Love Your Cake's Blog

Superhero Cake!! {Spidercake, Spidercake}

2012-06-02T15:27:00.000-07:00

"Spidercake, Spidercake

Does whatever a Spidercake does.."

It's Superhero Day today, and in honour of Caleb's 4th birthday, we have all the superhero bases covered!

When the Malhotra's ask for a cake, I make sure that their cake is as awesome as the fact that one of the Vancouver Canucks gets cakes from me...which in case it wasn't clear - IS MIND BLOWINGLY AWESOME!!

I hope everyone has a great time at the party, and eats so much cake that they run around until they pass out from a sugar rush! Thanks again!

Presenting:

SUPERHERO CAKE!!

Spiderman Chocolate top tier, Multi hero vanilla bottom tier

Spidey Logo

Captain Amreica

HULK SMASH!!!

De ne ne ne ne ne ne ne...SUPERMAN...or wait.. BATMANNNN!!!

I didn't know this until yesterday, but - Green Lantern.
Otherwise known as the always enjoyable (when shirtless) Ryan Reynolds.

Top View

Happy 4th Birthday Caleb!!

Star Wars Cupcakes! {may the chocolate be with you}

2012-05-31T22:37:00.002-07:00

WOW.

That is all I have to say about these cupcakes.

When Rochele asked for some Star Wars cupcakes for her hubby's birthday, I was SUPER excited and may have gone slightly overboard with the characters. This officially combined my love of all things art, and my love of all things cake.

Eat the cake, you will.

And I hope it tastes amazing!!!

Presenting....From a Galaxy far, far away....

STAR WARS CUPCAKES!!

The Good Guys

light sabres

Taste good, Yoda does

r2d2 beep bop eat me

*insert chewbacca noise here*

The lovely couple is affectionately known as R2P2 - This seemed fitting!

The Bad Guys

Boba Fett and Lord Vader want you to enjoy your birthday...before they kill you.

Oh hai General

Russ...I am your cupcake.

This was my favourite. Kinda like a self portrait after I was finished ;)

Muhahaha!

Big thanks to Rochele for the concept, and Big Happy Birthday's to Russ!!

I hope everyone enjoys the cupcakes!!

Next up?

Superhero's for a special little guys birthday...you won't want to miss this one, especially when you see who his Daddy is ;)

Sesame Street Cupcakes & Elmo Cake - Gon' Country, Ya'll!

2012-05-27T17:27:00.003-07:00

When Jeff (@comeseecomesaw) asked us to create some "Sesame Street Gone Country" Cupcakes for their daughters second birthday, I couldn't have been more excited.

BRIGHT COLOURS!

CUTE THINGS!

SESAME STREET!

Getting to do kids cakes has got to be the best part - especially because all the kid themes are just so adorable! And so began the formation of the army of Sesame Street muppets...

We decided to include a "smash cake" for his daughter Elis to get her hands on, and what better to get a kid to eat cake, then to shape it like Elmo's giant head!?

This chocolatey mini-cake, is an entirely edible creation. From the eyes, to the nose to the mouth - don't you just want to eat him up??!

Happy Birthday Elis!

Side Elmo Profile

Furry Fondant

And then came the cupcakes - Yeee Hawwww!!!!

These 60 vanilla & chocolate cupcakes were decked out with everyone from Bert and Ernie to the Count, and today - Sesame Street is going a little bit country!

Oscar is countrified - and he's a bit 'grouchy' about it..

One! I count One country Count!!

Bert & Ernie had matching scarves because of course they did!!

Big Bird in his cowboy hat..

Grover chewin on some straw..

Must Eat Coooo-kieeeee!!

Happy 2nd Birthday Elise!

We hope you have a great birthday party at the park, and thanks again to the Kinnon's for letting us be a part of the day!!

Star Trek Cake! {Borg vs Enterprise}

2012-05-26T22:04:00.000-07:00

I admit..

When the request for this cake first came in, I had NO idea what she was talking about. Borg? Cake? Star Trek? Whaaaa? Come again???

But trusty Google came through, and with the help of Wendy and her cake googling skills - we found a cake that was perfect for her husbands 50th birthday!

Presenting the Borg vs Enterprise Cake - a red velvet double cake, with creamy buttercream filling.

The outer shell was made in fondant and gum paste, as well as the Enterprise itself.

This cake was one small step, and one giant leap for mankind. Or alternatively you could say this cake took a long time. BUT - It was totally worth it, because even though I have no idea what it is, it looks amazing.

Here is the Borg Cake:

Star Trek Font is the BEST font

it apparently glows green from the inside...who knew??! Oh - you knew? Well, that's great..

The Enterprise TNG

Arming the LASAH!!

one more, because it took so long I had to take extra pictures

WIth any birthday, resistance really IS futile..

Big thanks to Wendy for coming up with the concept, and I hope the party was a huge success!!

A Birthday Cake fit for a Princess!

2012-05-26T15:10:00.004-07:00

There's another birthday in Vancouver and we are super excited to present the most fun slab cake we have ever created!

This bright and colourful buttercream covered vanilla cake, is filled with a light raspberry whip filling and is covered in lots of different flowers and stars!

There was a request for no fondant on the cake - which at first threw me for a complete loop because fondant runs in my veins - but when one of The Real Housewives of Vancouver asks for a cake for her daughters birthday without fondant, well then you better give her a cake without fondant!

We wanted to avoid any cake fights - although that might make for good tv!

The gum paste stars add a little accent decor to the cake, and we hope that everyone has a great time at the party today!!

Happy 10th Birthday Remy!!

i heart colours

Starry Night

Slab cake to feed up to 50 servings

Big Thanks to Ronnie for coming up with the idea - I just love this cake!!

I also wanted to thank everyone for the kind comments on our blog and Twitter - they reassure me that following my passion was the right call!

Stay tuned for the next cake, especially if you are a Trekkie ;)

Finding Nemo Cake! {FishBowl Style}

2012-05-24T23:46:00.001-07:00

I don't really need a reason to make a Nemo cake - but what a better reason then Family Fun Night?!

My idea of a fun night is eating this cake, and playing with the little fondant characters before stuffing them into my mouth...

Crazy cake lady, you say?

Yes. Yes I am.

Presenting Finding Nemo Cake!!!

the backside

Just Keep Swimming, Just Keep Swimming...

personal fav <3

man...errr fish, of the hour, Nemo!!

SO SO SO CUTE. Nobody can eat this one, k?

Big Thanks to Ceci for requesting a fun cake for her daughters Family Fun Night at school and I hope this cake goes over 'swimmingly' ;)

World of Warcraft: The {Panda Monk} Cake!

2012-05-20T01:44:00.001-07:00

All I ever knew of the magical World of Warcraft was from that South Park Episode where they lock themselves in the basement for days and can't do anything but obsess over this game. In fact, this cake project became somewhat similar to that experience.

Here is the Panda Monk character we were provided, and we decided to go to TOWN on this one!!

We laughed, we cried, we pulled hair out - but don't worry, we didn't put any in the cake...

This "Panda Monk" was created for Bob's birthday from his lovely fiance Linda - and we think he has to be our funkiest 3D cake to date!

This chocolate cake with rich chocolate ganache centre is stacked alongside some styrofoam and sculpted rice crispies. A little (or a lot) of fondant, some edible paint - and you've got yourself one mean looking Panda Monk:

It's all in the details.....

All decked out in his Warcrafty fashion....clearly I'm not up to speed with the lingo..

Panda Monk started to get cute on me after a while, kinda wanted to add him to the rest of my stuffed animals... if I had any of those..... (i so do)

Happy Birthday Bob!!

We hope you enjoy your chocolatey Panda Monk Warcraft Cake as much as we enjoyed making it for you!

Thanks again Linda!! xoxo!

Monkey Cake: People say we monkey around...and they were right!

2012-05-19T10:39:00.001-07:00

When Betty asked us to take this little guy and make a birthday cake for 80 people,

we gladly accepted the challenge!!

Monkey see - Monkey Do!!

~Monkey Inspiration~

This red velvet cake, with creamy buttercream filling with chunks of chewy, chocolatey brownies inside, is sure to be one of the most delicious cakes we've pumped out in a while!

The entire monkey is made from rice crispies and I can't wait for someone to eat the banana (also rice crispies!)

Major Monkey Business

Lip lickin Good!!

they might look like chestnut, but they're actually balls of sugar..
as they should be!

Big thanks to Betty for providing the inspiration for this cake, and we hope that Es has a wonderful birthday!!!

Paris Cake: "Eiffel-t' like a piece of cake!"

2012-05-12T17:39:00.001-07:00

Romeena's Parents are celebrating their romantic 20th Wedding Anniversary, and we are pleased to present them with this Paris Skyline Cake. The 2 tiers of Vanilla and Chocolate cake, are covered in a creamy buttercream and topped with sugar hydrangeas!

I am in love with this cake.

It feels romantic, and simplistic - yet as artistic as I would imagine Paris to be.

Give me a french loaf and some cheese and a slice of this cake - and oooh la la.

I'm set.

"The reflection"

Hand painted Paris Skyline

Handmade Hydrangeas in a deep purple

~now this is love, da da da da, now this - is loveee~

Backside of the cake

"Effiel in love in Paris"

Buttercream covering the tiers - skyline painted on fondant with edible paint

Wishing the happiest 20th Anniversary to Romeena's Parents today - and here's to another 20+!!

Merci Beaucoup!!

BasketBall Cups of Cake! {put me in coach, for a cupcake}

2012-05-08T16:47:00.001-07:00

Vancouver's Eric Hamber Secondary School Jr. Girls Basketball team just got a whole lot sweeter today!!

When Janet asked for some basketball cupcakes for her team, we wanted to make sure they were the best darn basketball cupcakes around!

~It helps that they're school also has incredibly adorable colours~

2 dozen vanilla cups of cake, with creamy vanilla buttercream - and I hope they were enjoyed by all!!

Thanks again girls - and good luck in your season!!!

Mass Effect Cake for Commander Shepard!

2012-05-03T23:42:00.002-07:00

When my friend Jennie's (@_jennc) adorable Bf Curtis (@KurtSawyer) asked us to create this cake for her surprise birthday party,

I had ~~no clue what it meant~~ excitedly, and with many exclamation marks, said YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(just like that)

Jennie has to be one of the most talented and artistic people I know, and she is sweet as cake to boot.

I hope this red velvet with chocolate ganache cake helped to create the most perfect birthday celebrations!

Big Thanks to Curtis for coming up with this amazing and personalized idea for his beautiful girlfriend, and we hope all her birthday wishes came true!!

xoxo

Diego Cupcakes!! {Oh hai Parents!}

2012-04-29T13:59:00.000-07:00

I've been waiting for an order like this!!!

Avery is turning 3, and she wanted a Diego Animal Rescue themed party - and that is exactly what she got!

These vanilla cupcakes are topped with an {entirely edible} little Diego Cupcake accessories, and I couldn't have been happier with the result!

The man of the hour - Diego Cupcakes!

We got some of his friends here...

The camera!! Kills me!!

Happiest Birthday to Avery!!

This post was brought to you by the following Cupcake Stars:

Diego

BackPack

Diego's Vest Badge

Baby Jaguar

Camera Click

I can't wait to do a Dora set, these characters are too adorable!!
Big Thanks to Crystal and I hope the party was full of animal rescues and birthday fun!!

-C

The Dirtiest of Thirty Cake! {Happy Birthday Jen!!}

2012-04-28T23:44:00.000-07:00

Jen turned 30 today, and what better way to turn the big 3-0 then to have a "Dirty Thirty" Cake!!

Paper dolls, music and naked men was the request - and the result was magical.

The vanilla and chocolate cupcakes were decked out with music notes, and paper dolls:

But the cake. The cake stole the show.

Meet "Joe Dirt with abs" (which is what I was referring to him as during creation)

Who wouldn't want this guy serenading you on your 30th??

"It's not unusual, to be naked with anyone....." - Tom Jones remix
*parts blurred to try and keep things PG around here*

The details are what make the cake, and each little key actually plays a note!!
Disclaimer: they don't actually play music, but that would be pretty cool...

~A personalized touch~

This chocolate cake with rich ganache filling will hopefully be a huge hit at the party!!
*this one is not so PG...oops ;)*

HAPPY 30th BIRTHDAY JEN!!!!

Big thanks to Genina & Derek for coming up with this idea - xoxo!

The [Prototype 2] Wrap Party Cake for @Radical_Ent {5 tiers of madness!}

2012-04-24T22:05:00.000-07:00

Many, many, many, MANY hours of love were put into this incredible cake for Radical Entertainments Wrap Party for their new game, Prototype 2.

From the concept sketches, to real life - I'm pretty sure this gigantic red velvet cake now has a part of my soul...

And I hope my soul tastes delicious!!

Cake Concept Art {click photo to enlarge}

I have decided to post excessive amounts of pictures of this cake, as there was many minor details that brought it to life - and also? I'm damn proud of it! Tier by tier, there was something new to focus on and to look at.

The setting of the cake at Subeez in Yaletown was just perfect - and may I now present to you:

[PROTOTYPE 2] - The Epic Cake!

5 offset tiers compose the base of this beauty!

Tier #1 - Heli's & Heller

Heller is the main character in the game, and his blade arm
is his weapon of choice

The helicopters featured in the video game, adding the aspect of height to the cake.

Edible paint

Tier #2: The Logo

I had to share the new business cards :)

gum paste letters, cracked for effect

Tier #3: City Skyline Intruder

"No one is safe! Get out of NYZ! STAY OUT!"

Mercer is the enemy in the game, and we have him "claw"-ing into the cake,
making his way up towards Heller

small details pulled from the game - trashed city.

Tier #4: Heller's Jacket

Heller's Leather Jacket Logo makes up the 4th tier, as well as the
logo for Radical Entertainment

Blackwatch, in the game, is the Biological Warfare Command,
which it turns out, is hard to write in royal icing!

Tier #5: Sketchy Brawlers

My FAVOURITE tier by far - incorporating the designers sketches of the
"monsters" in the game.

Thank goodness for Edible Paint!

This guy was my shinning moment...which won him the front side of the cake

Ribbon accents to cover the wooden base, and voila!

And there you have it...

ok maybe ONE more time, for shits 'n' giggles:

because OF COURSE I would do this...FOAM BLADES! AMAZING!!

Big thanks to Jules and the team at Radical Entertainment - We wish you and Heller all the success in the world!!

And now, time to catch up on 65 hours of sleep.... ;)

Until next time, cakers!

xo!

LadyBug Cake! {warning: cute overload!}

2012-04-22T17:09:00.001-07:00

This weekend we did a cake for Lindsay's (@causticchick) niece, Rachel, for her second birthday! Who knew that an insect could turn into something that I would like as a stuffed animal?!

This chocolate cake, with more chocolate buttercream and crushed up Skor bars will totally fit right in with the super cute Ladybug decor that was at the party!

Happy 2nd Birthday Rachel!!

Love Your Cake's Official Logo Reveal!!!

2012-04-17T19:30:00.000-07:00

There it is, in all it's glory!!!

*insert light shining from the heaven's here*

*annnd cue angels singing*

The reveal of Love Your Cake's official Logo has arrived!!

The idea in my mind was "pink", "bite mark", "cat in apron" and "adorable" - and when I passed that simple information onto my good (and amazingly computer talented) friend Kira (@kixy_stabbs), she created this yummy masterpiece in exchange for wine and....wine!!

I LOVE IT!

I JUST LOVE IT!

What do you think?!

Major thanks to Kira and her ability to take my ramblings and turn them into something that I didn't even know I wanted.

Even without a cat in an apron, I can't fault it.

Bring on the cake.

Bring on the business cards.

Bring on the car decals, t-shirts, stickers, magnets and buttons.

Bring it all on, right now.

Thank you everyone, for your continued support on this journey!!

More hockey? More Cupcakes!! {feat. Vancouver @JSRHockey team}

2012-04-16T15:03:00.002-07:00

These cupcakes were created for the Vancouver JSR Ball Hockey Team to celebrate their last regular season game - and we think they turned out great! And as badly as I wanted to throw in some pink here, and some sparkle there, we kept with their teams colours and logo.

We couldn't have asked for a better logo to work with, and we hope the team enjoyed their treat!!

Happy Cupcaking!

Kamloops Ice Pirates - Cupcake Style!!

2012-04-14T19:31:00.000-07:00

There was no way I could pass up on doing these manly little cupcakes for the Kamloops Ice Pirates Hockey team.

Nicole (@nixsmith on Twitter) was an integral part of my getting to make cakes for the Canucks - so helping out her son's team with some celebratory cupcakes was a no-brainer.

Plus? Just LOOK at that logo!! It was meant to be on a cupcake (or 6).

We dropped these off today during the game and heard they were a hit with the kids!!

Good luck in the tournament, Pirates!!!

We Want The Cup{cakes}! We Want The Cup{cakes}! - Canucks Cupcakes

2012-04-11T21:22:00.000-07:00

I think this game needed a little sweetening....what about you?

Let's do this boys!!!

The Results Are In! {Cake Tasting Party 2012}

2012-04-08T19:54:00.000-07:00

This past weekend, Love Your Cake hosted a "Cake Tasting Party" to try out some new and old recipes, and get some feedback from our cake-loving participants.

Each guest was given a plate, a fork and survey - and we asked that they rate the taste, texture and give any constructive criticism of 4 different cake flavours and fillings. The information would be useful to the business moving forward, to make sure that we are providing only the most delicious cakes for all occasions.
Of course there was wine, of the Cupcake variety, and overall it was a great night with some pretty amazing people.

We have tallied up the results, and coming in 4th place was the Coconut Chiffon cake with Chocolate Ganache. This cake tasted like a Bounty chocolate bar but in the shape of a cake. For the coconut lover in your life, this one 'takes the cake'

In 3rd place was the Carrot Cake and the Raspberry Frosting. The two were on different cakes, but were rated individually. We learned to pull back on the raspberry and tone down the sweetness, but the carrot cake was an overall success!

In 2nd place was the classic Vanilla cake with Light Chocolate Whip frosting. This cake is a classic staple at birthday parties and large gatherings, and our taste test experiment only confirmed the love for this combination of flavours:

Finally, in first place, was my personal favourite - Chocolate Espresso Angel Food Cake!
As for the #1 frosting {drum roll please..} Creamy Cream Cheese!
The espresso cake was paired with the raspberry filling, and the cream cheese was matched up with the carrot cake, but nonetheless the two flavours took the top spots. Some of my favourite comments were "By far Favourite Cake", "sexual" and "unicorns, rainbows & dreams".
If that doesn't describe a good cake, I don't know what does:

We also released the logo at the party, which was amazingly designed by my good friend Kira (@kixy_stabbs) and the response was pretty amazing! I am very excited to get it finalized and get some business cards in the works!

I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who came by last night, and we appreciate all of your hard work in consuming many, many slices of cake. I am happy to have guinea pigs like you in my life and your support makes me cry pure icing sugar.

Next up? The Big Logo Release! Stay tuned...

Canucks Cake: @LoveYourCake meets Daniel Sedin; delivers more Canuck cakes!

2012-04-06T16:20:00.000-07:00

Today we had the privilege of delivering 2 cakes for a dual baby shower. This baby shower happened to be for the wives of 2 Vancouver Canuck players!

I swear if I pinched myself any harder, I'd be covered in bruises...

I wasn't sure if the news was out about the babies yet, so I have removed the names in order to protect their privacy. However, if you look really closely at the photos - I'm sure any die-hard Canuck fan can figure it out!

We brought the cake over to none other then NHL player Daniel Sedin's house, and met him and his lovely wife Marinette. Since he's recovering, we didn't bug him for any pictures or autographs, but the experience was still pretty amazing. He was watching the Masters (along with every other guy on the planet this weekend) and the house looked all ready for a lovely dual baby shower!

We are proud and honoured to be able to provide yummy and creative cakes for the Canucks and their families. It makes you realize that they are just regular, cake-loving people once they step off the ice!

Here are the photo's from the latest delivery:

Hadn't seen anything like this online, and we are quite happy with the results!

~Perfect for that pregnant Canuck fan in your life~

Here is the second cake for the shower, with matching themes from the first one.

Both cakes were vanilla with orange zest, and pink vanilla frosting inside.

The characters on this cake are meant to resemble spectators at a hockey game.
GO BABY GO!!

I would like to thank everyone on Twitter and Facebook for their growing support of our little business venture. It makes the long hours feel validated, and makes me feel like my dream of owning my own bakery one day are not that far off.

Next on our agenda is a "Cake Tasting Party" to test out some new flavour combinations - time to get back into the kitchen, put on that apron and get to work!!

Happy Easter Weekend - and thank you again!!

xo!

Hate Getting Needles? Try this one!

2012-04-05T16:04:00.001-07:00

What better cake for any nurses going away party, than a beautiful syringe cake!!

Would also be the perfect cake for your favourite Hastings St. resident! {yikes...}

This chocolate caramel pecan cake was made for my good friend Amita (@teapleeze) for one of her co-workers. We are just thrilled with how it turned out!

We wish Jessica all the best in her new position, and were glad we could be a part of the farewell

I know. The numbers are facing the wrong way. But nobody's perfect and I've already lost 24hrs sleep over it.

Apparently, we DID get the bevel facing the right way!! YAY for that!!!

Tea Party Tuesday! {feat. Pink Satin Ganache Cupcakes}

2012-04-03T22:32:00.001-07:00

This past weekend, my friend Heather hosted an adorable tea party with a fine group of ladies. The sunroom was decorated with the cutest little crafts done by our hostess with the pinterest-mostest!

For the party, there was a buffet of fancy teas, from Tiramisu to Granny's Apple Pie, and lots of little crafty plates that made every moment a kodak one {if anyone had a camera anymore that wasn't a cell phone}.

Yummy Lemon cupcakes! Light n fluffy!

Scrabble pieces attached to form the cutest accessories ever

it's not a mushroom, it's a radish {mind boggling}

I brought along some cinnamon chocolate cupcakes, with a chocolate ganache. The decoration is pink lustre dusting and candy pearls. I added a small pink flower buds because, well, the host's Twitter name is @pinkwhiskers and it just seemed like the right thing to do. Looking back, I should have made pink kittens for the top. Dammit.

Satin Pink Ganache Cupcakes

Up Close and Personal with Ganache

I had never been to an actual tea party before - but I loved it!! And while we were having a spot of tea, we decided that the next party definitely needs to involve many cats.

Stay tuned.

Meow.

Canucks Cake: @LoveYourCake meets Cory Schneider; loses mind with happiness

2012-04-01T21:17:00.002-07:00

I have no words for my life sometimes...so pictures will have to do:

When meeting NHL players, I can't contain my excitement or apparently, my double chin.

Still trying to decipher who is who here, but nonetheless pretty amazing :)

I wonder how many pucks this stick stopped?

Schneider even took the time to sign this for my little hockey playing cousin who will be SUPER excited!

And the collection of satisfied cake clients grows...

I sometimes feel like I am undeserving of this super amazing stuff that happens to me - but then I think, you know what? This is pretty damn awesome, yay me!

Until next time...

Naked Cakes! {if cake porn is considered NSFW, then this is NSFW}

2012-03-31T20:25:00.001-07:00

Look guys!!

It's the only porn you can look at without your significant other getting mad! Cake Porn!

Here are some bachelor/bachelorette cakes for a TRIPLE co-ed Bachelor/Bachelorette party this weekend!

**The names have been removed to protect identities**

What we have here are a red velvet cake with cream cheese icing, a chocolate fudge cake with strawberry "tastes like orange julius" frosting, and a good ol' vanilla cake with chocolate frosting.

Tastes good AND looks good.

I guess it's true - you can have your cake and eat it too ;)