Typewriter Cake

For Jordan

Cake: Vanilla with chocolate chips & vanilla buttercream frosting.

Details: fondant, sugar paper, giant tootsie rolls, candy dots, and black piping icing.

My friend Sydney Schutte contacted me to make this cake for her man Jordan. Last year I made him a sardine cake (not the flavor) and she was pleased! So she hired me again this summer. Jordan is a writer and he owns a pretty sweet vintage Remington typewriter. Sydney sent me a pic to replicate and I tried my best! I think it came out pretty rad!

Wal-Mart Employee Cake

For AL

Cake: Carrot cake with raisins, walnuts and cream cheese frosting.

Details: Fondant, sugar paper, various piping icings and cookie markers.

AL is retiring and for some reason has always joked to his wife, Sandra, that after his retirement he'd work at the all mighty and powerful Wal-Mart. Sandra hired me to make this wacky cake for his retirement party. So I googled the hell out of "wal-mart employee" and needless to say, I still don't get the joke, but I got the job done!

Jason Anderson Cupcakes Part 2

Jason Anderson (http://jasonandersonswebsite.com/) is one sweet musician throwing some of the most energetic, intimate acoustic shows right at you-- aiming for the heart -- and the dude never misses.

I had the fine opportunity to experiment with recipes and bring them to his shows!

He recently had his LAST one-month long residency at Pete's Candy Store (http://www.petescandystore.com/home2.html), a wonderful venue in Brooklyn, where he would play a set every Tuesday at 9pm. Unfortunate for his fans, but fortunately for him- he is moving to Massachussetts to start Grad School. He will be sorely missed at Pete's!

All treats for every show were 100% vegan, organic and this time... whole wheat!

Show #1: Vegan Chocolate Fruit Tartlets

Semi-sweet chocolate shell, orange honey tofutti cream inside covered with various fruit and apricot jam.

The fruit involved: Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, kiwi & mandarin oranges.

Show #2: Vegan Pistachio Rose Water Cupcakes

Cake: Whole wheat pistachio cake made with crushed pistachio nuts, coconut milk, honey, cinnamon, ginger & cardamom!

Icing: Rosewater buttercream with a a whole pistachio on top!

FINAL SHOW #3: Pomegranate Pink Velvet Cupcakes

**Those are Jason Anderson lyrics above**

I wanted to make all natural organic red velvet cupcakes without using food coloring, so this is what I came up with...

Cake: Whole wheat pomegranate and fresh cherry cake made with coconut milk.

Icing: Tofutti cream cheese frosting.

These were supposed to look like fireworks, but ended up being pretty anyway, so whatever deal with it!

The inside! I did it! Kind of!

Nike Dunk Cake

For Paul Falletta

via Laurie Pipitone-Falletta

Cake: Vanilla Cake with Reese's mini peanut butter cups. Chocolate buttercream icing with Reese's peanut butter chips mixed inside. Vanilla buttercream outside.

Details: Chocolate fondant, green & yellow fondant, orange, pink, blue black piping icing.

My cousin Laurie's brand new hubbie Paul loves his sneakers, especially his Nike Dunks and ESPECIALLY his De La Soul Nike Dunks. These shoes are insane looking and very fun to make out of cake and fondant. The humidity was at 95% the day I made it and this cake had the audacity to think it was going to melt on me! But thankfully to my other cousin, Stephanie let me high-tail it to her air conditioned house at midnight so it could stay there overnight and cool off. No more cakes in high humidity please!!!!

Boo Boo Cake

For Annie Larson

Cake: Chocolate raspberry with chocolate frosting and raspberry filling!
Details: Fondant, green sour belt candy, one yellow starburst, two Toffifay candies for the eyes and a sugar cone for ears!

According to Momma Larson's son, Arthur, the thing this woman loves most in the world is her dog Boo Boo!

So I made this cake for her birthday, granted -- it kinda looks like Scooby Doo*. But that's what the dog looked like, promise!

* Kids, I do Scooby Doo cakes now!

VEGAN German Chocolate Cupcakes

For Jason Anderson -- random show @ Pete's Candy Store

Cake: Whole wheat, raw German chocolate cupcakes.

Frosting: Beautifully sticky coconut brown sugar icing.

Jason's a local musician who is also pretty amazing. He asked me if I could make these for one of his shows at Pete's Candy Store in Brooklyn, NY. I was super pumped for this challenge! And I succeeded! Hell yes.

Easter Basket Cake

For HOT TODDY Cake: Easter colored "danafetti" cake. Vanilla frosting. One layer of fluff! Buttercream icing on outside. Details: Candy grass, white chocolate bunny, dinosaur egg candy and jelly beans! My boss, TODD, has been asking me to make him a cake for months! I finally caved and made him and his family an adorable Easter cake.  Fun for the whole family!