Elisa Strauss

This was a wedding cake I made tailored towards Elisa Strauss' original design.

SPECIAL REQUEST.... Hmmmm?

Yes, I know you are probably saying,"What the heck?" Yeeah, me too and I made the cake, lol!

Vegan Coconut Wedding Cake

I had the pleasure this weekend meeting with Jenn and her family about her upcoming April 12th wedding. She's a vegan and I experimented with making vegan coconut cupcakes. The recipe turned out GREAT and both she and I were very pleased with the result (very moist and you couldn't tell they were vegan at all). Many people are becoming vegan nowadays and I am planning on going to specialty baking school in the fall to learn more techniques.

Vegan Coconut Cake Recipe:

Swan's Cake Flour (sifted)
Organic Cane Sugar
Raw Agave Nectar
Baking Powder
Pure Vanilla Extract
Coconut Extract
Coconut Milk/Almond Milk
Egg Replacer
Veganaise

Vegan Coconut Buttercream Frosting:

Earth Balance
Organic Powdered Sugar (sifted)
Coconut Shavings

(I recommend using some non-hydrogenated shortening coupled with the earth balance for stabalization if the cake is going to be tiered, etc)






GLUTEN:



Many people are finding out that they are allergic to gluten (which is found in alomost EVERYTHING) I also tried using Quinoa four (gluten-free) to make some pancakes on Sunday for the family, but honestly, the quinoa flour has a very high protein content and an almost nutty flavor, so John and I weren't too keen on the pancakes personally. I'm going to try a mixture of tapioca, rice flour and millet, which are also gluten free.

Beecher Wedding Cake January 3rd 2009

First Wedding Cake for the new year.... It was a classic and delicious design (if I might say so myself). The bottom tier was Chocolate Fudge w/Chocolate Frosting. The top tier was Classic Red Velvet. The strawberries are topped with Chocolate Ganache and White Chocolate Ganache.... YUMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I "STILL" love strawberries and chocolate.

3D WWII Plane Cake for the Groom...

This was a fun cake we made for a bride's fiance and it was a complete "super suprise." I heard from the caterer that he really loved it!!

I really like making people happy!!! And yes... It REALLY is a CAKE!!!!

A Purse Cake for Mandy-Juicy Couture that is.....

A Birthday cake! We are confidant that it tastes better than leather. ;-)