

MICKEY & MINNIE CAKE!!

Happy 2nd Birthday Katerina!

I hope you love your cake!

xoxox

Justin Bieber Cake

2013-03-02T08:29:00.003-08:00

I 'beliebe' that this may be the best cake yet -

Simply because I happen to absolutely adore Justin Bieber (no shame whatsoever), and when challenged with the opportunity to create an "obsessed Bieber fan" cake for Jacinta's sister, Sarah - I was as excited as a teen girl standing outside of the Biebs hotel room balcony!!

I hope that wherever his newly 19 year old self is, that he sees this cake, and feels the love.

*makes heart symbol with hands*

Presenting (the entirely GLUTEN-FREE):

JUSTIN BIEBER CAKE!!!

Entirely Edible Bieber Cake!

Biebers Hair tastes like sugar

I actually googled "obsessed Bieber fan mail" and found this little gem! I thought it worked well with the theme so I signed the note from the birthday girl ;)

Biebs at Rogers Arena anyone?

This part was supposed to resemble the "Laces Out" scene from Ace Ventura.

Thank you, Jacinta - for also having no shame and openly loving this 'sexi boi', and Happy Birthday Sarah!! When you smile, I smile...

xoxoxo

Grumpy Cat Cake

2013-02-25T22:46:00.004-08:00

For one of my bestests birthdays, there really was only one cake to make:

GRUMPY CAT CAKE:

hand painted fondant - all edible!

Grumpy Cat hates your birthday

Happy Birthday to the prettiest, awesomest, partiest, funniest, most cat loving Jocelyn in my life!!

I hope ALL your birthday cake wish comes true ;) xoxoxoxox <3 p="">

MacBook Cake

2013-02-18T22:02:00.002-08:00

Introducing the icake - the most delicious laptop available today..

back view

Keyboard - all edible!

Happy Birthday Kathy!! Hope you had a great party, and thanks again Stanley!!

Joker Cake

2013-02-11T12:01:00.004-08:00

There once was a guy named Jeremy, and he liked Batman.

Theh, he had a birthday.

This was the only gift that made sense:

JOKER CAKE!

Happy Birthday, Old man.

Hope you enjoyed your gift!

Vinyl Record Player Cake

2013-02-11T11:56:00.003-08:00

When Robyn was looking for a cake for her sister, she had some guidelines:

record

inxs

chocolate

marshmellow

Put all those things together, and this is what you get:

VIYNL RECORD PLAYER CAKE!

Thanks again, @BCRobyn - I hope there were no leftovers!!

Pink Zebra Cake

2013-02-08T18:47:00.000-08:00

This was my first attempt at Zebra stripes, and I didn't have time to take fancy pics, but I am quite happy with the results.

The last thing in the world I want to do right now is make a cake with hearts on it, but - a cakers gotta do what a cakers gotta do.

Presenting: PINK ZEBRA CAKE!

Happy Birthday Cheyenne - Eat Cake!

Simpsons Cake

2013-01-19T10:43:00.003-08:00

When I was asked about doing a cake for the upcoming YVR Beer Tweet Up @ The Park, a few ideas ran through my mind...beer, cake, beer....hmmm....

None of the ideas though, were quite as exciting as the idea to make a cake based on the Simpsons episode, where Bart & Lisa drag their Aunt Selma to Duffland, and go on "The Little Land of Duff" ride.

Lisa drinks the water, insanity ensues, and everyone know the classic song that gets stuck in your head for days.

"Duff beer for me, duff beer for you - I'll have a Duff, you have one too!"

One does not simply make a Simpsons cake. If you're going to do it - you have to do it justice...

This cake was not only made of beer and bourbon, but it also played the Duff Beer song on loop for everyone! Lucky them!

Now Presenting:

The Little Land of Duff Cake!!!

*all cake decoration is hand-made, no printers used, and is entirely edible*

Double Chocolate Stout Cake with Vanilla Bourbon Icing

"Lisa, drink the water!"

Duff beer for me, duff beer for you..

all hand painted fondant, with edible food colouring gel

I AM THE LIZARD QUEEN!!!

Here are some additional photos of the cake, up close and Simpsony!!

On Top of the main cake, it also happened to be the birthday of Jonny & Jamison!

Both of these guys worked so hard to put on a great event, they needed to have their own beerthday cake!!

And because someone made too much batter, we also threw in 4 dozen "Duff Beer cap" cupcakes!

HUGE thank you to Nick and Jonny for hosting such a great event - I would happily be a part of any upcoming event you have planned!

Thanks to Jamison at The Park, for keeping those Carlsbergs coming - and thank you to Park Vancity for covering the parking!

Thank you SO MUCH to The Park, The Whiskey Dicks, everyone who came out to the YVR Beer Tweet Up and of course, The Simpsons!

Can't wait till the next one - my hangover, however.....

xoxox

Teacher Apple Cake & Cupcakes

2013-01-13T11:38:00.001-08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIRA'S MOM!!!!!

My friend Kira and I whipped these little guys together for her mom's birthday - and I think they just turned out adorable!!

Of course, red velvet for a red apple was appropriate - and the cupcakes were an added bonus caused by excess batter. Gotta love that excess batter...mmmmmm.....

Presenting:

TEACHER'S APPLE CAKE!

fondant worms are ok to eat ;)

Happy Birthday!!!!

xoxox

Star Craft Cupcakes

2012-12-16T14:31:00.004-08:00

HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY CURTIS!!!

Curtis and I have something in common - we both have birthdays that are ridiculously close to Christmas. Usually, this means one gift for both days - or combination celebrations that basically rip us off of being special two separate days out of the year.

this year, Jennie fixed that!

For his surprise early birthday party, we created these Red Velvet Star Craft cupcakes!

Thank you Jennie!!! I loved our email history and I'm so happy to do these for you!!

Hope the party was a big success!!! Thank you again!!!

Casino Cupcakes

2012-12-16T14:25:00.001-08:00

Happy Birthday Marina!!

We created these casino themed cupcakes for Marina's birthday - and I am just in love with how they turned out!!

I love the bold colours, and the balls on the roulette wheel cupcakes actually spin around! Perfect!

Presenting:

Casino Cupcakes!

This was a special XL cupcake for the Birthday Girl!!

50 Cupcakes with the different suits, 30 with the casino theme and 1 special cupcakes made this order come alive! Thank you for letting us be a part of your special day!

Cars Cake and Cupcakes

2012-12-16T14:19:00.000-08:00

Nathaniel turned 2!!!

To celebrate his second birthday, we created this red velvet Cars Cake for his party! Along with it went 24 vanilla cupcakes, featuring many of the other characters from the Disney movie "Cars"!

I usually make all elements of the cakes out of fondant, but this cake features a toy Lightning McQueen that the birthday boy can actually play with, and I feel like it was the perfect edition to this fun cake & cupcake set!

Presenting:

Disney Cars Cake & Cupcakes!!

I hope that the party was a huge success and thank you again for letting me be a part of his special day!!

xoxo

My Little Pony Cake

2012-12-16T14:10:00.002-08:00

When Lindsay asked me to make a cake for her daughter's birthday - there was no question in my mind that this needed to be the best My Little Pony Cake ever created.

This chocolate and strawberry cake was created entirely out of fondant, and with an added touch of sparkles because, well, girls love sparkles <3 p="p">

Presenting:

My Little Pony Cake!!!!

Happy Birthday Abby - I hope you had an amazing birthday party!! And thanks again Lindsay <3 p="p">

Lady and The Tramp Cake

2012-12-09T18:28:00.000-08:00

Lady & The Tramp Cake is going down as one of my favourite cakes to date.

I LOVE HOW THIS TURNED OUT!!!

I usually am over critical of my work, and feel like nothing is ever good enough, but this...

this is good enough.

Presenting:

Lady & The Tramp Cake!!

all made of fondant -- go ahead, eat a dog!

marble choco and vanilla with mint chocolate ganache filling.
YUM.

mini slice of cake on big slice of cake, oh the irony.

Disney Font!

this love this little tramp

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAYLA!!

And thanks again, Fargo!!

xoxox

Till next cake...

My First Published Cake!

2012-12-02T12:49:00.000-08:00

A few months ago, I was asked by Cake Central to submit a cake, using an "Inspiration Board" they provided to me. Depending on the outcome of the cake, I was told that I might be chosen to be featured in their upcoming magazine issue!

HOLY CRAP!!

I was super excited, and got to work on the theme I was provided:

Gothic Wedding Cake!!

My Inspiration Board

The cover of the issue I was featured in!! What an amazing cake!

After completing the cake and submitting the photos, I FINALLY received an email that said I was going to be featured in Cake Central Magazine!!!!!!!

AMAZING!!!!

I was not allowed to share the photo's until the end of November, so here it is, in all it's gothic glory:

Gothic Wedding Cake

(photo cred Dan Parker)

Thank you very much to Cake Central Magazine for making me feel like I know what I'm doing :)

xxoo

Toy Story Cake

2012-12-02T11:55:00.002-08:00

When Geoff & I first talked cake for his 3 year-old's birthday, Arley wanted a MONSTER cake - with 3 monsters - and blue - and chocolate.

But then...because 3 year olds are adorable...

Arley remembered that monsters were scary, and he did not want them on his cake anymore.

What to do?

No brainer!!

Buzz & Woody to the rescue!!

Presenting:

TOY STORY CAKE!!!!

Thanks again Geoff & Ali and Happy Birthday Arley!!!

Birthdays & Baby Cupcakes!

2012-10-21T17:37:00.000-07:00

This weekend it was a welcoming for a baby-to-be, and a birthday for the daddy-to-be!!

The cupcakes were inspired from the decor in the babies room, and the fact that the dad is a bass guitarist! It was the perfect balance of rock and cute!

Congrats to Melanie and Jonn, and Happy Birthday as well!!

Extremely Naughty Cupcakes: Bachelorette Edition!

2012-10-21T17:26:00.002-07:00

These don't even require an explanation...

other then you better not be at work right now...

or near children...

orrr anyone you want to respect you..

....

NAUGHTY CUPCAKES!!!

Why can't I stop blushing?!

Instead of strippers, this stagette decided to go full on XXX with sugar.

Inspired by cupcakes seen in Las Vegas, these all edible sweet treats are as delicious as they are vulgar!

And yes, those are crabs...

hahaha.

Star Wars Cake

2012-10-07T15:08:00.000-07:00

Of all the cake requests I get, I was waiting (and hoping and wishing) for the day when I would get to take a crack at a STAR WARS CAKE!! Vader, Yoda...I mean, I only have a mild (not mild) obsession with watching those movies (ten million times). Needless to say - I was anxious.

And now, it has happened.
The moment has finally arrived.

YAYYYYY!!!!!

This red velvet cake was for Stephanie's Engagement party. By using edible food gel, the backgrounds were painted on to bring this cake alive.

And so, 'May the cake be with you':

Presenting

STAR WARS CAKE!!!!

2-tier red velvet cake

Fondant Yoda

Hand painted AT-AT

Fondant Stormtrooper

Hoth & Galaxy (back of cake)

R2D2, all edible.

Eewok Attack!

DARTH VADER - hand made, all edible

Thank you & Congrats to Stephaine - and I can't wait for the next Star Wars Mission! :)

Loki Cake

2012-09-22T16:51:00.000-07:00

This is Loki, and he is Thor's brother (so I learned!)
His horns are made of rice crispies and his head is made of chocolate.
Eat him, I dare you...

Presenting, Loki Cake:

Amazing what a phone app can do for a cake!! Hope you enjoyed and thanks for stopping by!

EAT CAKE.

xoxo