Wedding Trio

Sample cakes for the new J'Adore Cakes Co. Website coming soon!

La Petite Ballerine

This pretty pink cake was inspired by a ballerina tutu...with a little couture twist of course ;)

Dare to be inspired II!

This next cake was inspired by a Carolina Herrera wedding gown!

 

Vote for your favorite Looney Tunes Character!

Hello all!

J'Adore Cakes Co. is starting a cake poll!  The theme is Looney Tunes and the voters get to decide which cake will be created by J'Adore Cakes Co.!  Bring your favorite Looney Tunes Character to life and vote today! 

Who will the winner be....

Porky Pig
Daffy Duck
Tweety Bird
Bugs Bunny
Sylvester
Yosemite Sam
Road Runner
Wild E. Coyote
Tazmanian Devil
Marvin Martian

We have a winner!!

Hello Everyone!

A big thank you for all who voted!  And just as I suspected, the winning macaroon flavor is RED VELVET!

As promised, this winning macaroon flavor will make it debut at The Wedding Co. in January!  Come by J'Adore Cakes Co.'s booth and try our new macaroon flavor!

The Red Velvet Macaroon will have a vividly red shell, with a light cocoa flavor, and will be filled with decadent cream cheese frosting!  Heaven!

What unique macaroon flavor would you like to see on the market?

J'Adore Cakes Co. is hoping to come up with a new unique flavored macaroon.  There are so many different options that we just can't decide which one to go with!  Visit our blog and help us decide today and vote for your favorite flavor!  The winning macaroon will be featured at the upcoming Wedding Co. Show January 14-16, 2011 at the Carlu!

More Macaroons!

Starting from the left we have coconut with dulce de leche, behind is black sesame, neopolitan and praline crunch

J'Adore Maracoon Line

Making Parisian macaroon has become obsession!  Biting into that hard shell, followed by a chewy piece of heaven....finally making my way to the decadent filling....Nirvana!

Here is a little preview of J'Adores unique macaroon line.  Why unique?  These light and chewy meringues are usually made with ground almonds and their flavors are usually found in the fillings.  J'Adore takes it up a step and introduces a variety of flavored shells, such as coconut, pistachio, pecan, walnut...to name a few.  Paired with decadent filling such as dulce de leche, praline crunch, strawberry!  Mmmmm, my mouth is watering already!

J'Adore Cakes Co is on Twitter!

Hi everyone!

I caved and finally signed up on Twitter!  J'Adore Cakes Co will have a new tweet daily!  Join our blog and foloow our daily tweets at J'Adore Cakes Co.!

Peacock Preview

I absolutely love peacocks!  They are beautiful and exotic birds, that are almost too beautiful to be real!  Traditionally, the peacock is a bright blue, with green accents.  For this cake, I have decided to do an albino peacock.  All white, with hints of pink on the feathers....here is a sneak peek!

Wedding Show

J'Adore Cakes Co. is thrilled to announce that we will be taking part in the upcoming wedding show at the Carlu in January hosted by The Wedding Co. !

The show begins Friday, January 14th and runs through Sunday January 16th.  J'Adore Cakes Co. will be launching their new line of cakes and the new J'Adore Macaroon and petit fours!

Hope to see you all there

Isabelle

http://www.theweddingco.com/

Monet--Sneak Peek!

Joseph A, Lambeth -- A master ahead of his time

As a professional in the industry of cake design, I always try to explore new ways to improve my skills.  With each new discovery, whether it be a new product on the market or a new technique to apply onto my cake, I thrive to stay current.  We all thrive to come up with never before seen techniques...but then I had a thought.
How did they do it back then?  How did pastry chefs and cake decorators manage to decorate their cakes using their skills.  I would assume, along with most, that the tools and skills available 100 years ago were not as they are today...until I came across the Lambeth Method of Cake Decoration and Practical Pastries.

I was lucky enough to take the Lambeth Piping Skills class with the infamous Wendy Kromer.  Her interest in this skill intrigued me.  I wanted to learn more....

To answer your question:  What is this Lambeth Method? More importantly, who is Lambeth?  His name was Joseph A. Lambeth, a master in the art of cake decorating as well as cake making.  He was a regular competitor and winner at the International Food and Confectionery Expositions across Europe.  He was also a teacher and author of several cake decorating books. 

I recently acquired a copy of his famous book.  As I flipped though the pages, I was amazed.  Countless techniques using gumpaste and royal icing.  He even cast his own moulds at the turn of the century!

The most amazing part was flipping through the wedding cakes.  As I read through the notes, my heart stopped as I read the next two words : ENTIRELY FREEHAND.  There are no words to describe it!

As a cake designer, I do try to stay current.  But my little trip through time has made me realize that it is also important to take a step back and really understand the art  of cake design and how it all began.

I highly recommend the book Lambeth Method of Cake Decoration and Practical Pastries as it should be on the shelf of each cake designer! 

Inspiration of the Week: Monet

On the works this week...a centerpiece cake for the Celebrity Bell Gala taking place on October 14 at the MTCC in Toronto.

The theme this year is Enchanted Garden!  Monet inspired designs, beautiful rich and bold colors, hand painted details, gorgeous gumpaste flowers and a hand made iron gate for the garden.

Stayed tuned as we reveal our upcoming showpiece!

Thai Buddha

This Thai Buddha was created for a man who collected statues of Thai Buddha.  This one in particular was his favorite one. 

Cake Show 2010-Live Design Challenge!

Cake SHow 2010- Live Design Challenge!

I was very proud to be announced as the winner of the live design challenge at the The Cake Show 2010 hosted by the Bonnie Gordon School!  Thank you to my assistant Jaclyn Douglas, who is a colleague of mine and dear friend.

Converse Shoe

Had a blast doing this cake for a girl's 12th birthday!  The shoe is a delicious chocolate cake, with chocolate buttercream filling.  I may have helped myself to a few cake scraps...hehe! 

Macaroon Madness!

I had such a tough time with these macaroons! Macaroons are hard enough to make as it is...now add some color and disaster! It took a few tries...but they finally worked!

Schedule posted for Bell Gala Interns!!!

Hi Everyone!


Thank you so much for your response in wanting to help out with the Bell Gala!  It's a great event that raises funds every year for Sick Kids.  The schedule is listed below, please let me know which day or days you are available and I'll mark you down!


Thank you!
Isabelle

Attention interns!  Below are the days available to work on the Bell Gala cake.  Please fill in your name(s) beside the shift(s) you desire and email this schedule back to me.  Thanks!  Hope to see you all soon J

Sept 17-           10 am- 4pm

Sept 20-23     6pm and on

Sept 24-day   10 am- 4pm

Sept 25 Day   10 am- 4pm

Sept 26 day    10 am- 4pm

Sept 27--29    6pm and on

Sept 30- Day   10 am- 4pm

Oct 1- Day       10 am- 4pm

Oct 4- Day       10 am- 4pm

Oct 5-6            6pm and on

Oct 8 Day        10 am- 4pm

October 10-12  Days and probably evenings

October 13      6pm and on

The Cake!

Couture Inspired Cake

This six tier cake was created for a bride who loved her dress and wanted her cake to be based on it!  She also wanted her shoe to be her cake topper!

This cake was a blast to make and was delivered at the Atlantis Pavillions at Ontario Place.

Preview!

Here is a peak at the 6 tier wedding cake coming up this Saturday!

Calling all interns!

Enchanted Sweets is growing fast! We are now looking for aspiring cake designers who wish to feed their souls with cakes, cakes and more cakes!

Enchanted Sweets is contributing to the Celebrity Bell Gala, where we will be delivering macaroon topiaries, treats on a stick and making a huge cake as the sweet table centerpiece!

If you are interested in interning, please forward your resume and picture of cake experience to isabellel@enchanted-sweets.com or call us 647-402-6099!

Let the cake making begin!
Isabelle

Dare to be inspired!

Cakes have come a long way!  These days anything can be recreated in a cake.  Some couples remain traditional, keeping within the theme of their wedding, their colors, their flowers.

There are also some couples that come to a consultation who absolutely no idea what they want!  And that's where the designer comes in and helps to inspire their clients!

There are so many ways to be inspired, sometimes just taking a walk down a street full of colorful shops may trigger the designer in you!

Other things that can inspire you are your colors, your invitations, your dress, wallpaper, magazines, a piece of fabric and much more!

What to bring to a consultation?  Anything that has inspired you! oh and not to mention...your sweet tooth!  Gotta bring that along too!

This next cake is a great example of inspiration.  The ribbons on this beautiful Vera Wang dress were the main inspiration of this cake.  I also added lace and beautiful rhinestones to complete the look!

A Taste of the Tropics!

More often than not..less is more.  The simplest wedding cakes can be beautiful.  I created this cake with the intention of using the plumeria flower.  This is a tropical flower that comes in a variety of colors, but is mainly white with a hint of yellow.  Since the bride loved the color pink, I decided to use it as a accent on this gorgeous black and white cake!

Sugar Orchid

Lily of the Valley

Gumpaste Flowers!

Ever wonder how they make those beautiful flowers on a wedding cake! Stay tuned for some step by step tutorials! Here is a glimpse of just a few of the flowers you can make using gumpaste, a bit of color and some wire!

Mickey Mouse 3D Cake!

Thanks to the Food Newtork Challenge and all of its talented participants, 3D free standing structured cakes are bigger than ever!

From Big Bird to Elmo, any character you desire can be recreated and brought to life with a few simple ingredients: Pipes, cereal treats and some modeling chocolate!

Mickey Mouse was created for Brandon's 1st birthday! He is made of PVC pipes, cereal treats and covered in modeling chocolate!

Elmo Cake in 3D!

Make your children's birthdays memorable! J'Adore Cakes Co. offers 3D cakes to rent! All stands are made to hold a birthday cake or cupcakes! For more information please call 647-402-6099 or email us at info@jadorecakesco.com

The Cake Show

It's that time of year again! The Cake Show hosted by the Bonnie Gordon School. This year, there were different categories, from novelty cakes, celebration cakes, wedding cakes and more! The category in which I was participating in was The live design challenge! The theme: A wedding at Versailles!

I had several months to think about my cake design. I wasn't feeling very inspired as I had never been to France, let alone Versailles! There were several approaches to this design. I thought I could maybe be inspired by the Marie Antoinette movie. I found the movie quite long, and didn't really capture the essence of Marie Antoinette. It was too modern and modern was not the way to go!

If you study Versailles, the main colors are cream and gold! Lots and lots of gold! Everything in the palace in grand, exquisite! I wanted to replicate that in a cake! What inspiration in the end? Her bedroom. The beautiful fabrics and gold trims on the walls I found really captured the essence of Marie Antoinette.

The piece de resistance? The spinning cage on the top...My assistant and I waited until the last few minutes of the competition to attach the spinning cage, which was motorized! As the clocked ticked, the crowd held their breath until the finally.....it was spinning! Success!