The apprentice.. Maryland style, minus Donald Trump

June 4th weekend is going to be a busy one for this cake decorator.. I have two scheduled interviews in Baltimore and Annapolis Maryland, both with two entirely different bakeries. The first interview is going to be with a Graul's Market bakery.. from what i'm told is that it's not just a grocery store, it's a high end grocery store. I imagine that it's like the Arizona based "AJ's Fine Foods"

The other interview is with Nostalgia Cupcakes in Annapolis. I haven't heard much, or seen much about this company, but from the looks of things they are a mom and pop store. Now don't get me wrong, I imagine that it would be a great place to work for.. but I need the benefits and the hours to be guaranteed.

Part of my interview with both bakeries is that I have to display what I can create from icing, and also to show off my artistic side. I have a few ideas on stuff to create, but I need a little bit of input from all of you. I feel that buttercream roses are my strong point and I would like to show them off, so if you see any really amazing cakes that you think I can make.. send the pictures my way!!

Here are a few of my ideas:

I'm favoring the first picture more than the second for the simple fact that "less is more", especially when it comes to cakes. It's simple and beautiful. I'm thinking i'd love to do a White cake with strawberry and bavarian whip cream filling, with a white buttercream finish. Design wise I want to do a massive buttercream rose display on top of the cake.. Suggestions would be helpful on the overall design

Have a great weekend! See you monday with your suggestions

Comments

Mission Impossible:CAKE IMPOSSIBLE!

When did it become okay to order a cake at last minute? Did I miss the memo?!?! In the past 3 days I have completed nine last minute cake orders.. most of them to be completed within 10-20 minutes. I almost feel like Robert Irvine in "Dinner Impossible" when he's trying to complete an amazing event in an impossible amount of time. I've had customers ask for a few rediculous cake orders, one for example was a customer who wanted a 3-tier Fairytopia cake and they wanted the cake in 2 hours. Even if I didn't have that much to do, I still would have told the customer no, and in fact I did tell the customer no. I hate to turn down the extra money, but I just can't decorate under intense pressure like that. In my last blog I talked about my ability to decorate cakes fast, but those cakes are just so basic that even 4-5 minutes for a basic double layer cake isn't unheard of. Now for the icing on the cake (so to speak): I had a customer come in yes

Vanilla Ice Ice Baby

Who says your birthday cake has to be warm? Last time I checked it's just starting to heat up, and that generally means everything must be cold... Iced tea, iced soda, cold showers, and cold cake? Psssh, why not just go with the new American fad, the ice cream cake. Sure you could always go with a basic crappy Carvel ice cream cake, but why not take it up a notch and get an awesome cake from Cold Stone Creamery. I try not to be the advertising guru for them, but they really deserve the attention. Cold stone has a variety of ice cream, everything from the basic Vanilla to the Cake batter ice cream. If you haven't tried the cake batter ice cream, then I suggest you find the nearest cold stone and sample it. mmmm yum I know that Ice Cream isn't really a cake product, but it's definitely earned its right to be called that at cold stone creamery. For the hefty price tag of almost double a grocery store's prices you too can have a tasty birthday treat.

5 Minutes to sugar heaven

I totally spaced my monday blog... I'll make it quick and fun :) Cupcake porn? The almighty cupcake makes it's return to the blog scene.. I've been playing around with some new flavors of cupcakes, flavor combinations like Chocolate strawberry decadence (chocolate cupcake filled with strawberry filling topped off with a poured dark chocolate). I also have the White cupcake filled with strawberry filling, a layer of thin sliced banana's all topped off with whip cream and coconut shavings. I've had a really hard time finding a name for that last one, so if you can come up with something... by all means let me know :D Pictures soon to come!!! It's strawberry season so lets experiment

Cake Life @ The Velvet Buttercream

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