Lisa & Greg Cut Cake .. Pumpkin Cake | Rowell Photography

Believe it or not I rarely see a cake cutting in person or even the couple enjoying their cake. Unlike most vendors in a wedding , the cake designer delivers a cake behind the scenes , and disappears before the guests arrive. So the last time I see the cake, it’s completely finished and perfectly staged where it was intended to be. However as much as I like the perfect memory of the finished cake, it must get destroyed to be savoured and it’s probably best that most cake designers are not their to see their works of art cut into. Cake knives just might go mysteriously missing if we were to attend. I’m just kidding.

I was thrilled to see an email in my inbox from the talented Erika and Ryan of Rowell Photography labelled “Lisa and Greg” . I really do enjoy seeing the candid moments of the cake cutting and loved how Lisa and Greg’s fun and colorful personalities were captured enjoying their pumpkin wedding cake at the Capitol Event Theatre . Check them out and also check out the rest of their pictures from Rowell Photography here.

Photography by Rowell Photography

Planned by Distinct Occasions

Decor By Designing Trendz

amazing work as usual Lori! The cake looked so stunning at Greg & Lisa’s wedding. Next wedding we do together I will sneak you in to watch the cake cutting :)

Jennifer & Mani’s eco chic wedding cake | Savoir Flare Events

Yes a wedding cake should be as custom and unique as the couple. This also applies to the flavor. I really enjoy making the cake’s flavor custom to the couple as well. For Jennifer and Mani’s Palais Royale Ballroom wedding , we went with a “Grasshopper” cake. What is a Grasshopper? Well it’s a shout out to a classic drink : Chocolate cake with a hint of Creme de Cacao, Creme de menthe buttercream and layered with Belgian chocolate ganache. An additional plus for this cake is when cutting into the cake it matched their color scheme for their wedding decor. It’s those little details that really show that a lot of thought was put into the wedding cake.

As far as the design, I was inspired by this hip couple’s invitations and as well as their theme. They went with an eco chic inspired wedding decor designed and planned by Savoir Flare. The climbing chocolate branches with sugar magnolias and little hummingbirds were incorporated from the invitations and the cake’s unique shape chosen by the couple. Believe it or not, this is just a sneak peak for this wedding’s sweet touch. Looking forward to sharing the the cake with the sweet table of cupcakes , meringues and Persian pastries soon.

Thank you to  Jennifer and Mani! Though it rained on your wedding day, everything looked stunning. Congrats again.

- The Caketress

I know it wasn’t *simple* to do, but I love the simplicity in this cake. It’s what makes it so stunning.

I love this one, Lori! Especially the wee hummingbirds!

Chris

Every time I see your site I contemplate hiring you to make a cake just because.

A little about moi

I believe:

The cake’s flavor should always exceed it’s presentation.
Dancing while making buttercream icing  is the most important ingredient.
The wedding cake should represent the couple’s taste and personal style .
I’m only as good as my last cake and should always try to one up myself every time.

Well I’ve been creating and blogging my cakes for a while now and I’m amazed on how many people around the globe follow and read each week. I’m really grateful. I’ve been getting a few emails here and there asking more about myself. Like, where did you learn? What inspires you? So I’m really excited to unveil a little project I’ve been working on with the talented Andrew and Emily Sorlie of Honey and Dear. For those brides out there looking for a videographer for your wedding day, they specialize in capturing the story of each couple’s blissful day. So here’s a little piece about what I do , love, and enjoy. Cheers and thank you for watching.

Love checking out your blog every time you have a new post. Your work is exceptional! Great video…

Lovely Lori! A wonderful showcase of your exquisite work!

Really awesome video Lori – Honey and Dear do such great work, and so do you! I cannot wait to see what you come up with for my wedding in one week!

It really is nice to see the face behind those wonderful designs. I wish we could clone you and have a “caketress” in the USA. Your work is phenomenal and your designs do remind me of intricate couture dresses that everyone loves and wants to wear and like your cakes no one wants to destroy because that is how pretty they are. Keep making those gorgeous cakes and all the best and continued success! Cheers!

What a fabulous video Lori! I love it! Gorgeous film, and thank you for sharing your thoughts about your business and your inspirations! And…of course your cakes are all just STUNNING!! Best wishes to you for continued success!

Wow Lori, what a great video. Your work is stunning and so inspiring. Love your litte hat you had on! You are so creative and your designs are fabulous. Thx for a little look inside your world.

Just watching your video. Wow… you are my HERO. The way you talk about cake design is the way I feel about graphic design, passion!!! I love your work and hope to be as good as you with my own cakes. I look at your blog every second day, and love it when new design come up. Thanks heaps, keep baking Rachel Tarrant. Australia.

Wonderful video. Pleasure to meet the beautiful talent behind the beautiful creations. I love your philosophy on your cake decorating. Just another reason why your clients must love working with you! Thanks for posting.

P.S. I’m going to tweet this post. I don’t see a tweet button on your comments tool bar however… :)

Aw Lori, this is so nice, I love it!! It highlights your unique style & wonderful creations, and your awesome personality definitely shines through above all else!

Great video and the music is perfect…..makes me happy all over. Thank you for sharing a little about yourself and also thank you for this great blog. I, like many others I’m sure, check your blog Every Monday or Tuesday to see what happened over your weekend. And if you take the weekend off from cake designing I am quite sad when we don’t see a new cake created by you! (of course you deserve a weekend off too, but we miss you when you do!) Thanks for your inspiration!

Cheryl and Francesco’s Nautical Palais Royale Wedding Cake | Bliss Events

I really enjoy how fun and excited my couples get during the wedding planning process. When I met with Cheryl for her cake tasting / design consultation, right off the bat we were having fun planning her nautical inspired cake for her wedding at Palais Royale Ballroom planned by Whitney at Bliss Events. The blue and white nautical inspiration didn’t come from her beautiful waterfront Toronto venue , but her soon to be husband’s career as an engineer. Since he wasn’t there when planning the chocolate rum wedding cake, she had left it a surprise to add touches like propellers and anchor charms on a silver sugar chain hanging from striped fondant ruffles and topped with a soft white sugar flower.

Congratulations to Cheryl and Francesco! Your wedding was gorgeous and I’m so thrilled you allowed me to be a part of your wedding day. All the best.

-The Caketress

Oh my, this cake not only SMELLED fantastic as I was photographing it but it tasted even better. I am in love – there is no going back. Lori’s cakes for the win!

Lori..this is just beyond words…what a talent you have this is simply put…exquisite!

I love the cake and the images!

You make me love nautical… I’ve been following your blog for a little while – your talent is exceptional, I can not believe what you are able to create. Absolutely stunning.

Seriously! Once again your fondant work looks like a fabric that you want to run your hand through just to confirm that it feels as luxurious as it looks. Amazing work!

Featured on Style Me Pretty – Little Black Book | Jennifer Klementti Photography

You should check out Style me Pretty for a garden inspired style inspiration shoot with Eventdecorator.com captured by Jennifer Klementti Photography. This black and white pinstripe design was completely hand painted and covered in shades of pink ruffles and touches of gold accents.

Event & Floral Design and Styling: EventDecorator.com

Photography: Jennifer Klementti Photography

Stationery: Papillon Press

Linens: Micki’s Fine Linen

Lori, this is fantastic! I cannot get over the tiny details that you add to make such a special piece — wow!

Trés chic!

A real work of art.. Love your painted stripes..gorgeous!

I can only imagine how tedious and painstaking those stripes were to complete on the sides of the cake. You are awesome!

Lindsay & Steve get their cake & eat it too | Deerhurst Resort

Destination weddings are very popular for weddings these days and it’s not that uncommon for me to design the cake through calls and emails for these couples. For Lindsay and Steve they spent the majority of their wedding planning in the states for their Muskoka wedding at Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville decorated by Eventdecorator.com . For the design, Lindsay wanted an elegant and timeless wedding cake with hints of deep purple and glittery broaches.  Cream sugar lace wrapped the base of this banana and chocolate layer cake.

Congrats to Lindsay and Steve!

Fabulous cake…I love the painting/dusting and the purple colour is divine!

DramatiCakes & Cookies

Beautiful job as always.

AMAZING!!! This cake is a work of art!!

This is GORGEOUS!!! Definitely one of my favourites from The Caketress!

caroline wong

beautiful!!!!! luv it :) how do you make the clear parts of the broach? awesome job!!!!!

WOW! Beautiful, doesn’t even do this masterpiece justice!

Total eye candy! Beautiful work.

The cream sugar lace is elegant and the colours of this cake are royal.

Beyond stunning! You never disappoint…

Lisa & Greg’s Hawaiian Themed Wedding cake | Capitol Event Theatre

Yes the beautiful satin white wedding cake has it’s place in elegant wedding cake designs, but it’s not for everyone. Being that I make custom designs that suit each couple’s personality, Lisa and Greg, the bride and groom, were not the average couple. They loved bright colours so much that they used it to celebrate their wedding day at the Capitol Event Theatre on Yonge Street in Toronto. They also had a unique theme of Hawaiian eclectic for their wedding decor, planned and coordinated by Crystal Adair Benning of Distinct Occasions. They really wanted a sassy cake that was nontraditional and had tropical flair for this pumpkin layer cake with vanilla bean butter cream and dulce de leche. This may be a common theme for cakes in warmer parts of the world, but in Toronto not many couples come to me with such a fun and wild theme. So in a way this cake was like a vacation for me.

The base of this vibrant cake was airbrushed with a fading bright pink to orange and then painted with silver polka dots. The mixture of tropical flowers including the large pink sugar  hibiscus complimented with the bamboo gave the right touch of the tropics. For those of you who love interesting and colorful cakes, you should check out the amazing talents of Rick Reichart of Cake Lava from Hawaii.

Sweet Regards to Lisa and Greg. I hope you enjoy your honeymoon in Iceland and thank you for letting me design your colorful cake!

This cake was so NOT Lori’s usual but STUNNING and so much FUN! It fit so well with the couples personalities that I couldn’t help but smile everytime I looked at it! Best of all… it TASTED amazing too – I think the bride & groom ate about 4 pieces… how many other wedding cakes can I say that about?!?!

Love it!! In fact may be my favorite, although I do love the super glamorous as well.

So bright and cheerful, you did a great job Lori! Thanks so much for the shout out :)

Lisa and Greg

Hey Lori,

Thanks so much again for our cake! Simple and fun, just what we wanted! The best part was that is tasted amazing!!!! AND no one was afraid to cut into the cake!

Lisa and Greg

Pretty Cake, but wouldn’t all that food color give you a tumor ??

Vintage Perfume Bottles Mini Cakes

Even small and  intimate events can still have a hint sweet luxury. Miniature cakes that are served and presented to each guest adds huge wow factor to any event. For this intimate affair I designed and recreated vintage perfume bottles out of banana cake. I’ve said it before , mini cakes are the most labor intensive form of cake, but when you think about combining the favour and cake budget it’s worth work that goes into these little unique gems.

I have to thank all of you who have been following my blog and spreading the word about my art. I hope to contribute and share more about my little sweet opportunities and confections. So keep checking out the blog and feel free to comment on what you’d like to see or answered in this cake world of mine. Sweet Regards – The Caketress.

WOW – beautiful and so intricate! Those must have been very time consuming but a ton of fun!

BEAUTIFUL!!!

Exquisite!

Stunning as always!

These are so pretty!

Marvellous!!

Great Idea, haha Wish I had thought of it, Small Cake Big Price.

Love these!

Amazingly detailed & beautiful!

OMG Lori…Brilliant yet again! I’m going to blog your blog and your FABULOUS creativity. Hope you’ve had a lovely summer!

Ailynn

Absolutely brills!

Pink Stargazer Lily Wedding Cake

Wedding cakes truly come in all shapes and sizes.  There are several shapes of pans such as petal , hexagon, round, octagon, oval, square, and of course some of us cake designers take it a step further by carving the cake into a unique shape.  I personally love mixing and matching the shapes as well as playing with the heights of the cake to give structural dimension . For this three tier wedding cake, we went with a six sided hexagon with two different heights. The middle focal point was on the sugar stargazer lilies and the cascading flowers of Teresa and Daryl’s  chocolate fudge cake with Belgian chocolate ganache and dulce de leche filling.

Lately I’ve been asked why I don’t always use cake toppers. Even though it is traditional and works beautifully with some cakes, I don’t think a cake topper is suitable for every design. When designing I like to play with the balance and focal points of the cake and since this cake’s focal point was on it’s front and center, a cake topper would only unbalance that and take away from it. Another thing I love to do when decorating is add texture and layers to the cake’s surface. In this cake, random embossed lines and scattered candied pearls made a sweet backdrop canvas.

Congratulations to the Bride and Grooms, Teresa and Daryl.  

It’s so beautiful! I love the non-traditional shape of the cake and the subtle lines and “pearls.” And you’re completely correct – not all cakes would look great with a topper. It’s always a balance to find the right cake and the perfect topper – or sometimes none at all! This is stunning.

wonderful – really love your cakes and is inspiring me to take some cake decorating lessons.

I agree on cake toppers – not for all cakes – this one might have been able to do, and not taken away from design. Either another flower, or something special for the bride and groom – since top is plain and empty.

Beautiful!

Laila & Peyman’s Sparkly White Wedding Cake |Eagles Nest Golf Club Wedding

I can’t believe it’s already August. The summer has gone by so quick and I am so happy for all of the July couples who said their vows this month. One my July bride’s was Laila. She contacted me to design a sparkly white and purple cake for her wedding reception held at Eagles Nest Golf Club in Richmond Hill. Right away when I met her, I knew she loved her gorgeous rouched and pleated gown, glittering jewels and damask pattern. I incorporated what she loved into a five tier Vanilla Bean layer cake with raspberry buttercream and fresh berries. The topper was an edible birdcage veil with ruffles and hint of sugar gems. Congrats again to Laila and Peyman.

The ruching on your cake is so realistic, almost makes you want to run your hand across the *fabric* and the delicate artistry used to make the bird cage veil. Well, I don’t have words for your talent but I sure enjoy looking at what you can create!

I have never seen a cake look so much like a gown itself! The rouching is absolutely amazing and the entire thing is so elegant. Amazing!!
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Stunning as always!

Your cakes are definitely the most elegant cakes i have ever seen. I’m inlove with every cake you post. You are such an inspiration and I do hope I can make beautiful cakes like yours. Looking forward to your future post! =)

I love love love the topper – stunning!

This is stunningly beautiful. All of your designs are amazing!

Magnificent – and how do you do that!!

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Trio of Vintage Birdcage Wedding Cakes

These days wedding cakes come in all flavors, shapes and forms. Each one I design is meant to be as unique as it’s extravagant affair is is to be showcased at. For Samantha and Scott’s wedding cake , they allowed me to be a little more out of the box and different with their banana split cake. Their outdoor Newmarket wedding was a mix of circus, vintage, and shabby chic fun and I knew they wouldn’t just want a simple three tier cake. Instead we went with a trio of wedding cakes that were carved into the shape of antique style birdcages. The background of the cages were hand painted similar to their wedding invitation (with a few birds added ). Enjoy!

All the best to the sweetly different couple Samantha and Scott. Congrats!

OMG, BEST CONCEPT AWARD!

Lori – the cakes were fabulous.
Everyone at the wedding was blown away at the creativity, attention to detail, talent – and TASTE of these beautiful cakes.
Thank you so much!! You are the best. I will recommend you to any bride looking for a cake with style.

Genius! Stunning!

How beautiful are these? Absolutely beautiful!

Oh my goodness! Such beautiful, artistically stunning cakes!

Wow…just wow! Brilliant!

Insanely fantastic detail on these cakes Lori :-)

First things first, Trio of Vintage Birdcage Wedding Cakes are examples that there is food that is also Artwork. Amazing simply amazing.

Could you help me? As a small business owner I appreciate it when folks tell me the pros/cons. I attempt to view Samantha’s site. The site locations at the bottom are laying on top of each other. Hard to explain but they are overlaping. I also attempt to send me comments to her but her site would not allow me to do so.

So again, 5 stars on ALL your cakes!
Cheers!

Wow! beautiful!

Lisa Fields:

You have to view my web-site at full screen in order for the text at the bottom to not overlap!

If you would like to send a msg it should work by going to contact me…you can also e-mail me at:

samanthaerinphotography@live.ca

Thanks for checking out my site : )

Mini Cakes, Cupcakes, & Sweets Featured in Weddingbells Magazine

It’s that time of year again. When the magazine stands are filled with the newest issues of the hottest magazines. I’m thrilled to be featured in the newest issue of Weddingbells Magazine. Since it’s the Fall / Winter issue I was asked to design mini cakes, cupcakes, and sweets to fill an autumn “Northern Reflection” inspired shoot. The newest issue is on stands now.

Aswell Weddingbells wrote a nice blog post about a few of the Caketress’ wedding cakes from this July. You can check them out here.

Oh how exciting is that!!! Best of Luck!

Pretty in Pink – Traditional Gumpaste Flower Wedding Cake

It’s not often I get a couple asking me for a traditional styled wedding cake, but I do enjoy the variety when designing a season of cakes. This three tier banana split cake was served for an intimate back yard wedding on the water. It’s funny, I used to avoid pink for the longest time , but this year I’m loving pink for pretty wedding cakes. A sugar flower bouquet filled the top on the quilted fondant wedding cake. Cheers!

Photography by Taylor Jackson Photography

love them!!

So beautiful!

This is so pretty. I love your Calla Lilies and the little tiny points where you put each of the pearls in at every seam. Beautiful.

Traditional…yes…but it has your amazing eye for detail and perfection! Gorgeous flowers too!

Gorgeous!

Love the falling petals.

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Jasmine and David’s Luxurious Royal York Wedding

The wedding cake is more than just a traditional wedding dessert. It’s the ultimate centerpiece to the reception’s decor where both sides of the wedding can come together in awe of it’s edible artwork.

For Jasmine and David’s Royal York wedding in downtown Toronto, they wanted the cake to be the first thing you see when you walked into the Imperial Ballroom.  Their decor, planned and designed by the talented Cynthia Martyn of Cynthia Martyn Events , made it exciting and easy to find inspiration for the cake design. Jasmine  had a good sense for what she wanted.  The cake had to be at least 5 tiers tall, vintage inspired, purple and gold, interesting fence like topper, and to accentuate her beautiful wedding decor of roses and orchids. I had so much fun with Jasmine when designing this wedding cake, mainly because we both would get excited and dream up more ways to make her cake luxurious. Over time with our cake plotting and dreaming, it grew, added more flowers and golden lace trim,  a grooms cake was added for their brunch, and the cake became more detailed and elegant with 24k gold scrolls to blend with the topper. Her style as a fabulous bride and mine as a cake designer blended in creating this edible masterpiece and the results has made it one of my favorite cakes I’ve designed to date. 

Another aspect that excited me for this wedding was who they had chosen for their wedding photographers, Dave and Charlotte Photography. With knowing how glamorous they shoot weddings,  I had to use their photos when capturing this large wedding cake. As a cake designer, with it being a busy and extremely labour intensive job,I don’t usually ever get to see the cake cutting or the couple enjoying their cake. So when I saw these gorgeous images, I was so thrilled (almost cried) to see Jasmine and David (one of my favourite couples) cut their dream cake I designed for them. It’s pictures like these that remind me why I work so long and hard on an art form that must be destroyed to be savoured. Thank you again Dave and Char for sharing these!

Congratulations Jasmine and David! It was pleasure designing your dream wedding cake.

This vanilla and raspberry cake was nearly 5 feet tall with 8 tiers (2 double) and a golden edible fencepost topper.

I love how stunning this photo is!

Wedding Photography by : Dave and Charlotte Photography

Wedding Planned and Designed by: Cynthia Martyn Events

You are a magical magician of magically amazing cakes. Seriously amazing, girl.

Donna

Fantastic and incredible work!Perfect! How do you deliver a cake that large?

The cake is great and huge! I think if I’ll have one, I wouldn’t eat the cake. :)

This is absolutely jaw-droppingly stunning! What a gorgeous work of art…the topper is fabulous, love the purple and gold trim and details, and your flowers are just amazing. Agreed…this is one of your most beautiful creations thus far…and that is saying a lot! Congratulations!

Incredible! That’s just amazing, the details are beautiful.

Gorgeous cake! Now I have to go hunt up something sweet to eat :)

Absolutely amazing! Gorgeous work! I can’t believe how big it is!

Beautiful!!! Purple is my favourite colour.I LOVE it!!! This cake needs to be on my blog as cake of the week :)

Kate McNulty

Lori, that cake is absolutely spectacular! Amazing work.

The Pias de Resistance! Looove! Spectacular, a Masterpiece, Breathtaking….Lori you are truly Toronto’s hautest cake designer and stylist! ….. oh and the flowers rocked just a little bit also ;) ! Fabulous job!

That is a fabulous cake – looks too good to eat!

Lori – I can’t stop looking at these photos. So gorgeous!! I second Tamara, you are Toronto’s (if not Canada’s) hautest cake designer.

Fantastic detail!

This is a timeless beauty. I love that the layers are so close in size that it makes the cake stand so tall and almost slender. The colors are fantastic.

This cake is absolutely incredible Lori. Just amazing!! The couple must have been so thrilled!

LORI! Wow…now THAT is a cake. So amazing! I hope we get to work together soon <3

Chris Mallet

Ooohhhh!!! It looks even better when it’s put together!

WOW!! this is amazing. So beautiful. Does the topper have some significance to Jasmine, or just something she liked – architectural design.

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White Chocolate Golden Wedding Cake | Taboo Resort

It’s almost always that I use smooth fondant for decorating wedding cakes because the artistic possibilities are endless. Christy the bride , however loved the look of rustic rolled white chocolate for her golden wedding cake to be served up north at Taboo Resort. This four tier oval golden cake needed to match the old world feel to her wedding decor , crafted by Muskoka’s leading decor team , Eventdecorator.com. Filled with raspberries and white chocolate ganache, this cake screamed decadence. Handed made sugar flowers, each uniquely painted in actual gold finished this beautiful and delicious cake.

April K

Love this cake! Stunning! Absolutely stunning! And so different!

I’ve never before seen anything like this! Absolutely beautiful.

LOL I need to stop being friends with you… seeing your cakes everyday makes me want to indulge!!! How on earth do you maintain your figure, lady???

This cake looks divine and knowing you… tasted even better! Great job… as always!

Stunning! I could spend hours admiring you work Lori!

That cake is a masterpiece! You are a cake making genius!

Another amazing creation. The Bride was over the top happy when we did the walk through!!

Lori, yet another example of how fabulous your work is!!!!
The cake was amazing…thrilled everyone!!!!
Can’t wait to have the opportunity to welcome you to the resort again!
N.

I just discovered you and hats down to you and your talent! You really are a cake genius!!! xoxo

I just discovered you and oh mine hats down to you and your talents! You really are a cake genius! xoxo

I love all your cakes this one is no different beautiful.

Ooooooo Weeeeeee….mmm mmm mmm, speechless!

Christy Keast

Lori, this was the cake of my dreams! No words could do justice to its beauty and taste.. You exceeded my expectations on every single detail of the cake – you truly are a mastermind at what you do. I have kept the top tier for our one year anniversary, and will keep you posted on how great it will still be after a year in the freezer!!! Thank you ever so much, xoxo

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