Jacob contacted COCO CAKE with a request for his little cutie Isaac’s 1st birthday party: Mickey Mouse themed cake and matching Mickey and Minnie cupcakes in chocolate and vanilla. I think my Mickey cake turned out pretty cute– kind of Steamboat Willie era Mickey Mouse, vintage-look! I went with red and white stripey liners and […]
Unicorns Know How To Part-ay
Cute! Unicorn and pony themed cupcakes for cute little Megan’s farm-themed birthday! All part of last weekend’s descent into cake madness for busy as a beaver Coco Cake! Mom Winnie had wonderful things to say about the cupcakes: “The cupcakes were so cute! They were awesome! The kids all had a blast with eating the […]
WOMANKIND cupcakes
I sold cupcakes at my husband Rich’s band’s recent show here (he is above playing the bass in the background!) in Vancouver. Just for fun. They were special WOMANKIND cupcakes, earl grey cupcakes with earl grey buttercream… For years I used to play music and do some touring, lots of trips round North America — […]
Yay Baby Ajay! Baby Shower Cake & Cupcakes
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 […]
