For a lovely soiree for sweet Natallie and her adorable little 2 month old Ajay, Natallie ordered up a whole bunch of specialty cupcakes and a matching cake. She requested a theme of light blue and white for the cupcakes, and of course little baby faces and baby blocks and a matching Baby Face cake. […]
Animals Round-up!
Oh I love doing animal themed cupcakes and cakes. Love it, love it. Cracks me up every time. Here’s a selection of some recent animal themed Coco Cake cuteness. Remember these little bulldogger faces? Pre-cake pup drawings for cute Olivia’s birthday cake and cupcakes! Vanilla cupcakes with bulldog pup faces! Even old Sheep Dog is […]
Under The Sea! Cupcakes
The party crew! I love this little starfish dude. This guy’s straight from Clown Town. This guy is my favourite. CrabMan! Cool as a cucumber. Michelle requested a “friendly shark!” Here’s Mark, underwater! Glub glub Kawaii little sea turtle! Really into this guy too! I made this fish up. Yellow and blue? Sure!!! There’s gotta […]
Pineapple Surprise
Okay. Bill Cosby was right. Kids say the DARNDEST things and I learn this every time I work with kids teaching them art. Kids are hilarious and they truly make me happy!! Weekends are extremely busy times over at old Coco Cake HQ, and sometimes I can’t always accommodate requests due to time constraints… over […]
Nemo Cupcakes for Ava!
You know what’s amazing? When you deliver a birthday cupcake order and the mom hugs you because she is so happy. Trish ordered Nemo themed cupcakes for her little girl Ava’s birthday, and I got to meet Ava at the last Blim market… so making cupcakes for her was even more special. I love seeing […]
Bobbi & Scott’s Buttercreamy Nuptials
Bobbi and Scott tied the knot! I was in attendance at the post-ceremony dance party, and oh how lovely and beautiful the newlyweds looked! The Rowing Club had been decked out in handmade banners, jars of beautiful flowers and a whole gorgeous table of pies, squares, bars… and Coco Cake buttercream cakes! The cakes were […]
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Cake – Still Hungry… After All… These Years!
So original gangster, Coco Cake Land style, Mr.Hungry Old Caterpillar cupcake party train was in my life a few times in the past while. The first being… the adorable version I made for super duper cute baby Asher, ordered by his mom Tanya, pictured here with his big brother Kainen! The next super exciting way […]
How Now, Brown Cow?
A brown cow cake and matching mini cupcakes for little Carson’s birthday! Cuteness! The cake is dark chocolate with vanilla buttercream and a dark chocolate ganache filling, covered in fondant. The second photo is a little dark and foreboding, isn’t it? Ahhh, natural light… sometimes in the early mornings of cake-making it’s all dark contrasts! […]
Bow Wow Wow Yippee Yo Yippee Yay
Hello, Hunter the dog! How cute is this little bulldog named Hunter?? Elaine, who currently resides in the Yukon, wanted to surprise one of her best pals Veronika here in Vancouver with a very special Coco Cake… in the likeness of her beloved bulldog, Hunter the pup! Secret arrangements were made, pictures of Hunter were […]
Little Sailor-y Cupcakes For Foggy Book Launch!
For the launch of the adorable and wonderfully designed new children’s book Foggy (by the lovely Robin and Judith, artists and designers extraordinaire), Collage Collage hosted a lovely interactive party! Visit here for all of the Foggy cuteness and details. And visit HERE to buy the book, or visit Collage Collage to pick up a […]
Who Let The Dogs Out!
Yep. I did just call my post that. Woof! How much did I love doing this hilarious sheep dog cake and cute little bulldog cupcakes? So much. Last year, Melissa ordered a “rat” cake for her best friend Tina’s birthday. This year, for Tina’s 30th, it was “dog” themed… ! Plus, they all went to […]
Pretty Engagement Party Sugar Flower Topped Cupcakes
One of my very best friends, the one and only Amy P, got engaged on a recent trip to Mexico with her awesome guy, Stephen! Hooray! It only seemed right to throw her a special little engagement party, complete with pretty-bottled champagne, mini chocolate ganache cupcakes and salted black licorice, Amy’s fave. Aren’t those little […]
Ebi Sushi Cake!
Remember Coco Cake‘s Salmon Nigiri from a while back? Here’s his pal, Ebi! Made for Celina for her boyfriend Roy. Pretty thoughtful and adorable present, dont’cha think? A GIANT EBI SUSHI CAKE? That’s solid-gold girlfriend material right there. Hold on tight Roy, and never let go. This ebi is not prawn flavoured cake (as most […]
Grey Cat!
I’ve heard of the eponymously monikered Grey Cat from several reliable cat-stoked sources, and I must say Grey Cat may well be the coolest cat I’ve seen in a while. Though I’ve never met him in person, I’ve seen online albums featuring Grey Cat and man he is a real cool cat. Chantelle contacted me […]
Coco Cake Round-Up: Children’s Party Times!!
Oh, crazy children of the world. They love to part-ay like it’s 1999. And they love to part-ay with their cakes, and their cupcakes! Here is a big old collection of some of Coco Cake‘s recent children’s party projects. I love kids–I am lucky I get to work with them twice a week teaching art, […]
Dun Dun… Dun Dun… Jaws Shark Cake
JAWS!!! AGHHHHH!!!! Seriously though. Jaws was my total absolute nightmare when I was a kid. I was terrified of Jaws. I couldn’t even properly do my swimming lessons at Canada Games Pool because I was so scared of opening my eyes under water. Is that why it took me four times to pass “Maroon”? Aggh. […]
