Integrate your cake into your party theme!

On all my cake adventures (deliveries!! haha), I have come across some really beautiful parties!  And some very inventive hostesses!  It is always an inspiration, and what I noticed was that the parties were clearly centered around an invite.  (I mean, that's where it all starts , right?) Down to the decorations, entertainment, food, cake, etc....it all centered around an invite and theme.
I have created quite a few cakes around an invite, as the customer requested.  It actually makes my job fairly simple because the main design is pretty much already created, via the invitation company.  Here a few examples:

I love monkey themed baby showers!  This one was at a beautiful restaurant in Downtown Pasadena.  The decor was simple; matching colored linens, balloons, etc. and the cake was the centerpiece for the event. 

This cupcake tower was created for a 1st birthday garden themed party!  I love all the little bugs and flowers.  We took special care to design the flowers and leaves just as they were on the invite (adds that little detail that makes a big difference!)  Cupcake towers are so beautiful!  They make a big statement, and the cake cutting is very minimal.  I will go into cupcake towers in a future blog!

This adorable Minnie Mouse themed cake was for a 1st birthday as well.  So many elements from this party were printed at home using a print your own party package from etsy.com (which by the way, I love!) The party was so well coordinated, all the way down to the water bottle labels and gift bags!

I really enjoy all the themed "print your own party" packages that etsy's vendors offer, so here is a link to a vendor that does a fantastic job! http://www.simonemadeit.com   There are some that offer to print everything for you, but honestly if you have a nice printer and time on your hands, do it yourself!  You can save sooo much hard earned moola!

Have fun planning, and if you are in the Los Angeles area, please shoot us an email so we can help you with a cake design that pulls together your party theme!

Sincerely,
Wendy Beauvais
WB's Custom Cakes
www.wbcustomcakes.com

               Wedding cake for the modern bride and groom

Today's weddings are so unique....each one I go to is so different from the next...and in a good way!  People are so in tuned to who they are and what they like.  Traditions no longer hang over your head and whisper in your ear what you should eat, wear, or decorate with at weddings.  Weddings can be as unique as you are... 
My cousin was recently married, and I had the opportunity to create a truly unique and memorable cake for the bride and groom.  They wanted a design that was theirs....no one else would ever make this same cake.  And how exactly to do that?  Well, by writing your favorite quotes, song lyrics, inside jokes, etc all over the cake of course!  And to top it off, paint your silhouettes on the cake while you're at it!

Their wedding was so fun!  I would call the wedding style "vintage country" but even that doesn't fully explain it.  Sunflowers, mason jars, white twinkly lights, etc... you get the drift.  The couples themselves are very unique.  Both worked as acrobats for Disney theme parks, so to say their life is exciting would be an understatement.

So, if you are looking for inspiration for your wedding cake, keep these tips in mind to be able to create a design that is truly "you":

1. Integrate your interests into your cake- This could be a subtle dash of color, a small design element, or even a unique shape to the cake.

2. Add elements of your relationship into the design- You could even do this with your cake flavor.  Met in a coffee shop?  Make your cake filling a coffee mousse or a mocha cake flavor!

3. Don't copy other cake designs!- So many bakeries will have you look through their "cake book"... don't fall for it!  Google a lot of cakes!  Maybe pick out design elements you like, and then have a cake artist help you design something along those same lines, but custom!  It's worth it!


Good luck with all your planning and if you are in the Los Angeles area, give us a ring to help you design the perfect "unique" wedding cake for your big day!

Sincerely,
Wendy Beauvais
WB's Custom Cakes
www.wbcustomcakes.com