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2011 Ottawa Suhaag Wedding Show
Last weekend Mirch Masala Radio hosted the 2011 Suhaag Wedding Show at the Hampton Inn in Ottawa. It was a wonderful mesh of Vendors from both Ottawa and Toronto showasing all the good things they have to offer for the upcoming wedding season. ClaribelCakes was there and I brought along a couple of my beautiful girlfriends, Juthila and Sagal and my gorgeous sister Ramona to help with the event. Our booth featured 3 large prints from the Claribel Cupcakes Photoshoot with NZPhotography, and 3 brand new Cake Designs created specifically for the...
read moreClaribel Cupcakes with NZPhotography
Since I started cake decorating I had a vision for taking some extreme pictures. I wanted something pretty and fun but at the same time wanted lots of reality thrown in. My sisters good friend Nawshaba runs her own Photography business under the brand “NZPhotography.ca”. Her style of photography is so vast and she’s able to capture shots that you can’t imagine. In addition to this her editing skills are beyond phenomenal. So it was no surprise when Ramona and I decided what we wanted to do that we contacted her. The...
read moreA Royal Affair…
This past weekend Abanti and Samir were married at Ottawa’s upscale Chateau Laurier. What a royal and regal affair! The hall was beautifully decorated in shades of gold and ivory and there was a touch of royal blue light cascading the walls. It was absolutely stunning. I was contacted about a month ago by one of my 2010 brides asking if I was available for her friends’ wedding. I was more than happy to oblige. When the two came for a consult they brought a few Cake Boss inspired designs. The bride was very taken with Hex shaped...
read moreCakeWalk Wedding Cake Edition – Punk Rock Love
I can’t believe I forgot to blog my recent CakeWalk experience! I’ve been so busy lately it sort of skipped my mind. In any case, apologies to those that were eagerly awaiting some tantelizing behind the scenes tid-bits!! I suppose the biggest question most of you have is why I picked my sister to be my assistant when she had no baking/decorating experience. Well first off, I have a number of “cake” friends I could have asked, but I thought working with my sister would have been an unforgettable experience. I was right...
read moreSofia’s Birthday
A few weeks ago my best friends daughter turned 2. Her in laws threw a little party for her with close friends and family. I made this sweet little cake for her. Happy Birthday Princess. The cake was covered in 2 shades of pink fondant. The bottom layer was embossed with a diamond pattern. All accents were gumpaste including the pearl borders and Magnolia. The entire cake was airbrushed in a pearl finish. Flavour for this cake was Carrot-Pineapple-Pecan Cake with Cream Cheese SMB.
read moreHoly! Beautiful Baptism…
A few weeks ago I received an email from Zrinka. She needed a Baptism Cake for her daughter Nevenka who was Baptized this past weekend at the Croatian Church on Hinchey Ave. in Ottawa. She had seen a design on one of my older photos and liked the idea of flowers with a cross but needed significantly more servings. After a bit of email consultation we came up with this design. The cake was 6″, 8″ and 10″ Rounds, covered in Ivory Fondant. The centre tier was airbrushed in pearl and embossed with a criss-cross pattern, then...
read moreHigh Heel Birthday!
A couple of weeks ago my good friend Alex came to me for a cake for his girlfriend Cristina. I was given carte blanche on this one. I love being given carte blanche! I had done a cake a few weeks earlier for my sister and had a few Magnolia’s remaining so used them in coming up with this design. The high heels were handmade and airbrushed in Hot Pink Pearl Lustre. The Magnolia was also slightly airbrushed with the same colour to match. What girl doesn’t love shoes and flowers? Flavour was Vanilla Cake with Passionfruit Buttercream.
read moreSugar and Spice Wedding
A few weeks ago I did this pretty cake for Kristen and Devon who married at the Cedarview Golf and Country Club in Ottawa. Kristen and Devon came to see me months ago with designs for their cake. Bride-to-be wanted a very elegant and simple cake. So not straying from her wishes, we came up with this design. The flowers were all handmade and dusted in varying shades of pink. The whole cake was pearlized and covered with pink and brown ribbon trim. Cinnamon sticks were tied together and added to the cake to encompass thier Sugar & Spice...
read moreSafari Shower
Back in July, beaming Mother-to-be Chanel contacted me with a request for a Safari Themed Baby Shower Cake. She sent me a few photos through email and came over for a consult. We came up with this design. The lion, giraffe and monkey were all done with 50/50 and I tried to give each one a bit of a baby feel with the small eyes and then with the added stitching effect. The palm trees were made out of gumpaste. Letters were cut using the Cricut Cake. Flavour for this cake was Marble Cake with Belgian Chocolate Buttercream. Congratulations...
read moreErandi turns 27!!
Today is my Baby Sisters Birthday! This past weekend, her friends had a dinner celebration for her at Bambu Restaurant in Ottawa. Very cute Resto and great Chicken Penang! For dessert I made her this sweet little cake. Her first ClaribelCake ever!! The mini High Heels were made with gumpaste and airbrushed in a pearl finish. As was the Sugar Magnolia. I used a Royal Icing Stencil for the Damask Design and covered the cake in Black fondant. The letters all cut with the Cricut Cake. I baked something that’s not usually in my repertoire....
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