Cocoa & Fig would like to wish everyone a Very Merry Holiday Season. Here are a few pics of our Holiday Cupcakes to bring you good cheer and warm wishes!
That was definitely the case Nov. 5 with Maiden Minnesota, now in its third year. The event was created by Tracy Dyer of Urban Junket handbags and Jennifer Stack of Relish Minds public relations and graphic design.
"We were talking about all the cool women we knew who owned cool businesses, and we thought that collectively we would have more power to attract attention," Dyer said.
That hunch turned out to be true. This year's event featured everything from clutches by Nelle Handbags, market baskets by Jeanne Beatrice, Hollywood Fashion Tape, belts by Elin & Clara, cards by Apiary Design and gadgets by Talisman Designs.
Part of the proceeds from the event benefited Free Arts Minnesota, an organization that helps neglected, homeless and abused children explore art. "They help kids become future designers and realize that they can be good at something," said Dyer, who is a board member of the nonprofit.
It was a night all about celebrating and supporting women in the Twin Cities. "I'm proud to live in Minnesota with all of these cool and talented ladies," Stack said.
This Maidens' tale had a truly happy ending.
Congratulations Jim & Angela!
We enjoyed using our airbrush to achieve the shiny silver look. And the little details really make a difference.
The cake would not have been complete without Han Solo & Princess Leia!
We created this amazing Volcano Cake for a 5-year-old Birthday Party. Chloe, the birthday girl, loves to watch Ace of Cakes... don't we all! So for her Hawaiian Themed party she suggested a Volcano Cake... so fun! The top tier is a functioning volcano complete with dry ice. Check out some of the amazing detail Joe included in the design......
A sun umbrella, flip flops and surfboard are set in the sandy beach. It's really just brown sugar, but it looks so real!
The treasure map inspired sign we made to wish Chloe a very Happy 5th Birthday!
The back side of the cake showing more of the spectacular details Joe included.
We created this My Little Buddy to sit on top of a recent cake. The Birthday Boy was turning the big 3-0! His wife told us all about his childhood and how he never went anywhere without his My Little Buddy doll (he still has it!) She brought us a picture and we recreated an edible version.
Joe went all out on the detail for this little guy. Complete with his striped shirt, overalls and freckles.
My favorite is the hair.... amazing!
We've done it again.... we made another tape measure cake! You might remember our post about our first tape measure cake from last year. The one I made for my Dad's birthday. Well a couple of months ago we had an awesome family in for a wedding cake tasting. While looking through our photo albums, they came across the tape measure and just loved it. So, when dear dad John's birthday came around they contacted us to create a replica for him. This one is a bit bigger than the first, but just as adorable in its bright yellow fondant!
Happy Birthday John!
What an amazingly bright color palette for a fall wedding! Look at how vivid these orange and pink Gerbera daisies are. With such a wonderful choice of colors, we were excited to put together an amazing wedding dessert spread. Here is the table as the guests saw it upon entering the reception site:
Two of our custom cupcake towers on either side of a coordinating custom cake.
The cake was beautifully dressed in black polka dots and finished with bright Gerbera daisies.
The perfect combination of cake and cupcakes!
