This Book is So Money!

"The Wealth of Nations", is the title of the masterpiece written by Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith. First published back in 1776, the book advocates a free market economy and is considered to be the basis for modern economic theory. When we received the order for this cake, our client explained Adam Smith's "Wealth of Nations" was her husband's favorite book and she would be purchasing the cake as a surprise for his 36th birthday. She told us her husband is the CFO at a large hospital and deals with money all day long. There are many different versions of the book available, including the softcover book that has a profile of Adam Smith, but she liked the look of the earlier editions that are bound in leather, and would it be possible for Rick to integrate the two? That wouldn't be a problem. She requested for the book to be made in shades of green, the color of money. Rick sculpted the book and handpainted the cover. We don't use computer print outs, he did it the old-fashioned time consuming way, appropriate for a book published in the 1700's. Thankfully, the book is generally referred to by its shortened title "The Wealth of Nations", and not its original title "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations", which would be a whole lot of fun writing onto a cake! Happy Birthday, Paul. You're So Money!

Aloha, 'til next time!

"Cakes for a Cure" Fundraiser Calendar

Wow! We just got a glimpse of the 18 Month calendar that is being released starting Saturday, April 24th at the "Cakes for a Cure" fundraiser in Greenwood, South Carolina. "Cakes for a Cure" a huge fundraiser to benefit the American Cancer Society, will have something for every cake enthusiast -- Demonstrations by Norm Davis, Ashley Vicos, Zane Beg and Christine Schnee, to name just a few, a live cake Challenge, cake contest, cake and ice cream to enjoy, and gifts to purchase including "Cakes for a Cure" t-shirts, aprons and calendars. We are thrilled to be part of this amazing event! 19 cake artists, including Rick Reichart were asked to design a cake around the theme "With a Song in My Heart", based on a song of their choice. Calendars may be purchased at "Cakes for Cure" on April 24th for $20, or online through the relay for life website, click on "Cake Challenge Fundraiser" starting next week. T-shirts and aprons are already available on the website. For each calendar sold, $7.50 will be donated to the American Cancer Society. We're ordering multiple calendars and can't wait to see all the cakes! It's a must have for any cake enthusiast!

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Dora the Explorer Cake

It was exactly one month ago that we delivered the standing up sculpted "Ramses" UNC Tar Heel groom's cake. Ramses was big and masculine and ready to kick ass and take names. Last weekend we went in a completely different direction for the standing sculpted cake with Nickelodeon's Dora the Explorer. She was ordered for a little girl's birthday and Rick sculpted her out of our Strawberries Chantilly flavored cake. She may be a super sweet and cute little girl, but Dora is not easy to sculpt. She has a large sized head and a neck, which the head must sit upon. Rick wanted to capture the spirit of Dora and make her look like she's ready to take off on her next adventure! We heard from our client that the birthday girl was totally in awe of her cake and stood there just staring at it when she first saw it. We wish we could have seen her expression!



On the back side of the Dora cake, Rick added her purple backpack which she always brings with her on adventures. Now she's really ready to explore. Totally A-Dora-able!

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Wedding Cake for Animation Addicts

We get our share of unusual requests, and that is of course, what keeps life interesting. Some requests cause us to wonder, "hmm, how do we make that work?" This wedding cake for our two clients obsessed with animation, gaming, and cute characters was one of those situations. Which came first, the request to include their wedding mascot of the cartoon rabbit and turtle or the three character requests, I can't recall, but I do know that marrying them together in cartoon matrimony was going to be tricky. The characters requested were Yoshi the dinosaur from Nintendo's "Yoshi's World" , Cookie Monster and Pikachu. When we met with the couple, Rick explained he could integrate these various characters into the cake. It was going to be cute-sy and kid-like because of the themes, and they were absolutely fine with that. He also planned to make a topper of their rabbit and turtle mascot for the cake. Since animation is all about fun and color, Rick decided to keep this cake in the same spirit and had the different icons associated with each character on wires popping out of the cake. When we delivered their wedding cake a few of the guests came up to look at the cake and thought it matched the couple perfectly, and after meeting the couple, we'd have to agree! Congratulations, Amanda and Chris!

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