Hamburger Cake

Eggnog vanilla cake filled with vanilla bean buttercream. All edible cake frosted with the Essence Deluxe Ice fondant.

Christmas Mini Cakes

Eggnog vanilla mini cakes decorated with edible christmas tree, wreath, holly, and santa's hat.

Jewelry Box Cake

This was  an eggnog vanilla cake filled with buttercream. Edible pearl necklace, bracelet,and earrings.

Wedding Shower Cakes

The bridal gown cake was a vanilla cake filled with buttercream. The tuxedo cake was chocolate cake filled with ganache. Both cakes were frosted with the Essence Deluxe rolled fondant. This is order is the 3rd one by this client. We are proud to retain our customers!

Diaper Bag Cake for a Baby Shower

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This cake was fun to make. A vanilla pound cake cut, filled, and carved to a diaper bag shape. Frosted with Essence Deluxe chocolate fondant. Buckles and zippers were made days ahead and then, painted with edible luster dust. Diaper was a cookie and baby bottle was made with RKT.

Tiffany Gift Box Cake

A banana chocolate cake with cream cheese filling. Yum!

First Birthday Cake with Name Blocks

The client that ordered this cake was inspired by one of our creations she saw in our gallery. We baked two round cakes, and one square cake from which we carved the name blocks.


Here is the cake that inspired her.

Gift Bag Cake

This cake was a chocolate cake filled with whipped chocolate buttercream. Frosted with black and golden yellow rolled fondant. The edible tissue was made a few days ahead. Edible pearl made from rolled fondant.
I have been asked to organize a demo on how to make this bag. If interested, please contact me.

The next picture shows a cocktail glass loaded with chocolate cake and whipped cream beside the cake.

Cake Essentials is Online!

Cake Essentials, our online store is up and running.
We offer all cake decorating items for sale. Buy your food gel, rolling pin, cake decorating books, fondant smoother and cutter, etc.  Happy shopping!

30th Wedding Anniversary Cake

And so it began for this couple who celebrated their wedding anniversary last week. Legend has it that the husband proposed to his wife-to-be while she was in a powder room fixing her makeup.
Happy anniversary and wishing you many more to come!

Jaguar S Type Car Cake

This cake was carved out of vanilla cake and was filled with vanilla buttercream. The frosting is Essence Deluxe rolled fondant that was sprayed with lustre dust.

 

Purple, White, and Lilac Cake

This order came in late, but we managed to squeeze it in. Client asked for a cake frosted with white fondant, decorated with purple/lilac colours. Here is what we did. 

It turned out beautifully. I really think it would look really good as a 3 tier wedding cake. What do you think?

Dora the Explorer Cake

This cake was carved out of round and square vanilla cakes.

I found the arms and hands a bit challenging, but turned out good in the end. Used the Essence Deluxe rolled fondant tinted with food gel on this cake - no airbrush. The mother of the little girl was quite pleased.

Giant Cupcake

This cake was ordered by a client for his girlfriend's birthday. It is our dark and moist chocolate cake filled with chocolate ganache. We used our whipped buttercream frosting and fondant accents on it.

Essence Cakes on your mobile device

Browse our website on your iPhone or Blackberry. The address is http://www.essencecakes.mobi/

Bagpipe Cake for a 60th Birthday

This was a surprise birthday cake for a lady of Scottish heritage turning 60. Edible tartan on bagpipe is that of the Galloway clan.

Vanilla cake filled with chocolate buttercream. Fondant accents. Pipe not edible.

Pikachu Cake

Got a request from a mom to make this cake for her daughter's 9th birthday. She also requested delivery to a location that was about 40 km away from her.

Here is the picture she sent to us:

This is what we made.



The pokemon ball  was vanilla cake filled with vanilla buttercream frosted with the Essence Deluxe rolled fondant. Pikachu was made from cereal treats. Yum!

Client was quite happy with the cake.

It's an Iggle Piggle Cake for Lukas

A cake for another repeat customer. We made Lukas' first birthday cake. This year, we were called to make  one for his 2nd birthday. So we did.

Train Cake for Joshua

Last year, we made a cake for Joshua's sibling's first birthday. This year, we were contacted again by their parents to make Joshua's first birthday cake. Yippeeee! We must be doing something right. Cake was classic vanilla filled with our yummy vanilla buttercream

Pickup Truck Cake

This 3D cake was carved from our rich dark chocolate cake filled with green mint buttercream. Frosted with rolled fondant with fondant accents.

Hamburger Cake -Any one hungry?

This hamburger cake was made with vanilla cake filled with  buttercream. Lettuce, tomatoes, and pickles made from rolled fondant. We used a combination of food gels to obtain the 'bun' colour.

It's the Wiggles Big Red Car Cake

This is one of the cakes we got to do last week.

We had a lot of fun with it, and the client was delighted with the cake.

Go Wiggles

Cupcake Decorating for Kids on Aug 7, 2010

We are holding our first ever kids cupcake decorating class!!!
When: Saturday, Aug 7, 2010
Age: kids 8-11 years old
Time: 10:30 am - 12 noon
Cost:$27.00 + GST
Where: 9886 Torbram Road, Brampton

In this "Summer Fun Cupcakes" class, kids will learn how to frost cupcakes using a piping bag and a spatula. Cupcakes will be frosted with brightly-coloured buttercream and finished with colourful sprinkles or fondant decorations.
Each young cupcake decorator will go home with 4 uniquely decorated cupcakes. All cupcakes, buttercream, and tools will be provided.
* Kids are to attend with their own aprons.

To Parents/Guardians

• Cupcakes and frosting contain milk products, eggs; and may have come into contact with peanut/treenuts. Kids with food allergies should not attend this class.
• Please drop kids off 10 minutes before start time (not earlier!) and return by 11:55 am to pick them up. We will be locking up shortly after 12 noon, and Essence Cakes will not be responsible for kids not picked up after the class ends.
• Parents/Guardians will not be allowed to stay in the class. It is a small space big enough for up to 8 kids and the instructor

By registering your kid for this class, you acknowledge the conditions stated above.

This is going to be a popular class. Register by July 31st to secure a seat for your kid.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Cake

Last year, we were contacted  and asked to a make this cake for a lady's birthday. We are not quite sure of the story behind it, but this is what we  made for the 1st of July party.

Making the cake required a lot of patience. It required many teeny weeny details to make it look like the real thing. With the exception of the windscreen, the cake is all edible.

Cake Stackers - Anyone seen these amazing cake stands?

Found these website while I was surfing the internet. The cake stands are pretty cool and looks like you can make some gravity-defying cakes with them. When I first watched the video and saw how the 3 tier cake was being swung around and turned up-side-down, I told myself it was not a real cake. But alas! she cut into it with a knife and there it was - real cake!
Watch this video:



Want to know more, here is the website
http://www.cakestackers.com/cake-supports.html

I think I will be getting a set. What do you think?

Cake and Cupcake Stand Rentals

We have these cake and cupcake stands for rent.

Rental fees range between $35 and $50 for a 3-day rental period. Replacement deposits apply in addition to the rental fee. Call us at 647 977 2477 for details.

Gumpaste Shoe

This is a shoe made from gumpaste for display in our showroom. Placed a 6 inch cake display cake. Available in all colours and styles.

Water drop-shaped cake for a children's water festival

This cake was made for a children's water festival. Cake was made to look like the mascot, a water drop shape. Weren't the kids excited to see it at the event! Vanilla cake filled with buttercream filling.

The photo below shows the cake cutting ceremony at the 2010 Peel Children's Water Festival. Photo courtesy of the organizing team.

Cake Decorator Wanted - Entry Level

I am looking for an enthusiastic cake decorator to work 3 days a week, Saturday included, from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm. Candidate must have some experience frosting cakes with buttercream. Use of rolled fondant an asset. This is an entry level position and candidate must be willing to perform other general duties as required. If this sounds interesting to you, send your resume to Jobs and include 4 pictures of your work (don't worry, they don't have to be perfect). Pictures must not be larger than 20 KB. Also, let me know your pay expectation. All applications must be received no later than June 18, 2010.
Estimated start date is July 5, 2010.

Please do not call to ask about this position.
Essence Cakes thanks all respondents. We will follow up with those that meet the requirements.
Thank you.

ZUM Bus Cake

Essence Cakes was commissioned to make a cake to launch the new ZUM (zoom) transit bus in the city of Brampton. The event took place at the International Centre in Mississauga where the cake was displayed side-by-side the real bus.

The cake was a big one - 34 inches long, 12 inches wide, and 10 inches high.

Here are a few pictures documenting the making of the cake.

Lavendar Birthday Cake

I love the colour of the rolled fondant on this cake. Vanilla cake filled with vanilla and chocolate buttercream.
Bows were sprayed with edible pearl sheen.

Crown Cake

This crown cake was ordered by a sister for her brother's yearly event.

We are getting there...

We are still working on our consultation/showroom and this picture shows the progress we are making. Still waiting for the furniture and working on the display cakes.

For some reason, the colour of the wall is purple and not the rose we thought we ordered. Guess, we just have to live with that. We'll keep you posted