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- Zakia / Avenue Z Desserts
- NYC, New York, United States
- Owner and Head Cake Designer of Avenue Z Desserts, a custom cake and confections boutique in NYC.
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Sunday, August 14, 2011
Purple, Pink & Green Slice of Cake
This cake was a surprise for the girlfriend of one of my closest friends. I love this cake design. It’s so fun and comes together really easy. It has become my go to cake design when I need a cake to serve 25ppl or less. The flavor was chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream and milk chocolate ganache.
Im really happy with the color scheme (which was taken from ribbon I had on hand), the green just seems to pop against the purple.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Circus Themed Cakes
I needed to give this 2nd cake some individuality and it was a bit smaller (100 servings) I changed the tier shapes, added orange into the color scheme and used a different technique on the name to give it some individuality.
Overall I'm happy with how both cakes came out but I really think I like the 2nd one better. I think has to do with the technique used on the name – it just pops more. Just goes to show how simple adjustments can a difference.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Sneak Peek: Teal and Purple Sweet 16
Here is a sneak peak of a Sweet 16 cake that I am working on.
I love animal prints and to pair it with a teal/purple/black color scheme is really takes it to another level (i love cakes with black in the color scheme).
The invite is super chic and made designing the cake really fun! I submitted four options and this is one they chose - I'm also adding a few elements which are not shown in the sketch.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Stacked Baby Block Cakes
I delivered this Stacked Baby Blocks Cake to Tamara's baby shower this past weekend.
The inspiration for the design came from a cake I saw and loved on DeviantArt. Each block has four panels and each panel has a different design.
The cake flavor is Cookies N Cream, covered in milk chocolate ganache and decorated with White Chocolate Fondant. Water is cotton candy, Ducks are candy melts and bears are gumpaste. Enjoy!
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Happy Mothers Day!
Happy Mother's Day to all!
I hope you all enjoyed this wonderful Sunday with your loved ones!
I made this cake for a mother's day dinner. I decided to keep it simple and go with a basic design of flowers and scroll work.
The flavor is banana cake with caramel buttercream and chocolate ganache, covered in White Chocolate fondant and decorated with Hawaiian Plumeria flowers.
Enjoy!
Monday, April 4, 2011
Banana Split Cake
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Giveway! $25 Gift Code to CSN Stores!
So I have some news for you today!! I am giving away a $25 gift code to any of the 200+CSN Stores! Have you ever heard of them? They have an amazing the selection of products you can find on their site and sell everything from exercise gear to LeCreuset cookware!
How do you enter to win?
{Main Entry-Required}
That’s simple…head over to CSNStores and check out their LeCreuset selection, then come back to this post and tell me which product is on your which list. Please be specific, don’t write “pots” as this type of entry will not count.
That’s simple…head over to CSNStores and check out their LeCreuset selection, then come back to this post and tell me which product is on your which list. Please be specific, don’t write “pots” as this type of entry will not count.
Want extra entries?
Each item you do will get you ONE additional chance to win (for a total of 5 chances), if you ALREADY do any of these things, they count! So make sure to comment for each item! You MUST leave each entry as a separate comment or only one comment will count!
2. Join Avenue Z Desserts on Facebook.
3. Follow @avenuezdesserts and @CSNStores on Twitter and tweet the following statement :
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Important Details:
-This giveaway is open to USA residents, 18 years old or older and will run until Sunday 3/6/11 at 11:59pm EST.
-Winner will be generated via a random number generator software program.
-Winner will be generated via a random number generator software program.
-Winner will be notified via the contact email provided on the comment contact form.
-Winner will have until Wednesday, 3/9/11 to claim their prize, or we will choose another winner.
Disclosure:
-Winner will have until Wednesday, 3/9/11 to claim their prize, or we will choose another winner.
Disclosure:
This giveaway is provided to you by CSN.Stores.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Real Parties: Pink and Orange Baby Shower
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| Cupcake Tower w/toppers |
We delivered this cupcake tower to Century Buffet this weekend. The baby shower color scheme was hot pink and orange. Cupcakes were decorated with either a custom designed topper or yellow sprinkles. The cupcakes were lemon with vanilla swiss meringue buttercream. Also shown on the table are coordinating pink and orange candle favors.
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