Keeping things fresh!!

I love baking first thing in the morning to give my clients the freshest possible baked goods.  I do not freeze and thaw like some other baked good producers do!!  Nothing compares to the taste of fresh cake. This was the scene at 6AM!!  An added bonus is that baking makes the house smell SO good all day long!!

Being a professional cake decorator is not just baking and decorating. It’s about imagination, sense of artistic style, design, research, flavor palette and understanding your client’s vision. Sometimes they are fairly short, sometimes they last for hours. Getting ready for a cake consultation this morning for a baby shower!!

The Gift of Cake

One of my favorite things that happened this past holiday season was taking an order from a client who was gifting her daughter a cake.  The little girl has been asked repeatedly what she wanted for Christmas and her repose was always "cake".  How could I not fulfill her wish?!?  I designed a Christmas themed elf cake for her.  You can tell from the picture that the elf is quite larger than the cake.  Ooops.  I thought the elf was perfect but I guess I should have read the description more carefully.  I was shocked when I opened the box but needless to say I made it work!!  Take a look at these pictures........the magic of Christmas was alive and well in this home when this sweet little girl was granted her wish......CAKE!! 

Inside a strawberry crunch cake

Often times I get asked "what do the insides of the cake look like?".  I usually don't have the opportunity to take a picture of a sliced cake but a few weeks ago I did and it happened to be of one of my best selling products--the Strawberry Crunch Cake.  I have been so excited about the awesome response people have had to this cake.  It has been ordered for "just because", for birthdays and even Thanksgiving and Christmas.  I first started making the cake shortly after I opened in 2017.  I customer had requested one and sent me a picture of what she wanted it to look like on the inside and voila, the strawberry crunch cake was born!!  Alternating layers of strawberry and vanilla cake filled with alternating layers of strawberry and vanilla buttercream covered with my signature strawberry crunch topping and fresh strawberries.

Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year!!  While 2018 was a very successful year for Sweet Dreams Cake Shop I am really excited to get a fresh start in 2019.  2018 was a year of learning, experimentation and growth and I hope to continue on the same path as well.  One of my goals is to be more consistent with my blog entries :)   i have some excited new products that I will be launching through out the year and will be concentrating on perfecting my cake decorating artistry, excellent customer service and communication and offering nothing but the most beautifully decorated and delicious baked goods!!  I can't thank you all enough for such a wonderful year.  All of your loyalty, support and kind words energize me.  2018 was great......here's to an even greater 2019!!