Yay kids! Yay kid birthday parties! Yay cool parents! Yay to all! Aaro’s 2nd birthday – construction themed! That little moustachioed construction worker is killing me. He’s a cool guy. Thanks to Jenny for the construction-themed inspiration! And blue and green robot head? I made him for Fox’s 1st birthday! I can’t get enough of […]
Happy “Ice Cream Sundae” Friday!
Sundae! Stripey “cup”! Cutie custom flag for Mia’s 3rd birthday! Dive on in! The ice cream’s fine! Banana slices and sprinkly bits MEGA SPOON! Heehee Celebrate life… with cake! ICE CREAM SUNDAE cake! Even my own cake-making eyes were tricked by the scoop of vanilla “ice cream” peeking out of this red and white striped […]
Little Pink Cakes for New Babies!
I never knew it was possible to love so many little people so dearly the way I love my little nephews and nieces. If I’m ever having a crapola day and feeling down in the dumps all I need to do is look at some hilarious photos of Tanner eating soup or watch a video […]
Cool Beans: Ron Swanson Cake!!!
My friend Toni is in love with Ron Swanson, (watch that clip!!) the hilarious character from Parks and Rec. Have you ever seen this show? I only just started watching it and it is super funny! It follows the government employees of the City of Pawnee’s Parks and Recreation department. The jokes are genius and […]
Chocomint Cookie Peppermint Ice Cream Sandwiches
I made some crazy dark chocolate peppermint cookies with milk chocolate chunks yesterday, and left a few without chunks for the purpose of ICE CREAM SANDWICHING. Wow, I went from Summer to Winter on this here blog – sorry for the lack of ice creamy posts! I guess I’ve been darn busy with Bake O’Clock, […]
Mark’s modern-vintage red and white birthday cakes!
Liz ordered this super cute red and white themed fondant cake for her husband Mark’s 50th birthday, and 50 sweet and simple red and white themed vanilla cupcakes for staff to enjoy as well. Liz and Mark are two very amazing people who do truly remarkable things here in Vancouver. They are tireless and extremely […]
Dark Chocolate Peppermint Cookies with Milk Chocolate Middles!
These rascal-ish cookies are very simple to prepare and holiday-ish in flavour – peppermint = holiday, right? These cookies have a rich, fudgy consistency and are best eaten with a tall frosty glass of milk or hot tea. Or, bag these up in some sort of cute packaging and present as a holiday gift to […]
The Bird Is The Word
Penguin or owl – which would you rather be? Huddled in Arctic cold, waddling about with a ripping icy sheet wind blasting straight at your beak, but diving and gliding through water gorging on squid like a hot knife through ice cream? Or… burrowed in a tall tree, the night is your freedom, soaring wings […]
Happy Ruffly Pink Weekend!
This cake reminds me of a ruffle-puff pink bathing cap that perhaps a lovely, languid synchronized swimmer would wear gliding her way through a flowery water dance, or a cute little furry pillbox hat on top of a stylish head of sleek hair. There was a time when I used to dress crazier than I […]
Next Stop on the Coco Cake Express! River’s Cutie Train Birthday
Lookit this cutie pie train cake I made for River’s 5th birthday party! I have been so lucky to make many delightful cakes and cupcakes for this lovely family’s birthday parties. This might be on of my favourites thusfar though… I think it’s due to the cute little faces on the engine and the caboose, […]
Cutting Board Craft and Brunch Birthday Party!
I can’t seem to do normal things for my birthday party. I always like to make it into a food competition or have a food theme of some kind. This year for my birthday, I went for something slightly different… Lately I’ve been seeing all these beautiful, rustic wooden cutting boards everywhere. They look so […]
Leftover Cake Parfait and Family Memories
My grandpa (who we called Gonge-gonge) was very tall for a Chinese man, over 6 feet tall and movie-star handsome, to boot! He had a wonderful, good-natured charm and a hilarious sense of humour. I remembered him as pretty quiet, always happy and putting Ketchup on absolutely everything he ate. Every year for Christmas I […]
It’s Pie O’Clock
Loco dingo pie-o’clock-o. I did go a little bonkers in pie-making this past Sunday but it was all done with love in my heart and relaxation station on my brain. Seriously, I know many people might think that spending the day making 3 different crusts and coring and slicing apples and sautรฉing sweet onions, leeks […]
Stella The Pup & Her Frogcakes
Pink frogs and lilypads on Brown Velour cupcakes! These froggy eyes are smilin’… those lilypads remind me of green Pac-mans with flowers. Happy Birthday Stella the pup! I know I say this often but I really have the coolest customers. Some of those cool customers have some super cool dogs, dogs they love so much […]
Pinky The Pupcake for Design*Sponge party!
Woof! Pink shaggy pupcake – dark chocolate cake with pink vanilla buttercream and fondant accents. I could just hug this guy!! Except I hate getting food on my face or body or clothes! But seriously if a friendly lifesized shaggy Pinky the pup just cruised through the door whistling a hilarious tune, would I be […]
Mushroom Beauty
Mushroom picking is alive and well in the Pacific Northwest where I live, and every year for the past few years I’ve wanted to go mushroom picking for the matsutake pine mushroom – a beautiful mushroom grown where you would find pine trees, prized for its distinct, strong aroma. My friend Cindy has been going […]
