Wedding Fruit Carving

The sous chef who does fruit carving is back! He'd been away for quite some time after his wedding. I've missed seeing his creation as he does his work intricately. He's been doing fruit carving since he resumed his position in the kitchen. His recent creation was this watermelon centerpiece at the wedding recently. It must have been exhausting carving the names of the bride and groom in cursive style. And as a bonus, he carved rose out of beetroot which added a nice touch to the table centerpiece

Wedding Cake # 2

It hasn't been long since the holiday fuss has ended and here I am again working tirelessly to cater to the request of our wedding couples. I don't mind the extra work. I enjoy making cakes from start to finish. It gives me the most rewarding feeling when I see the final look of the cake.

Anyway, this chocolate mud cake in rustic style has been wowing  wedding couples since I made it for the first time  in May 2014. Many of my cake's designs ( including this) are based on the client's wishes. This particular design stands out among the rest. Its' simple "home-made" look is probably the reason why it has become so popular.

Post-holiday Eggnog Snickerdoodles Treat

Before the holiday fuss died down, I used up all the leftover eggnog to make post-holiday treats for the resort's nightly turn down service. I did a repeat on some treats I served last year but here's the new addition to my list of delicious eggnog recipes.

A Goodluck Cake

A regular customer is moving to another country to work. To show appreciation for patronizing the resort all these years, the F & B Department surprised him with this good luck cake. It's the closest thing to saying how much we appreciate his loyalty and also make his one last visit to the resort memorable.

The cake lacked in appearance, I would say. It was one of those manic Sundays so I couldn't afford to do a little extra effort on this. The taste made up for it though. The guest was one happy customer when he got the cake.

Wedding Cake #1 2015

The craziness of the holiday season is over. Now comes the wedding season. Just a few days after all the New Year celebrations wrapped up, I made the first wedding cake of 2015. The cake was three tiered red velvet frosted with light pink Swiss meringue butter cream in rustic style. It's not something new. I have done it several times before so the procedure went smoothly and quickly. I made no mistake (Sigh). I succeeded in resizing the recipes at the exact quantities required.  Oh yes, I'm getting the hang of making wedding cakes. Good for me!