2011 lamborghini aventador {sculpted cake}

When we are asked to create a 3-D replica of a car our of cake we do a lot of research and calculations. We want to make sure that the cake comes out actually looking like the real thing. It is a scale model made out cake!

This time we were asked to create the 2011 Lamborghini Aventador out of chocolate cake.

the reference: 2011 Lambo Aventador

our replica: Lambo Aventador cake. (front right view)

our replica: Lambo Aventador cake (front left view)

our replica: Lambo Aventador cake (back left view)

front view

rear view w/ custom licence plate

Now the next part will show and prove this is all cake! We sometimes take in progress pics of our work and this time we are going to share the process with you.

so what you didn't see is that before we started shaping the cake is that we baked it, layered it with vanilla buttercream and chilled it.

then the magic happens!

shaping the side profile

checking out the proportions

carving more off the cake

checking the lines of the hood

haha! that's me checking the backend and giving it a final inspection

time for buttercream coat

after the cake chilled again and the buttercream was firm it was time to cover it in fondant.
the fondant was tinted peach (I over estimated the amount of fondant needed)

the front view of the cake at this stage

time to etch in the lines of the car

giving it another inspection for it gets its paint job - I tend to make funny faces when I'm concentrating

time for paint - it's color is airbrushed on for an even coat

and now the black details are hand painted on very carefully!

So now you have a little look at how we created the cake. This shows just how much time we invest in our cakes and attention to detail we give.


all photos are property of Sweet Cakes by Rebecca 

Bridal Showcase 2010 - Cal Expo

This past weekend we attending the Cal Expo Bridal Showcase. The day was filled with meeting newly engaged brides and grooms and thier families and friends. There was so mush energy and excitement and our new display cakes were well received.

This year we decided to showcase cakes that have drama and color. We wanted to show want our abilities are with cake and sugar. We avoided the cake styles that we have done in the past with the thought that you can see pictures of cakes with scroll designs, ribbon borders, and quilting on our website. So we created brightly colored cakes, dramatic cakes, grand cakes, complete with a candy and dessert display.

We had 11 cakes on display, ranging in size from a 2 tier for 36 people up to a 5 tier for 204 people. We also brought for display cotton candy mini cupcakes in specialty papers, chocolate cake pops dipped in white chocolate, rice cereal treats covered and drizzled with chocolate and a variety of color cordinated candies. We also showcased our wide variety of cake stands, apothecary jars, dessert trays and custom made dessert tags. But we didn't stop there we also made sure that we didn't leave our visitors with an unfulfilled craving for cake, we provided tasting samples of white cake with raspberry preserves and champagne buttercream and red velvet cake with a bavarian cream filling and vanilla buttercream. Yummy!

rice cereal treats, cake pops on a tray of sprinkles, candy jars, bowls, and some cakes.

The candy and treats smelled great and really stopped people in their tracks, but the cakes were what captivated guests to stay at our table, engage us with questions, take pictures, and of course sample cakes.

There were a couple of cakes that received the most attention for the day. The first being the cake we placed on the front corner of our table.

This a 4 tier square, serves 172 people, covered in ivory fondant and accented with chocolate brown and apple green details. Then it was finished off with green orchids, orange lotus, champagne dusted blossoms and chocolate brown curls. The table was decorated with sola wood balls.

The next best was the Queen of Hearts of cake:

This 4 tier round, serves 204, was covered in a stark white fondant and then accented with black diamonds spaced perfectly around each tier with red hearts. It was then finished with red red roses and white stephanotis. The cake was topped off with a double sided Swarovski crystal monogram, custom made by http://www.verydifferentcakes.com/

Another popular cake was our dramatic showpiece, it was a little bit vintage, a lot glamourous, and had a romantic pirate appeal to it.

This was agrand 5 tier cake with various height tiers, serves 204. It was covered in white fondant and then had one side stenciled with a delicate damask and the other side draped with horizontal pleats. The two sides came together with a ruffle sided strip complete with diamante studed buttons. The entire cake was given a pearl coat so it had a subtle sheen to it. Then the cake was completed with sterilized ostrich feathers, sugar peonies and hydrangeas. It had 3 beautiful plumes on top that made the cake over 2 feet tall. We displayed the cake on top a silver 18" square stand. It was a sight to see. Look to our future blogs for more angles and close-up photos of this amazing wedding cake.

The cakes are not the only thing that makes our bakery different from the others, its our great staff. We are a family owed bakery and so the show was also a family event. My sister Martha, niece Theresa, sister-in-law Violeta, niece Celia, brother-in-law Joe, my mother Marion, and close friends Vermont and Jasmine attended the show to help Hector and I. They handed out cards, helped answer questions, offer samples, bring brides to the table and give the best support. I can't thank them enough.

I'll finish this post with one more photo of the entire both, a sample display of some of the many things our bakery can create.

Mad Science Birthday Cake

We had so much fun creating a mad science themed birthday cake for an awesome 5 year. The cake was an explosion of color, texture, and it was a feast for your senses. We included a rocket ship made of rice cereal treats, 2 boiling beakers also made of rice cereal treats, and atoms bursting of the cake on wires. There are chemical symbols, atom rings, green slime, and lightening bolts. Then we layered it with swirls of color, stars, and dots. Our inspiration for this design was fueled by the Mad Science party team. (http://www.madscience.org/) They come to your party and conduct experiments and entertain the kids while the teach. They have invitations you can use and also goodie bags for the kids. The birthday message and rocket close up. We cut out letters and then piped over them for extra color. We make our cakes to be viewed 360 degrees, so here is the back side of the cake. It also has full decoration with atoms bursting, atom string and chemical symbols. just another angle of the cake... We also created a smaller version of the cake for the birthday boy. He wanted a chocolate cake so we made him his own chocolate cake and the big cake was a tier of lemon and a tier of marble. We took the beaker from the top of the big cake down to picture with his cake.