A Shower and Mother's Day

My Mother's Day creation in 2010 replicated a quilted look with pearl details. The cake was a champagne cake with champagne frosting and fresh strawberries. This is my favorite cake! The bubbles keep the cake so light! And champagne and strawberries are definitely a great combination.

For a wedding shower I made another Marimekko poppy cake. This one had golden poppies to match the invitation seen in the picture below.

Mother's Day

I spent a wonderful Mother's Day in the park in Marin, and the weather was fantastic. I made three cakes, one for my Aunt's birthday, and two for Mother's Day. The purple flower cake was inspired by the textile designs of Marimekko. It was a lemon cake with blueberry buttercream frosting. The poppy on top was made out of gum paste. The yellow cake with the white flower appliques is a white cake with a lemon, Framboise buttercream and fresh raspberries. And the flower cake is a chocolate cake with Oreo cookie frosting. The cake is iced in fondant with real flowers. I used mostly organic ingredients and substituted agave nectar for as much sugar as possible. Agave nectar has a much lower glycemic index than sugar and therefore much better for diabetics and others wanting to watch their sugar intake. To see more of these cakes please visit my website at http://sites.google.com/site/cakesbymahala/ . And stay tuned, I have a wedding, baseball team party, Father's Day, and another birthday coming up!