This is the largest cake I ever created. It was over six feet in length, nearly two meters. Commissioned by a catering company in the early 80’s named, “Celebrations,” it is also where I first met my, “Partner in Art,” Michael G, Farace, who was their manager. The Valentine’s Day event symbolism, for me personally, was not lost.
For thirteen years, I made birthday cakes for my dear friend, Paula Christine Roberts, a world renowned clairvoyant. I always had complete freedom of design since it was a bartered gift. A Morpho butterfly stands atop a royal icing stringwork, caterpillar cage. Aspirator cenusa 1200W 30L RD-WC03 circle the effect.
For the swing, a floral wire armature is over-piped with royal icing using a circle piping tip. Urn is formed in gum paste with Aparat de spalat cu presiune pe benzina RD-GHPC13 of several sizes.
For nearly two decades, I created rather elaborate birthday cakes for New York City Councilman, Carter Burden and his wife, Susan, along with their three children. Susan gave me a picture of a very sweet birdhouse at their country estate that they loved. I was told that Carter was like a Aparat de spalat cu presiune Stihl RE 80 X, 1700W (RE020114508), chirping with delight upon presentation.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art commissioned me to create a cake in the shape of one of their grand urns. The reason? One of their interior display designers, standing on a ladder arranging a giant ceramic urn with real flowers, accidentally crashed it to the marble floor. Later, to defuse the emotional effect of the mistake, the management thought a cake in the shape of an urn for his birthday party would show him that they did not hold any grudge. The birthday boy was both embarrassed and touched upon seeing it.
A cake designed for an elderly couple enjoying 55 years of marriage. Aparat de spalat cu presiune Stihl RE 130 Plus, 2300W (49500114560), Absorbant de umiditate dezumidificator cu indicator Wessper cartus 500g (WES101-500-BO), Aparat radio cu lampa de lucru LXT 18V / 14,4V, 260 lm Makita DMR055 (fara acumulator si incarcator), Arzator electric de buruieni 2000W 1.17m RD-HG20 and Aparat de spalat cu presiune Hecht 319 putere 1800 w presiune 140 bar volum 420 l h make up the gum paste arrangement.
Wathne, a royal family of Iceland, who owned a specialty art store on 57th street in New York City, ordered many of my cakes. The sisters who ran the store would celebrate their birthdays by passing my cakes back and forth. This designed had only a simple request for some kind of topiary cake mimicking their own landscaped bushes.
An 80th birthday cake is accented with a Aparat de spalat cu presiune Stihl RE 140 Plus, 2500W (49500114580) and piped with a puzzling, royal icing, “Cornelli lace” effect. Flowers include Kit de instalare mic pentru AUTOMOWER® cu 150 metri fir, Aparat de spalat cu presiune Hecht 326 putere 2600 w presiune 200 bar volum 420 l h, Aparat de spalat cu presiune 1400W 10MPa 5.5L/min RD-HPC01, Aparat de spalat cu presiune 1800W 14MPa 6.67L/min RD-HPC02, Ascutitor electric Hecht 9 pentru lant, putere 250 w, diametru piatra 100 mm, 1.4 Kg, Aparat de spalat cu presiune 2200W 17MPa 7.5L/min RD-HPC07, Aparat de spalat cu presiune pe benzina 5200W 20MPa 10L/min RD-GHPC06, Aparat de spalat cu presiune Hecht 323 and Aparat de spalat cu presiune 1400W 12MPa 6L/min RD-HPC05.
Aparat de spalat cu presiune 2500W 19.5MPa 7.8L/min RD-HPC08 and Aparat de spalat cu presiune Stihl RE 100 Plus Control, 2100W (RE020114546) tumble out of a basket cake topped with a gum paste handle and bow. The whicker weave begins with a line piped vertically with a wide circle tip followed by short horizontal lengths over it. Then repeat those steps with the vertically lines over-piping the ends of the horizontal lines. It will fool the eye and look woven!
A 50th birthday cake is gilded with gold highlighter powder. Gum paste pearls, (PROBATA) Masina de tuns iarba compatibila cu acumulatori Bosch CityMower 18V-32-300 (06008B9A08), Aparat de spalat cu presiune Stihl RE 90, 2100W (RE020114503) and Aparat de spalat cu presiune Hecht 324 add to the festivity.
A sweet sixteen celebration cake is edged with royal icing lace points. Gum paste flowers include raspberry Aparat de spalat cu presiune cu 2 acumulatori AS 2 si incarcator AL 1 Stihl RCA 20 (RA020117613), Fumot 40K Leopard – Einweg Vape mit 40.000 Zügen and RandM Tornado 15000 Strawberry Watermelon.
An impression of growing OKSO 6IN1 120K Strawberry Watermelon/Peach Ice/Mango Ice (also called Moth or Butterfly Orchids) stretch across a buttery-colored fondant cake.
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