This section is dedicated to cakes that have been ordered for special occasions, from birthdays to bridal showers. Whatever it is that you are celebrating we can make you a cake that you will remember for years to come.
This cake is an entirely edible bridal shower, wedding dress cake. This cake would also be a great bride's cake at the actual wedding. The dress part of the cake is actually a 10 inch dome cake and the base of the cake is a half sheet cake. This will serve about 50-70 people and is guarenteed to impress your friends. The style of the wedding dress can also be changed to that of the bride's actual wedding dress provided pictures are given of the desired look.
This cake is an example of a baby shower cake, the decorations are made of fondant and everything is completely edible. The colors and types of decorations can be changed to suite the needs of different customers.
This cake was made for a wine tasting party and is meant to mimic the appearance of a wine bottle in a case. The bottle is a 1/1 scale replica of an actual wine bottle and is made from dark chocolate, it is filled with white chocolate ganache and the label is also edible. The type of chocolate and the filling desired can be changed to suit the customers taste.
This is a birthday cake a 1 year old. The parents chose Elmo as their theme and the childs name was Joseph thus the top of the cake has a marzipan Elmo and baby blocks spelling out the childs name go around the top of the cake. Any kind of character can be put in Elmo's place and the letters can be made smaller if the name is especially long.
This Pegasus cake is an example of a fondant covered cake with a poured sugar centerpiece. Nearly any design can be made from poured sugar and customers are encouraged to query about other possible designs they may want for their cakes.
This cake is very different from the other cakes as it was made, decorated and filled entirely with marzipan due to the customers request. The client for this cake had a soy allergy and wanted a cake with marzipan for her grandfather's 70th birthday. The theme was clearly fall and thus marzipan leaves acorns and even the words "Happy Birthday" are all made from marzipan, since chocolates and various other ingredients have traces of soy in them. Gateaux Campagna is perfectly capable of working with any dietary restriction or allergy and this is a perfect example of exactly that.
This cake was a very interesting one as the customer was not really sure what they wanted but knew that the person it was for knitted for a hobby and liked simple buttercream cakes. Thus, this cake was created with that criteria in mind. The ball of yarn, letters and needle are all made from hand pulled sugar and the yarn was actually create by carefully spinning sugar into a ball until it reached the desired size. This is but one of the many ways you can use pulled sugar to create decorations for a cake and customers are encouraged to request pulled sugar as it is a very unique way to decorate a cake as so few bakeries will work with it.
The above two images are of a island themed cake and include marzipan models of a monkey, turtle, palm tree, coconuts and a message in a bottle. The cake itself is a yellow cake that is covered in airbrushed fondant and the island is made out of cake crumbs. This cake was made for a island themed party but can be adjusted to include writing such as "Happy Birthday".
This birthday cake is a perfect example of why royal icing is such a beautiful way to decorate your cake. The music score on this cake is the "Happy Birthday Song" and any song can be placed on a cake. The lines were hand drawn onto the fondant using a completely edible coloring and the notes are made from piped royal icing.
The above images are examples of a buttercream layer cake with a landscape approach instead of the more common tiered style. The animals, igloo, sled and presents are created from modeled marzipan that has been colored using food coloring. The igloo is made from 100% white chocolate and is filled with raspberry milk chocolate ganache resulting in a flavor one might expect from a gourmet white chocolate truffle.
Ordering a cake that utilizes molded chocolate or marzipan decorations is a very good way to get the beauty that people expect from a high level specialty cake while assuring very rich flavors and textures. This cake was made for a Christmas party but would be very suitable for any kind of birthday or other winter celebration.
This cake is another example of a buttercream cake with marzipan modeling. This cake was ordered for a birthday and the spelling of mom was requested to spelled mum. As for the decorations the border piping on the outside of the cake is buttercream painted with food coloring and the cake itself has been airbrushed a red tint so to look like a red tiles. The decorations in the pool are made of marzipan and the water is poured sugar. The lines below the water are painted onto the actual cake with black food coloring.
This cake is another example of a birthday cake for someone who is fond of the ocean and various sea creatures. The cake is covered in fondant and has been airbrushed a blue ocean color and the animals are made from piped royal icing and are grey to give a shadowy look. Nearly any kind of animal or object can be made using royal icing and it can result in a very nice look for your cake.
This cake was for the inauguration of the new pastor at Northern Valley Evenaglical Free Church in Cresskil. The flowers are made from marzipan, the cake is covered in fondant and the centerpiece is made from poured sugar, with a hand drawn design on it. This cake would also be a good choice for events such as first communions, baptism parties, dedications, and any other Christian events that you would like to celebrate in a special way.
This is a simple Easter cake order. It is somewhat hard to see but it is decorated with flowers, Easter eggs and rabbits made from marzipan. The cake is covered in fondant and a purple cross has been drawn on the top of the cake.