Valentines' Sweets

Whether you're spending today with your main squeeze, hangin' with friends, or believe that Valentine's day is a sham created by card companies to reinforce and exploit gender stereotypes (Hi, Liz Lemon!*), I think you'll agree today's Sweets are all heart.

By Cake Central member peasacake

Sub'd by Angela W., made by O Holy Sweet

This is Carrie D.'s wedding cake, made by her friend Sara Trice. And get this: Sara's not a pro. In fact, this was her very first attempt at a full fondant cake. How's that for encouragement?

For you bakers looking for a challenge, check this out:

(Sub'd by Sarah K, made by Gesine Bullock-Prado)

That's actually baked right into the batter - cool, huh? According to Gesine, "It’s a lot of work. It takes more time then you really want to invest. It’s messy. But it’s beautiful. Just like true love." Check out her tutorial here.

'Course, V-day is also all about the flowers:

(By Clara's Designer Cakes)

Those roses rock.

And cute animals:

Made & sub'd by Holly of Holly Cakes (no website; just contact info)

(Now, while hyper-realistic animal cakes are a leeetle too creepy for my taste, this one looks enough like a cake to make you feel Ok eating it and enough like a doggie to be stinkin' adorable. So, a win-win.)

Happy Valentine's Day, Wreckies! Go forth and do (or eat) something sweet today.

* Yes, I do realize that Liz Lemon is a fictional character. However, in my Happy Place, she's also my bestie.

- Similar Sweets: Valentine's Treats

Comments

[BumbleVee]

that little doggie is definitely a sweetie...and I lurv the roses and chocolate.... yuummmmmm

[Katie K.]

I am a long time reader and first time commenter. I never felt like I could comment until I started a baking blog of my own and I finaly have. Anyway, I love the writing in the cake technique. I am saving that to TRY to learn it at some point :) They are all great cakes. Thanks for posting!

[ChristinaK]

Hey, Sara, congrats on getting a "Sunday Sweet" up here! That's a super sweet cake indeed. You absolutely rock! :-D

[Amanda]

Can I share with you mt "heart cake'? Although... I just want to clarify, I am not sharing it with you as a WRECK! So, if for any reason, you glance at this cake and think, wow, that is a total disaster... then PLEASE< feel free to delete me from you memory immediately! I dont think I could handle the pain of being a wreck. ;)

http://iammommy.typepad.com/i_am_baker/2010/02/heart-cake-tutorial.html

God bless!
Amanda

[Susanna Thomas]

Hey thanks for the presumably unintentional advertisement for my cake business, Valentine's Sweets... wonder if it will lead anyone to my website (those two words with a .com)

[Lucy]

oh my gosh i am in love with that first cake!

[Jenn]

Wow, that Sara Trice cake is terrific. Esp. for a first time.

But the box of roses cake gets me, I just love it. Sure wish I lived in MD so I could get a cake from her. It's a beauty.

[Jennifer]

I continue to laugh out loud at your commentary.

[hkobrin1]

Really love this blog, its funny to see some of the disaster occasion cakes that are out there. Hope some of these people got their money back.