Saturday I made another wedding cake, and I got to use my new cupcake stand for the first time! It was 80 jumbo cupcakes – 40 chocolate with mocha icing and 40 chai with maple icing – and two top tiers that were white almond with rosewater icing covered in vanilla fondant. All assembled the cake was about three feet tall!
I made a triple batch because I had some bananas that had to be used pretty much that day. I also made them a little bigger than called for, because I had so many to make.
I’m glad I did that, because I made ice cream sandwiches with the extras, and they are awesome. I will post a picture of those later.
To prove I don’t exist solely on cupcakes and cookies, here are some pictures of my first ever sushi! I made a ton of nori-maki. This was my first roll ever:
I made three kinds. Spicy tempeh rolls with green onions and avocado (the recipe is in V’con), curried butternut squash rolls with apples (my own creation!) and simple avocado and cucumber rolls. Notice I even made the butternut squash rolls inside-out!
I ran out of nori sheets but still had a little bit of rice and fillings left, so I made some nigiri sushi.
I will be making more sushi soon for sure – it was so much easier than I thought it would be!
Oh my god chai cupcakes with maple frosting?!!! Is that vegan? I would LOVE to have that recipe haha :0) You’re so talented, I don’t think I will ever be brave enough to start making (and sell) cakes for other people … sigh, if only I live in the US, then I can ask you to make cakes for me ;0)
Beauutiful sushi there … OH the inside out sushi = <3 What did you put on your nigiri sushi? is it butternut squash?
Have a great day ahead of ya :0)
Your first sushi looks amazing, but what can I expect from someone who makes such beautiful cakes?!
(I also have to buy my books because I like to read in English, so library or second hand aren’t real options. It gets a bit expensive, but what can I do? Now I might swap with someone at work, that would be great!)
Wow! That’s your first sushi!!! They look beautiful! I’ve made sushi about 5 times now, and they always look like crap. Greg and I always make it together and we both suck. And I’ve never been brave enough to try the inside-out roll. Aren’t the Tempeh rolls amazing? Those are my fave.
And damn, you make me want to get married so I can have one of those cakes. Of course, I don’t really want to be married right now, but it might be worth it for that cake.
For my first taste of sushi ever, I loved them. Thanks for letting me try them. So beautifully done too.
Our dear mother of all that is holy! The cupcake tree is pure artistry!
Wow, that cupcake tower is awesome!! Where did you get it?!?
I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a banana cookie, but it sounds like a great way to use up over-ripe bananas!
Your sushi looks great. Love the butternut squash apple combo. And very impressive you did an inside out roll on your first sushi making session!
Hey homie. My pal Justin (the freelance photographer for the Flyer) started a food blog…it’s http://chubbyvegetarian.blogspot.com.
It’s not vegan. But it’s local. Check it out.
Also, you comin’ to the meetin’ this week?
the cupcakes look amazing! that’s a lot of tastiness! and your sushi rolls look perfect! i would have never thought that was your first time roll’n out sushi. they’re so pretty and neat and cute! i really like the nigiri sushi, too! now i’m super hungry! dayyyum!
Your wedding cake/cupcakes look amazing! The bride and groom must have been so happy. Your sushi looks perfect, too. Very awe-inspiring!
Proof that this is the smallest city on earth: we have never met, but the cupcake tree you made was for my buddy adam’s wedding. i attended the wedding and ate one of your delicious cupcakes.
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I love the cupcake stand! How cute is that?
Was that for a First Communion party? I noticed the picture in the frame to the left of the cupcake stand. Just curious.
Gorgeous cake, gorgeous sushi!
i am pretty sure you are the coolest cake maker ever. positively sure, actually!
woah, first off all the cookies in these past posts look *phenomenal* (as do your mad decorating and packing skills), and second – butternut and apple in sushi is awesome, I’m so trying that!