It's Official! CAKEDDS.com is up!

One step closer to awesome.....

We took the free route. We did the Facebook page and obviously we did the blog. Now the official CAKE! Dessert Design Studio website is alive and kicking.

Here you'll get a little taste of the personalities behind the company as well as a peek at some of our work.

On a completely unbiased note, I find the site quite sexy!

Stop in, have a look around, peruse some contraband and enjoy the deliciousness that is CAKE!

Stay Cakin

CakeDDS Cake Contest!

CAKE! Dessert Design Studio is running a logo design contest!

Now through July 1st enter your logo design or sketch for a chance to win the grand prize of a custom designed novelty cake (valued at $400 USD) from our studio! Take a look at our work at CAKE! A Dessert Design Stdio on Facebook. All entries must be received by 12pm July 1, 2010.

1. About CAKE! :
We are a new design studio intent on taking standard cakes to the next level. Our company prides itself on delivering awesome cakes that look amazing and taste even better. All of our cakes and products are handmade from scratch and finished pieces nearly 100% edible. Our company’s primary colors of purple, black and silver must be incorporated into the design. THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX!!!!! Please note that we are a boutique, not your typical Main St USA bakery. We deal exclusively with custom cake and dessert orders and like to challenge preconceived ideas of food in our designs. We pride ourselves on being innovative and we want our logo or symbol to reflect that as well as have a sense of youth, individuality, style and swagger.
DO NOT CALL US A BAKERY……we’re a DESIGN STUDIO.

2. How to enter:
To be eligible to win, contestants must submit their design or design sketch no later than 12:00 pm July 1, 2010.

3. What to submit:

You must submit a finished logo design or concept along with your name, email address and telephone number via the internet to CAKEDDS@GMAIL.COM or by mail to:

CAKE! Dessert Design Studio
370 W Pleasantview Ave Suite 2281
Hackensack, NJ 07601.

All computer generated entries must be submitted in one of the following formats: Photoshop, .jpg, .tiff, .png, .pct, .bmp, or .pdf.
Hard copies submitted by mail may be no larger than 8.5x11.

Entries MAY NOT include:
• Quotes or other plagiarized elements
• Previously copyrighted text or artwork
• False and/or deceptive entries that are not the original work of the contestant
• 3rd party stock photography or video elements, aside from what is provided on the CAKE! Facebook page.


To be eligible for selection as the final logo designs may not refer to any of the following:
weapons/guns; offensive language and/or gestures; drugs or drug paraphernalia; mutilations; depictions offensive to ethnic, minority, or religious groups; child abuse; violence; animal cruelty; bodily functions; venereal diseases; physical handicaps; cadavers; rape or molestations; lavatory or lavatory jokes; nudity; threats to national security; defamation of character; any illegal, indecent, or obscene activity.

CAKE! will be the final judge for all content. Anything deemed indecent as judged by community standards will be immediately disqualified.

The grand prize winner will be announced via our Facebook page and notified by email on August 1, 2010.

4. Legal Stuff:
* No purchase necessary.
* All entries become the sole property of CAKE! and will not be returned.
* There will be only one grand prize winner.
* Only the winning contestant may accept the grand prize as stated in contest rules. No other substitutions allowed. Failure to comply with this provision will result in forfeiture of the grand prize by the winner.
* The grand prize is non- transferable and not redeemable for cash.
* The grand prize winner must agree to all terms and meet all requirements stated in these rules or forfeit the grand prize.
* The grand prize winner must sign and return to CAKE! a release waiving any rights to further compensation prior to delivery of the grand prize.
* All other entries and entrants are not entitled to any compensation whatsoever.
* CAKE! Dessert Design Studio reserves the right to use any entries as it deems fit.

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns.

Stay Cakin’!

Kid CAKE! Season

The Backyardigans like you've never seen them before. Had fun this weekend getting some practice on figure sculpting. And it's 99% edible!

Cake Class Update

One thing that can not be stressed enough with any skill is practice. Cakin' is no different. PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE! Thank God cake practice is SO much fun!

Here's a short list of some of A-list classes coming to the NY/NJ area:

Colette Peters:

Thursday, May 6: Brush Embroidery Portrait and Plaque
Learn how to make a perfect likeness of any face using royal icing and a brush. Also, we will make a beautiful picture using brush embroidery and gumpaste cutouts. Both of these techniques can be made on a cake or made in advance and put on a cake later. No experience needed. All supplies will be provided.
Cost: $250 Time: 10am-4pm

Friday, May 7: Piping and Stringwork
Learn all about piping and making stringwork on a dummy cake. No experience needed. All materials will be provided.
Cost: $225 Time: 10am-3:30 pm

Saturday May 8: Gumpaste Flowers and Leaves
Learn how to make beautiful and lifelike flowers and leaves and a sugarmold vase to place them in. No experience needed and all materials will be provided.
Cost: $250 Time: 10am-4pm

All classes will be held at Colette's Cake Studio 681 Washington St New York, NY 10014. You can register on Colette's site at www.colettescakes.com.

I've had the pleasure and privilege of taking classes with Colette and believe me she is A-Mazing! Worth all the effort and every penny.

I also STRONGLY suggest looking into joining Meetup groups. They offer incredible classes for a fraction of the price. I live and breathe them. I just took a great sugar art class last weekend through them so keep a look out for some new elements in our work.

And for those that are just starting out, look into the Wilton classes at your local craft store. I've taken them at both Michael's and AC Moore (if you're not familiar with either of these stores you will be the minute you begin decorating).

I will keep you posted as more things become available and remember to check out the CakeDDS Facebook fanpage.

Stay Cakin'!

If I Were An Elf Santa would SO Hire Me!

It's been a busy few days for CakeDDS. In the last 3 days we made 6 full cakes, 52 mini cakes and some other misc treats. Now, I'm not complaining in the least, cakin' is something I love. It was a lot of work though. Here's some of the Valentine's Day treats we came up with:


Zebras & Hearts
The "zebra" cakes are chocolate cake with oreo frosting covered in chocolate ganache and white chocolate drizzle.
The "hearts" are chocolate cake with fresh strawberry filling covered in chocolate ganache and eventually topped with a pink champagne heart.




Here are just some of the mini cakes we made. Carrot cakes with cream cheese frosting covered in white chocolate ganache.


An overview of some of the finished products from this marathon baking session. A little of this, a little of that....


A cake "candy box" made of red velvet cake and cream cheese frosting. 100% edible including the lid and the candies inside.

All the single ladies! All the single ladies!
Everything you need for VDay night and then some. Chocolate cake with strawberry filling, dressed in pink champagne frosting & MMF.

I'm Back....

I apologize for the hiatus but we've been in cake overdrive since the holidays. Santa brought me a BEAUTIFUL stand mixer to replace its fallen comrades so it's been all about focusing on the cakes and expanding flavors and ideas....visualize the full length lab coat, bolts of lightening, evil cackle, the whole bit lol. I love it though and wouldn't change a thing.

Here's a few photos of what Cake DDS has been up to lately. If I can ever get around to figuring out my video camera (also a gift from Santa) I plan on putting up some videos and tutorial too. That should be interesting.