Archive for August, 2007

4th O’July Flag Cake

Fourth of July Flag Cake Originally uploaded by ninetreats Cream cheese frosting, fresh raspberries and blueberries, and a cake that my wife think tastes like sugar cookies. The recipe actually come from Ina Garten in the Barefoot Contessa Cookbook. Although it requires some adjusting to cook properly at the altitude where I live. This followed [...]

Finished Wedding Cake

Finished Wedding Cake Originally uploaded by ninetreats And the final product. The colors were lime green and shades of blue. Thanks to my wife’s efforts I was able to add a perfecting coordinated ribbon at the bottom of each layer. This is how it was presented at the reception.

Husband and Wife

Husband and Wife Originally uploaded by ninetreats This is what greeted me as I delivered the cake and all the other guests as they came to the reception to honor the bride and groom. If you hadn’t guessed, my uncle is an artist. And a good one. I took this picture to show the colors [...]

Wedding cake – in process

Wedding cake – in process Originally uploaded by ninetreats One of my few remaining unmarried cousins got married last month. As a wedding present for her, I offered to make her wedding cake. Actually I offered it via her parents, without letting her know. It was a surprise on the day wedding. She didn’t know [...]