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Jaime and Sol's 10.10.10 Black Wedding!

2011-01-10T20:04:00.000-08:00

Aloha and Happy New Year!
Welcome to 2011! We are glad to be here.
I have not blogged in such a long time. Months to be exact. And I am sorry for that. Things were very busy for me last year. Nick left for deployment so I concentrated on our cakes and less on blogging. But this year I will balance it all out.
2010 was a great year for our events. We met so many wonderful clients and made some fantastic cakes. All which are my favorite!
Over the holidays I received images from one of our weddings on 10.10.10. A big day for wedding requests. We booked 2 wedding and closed the date off.
This was a great day one because of our couples and two Nick was home for a week between training and deployment so we got to share the day together.

Our first wedding was Jaime and Solomon. A couple we met over a year before. I fell in love with their design concept and after meeting them in person their personalities. They both were fun to work with throughout the year and I am glad I could help celebrate their special day. They chose color being black, silver and tiffany blue and Jaime was wearing a black dress. Yes black and I love it! Anything non traditional I love.

Jaime and Sol used Passion Roots for their Floral and event styling The designs were amazing and stunning. And the flowers were full, beautiful and everywhere.
They also choose Susanne Pridoehl Photography for the awesome pictures you see here.
They also choose Kristen Jones from Kristen Jones Weddings.

We wish Jaime and Sol many years of love and happiness!
For more photos check us out at www.sunshinescakecreations.com

RUSSELL TANOUE'S BIRTHDAY BASH!

2010-07-27T16:56:00.001-07:00

Aloha!!
I feel honored for the second year in a row i was asked to make Glam Photographer Russell Tanoue's Birthday cake.
Kim Koga threw Russell a party at Pacific Club by invite only and then the after party at Pearl Ultralounge.
If you were one of the 50 people first at The Pacific Club we supplied cookies for the gift bags! And if you went to Pearl then you saw this cake!
The colors for Russell's party were Black and Gold. @ of the hardest colors to work with for a cake. But this cake was awesome.

Russell's next project will be his annual fundraiser for his Project Shine on August 14. We will be donating cookies for gift bags and we will have some mini cupcakes and mini pastries. So go buy your ticket and support a good cause. Keep looking here for more information on project Shine and how you can get tickets.

FRENCH INSPIRED WEDDING AND GROOMS CAKES

2010-07-26T01:56:00.000-07:00

Aloha,
I had the pleasure to help Hawaii Bride and Groom Magazine with their booth at the bridal Expo this weekend. These are the 2 cakes I made. The wedding cake has pain painted gold accents and stenciled designs. Brown and ivory with champagne shimmer. I also made a "fabric" flower that was inspired from a flower from a vintage dress i found.This is one of my favorite designs.

Our second cake was a french inspired grooms cake. I hand painted a vintage wine label on molding chocolate, real french macaroons, cheese, fruit and a cigar!! All hand molded. Giving your groom his own special cake is a great way to incorporate his personality into the wedding. Its also a great way to have another flavor cake!!
We make all kinds of groom cakes from beer bottles, and motorcycles, to airplanes and cars.
Until next time when I show you Russell Tanoue's Birthday cake!!

SET 2 OF HAWAII BRIDE AND GROOM CAKE FEATURE

2010-07-26T01:30:00.000-07:00

ALOHA!
When Julie Called me from Hawaii Bride and Groom for cakes for a cake feature. I was so excited. One I love working with her and the magazine. But 2, she told me she was having a french theme and that 2 of the cakes would be shot of brasserie Du Vin. Many of you who know me, know that this is one of my favorite places to eat. The food is good, the wine is even better and the atmosphere takes me right back to France. When i need a french fix I go here for it!!

I decided to make 2 very different cakes.
Please check out Hawaii Bride and Groom magazine online or go pick one up at the book store. There are some of Hawaii's best wedding professionals in this magazine. One stop shop if your planning your wedding.

IPOD TOUCH

2010-07-20T12:49:00.001-07:00

Aloha!

Coming back from vacation I was excited about our first cake. The Ipod touch! For a special girl turning 14.

I thought no big deal I have an Ipod it will be just like that...nope. I learned a little this cake. The Ipod touch is pretty cool. I never knew you could get online and check email and listen to music and have all these other apps. My Ipod is not like that at all.

I had a fun time making this cake and planning all the apps and even making earphones. Someone even commented to me that their mom thought it was a real Ipod from the photo.

Photo courtsey of our client

MATCHING DRESS CAKE AND BOUQUET

2010-07-16T13:40:00.000-07:00

ALOHA!

I had the pleasure to work with such a wonderful couple not to long ago. They traveled from the mainland to have their wedding on the beach here in Hawaii. Even though it was only the 2 of them they still wanted a small cake. Our bride wanted to have a cake to match her dress and her flowers. So we made a hourglass shaped cake and wrapped the fabric around the cake and matched the fabric flower. We made a sugar flower bouquet for the top of her to match, with orchids, roses and small cherry blossom flowers.

She sent us am email when they returned home to let us know they loved their cake and joked how they would eat it all.

This cake had 2 different flavors since they both like something different. Just one way we try to customize our cakes.

Photo Courtesy of Eddy Fong with Renai Photography

TOWER OF PASTRIES!

2010-07-16T12:57:00.000-07:00

Aloha,
Right before we started our vacation we had the pleasure to celebrate our clients wedding with pastries. Pastries are the new trend for weddings for couples who do not want a wedding cake and not everyone does. This pastry tower had a variety of pastries including mini cupcakes, lilikoi macadamia nut cheesecake, mixed mini fruit tarts, lemon tarts and my favorite, linzer bars. I love that we spilled the pastries out onto the table on top of monstera leaves.

So if your looking for an addition to your desserts or you are looking for another option for a wedding cake, we offer a full pastry menu, macaroons and truffles.

Congratulations to our couple!
All photos courtesy of Chrisite Pham of Christie Pham Photography

Until next time have a sweet day!!

HOMER AND THE LITTLE PINK DOUGHNUT

2010-07-15T17:50:00.000-07:00

Aloha!

I am glad to be back from vacation and baking again. I am also excited to share these photos with you of a wedding we did before vacation. Our bride wanted a 2 tier hexagon shaped cake with beautiful hand made purple orchids. She also wanted to surprise her groom with a grooms cake of Homer Simpson holding a beer. We were totally stoked to make this cake. We even added a little pink doughnut with a bite out of it. When we arrived at the hotel one of the staff actually thought someone took a bite of it. It was funny. I love how Christie Pham photographed the couples rings on the doughnut. Super cute and unique.
We wish our couple a happy marriage with lots of love.

All photos courtesy of Christie Pham of Christie Pham Photography.

HAWAII BRIDE AND GROOM PHOTO SHOOT

2010-07-14T16:22:00.000-07:00

Aloha,

A few months ago we were approached from Hawaii Bride and Groom Magazine. The wanted to feature some of our cakes in the new issue..on stands now. We were honored and super excited about this awesome opportunity. below are 2 of the 4 cakes we made. You can view the whole feature along with our other 2 cakes photographed at Brasserie Du Vin (only my fave french cafe here) at Hawaii Bride and Groom's website or if your at the store pick it up off the news stand

Photos courtesy of the talented Garrett Nose of Garrett Nose Photography

WE ARE BACK BUT ONE LESS

2010-07-06T16:28:00.001-07:00

ALOHA,

I hope your summer is going well!
We have missed you all very much. We have been off for over a month now. A well needed rest but vacation time to spend with family. Unfortunately, we have lost Nick for a year. For those of you who do not know, Nick is in the Navy here in Hawaii. He has left on deployment over the 4th of July weekend. He will be missed not only in the cake design process that he is so good at but also at home.

Because of this loss the structure of the business has changed and will continue to change until he returns. I will be the only one running the business so as of right now we can not take on as much work as we have been. What does this mean to you? If you are booking our services please contact us as soon as possible so we can get the date reserved for you. We do book up fast and I want to make sure i can fit you all in.

I will also be taking more vacation so that I can spend time with Nick when he has his break. I am very sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you.
I am very proud to be a wife of a sailor and I support Nick in this new journey he is on. I pray for his safe return.

I hope you all can understand and support me as well. All of your emails and phone calls are important to me and I will do my best to answer them all in a timely manner.
We will be resuming our wholesale deliveries the week of the 12th to Hapa Dog, Kailua First Stop and Bad Ass Coffee Company. So look out for us and some new pastries!

Thank you all for being loyal customers and I am looking forward to getting back to baking and posting some cakes we have done!

PERFECT SPRING GARDEN WEDDING

2010-04-29T16:46:00.000-07:00

Aloha,
Wedding season 2010 is upon us and I am so lucky to work with such wonderful and fun couples. One of our recent couples I worked with is Grant and Sarah. Grant contacted me last year about his wedding to Sarah. He was in charge of the wedding cake and wanted to meet with us to see what we had to offer. Once they had the invitations we met and came up with a design based off their invitation. A garden flower theme. We took all the element from their invitation. Grass and flowers all in pastel yellow, peach and cream colors.

They choose 3 different flavors of Raspberry Lemon, Bananas Foster and Strawberry Guava.

We also were honored to make the favors for the wedding. Matching flower cookies in cream and peach colors. We made 550 cookies to be boxed and tied with ribbon. They were very cute boxes and looked great on the tables.

The wedding was held in the beginning of April at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.
The Monarch Room was set with pretty pastels and beautiful mix of hydrangeas and roses set up by The Flower Girls.
Grant and Sarah were in good hands with photographer Garrett Nose, who was kind enough to supply us the following cake pictures.

It was a pleasure to work with Grant and Sarah and we wish them many years of love and happiness. We look forward to watching their family grow. Congratulations.

Come Join us at Therapy Boutique this Sunday!

2010-04-15T12:07:00.001-07:00

Decorous Jewelry Trunk Show At Therapy Boutique, Kahala Mall

Honolulu, Hawaii (April 13, 2010) – Maui jewelry designer, Noryne Taylor started Decorous Studio in 2004. A jewelry designer with attitude! Noryne loves working with the precious metals and gemstones that our planet provides. As she casts, forms and polishes metal, she feels that she is taking part in a larger creative process that began with the earth itself. Jewelry making allows her to explore ideas of beauty and the relationships that we have between concepts of who we are and the outward expressions that we choose.

At Decorous, each piece of jewelry begins life as a personal project, something created out of a sense of curiosity and fun. Inspiration. Expansion. An exploration of a theme, either consciously or unconsciously it grows out of a thematic seed and is underlined with the fundamental quest to understand one's experiences. She hopes to communicate something of herself with each client through her jewelry. Understand the designs as you will. They will speak to you if they are meant to. Let them say what they want. Jewelry is fun. Life is fun, all she wants to do is have fun. Feel free and turn up the music real loud.

For the first time ever, Noryne Taylor’s pieces will be on display on Oahu. To experience the creativity, her line will be at Therapy Boutique In Kahala Mall on Sunday, April 18th from 10:30 to 1:00. Enjoy complementary samplings from Sunshine's Cake Creations.

THANK YOU COOKIES!

2010-03-20T18:11:00.000-07:00

ALOHA!

One of our returning clients ordered these cookies to thank the sub division offices. How awesome I thought when she told me what she was looking for.

Its rare as employees that we hear thank you for a job well done. But to give a gift, and a big gift at that. These cookies measured 10 inches.

I loved the design with the flowers and butterflies. All my favorite. And I was making the cookies they made me happy. I hope whoever received them felt the same way.

I wrapped each cookie with cellophane and tied them with pink ribbon and attached a tag (that matched the cookie design)

So if you are looking to thank someone special or your office or anyone let us know and we can help make it extra sweet!

For more ideas check out http://www.sunshinescakecreations.com/

ALICE IN WONDERLAND FOR SOPHIE ELIZABETH

2010-03-19T16:07:00.001-07:00

ALOHA!
With all the hype of the movie Alice in Wonderland I have been getting a lot of cake requests for this theme so you will see more and more popping up soon. But Analyne contacted us last year for her daughter's 1st birthday cake. Way before she even knew the movie would be out.
And I was excited to make this cake. I think Alice in Wonderland is a very interesting story.

We design this cake with a some of the characters from the movie, The queen of hearts, Alice, Cheshire cat and the rabbit. One of my favorite parts of this cake is the the black and white diamond swirl!
Analyne picked out Banana Haupia and Chocolate Hazelnut crunch flavors for her cake!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Sophie Elizabeth!
For more birthday pictures check out our updated gallery at
http://www.sunshinescakecreations.com/

AVA'S FAIRY GARDEN BIRTHDAY

2010-03-19T15:47:00.001-07:00

ALOHA!

We were so excited when Miriam contacted us again for Ava's 2nd birthday. We met Miriam, Nathan and Ava last year when we were contacted to make her 1st birthday cake which was a candlyland theme!

Miriam wanted a fairy garden theme with a cake and cupcakes. She sent me her invitation to base the design and colors from. I was super excited to make Ava's cake again. We love when our clients come back often for cake because we love to watch families grow.

Ava's party was set for February 27th. As many of you may know this date well, this was tsunami Saturday. We have 3 other events this day in the morning. Ava's party was the only one in the evening. As we waited and waited all day we got the word at about 3 pm that Ava's party was still going to happen. Miriam and her family had to evacuate their home on the North Shore and we were so happy when she called to let us know everything was a go. The only event to go on this day for us.

When we arrived at her home she had this beautiful set up for the cakes. Its a no wonder Miriam likes to plan parties. She is very good at decorating. I was so excited to set up the cake and cupcakes. Miriam was so surprised that we took the exact fairy from her invitation and put it on her cake.

I was so honored to make Ava's cake again. And we look forward to her 3rd birthday!

Photos from Miriam!

A GARDEN BIRTHDAY

2010-03-01T16:08:00.000-08:00

Aloha!

I want to continue with an event we had this past weekend. One that was not on Tsunami Saturday but on Sunday Morning.

Bella Rae's 1st birthday. I met her Mom a few months back. Her and her mother in law were in charge of planning the party but more important the cake!

I fell in love with both of them when we met. They were so funny together and you could tell got along very well and made lots of compromises with each other.

We designed a 2 tier Topsy turvy cake with a Terra Cotta flower pot on top. The flower pot was designed from pictures they would take with Bella Rae. Every month they got her picture taken with different flowers or flowers pots. They are really adorable photos.

We also added an element from Vanessa's wedding. In her flowers when she got out of the church 2 monarch butterflies were sitting in her bouquet. Everyone thought this was magical and special and they wanted to incorporate that butterfly element. So I hand painted a monarch butterfly for the center, top on the flower pot. Also inside were Gerber daisies, orchids and other smaller flowers.

The cake came out super cute and when we arrived Vanessa so was so excited for it! She loved it.

They also choose, Red Velvet, Lemon Raspberry and Chocolate Hazelnut Crunch flavors.

We wish Bella Rae a Happy 1st Birthday and Can not wait for her 2nd!!

This picture does not do this cake justice. It was big and had lots of colors, and bees flying out the cake, ladybugs and all kinds of flowers!

For more of our cakes check out or website at www.sunshinescakecreations.com

NOAH'S ARK!

2010-03-01T15:52:00.000-08:00

Aloha!!
As you all know this past Saturday is being called Tsunami Saturday. And what a day it was. Most people woke up to the sound of The Civil Defense Sirens, but not us. We actually were working on this Noah's Ark cake when we heard the news of the tsunami threat to the Hawaiian Islands. This was at 1am on Saturday Morning. My first thought when hearing all this news was,"oh no what about my events?" I know I should have been thinking about higher ground, supplies and all that but really my first thought was all the events we had and their cakes. What were we going to do? Being 3 am now i decided to get our supplies and things together but was determined to find a way to get our cakes to our clients. But unfortunately with police closing streets and hotels and business closing there was not much we could.

Our first event of the day was in Waikiki and I talked Lynn and she had told me the hotel had to cancel her party. We had a the cutes Noah's Ark cake that matched her centerpieces and 100 yummy cupcakes!

After all was said and done we were able to deliver her cake to her home so she and her family could as least enjoy the birthday cake.
Isaac and Ivan are 2 lucky little boys! They had the whole cake for themselves for their first birthday!!
We are looking forward to the rescheduled party in the near future but for now you can enjoy this cake and all the little animals on it!

Check back this week for more of our Tsunami Cakes!

GERBER DAISY MEET COLOR

2010-02-19T16:02:00.000-08:00

Aloha!
This is one of my Favorite weddings. The colors were so amazing. I met with Poppy one afternoon at her home in Kailua. I typically do not meet in clients homes but Poppy explained to me that she has children so I totally understood and decided to meet her. And I am glad i did for 2 reasons. 1. her wedding reception was taking place in her backyard and 2. her house is amazing. Poppy own her own upholstery business so you know that her furniture looks great. Her house is very unique is the design and colors. I can see why she picked the colors she did for her wedding. Pinks, Greens, oranges. All very bright shades.

She knew she wanted Gerber Daisies and color so we incorporated the cake and cupcakes for the kids with all different shades of daisies. She also purchased these cute butterfly toppers.

The reception was held in her large backyard that was decorated with paper laterns, lights and lots of color. She even thought of the kids too and set them up their on table with things to color on. Super cute idea.

I was honored to be a part of such a special couple's day. She called me a few days after to thank me and tell me how she and all her guests just loved the cake and how the kids ate all the cupcakes up!
I wish Poppy and her new family nothing but the best. They all deserve a wonderful beginning to a new life.

LANIKUHONUA UNDER THE SEA WEDDING

2010-02-17T11:14:00.000-08:00

Aloha!

I am so excited to be able to share one of our December weddings with you all. We were lucky enough to have Christie Pham owner of Christie Pham Photograhy forward such beautiful images of Rachel and Jimmy's wedding.

Rachel contacted me all the way from Hong Kong awhile ago about her wedding. She wanted a fun whimsical under the sea cake. And she came to right place. Not only do we love sea theme cakes but to make a wedding cake that was a different and unique is what we love to do.

Rachel knew she wanted a 3 tier Topsy Turvy cake with lots of red coral and fun fish. She also wanted one of the fish to have glasses on. How cute and a great way to personalize her wedding cake. Rachel also loves strawberries and noticed our strawberry topper that looks like a bride and groom and she wanted that on top of her cake. So we made this cake happen and how cute is it?

When we went to deliver the cake, the guests were arriving and we got so many compliments on how cute the cake was. The set was even more beautiful. Rachel contractred the services of Dianna K. Shitanishi owner of

Hawaii Weddings and Events. The tables and tent looked absolutly beautiful.

We hope you enjoy these images as we did making the cake.

We wish Rachel and Jimmy many years of love and laughter.

LADYBUG INVASION!

2010-02-17T11:08:00.001-08:00

Aloha!
We wanted to share a little spring time goodness for all of you who have way to much snow! We were lucky to make another cake for Vivan's Birthday. Every year it something different and we love those kind of birthdays. For this birthday she wanted a ladybug theme. Ladybugs are becoming very popular as we have 3 requests for them this year.

We also made custom ladybug cookies for her friends to take home with them. Each cookie had a personalized tag thanking them for attending her party.

Vivian treated her friends to a bowling party. Perfect fun for kids.

We can not wait for Vivian's next birthday to see what she comes up with. its so awesome to see how our clients kids grow up and how their taste change from year to year.

For more cute birthday cakes check out our gallery at http://www.sunshinescakecreations.com/

BIRTHDAY ELEGANCE

2010-02-17T08:32:00.000-08:00

Aloha!
We were contacted by Stacey a while back about her birthday. Stacey and I met last year while working an event together. Stacey owns Bradley and Lily Stationary here in Honolulu.
She liked our work and wanted to order a birthday cake and cookies for her party. With the help of her friend Nicole who owns Nicole Weddings and Events also here in Honolulu, they planned a party to remember. Stacey friends and family enjoyed attending the party held at the Bayer Estate on what turned out to be a beautiful evening.
Stacey ordered a elegant and simple 2 tier cake and flower cookies for her guests to enjoy.
Happy Birthday Stacey!
For more birthday cakes check out our gallery at www.sunshinescakecreations.com

Gibson '57 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue Electric Guitar

2010-02-16T09:20:00.001-08:00

Aloha!

Among our very busy Valentine's Weekend we helped Julian celebrate his 8th birthday on Saturday. Hudson (his mom) from Star 101.9's Morning Show contacted us a few weeks ago to let us know that Julian wanted a Gibson 57 Les Paul Guitar Cake in gold. So we made him the exact cake in gold. The cake was Chocolate with Chocolate butter cream, We hand painted the base of the guitar gold and hand made all the pieces. The guitar was built in a way where we even strung real guitar strings.

Every cake we make we want perfect but this one has to be even more perfect since The Hott Family had a strong Musical background. Julian's dad is Steve Hott, you may know him from his singles on the radio and his video on MTV and owner of Bad Ass Coffee Co here in Honolulu. So we know he knows his guitars!

When we pulled up to deliver the cake, we got a lot of attention from some people in the area, most did not know it was a cake...that makes me know we did a good job! But from the looks of the pictures that Hudson sent us by the look of Julian's face with his cake, we know he loved it.

To help him celebrate Julian's party was held at The Road Runner Music Hall, (which you can rent out for parties, you should check it out). He also had some pretty cool entertainment like Jimmy Taco, from Hot 93.9 on the turntables, Nixpac dance crew performance and dance lessons after!!! Chas the great magician from the magic castle in L.A and our cake!

We know Julian will be the talk of his classmates today and we wish him the best 8th birthday and we look forward to many more birthdays to come!

to see more rockin' cakes check us out at www.sunshinescakecreations.com

Have a great day!

Chinese New Year!!

2010-02-11T13:47:00.000-08:00

Aloha!
Come out and celebrate Chinese New Year with Russell Tanoue on Saturday February 13 at Pearl Ultra Lounge. He is throwing a "Good Luck" party for all of you! So if your looking for a good party this weekend come out and see whats going on! Arrive to Pearl by 10:30, the first 100 receive gift bags.
This is the Year of the tiger!
Pearl Ultra Lounge
A la Moana Shopping Center, Ho'opka Terrace
8pm till you can't dance!!

NEW YEARS LOVE STORY!

2010-02-03T09:04:00.001-08:00

Aloha!

What a great way to celebrate the new year by getting married. We love our New Years Weddings. 1, its a great way for a couple to start off a marriage and their new life together and 2, because it starts off our new year off well as well.

This year we were able to help Jada and Jason celebrate their love but making them a unique cupcakes tower. They choose our Tiramisu and Chocolate Chipotle flavors.

The cupcakes had hand rolled petals to look like a big flower. Each cupcakes had over 70 petals. We made 4 different colors to match her reception colors. And we alternated the colors on the stand.

The top tier cake had a personalized cake topper that was designed by Jada and Jason. We hand painted the look to get more of their drawing design. I also hand painted the symbol for double happiness (also designed by Jada and Jason) on top and added a few tiny flowers.

The wedding was at a family member's house in Kailua and it was beautiful. We even got a chance to see Jada and Jason and they looked so happy.

We wish Jada and Jason many years of happiness and love. We look forward to working with them again in the future.

KUNG FU PANDA!

2010-02-03T08:57:00.000-08:00

Aloha!

We received an email from our client about her son's 1st birthday cake. She wanted a big cake to feed her guests and she wanted a Kung Fu Panda on top but not just the panda but a BIG one. She actually designed the cake herself and we brought it to life for her. The panda is holding firecrackers and he is sitting on a full sheet cake that looked like the firecrackers exploded with stars, confetti and curls. What a fun cake. The picture does not do the size justice.
For more cake pictures log onto our site http://www.sunshinescakecreations.com/
Have a great day!

VOTE FOR LOUIS SGRO, TOWN COUNCIL!!

2010-01-27T15:03:00.000-08:00

ALOHA!

Many of you already know that I am originally from Philadelphia. My parents are still on the east coast living in Delaware. They both retired a few years ago and moved closer to the beach. And they love it.

A little background, my Dad was a police officer for over 40 years in Philadelphia and my mom was working for a local State Representive. When they retired they were excited to do nothing but relax, go to the beach, enjoy the new house and be retired, I meant hey worked so hard for all those years that they deserve to enjoy life now.

But Recent developments brought my dad running for town council in Delaware. And here is my mom helping him. She has so much experience doing this that I think its a great match for both of them. I think they make a great team!

My dad wants to make the town a better place, right just like all people running for any office. But my dad has a lot of experience and compassion working with and for people. He has worked many years helping abuse against elderly people. You know the people that like to scam older people of their money...sad, but my dad made a such an impact on that community that when he retired people wondered what would happen to the department and these elderly people. You know my dad did not want to even retire.

I knew it would not be long before he was doing something to make a difference in people's lives and helping again. And here it is he is running for town council. I am so proud of him and wish I could be there for all the exciting events that will happen. But I can not get back there for this time. However, I can send some Sunshine to him. My mom and dad have a few meet and greet events in the next couple of days so I decided to send cookies. They could give them out as favors and I could send my support to him.

I wish my dad all the best of luck. I know he will impress everyone with his years of experience, his compassion and his overall love for helping people. He truly is a great man!

All the cookies were bagged and tied with red, white and blue ribbon and shipped off to them.

if your looking for cookies check out http://www.sunshinescakecreations.com/ for more information on shipping and pictures.

Have a nice day!

HOLIBASH!!

2010-01-14T12:16:00.000-08:00

Aloha!
We are starting the new year off right. We made it in Pacific Weddings with one of my favorite cakes and now 5 more of our cakes made it to Bizarre Birthday Cakes a feature written by AOL. We posted awhile back 2 of our cakes that are featured and we were contacted again and now we have 5 more. We are posted with some other wonderful creative cake companies like Charm City Cakes (Ace of Cakes) I dream of cakes, which are also featured in the same Pacific Weddings Issue, Pink Cake Box and lots of others. Did your cake make it on AOL? You will need to check it out. Click the link below and flip through some amazing cakes!

http://www.holidash.com/party-central/birthday/food/bizarre-birthday-cakes

Have a great day!

THE GARBAGE CAN CAKE!!

2010-01-06T10:58:00.000-08:00

Aloha!

We ended 2009 with a special and unique cake. Kim contacted us for a cake for her boyfriend whose birthday is December 31...New Years Eve. She wanted something big, grand and special for Jeff because his birthday. Sometimes when birthdays fall on a big day like this they tend to be pushed to the side and Kim wanted to make sure he knew that it was HIS birthday. When she called she said she wanted the "garbage can" cake. Meaning she wanted all the things that were important to him on one cake. A little work and a little hobbies.

We hand painted all the logos on this cake. For his work we made the restaurants he is in charge of and then we made logos from his fave sports teams. Since the Cowboys are his favorite, we made the top tier all for him. With the cowboys stars, footballs and helmets.

Kim wanted all of her guests to take home something from this birthday party so each guest received 3 cookies, one NY Yankees, one Cowboys and one Saints cookie.

We hope Jeff had a wonderful Surprise party and a great birthday!

EMILiO PUCCI DESIGNED CAKE

2010-01-05T09:49:00.001-08:00

Aloha!

A few months back I was contacted by Pacific Weddings Magazine. They wanted to feature a cake made by us with a special theme in mind. This new issue, which is on stands now, is a fashion theme issue. Something Robyn is very excited about. She had a few different designers she was using and wanted to meet me to see what was a good fit for my style.

After meeting and talking she choose Emilio Pucci, an Italian designer. To be honest I was not sure who he was and was glad she sent me his bio and some images of his work. As soon as I saw his work I knew exactly who is was. In fact I went and looked and I have a bag from him. I immediately contacted her to tell her how perfect of a fit Emilio Pucci was for me. I was so excited to create a cake based on his designs. He has very funky, bright and colorful, mod style. Perfect for me! I love 60's style.

She sent me a few images and after looking carefully through them I finally choose one that I liked. I liked all of them and I had a lot of different ideas and designs, but I was so excited when this one popped out at me.

I made a 4 tier square cake for the modern look that brides are choosing. I separated each tier. I hand cut each paisley design from a custom stencil made from the design on the handbag.

I had fun working with Robyn on this project. And it was nice to work with Dave Miyamoto, who brought my cake to life through his photos.

Check out the new issue of Pacific Weddings Magazine at http://www.pacificweddings.com/

The bag!Until next time have a great day!

CANDYLAND MADNESS!

2010-01-04T14:59:00.001-08:00

Aloha!

We always get a lot of requests for Candyland cakes, especially around the holidays. This is our recent Candyland cake. Made for a special 1st birthday. This time instead of making a tierd cake, our client wanted a sheet cake but enough to feed all of her guests. Needless to say it had to be a big cake! This was so big it took 3 people to carry it. The cake replicated the game board but we made it 3D instead of all flat.

The flavor was Strawberry Shortcake.

We also supplied 150 gingerbread men favors in our gingerbread cookies dough!

To see more Candyland theme cakes check our website at www.sunshinescakecreations.com

Have a great Monday!

HOLIDAY WEDDING!

2009-12-31T14:22:00.000-08:00

Aloha!

The Holidays are always a romantic time of the year. All the magic and glitter of gifts, cards, trees and ornaments. What a better time to have a wedding? Especially in Hawaii. One of our recent cakes was right before Christmas.

Mari and Chris contacted me awhile ago for their wedding cake. They knew they wanted to use tea leaves in the cake design so we followed their invitation design of 2 tea leaves to signify Mari and Chris. They choose our Chai Flavor with half the cake to have soy butter cream and the remaining our vanilla butter cream.

When I walked into the Ballroom I was so amazed out how beautiful it was. Set for 300 people the tables had cute stockings on each plate with their names and wedding date filled with gingerbread. Christmas trees in each corner of the room and a beautiful head table with big beautiful flowers.

Congratulations to Mari and Chris. We wish them many years of love of happiness and a happy holiday season.
Photo by Garrett Nose with
http://www.garrettnosephoto.com/
Have a Happy and safe New Year!

COOKIE DECORATING FOR A SCHOOL DAY BIRTHDAY

2009-12-30T10:25:00.000-08:00

ALOHA!

Sometimes when your children's birthdays fall during the week it can be hard to plan a party for them. You work, they go to school.....so what can you do as an alternative for the school day birthdays? Have us go to the school and have a cookie decorating party for the kids.
We recently set up a party for Elijah at his school for him and his friends. The theme was trains! We made a dozen train cookies so each child had one cookie to decorate. We set up toppings, icing and plates for them. They were so excited they sat down at their little table outside the classroom and wanted the cookies right away, before they even ate their pizza! it was so fun and perfect for Elijah!

We have been creating cookie decorating parties here for 3 years, it is a unique activity for kids parties. And we are the first ones to create it here in Hawaii! I used to do this as a child with my mom and I passing it on to everyone else!

So if you want to help your child celebrate their school day birthday contact us for more information!

YET ANOTHER TRAVEL WEDDING CAKE

2009-12-30T10:09:00.000-08:00

ALOHA!

We get emails all the time from destination couples planning their wedding in Hawaii. And one popular theme for the wedding is Travel. Whether it is travel to Hawaii or travel in general or travelling together as a couple, its a popular theme.

A recent cake we made was for a couple travelling from the mainland to celebrate their love and marriage in one of the most popular destinations, Waikiki.

This cake was made unique for our couple, with passports, surfboards a jeep with a snowboard and a custom cake topper of the couple. One thing they asked us to do with the topper is to make our groom a lot taller then our bride. Totally Cute!

The wedding and reception took place in a private suite at The Outrigger Hotel. With a huge lanai set up with bright oranges and lots of beautiful flowers. And the back drop, Waikiki Beach and Diamond head. It was a beautiful day and we are so happy for our couple.

We wish you many years of love and happiness!

ELLE COUTURE LAUNCHES NEW ENGAGEMENT RINGS!

2009-12-28T15:25:00.000-08:00

ALOHA,

As the holidays come to a close we begin to think about 2010. We are so happy to have met and worked with elle Couture Jewellers this past year. We are excited to hear about some great new products they will be carrying and starting January 2, 2010 they will launch the new Cento Collection, exclusive designs by Italian jeweler, Roberto Coin, its a special "Cento" diamond, which means 100 in Italian, 100 facets in each diamond, There are only 6 exclusive styles available, in a variety of carat weights but each diamond is cut with 100 facets

Rings will come in platinum and white gold. And the sparkle of these diamonds are amazing.
Lance from elle Couture will be working with guys and couples on their style of choice. In the month of January elle will be offering 15% off rings.
To check out The Cento Collection at http://www.centocollection.com/
And go and check out elle Couture at 909 Kapolani Blvd On January 2!
Happy New Year

HELLO KITTY MEETS CANDYLAND!

2009-12-28T15:01:00.000-08:00

Aloha and Happy Holidays.

I hope all of you are enjoying a wonderful, peaceful holiday season! December was a busy month for us. As we prepared for a busy Christmas we were able to help our clients celebrate all kinds of events.

This event was for a special little girl named Kady. I met with her parents Elyse and Neal sometime ago top plan the special cake for Kady's 1st Birthday.

Elyse and Neal had some great ideas, they knew they wanted a lot of bight colors, a very whimsical looking cake, Hello Kitty and Candyland theme! We used all these ideas and made an amazing cake for them!

Everything on the cake was handmade. And they choose 3 different flavors for the cake.

We also supplied them with a cookie decorating party. They wanted their guests to have a fun and unique activity to do. We supplied them all kinds of cookies, topping and icings. We have been doing this for 3 years now and its a hit!

We hope Kady had the best 1st Birthday! We were glad to be able to share in this very special day!

Happy Birthday Kady!

WORLD TRAVEL TO HAWAII FOR A WEDDING!

2009-12-15T17:29:00.000-08:00

ALOHA!

Wow, it has been some time since we blogged. So many things have been happening, besides being slammed busy for the holidays. Its amazing how busy we are. I am so thankful.

We relocated over Thanksgiving, we have been getting so many calls for cookie orders, especially after making over 2000 for Honolulu Magazine to give out to Ala Moana Mall.

We have been attending lots of events, one being for Kanu Hawaii, held at 87Zero, planned by Poi Planet. What a fun time. It was nice to meet new people and see old friends. And give out samples. It was also a pleasure to talk to some people who worked for The Ritz Carlton. One actually worked with my old chef. It is a small world.

We have made a lot of cakes since our last blog and all of them are wonderful cakes with great stories.

This was the beginning of our holiday season madness! November 1, 2009 Grace and Kevin's wedding was held at The Moana Surfrider Hotel in Waikiki.

They choose Katy with Katy Castillo Weddings to plan and set up the event, and L'Amour Photography for the photos.

When I met Grace and Kevin they knew they wanted a globe cake. After talking to them and learning what their vision was, we decided to design their cake with suitcases under the globe. One to represent Grace and where she has traveled too and one to represent Kevin and where he has traveled too. The globe was to be a representation of where in the world they have been, how their paths have crossed many times and then finally where they met and fell in love and how they made Hawaii the place where they would begin the next chapter of their lives together.

Kevin's suitcase was a little larger and more "beat up" looking. We hand painted stickers from around the world that he has travelled too.

Grace's suitcase was a little smaller and pretty. We again hand painted stickers from around the world she has been.

The stickers are made from modeling chocolate. We hand painted from certain sticker designs. These are not pre printed or edible paper.

We then placed the globe on top with the trail of their travels. We then placed a custom cake topper of the couple on top looking out into the world.

We had so much fun making this cake for such a wonderful couple.

We know they have some new opportunities in front of them that may take them travelling more and we wish them all the best of luck for a wonderful future.

Enjoy these photos provided by L'Amour Photography

Have a wonderful Holiday season!

HOLIDAY GIFT BASKETS

2009-10-28T15:05:00.000-07:00

Aloha!

If your looking for a special gift for the holidays we are offering gift baskets. Let us do the work for you.

We can delivery locally or ship these world wide. We can personalize it anyway you like. This gift basket pictured below has 100% Hawaiian Coffee, 100% Hawaiian teas, Green tea powder (to make iced tea) Our cookies, Brownies, Chocolate Chip Bars and our Granola Bars

You can choose all cookies or a mixture of some our our pastry bars, or all of the items mixed up.

Please ask us for a list.

It comes in a beautiful basket your loved ones can reuse. We can add a personalized gift card for you as well.

Its a great way to send some Aloha to someone you love for the holidays or a special event.

For more information call us 808.744.0196 or contact us through our web site at http://www.sunshinescakecreations.com/

We look forward to make your holidays a little less stressful.

CHROMATIC MAGAZINE'S LAUNCH PARTY

2009-10-27T19:22:00.000-07:00

ALOHA!

Chromatic Magazine's debut issue is on stands now. Its a new lifestyle and fashion magazine out in Hawaii only.

If you missed the launch party on Friday night we will recap it all for you. This party was thrown by Kim Koga and owner of the magazine Julie Aragaki. It was held at Bonsai located in Restaurant row. And what a party!

We are excited to be apart of the magazine's first issue and apart of this launch party. We made tons of samples.

We had Raspberry Lilikoi Jelly Candy, Chocolate truffles, Mini Chocolate and Lilikoi tartlettes

Mini raspberry and blackberry tartlettes, Chantilly filled cream puffs, chocolate covered strawberries and mini cupcakes to go with the big cake we made!

Our cake was a big Topsy Turvy Cake with a replicated magazine on top. We included all the advertisers from the magazine on the cake. How fun to see your name on cake!! Julie loved the cake so much she took it home with her!

It was so much fun to meet new people and see our friends.

The magazine is filled with so much information and different stories about what is hot in Hawaii right now.

You can read it online at www.chromaticmagazine.com or pick it up int he stores in Hawaii.

Check us out too. We have a feature article inside. We are so happy to be a part of The Chromatic team. We hope to work with them again in the future!

JENNIFER AND DAMIAN'S CLIFF SIDE WEDDING.

2009-10-15T20:09:00.000-07:00

Aloha!

I have to admit how lucky I am to be able to work with some great clients and very talented vendors. This weeding was no different. I was contacted by Jennifer and Damian about their destination wedding and the cake. We emailed and talked on the phone before I was able to meet them. We had a cake tasting the week the arrived so we could meet and go over all the details. They loved all of the flavors they tasted and it was difficult for them to pick, They actually added an extra tier to the cake so they could take it back home, which of course was Chocolate Guinness! One of most popular flavors.

Meeting was amazing. The house they rented was up a crazy steep hill with some of the most amazing views I have seen yet, and I have seen lots. This was actually the second time we have been to this house.

Jennifer and Damian both greeted us when we pulled up and you could tell they were excited and very much in love. What a great couple to work with. Again, I am so lucky. Jennifer and I already had the design and the colors designed.

I love the colors of this cake, very simple yet makes a statement. Of course the cake looked good but I have to say that the photographers made it look even more beautiful. I love to work with Wendy and Eric who own L'Amour Photography. They do an amazing job with pictures. I said it before and will say it again they capture something so special and perfect. They have a great eye for detail. And they are so super friendly!

We wish Jennifer and Damian many years of love and happiness and maybe they will be our neighbors someday!!

Thank you to Wendy and Eric who took these amazing pictures. Check them out. And check out our website for lots of other cake pictures from them.
www.sunshinescakecreations.com

SPINNING DISCO BALL FOR BONSAI'S 1ST BIRTHDAY

2009-10-15T19:47:00.000-07:00

ALOHA!

We have been slamming this month. No days off yet and we are still going. This month we have a few big events along with 2 photo shoots and lots of birthdays and wedding in between. We are so excited about all the work. We have been so busy and we have so much to show you but I want to tell you about Bonsai's First Birthday that went off last Saturday night.

Russell Tanoue and Kim Koga threw the 1st Birthday for Bonsai! Kim asked us to make the cake, Some big, 80s theme and fun.....emphasis on BIG! This cake was over 4 feet tall and the best part is we separated the cake with pillars and had a disco ball in the center and we made it spin....You read that correct, we made the disco ball spin. I took the design from the invitation that was sent out and on the top was a disco ball and I thought how perfect to get the ball on the cake.

Once we arrived and set up the cake everyone was surprised to see the disco ball spin. It was awesome! We got rave reviews for this cake.

We are set up at Bonsai almost every other week for Zensation and we love going. Its like a second home to us. The staff is so friendly and I love the atmosphere and the people I get to meet, plus the Italian Swifter is an awesome drink! I am glad to have them apart of our family! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BONSAI!! We can't for next year for a bigger cake!

Until next time! I will try to get up some great cakes up!! You can also find us on Facebook, we post often!

WE ARE NOW ACCEPTING CREDIT CARDS

2009-10-09T14:57:00.001-07:00

Happy Aloha Friday!!

As of this week we are now set up to take credit cards. So when placing your order or going online to order let us know you want to use a credit card and we will gladly accept your payment! We still accept checks and cash.

Also, if your looking for something to do tomorrow night come out to Bonsai's 1st Birthday party! We are honored to making the birthday cake for them. Sapphire mixed with an 80s after party for a fun night of fun fun fun!! We will be there so come check us out and have a great time!

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY BONSAI,we are glad that they are part of our family!!

Bonsai is located in Restaurant Row. Doors open at 7pm!!

CHROMATIC MAGAZINE AND US

2009-10-08T17:57:00.000-07:00

Aloha and Happy Thursday!

Chromatic Magazine's Debut will hit shelves here in Hawaii this October. I was approached by the magazine to have them do a feature article on our company. And of course I was so excited. I have been in the paper and I have ads in lots of different magazines but this is my first feature and I could not be more excited that it is with Julie Aragaki and Chromatic Magazine. I feel honored that they would want to feature me. I was interviewed by Stacy Makiya a few months ago. She asked me some very interesting questions that actually took me some time to think about. I could have written a book really. Juliw took my photos which I think came out really cute! You can view Chromatic Magazine online at www.chromaticmagazine.com This magazine will come out 4 times a year and will focus on whats hot in Hawaii from fashion to restaurants to night life. Check it out this month in stores or see it online and subscribe for emails about information on whats going on around town.
I want to take a minute to thank Julie for taking a chance on me and my business. It means a lot to have support from such a great person who belives in me and what I am love to do. I am so excited for this magaine and to see where it will go!

Have a great day!
For more information on cakes, cookies and other items we carry check us out online at www.sunshinescakecreations.com or call us 808.744.0196

HALLOWEEN GOODIES

2009-10-02T10:09:00.000-07:00

Aloha!

Well October is upon us and Halloween will be here before we know it. We are offering decorated cutout Halloween cookies. Yummy!! The make great favors for your party or your kids class mates. Maybe you want to send some to loved ones who do not live in Hawaii, well we can ship them too. We can bag them and add a personalized tag to the cookies too.

If your having a party and or a lunch at work why not get a spooky cake? We can make any kind of Halloween cake you want from something cute with lots of pumpkins or something creepy and scary....

We are also selling Mini Pumpkin Bread Loaves for $5 each. We can wrap them and tag them just like the cookies. It makes a great gift.

For more information check out website at www.sunshinescakecreations.com or call us at 808.744.0196
Have a Happy and Safe October!

GROOM'S CAKES ARE HOT

2009-09-22T15:36:00.000-07:00

Aloha,

Grooms Cakes are hot right now. We get requests all the time from our brides that they want to surprise their new husbands. We design these cakes around what the grooms are into or what their hobbies may be. A lot of times the cakes tend to be sports themed based on the grooms favorite team. Sometimes the requests are about XBOX or some sort of games they like. And other times it could based around what they do for a living. Whatever the theme it is something special from the bride to the groom and it is personal. We enjoy making thee cakes as much as the wedding cakes. Its an honor for us to be apart of this special day. We love to hear the stories about how the groom was shocked when they saw their cake!

For more information check out our website at http://www.sunshinescakecreations.com/. and when ordering your wedding cake think about what your groom may like and let us create more memories!

Check out some of the groom's cakes we have recently made.

This XBOX had 2 different lights inside to make it look more real

MEET OUT NEW ASSISTANT!

2009-09-17T10:53:00.001-07:00

ALOHA!!

Its been a long time since I blogged. One month! I am sorry to have left you all in the dark. Things have been insane for us. More then busy! But I am loving every minute of it and we have so many things going on and have lots to share with all of you.

First I want to introduce you all to Ronnie Williams. He is my new assistant! Ronnie is a long time, very close friend of mine. He is from Philadelphia and he did exactly what I did. Quit his job, sold most of his things and bought a one way plane ticket to Hawaii. He is settling in well and even has been working a little. He is getting familiar with Hawaii, our clients and our products. Ronnie is an amazing artist and he is going to bring a different twist to our cakes. He has a warm smile and a big heart. He also has a wonderful outlook on life, cakes and Hawaii. I know he is going to make a wonderful addition to our team. I am glad he finally made the move. I wish him all the best of luck and hope Hawaii treats him well like it has me.

So if you see Ronnie around, talk to him on the phone introduce yourself!

I also want to share that we have a new account in Waikiki. If your at the Ilikai for vacation, a weekend get a way or just hitting the beach, check out our yummy treats, pick up a few for the beach and enjoy! We are excited for this new opportunity to work with June and Ricardo on this new venture for them. We are glad we can help!

There is so much more and now that we have an extra set of hands I will try to blog more. You can find us on Facebook which we update often (easy to do on deliveries in the car) Just look for Victoria Sgro-Konopka!

Here are a few pictures to get you through till next time! Enjoy and check out our website for more pictures of our cakes and new information on the 2009 holiday cookies! Order soon

Have a wonderful day!

Our Culinary journey

2009-08-18T11:11:00.001-07:00

CUSTOM WEDDING COOKIES

2009-08-11T16:48:00.000-07:00

ALOHA,

We make all kinds of cookies for all different events. I love cookies. I think they make wonderful favors, its something everyone can eat, there is little waste and they are super cute.

We make custom cookies! We can make any shapes, colors, we can personalize them and wrap them with ribbon!

We have over 300 cookie cutters. We have shapes for all occasions. We were recently contacted by a bride to be, Nicole. She wanted cookies as favors for her wedding. She asked if we could do a special cookie for her. It was a certain shape and she wanted to send me a picture. "Of Course I said, Send it over"

When she sent me this picture and I looked at it my first thought was, Wow no one will ever have this cookie again. How unique. I had to ask her where the design came from because I have never seen anything like it. She told me that her fiance is an artist and he drew up the design for the wedding. I love this design!

So , if you want truly custom cookies then contact us and we will make you exactly what you want!

30th BIRTHDAY SCRABBLE CAKE

2009-08-10T20:40:00.001-07:00

Aloha Monday!

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend! 2 weeks ago we made a cake for another one of our very loyal clients. We met Christine and Jeff awhile back when we made their wedding cake. Christine has contacted us several times after that for cakes for her family and friends.

This time it was for her new husband, Jeff's 30th birthday. Christine and Jeff love to play Scrabble and they just nought the new Onyx version of the game and she wanted us to make this for Jeff's party.

We positioned the tiles around to say "HAPPY THIRTIETH BIRTHDAY JEFF" We also have the tiler holders with some personal inside jokes between them. We also had to add the time clock they play with This is some serious Scrabble playing!

We are honored to have been part of another special occasion in Christine's and Jeff's lives. We look forward to making them another cake.
Stay tuned for another cake and cookies we made for this same party!

ITS SPONGEBOB SUNDAY!!

2009-08-09T21:20:00.000-07:00

ALOHA!

We have been super busy with so many different things and new accounts that we have not been able to blog as much as we would like to.

This cake has to be posted for many different reasons.

One of our loyal clients Tracie contacted us about her son Brandon's birthday. She told us how much he loves Sponge Bob and that he had to have a cake in the Shape of him. I knew right away which one of us would be doing this cake. Nick. He loves Sponge Bob. So when we were talking about this weeks cakes and pastries and i told him about Sponge Bob his face lite up. He was so excited. On Saturday night he finishes the details to the cake and he was so excited about it. Even the board the cake sat on. he was excited that he made it look like the back round.

We handed the cake over to Tracie and when she took it to the car Brandon was so excited. He even said"is that fondant on the cake?" I looked at him and asked him how he knew that, and he told me that he likes to watch the cake shows on TV! How cute.

The cake was Strawberry Shortcake and made completely from scratch and carved by hand. All the pieces are hand made and edible.

For more of our cakes check out http://www.sunshinescakecreations.com/
Enjoy your Sunday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRANDON! We hope you and your friends enjoyed Sponge Bob.

ZENSATION AUGUST 5.....BONSAI

2009-08-03T11:28:00.000-07:00

Aloha Monday!

Its that time again. Its Zensation at Bonsai! Come start off August the right way with sweet treats! Drink specials, pupu specials...and the food is so yummy! Get mini spa services, fashion tips, you can even buy clothes and jewelry....Win a trip for 2 to Las Vegas courtesy of Vacation's Hawaii! You MUST be able to travel on 8-9-09 and return on 8-15-09. You deserve it, air, room & meals included! That sounds like a good deal to me!
So come out and have some fun after work. Doors open at 5 pm with No cover charge. Bonsai is located in Restaurant Row!
See you there!

BAD ASS COFFE CO

2009-07-31T11:42:00.000-07:00

ALOHA FRIDAY!!

Hope all is well with you out there. I have some cakes and things to show you but I wanted to show you pictures of Bad Ass Coffee Co. The new shop is open now located at 1104 Fort Street Mall. Go check them out and see what they have to offer. The place is cool inside. The colors and atmosphere are awesome! There is a stage too, hum, wonder what will happen there, music? comedy? maybe a poetry night? We will have to wait and see what the plans for that is. But it will be awesome!

If your in town, work in town, go to school this is a perfect place to grab coffee and go to work or study in between classes or just hang out and watch some tv. There is even tables outside.

Or pastries include Scones, Cookies, Cookie Bars including our famous Chocolate Chip Oreo Bars! We have lemon bars, fresh muffins, Cheesecake and much much more!

So go in and support local owners and have a new experience! We tried the a frozen coffee drink this morning and it was smooth and tasted like coffee. not loaded with sugar and chunks of ice. It was perfect for a hot day.

These are some pictures I took on Monday when we had our first delivery for the Grand Opening. We are excited and honored to be a part of something that is going to be big.

We wish Steve and his crew all the best of luck in this new adventure

We are making 2 different kinds of JUMBO muffins. Easy package to grab a few and take them back to the office for co-workers or school for your classmates. Or take some home for your family. They are all individually wrapped and labeled for you!

This was the cake we made for the grand opening! We have Chocolate Mocha, Chai Tea and Chocolate Hazel Crunch.

BAD ASS COFFEE WILL BE SERVING OUR PASTRIES!

2009-07-26T19:15:00.000-07:00

Aloha!
What a good way to start the week off, a brand new coffee shop opening downtown! Bad Ass Coffee Shop has a new home at Fort Street Mall. What does this have to do with us? We will be supplying them fresh pastries from scones, cookies, bars and cheesecakes and so on... We are so excited for this opportunity to work with some awesome people.

Bad Ass Coffee will have local coffees, teas, smoothies, and other awesome drinks. The shop is this beautiful color that is so inviting and relaxing. i can not wait for you all to see it.
Come out and support local owner Steve Hott. And come support us by going and buying some pastries! The more you buy, the more we make!

Grand opening is Monday July 27 beginning at 6am until 6pm at 1104 Fort Street Mall. We look forward to seeing you there!
Oh and there will be a cake.......

AOL LIVING, PARTY CENTRAL

2009-07-16T15:33:00.000-07:00

I had another blog for today but since I found this today I thought I would post it instead.
We made AOL Living, party central. Its a new party page for AOL and it looks awesome. 2 of our cakes made it to the gallery. How exciting for us and our clients who ordered them.
We are among some other great companies in the country. One of them being cakelava here in Hawaii as well. Congratulations to all the cake companies. They are all beautiful cakes. And a big thank you to AOL for featuring our cakes!
Check out the link below and let us know what you think.

http://www.holidash.com/party-central/birthday/food/bizarre-birthday-cakes

Have a great day and look out tomorrow for a special couple of ours that we have worked with for 6 months on their cake. We will look at Kat and Beau's wedding cake.
Have a nice day

MARVIN AND AMBER'S WEDDING

2009-07-14T21:32:00.001-07:00

Aloha,

This past weekend we were honored be a part of a very sweet couple's wedding. Amber contacted me a few months ago about her wedding cake. We were able to meet and sit down and talk about what they were looking for. As soon as I met them i could tell they were very much in love. They were super sweet and nice and we had a great tasting session.

The wedding took place at The Fanger Estate located in Hauula on the Windward side of the island. I love this spot. I used to live up in Laie so I would drive past it everyday when I would go home. I always thought this space would be great for wedding just by the land and the beautiful palm tree gate. And someone did buy it and finally put up a beautiful estate. I was able to take a few pictures but they do not do this place justice.

I was also able to take a sneak peak at Amber as she got her make up down. She looked glowing and was super excited. I also got to see her dress hanging. It was beautiful. Looked like a vintage dress with the lace.

Amber and Marvin picked our popular Strawberry Guava flavor for both tiers of their cake. The colors were white and brown and we places very simple shells at the base of the cake with some sand. very simple and elegant and perfect for them.

We were glad to be apart of the wedding and we wish them many years of happiness.

For more pictutres of our recent events check out or website at www.sunshinescakecreations.com

Aloha!

ZENSATION AT BONSAI THIS WEDNESDAY...

2009-07-13T01:05:00.000-07:00

Aloha!
Red Velvet, Fruit Tarts, Linzer Bars.....where can you get these?
Come and join us at Bonsai located at Restaurant Row on Wednesday July 15 for anothe night of zensation. Hawaii In style, Kim Koga and Russell Tanoue are hosting another Zensation. What a fun night of drink and pupu specials, gifts and giveaways, Sweet treats, messages and makeovers, fashion tips, bikinis and other fashions for sale. Its a fun event with some great people. Come out and have some sweets and some drinks and enjoy some great music.
Doors open at 5 and go all night....We will see you there.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RUSSELL TANOUE!

2009-07-13T00:53:00.000-07:00

Aloha,

I am glad to be back blogging. I lost our camera a few weeks back and have been using another camera but I dropped it and cracked the screen and now I can not unload pictures, so I went out and bought a brand new camera. And I have to say the pictures are looking good.

We have been up to so many things so stayed tuned this week for lots of information about where we will be and whats going on and of course...the cakes!

We are going to start out the week featuring the birthday cake we made for Russell Tanoue We were invited 2 weeks ago by Hawaii In Style and Bonsai to attend Zensation with some of our tasty treats. This is where we met Russell. I noticed his birthday was coming up and he was having a big bash.

So we began to design his birthday cake. A carnival, hat theme birthday party. I could make whatever I wanted so I wanted to big big big! And big is what we made. It was a lot of fun to be a part of this event.

I heard this party was packed. IF you want to read more and see more pictures you can find references on Metromix. Russell and his cake are on the front page.YAY!!

Enjoy these pictures and stayed tuned for more cakes this week!

Have a great Monday

WILD AND CRAZY PURSE

2009-06-23T12:49:00.000-07:00

ALOHA!

Continuing on our journey through the cakes we had last week we want to feature a cake made for a special little girl who turned 9. We made a hot pink, lime and zebra print bag with matching shoes and make up. I love the way these colors are together. When our client came to pick up the cake she showed up a pinata she bought and it was perfect. A matching shoe with zebra print, lime and hot pink colors.

We hope the cake was a big hit!

Until tomorrow, Have a great day!

THE HOTTEST SWEET 16 AROUND

2009-06-20T10:16:00.000-07:00

Aloha!

Last week was a busy week for us. We had so many events we will share with you this week but for our first one we Made a Topsy Turvy Sweet 16 cake for a very lucky girl.

I worked closely with Sophie and Robin over at Current Affairs. They informed me that their client, Beth and Duane aka "Dog the Bounty Hunter" wanted a special cake for her daughter Cecily. She noticed I had another candy land cake on our website but wanted to change the colors to Hot pink, Silver and Black. All great colors together.

I was excited to make this cake again. I always love this style of cake and the candy land theme is so popular right now. All the candy we made is hand crafted. Beth picked some great flavors, Strawberry, Lemon and Coconut. We also supplied a cheesecake on the side for them.

When we walked into The Monarch Ballroom at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel I was pleasantly surprised by the colors. It was awesome. The Chairs were covered in the hottest pink covers i have ever seen. They were tied with black sashes. The tables were covered with a different color pink linen. There was a yummy candy buffet set up and they even had a chocolate fountain. I think Beth's other daughter was more amazed at that chocolate fountain then the cake, which is totally understandable, that fountain was big!

As we were setting up the cake and making sure all the pieces were in place, Beth came to check out the cake. It was a pleasure to meet her. (I am a fan of the show and watch it when I have time to relax) She is very nice and sweet and loved her cake. She also had this beautiful black dress with hot pink stitched flowers down the front front on. The whole family matched the party colors!

Happy 16th Birthday Cecily! We hope is was a sweet one.

To view our other Topsy turvy cakes check out our site http://www.sunshinescakecreations.com/

Until next time when we showcase a LA Lakers cake, a bright funky purse and The Wedding Ring shops cakes! Have a good day

ITS LYCHEE TIME AGAIN!!!

2009-06-11T10:21:00.000-07:00

Aloha!

That's right, Its Lychee time again! For the 3rd year I am adding Lychee cake to the menu. I just found some beautiful, juicy Lychees the other day. I am so excited. I always love the first lychee of the season. Its like when I was a kid growing up on the east coast I always got so excited to go to the beach for the first time after a long cold winter. This is how getting that first Lychee is.
So if you like Lychees try our Lychee cake. Its so ONO!! We make it a special way that I can guarantee no one else make it like us.
For more information check us out online at www.sunshinescakecreations.com
Have a great day!

MADDY'S VERY SPECIAL 1st BIRTHDAY

2009-06-10T09:53:00.000-07:00

Aloha! Happy Wednesday Everyone,

I have more pictures sent into us from a client I met a few weeks ago. She wanted me to help plan her daughter's first birthday party being help at the Waialae Country Club. We met for a tasting where she tries lots of different flavors for her cupcakes that were used for centerpieces at each table. She also tried some flavors for this cute teapot cake and also cookies for a cookie decorating party.

I had fun at this tasting talking about all the different options. I knew this party was going to be fun. The invitations were made to look like a tea bag in brown, different shades of pink and ivory. It was a super cute idea.

So we decided to go with 4 different flavors of cupcakes all matching int he color theme. The cupcakes had polka dots on top and were placed on cute cupcakes stands with matching balloons tied to it.

The cake was a large tea pot sitting on another cake. Again using the same colors and polka dot theme.

We choose 4 different shapes of cookies within the tea pot theme...tea pots, tea cups, Topsy Turvy cake and a mad hatter hat. From the looks of the pictures the kids had fun decorating the cookies.

One thing I noticed at this event was another activity vendor. I have never seen this before and thought it was a great idea. Hat making. This company is called HAPPENIN HATS. Michelle set up a table with bins of all kinds of flowers and things to glue onto these really cool hats. This is a creative, fun and interactive activity that is different from the rest. Check them out online or call Michelle at 808.375.3674 for more information.

I want to thank Marie for sending me over these pictures.

I also want to share the awesome email Marie sent to me.

Hi Vicki,
I'm so sorry not to email you sooner. Please do not let me silence be any representation of how we feel about your cake, cupcakes and cookies, because they were completely awesome! We got tremendous feedback about how cute(and delicious!) the cupcakes were and how utterly amazing the cake was. I completely agree. Del and I ate the cake with some family the next day (and stashed some away so that we could enjoy later by ourselves). The cake was even better than we expected (which is saying a lot since we were really looking forward to eating it after the samples you gave us)! While we were eating it, we just kept thinking about what our next occasion might be that we may need a cake. :)

Thanks again for everything! Your work really made the party and we couldn't have been happier with your tasty treats. From your workmanship to your work ethic, you definitely deliver. I will be sure to recommend you to anyone I know looking for the best cake on the island.

Til our next cake encounter...
Marie

LIGHTING MCQUEEN AND MATER

2009-06-09T11:26:00.000-07:00

ALOHA,
Its been awhile since we blogged but I lost my camera somewhere and all the pictures we have taken are gone. So I have been emailing all my clients and photographers to try and get some pictures of our cakes. We have made some awesome cakes recently and its sad that our camera is gone.
Cely was awesome to send these pictures over of Lighting McQueen and Mater from the Cars Movie. She asked we make both of these cakes for her Nephew, Tanner who turned 2 a few weeks ago. In her email she told me that Tanner was upset when they cut McQueen and told her she killed McQueen, How cute? Kids are funny like that.
I gave Nick this project while I worked on 250 decorated and wrapped cookies for a fundraiser, Denim and Diamonds. I think Nick did an outstanding job on these cakes. I could not have been prouder.
Happy Birthday Tanner! We look forward to making your 3rd birthday cakes!!
Thanks you Cely for these pictures.

Until tomorrow, we have received some more pictures so we will be posting more!

Have a great Tuesday

OUR STAR TREK CAKE GOT HONORABLE MENTION

2009-05-27T15:43:00.000-07:00

ALOHA,
Its been a long time since I blogged. I am sorry to all of you who follow. We have been super busy and it seems like everyday gets busier and busier. Which is wonderful. I am so thankful. Thank you for keeping us going. We love making cakes!

We had honorable mention on Cakecentral.co. for our Star Trek we made not to long ago. Our friend Cely called to get a birthday cake for her new husband Trevor. You may remember them from the pirate wedding cake we made for them. Cely and Trevor have contacted us countless times for cakes since then. And this was one of them. Trevor loves Star Trek so how perfect we make him the U.S.S. Reliant. One thing Cely asked for was lights in the cake!! Oh yeah, we all know how I love to make a cake light up. This cake had 3 lights in it.

So this cake was entered in the Star Trek cake contest. There were some awesome cakes entered and for us to honorable mention means a lot to me. Thank you for all of you who voted for us.
Keep looking back we had some awesome cakes over the past 2 weeks that we will post this week. Along with some awesome events we will be attending and some great new going on overhere for us!
Have a good day

Mama Mia Wedding Fair was a success

2009-05-10T11:18:00.001-07:00

ALOHA!

I wanted to thank everyone for supporting us this past Saturday for the Mama Mia Wedding Fair at Kahala Mall. Hawaii Bride and Groom asked us if we wanted to be a part of this event and we jumped at the chance. With our very busy weekend I noticed all of our events were in the evening and we would be able to attend since it was from 10 - 2. Friday night was a very long busy night. But we got everything finished. I was extremely happy with our display cakes and all of our samples.

We were asked to supply 100 samples but I knew that it was a mall, this was a big event so we made almost 700. I really thought that was going to be to much. Boy was I wrong. The announced that we were having samples starting at 11. We were out in 45 minutes. I was surprised. We supplied 4 of our most popular flavors, strawberry guava, pineapple coconut, chocolate Guinness, and green tea. Everyone loved them.

I also have always wanted to make an upside down cake so I did. And it was awesome. We always see a lot of Topsy Turvy cakes but never upside down. People took to it well and loved the idea.

Thank you again to all of you who came to stop by our table and support us. Thank you to Julie from Hawaii Bride and Groom for inviting us and Kahala mall for hosting the event. We look forward to working with you both again.

THE EVER SO POPULAR P3 PLANE

2009-05-07T10:12:00.001-07:00

Aloha!

We were contacted again to make a P3 plane for a Change of Command for VPU-2. We had made the CO's daughter a birthday cake a few months back and he loved it and wanted a cake for his going away. He had a beautiful decorated sheet cake. Not your average cake....and a P3 that looked like it was flying in the clouds. I love making these planes. As many as I have done and I have 3 more booked, I never get tired of making them. Living on a base that has plenty of P3 planes I love going to pick Nick up at work and driving by the the flight line. Sometimes they are all lined up, some take off and some land. They are so loud and grand. I just love to watch them. So being able to take 2 things I really enjoy makes my life good!

Of course we had to light this plane up. We placed red and green LED light on the wings!

I hope you enjoy this one! Have a good day.

CUPCAKES CUPCAKES...THEY ARE THAT SPECIAL

2009-05-06T17:16:00.000-07:00

ALOHA!
We have seen a big surge of requests for cupcakes. All kinds, weddings, birthdays, graduations etc... Even cupcakes as favors have become very popular. We even made our own cupcake menu because the cupcake is that special and deserves its own menu. But our cupcakes are not ordinary. We fill our cupcakes with a variety of options. Because just like cake you should a complete cake or cupcake experience. We also think cupcakes need decorations just like cake. So we are offering cupcake liners. We have all different kinds of liners from beach theme to elegant lace and all the colors you can think of.

We also have done several cupcake favors. We can box them, wrap them, tie them, you get the idea. So if you like cupcakes but want to make them a little more special check out our new options.

For more information and pictures check us out online at http://www.sunshinescakecreations.com/

Have a great day.

HEINEKEN CAKE AND COOKIES

2009-05-05T21:09:00.000-07:00

ALOHA!!

I met Lisa last year when she called me to make her wedding cake for her. I instantly was very fond of her. She is laid back and fun. We met for a tasting and we talked for almost 2 hours. Its was nice to get to know her. I made her winter wonderland wedding cake and cookies for her. She has since contacted me a few times for cakes but we have always dropped emails checking in on each other and how life has been going. Its nice to keep in touch with her. So many time I do not hear from my couples. You get to know people so well and then after the wedding we go about our life.

So, this time Lisa called me for a birthday cake for her new husband George. She told me he loves Heineken beer and could I make a bottle cake for him. And then we also decided to make some bottle cookies as well. Which is a first for the cookies. And the came out really good.

When we showed up they loved everything. Lisa told me that they did not cut the bottle. Even today it still is not cut. I get that a lot of from my clients, that they do not want to cut the cakes. its cute but you have to cut them. Its OK. its cake and it will go bad. We can always make you another one!!

THANK YOU NOTE

2009-05-05T14:39:00.000-07:00

ALOHA

There is so much I want to blog about and show all of you and I am not sure where to start. So I am going to share a Thank you email from a couple that we blogged about not to long ago. We made a beautiful elegant butterfly theme cake.

"Hi Vikki!
I really really wanted to say thank you for our cake! it was PERFECT! It was exactly what I wanted and it was just a beautiful touch to the wedding! Of course, it was also very delicious!! =)
Thank you so much for being so helpful, sweet and accommodating!
With gratefulness,
Candace"

For other Butterfly pictures check out our site at www.sunshinescakecreations.com
Have a great day!

2009-04-30T20:03:00.000-07:00

Aloha!
I had the pleasure to meet a great couple a few weeks ago. Kellie called me to set up a tasting for her wedding cake. I met with her and her fiance Jud. It was such a great meeting. I could have talked to them all night. They are young, fun and very much in love. Both had such great inputs for the design of their cake. The theme they were going with was sunflowers and music. The color they were using were chocolate brown, yellow with touches of red. I had the chance to see the invitation which I was very smitten with. I love sunflowers. So I made the flowers to exactly what was on the invitation.

One thing they did ask for was a custom cake topper. I love when I get asked for these because ti really makes the wedding cake unique for the couple. They picked some unique things to put on the wedding cake. We had Jud in a bullet proof vest and in the back of the cake were bullet holes. We also incorporated some music notes in the piping by the flowers to tie the music into the cake. Yes some may think that is odd but for them it was fresh, fun and all for them. And I loved making it.

Kellie also surprised Jud with a Xbox Elite cake. A first for us. We also added some bling to the cake for Jud. we also lit it up with LED light in the controller and in the Xbox power button. We also placed a small bullet hole on the top of the box.

It was our pleasure to be a part of Kellie and Jud's Wedding and we wish them the best of luck for the future.
Congratulations

SUSHI AND SAKE BENEFIT

2009-04-28T12:43:00.000-07:00

ALOHA!
There is so much I want to show and tell you about. This past 2 weeks has been non stop cakes. And I want to share them all with you. But first I want to invite you all to a benefit for Mahealani Holzman. This young woman has Burkitt's Lymphoma. This is a rare cancer.

Alicia Hollinger from Milestone Events Hawaii is teaming up with Tokoname Restaurant and Sushi Bar in Kailua to offer some great sake and sushi.The date is April 29 from 6 -8pm. Tickets are $45 and all the proceeds go to Mahealani and her family for medical expenses. There will be local business auctioned off goods and certificates.

So please come out and support a good cause. Everyone needs help from time to time and we can all do our part to help and have a great meal and meet new people in the process.

You can learn more about Mahealani and her progress at http://www.maheaholzman.blogspot.com/
You can buy tickets through Alicia #808.358.6741 or Tokoname #808.262.8656
The restaurant is located in Kailua at 442 Uluniu St.

Thank you and have a good day

OUR SIGNATURE CAKE IN WAIKIKI

2009-04-21T12:25:00.000-07:00

Aloha!

I am going to continue with a cake we made this past week for a sweet couple who loves butterflies. Its our signature cake simplified. Candace wanted lavender ribbon and white butterflies with lots of shimmer. This is a very simple and elegant cake.

They picked vanilla and chocolate cake.

I always love going to The Hyatt Waikiki, they are so gracious and helpful and super sweet and when we walked in the room was a lavender and butterfly garden. It was so beautiful.

Have a great day!

JETT'S JUNGLE 1ST BIRTHDAY

2009-04-20T11:37:00.000-07:00

ALOHA MONDAY!

Hope you all had a rest full fun weekend. I want to continue to talk about our busy week.

This is about Jett's 1st Birthday Party. I met Jett's mom and dad a long time ago for a tasting and to come up with a design for his 1st birthday cake. When I heard it was a jungle theme I got excited. This is one of my favorite themes. We have done a few at this point so making this one different then different was going to be fun.

We airbrushed leopard print on the bottom two tiers and hand painted the zebra stripes on the top 2 tiers. We make a big 1 for the top and painted leopard print on that as well. We have parrots, monkeys, a lion, a giraffe, and a big elephant scattered throughout the cake. With whimsical vines and leaves from tier to tier.

This cake cam with 3 different flavors. Strawberry guava, bananas foster, and chocolate. I had a good time making this cake and I hope you all enjoy it.

Check out other cake update on our site at www.sunshinescakecreations.com

MARIAH AND RICH'S WEDDING 04.13.09

2009-04-19T00:38:00.000-07:00

Aloha!
Hope everyone is having a great weekend. We have been super busy this week and I am trying to catch my breathe. We have had big events everyday this week.

This wedding started off our "green"week. On Monday we had the honor to help Mariah and Rich celebrate their wedding. We made a larger 2 tier hexagon cake. We made a custom green fondant to match the accents of green used in the room. And we placed cherry blossom branches and flowers running up the cake.

I had the pleasure to meet Mariah and Rich when they arrived to Hawaii for a tasting. They picked 3 of our popular flavors. The bottom tier had Strawberry Guava and Pineapple Coconut and the top tier was are ever so popular Chocolate Guinness.

I had the chance to see both of them when we arrived at Ko'olau Ballroom. They were making sure all the details were in place and ready to go. They had a beautiful day with what I think is one of the most beautiful back drops. The Ko'olau Mountains. I had the chance to see some of the shots that Jose Roces and his team photographed. And they are beautiful. Check his blog to see more pictures from this beautiful and unique wedding. www.JoseRocesPhotography.blogspot.com
And if your looking for a photographer check out his website for more information
www.JoseRocesPhotography.com

We want to wish Mariah and Rich a long happy life of love and happiness. And thank them for letting us share their special day with them.

I also want to thank Jose for the following photo and Jalna Arnoy for the remaining photos. She was on site to shadow Jose. She is an aspiring photographer and I think she has a good yet for detail. These pictures of our cake look awesome!

PACIFIC EDGE MAGAZINE IS 3 YEARS OLD!!

2009-04-16T11:16:00.000-07:00

ALOHA!

I said it before that things come in groups. And this is week was the week of green, and its only Thursday. I am going to start backwards and tell you about an event we did last night. I am excited to have been able to make a cake for Pacific Edge Magazine's 3rd Anniversary and the launch of their Eco-friendly issue. One reason I was excited is because next month Sunshine's Cake Creations will be 3 as well!

When asked to make this cake I thought it would be a good idea to incorporate something from he magazine int he cake but I knew I did not want to make a traditional cake. So I decided to make the issue and make it 3D.

I took a few cakes and stacked them like magazine. I made 3 to represent the 3 years the company has been in business. I love the guys on the cake. How many people can say they were out of sugar?

We also made cookies for the 200 VIP bags they gave out. So you can see how busy we were this week. We also had 2 other events that we will post tomorrow!

HAPPY 3rd ANNIVERSARY PACIFIC EDGE!

Go get a copy of the magazine today

BLUE HIBISCUS

2009-04-14T15:29:00.000-07:00

ALOHA,

This past weekend we had a wedding for a great couple. Nicole picked blue and white for her colors which were perfect with the blue ocean back drop. We choose blue and white hibiscus flowers to represent the bride and the groom. I loved the idea. We hand painted these sugar hibiscus flowers with a custom blue for her. This cake was very simple and beautiful.

We wish the couple many years of love!

Congratulations!

We have a lot of new pictures to post so keep checking out our site for more information.

www.sunshinescakecreations.com

Have a great Tuesday

STAR TREK'S U.S.S RELIANT

2009-04-07T16:12:00.000-07:00

Aloha!

How great it feels to have had a day off.

This past weekend we had the pleasure to make a cake for our returning client Cely. She called to have a cake made for her husband Trevor. He loves Star Trek and she wanted us to make the U.S.S Reliant. I am not a Star Trek fan at all so we had to do some research and found some pictures. Cely also sent us some great pictures so we took all this and came out with this cake! This is our first ship and I am very proud of it.

This cake was a surprise for Trevor and his 10 friends. We delivered to Outback Steakhouse and when we walked in with this cake all the girls that worked there were amazed that it was a cake. And that it had lights in it. We did light it up in 3 different places.

Needless to say we gave out a bunch of business cards!

We had fun making this cake because we really enjoy making cakes for Cely and Trevor. They are an awesome couple and always pick designs that are outside the box.

Happy Birthday Trevor!!

JUAN AND HIS SPICY BIRTHDAY CAKE

2009-04-03T13:48:00.000-07:00

ALOHA FRIDAY!!

We always get some requests that are different. And I love those cakes. We got a call from Lucy who wanted a small cake for her Husband Juan's birthday. She said she wanted all kinds of hot peppers all over the cake because Juan loved spicy food. (We do too) So when I asked her what flavor she wanted she told me he liked chocolate. Perfect I thought and I began to tell her about our new flavor, Chocolate Chipotle. She right away said that he would love it.

So we made the cake and covered it with chocolate butter cream and chocolate fondant. We made some different variety of hot peppers. We added some flames at the base of the cake and a birthday plaque for him. Simple but a good kick of flavor. Just like Juan likes it!

If you want to try this new flavor please contact us for a tasting! Check out our site for other new flavors we added. www.sunshinescakecreations.com

Have a great weekend!

ONE BIG CATCH...THE MULLET FISH

2009-04-02T17:18:00.001-07:00

ALOHA!

We hope you liked our new feature. We posted our interview with Katy Castillo yesterday. I hope you got a chance to read it and check out Katy's website.

Today i want to show you a mullet fish cake we made for a returning client of ours Stephanie. We have done several cakes for her in the past but this time she was calling on behalf of her boyfriend, Shawn. She told me the story that he caught this big mullet fish and all he can talk about is how big the fish was and he caught it. She thought it would be funny to get him a cake of this fish. She sent me some pictures and we got to work. Of course the inside of this cake had nothing to do with fish but a lot of red velvet, which is one of his favorite flavors.

She also asked of specific thing, and this cake had to be as small as can be and packed well in box. She was flying to Maui for the weekend to celebrate Shawn's birthday.

We heard the cake made is safe and Shawn loved it.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHAWN!

Have a good day.

KATY CASTILLO WEDDING INTERVIEW

2009-03-31T20:14:00.000-07:00

Aloha!!
We are starting a new feature for our blog. So many times when we meet with couples they ask for some recommendations. It could be for a coordinator, a cater, a photographer, a DJ, Etc.... I really enjoying meeting new vendors myself and when I admire someones work I will pass their names onto my clients.

Our new feature is to interview these vendors we work with and some that we may have come in contact with but do not know really well. I am really excited to be able to pass this information onto all of you and hope that it helps in planning your very special event.

Our first vendor is Katy Castillo with Katy Castillo Weddings. She is not only a very talented coordinator but she is a close friend of mine. We met through the business 2 years ago and have been working with each other ever since.

I had the chance to sit down with her and talk in detail about her business and what is important to her.

Katy Castillo Weddings
808.744.9519
http://www.katycastillo.com/
Serving the island of Oahu

Vikki: What is your style of wedding coordinating?
Katy: My style is classic, timeless, with a focus on design details.

Vikki: Can you describe a little about your coordinating services?
Katy: I offer personal service, one on one coordinating. I am also proud to offer Eco friendly wedding options.

Vikki: Do you have a favorite location for weddings/receptions?
Katy: I have quite a few but 2 of my favorites are The Bayer Estate and The Halekulani Hotel's Hau Terrace. They are both very beautiful.

Vikki: How far in advance before the wedding should a couple contact you?
Katy: As soon as they pick their date. Its always better to contact us sooner then later.

Vikki: What information should couple have ready when they first contact you?
Katy: There are a few things that couples should do before contacting me
-Have a date set.
-Have a general idea of how they want their wedding to be. And what I mean is as a couple they need to have talked about what they envision their wedding to be. And what they expect from me as the coordinator for their special day.

Vikki: What can you suggest to couples when they are choosing color/theme of their wedding?
Katy: They need to keep in mind the time of year. Even in Hawaii we have certain "seasons" meaning, not everything is readily available all year. One important thing to think about is daily inspirations of their life together, hobbies and what may interest them. This is how they can make their wedding more personal and unique.

Vikki: What can a couple expect from you throughout the planning process?
Katy: They can expect I will be their advocate. A lot of couples are not sure what to do. They have never planned a wedding before. This is a unique experience for them and it can get overwhelming. I am going to give them the whole picture so as a couple they can make the best decisions. The most important thing I am going to give them is honesty. That is very important to me and how I run my business.

Vikki: Do you prefer a couple who takes the backseat in planning or ones that are fully involved?
Katy: Actually, I like both. Some couples are working professionals and do not have time to do any planning so this is where I come in and help them. Its makes their life a lot easier. I also deal with a lot of destination couples who can not be here to plan anything so again this is where I come in and can help them with everything. Then their are our local couples who need guidance and advice but like to do planning themselves. I enjoy to guide couple in the right direction and just want them to enjoy this process and have fun.

Vikki: (This is a big obstacle couples have and one thing I hear a lot during tastings.)
What advice can you give couples when they are faced with the challenge of whether to have children or not to have children at their wedding?
Katy: This is a good question and can be a touchy subject. There are a few options for couples when it comes to this. Sometimes there is not much you can do when you have family that have children, especially if they are coming from out of town. There are babysitting companies you can rent for the night to watch the children. They will come to your hotel and take care of the kids.
Sometimes it is out of your hands and the children will be attending but there is a great book that would make a good gift. Sara F. Shacter has published a wonderful children's book. Its called Heading to the Wedding. This has been written to educate young children about what a wedding is like and how to behave.
The book centers around a young boy and girl who think of gatherings as parties where they can dress up and have fun. But they learn how to enjoy themselves and respect the special day of the bride and groom. The book also includes a glossary of wedding words.

Vikki: Do you suggest a couple start a wedding website? And if so which one do you like?
Katy: Yes I do suggest it. I think its a great idea. I really like mywedding.com and they have free websites.

Vikki: Last but not least our last question! This has been a lot of fun.
What makes you different from other wedding coordinators?
Katy: Honestly, every coordinator is different in their own way. There are no 2 alike. I am different because I am me. I want my couples to click and match with me and my style. It is truly an honor to be a part of each couples special day. I never forget my couples and always wish them well for a long, wonderful future.

Vikki: Is there anything else you want to add?
Katy: We are booking for 2010. We are looking forward to helping you with your special day.

Well that concludes our interview with Katy. I want to thank her for taking the time to talk to me so my clients can get to know her better. Contact her anytime for help with your wedding. Remember she also has Eco friendly options for your wedding!

Until next week when we will interview another favorite vendor of ours!
Have a good day

US ON HAWAII IN STYLE TV TONIGHT!!

2009-03-30T10:14:00.000-07:00

ALOHA AND GOOD MONDAY MORNING!!

I wanted to let you all know that we are going to be on Hawaii In style Tv tonight at 7.30 on OC 16 TV.

We were invited to be a part of a sweet 16 party for a very lucky girl back in January. We made a 3 tier Topsy Turvy cake. It was our first candy land themed cake and it was awesome! Since we posted that picture on our website we have made 4 or 5 since.

To hear about all the details and see what this party was all about and meet all the other vendors that helped make this party a huge hit check out OC 16 tonight at 7.30.
For all of you who can not watch it live you can watch it on www.oc16tv.com. They will stream it live.

Let us know what you think
Have a great Monday

AL'S 50th BIRTHDAY POOL TABLE

2009-03-26T12:08:00.000-07:00

ALOHA AND HAPPY THURSDAY!

I hope those of you who have off are enjoying your day today.

We helped Sonya's father Al celebrate his 50th birthday this past weekend. She had told me he loves to play pool so we made him a pool cake for his birthday. We made him a marble cake and covered it in Chocolate fondant.

Al's party was help at Hawaiian Brian's. I have to be honest but I have never been there. And if your not familiar with this place it is a adult arcade game/pool hall.

We arrived a little early so we dropped the cake off and waited for Sonya to arrive. We walked around to see what they had to offer as far as games. Right away I noticed skee ball. Skee ball is my absolute favorite game. It brings back such wonderful memories of playing "down the shore" as a kid. We would go to the boardwalk and go tot he arcade places and I would play for hours. When I was kid it was only 10 cents to play. Then I noticed the air hockey table. Another one of my favorites. So you know Nick and I had a good time playing some games and earning some tickets. I know our job is tough isn't it?

We hope Al had a great time celebrating his birthday with family and friends playing pool!

Happy Birthday AL!

THIS IS A BUST.....A BIRTHDAY BUST

2009-03-23T18:26:00.000-07:00

ALOHA!

Welcome to Monday! Although for us I don't even know what day it is. The past 2 weeks have been super busy for us. There is a lot going on with us and we want to share everything with you. So keep checking back for updates.

The funny part of these past 2 weeks is that we only had 2 weddings. All the rest of our cakes have been birthday cakes. And unusual ones at that. All of our cakes this past weekend were cakes we have never done before. We had a pool table, a cigar box, Thomas the Tank Train, a hot chili pepper cake (and I don't mean the band)...along with some others. We will be posting all the pictures this week. But I wanted to focus on this cake first because as I was driving home today I was thinking of which awesome cake to begin the week with and then I saw 2 cops catching speeders and I thought that this cake would be perfect!

Jayne contacted me a few months back about her son's first birthday in April. We set up a tasting and got to talking and she mentioned her husband's birthday was coming up and she wanted to make him a cake. A torso cake of a female, and since her husband is Honolulu Police Officer she thought is best if the torso was dressed in a police uniform with A LOT of cleavage. My first thought was "wow you are a good wife" Not many people would get a cake like that for their husbands. So after some designing we can up with what to put on the cake.

We hope everyone had a great time and the cake was a hit. Maybe I can get some help with these speeding tickets I have!

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY OFFICER STUD" Hope it was a good one!
For more pictures of our cakes check out Sunshine's Cake Creations.
Until tomorrow, we have a lot to update you all on and our new weekly feature will begin!!

2 NEW CAKE FLAVORS!!

2009-03-18T23:02:00.000-07:00

Aloha, Thats right we are adding 2 new flavors.

-Chocolate Chipotle Cake, you read it correct. Don't be afraid of this. Its different and so flavorful. We have a special blend of toasted spices that we add to our already moist chocolate cake. Its not hot spicy but it does have a zing. It leaves you with such a delicate flavorful taste in your mouth.

-Chocolate Guinness cupcakes. This is such a great moist cake. The after taste of the Guinness with the chocolate is a different take on chocolate cake. So if you like your Guinness and you like chocolate cake this one is for you.

Both cakes are filled and covered with chocolate butter cream. These are both really good with Chocolate fondant as well.

So, if your interested in these flavors and you have a tasting already these can be included for free. And if your planning on setting up a tasting and want to try these let us know and we can add these on for you.

Try something different. You may find you like them.

We look forward to having you try these flavors! For more information and more flavors check out our site at www.sunshinescakecreations.com
Aloha!

PINK POODLE IN PARIS

2009-03-18T09:52:00.000-07:00

Happy Wednesday everyone!

I hope everyone had a good Saint Patrick's Day. Its hump day!!

A few weeks ago I got a call to make Pink Poodle In Paris theme cake. When I heard that I though hum, what is that? I never heard of The Pink Poodle before. So I did some research and found out what it was all about. This cute little pink poodle goes to Paris, pretty easy.

I made Amanda a one tier cake for her and her friends. She wanted a very specific cake. I made exactly what she wanted but I added some French sayings to go along with her cake. Amanda's mom did supply the cake toppers that Amanda wanted on the cake.

As I was making this cake and writing the french sayings it brought me back to being in France when I attended culinary school. We were mainly outside of Paris. We got to spend about a day in Paris. I loved France.

When we went to deliver this cake in Kailua it was rainy and chilly. Just like it was when I was in France. I walked into the house and they had it decorated in pinks and purples and Eiffel towers all over and french music playing.

Amanda and her sister were hanging out all dressed up waiting for her party to start. Amanda loved her cake. We

were so happy to be able to give Amanda exactly what she wanted.

We wish her a very Happy 10th Birthday !!

We also want to revisit another cake we made awhile back. Micky Mouse in Paris. This was made for another girl's birthday who like Disney. This was another fun cake to make. And this was made fro her and her classmates at her school. They loved this cake. And its good learning lesson about another country.

So if your looking for a cake from another country check us out and we can make it!!

Have a great day

SAINT PATRICK'S DAY

2009-03-16T09:14:00.000-07:00

HAPPY TUESDAY AND FOR ALL OF YOU WHO ARE IRISH HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY.

Just in case your not sure exactly who St Patrick is here is a little history lesson for you. I had to research it myself. I am not Irish but Nick is and I wanted to learn a little it about St Patrick and it is very interesting.

I am going to make Nick an Onion Soup made with stout and Irish cheddar, Shepherds Pie an Chocolate Stout cupcakes. which are going to become a flavor on our cupcakes menu. Check it out......

This has been taken from http://www.historychannel.com/

St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is one of Christianity's most widely known figures. But for all his celebrity, his life remains somewhat of a mystery. Many of the stories traditionally associated with St. Patrick, including the famous account of his banishing all the snakes from Ireland, are false, the products of hundreds of years of exaggerated storytelling.
Taken Prisoner By Irish Raiders
It is known that St. Patrick was born in Britain to wealthy parents near the end of the fourth century. He is believed to have died on March 17, around 460 A.D. Although his father was a Christian deacon, it has been suggested that he probably took on the role because of tax incentives and there is no evidence that Patrick came from a particularly religious family. At the age of sixteen, Patrick was taken prisoner by a group of Irish raiders who were attacking his family's estate. They transported him to Ireland where he spent six years in captivity. (There is some dispute over where this captivity took place. Although many believe he was taken to live in Mount Slemish in County Antrim, it is more likely that he was held in County Mayo near Killala.) During this time, he worked as a shepherd, outdoors and away from people. Lonely and afraid, he turned to his religion for solace, becoming a devout Christian. (It is also believed that Patrick first began to dream of converting the Irish people to Christianity during his captivity.)
Guided By Visions
After more than six years as a prisoner, Patrick escaped. According to his writing, a voice-which he believed to be God's-spoke to him in a dream, telling him it was time to leave Ireland.
To do so, Patrick walked nearly 200 miles from County Mayo, where it is believed he was held, to the Irish coast. After escaping to Britain, Patrick reported that he experienced a second revelation-an angel in a dream tells him to return to Ireland as a missionary. Soon after, Patrick began religious training, a course of study that lasted more than fifteen years. After his ordination as a priest, he was sent to Ireland with a dual mission-to minister to Christians already living in Ireland and to begin to convert the Irish. (Interestingly, this mission contradicts the widely held notion that Patrick introduced Christianity to Ireland.)
Bonfires and Crosses

Familiar with the Irish language and culture, Patrick chose to incorporate traditional ritual into his lessons of Christianity instead of attempting to eradicate native Irish beliefs. For instance, he used bonfires to celebrate Easter since the Irish were used to honoring their gods with fire. He also superimposed a sun, a powerful Irish symbol, onto the Christian cross to create what is now called a Celtic cross, so that veneration of the symbol would seem more natural to the Irish. (Although there were a small number of Christians on the island when Patrick arrived, most Irish practiced a nature-based pagan religion. The Irish culture centered around a rich tradition of oral legend and myth. When this is considered, it is no surprise that the story of Patrick's life became exaggerated over the centuries-spinning exciting tales to remember history has always been a part of the Irish way of life.)

More cake updates tomorrow!

IF YOU DRINK GET A DD OR A CAB....BE SAFE AND HAVE FUN!

PAC MAN REVISITED

2009-03-16T08:57:00.001-07:00

Aloha! Welcome to your Monday! HAPPY DAY BEFORE ST PATRICKS DAY!

I have been working with Joy on her upcoming wedding. Int he process her son Marcello turned 13 this past weekend and she wanted to surprise him with some cupcakes. Joy told me that he loves the video game Pac man. Who doesn't right?I used to love to play Pac Man as a kid on the boardwalk in the summers!

So Joy supplied a pictures of how she wanted her cupcakes to look. And with that I could not remember what color the ghosts were so I did some research and I found a website that has Pac Man for free so i had to do some research right!! I love Pac man although playing it on the computer and in an arcade are so different.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARCELLO, we hope you had a great weekend!

PURPLE ELEPHANT FOR ULULANI'S 30TH BIRTHDAY

2009-03-15T15:48:00.000-07:00

ALOHA,

Happy Sunday everyone. Its a beautiful day today after the horibble rain filled day we had yesterday. Although it seemed to stop raining each time we had to get out of the car with cakes. And we had 6 of them yesterday. The rain gods were looking out for us yesterday.

One cake we had yesterday was for Ululani's 30th Birthday. Her husband Bobby contacted us on Monday about her cake. He attended a party over the weekend where we had made the cake. When he emailed me I looked at our day and wondered if I could even fit him in. This was a very last minute order. But I worked some things out and I was able to make the cake.

He asked we make a light purple elephant. This was Ululani's favorite. She also like flowers such as plumerias and hibiscus. Usually I do not mix flowers for a cake like this but I did this time and I thought it came out cute. I loved the elephant that Nick made. It was so adorable.

We arrived to deliver the cake I noticed the Eagles logos on their car and in the window. I also noticed the PA tags on the car along with Jersey tags. Its a small world. I found out that Ululani is from the same area as me in PA. And they were in Jersey before they came to Hawaii. I love to meet people from back home.

We hope Ululani enjoyed her cake and was surprised. It was a great that Bobby got her a special cake.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ULULANI!

2009-03-11T11:08:00.000-07:00

Aloha!

Last week we made a cake for a long time client of ours. This cake was for her daughter Quimara's Birthday. She was having a sleep over party with some of her friends and her mother wanted a cake to reflect her party. This is such a cute cake and Nick made most of it and he did an awesome job. I love the little girls feet coming out of the top of the bed. So cute.

For some new cakes that we have posted check out www.sunshinescakecreations.com
Have a great day!

GOLFING GROOM AND DAD!!

2009-03-10T21:53:00.000-07:00

Wow, Its been a week since I posted a blog. I have been super sick and not able to do much. Thank God for Nick who has helped me out a lot this past week.

So I am back and feeling better and want to tell you about 2 golf cakes Nick made a week and half ago. Its funny how requests come in pair. 3 weeks ago we had our rocking week with a guitar cake and the soundboard cake for Star 101.9. Last weekend it was golf. We had our first cake for a grooms cake. I met with Tamara and JB about their wedding and she added on as a surprise a golfing grooms cake for him. We were excited to hear how much JB loved his cake.

We were excited to be able to share in Tamara and JB's wedding day. They both look beautiful and we wish them many years of love and happiness.

And our second was for the next day for Katy's Dad, Tom. He loves to Golf as well. We made his a little more humorous. Katy is a good friend of ours and I knew her dad would get a kick out of a funny cake. We found out the next day that Tom loved his cake. He even ate the head off of his figurine. How funny!

We want to wish Tom a Happy Birthday and hope he has many more years of golfing!

Until tomorrow Have a great night.

AVA'S 1st BIRTHDAY CANDYLAND CAKE!

2009-03-02T13:30:00.000-08:00

Aloha!
Happy Monday everyone!
I know its not to happy for some people on the east coast. My family sent me tons of pictures of all the snow they got overnight. Some areas had almost a foot of snow. BURR!!! And I am complaining on how cold I am here!

Anyway, February was an extremely busy month for us. I think the busiest I have ever had. I had events everyday last week to end it with 6 events over the weekend. So with this coming week we will be posting a lot of those cakes. I wanted to start off with this cake first because Nick took charge on this cake and made it by himself while I worked on other cakes.

Miriam contacted me 2 weeks ago about 2 cakes. One was her anniversary cake. And the other for her Daughter's 1st birthday cake. Miriam celebrated her 2nd wedding anniversary on Wednesday and her daughters birthday on Tuesday but they had Ava'a birthday party on Saturday. She wanted a 3 tier Topsy Turvy cake with the candy land theme. She saw our other 2 blogs recently about candy land themed cakes and she wanted the same cake. but to make her cake different we decided instead of separating them we would stack them.

The only request she had was that we use pink and lots of candy. She also picked our pineapple coconut, chocolate praline, and strawberry shortcake flavors.

Nick handcrafted all the stars and candy from sugar and all was completely edible. He did an awesome job on this cake. And proof was when we showed up to deliver it. Miriam was so surprised and excited to see this cake. Her and her husband could not stop talking about it. It was awesome. Not only because we gave them an amazing cake but because I knew that Nick made it almost by himself. His work is almost flawless. He has some great ideas and I am proud that I have someone I completely trust to work with and to share life with.

Miriam was quick to get back with me about her cake and this is what she e-mailed me yesterday.

Hi Vikki!
I just wanted to let you know that the cake was a HIT! Everyone could not stop raving about it. I was swamped with a lot of questions like, "who made it?" and "can we eat everything on that cake?". I passed out all of the business cards you gave me. They wanted to know if you had a website. I enjoyed/loved talking about your cakes. A relative of mine wanted that cake for her sweet 16...and she's only 12 years old. There were definitely a lot of "oohs" and "aahs" Some thought the cake was fake and was just a display! One more thing, the cake tasted SOOO good. Everyone loved it! Of course I had all three flavors....I just wanted to let you know that you and Nick did a great job! You guys are awesome. I hope you guys had a great weekend!
Miriam

E-mails like this are so awesome. they make me feel so good. It was a pleasure to be able to share in Ava's 1st Birthday.

Stay tuned tomorrow for 2 more cakes that Nick made on his own. Have a great day!

CHRISTINE AND JEFF'S HALE KOA WEDDING

2009-02-25T12:36:00.000-08:00

Happy Wednesday!!

In the midst of our busy weekend we were able to supply a wonderful couple their wedding cake. Christine and Jeff contacted me awhile back about their wedding. They wanted a very grand cake. Christine knew exactly what she wanted. Which is always a good thing when planning the design of a cake.

When it came time for our tasting Christine and Jeff tasted like 8 different flavors. I remember the e-mail so clearly the day she listed the flavors. She had told me that Jeff looked at my list of flavors and could not choose and wanted to try everyone! How funny. I love that. But the only problem with that is when it comes time to pick flavors for the cake it gets to be over whelming. However not for this couple. They choose a 5 tier cake with 5 different flavors! How awesome. I was so excited for her cake, not because I love to make cakes but because they were such an easy couple to work with and they were so sweet.

Christine and Jeff picked many different flavors that included Red Velvet, Strawberry Shortcake, Bananas Foster and Tirimisu (Jeff's Favorite). They had a 5 tier square cake that was a metallic blue color with brown ribbon and then an accent cream ribbon with dragees to look like a buckle. There were over 200 dragees on this cake. I also placed them at the seam of the ribbon in the back. This was a very simple but elegant cake. I loved the colors.

I received a lovely email this morning from Christine along with some pictures of them. I am excited to share them with you.

Hi Vikki!
Once again, you exceeded my expectations!!! The cake could not have been any better. It was just what I imagined. The shimmer blue was spot on and it portrayed the simplistic elegance I was hoping for. There were numerous comments on how beautiful the cake was and even more comments on how yummy the cake tasted....

On a funny, ironic note, 2 of my friends who attended the wedding saw you delivering a guitar cake the same day and when I told them my cake was made by you they were just flipping out about what a coincidence it was!

Christine

We want to wish a special congratulations to both Jeff and Christine and wish them many happy and loving years together!

82nd BIRTHDAY TO WAKEBOARDING TO LOVE

2009-02-23T13:24:00.000-08:00

Happy Monday! Hope your weekend was relaxing and well!

Sometimes we have so many events during the week it is so hard to pick one to blog about. And even though I try hard to blog everyday some cakes get left out of the loop. This past weekend we had 8 events. That's a lot for us to blog about. I am going to concentrate on 2 events we had on Sunday.

Our Sunday Morning started early! With an 82nd candyland themed birthday cake for Aiko. The candyland theme cakes are very popular. I have 2 more in the next month! Stay tuned for those pictures as well.

When we delivered the cake and set it up we heard so many ohhs and ahhs. I just never get tired of people admiring our work. Its so much fun to tell people how we made it all the things on the cake. One woman asked Nick where we were from and when he said Kailua she replied "Your on this island? We have never seen any cakes like this before" She was so cute!

We hope that Aiko liked her cake! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Our second event that concluded our weekend of craziness was for the Tran Wedding. This wedding took place out in one of my favorite spots. Lanikuhonua in Ko'Olina. She had the very talented Katy from Katy Castillo Weddings did all the coordination for this wedding. Along with Memoirs taking care of all the food and drinks.

When we walked up to the area where the tent was i was surprised to see a clear top tent with this beautiful bright blue, pink and brown colors. It was vibrant and alive. The staff from Memoirs were standing in position ready and waiting for the guests to arrive.

I dropped the cake off and set the topper on the cake which was specially made for the couple. They both love to Wake board back in California where they are from. So they wanted to have the cake topper made of both of them wake boarding in their wedding clothes. Cute idea. She had this made from clay from a company in China. She picked 2 popular flavors, Chocolate and raspberry and Chocolate Hazelnut Crunch. I love those all chocolate wedding cakes!!

Check out some pictures of Katy's set up. I just love these colors.

Until next time Have a great day!

ROCKIN' OUT FOR JAIME'S BIRTHDAY

2009-02-22T10:08:00.000-08:00

Aloha!! We are going to continue our blogs with music!! We had the soundboard cake this past Wednesday for Star 101.9's Morning Show and now we have a guitar cake for Jaime's birthday! This is actually our first guitar cake! We were so excited to make this cake. This cake was for Jaime Giambrone over at Pacific Edge Magazine. Yesterday was his surprise birthday party held at E&O Trading Company. What a great restaurant. I always love going in there!

Naomi, Jaime's wife contacted me last week about his cake. Jaime loves to play guitar and she also mentioned he is a fan of The Red Hot Chili Peppers. So I wanted to incorporate all these things in the cake. I happen to love the Chili Peppers as well. They are one of my favorite bands. For inspiration I played Blood Sugar Sex Magik, my favorite album by them. We actually used real guitar strings for this cake. It was an interesting trip into the store to get the strings. when i told the guys i needed strings but they were for a cake I think they thought I was crazy. But whatever it takes to make a cake look as real as possible. That was the only non-edible thing on the cake. everything else was made from sugar!

(If your in Kailua head over to Coconut Grove Music Store for your music needs!! The guys were very helpful)

With the help of Morgan at Moana Events, the party stayed a surprise. We walked in to deliver the cake and they had used red and black colors with small disco balls hanging and some really cool rockish amenities all over.

We had a lot of fun making this cake. We learned a lot too. And are excited to make more guitars! Check out some of our new cakes posted at http://www.sunshinescakecreations.com/ We have been super busy!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAIME!!

SWEET SOUND.......BOARD

2009-02-18T12:45:00.000-08:00

ALOHA! Welcome to your hump day!

HAPPY 10th ANNIVERSARY to Hudson and Scotty B from Star 101.9. They have been on the air together for 10 years. And we are go they are because they make our mornings so much better. If you do not know what I am talking about you need to get out from the rock your under and check them out! They host The Bizarro Morning Show from 5.30- 10.00 am so go listen to it? Don't have a radio? That's no excuse you can listen live on the website. That's what I do!

So listening to them everyday I noticed that they were giving away vacations for their anniversary but no one was giving them anything so I called them up and talked to Pixie and told her we wanted to come in and make a cake for them. Every special occasion needs a cake! Working with the same people everyday for 10 years at the same job indeed deserves a cake! So Pixie sent me some pictures of the soundboard in the studio. One of the first things I noticed was "the stolen bank pen" I knew that detail was definitely going the cake. I was putting the knobs and buttons on the cake when I noticed an old piece of paper taped to the board and I had no idea what it was but I knew that was going on it as well. All the little details that make a cake personal is really what people love.

Delivering cakes is so much fun. Just the walk alone to get the cake to its destination is fun. And this was no different. Everyone who saw this cake was so impressed at all the details. When we got to the studio we were greeted by Pixie who loved the cake and when we walked into the studio and Hudson and Scotty B saw the cake they were amazed. They were so surprised that we got all the little details on the cake. I even got to see the infamous stolen pen. (don't ask me what my fascination is with this pen, i just think it is funny!)

I was not expecting to be on the radio my goal in this was really to just give them an awesome cake! But they did put me on the radio and it was awesome. Hudson even told me when they were talking about having a cake delivered a girl called up and told them she had one of our cakes and it not only looked good but it tasted good. How awesome is that.

I had a good time and am lucky to have been able to be a small part of their 10th anniversary. Can't wait for another 10 years!!

So they already put up the pictures on their website and you can check it out at the website in their photo gallery http://star1019.com/cc-common/gallery/display.html?album_id=164929 While your there click the listen live button and listen to them from anywhere!!

For more information on how you can have a One of a Kind Cake check out our site at http://www.sunshinescakecreations.com/

Have a great Wednesday! The real "Stolen Pen" Our pen

Samah and Shawn Love on Valentine's Day

2009-02-17T09:36:00.000-08:00

Aloha!!

Hope you all had a nice long weekend. We were busy this weekend with lots of cakes. One we want to show you is Samah and Shawns wedding. Samah contacted me one early morning a few months back. She called asking about her wedding cake. She needed a bakery to make her a dairy free cake because of her allergies. I was so excited when i heard this because I just had finished my new vegan menu and I already had a few tastings and my clients loved all the flavors. So when I told her I could help her out she was stoked. We set up a tasting for the following month when they were here to finish up their wedding plans.

I met them at there hotel in the lobby. What a sweet couple. Young and fun and ready to taste some cakes. They came prepared with all the right questions to ask. Samah and Shawn loved the cakes. She could not believe how good the cakes tasted being they had no dairy in them. They decided to pick 2 different flavors. They choose vanilla cake with fresh raspberries for the cake and half the cupcakes and chocolate and fresh strawberries for the remaining cupcakes.

The wedding reception took place at The Beach House Restaurant located in the Surfrider Hotel in Waikiki. We walked into the room and it was so bright and pleasant. The staff was super friendly and getting ready for a busy dinner service.

We set up her cupcake tier and were on our way. We hope Samah and Shawn enjoyed their hibiscus cupcake tier! We wish both of them many years of love and happiness. And look forward to seeing them again.

Visit our site at www.sunshinescakecreations.com

Until next time, have a great day!

UPDATE ON ACE OF CAKES, LOST and THE ARMY!

2009-02-16T21:41:00.000-08:00

Aloha!!
Just a quick note on an update about ace of cakes. A lot of you have emailed me asking when the episode will air. It looks like the last show of the season will air on May 9. To see more pictures of the cake for the 100 episode of lost check out this blog! http://dispatchesfromtheisland.blogspot.com/2009/02/sweet-100.html. This cake is cool! Also if you want to read what the military had to say about the their cake you can check this site out. http://www.military.com/news/article/army-news/ace-of-cakes-treats-us-army.html
Both of these site came from Charm City Cakes.
Have fun reading!!

"I LOVE MY WORMS"

2009-02-15T10:46:00.000-08:00

ALOHA!

Happy Valentine's Day Weekend. And a long holiday weekend at that! We have been super busy for Valentine's Day. The busiest one since we've been in Hawaii. We had 10 events in 2 days. Phew and now its over and we can relax...for a day anyway. We have 2 high profile events this week along with 2 very special weddings on Saturday. So stay tuned for those stories!!

I want to thank everyone who contacted us for cakes for Valentine's Day. We booked up back in November and we were not taking anymore orders for Saturday. So I apologize to all of you who I had to turn away. I may have upset some of you in the process and for that we are sorry. We only take so many cakes in a day to give our clients cakes they expect. We pride ourselves on high quality. I hope those of you who I had to turn away can understand that. I do not like to say no to anyone but sometimes I just have to draw the line. For those of you who picked up your cakes on Friday, Thank you. You made is possible for us to help you out. We hope you all enjoyed your parties and your loved ones!!

I received a call from Sheryl about a week and half ago about a cake she wanted just because she loved our green tea cake. I met Sheryl when we attended the Green Living Expo 2 weeks ago and she tries some of our samples. When she contacted me she originally wanted her cake for Saturday but I told her like many others I was totally booked but if she wanted to come and pick it up on Friday then we may be able to work something out. She was stoked that I was able to make her cake. At first she just wanted the cake. Nothing to big. Then I asked her what she was into and she told me she was a 'worm wrangler'. At first I though, what is that? Then she explained and I had a cute idea to make her a simple garden theme cake with worms on it. I asked her if she wanted anything written on her cake and she replied ' no i don't think so...then I get an email from her and she said 'yes please write "i love my worms" So this just because cake turned out to be a Valentine's cake after all. There are all kinds of love but loving your worms takes the cake.....ha...cake. get it? Cake humor!

When Sheryl and her husband David came to pick up her cake she was amazed at her cake. She could not believe she was getting a cake like what she got. She showed up with beautiful flowers for me. 3 yellow roses and some purple and pink flowers..(sorry not to sure what they are) but they are beautiful and right out of her garden. It was one of the nicest things!

She loved her cake and I hope that they enjoyed eating it as much as they enjoyed looking at it.

If you want to learn more about what worm wranglers are and how you can help the environment and your garden check out her new website at http://www.ilovemyworms.com/ It is very interesting!

Check back tomorrow for some more of our Valentine's Day cakes!! We have a lot of them!

Have a good weekend!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATY

2009-02-12T11:21:00.000-08:00

ALOHA
So the weekend is coming up fast. This week seems to have flown by fast. I wanted to take a minute and wish a special person happy birthday. Katy Castillo has become a very good friend of mine the past few years. I met Katy a few years ago because she was looking for someone to make her a cake for her annual thank you party. When I met Katy the day I delivered her cake I knew she was a special person. She was very kind and friendly and made me feel comfortable around her guests. After her party we stayed in contact but it was not until about a year and a half ago that we began to talk more about business and what was going on around the wedding industry here in Hawaii. Slowly we started to talk on a more personal level. I found myself calling her to ask her advice about things. We started to become friends.

Today I am so lucky to consider Katy my best friend. Since I moved to Hawaii I have seen a lot of people come and go out of my life. It is very hard for me to open up completely to someone and let them in as a friend. And Katy made that easy. She is such a great person with a big heart. She always is thinking about other people before herself. She runs a successful business and has smarts about people.

Saturday February 14th is Katy's 30th Birthday! So I just want to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATY. I hope you enjoy your mini vacation and your birthday! I know your going to kick ass in you 30's!! Thank you for being a part of my life!

So you guys you can wish Katy birthday wishes at Admin@KatyCastillo.com or leave her a comment here!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATY!!!!!!!!

A BEAUTIFUL THANK YOU NOTE!

2009-02-11T13:51:00.000-08:00

WOW, 2 IN ONE DAY!

I get so many emails everyday and sometimes I save the ones I want to post and then I get busy I forget to post thank yous either on here on my guestbook on my site. I actually am all caught up in emails and I was going through my saved emails and I cam across this awesome thank you from the Delgados! i wanted to share it with all of you and the pictures from their wedding.

I was sad that I did not get a chance to meet them but from all the phone calls, emails and these pictures, they both look so happy and sweet.

Hi Vikki!!!!I'm sorry it has taken me so long to write to you and tell you how PERFECT!!! our wedding cake was! It was everything we wanted it to be, and more! It was so beautiful! When people talk about our wedding, or look at our pictures, everyone comments on how beautiful the cake was! It was by far the best cake anyone at the wedding has ever tasted! It was so full of flavor, and so moist! Not only was the cake more then we could have asked for, but you were so helpful with the wedding. All of your suggestions were very much appreciated, and so was your kindness! My mom thinks you are an absolute doll, and she is right! I cannot thank you enough for being the kind person that you are! If we decide to renew our vows in a few years, you will definitely be getting a call from us! Thanks again! I'm attaching along some pictures!!!Brittany (Vazzaz) Delgado!

Thank you Brittany for the wonderful e-mail. I am glad we could be apart of your special day. We look forward to you returning to Hawaii someday! We wish you both a life filled with a lot of love and happiness!

Cinderella Love Story

2009-02-11T13:23:00.000-08:00

Aloha!

Sorry we have not posted in a few days. We both have been sick. But last night as I was nursing my cough and cold on the sofa I received some pictures from Grant over at Bianca Photography. I was super excited. We made Katrice and Jason's Wedding cake back in October. They had a fairy tale wedding. Topped with a Fairy Tale Castle Themed cake. This was a grand 5 tier cake with 5 different flavors topped with a castle top with all hand piping that took me 2 hours to pipe, I also placed an LED light to illuminate the top. There were over 600 hand made lavender and white roses in between each tier.

We were excited to take on this project. It was a big one and we had fun watching Katrice and Jason's face light up in amazement when they saw the cake. I love to light up cakes and this one was perfect to light up!

These pictures look so good. Much better then the ones I took so I wanted to post them for you all to see. Check out more pictures and information from Grant & Bianca Gomes at http://www.biancaphotography.com/

Have a great day!

CAUTION DRIVERS, PLEASE BE AWARE!

2009-02-04T23:59:00.000-08:00

Aloha!!
There are so many things I want to share with all of you and I have a ton of pictures and events to share. We have been very very busy. But there is one thing that is very important to all of us who create beautiful cakes and then have to deliver them. DRIVING THEM!

It can be a long and wonderful process to design a cake for a client. It could be a wedding cake, or a special birthday or any other special event that needs a cake. You meet with the clients, we choose flavors, a design we keep in touch until the event takes place. It take time and patience to make a cake. Weighing the ingredients, mixing all of it to get a yummy cake, waiting for it in the oven, preparing the cake and decorating it. Did you know that some cakes take days to make? Hours to decorate the cake. Its a very long process. And this is all to give our clients the most breath taking cake they imagined in their mind.

One very stressful part of this whole process is delivering the cake. For me anyway. Its always stressful driving, there are so many things that can happen from pot holes to bumps and even streets to rain. Yes we all drive a little slower when we have a taller cake in the car.

One thing I want to ask to all of you who reading this, please drive slow, follow the rules o the road. And if you do not know what they are, read a drivers manual. We were delivering a cake this past weekend and we drove over the Pali and I was going with the speed limit so it was not like I was driving super slow, and I got cut off and had to hit my brakes pretty good. Well what do you think happened? Well the cake slide on the tray but all was ok, but it could have been a lot worse.

PLEASE SLOW DOWN AND RESPECT PEOPLE ON THE ROAD. You may never know why someone is driving slower or take turns a little slower. This is someones cake, someones special day. We are here to provide a service to all of you and we would like to get to our destination in one piece. And we want you as drivers to get to your place safe as well. Please, slow down and respect the rules of the road.

Thank you for taking the time to read this. Pictures and more events to come.
Vikki