Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Wedding Wednesday

As the WPIX NYC Magical Wedding day nears, certain elements still need to be chosen to complete the look of the ceremony and reception. This morning, Tamsen Fadal spoke with Party City about invitations, party favors and even bachelorette party goodies. For a beautiful and affordable option, check out your local Party City invitation aisle to find a variety of styles.

Party favors are a gracious way to thank your guests for attending your wedding and can be incorporated into your wedding theme. Matching your ribbons and tags to your wedding colors can enhance the look of your reception. Party City even sells do-it-yourself kits so that you can assemble your favors.

Check out this morning's interview and don't forgot you can still vote on the dress and tux here!




Thursday, September 23, 2010

Latest Cake Details

Our slot machine cake was reincarnated last weekend for another 80th birthday. Only this time the cake traveled all the way to Springfield, Massachusetts! We used edible imaging again to include the birthday girl's photo, as well as hand made gold sugar coins and Massachusetts lottery tickets. The cake was yellow butter with strawberry buttercream.












On Saturday, we delivered this ruffled anemone wedding cake to the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. The bottom two tiers were pumpkin chocolate chip with cream cheese frosting and the top two tiers were vanilla with chocolate mousse buttercream.



Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Wedding Wednesday - Grooms

This week's Wedding Wednesday segment focused on the groom and the three tuxedo choices being provided by Jakob Custom Clothiers. Watch the video below and vote on the tuxedo you'd like to see Christopher wear on his wedding day!

Thursday, September 16, 2010

New Cakes!



Last weekend, we delivered this bridal shower shoe box cake to Thyme cafe in Roslyn, NY. The bottom tier (the leopard print shoe box) is vanilla bean cake with chocolate ganache and raspberry preserves. The top cake (the pink shoe box) is red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting). The pink lid is vanilla bean cake. The handmade high heel is decorated with a leopard print with a pink instep and has the bride-to-be's name painted on as the label. I also included a gift card made of sugar from endless.com (a private joke between the guest of honor and her family). Finally, we added tissue paper also made from sugar paste to the top box and base.




We also delivered this wedding cake to a private residence in Tribeca. The entire cake is carrot with cream cheese frosting. I added the word "love" to the top tier and hand painted hearts in red, orange, yellow and purple with a graffiti style in mind. This cake was very time consuming, but a lot of fun to make. The bride didn't give me a specific design, but she said she loved hearts and color and wanted the cake to be somewhat non-traditional.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Wedding Wednesday - Start Voting!


If you haven't been following WPIX's NYC Magical Wedding, now is definitely the time to start tuning in! The at-home audience is now being asked to vote on all of the elements of the wedding; from the apparel to the decor.

This week, high end dress designers Pronovias showcased three stunning wedding dresses for the audience to choose from and for bride-to-be Naija to wear on the big day! It seems like an impossible choice since they're all really beautiful and special in their own way.

Next week, WPIX will announce the dress that got the most votes and the audience will get to see the three tuxedo styles that are in contention for the groom, Christopher.

Check out the video segment below to see the dresses and then go here to vote on your favorite dress. Then see if your dress made the cut next Wednesday, September 22 during the 8 am hour.

AND the premiere of Top Chef: Just Desserts begins tonight on Bravo - yum!

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Wedding Wednesday - The Magical Couple!

This morning WPIX revealed the winning couple of the $100,000 NYC Magical Wedding - congratulations to Naija Graham and Christopher Bolasingh!!

Watch this morning's clip here.


We are also excited to announce that we will be on WPIX morning news on Wednesday, November 10 during the 8 o'clock hour for a segment about the wedding cake. We're honored to make the cake for this couple!



Thursday, September 2, 2010

Pastry Girl Cakes on Kickstarter

This week, Pastry Girl Cakes launched our fundraising page on Kickstarter to help with the costs for opening our retail bake shop. Kickstarter is a funding platform for creative projects, where aspiring chefs, artists, musicians, etc. can help get the funding they need to get their businesses up and running.

Kickstarter is an all or nothing funding source. We have 45 days (October 15th) to raise $5,000. If we do not reach that goal, we receive nothing.

On our project page, we included a short video montage of some of our pastries as well as a short Q & A about how the bake shop will operate. You can also see the yummy rewards we're offering for the generous donations.

Check our progress and watch our video!






Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Wedding Wednesday - Financial Security

This week's Wedding Wednesday segment was all about securing your financial future and planning for the life that follows after the big day. Stonegate Wealth Management offered some tips on how to begin to take steps to become financially responsible.

Here's a look at their segment from this morning:



Tune in next Wednesday morning when they announce the winning couple of the $100,000 magical wedding!