Recreational Activities

It felt like the natural thing to do, pairing together a sculpted Sony Playstation 3 gaming console (Slim Edition) cake and the King of Beers (Light version). The cakes were made by Rick for different clients honoring the birthdays of boys spanning the age of under 10 up to 40. The Playstation 3 model requested was a newer, slimmer version of the classic, with the stylized and less obtrusive "PS3" logo rather than the bulkier "PLAYSTATION 3" across the top of the console. The Bud Light can was our first "light" beer out of cake. Normally people opt for the more caloric alcoholic beverages. Could this be a trend of what's to come? Though both these clients opted to go for a lighter, slimmer version of the classic, they certainly didn't watch their calories when it came to the inside of the cake. They went for rich, gooey, full fat flavor. Our Peanut Butter Fudgey for the PS3 and Totally Turtle for the Bud Light can. Happy Birthday Alfred and Isaiah!

Aloha, 'til next time!

It's Beer:30!

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It's the day before 8-8-08 and we're slammed with orders this week and thought it would be appropriate to focus on beer cakes, since we'll no doubt be needing some after this week is over. Hawaii is synonymous with many things -- beautiful sunsets, beaches, high prices, and Heineken! When we moved to Hawaii from L.A. we noticed the Heineken logo everywhere. Every local style party serves Heineken. You can't drive down the street and not see at least one red and white Heinken star decal on someone's vehicle. Bud may be the King of Beers on the mainland, but not here in Heinekenland where three of the best selling beers are Heineken, Heineken Light and the Heineken Keg. Don't even ask what a 6-pack of Heineken costs in Hawaii. Trust me, you don't want to know.

We weren't surprised when we got our first sculpted Heineken bottle shortly after opening cakelava. Our first Heineken bottle is shown in the bottom photo [omitted]. It was made for Shane's birthday. Coincidentally, our second (or was it third?) Heineken bottle (not shown) was also made for a man named Shane. Another Heineken bottle (first photo - omitted) was made for a 1st birthday party. The cake was ordered for the father to enjoy with his male friends and the writing says "It's all about the Baby!" Earlier this year we made a sculpted Heineken bottle with a military beret on the side for a groom. Like all our Heineken cakes, Rick handpaints the labels, which takes a very steady hand and a whole lot of patience. We also make the non-sculpted Heineken themed cakes (see above), which are also a lot of fun to make. I don't recall all the flavors for the cakes above, but my guess is something like Heineken-Five-0.