http://slocakes.com/blog dani's cake portfolio Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:45:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This cake was made for the wedding of Emily Fosburgh and Mike Simpson on November 8, 2008 at the Cinnabar Hills Golf Resort in south San Jose, CA. Design The bride had a photo of a cake she liked and I simply interpreted it with my own artistic style and ... http://slocakes.com/blog/2008/11/08/simpson-wedding/ This cake was made for my cousin Halima's 1st birthday bash on November 2nd, 2008. Design Halima was actually born on Halloween !! So, it's only fitting that she should have a Halloween themed birthday cake. I actually had the idea for this cake for awhile, and her parents ... http://slocakes.com/blog/2008/11/02/beary-pumpkin/ This cake was made for Anika's 4th birthday on October 19, 2008. Design I asked Anika what kind of cake she wanted for her birthday. Without hesitating, she exclaimed, "Bunny cake !!!" I wondered what type of bunny cake a 3 year old actually had in mind, so I ... http://slocakes.com/blog/2008/10/19/magical-bunny-birthday/ This cake was made for the surprise party of my very dear friend, colleague and mentor, Liz Gibbons, in honor of her 60th birthday on June 22, 2008. The party was hosted at a very lovely home in the hills of Los Gatos, CA. Design The best part about this ... http://slocakes.com/blog/2008/06/22/wisteria-lemon-garden-cake/ This cake was made for JJ Albanese Concrete Company's 'Founder's Day - Beginning of Fiscal Year Party' in conjunction with the president's, John Albanese, 60th birthday on June 02, 2008. Design It is quite fitting to have a concrete cake for a concrete company, don't you think? Before I even had ... http://slocakes.com/blog/2008/06/02/the-concrete-cake/ Watch out, it might bite !! This cake was made for the Annual International Interior Design Association (IIDA) 'Culinary Challenge' charity event to benefit Heifer International on May 15, 2008 in Milpitas, CA. We won the "people's choice" award which was a trio of rabbits to be given ... http://slocakes.com/blog/2008/05/15/little-shop-of-steinberg/ This is the wedding cake that Blake and I made for our dear old friend, Matte Elsbernd, and his lovely bride, Nicole, on May 3, 2008. Their wedding reception was held at the Fleur De Lys in San Francisco, CA. DesignThe Bride picked out a picture of a cake she ... http://slocakes.com/blog/2008/05/03/matte-nicole-wedding/ This was a surprise wedding test cake that I made for my friend Nicole on April 19, 2008. Design Not much design to do on my part. The bride found a cake design she liked online and I was simply challenged to reproduce it. I think it's pretty much ... http://slocakes.com/blog/2008/04/20/matte-nicole-wedding-test-cake/ This cake was lovingly made for Nisha's 6th birthday party on March 16, 2008. Design Nisha requested "roses, especially pink ones." Hmmm... what to do with roses that doesn't remind me of Valentine's Day or weddings? So I came up with this garden theme which was a little more kid-like, yet ... http://slocakes.com/blog/2008/03/16/rose-garden-core/ This cake was made for Anika's 3rd birthday party on October 21, 2007. Design Anika's only design criteria was "kitties". Who knows what she actually had in mind, but this is what I came up with. I had a hard time deciding between the basket of several kittens or one big ... http://slocakes.com/blog/2007/10/21/anika-3rd-bday/