Fire Helmet

This as a fun cake to make.  I have wanted to do one for sometime so it was great to finally have the opportunity.   This was for a local firefighter celebrating his 40th birthday.  

This cake is a true to size replica of the helmet.

Love of pink

This birthday girl was celebrating her 21st birthday in style.   She loves the colour pink so it was easy to bring in as much of her favorite colour as possible in this cake.

Spiderman

This weekend was my Nephews 2nd birthday.   It was just a small family gathering so I wanted to keep the cake simple but fun for him.   Like many little boys right now Spiderman is a top favorite for them so it was cute to see his face light up when the cake was presented to him.   

Treats for Dad

Before we know it Father's Day will be here.  What are you doing for Dad this year?   Here is a sweet deal that you and Dad will enjoy.   Pre-order your chocolate gift set this week only and receive a second set at half price - last day for the pre-order sale will be Friday May 20th.  Gift sets are $12 each and only $6 for your second set!

Here are a few examples of some great gift sets for Dad.   If there is something specific you are looking for send us a message as we may have it or be able to get it for you.    Each chocolate is packaged individually then placed in a gift box so it is ready to give to Dad. 

Click here to send us your order by e-mail. 

Welcome Payton

A personalized cookie platter is a great way to send that special message.   These cookies were for the arrival of little baby Payton.   This was a great treat for the new parents and guests coming to see baby Payton.

Congratulations to her family!

Happy Mother's Day

There are so many great Mother's out there so Happy Mother's Day to all of you!

This cake was delivered today to a local retirement home for their Mother's Day celebration.  It was an honor to make this cake for a group of amazing Mother's and Grandmother's.

Royal Wedding Cake

A local retirement home was having a special Royal Wedding Celebration.   We were asked to make a 2 tier wedding cake for the celebration that included the flowers from the four corners of the UK - English Rose, Welsh Daffodil, Irish Shamrock and a Scottish Thistle.  

The bottom tier of the cake is chocolate and the top tier is fruit cake.   

Golf Bag Workshop

Father's Day is coming up in June, so join us on Sunday May 29^th from 11am – 5pm at the Jarrett Hall on Horseshoe Valley Road to learn how to make a great cake for Dad.

During this workshop, you will create a 3D golf bag cake with some gumpaste golf clubs, balls and tees. I will show you step by step how to carve and create your golf bag.

2 workshop options are available, so please let me know which option you would like when signing up.

Option 1: Do it yourself
Cost $60 per person which included the workshop time and instruction. Use of some specialized tools. You bake your own cake and bring your own fondant, icing, tools etc. A list will be provided approximately a week prior to the workshop.

Option 2: Full Workshop
Cost $95 per person which includes the workshop time, instruction, a baked cake, icing, fondant and cake board. Use of some specialized tools. You will be required to bring a few tools such a rolling pin, knives, etc. A list will be provided approximately a week prior to the workshop.

Space is limited so sign up early to reserve your spot. Your non-refundable pre-payment must be submitted to hold your seat. I accept e-mail transfers to info@smashingcakedesigns.com or please send an e-mail to arrange other payment options.

Please fell free to pass this workshop onto anyone you know that may be interested in attending or hit the share button and post it to your facebook page.

Quack-Quack

I hope everyone had a great Easter weekend.  We had a great dinner with family yesterday.   Of course a cake needed to accompany dinner so this is the cake I made for our dinner this year.

This is also a great example of how you can change a plan and still have it work out for you.   I had originally baked the cake to make a 3D egg, I was then going to decorate it so that the egg was cracking and you could see the little chick legs and a few feathers.  So on Saturday when I sat down to decorate the cake I honestly just didn't feel like making cake anymore.   I recalled seeing a cute chick cake on Cake Central last week so thought, why not.   So the top of egg cake was cut off, stood on it's side rather then laying down and a few hours later Quack-Quack was born.  

Now, I don't  normally name my cakes.   This was the result of my daughter who yelled Quack-Quack as soon as she seen the cake.  So everyone at dinner was calling the cake Quack-Quack yesterday.  Which admittedly made it a little harder to cut into in front of the kids.   Luckily they are all cake lovers and were pretty happy to be getting a piece of cake.

Last call for the purse workshop

There are still a few spots open for the purse workshop being held next weekend.   If your interested please sign up ASAP as the supply details will be sent out in a few days.

Please see the Original Post  for more details.