Last blog post here

I am happy to announce the launch of our new website.   With the new site comes a new blog so everything can be streamlined.   Please visit our new blog and follow along with us there.

This page will remain active so you can view older posts of cakes however no new blog posts will be entered here.

Looking forward to staying connected with everyone on the page.   I would also love to hear your reviews of the new site. 

Changes are coming!

Over the last few months we have been putting a new website and blog together with Studiodpi.   If your a facebook user you will now be able to follow the new blog through your facebook account by following this link.

We will be adding more details in the next little while about the blog move so stay tuned and be sure to follow the new blog for upcoming contests, tutorials and more!

Fall Cake Decorating Workshop

Lets embrace Fall with a fun fall themed cake!!

In this workshop you will learn how to make some gumpaste pumpkins and a scarecrow figure. We will also decorate your cake so that it resembles a hay bale.

Date: Sunday September 18, 2011

Time: 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Location:  Jarrett Hall, Horseshoe Valley Road (in between Barrie and Orillia) 

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

Option 1: Do it yourself
Cost $50 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 $80 per person which includes the workshop time, instruction, baked cake, icing, fondant and cake boards. 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. E-mail transfers sent to info@smashingcakedesigns.com are accepted 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.

*You don't need previous cake decorating experience to attend this workshop. So feel free to join in the fun if you would like to try your hand at cake decorating for the first time.

Wedding Fun

So what happens when a cake decorator gets married?   Lots of late nights!! 

The last few weeks have been very busy.  My wedding was fast approaching so there was all the regular things to take care of and then of course the cake and treats on top of that. 

It started about 3 weeks ago with making the wedding favors.   Each favor was 2 chocolate hearts drizzled with white chocolate.

Then it was onto cookies.  I didn't want regular cookies, so I made these 3 tier wedding cake cookies.  Each cookie actually consisted of 6 cookies with 2 for each tier.   Rather then normal cookie icing, they are iced with white chocolate and finished with some gum paste flowers. 

Cake Pops make a great treat at a wedding.  They are a great finger food that also tastes great!  These were vanilla cake with cream cheese icing dipped in milk chocolate. 

Finally the cake!  I went with a simple wedding cake design because I LOVE the look of simple, elegant cakes.

 

The dessert table looked great thanks to the help of some great friends that set everything up.  Once I get the professional photos in I will share that with you. 

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!

This past weekend was a birthday party for my two little munchkins.   My kids birthdays are 3 days apart so we do one big joint party every year.   It's getting a bit harder to pick themes they will both like, but since they both love ice cream this year was lots of fun.   I thought I would share some photos from this ice cream filled event with everyone. 

We played some fun ice cream themed games.   The first one was a spray painted Styrofoam ball on a ice cream cone.   They had to walk around the yard trying to keep the ball on the cone.   Once they made it back they traded in their cone for some ice cream treats.

 

Then changed up the old fashioned game of pin the tail on the donkey and everyone got some ice cream lip gloss for playing.  

The kids then made their own ice cream sundaes.....yummy

 

 For the cake I made a large ice cream bar style cake.   Lemon flavoured cake (picked by my son) covered in fondant.  The stick is made from gum paste so it would hold up in the heat.  

To keep on track with the theme all the items in the loot bags were ice cream themed as well.   I made some ice cream bar chocolate treats that were also included in everyone's bag.  

 

That was our ice cream parlor birthday party.   The kids are already putting in their requests for next years party, so let the planning begin again :) 

My, my it has been some time since I posted something.   I don't know where the month of July has gone.   I took some time off to do some more kitchen renovations and I have been working on some fun treats that I will post later.

Today I wanted to share a link to another blog called Birthday Girl.  She posts some great ideas and I am particularly in love with the S'more blog from yesterday so I thought I would share these fun treats.  http://www.birthdaygirlblog.com/2011/07/please-sir-may-i-have-smores.html   Enjoy!!

School Books

Yesterday was our book cake workshop.   I took this opportunity to turn my books into something fun and suitable for his Kindergarten class.  

The thing I love about book cakes is that each time you do them you can achieve different looks and personalize them for the recipient. 

This will mark the end of our workshops for the summer months.    We will start back up again in September, so be sure to keep your eye out for updates.   Also you can send an  e-mail to info@smashingcakedesigns.com and request to be added to our workshop distribution list to be sure you stay up to date and don't miss out :)  

One more week until Father's Day

Father's Day is fast approaching.   Be sure to order your chocolate gift sets for Dad by Monday.   Chocolate gift sets are only $12 each and you can choose from the following themes:
Motorcycles
Vehicles
Hockey
Golf
Police
Fire Fighter
Teacher (also makes a great Teacher gift for the end of school)

Tools
DAD - Solid chocolate letters

You can e-mail your orders to info@smashingcakedesigns.com

Book Workshop

A book cake is the perfect cake for the end of the school year. Come out and learn how to make a small stack of books out of cake. Each participant will be able to create their own feel for the books, so we could have some books for the younger kids up to designs best suited for adults.

This is also planned for the last Sunday in June for those of you wanting to send the cakes to school for the end of the year party.

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

Option 1: Do it yourself
Cost $50 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 $90 per person which includes the workshop time, instruction, baked cakes, icing, fondant and cake boards. 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. 

Date: Sunday June 26, 2011
Time: 11:00am - 4:00pm
Location: Jarrett Hall, Horseshoe Valley Road, Oro-Medonte

Another Great Workshop

We did a full day of workshops yesterday and what a day it was.   I must say I have some great ladies that come out to the workshops which makes the day full of laughs.   I don't know what I look forward to more, the cake making or the time to hang out with these great ladies. 

We made 2 cakes yesterday a purse and a golf bag.   I didn't do the golf bag cake as I gave my cakes to one of the ladies as she was short on baking time.   Their golf bags turned out great!   I missed getting a photo, but will try to snag one from one of them.

Here is my purse from the workshop.