Luscious Layers

2011-11-06T12:55:00.000-08:00

Swiss dots buttercream cake presented at the winery at Red Cliffs Lodge. Gorgeous wedding with so many lovely details, like the hand made wine barrel stave stand. Flowers from Manna Floral Design and photos from photographybyjulie

2011-11-06T12:53:00.000-08:00

Close up of the swiss dots and gorgeous flowers from Manna Floral Design. Thanks to photographybyjulie for the lovely photos!

2011-10-02T21:52:00.000-07:00

Autumn cottonwood. Chocolate cake with spiced buttercream, caramel, toasted almonds and crystalized ginger.

2011-09-25T20:17:00.000-07:00

German chocolate cake, dressed up cheerfully!

2011-09-25T19:59:00.001-07:00

Groom's cake--chocolate raspberry with vanilla buttercream

2011-09-25T19:54:00.000-07:00

White and chocolate five-tiered cake with hand-painted sugar calla lilies

2011-08-01T13:48:00.000-07:00

Sugar flame calla lilies adorn brulee and chocolate strawberry tiers. Carmelized sugar shards encrust the base of each tier for this stunning wedding at Sorrel River Ranch Resort

2011-08-01T13:42:00.000-07:00

Kelly green and turquoise ribbons adorn a strawberries & cream cake frosted with swiss meringue buttercream

2011-04-30T21:16:00.000-07:00

Cottonwood inspiration~cake was creme brulee

2011-04-30T21:11:00.000-07:00

A closeup of the tree rings and cottonwood leaves

2011-04-30T21:01:00.000-07:00

Slickrock and desert varnish incarnated in cake

2011-04-11T15:09:00.000-07:00

Dots! The cute topper was found by the bride on etsy. Top and bottom tiers were white cake filled with lemon curd; middle tier was chocolate cake filled with caramel and brandy whipped cream.

2011-04-11T15:06:00.000-07:00

Buttercream cakes with pearls~the large cake is yellow sour cream cake filled with lemon curd, the mini cakes are flourless chocolate hazelnut filled with nutella creme.

2011-04-11T15:03:00.000-07:00

View from above

2011-04-11T15:00:00.000-07:00

Closer view of the boots and skis

2011-04-11T14:51:00.000-07:00

Birthday cake featuring a sugar skier on the slopes under a bright blue winter sky. The cake was chocolate raspberry.

2011-03-29T21:22:00.000-07:00

Closeup of the sugar roses

2011-03-29T21:19:00.000-07:00

Birthday cake for a dear friend's mother with roses

2011-03-15T21:25:00.000-07:00

Dress-inspired cake for a wedding last fall. The fishscale pattern with jewels on the bottom tier was painstaking work but ultimately brought the design together!

2011-02-17T15:33:00.000-08:00

The pictograph is modeled on one of the Barrier Canyon glyphs. Inside the cake was chocolate with hazelnut mousse and nutella buttercream.

2011-02-08T15:14:00.000-08:00

The sugar flycatcher

2011-02-08T15:03:00.000-08:00

A closeup of the handpainted sugar figure in half-lotus. And the carmelized sugar...yum!

2011-02-08T14:57:00.000-08:00

Cake made in honor of the world premier of the Moab-grown "Vipassana: The Musical" and the lead's father's birthday. Creme brulee cake--yum!

2010-12-11T22:00:00.000-08:00

Another view of "Undadasi!"

2010-12-11T21:48:00.000-08:00

Sea fan, elkhorn coral, fish in chocolate meringue. The mushroom leather coral in chocolate was one of my favorites! Thank you Moab for voting this creation Peoples Choice at this year's Chocolate Lover's Fling!

2010-11-12T14:00:00.000-08:00

Hand-painted sugar cottonwood leaves on mini flourless chocolate-almond cakes for a November birthday

2010-11-04T20:27:00.000-07:00

Confluence cake shows the courses of the Green and Colorado Rivers in Canyonlands National Parks. Marzipan sandstone rocks and a gorgeous succulent from Manna Floral Design complete the design!

2010-11-04T20:11:00.000-07:00

Slickrock domes for a desert-loving bride. Vanilla bean cake filled with caramel, dark chocolate, toasted pecans and homemade apricot jam!

2010-09-25T20:21:00.000-07:00

The quintessential Moab cake. White chocolate butter cake filled with hazelnut and mocha buttercreams.

2010-09-19T13:33:00.000-07:00

Hexagonal cake adorned with with sugar flowers dusted in and gorgeously flanked Manna Floral Design's arrangements!

2010-09-19T13:14:00.000-07:00

A closeup of some of the sugar flowers.

2010-09-19T12:53:00.000-07:00

Vanilla bean white chocolate cake with mocha swiss meringue buttercream. Fondant lace inspired by the bride's gown.

2010-07-17T08:18:00.000-07:00

Carrot cake with whole wheat flour for a 2nd birthday party! Inspired by Russell Julien's "Lost Calf".

2010-07-17T08:15:00.000-07:00

Chocolate raspberry birthday cake with handmade edible pearls.

2010-06-23T12:57:00.000-07:00

Vanilla chiffon cake with key lime curd filling. Rustic buttercream finish with wildflowers for a wonderful Moab bride.

2010-06-23T12:51:00.000-07:00

White butter cake filled with raspberry jam and raspberry buttercream. Surprising early June rain in Moab made for a memorable day.

2010-05-17T21:25:00.000-07:00

Alternating tiers of chocolate and carrot cake. Fresh flowers by Sarah Heffron of Karuna Farms.

2010-05-17T20:52:00.000-07:00

Mt. Rainier-inspired wedding cake for 160. Chocolate butter cake with fresh raspberries, raspberry jam and mocha buttercream.

2010-04-17T07:11:00.000-07:00

Key lime genoise with fresh sunflowers and lime peels for a gorgeous wedding at Sorrel River Ranch Resort.

2010-04-17T07:04:00.000-07:00

Chocolate cake frosted and filled with raspberry ganache. Fondant hat band and card.

2010-04-17T07:01:00.000-07:00

Chocolate butter cake filled with nutella buttercream. Decorated with home made fondant for an "Alice in Wonderland"-themed benefit. Winner of the People's Choice Award.

2010-04-17T06:57:00.000-07:00

Textured chocolate swiss meringue buttercream. Green roses in vanilla buttercream.

2010-04-17T06:51:00.000-07:00

Fondant flowers and royal icing detailing were inspired by St. Pucci chantilly lace wedding gown.