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Archive for February, 2010

Phillies Birthday Cake

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Although i’m a Yankee fan through and through, i dug deep down and “somehow” managed to make a yummy and tasty Phillies Birthday cake. :) Even though we totally won the Series…hehe. This was actually for a family member (although they are the Phillies contingent, we still love them) and i’m happy to report she loved it!  The cake itself is chocolate cake with vanilla chocolate chip buttercream as requested by the Birthday girl. This combo is becoming quite popular, who knew? The lettering on top is done in colored white chocolate and the sides are garnished with red and black sprinkles.

www.TheChocolateSwirl.com/customcakes

philles cake full

phillies cake side view

37 Chevy Car Cake

Monday, February 15th, 2010

This was a very awesome cake to make (and our largest yet, at 8 layers of chocolate and PB buttercream!). It was for a surprise 50th birthday. The birthday boy loves old cars. He bought and  restored an original old school 37 Chevy a few years ago. His wife and i had been secretly emailing back and forth for months….hehe. She sent me a bunch of pics of his car, so we could model the cake after it.

The cake is covered in fondant, and all the details are made from fondant. Including the old Chevy logo. Other than a few structural toothpicks, everything on the car is  totally edible. And some fun sparkly luster dust gives it the fabulous shine! I’m happy to report, he was totally surprised and loved the cake. He even kept the license plates!

And a super special thanks to our guest artist, Michele Fais (www.michelefais.com) for helping us out on this cake! :)

www.TheChocolateSwirl.com/customcakes

Pictures of the Actual Car

Back View

Side View

And the Front…

The Birthday Boy blowing out his candles :)

Bridal Shower Tiffany Blue Truffle Boxes

Monday, February 8th, 2010

blue box LOVE truffles

Happy Valentine’s Day! These fun L-O-V-E truffles were for a recent NYC bridal shower. The tiffany blue themed boxes were topped with a flower for that extra special touch.Each box added to the centerpiece of the table. Two boxes contained the L-O-V-E truffles (plain milk and white chocolate truffles) and the other two boxes contained an assortment of our famous truffle flavors. A sweet treat for the bride to be. Have a great Valentine’s Day everyone! :)

blue truffle box diagonal

The truffle boxes at the event

(you can also see our Bride and Groom Brownie pops in the background)

blue box on table closeup cropped

L-O-V-E Brownies

Monday, February 1st, 2010

LOVE brownies fullA sweet treat that is simple, elegant and still delicious.  And they are super easy to make. Take your favorite brownies and put them in the fridge overnight. Then cut them into hearts using a cookie cutter.  Cut out letters, shapes or whatnot from thick paper (like a card stock), lay on top of brownie, and then sift powdered sugar over them. Remove the paper and voila, pretty brownies! And deelicious as well!