Cake Fiction

Cake Fiction Has Moved to a New Location in Long Valley NJ

noreply@blogger.com (Cake Fiction Pastry Chef - Paula Tosonotti) — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 02:45:00 +0000

Hello Cake Fiction blog fans, last year was so busy that we dropped the blog altogether, even while we turned out bigger and better designs every week! We also gave our website a total makeover! So in the end I am transferring all new posts to the relaunched website, click here to read the new blog.

On top of all that, we moved house and have restored a historic barn where we built a commercial kitchen to accommodate Cake Fiction. The barn has high ceilings with all the beams exposed, a mezzanine for consultations and large doors that open out to the garden letting in light and making it a delightful place to work and invite customers for tastings.

In the new blog I will modify the focus from just showcasing cakes, and will try and write some more extensive features on cake trends and also life in our fabulous new country setting Long Valley NJ.

Long Valley, Chester, Califon and the surrounding villages are a paradise year round. Walks in the State Parks, cycling on the Columbia Trail, petting animals and picking apples or other fruits at the local farms. We are 100 yeards from the heart of the village, where we have four restaurants to choose from.

Please come and visit us!

Stargazer Lily Wedding Cake with lace ribbon and sugar butterflies

noreply@blogger.com (Cake Fiction Pastry Chef - Paula Tosonotti) — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 18:05:00 +0000

It's wedding season, and sorry to say I don't have enough time to post all the cakes we've been doing, although I try to put some of them up on Facebook when I get a chance!

This four tier white wedding cake has fondant lace ribbons around each tier and piped swiss dots. Light yellow sugar hydrangeas form small bouquets with the Stargazer lilies. The bride also requested yellow/orange sugar butterflies to finish off the decoration.

Inside is white cake with dulce de leche cream filling.

We delivered the cake to Bambu Lounge in Elizabeth NJ.

Lady M&M Birthday Cake

noreply@blogger.com (Cake Fiction Pastry Chef - Paula Tosonotti) — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:48:00 +0000

Hello blog friends!

We've been incredibly busy over past two months moving house, so little time for blogging and social media, but always present at the cakery turning out surprises for our customers.

Here's one of my favorites from the last few weeks, an M&M birthday cake with real candy scattered around.

Yes I did have to eat far too many!!

Romeo y Julieta Cigar Box Retirement Cake

noreply@blogger.com (Cake Fiction Pastry Chef - Paula Tosonotti) — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 05:05:00 +0000

There's something special about cigars, the fact that they are all lovingly hand made, like specialty cake!

We were asked to create a cigar box for a retirement party, based on a box of Romeo y Julieta.

We carefully rolled our cigars from chocolate fondant. The cake was yellow vanilla with Callebaut Belgian chocolate cream filling.

Louboutin Shoe with Paisley Pattern Shoe Box Birthday Cake

noreply@blogger.com (Cake Fiction Pastry Chef - Paula Tosonotti) — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 23:51:00 +0000

Louboutin seems to be everyone's favorite shoe lately, well I love them too! So here's another one for my fashion cake collection, sitting on top of a paisley pattern shoe box, which is hand painted in edible gold food coloring. The lower tier box has piped Swiss dots and a monogram

Inside is the perennial favorite red velvet cake with cream cheese filling. Fondant pearls and other edible jewels decorate the cake board.

Jimmy Choo Shoe Cake with Bridal Shower Bouquet

noreply@blogger.com (Cake Fiction Pastry Chef - Paula Tosonotti) — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 22:40:00 +0000

I just love Jimmy Choo shoes! I created a silver high heel shoe with edible rhinestones to sit on top of a two tier ivory fondant cake. The white vanilla cake tiers have dulce de leche cream filling. A bouquet of sugar calla lilies tied with pink fondant ribbons finishes off the design, which is also decorated with piped Swiss dots.

Delivered to a Bridal Shower at Serenade Restaurant in Chatham NJ.

Castle Book and Flak Vest Grooms Cake

noreply@blogger.com (Cake Fiction Pastry Chef - Paula Tosonotti) — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 05:09:00 +0000

Castle is one of my favorite TV series, so I got really tied up in this Grooms cake! I carved a book with the cover of a Richard Castle novel (yes they actually published books now based on the series!) as well as a flak vest for our intrepid writer become sleuth.

The Groom was excited to arrive for his rehearsal dinner at Lorenzos Restaurant in Woodland Park NJ and find this cake waiting for him.

Surf Dude Bar Mitzvah Cake

noreply@blogger.com (Cake Fiction Pastry Chef - Paula Tosonotti) — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 03:48:00 +0000

How do you catch the perfect wave? Build it with funfetti cake and dulce de leche cream filling!

We created this design for a Bar Mitzvah at Powerhouse Studios in East Hanover NJ.

The designs were all based on the guest of honor's own surfboard logo.

Adidas Superstar 86 Uprock Sneaker Grooms Cake

noreply@blogger.com (Cake Fiction Pastry Chef - Paula Tosonotti) — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 04:24:00 +0000

Our bride told us her husband to be was fan of all things sneakers and wanted a Grooms cake to reflect that! Apparently his favorite pair are the Adidas Superstar 86 "Uprock", which has a complex graffiti design. A lot of careful hand painting required to replicate the "Uprock" design, but I'm pleased to say I did it, and of course even the shoelaces are edible!

The black Adidas shoe box is made with chocolate fudge cake with Madagascar vanilla bean filling, while the sneaker is yellow vanilla cake with raspberry cream filling.

Delivered to a rehearsal dinner at Bella Napoli restaurant in Kenilworth NJ.

Stork and Pumpkin Twins Baby Shower Cake

noreply@blogger.com (Cake Fiction Pastry Chef - Paula Tosonotti) — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 04:37:00 +0000

A Stork and Pumpkin Twins Baby Shower Cake for Vickie's babies!

Inside is red velvet cake with fresh strawberries and bananas. We stacked a double size top cake tier, which provided a better canvas for the green fondant polka dots. The bottom tiers were decorated with ribbons, baby rattles, bottles and a fondant bow.

As a cake topper, we placed two fondant babies in a pumpkin, and a stork with mailbox delivery!

Delivered to the delightful Flowerland venue in Caldwell NJ

Broadway Rock Candy Bat Mizvah Cake

noreply@blogger.com (Cake Fiction Pastry Chef - Paula Tosonotti) — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 04:07:00 +0000

Our Bat Mitzvah girl is a Broadway fan and wanted a fun, bright cake with a dancing figurine to top off the cake delivered to Espace in New York, NY.

The four tiers are a mix of pink velvet cake with cream cheese filling and yellow vanilla cake with dulce de leche cream filling. Covered in pink and orange fondant then topped with pink bows. Each tier is encircled with Rock candy.

We included some souvenirs of her favorite shows: a ticket to Wicked, her name in the Hairspray font anda personalized copy of Playbill.

Labrador Groom's Cake

noreply@blogger.com (Cake Fiction Pastry Chef - Paula Tosonotti) — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 03:58:00 +0000

A couple came to visit me together, unusual for a Groom's cake. They wanted me to create a
Labrador Groom's cake, a replica of their own pet Marley, for their celebration at the Westmount Country Club in Woodland Park NJ.

Inside is chocolate fudge cake with dulce de leche cream, covered in fondant and then painted with edible food spray to get the right color effect. The hardest part as always are the eyes, which I needed to shine and add life to the dog!

Drum Set Groom's Cake

noreply@blogger.com (Cake Fiction Pastry Chef - Paula Tosonotti) — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 03:15:00 +0000

A cake that was a long time in the planning: the Groom was a drummer and wanted to showcase his passion, rather than display a traditional white wedding cake at the reception. So we designed a replica of his drum set complete with cymbals and the Muppet Animal in the background!

We baked chocolate fudge cake with amaretto moccha and salted caramel buttercream, plus lemon cake with strawberry mousse and fresh strawberries. The front of the base drum had a Ying and Yang symbol, while on the reverse side we had the words "LOVE" in a font patented by one of his best friends.

All the drums and cymbals were carefully mounted on supports.

The reception was held at Harborside / Exchange Place on the Hudson River waterfront with fabulous views of Manhattan and Downtown New York.

Phineas and Ferb Birthday Cake

noreply@blogger.com (Cake Fiction Pastry Chef - Paula Tosonotti) — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:59:00 +0000

My kids love Phineas and Ferb, so I had a long line of expert advisers ready to help me correct a smile or a frown on the figurines I made for this cake: including Perry the Platypus, Isabella, Candace, Jeremy, Baljeet, Major Monogram and Dr. Doofenshmirtz. We built a roller coaster too!

Oh and the important bit! Inside are vanilla and chocolate cake tiers both have Oreo Cream filling.

DeLorean Car Groom's Cake - OutaTime!

noreply@blogger.com (Cake Fiction Pastry Chef - Paula Tosonotti) — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:47:00 +0000

Who doesn't love the Back to the Future movie trilogy? Our bride knew her Groom was a fanatic!

She chose a white vanilla cake with Belgian dark chocolate ganache. We carved the cake into the shape of "Doc" Brown's DMC-12 DeLorean Time Machine car. Complete with all the all the components of his "flux capacitor" to send Marty McFly traveling through time!

Delivered to a wedding reception at the Bridgewater Manor.

Lilies and Chrysanthemums Wedding Cake

noreply@blogger.com (Cake Fiction Pastry Chef - Paula Tosonotti) — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 23:14:00 +0000

A simple three tier light peach color fondant wedding cake with pearlised white fondant ribbons. Inside are tiers of lemon cake and lemon coconut cake, both with passion fruit cream filling, and also a red velvet cake with cream cheese filling.

Bouquets of orange lilies and pink chrysanthemum sugar flowers decorate the cake.

Delivered to a wedding party at Casa Nova restaurant in the Ironbound district. Trouble with that is we always want to stay on to eat, always delicious there!

Tilting Split Sand and Sea Birthday Cake

noreply@blogger.com (Cake Fiction Pastry Chef - Paula Tosonotti) — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 01:09:00 +0000

Here was a challenge. One of our customers, inspired by Christopher Garren's Opposites cake on Amazing Wedding Cakes, asked us to make a split three tier birthday cake with a sand and sea theme!

We designed a stable base to allow sufficient support for the tilting design, split down the middle.It is covered in edible sand and seashells! The bottom tier is a sand color fondant with flower cutouts, while the top tiers are a blue sea fondant with waves and fishes.

The tiers have almond cake with dulce de leche cream filling, red velvet cake with raspberry cream filling and chocolate fudge cake with cappuccino cream filling.

Created for the birthday of two twins, so we incorporated a series of favorite items for each one: Spiderman, fairy, high heel sandal, Converse shoe, Spongebob CD, a bikini. Delivered to a party in Clifton NJ.

Giuseppe Zanotti Blue Platform Sandal Birthday Cake

noreply@blogger.com (Cake Fiction Pastry Chef - Paula Tosonotti) — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 04:03:00 +0000

For a surprise birthday cake we started off discussing with my customer a set of Tiffany boxes and a pump. However through the creative process we realized that a favorite color peach needed to be incorporated into the design, so that explains the boxes! The square box is tied with a white fondant bow and pinned with a silver dragee brooch, with other edible dragees scattered around.

On top I placed a Tiffany blue colored Giuseppe Zanotti platform sandal shaped in fondant. I am particularly proud of the hand painted logo, it came out perfect!

Inside is a moist coconut cake (we discovered a great supplier) with the always popular dulce de leche cream filling.

Delivered to a birthday party in Wayne NJ.

Green Bow and Diamond Brooch Wedding Cake

noreply@blogger.com (Cake Fiction Pastry Chef - Paula Tosonotti) — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 00:38:00 +0000

A four tier yellow vanilla wedding cake with tiers of Oreo cream filling and Callebaut Belgian Dark Chocolate cream filling.

Several tiers have a lattice pattern, all are encircled with green fondant ribbons tied in a bows and a diamond brooch to finish off.

Also we placed a cake topper on the cake depicting a biker couple!

Delivered to a wedding reception at the Galloping Hill Inn in Union NJ.

Brooks Brothers Shirt Birthday Cake

noreply@blogger.com (Cake Fiction Pastry Chef - Paula Tosonotti) — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 03:22:00 +0000

A specialty birthday cake design with alternating layers of yellow vanilla cake and chocolate fudge cake, filled with Belgian chocolate cream.

We carved the cake into the shape of a Brooks Brothers shirt, matching tie and of course a box with hand painted logo! Delivered to Roots Steakhouse in Summit NJ.

Farmyard and Barn Animals First Birthday Cake

noreply@blogger.com (Cake Fiction Pastry Chef - Paula Tosonotti) — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 01:05:00 +0000

A blue fondant cake decorated with a barn and farmyard animals.

If you can't decide on your favorite flavor at a cake testing, then pick all three! The three tiers are red velvet cake with cream cheese filling and grated white chocolate, white pound cake with Callebaut Belgian dark chocolate and white vanilla cake with strawberry mousse filling.

Created for a first birthday party in Essex Fells NJ.

Peony Wedding Cake with Mini-Cupcake Display

noreply@blogger.com (Cake Fiction Pastry Chef - Paula Tosonotti) — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 03:59:00 +0000

I had fun with this bright and beautiful wedding cake, decorated with piped flowers and an open Orange Peony sugar flower. The cake sat on top of a display of assorted mini-cupcakes, on a wooden hexagonal shape cake stand expertly designed by the bride's father!

The cake is red velvet with our cream cheese deluxe filling, that has grated white Callebaut chocolate. The cupcake selections also included lemon coconut cake with passion fruit cream filling, chocolate fudge cake with amaretto moccha filling and a drizzle of salted caramel.

Rat's Restaurant at Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton NJ has to be one of our favorite venues to deliver a cake. Special thanks to Christopher Carrell for making this happen, and to our special helper who enjoyed the delivery, with an opportunity to tour the picturesque garden setting and fascinating sculptures!

Candyland Theme Topsy Turvy Cake

noreply@blogger.com (Cake Fiction Pastry Chef - Paula Tosonotti) — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:09:00 +0000

Kids went crazy over this one! We created a Candyland theme topsy turvy cake for a Bat Mitzvah last weekend.

The four tiers of red velvet cake have a cream cheese filling and grated white chocolate.

The cake is covered in purple fondant and decorated with all your favorite Candyland character figurines crafted painstakingly from fondant, including: King Candy, Queen Frostine, Princess Lollipop and Mister Mint, as well as candy canes, multi-colored ginger bread men and snowflakes piped in royal icing.

Delivered to the Maplewood Country Club.

Burgundy Bouquet Ivory Wedding Cake

noreply@blogger.com (Cake Fiction Pastry Chef - Paula Tosonotti) — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 03:53:00 +0000

I really enjoyed creating this four tier vanilla wedding cake with chocolate cream filling.

The cake is covered in ivory color fondant and is decorated with piped scrolls, fondant pearls, and a piped monogram. We assembled bouquets of assorted sugar flowers, including roses, jasmine, anemone and peonies.

The cake was delivered to a wedding reception at the Royal Albert Palace in Fords NJ.

Green Hydrangeas Wedding Cake with Ruffled Ribbon

noreply@blogger.com (Cake Fiction Pastry Chef - Paula Tosonotti) — Wed, 30 May 2012 00:07:00 +0000

Here we stacked a five tier off white fondant wedding cake and encircled each tier with ruffled fondant ribbons. The cake is decorated with bouquets of green and blue sugar hydrangeas.

Inside is a tier of gluten free vanilla cake with strawberry cream filling. Additional alternating tiers were chocolate fudge cake with Madagascar vanilla bean filling and vanilla cake with strawberry cream filling.

The cake was delivered to a wedding reception at the Italian American Club in Scotch Plains NJ.