Treasure Chest Cake with Mermaid

cakelava.com

We first met the parents of Nicholas and Reagan six years ago, when Rick made their three foot tall wedding cake and a surprise groom's cake. The couple returned to us for birthday celebrations, always bringing us fun, sometimes crazy, themes along the way - like a sculpted Palmolive bottle cake! They adore cake - the taste of it as much as the appearance - and we always look forward to making their special cakes! When they started having children, Rick began making cakes for Nicholas and Reagan who, for the past couple of years, have celebrated birthdays together. Last year, Rick made them each their own cake. This year their interests were combined into one cake with a Pirate and Mermaid theme, represented by a treasure chest filled with jewels with a pretty mermaid on the side. It was so much fun to do and we were excited about it as soon as the order was placed!

Given our long history of making cakes for this family, Rick wanted to go the extra mile
and FILL their treasure chest until it was overflowing with pretty, all edible jewels.  He started working on their cake days in advance, first making and painting the mermaid then making the jewels and sculpting the treasure chest. The treasure chest was sculpted out of vanilla cake and had a delicious caramel cream filling. Rick estimates 15 hours was spent making the cake, and once again, his work area and hands looked like a color explosion had occurred!

After the party was over, our clients sent us an adorable photo of their son Nicholas, in his Pirate costume holding a sword. This little cutie captured our hearts and made all the hard work and time spent on the cake completely worth it. Happy Birthday to Nicholas and Reagan! We hope to see them and their family again next year!

cakelava.com

These Guys Can Party -- Hippos Go Berserk!

After our post on Elmo a couple days ago, I thought I'd continue the "Oh So Cute" theme and share another adorable characters birthday cake. Over the weekend we helped little Lily celebrate her first birthday with a (Sandra) Boynton's Hippos Go Berserk theme. Boynton's playful animals work perfectly on cake and they are always fun to do. To add a cute Hawaiian flair to the cake, Lily's mother requested to have one of the partying hippos wearing a hula skirt, and we gave this special hippo center stage.

What good is having a party if you can't party 360? Rick added more of the hippos to the backside of the cake, to make things even more festive!


Hippos aren't the only ones who can party. Check out these other loveable Boynton characters below.


Join us back here next week as we take "Oh So Cute" to another level, with a girly pink Tokidoki birthday cake and many others. If you are asking, "What's a Tokidoki?" check out our blog post on our first Tokidoki cake.

Enjoy your weekend!

Sophie, The Little Mermaid

When our clients brought their little girl Sophie into our studio, Rick and I fell in love with her. She had big, beautiful eyes and soft, brown hair with flecks of red in it. Sophie will be a heartbeaker when she grows up, but before then, she has many birthdays to celebrate. Over the weekend Sophie turned one and celebrated with an under the sea and mermaid themed birthday cake. Although the theme is a commonly requested one, we try and do it differently each time. It keeps things interesting and each cake unique. For Sophie's Strawberries Chantilly flavored cake, Rick drew inspiration from the invitations her parents provided to us. The cake shape was wonky as an unexpected twist and we kept the colors fun and bright. Happy Birthday Sophie!

Visit cakelava.com to see our full portfolio of custom cakes.