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… Read more »
Topic: Cake Adventures
Cake Whisperer?
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… Read more »
Now hiring: Office Nija
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… Read more »
Skate, Cake, GOAL!
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… Read more »
See us in Sunday’s Boston Herald
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!!!!
Our Grand Opening – Saturday, April 17th!
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 –… Read more »
Cakes for the Community
Last week I was invited by Diana, the local Mary Kay lady, to attend her fundraiser event for Haiti. 100% of the proceeds went to American Red Cross to help those in need in Haiti. She even had a speaker/author who had been to Haiti talk about his experience there. I donated this cake, inspired… Read more »
WE’RE OPENING A STOREFRONT!!!
It’s official! Amanda Oakleaf Cakes is moving into a new retail location, with doors opening early next month (April). It’s a beautiful space with a ton of extra room to make even awsome-er cakes. The new shop will also feature gourmet cakes and cupcakes that will be simpler (and cheaper) then our custom cakes and… Read more »
If that’s a cake…then I’ll eat my purse!
February has been purse month around here. Love designer handbags but can’t afford the real thing? Our handbags look just as good, but unlike Gucci and Louis Vuitton these fashionable accessories don’t taste like leather. Take a look at our tasty creations and happy shopping! This cake was for a 13-year-old having her birthday party… Read more »
Amanda Oakleaf Cakes + Princess Sharon Events = The most amazing parties
Amanda Oakleaf Cakes has recently teamed up with Princess Sharon Events to offer the most amazing parties. To quote her site, “Princess Sharon provides musical, magical, upscale themed birthday parties and special events for children, tweens, teens and adults in and around Boston…” She brings the party decorations, costumes, games and even music to you…. Read more »
From Conception to Cuteness, inside the making of Frosting the Dog
Frosting the Dog is one of our favorite sculpted cakes. After completion he was so real to us that we named him Frosting. It was such a joy to have him sitting around the kitchen watching us with his puppy dog eyes. We also enjoyed taking him for a ride in the car, aka delivery…. Read more »
Red Velvet Cake
Hello, my name is Red Velvet Cake. I am an unexplainably delectable cake. The buttermilk added to my batter gives a unexpected tang to my flavor as does the hint of cocoa. I am neither a chocolate or vanilla cake but an in between flavor that has a super velvety texture. You see me here… Read more »
White Vanilla Raspberry Cake
Good day, I am the scrumptious cake most widely known as White Vanilla Raspberry cake. I am made up of four fabulous layers of a white butter vanilla cake. The middle layer is laced with raspberry jam topped with raspberry Italian meringue buttercream. The two surrounding layers are filled with vanilla Italian meringue buttercream to… Read more »
Carrot Cake
Howdya do, my name is Carrot cake. I am an ever moist, carrot and cinnamon spice cake who is a bit more dense than my other sponge cake counterparts. This makes me perfect for sculpted and topsy-turvy designs which require more stability in a cake. I am perfect for any fall festivity but can be… Read more »