Air Date: August 8th @ 8pm EST!

Good news! Amanda Oakleaf Cakes is going to be on the Food Network Challenge!  We filmed this episode back in March and the theme for the challenge was Dora the Explorer.  It’s a really, really exciting episode; so be sure to tune in!

Here’s the official announcement:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food-network-challenge/dora-the-explorer-cakes/index.html

And in addition to the premier airing on August 8th @8pm, the show will also be syndicated on August 9th @ 3am & August 11th @ 7pm.

In the mean time, if you’re really chomping at the bit to watch something, below is my original audition tape for the show.

We’re in it again!  Check out the latest issue of Boston Weddings Magazine.  Our cake design is on page 127.

We’re rolling out cheesecakes just in time for Father’s Day!  No need to order, we have them ready for pick up in our display.  Choose from our two fresh new flavors baked on site; New York Vanilla or Strawberry-tastic  both with a crispy graham cracker crust and whipped buttercream accents.

Either flavor $48.00 for approx. 16- 20 servings.

Starting now, for a short time only, we’re offering free samples of our New York Vanilla cheesecake.  More flavors soon to come.

Our used-to-be-intern, now awesome new decorator, Julie just got married.  Because their dog could not accompany them on their cruise wedding we made this cake for their rehearsal dinner.  Their german shepherd, named Zorro, goes to work with her husband as a bomb-sniffing dog.  It was such an honor to create this cake for Julie and her husband as we could see how much it meant to them to have us represent their beloved dog in cake.

What’s not noticeable in the real-life picture is the tattoo number in his ear.  Government dogs have these in order to be easily identified.  It was a must to include this detail to make the cake undeniably Zorro.

Just for fun here’s a ‘before’ shot of handsome Zorro in real life.

We recently delivered a very special wedding cake to Saratoga Springs NY.  This particular couple has a unique background of always living near an ice cream shop.  Going down the street to get an ice cream cone has always been an experience they’ve shared and thus wanted their wedding cake to reflect this tradition.
We created an ice cream parlor scene on a topsy-turvy cake.  On the bottom tier parlor stools surround windows full of sweet treats and and topped with an awning on the second tier.  On the awning we added a custom sign as if the parlor was named after them.  Per request of the couple we even created custom gumpaste figurines of the bride and groom enjoying ice cream cones together.

Here is a close-up of the custom, sugar figurines with larger-than-life double scoops.

I received a lovely email from one of my repeat customers recently and wanted to share it on my blog.  She ordered a cake for her son’s first birthday last May and came back again this year for birthday number two.

“I just wanted to thank you for Brendan’s wonderful cake.  It was absolutely gorgeous and tasted delicious.  You really have a such a gift for understanding and translating to perfection what people want the cake to look like – I think you are the “cake whisperer!”"

I think that these photos epitomize what we strive to do with all of our cakes, which is to provide the perfect edible centerpiece for your event.  She sent me one of her invitations around which she planned the decoration of her party.  The invite had pennants, and the number 2 on a tricycle in blue and orange.  I designed the cake around her invite without knowing she had such a wonderful spread of goodies and decorations.  I love seeing pictures like these with our cakes in their natural environment : )

Thanks Megan for sharing your pictures with us!

The spread, all matched to the invite.

The cake.

The birthday boy blowing out his candles.

Amanda Oakleaf Cakes is looking for another super-awesome employee to work the phones, take custom cake orders, manage the office, update the website, schedule oil changes for the bat-mobile… Well maybe not that last one, but if you’re interested please feel free to stop by the shop in the next week to pick up an application, as we’re hoping to fill this position relatively soon.

(thanks to gizmodo for the doctored batman image)

Lately we’ve had many requests for hockey-themed cakes along with one figure skating cake.  In case you have hockey fever and can’t make it to a Bruin’s game please enjoy the below photos.

What you can’t tell from these photographs is that each of these ice-themed cakes were pearl dusted with shimmer as to appear more Shiny and akin to actual ice.

Yoda playing hockey was the design idea of a 7 year-old hockey player who is a big fan of Star Wars.  This cake was alot of fun, it’s not everyday you get to see Yoda playing hockey.

For a 13yr-old figure skater, a replica in sugar of her in her dress preforming one of her spins.  The figurine is not shown on the cake as it was placed on top of the cake upon arrival.  Her cake was a pearl-dusted light blue and white swirled ice rink with matching yellow accents.

Here’s the link!

http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?articleid=1246284&format=comments#CommentsArea

Also, don’t forget to come visit us this Saturday the 17th for our grand opening!!!!

And now….. the moment you’ve all been waiting for : ) The grand opening of our new shop will be Sat, April 17th!

Stop by our new location on Sat. the 17th to see our brand new shop, view some of our latest cake designs and sample some of our always delicious flavors!

11 am – evening (aprox. 6-7 pm.)

- 1 Pauline Street Winthrop, MA-