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Wedding Cake Trends for 2016

November 23, 2015 by thecocoacakery 3 Comments

Congrats!!! That ring is sparkling, the champange still has bubbles and you've already cracked open your wedding planning book!! Of course you're going to plan all that important stuff like a venue and a photographer, but what's REALLY got you excited is CAKE. Yes.... that beautiful centerpiece in your wedding that will pull all your beautiful curated choices together. Tall and elegant, lighting the room with a soft sweet scent of butter and sugar... whether it's covered in florals or trimmed neatly in ribbon, it's you. You've made your statement in your wedding cake. What you're really wanting to know WHAT to order for your wedding cake. Heaven knows we don't want to be ordering something SO over-done, but not toooo trendy that people raise an eye-brow wondering how they'll eat it. So that's where we come in. The cake-artists, who spend precious time scouring tutorials and a million wedding websites and magazines to bring you the best for the new season of weddings. These are … [Read more...]

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How to order a wedding cake!

October 19, 2015 by thecocoacakery Leave a Comment

You're wearing a gorgeous ring, the dress has been bought, venue booked, the planner has her list and now the crowning glory... your wedding cake! It might not be the first thing you booked, but it's a key element to completing a polished wedding look, will wow your guests and create a beautiful centrepiece in your reception. But how do you go about ordering this said wedding cake filled with lucious buttercream and covered with delicate sugar flowers or adorned with hand piped designs? Chocolate or Vanilla or something exotic? Ordering your wedding cake should be a FUN and delicious experience! Here my top tips to get the wedding cake of your dreams and within budget. 1. Book a consultation for your wedding cake about half-way through your planning. Designing the cake too early with your cake artist means that you don't have all the pieces yet (maybe invitations haven't been finalized, florals are undecided, dress appointments to be had) and designing a wedding cake works … [Read more...]

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A little touch of glam

April 22, 2015 by thecocoacakery Leave a Comment

When Bruna from Simply Lace contacted us to create a very masculine but glamorous surprise Birthday sweet table, we couldn't wait to be a part of it! We created a 2 tier black and gold geometric cake based on a fun colourful design we found on pinterest and made it our own. Bottom tier was three layers of decadent chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream, and the top tier a very vanilla bean cake with vanilla buttercream. The cupcakes and cookies complimented the theme with our man of the hour's monogram in an antique gold on top of mounds of creamy buttercream and sugar cookies. Bruna's quick eye for styling makes all the sweets come together perfectly. Check out Bruna's page to see the whole album and all the delightful details she captured along with this beautiful family as they celebrate a loved one.        … [Read more...]

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creating edible works of art – ie. a cupcake class

February 26, 2014 by thecocoacakery Leave a Comment

Let's be honest. It's all about eating... Right??? these lovely ladies actually refrained till the end of the class, and focused with laser-like vision on the task at hand... creating beautiful mini works of edible art. And they succeeded. And then they ate =) Here's a little look into one of our recent cupcake workshops. We covered a number of buttercream flowers, the basics on covering with fondant and some applique techniques. See our workshop page for our next class schedule. A huge thanks to Adrienne, who hosted us in her gorgeous kitchen and to Sarah from Photography by SSV for taking these lovely shots. … [Read more...]

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