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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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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

Banana Split cake for a 31st birthday.  It’s a 10” cake, carved to resemble a serving dish - the cake flavor is Neopolitan (alternate layers of chocolate and vanilla cakes w/strawberry buttercream) , covered in chocolate ganache.  White Chocolate Fondant was used to cover and decorate. Ice Cream Scoops are jumbo cupcakes covered in buttercream.  Banana and cherries are real.  Enjoy!
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?

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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 :
Check out @CSNStores LeCrueset selection and win a $25 gift code from @AvenueZDesserts http://bit.ly/ibqmXW
4. Join CSNStores on Facebook.
5. Become a follower of this blog

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 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:
This giveaway is provided to you by CSN.Stores.
Monday, January 31, 2011

Real Parties: Pink and Orange Baby Shower

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.