Rachel's Pastries Blog

Piper Turns 1

2009-04-28T14:38:00.001-07:00

How do you decorate a first birthday cake? With polk-a-dots of course. Pink and Green polk-a-dots to be exact. Piper went to town on her first piece of chocolate cake. Just the way it should be.

Character Cakes

2009-04-18T14:13:00.001-07:00

Character Cakes are always so much fun. Taking a favorite character and turning them into edible art starts with a simple picture. I can create them from an invitation or even a coloring book drawing. Using a coloring book drawing is actually the easiest way for me to create the character. Simple outlines, then adding coloring and or course a fun background. Here are the Super Mario Brothers on Brian's 7th Birthday Cake. I also made "M" and "L" cookies for Mario and Luigie, as the party favors.

Baby Shower Favors

2009-04-18T14:08:00.001-07:00

Lia is having a baby girl and the favors for her shower are pink and brown baby rattles. We decided to go with a few different designs. Here are some of them. These cookies make great favors.

Jess & Mike's Welcome Treats

2009-04-18T14:05:00.001-07:00

Jess & Mike were getting married in Key West and they wanted cookies for the guest bags they were giving people at the hotels. We went with the colors they used for the wedding and used their first initials since the wedding hadn't happened yet.

Cupcakes, who doesn't enjoy a little cake made just for them?

2009-01-21T13:20:00.000-08:00

Cupcakes are such a special treat. They are the perfect size for anyone to enjoy. Cupcakes are probably the easiest cake to serve, no cutting, no dishing, just pick up and eat goodness. There's so much you can do with them, from the flavors to the decorations. While most of the cupcakes you are going to see here were made for kids, I never think of them as a kids only cake. Actually, they can be quite sophisticated. I think that's part of the reason why they have become so popular. By definition, they are small cakes baked in a mold that is shaped like a cup. So basically, any type of cake you can dream up, you can turn into a cupcake.

Is that really a cake?

2008-09-19T20:07:00.000-07:00

I get that question a lot. Can I really eat this? The answer is, of course you can. That's why I love this job. It's not just art that hangs on a wall. It's interactive. It's fun! Am I a little sad to see it eaten after all of that hard work? Maybe just a little, but the smile on peoples faces as they are eating my hard work more than makes up for that. After all, no matter how cool it looks, it's still dessert.

David's 40th Birthday Cake

Emily came to me and asked if I could make a cake for David's 40th birthday. Of course I could. He's an avid golfer and it was a lot of fun creating this one.

Max's 4th Birthday Cake

Max was having a Ben 10 Birthday Party. So we needed a Ben 10 Omni-Trix watch for a cake.

Jeffrey's 9th Birthday Cake

Jeffrey's 9th birthday was a Lego Land Party.And what do you do for a Lego Land Party? You make a Lego cake.