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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 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. 

There will be lots more to details and some behind the scenes action to come, so stay tuned!Photobucket    
Monday, August 1, 2011

You're All Set!

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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!