Cakes Especially 4 You

When the first baby laughed for the first time…..

Merry — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:03:05 +0000

A story of the origin of fairies appears in a chapter about Peter Pan in J. M. Barrie‘s 1902 novel The Little White Bird, and was incorporated into his later works about the character. Barrie wrote, “When the first baby laughed for the first time, his laugh broke into a million pieces, and they all went skipping about. That was the beginning of fairies.”

I just got a new fairy mold and of course had to try it out. I can imagine a lot of cakes with this one them.

Can’t wait to paint them.

Do you know who wrote the first Valentine?

Merry — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:03:17 +0000

Legion still provides no connection whatsoever with sentimental love, appropriate lore has been embroidered in modern times to portray Valentine as a priest who refused an unattested law attributed to Roman Emperor Claudius II, allegedly ordering that young men remain single. The Emperor supposedly did this to grow his army, believing that married men did not make for good soldiers. The priest Valentine, however, secretly performed marriage cermonies for yound men. When Claudius found out about this, he had Valentine arrested and thrown in jail. In an embellishment to The Golden Legend provided by American Greetings, Inc. to History.com and widely repeated, on the evening before Valentine was to be executed, he wrote the first “Valentine” himself, addressed to a young girl variously identified as his beloved, as the jailer’s daughter whome he had befriended and healed, or both. It was a note that read “From your Valenine.”

The Shape For Your Wedding Cake Says a Lot

Merry — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:05:02 +0000

It is no secret that your wedding cake will take a very prominent place at your wedding reception. You guest will all take pictures of the sweet treat and cutting the cake will symbolize your nascent union as husband and wife. Naturally you will want the cake that truly reflects your relationship and personalities. Along with the flavor and style of the cake, the shape of your cake will also play a big role in creating just the right magic for your big day.

There are a wide variety of shapes from which to choose, i.e. round, square, mini, oval and less common – hexagon and octagon. The shape of your cake will in large part be influenced by the style that your choose. Those who which to have a more traditional cake will probably go with a round, tiered cake while more modern couples would be better off with a square, hexagonal or octagonal cake.

The current rage in wedding cakes is something simple and elegant as those timeless elements will always look good-whether it is for today or for looking back in pictures twenty years from now.

Ever wonder why the families are on different sides of the church?

Merry — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:44:23 +0000

In ancient days, fathers would offer daughters as peace offerings to warring tribes. Because of the hostility, the families were placed on opposite sides of the church so the ceremony could go on without bloodshed. The ceremony united the two warring factions into on family, and danger of war was resolved.

Would you believe a 9 foot circumference cake?

Merry — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:00:51 +0000

As reported in a February, 1840 edition of The London Times, Queen Victoria’s wedding cake was more than nine feet in circumference. A second tier arose from this “plateau,” supported by two pedestals. On the second tier was a sculpture of the mythical heroine Britannia gazing upon the royal pair frozen at the moment of their exchanging vows. At their feet were two turtle doves (symbolizing purity and innocence) and a dog (representing faithful attachment). Completing the scene were various sculpted Cupids, one of them writing the date of the wedding with a stylus on a tablet.

What do you know about the use of an apron?

Merry — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:04:41 +0000

I don’t think our kids know what an apron is or at least what it was used for. The principal use of an apron was to protect the dress underneath. Yes the dress. When women stated wearing pants and jeans, aprons kind of drifted away.

Several ways to use an apron are:

As a cover-up, the apron was easier to wash than dresses, took less material,
But along the way, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven
It was wonderful for drying children’s tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears.
From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven.
When company came, those aprons were an ideal hiding place for shy kids

These are a few of the things an apron can be used for. Check back again for even more uses. Maybe we should all get an apron and save the jeans.

Wedding Cake Traditions

Merry — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:00:50 +0000

The three-tier wedding cake is based on the unusual shape of the spire of Saint Bride’s Church in London.
The bride and groom make the first cut of the wedding cake to signify sharing their life together.
Every guest then eats at least a crumb of the cake to ensure good luck.
And if a single woman sleeps with a piece of wedding cake under her pillow, she will dream of her future husband.
The wedding cake, to be shared by the newlyweds and their guests, signifies the “breaking of the kinship.”
The brides knife signifies that the new wife is ready to accept the responsibilities of her role as keeper of her own household.

What Does It Take To Make The Perfect Cake

Merry — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:27:46 +0000

Your wedding is one of the most important events in your entire life, and I understand that. You want your wedding cake to bring delightful memories to everyone involved — especially you!

The Wedding Cake — lovingly prepared and beautifully presented — is a major part of this event. I can help you design a cake that will meet all of your high expectations, as well as respect your budget.
Please note that I do not play the game that many bakers play. When you ask them, “How much will this cake cost?”, other bakers quote you a price that sounds very reasonable. What they “forget” to mention is that price is just the cost of their servings of cake, and that everything else is “extra” such as delivery, set up, rental of plates, pillars, fountain, etc. By the time this is all tacked onto price of the cake, you wind up paying two or even three times the initial quote.

I think that’s outrageous, it may be a standard industry practice, but it is a practice I do not do. I have very few extra charges, which do not include set up, delivery in Livingston County, or rental of any of my equipment.

I sit down with you over cake and coffee, find out exactly what your dreams are, help you design your cake and then give you the complete price.

I have great cake, great service, and honest pricing — I’ll take good care of you!

Did you know you can order a cake from anywhere in the world?

Merry — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:52:18 +0000

Did you know you can order a cake from anywhere in the world and have it delivered in and around Livingston County?

Brandon wife is stationed in Iraq and wanted to send him a Taste of Love for his birthday. I designed and created it and delivered it to him personally.

What is a CAKE?

Merry — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:00:55 +0000

The word “cake” is used to describe anything from one or more layers, that are filled, unfilled, frosted, adorned or plain to pancakes. They are special and are often associated with life’s milestones i.e.birthdays, weddings, showers, engagements, or they can be enjoyed simply as a dessert or snack.

Technically, today’s cakes are a sweet foodstuff prepared by baking a flour-based dough or batter. The term cake also may refer to any round, flat disk of food, such as a pancake. They lend themselves to limitless variations depending on the flavorings added to the basic ingredients, the shapes of the pans used in baking, and fillings, icings and decorations used.

Webster says: Cake: a sweet food made from a baked mixture of flour, eggs, sugar and fat. But, to me a cake is a beautiful sweet celebration of life.