I could not be more excited about today’s post! We’re taking you to the kitchen of an inspiring baker and giving you a behind the scenes look at her creation process. It’s a fabulous Friday field trip and I hope your permission slip is signed!
Marcella Robin is the owner, baker, designer and chief mastermind at MRobin Cakes in Portland. If you’ve been reading for awhile, you probably remember when we first featured Marcella’s work back in 2011. (If you’re new, you can catch up HERE.) Marcella designs entremet cakes which are made of sponge cake, layered with a variety of creams, custards, mousses and then wrapped in a thin exterior layer of sponge cake. The design is actually baked into the outside layer. And they are simply out of this world! This creative spin on cake design is bold, fresh and just down right fun.
Okay, so here’s the agenda for our time with Marcella. First we’re going to swoon over a few of her most recent designs. Then take a peek at her creation process. Followed by the sweetest treat of all…. a must see video! If you watch one thing this weekend, make it this video! So stick with me for a few. You won’t want to miss a single moment. We’re hanging In the Kitchen with MRobin Cake Design!
Simply a.ma.zing. I could write an entire post about either one of these cakes! They are seriously so incredible. But we have an appointment to keep and I want to keep us on track. Let’s head to the kitchen….
If you think the cakes are cool, you simply must, must watch the full video. I’ve watched it several times already. Not only is Marcella extremely talented, which is evident from her cakes, but she’s totally laid back and incredibly humble. And this video captures all of the funky extrement fun! You’re going to love this peek into her creative process! If you’re at work or somewhere you can’t just launch into a video, then make a mental note in your weekend planner. This is a must see….
Are you loving this or what? Seriously, it’s okay to hit the play button again. I know you want to!
A special thanks to Marcella at MRobin Cakes for inviting us into her kitchen today. And to the talented crew over at Cineastas who shared their awesome video with us. Happy Weekend everyone!
VENDORS & CREDITS
Cake: MRobin Cakes
Video & Still Photography: Cineastas Video Production
Photography: Precious Bugarin Design
Let’s talk about pretty petals, shall we? But I don’t mean your ordinary, run of the mill, sugar flowers. I’m talking an entire day’s worth of beautiful blooms. Delicate, graceful, blooms. Hand cut and placed with precision. Grouped and bunched and snuggled together into an oh-so-beautiful bouquet. Because that’s exactly what today’s cake has in store for us. An entire tier of gorgeous blooms clustered together in a frilly, almost ruffle-like, pattern. Add in a touch of lace and some incredibly chic cake toppers and you have this little beauty. It comes to us from Isabelle Bambridge of The Designer Cake Company in the North East of England. And I know you’re going to love it! So sit back and enjoy today’s cake…
Isabelle of The Designer Cake Company tells us about her inspiration:
“The inspiration for this cake came from a number of places. I spend hours reading wedding blogs and looking at colour palettes for ideas and I just adore pale peach with ivory and white at the moment. To me, these colours are delicate and warm and have a vintage feel which I love!”
Isabelle of The Designer Cake Company gives us the scoop on her technique:
“With this cake, I was really keen to play around with different tier heights in order to give it a modern and less traditional feel which I think works well but the detail on the base tier was a real labour of love as you can imagine. It took me an entire day to cut, frill and stick all those flowers on but it turned out exactly how I planned and to me, looks a bit like the frilly skirt on a wedding dress. The cute wooden peg people on the top of the cake were a bit of an after thought to be honest. I felt it needed something to balance the detail on the bottom but didn’t want to detract from the flowers and when I saw these little guys, I fell in love with them immediately. I’m not usually a fan of ‘people’ cake toppers but these are just adorable.”
Seriously. So. Gorgeous. A special thank you to Isabelle of The Designer Cake Company for sharing her beautiful blooms with us today.
VENDORS & CREDITS
Cake: The Designer Cake Company
Photography: Simon Williams at Crest Photography
Today’s cake is a little slice of summer heaven. Served up with a big bouquet of beautiful flowers and a style perfectly suited for 2013 wedding season. Every sweet petal, every tiny blossom, every intricate leaf. With soft yellows and creamy whites, this design is just down right gorgeous. I’m talking crazy gorgeous! And it comes to us from a baker who stole our hearts last year with her adorable Elephant 1st Birthday and this glamorous pink and black cake. So needless to say, we’re happy to welcome Althea Heussner, of Bakermama, back today with yet another inspiring cake design. This little piece of eye candy is full of elegant blooms and is certain to make your heart flutter. Get ready to devour every last morsel of this incredible floral design.
Oh for the love of sweet, simple, swoon-worthy sophistication. Let’s see more of this little lovely and all of its cascading blooms!
Althea of Bakermama gives us the sweet scoop on this cake:
“I was actually originally asked to make this cake by a friend of the brides. The bride had originally planned on making her own wedding cake, but everyone thought the last thing she should be doing the night before her wedding was getting stuck in the kitchen ~ so her friends and coworkers to set up a collection to pay for it. I thought that was so sweet!”
A gorgeous cake coupled with a touching back-story. Can it get much sweeter than that? A special thank you to Althea of Bakermama for sharing her wow-worthy floral design with us today. It is a stunner!
VENDORS & CREDITS:
Cake: Bakermama
Photography : Sylwia Ok
