Jungle Love

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I adore the jungle/safari theme cakes!  Put a bunch of cute, playful animals together on one cake and you've got yourself a party!  Rick spent several hours making all the animals and they looked magnificent up close!  I instantly fell in love with the little zebra placed in the front of the cake who appears to be rolling around in complete ecstasy, having the time of his life.  It was a super cute, unexpected touch that made the cake even more endearing!

Hey Scooby!

If ever there was a weekend that we needed at least a day off to recouperate, it was the April 4th weekend. In addition to making one of the most difficult sculpted cakes of his career -- the nearly 3' tall standing Scooby Doo cake, completely out of cake -- Rick also made a huge sculpted Little Einstein's Rocket Ship, in addition to other party cakes and cupcakes. I'm still amazed he was as rejuvenated as he was during our BBQ at our home yesterday. Unfortunately our day of rest involved multiple loads of laundry, working in our yard, a trip to the local hardware store, and then hosting a BBQ. Hosting a dinner at our home is always a fun but involved process. Having two professional culinarians means the dinner Better Be Good, a menu is worked out in advance and we often take care of the dessert as well. As difficult as the Scooby Doo cake was for Rick, it was also very satisfying to make, and Scooby wasn't complaining either. The delivery was fun. Rick placed Scooby looking out from inside our delivery vehicle, I don't think he did it on purpose but I'm guessing that the drivers behind us must have thought he was a real big dog staring at them. Heh.

He had well over a hundred admirers at the party ready to cater to his every need before they dismantled and consumed him. I'm glad we weren't there to watch the cake cutting. We had grown attached to our canine friend both in the making and well before. Scooby had been on order by our client for nearly a year and the excitement on both sides had been building. As luck would have it, we had a client come by this morning to pick up his cupcake order and mentioned he was at a party with one of our cakes over the weekend and it was the Scooby Doo, and I asked him how the cake was received by everyone. He said the cake was delicious and everyone loved the Scooby, and they had lots of fun cutting him. Looking at his photo now I miss the little (BIG) guy, and his cute little (BIG) paws and huge head and BIG eyes, and cute little collar. OK, I'll stop.

Aloha, til next time!

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Sculpted Hawaiian Turtle Wedding Cake

Last week our client Kylie flew in from her hometown of Australia to celebrate her wedding to her fiance Paul, who she was going to surprise with a sculpted honu wedding cake. This is our 3rd sculpted honu cake and 2nd made as a wedding cake. If you want an interesting reaction, try delivering a sculpted realistic turtle cake through a busy Waikiki hotel, and you'll have one person after another asking if it is real. "Uh, yes, we're carrying a REAL turtle through a hotel". I didn't say that out loud of course, and answered "it's a cake", which got an even stranger reaction -- it's a CAKE? When we arrived at the restaurant where Kylie and Paul's reception was being held, it got further stares from the restaurants patrons. They were probably wondering what we were doing bringing a turtle to a restaurant. We placed the Hawaii Five-0 flavored turtle wedding cake on the table where the couple's guests could appreciate him (assuming it is a him). He is pretty cute and I'm glad we weren't around when he was cut and served. It would have been heartbreaking. We wish Kylie and Paul the best in their new life together and hope they had a safe flight back to Australia!

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