Traveling Man...with a cake

There is a saying that sidewalks build communities. It is true, at least in my neighborhood for the most part. Often you can walk by my house and catch a whiff of something baking or cooking in the kitchen. I try not to make people drool too much and constantly share my creations with neighbors.

One great neighbor and his girlfriend have tasted pretty much every creation I have made so when Leslie's birthday rolled around, I was asked to make her a cake. Though it was a simple cake for the most part, it would be a traveling cake- in a cooler, hidden from the birthday girl, on a four hour journey to Lake Tahoe.

K&C Challenge: Make this cake DURABLE!!

And we did.

This cake is a variation of my Great Grandmother's Sour Cream Cake recipe, but with Confetti. For the frosting I made the Outrageous Mocha ButterCream.

After simple decorations, I placed it in the freezer for four to five hours to help prevent any damage as it was in transport.

Relay for Life- American Cancer Society

The American Cancer Society is a charity that is very close to my heart. When the opportunity came make desserts for the Gilroy Chapter of RELAY FOR LIFE, I jumped at it. Who doesn't want to feel like you're apart of something greater than your self? I know I do.

For this event I made three different cupcakes: Chocolate with Outrageous Mocha Buttercream, Pom Cupcake with Pom Frosting, and Almond Italian Cream with Almond Buttercream Frosting.

I apologize for the picture, I only had my Blackberry camera.

Fat Tuesday!!

Mardi Gras rocks! Well, I've actually never been myself to enjoy the festivities in the French Quarter in New Orleans, but I hear it is amazing and would like to make my way down there eventually.

This is a Red Velvet cake with Cream Cheese frosting covered in Fondant. I often work within a tight budget and in order for my client to get more bang for her buck, I opted against some fondant and gum paste work for store-bought items to decorate the cake.

Here is what our client said about it:

"Dear Joeline & Courtney @ Krumbs & Co.

I just wanted to tell you that I really apprieciate your time and the effort you put into my birthday cake. The cake not only looked absolutely amazing but it was also so DELICIOUS!!! My friends and family loved it so much and there were so many people around that admired the cake I just had to share!! I even posted my cake on my Facebook along with your companies email so if anyone else wanted to get in contact with you to design a cake of their own!! Thank You again that birthday cake was like " the icing on the cake"!! I will be in touch soon for more birthdays and events to come!"

All I can say is, I love making people smile!

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