My inspiration and passion for baking came from finishing Breaking Bad and some strange Great British Baking Show happened to appear as a recommendation on Netflix. Little did I know where that would take me!
All cakes are custom baked fresh-to-order, using only fresh, natural ingredients (unless requested that is... Oreo's). I love the pairing of sweet and savory, fruity and floral, spicy, nutty, herby, you name it (think Great British Baking Show)! I will only use fondant, if requested, as most people curl their noses at it (I am not one of them, but hey...). I will generally stick with Italian Meringue and/or Swiss Meringue Buttercream frostings.
If you know exactly what you're looking for, fantastic! If not, I am happy to consult on a final product. My favorite thing to do is take just a couple key flavors and/or ingredients either for the cake or the meal going with it, and find things that pair with them to round it out.
I've come up with a great collection over the past couple years, including: pina colada cake, lemon cake with basil buttercream, lemon cake with gingered buttercream, orange-cardamon pound cake with elderflower icing, gingerbread cake with rose cream cheese frosting, to one of my signature chocolate cakes (7 layers or chocolate cake, cheesecake and chocolate ganache, covered in Italian Meringue Buttercream and drizzled with salted caramel sauce, chocolate ganache and pecans).
Cakes aren't the only thing I do. I also love making Madeleines (those yummy little shell shaped treats that just can't figure out whether they are cookies or cakes). And I may or may not be know around a few places for making my homemade soft pretzels. I usually test out things at with my friends over at Birdsong Brewing, so if you see a guy there carrying a cake around, feel free to say hi and ask for a sample.
I try to take pictures of the things I bake, but I usually forget until its too late. But I have managed to snag some photos of some baked goods, and even did a photo shoot once of a full day's baking. Check out my Instagram Page (link above).