Cakes by Ellen

Fancy Pink Cake

2009-11-07T05:46:00.000-08:00

Again, design and materials by Sugar Butter Flour. Have you checked out their website yet? http://www.sugarbutterflour.com/

The ribbon still had to dry, so try to imagine it without the pieces of rolled paper or balls of plastic wrap.

White & Orange Flowers

2009-11-07T05:42:00.001-08:00

This was another cake I was able to do while visiting Sugar Butter Flour. Design and materials by Sugar Butter Flour.

Blue Seashell

2009-10-02T18:52:00.001-07:00

Concept and design by Sugar Butter Flour. This cake was made on site at this bakery. Thanks to Irit and Matt for inviting me to spend a day doing what I love. If you'd like to learn more about the bakery or order one of their cakes, please see www.sugarbutterflour.com .

Tom's Birthday Cake

2009-10-01T11:32:00.000-07:00

Small two-tier fondant cake with Banana-Frangelico cake and Italian Buttercream.

"A Sunny Day in Ellenland"

2009-09-22T17:05:00.000-07:00

Title by my husband Charlie.

November Wedding at Wadsworth Mansion

2008-08-27T06:38:00.000-07:00

Brandy Spice Cake, Sauteed Apple Filling, Spiced Buttercream

Chocolate Chocolate

2008-08-26T12:51:00.000-07:00

Chocolate Sour Cream Cake, Mocha Buttercream, Buttercream Roses, Dark Chocolate Piping

Ellen & Charlie's Cake

2008-08-25T07:31:00.000-07:00

September 12, 2008
Wadsworth Mansion, Middletown, CT
http://www.wadsworthmansion.com/

Three tiers of Ellen's Pink Raspberry Chambord Cake iced and decorated with Mocha Buttercream. Pink and white poka-dot ribbon and fresh flowers (placed by Charlie) on a mirror cake board (crafted by my father). Thanks to Mom for allowing us to take over her new kitchen for 3 days.

If you'd like to see my husband's pastry blog, please go to http://www.pastriesbycharlie.blogspot.com/

My Sister's Cake

2007-10-11T08:52:00.000-07:00

Kate & Nik's Wedding

Sept 5, 2004

Cake Construction:

Lemon Pound Cake with lemon curd filling and lemon buttercream. Champagne colored base with white buttercream border. Fresh Flowers.

Pretty in Pink (continued)

2007-10-11T08:48:00.000-07:00

Pretty in Pink

2007-10-11T08:41:00.001-07:00

This cake was not for a wedding. It's actually not even a cake! Three tiers of thick styro-foam covered in fondant and decorated in Chef Ricci's Advanced Wedding Cake course at the Harborside campus of Johnson & Wales University.

Airbrushed Sugarpaste Flowers: Roses, star flowers, Cala Lily, trumpet flowers, forget-me-nots, carnations, and matching buds for all (additional coloring with Petal Dust)

Cake Construction: 1st tier uses fondant swag technique and swiss dots, 2nd tier uses ribbon-insertion and brushed embroidery, 3rd tier is same as 1st, pale pink fondant on 1st and 3rd tier, white-white on 2nd.

Tiffany Blue (continued)

2007-10-11T08:33:00.001-07:00

Tiffany Blue

2007-10-11T08:14:00.000-07:00

Jackie & Joey's Cake

July 7. 2007

Sugar Paste Flowers: Hydrangea, Hybiscus, star flower (colored with Petal Dust)

Cake Construction: 3 Tiers lemon cake with lemon curd filling and white buttercream, 1 tier white almond cake with white buttercream. White-white rolled fondant, Tiffany box top theme, Tiffany blue accent color, sugar paste pearl border, piped lace drape on 3rd tier, Quilt-impression on 2nd tier, Swiss Dot on 1st tier. Fondant ribbon on top

Cascading Orchids (continued)

2007-10-11T08:10:00.001-07:00

Cascading Orchids

2007-10-11T08:02:00.000-07:00

Jon & Sarah's Wedding Cake

October 6, 2007

Airbrushed Sugar Paste Flowers: orchids, star flowers, forget-me-nots & matching buds

Cake Construction: 2 layer white cake with white American buttercream, vanilla white-white rolled fondant, sugar paste pearl boarder, buttercream embellishment on sides.

Introduction to Blogging

2007-10-11T07:40:00.000-07:00

As I have never 'blogged' before, and am not exactly sure what a 'blog' is, I have titled this first attemp as an Intro. This way, if I am a bad first-time blogger, I can blame it on inexperience. Good plan, right? Anyway, this project was created to display wedding cakes in my portfolio. I am a pastry chef with a large hotel company. This keeps me very busy. However, I look forward to wedding season on the off chance I might get a few on-the-side wedding cake jobs. This is my passion, and I hope one day to be able to do it on a more frequent basis. But, for now, it remains a very rewarding and challenging hobby.