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Cakes
Wedding Cake
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Four tier cake~Top: Mint chocolate cake with mint italian buttercream frosting and white fondant cover. ~#2: Regular chocolate cake with vanilla italian buttercream frosting.~#3: Mint chocolate cake with mint italian buttercream frosting and white fondant cover~Bottom: Styrofoam cake covered in white royal icing to increase the size and add a more dramatic e�ect.
Handmade gumpaste �owers. Battery powered lights throughout the �owersCloth ribbon around each layer.Hand painted gumpaste “J” for the bride and groom’s last name.
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Wedding Cake
Two tier cakeThree layers of vanilla cake with Italian buttercream covered in white fondant.
Handmade gumpaste �owers. Handmade gumpaste butter�y.Handmade pastillage cake topper.Royal icing lace work directly on the cake with designs and also attached to the top edge of the bottom tier. Ru�ed fondant bottom border. Quote on side, “I want to love you madly.” (Love You Madly - Cake)Erinn W
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Two layers of carrot cake.Cream cheese frosting and �llingHand rolled marzipan carrots.Crushed walnuts surrounding
Carrot Cake
Three layers of devil’s food cake with a chocolate mousse �lling andchocolate French buttercream. Chopped candied walnuts on the sides with double rosettes and chocolate discs for decoration.
Chocolate Cake
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Three layers of chocolate butter sponge cake with a cherry �lling and a whipped cream frosting. Chocolate shavings on the side and middle
Bourbon Cherry Cake
One layer of almond �our chocolate cake with apricot glaze and a chocolate ganache glaze.“Sacher” scripted in chocolate, slivered almond bottom border.
Sacher Torte Cake
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Three layers of chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream.Rolled chocolate fondant covering the cake and the river. Handmade chocolate �gure and rock border. Hand painted pastiallge portrait with a mixture of cocoa powder and cocoa butter. Handmade pastiallge treasure box with rupees assembled with royal icing.
Super Chocolate “Legend of Zelda ”Cake
Three layers of maple bacon cake.Maple buttercream frosting with leftover bacon grease in replace of some of the butter for added �avor. Crispy bacon crumbled up and put on the top and sides.
Maple Bacon Cake
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Plated Desserts
Chocoalte sauce borders/wings �lled with caramel sauce and reduced red wine poching sauce.Diplomat ice cream piped tie/body with bubble sugar and tuile cookiedecorations.
Poached Pear Desserts
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Sauteed apples wrapped in layers of pu� pastry and sugar.Bubble sugar decoration withcaramel and raspberry sauce.
Apple Pu� Pastry
Creme brule with a pate a choux bow/shooting star, tuile cookie, and caramelized sugar decorations
Creme Brule
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From the left:Frangipane with poached pear.Lemon curd with lightly torched swiss meringue.Chocolate pastry cream with creme chantilly and chocolate shavings. Vanilla pastry cream with fruit and an apricot glaze.
Mini Tarts
Thin layers of cake with french butter-cream, co�ee syrup, chocolate ganache, glaze, and tempered white chocolate pieces on top.
Opera Cake
Tempered chocolate cups �lled with chocolate mousse and blueberries with caramelized sugar and pate a choux decorations. Chocolate sauce designs on the plate with raspberry and caramel sauce.
Chocolate Cup
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Three layers of pu� pastry.Two layers of creme patisserie.Topped with powdered sugar and cross hatched with a seared knife.Decorated plate designs with brushed/piped chocolate and raspberry sauce. Creme chantilly quenelles and bubble sugar. Raspberries and mint leaves as garnish.
Napolean’s
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Tempered chocolate stand.White and dark chocolate �owers.Pretzel shaped salted caramel.White chocolate tru�es.Passion fruit pate de fruit.Peanut brittle.Ganache �lled milk chocolate.Dark chocolate drops.
Chocolate Showpiece
Showpiece
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