professional cakes - cakes wrecks

John (that's my husband, for you newbies) is an absolute master of sarcasm. This is not a good thing. Half the time even *I* can't tell if he's being sarcastic or not, which has led to more than one tiff around bathing suit season. ("Wow, your butt looks fantastic in that. No, really.")I...

We had two great events in the Bay area. At Copperfield's in Petaluma, Amy of Carbolicious provided these gorgeous (not to mention delicious) cake truffles:And we also had Beth of Out to Lunch Catering provide a yummy chocolate sheet cake. The Copperfield's staff was particularly...

I dunno, would you say some hen-pecked Wreckerator just winged this one?I mean, I don't want to ruffle any feathers, but this isn't exactly poultry in motion.Now this, on the other hand...Yep, that's a dead ringer.Hey Dana S. & Elin A., you know the expression "running around...

I've been looking forward to posting this since Saturday. [rubbing hands together gleefully] So let's get to it!The setup: What do you think would happen if two bakeries received the exact same phone order, but interpreted in two very different ways? That was the inspiration Paul...

Hi, Guys! Anne-Marie here. I live waaaay up north, in the beautiful state of Maine (State motto: "Crap, it's cold!").In case you were wondering:1. No, we do NOT all own snowshoes and snowmobiles.2. Yes, we CAN make it to the bathroom in the middle of the night without the use of...

For our first "world" tour event away from home, John and I boarded a plane the morning of the 25th, flew for eight hours, and then were taken straight to Powell's from the airport. (There's nothing quite like entering one of the world's largest book stores rolling all of your luggage...

John and I are having a fantastic time meeting so many of you on the "world" tour, and we're also having lots of fun seeing what the fabulous bakers who volunteered their services at each event are bringing to feed you guys. We'll be posting more pics of those cakes as the tour progresses,...