Dramatic Hibiscus Wedding Cake

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We've noticed a trend in the past couple of weeks towards large cakes.  Two weekends ago Rick made a three and a half foot tall romantic floral and damask print wedding cake . Over the July 4th weekend, we delivered this striking modern, squared tiers hibiscus themed wedding cake, which stood almost 3 feet tall for Kim and Andrew's wedding.  This weekend we are working on another large cake and have started the custom pieces for that.  Kim and Andrew's cake was designed to work with the couple's wedding colors, orange, turquoise blue, with accents of green.  Rick designed the cake with dramatic hibiscus plants, which he did free hand without stencils.  We were very happy with the finished design and were excited to present it to our couple!  The cake was delivered to Lanikuhonua, a picturesque outdoor location on Oahu's west side, beautifully landscaped with tropical plants.  The orange, blue and white decor throughout the wedding matched the cake perfectly.  We want to congratulate Kim and Andrew and all our July 4th weekend wedding couples!

Love in Red and White

In August 2007, we made this whimsical red and white fondant wedding cake for David and his fiance Fritzi who flew in from San Diego to get married on Oahu. They had a lovely red and white themed wedding reception at the beachfront restaurant "Ola" at Turtle Bay Resort. Other than his requests of red and white, roses and lillies, and FUN, for the cake, he gave Rick free artistic reign over the design.

Shortly after the wedding, David sent us this thank you note:

I wanted to send you a quick e-mail to thank you for the amazing cake. You did a great job of taking inspiration from the other cake designs that we liked on your website to create a unique cake that everyone commented on—wedding guests and other patrons in the restaurant alike. We hated to cut into your creation, but thoroughly enjoyed both the lemon and Hawaii 5-0 flavors when we did. Thanks again for your help in creating a wedding cake that we will always remember.



Last month David notified us he and his wife would be back on Oahu and wanted to order a first year anniversary cake, continuing with the red and white theme. Rather than give him the same top tier cake design from his wedding cake, Rick designed this beautiful anniversary cake for the couple. Note the heart plaque that says "ILU Always". Isn't that the sweetest thing! Again they ordered our ever-popular Hawaii Five-0 flavor for the cake. We wish David and Fritzi the best and look forward to making them more anniversary cakes in the future!

See David and Fritzi's cakes and so many more on cakelava.com

Next Featured Wedding Sneak Peek - Robyn and Barry

All images courtesy of blufoto :: tiara & brad

Our next Featured Wedding on cakelava.com comes courtesy of the uber talented photography team of Brad Uyehara and Tiara at blufoto. We've been excited to feature Robyn and Barry's stylish wedding ever since they got married on May 4, 2008. Robyn and Barry, two L.A. television producers met while they were working on "The Amazing Race." Robyn is presently working on "The Biggest Loser," (admittedly, one of my guilty pleasures). For their wedding ceremony and reception they chose an incredible private estate perched at the very top of Lanikai overlooking the Mokulua islands. This residence took our breath away. Vows were exchanged in front of their guests next to an infinity pool which gracefully "fell" into the ocean below, and the reception took place inside the residence. Kailua-based Cater to Me provided the cuisine and linens, and Robyn informed me that she and her mother provided the lovely tropical floral decorations. For photography, Robyn and Barry selected blufoto, one of our favorite photographers, whose stylish images look like they belong in a magazine.

As a vendor, getting to a residence with these picture perfect views is not the simplest of tasks. Robyn and Barry's wedding cake was delivered immediately after our couple Kendra and Jonathan's wedding, (our current Featured Wedding). We were warned in advance that the driveway had a 45 degree incline and they weren't kidding. It was one of the more difficult deliveries we have made, and it involved me driving and Rick riding in the back making sure nothing happened to their cake. The whole way up all we could think about was Robyn and Barry, who we had grown fond of, and were determined to deliver their beautiful cake intact, and we did! We arrived just in time to see Robyn smiling down at us from the top of the staircase. Everything was now perfect!

For their wedding cake, Robyn and Barry fell in love with one of Rick's previous designs, an ivory fondant cake with a whimsical green vine design and handcrafted hibiscus. He customized their cake to suit their number of guests and made 3 taller tiers for a dramatic presentation. They served their guests our Banana Nutella and Kona Toffee Crunch flavors.

After their wedding, Robyn and Barry sent us a nice Thank You:

Thank you Thank you Thank you for all that you did and the magic that you pulled in getting the cake up to the top of Mount Everest! It was a feat I didn't think anyone could pull off! And the cake was amazing, people didn't believe it was a cake. Kudos to you both.

Robyn and Barry,

It was indeed a challenging delivery, but you were both worth it. We wish you both the best in your marriage and your careers. Thank You!

Sasha & Rick






Special thanks to Brad at blufoto for sending us such an incredible selection of images.

see Robyn and Barry's Featured Wedding on cakelava.com next week!