Angry Birds Cake

I'm BAAAACK!

It's been a seriously long time since I've updated this blog. I'm actually surprised people are still reading it when every now and then I get a comment.

Honestly, I think it's been months..... no, years..... since I've updated on here. I LOVE social media as much as the next guy, but keeping up on FB, website, blogs, gets a little exhausting.

It's so fun for me to reminisce about all the cakes, what worked in their creation and what didn't. My goodness! I'm so glad I've grown in my talent since I started this blog!

Today I'm updating and sharing a cake that was SO fun and SO popular! Unless you've been living under a rock, then you are  familiar addicted, to these birds!

It's a hot game, they're fun toys. Boys like 'em, Girls love 'em... and they're angry all the time.

These were fun, and cute, and I really loved the slingshot (which was built with wire first then covered in modeling chocolate.)

Shore Bride Magazine!

Wow! It has been over a month since I've posted anything. Needless to say the holidays are here once again and that means life in our home gets crazy.

A while back I was excited to be contacted by a journalist for Shore Bride Magazine, for the upcoming Fall edition. What an honor considering I had only been in Michigan for a month! She had a few cakes of mine in mind, so I send her photos of several. The one that ended up printed is a beautiful fall cake, chocolate fondant and edible chocolate leaves adorning it.

I'm excited to begin working more with brides and grooms in this area!

The issue is out now, so I thought I would share the link. The article is on page 18 of the link.

http://http://issuu.com/shore/docs/shorebride_fall2010_smallweb

New Shirts!!

Yay! I just got a package that I have been waiting anxiously for... our new cake t-shirts!

I thought it was about time to let the people of Kalamazoo know that there is a new cake girl in town. No longer do they need to worry about driving an hr to find a great cake! No longer do they need to order the same old plain sheet cake made with so much shortening it leaves your mouth coated in grease.

These shirts let people know I'm going to change the way they think of cake. Do you like them?

Pretty blossoms

Here is a cake done with tiny blossoms in a bit of a retro style of black/white and red.

Complete with a few silver dragee's, this could make a beautiful cake for many different occasions. The look can be changed by changing the colors too.

Each blossom is cut with a cutter, then molded on a foam pad and allowed to dry before placing them on the cake. Not much skill required, however tiny blossoms can take a long time to make!

Back to baking!

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Since Cake Affection is new to the Michigan area, I have had a lot less orders then I normally would have. I've used the time to develop and test some new recipes so I can add a few more flavors to my list.... and boy did I find some winners!

I've been working on a Chai cake recipe for over a year now, and was never able to get it right, until now. Introducing the BEST chai cake you've ever had! (And even those who didn't know what chai was couldn't stop eating these.)

Chai cake-sweet and spicy, moist and light, filled with a heavenly dark chai filling and topped with a fresh Ginger-Honey Buttercream. Absolutely divine.

Blueberry Bliss- Light, moist blueberry cake with fresh blueberries baked right in to it, filled with a tart but sweet sour cream, and topped with our silky Vanilla Italian Meringue Buttercream. The perfect cake for this much loved Michigan fruit!

P.B & Chocolate- Making a comeback to the menu! Rich dark chocolate cake, filled with smooth, slightly sweet peanut butter filling, and topped with melt in your mouth chocolate buttercream. A classic and perfect combination sure to please your taste buds!

EMS Cake

I'm so happy to finally be able to create my first cake in Michigan!

This was done for a company who makes medical supplies- my husband works for them and wanted to treat his team- plus, I needed to get feedback on a few new flavors to add to my menu.

The company colors are used on this cake, all fondant, and the ambulance is created with Rice Krispie Treats, then covered in buttercream and fondant.

All and all it was the perfect cake for this company and I was glad to get back to feeling sort of normal again after a very difficult month.

I look forward to more MI cakes in my future!

Cake Affection taking Michigan orders in Aug!

I'm sorry that I haven't posted for so very long. We have been dealing with our move, and we had the unexpected loss of my dad.
It has been a rough month but Cake Affection will begin taking orders in Aug. from our new location in Kalamazzo/Portage Michigan!

I'm so excited to once again be a part of people's lives and can't wait to meet some new clients!

I was contacted recently by "Shore Bride" Magazine for an article being done on different wedding cakes, and out of that interview came a new cake flavor- Blueberry Bliss! It is layers of moist blueberry cake, with alternating layers of Sour Cream and Blueberry fillings- amazing, delicious- you won't want to stop eating it!

If you would like to see if your date is available, please visit my website and go to the contact page to fill out a form.
I can't wait to find out how Michigan peeps like their cakes!