tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34838870544061727612024-03-14T10:50:45.690-07:00Coco Paloma DessertsPaloma Efronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15031779391750456736noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483887054406172761.post-57544714776243030152017-05-17T10:04:00.000-07:002017-05-17T10:04:18.102-07:00Sugar succulents workshop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Succulents keep growing in popularity and don't show any sign of slowing down. Join us for a 2 day workshop on how to create a vibrant and professional looking succulent arrangement. Class size is limited to 4 people to allow for plenty of focused instruction.</span></div>
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<i style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4 varieties of succulents</i><br /><i style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">eucalyptus leaves</i><br /><i style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">accent buds</i><br /><i style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">working with gumpaste and petal dusts</i><br /><i style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">assembling pieces</i><br /><i style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">arranging the flowers</i></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All supplies, including cutters, gum paste tools and wires. You'll take home a similar arrangement as the photo shown. We will also provide a light lunch and beverages. Please bring an apron and pen to take notes. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Price:</b> $400</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please email info@cocopalomadesserts.com to sign up. The class can be paid by credit card over the phone. <i>(We're working on an online system-hope to have it soon)</i></span></div>
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Paloma Efronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15031779391750456736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483887054406172761.post-27756529287096767802015-12-02T18:34:00.000-08:002015-12-02T18:34:33.102-08:00Christmas Cupcakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Oh, and I'm finally done designing and photographing our holiday treats! It's amazing how much time and effort goes into just creating the mock ups for the photos. From the initial sketches to the final photo, there's a lot fiddling around until it looks just right. Should I be saying this? Is it supposed to look effortless?<br />
We'll be taking orders on the cupcakes until December 20. The minimum order is 2 dozen with 1 dozen per flavor. The cost is $45/dozen. Thank you!<br />
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This year I decided to create a few Christmas cake designs. I would say that next year for sure I'll make an effort to create all my holiday designs in July so I'm not stressing out about being ready for the holidays! (or Halloween and Thanksgiving!) These cakes are 8" round and iced in buttercream with different designs to choose from. The offered flavors are chocolate with caramel buttercream, gingerbread beer with brown sugar buttercream or vanilla cake with brown sugar buttercream.<br />
These would make wonderful client gifts or a lovely centerpiece for your holiday party. We do offer delivery for a fee depending on distance. The 2 cakes on the right are $100 each and the bottom left is $60. Last day to order is December 20.Paloma Efronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15031779391750456736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483887054406172761.post-70905270049251057872015-11-28T11:22:00.000-08:002015-11-28T11:22:24.916-08:00Hanukkah Holiday Pop Up Shop December 5, 11am-3pm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've never opened the bakery to the public as a pop-up shop, but my chocolatier tenant and I decided it would be fun to have a little holiday shop. Hanukkah starts December 6, and as there aren't really too many options in Austin for Hanukkah-themed treats, we will have cupcakes and chocolates for purchase. Serena of <a href="http://serenalissy.com/" target="_blank">Serena Lissy Chocolates</a> is going to have beautiful and declicious artisan chocolates, and I'll have these cute Hanukkah cupcakes in assorted flavors.<br />
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We will be open from <b>11am-3pm</b> at 8711 Burnet Rd Suite A9, 78757. To ensure availability, please pre-order. The cupcakes are priced as such: <b>6 for $22.50 or 12 for $45</b>. The chocolates are <b>6 for $15 or 12 for $30</b>. Please contact us at 512.419.1582 or info(at)cocopalomadesserts(dot)com.<br />
Any custom cupcake flavors must be preordered by Thursday. A minimum of 2 dozen per flavor. Available flavors on Saturday will be chocolate and vanilla. We look forward to seeing you then!Paloma Efronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15031779391750456736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483887054406172761.post-24846117371917383432015-11-19T08:09:00.000-08:002015-11-19T08:09:15.087-08:00Thanksgiving Pumpkin Cakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The pecan praline </span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">pumpkin </span></span></span>cakes are back! These delicious pumpkin-y scrummy cakes beat out a gloopy grocery store pie any day. Why not treat your guests or host with a scratch-made pumpkin spice cake layered with cream cheese icing and homemade pecan pralines* iced in Swiss meringue buttercream? Oh, and that cute design on top? They're going to love it. And it's even better the next day for breakfast. You can tell yourself it's healthy because it has pumpkin in it.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">*We can leave out the pecan praline if you have nut allergy concerns. </span></span></span>Paloma Efronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15031779391750456736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483887054406172761.post-88223981573344227812015-05-12T15:41:00.002-07:002015-05-12T15:41:24.568-07:00Graduation Cake Inspiration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">In addition to May weddings, we get a lot of requests for graduation cakes. Between high school graduations in early June and college graduations for the numerous Austin area schools, we get pretty busy. Sometimes people want a traditional style cake to represent their school colors or scholarly pursuits. The real fun comes when people order cakes to represent the grad's personality or interests. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The Texas Tech cake is actually a high school graduation cake for a girl going to TX Tech. The UT cake is a popular option for a simple and straightforward design. All you need to do is change the colors and logo to make it work for another school.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I created this design for someone who might want a trendier design. Again, this could work well in any school colors. The advantage of a style like this and the ones above, is that they are a relatively economical choice and can be scaled to accommodate a smaller group.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And then we have Yoda. Most of the detailed custom graduation cakes we do are ordered quite a bit in advance to allow for some design time. It's a really wonderful process because I get to work with the parents, who are brimming with pride over their children's accomplishments. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Whether you make a cake yourself, pick up a cake from the grocery store, or order a custom cake, everyone will have a great time celebrating this milestone event in a loved one's life.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We've got some fun personalized graduation cakes coming up this spring that I can't wait to share with you!</span></span>Paloma Efronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15031779391750456736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483887054406172761.post-7363209474335866962015-05-07T20:51:00.000-07:002015-05-07T20:51:21.319-07:00Mother's Day Cake Tutorial<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #783f04;">Although there is no doubt that there are loads of wonderful things to buy your mom for Mother's Day, nothing is more heartfelt than a homemade gift. Ok, I do admit I enjoy the pedicure gift certificate I get every year, but it's the cards from my kids I'll keep forever. I designed a cake that is hopefully simple enough for the novice cake decorator to recreate or use as a starting point for another project.</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #783f04;"> I tend to do my own thing and strongly encourage others to</span></span> follow their own design instincts. </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #783f04;">By the way, this cake would also work well for a birthday, baby shower, or bridal shower.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #783f04;">I haven't done an online tutorial before, so please be patient with me (and let me know if there are questions or elements you think might be missing). </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #783f04;">I started with a 6" round cake, which would serve about 10-12 people depending on the height of the cake. It goes without saying that you should make your mom's favorite flavor. I covered the cake in white fondant, but you could easily recreate this design with a smooth coating of white buttercream. Just make sure the buttercream is chilled when putting the pieces on. This cake design won't take more than 1 hour of active time to complete, including time to mix your fondant colors. You will need to let the flowers dry a couple of hours.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #783f04;">Every tool I used can be purchased at a cake decorating shop. I'm not sure if big box craft stores have them, but you can order them online. Tools: round cutters (3/4 -1.5 inches), ball tool, frilling needle, 2 different carnation cutters, lace cutter and small rolling pin. Not shown are the foam pad, Tappits, plastic half circle molds in small, medium and large, small knife, and my favorite tool ever - the ribbon cutter. I like to give people some creative freedom, so by all means use any colors you like for the fondant. I would use a green, though, for the leaves and stems. Also, try to keep all your colors the same value so it looks cohesive. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #783f04;">Let's start with the carnations. </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #783f04;">I did 2 large ones and one smaller one.</span></span> Each flower is made up of 3 pieces. After you cut it out, lightly flatten the edges with the ball tool on the foam board. I then used the needle tool to frill the edges (bottom left). I placed the first one in the circle mold and then folded the other 2 to fit in, using a little water to stick them to the first piece. Use the needle tool to gently lift up the edges so they don't fall flat.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #783f04;">The red flower is simply 3 nesting circles in different sizes. The larger flower starts in the large mold tray and is cut from the 1.5 inch cutter. These flowers can all be made from fondant and will need a few hours to set. Gumpaste can be used as well. When the red flowers are set, just use a drop of royal icing or water to stick them in place. Roll out a small green flat circle to fit in as the center. You can go around it with the end of a paintbrush to indent it as shown in the first photo.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #783f04;">Ah, my ribbon cutter. Or as we call it at the bakery sometimes - the rolly thingy. If you don't have this tool, run out and get it ASAP! If you don't have one, you can still make the banner. It just won't be as fun and quick. You'll need to roll out a piece of fondant to about 8 3/4 inches long. Cut it into a 1/2 inch wide strip. Tuck the ends to make it look like a folded banner. Cut the ends at an angle. You'll need to nudge it up to curve it. Be gentle so you don't indent the fondant. </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #783f04;">I left it on an 8" cake board to dry for a little so it wouldn't lose it's shape when I placed it on the cake, but not too dry so that the ends don't drape down a bit.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #783f04;">Gently lift the banner and place it on the cake, making sure the very top edge of the banner is at the central point of the cake. You can mark the cake's center if you don't want to eye it. Roll out green fondant in thin coils. I use one hand and a fondant smoother in the other as I roll on the table to keep it even. You can use the photo as a guide for where to place the green stems and leaves. Use a slightly wet tiny brush to adhere them in place. For the flowers, I used a small dab of royal icing to stick them in place. The pink flowers are made up of assorted size balls I rolled from light pink fondant, also stuck down with water. Again, feel free to use whatever color scheme you like. As for the banner, I don't really have a reason for choosing "mother". You could easily write "mom" or a friend's name for a birthday cake. I used Tappits, but if you don't have a set, feel free to write with edible pens. </span></span><br />
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Paloma Efronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15031779391750456736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483887054406172761.post-75882531682016304392015-01-22T18:37:00.000-08:002015-01-22T18:39:12.587-08:00Wedding Cake Trends for 2015<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #783f04;">There are so many articles and blogposts about upcoming wedding trends in design, decor, flowers and dresses - but what about the cake? The wedding cake can be thought of as a blank slate ready to be designed to the client's taste or a platform for artists to get creative. <a href="http://thecakeblog.com/" target="_blank">The Cake Blog</a> has been showcasing cakes for the past 8 days created by cake designers all around North America. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #783f04;">I was one of the designers asked to design a cake featuring a new trend for 2015. I have been blown away by all the gorgeous cakes shown so far by talented designers. Not one cake even looks remotely like the other which mean there's something for everyone in regards to taste and style. Here's my cake:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #783f04;"> I like how Carrie called it "relaxed bohemian"! I was inspired by succulents and watercolor invitations. You can read more about the cake and the thought process here at <a href="http://thecakeblog.com/2015/01/cake-trends-relaxed-bohemian.html" target="_blank">The Cake Blog</a>. While you're there, make sure to check out the other cakes from the Wedding Cake Trend Preview. I'm looking forward to seeing the last cake on Friday!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #783f04;">Photography: <a href="http://www.kristenkilpatrick.com/" target="_blank">Kristen Kilpatrick Photography</a></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #783f04;">Cake stand: <a href="http://sarahsstands.com/" target="_blank">Sarah's Stands</a> </span></span></span>Paloma Efronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15031779391750456736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483887054406172761.post-53311498044542179252014-04-29T19:32:00.001-07:002014-04-29T19:32:33.843-07:00A Pleasant Surprise<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I was pleasantly surprised last week when I received an email from Martha Stewart Weddings that Coco Paloma Desserts has been chosen as one of the top 63 Pastry Pros in the US! I'm not entirely sure how I achieved this honor, but I won't complain. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Actually, I have been pretty fortunate this year to have had some press exposure not only in Martha Stewart Real Weddings, but also in <a href="http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/search/apachesolr_search/heather%20and%20tibaut" target="_blank">Martha Stewart Weddings</a> and Tribeza in Austin. Thank you for the coverage!</span></span>Paloma Efronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15031779391750456736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483887054406172761.post-82477877587307122952014-02-02T19:41:00.001-08:002014-02-02T19:41:19.810-08:00Valentine's Day cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #783f04;">It's been a really, really, reeeeeally long time since I lasted posted. Sorry about that! Let's make up with this darling folk art-inspired Valentine's Day cake. It's a perfect treat to share with your sweetheart or family on Valentine's Day.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #783f04;">The cakes are available for pick up February 14 and should be ordered by February 11 to guarantee availability. This year's flavor is chocolate cake with dark chocolate sea salt caramel ganache. Yes, it's as delicious as it sounds! We can do a complimentary inscription on top. The cost is $75 and realistically serves about 10. Great for breakfast, too! </span></span>Paloma Efronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15031779391750456736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483887054406172761.post-83797101980053032752012-11-05T20:03:00.000-08:002012-11-05T20:03:02.679-08:00Harry Potter Birthday Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #7f6000;">Ins<span style="font-size: small;">tead of just showing a cake today, I thought I would share some photos from my older daughter's Harry Potter themed birthday party. In the past 2 years she's become quite a fan and really wanted a Harry Potter birthday. She's read all the books (we read the last one together) and seen all the movies, so we had a lot to work from in terms of ideas. I got a little too into it also and found myself using my free time making decora</span>tions and invitations for the party. It's not just that I printed the invitations - I HAD to find the real HP font. On a last minute whim, I thought about adding the feather. Now if only I had a reliable source for trained owls to deliver the invitations...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #7f6000;">We turned the dining room into the Great Hall<span style="font-size: small;">. <span style="font-size: small;">I'm glad I started on these banner a few weeks in advance! The banners are made from Canson papers<span style="font-size: small;">, while the logos are printed<span style="font-size: small;"> and cut out. My daughter's friend had a Hogwarts banner<span style="font-size: small;">, so thankfully I didn't have to <span style="font-size: small;">recreate it.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #7f6000;">Witches, wizards and 7 years olds love candy! I turn<span style="font-size: small;">ed <span style="font-size: small;">the entry console into Honeydukes. I made up the labels for <span style="font-size: small;">the frogs and jars in Adobe Illustrator. I did go a little over<span style="font-size: small;">board on the sweets - jelly beans, home<span style="font-size: small;">made chocolate frogs, <span style="font-size: small;">cake, broomstick cookies in addition to having the kids decorat<span style="font-size: small;">e</span> cookies and dip<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">pretzel<span style="font-size: small;"> rods in chocolate to make wands. <span style="font-size: small;">Did I m<span style="font-size: small;">e<span style="font-size: small;">ntion the gummy spiders and brains at the potions lab?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #7f6000;">I felt a little nutty collecting jars over the past 6 months, but it was worth it when it came time to make the potions lab. <span style="font-size: small;">I found th<span style="font-size: small;">e la<span style="font-size: small;">bels online <a href="http://www.overthebigmoon.com/halloween-decor-harry-potter-potion-bottles-free-printable/" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Most o<span style="font-size: small;">f the jars a<span style="font-size: small;">re filled with colored water<span style="font-size: small;"> while the <span style="font-size: small;">"Wartcap<span style="font-size: small;"> P<span style="font-size: small;">owder" is just old hot chocolate powder from last year.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Yummy, spicy, nutty. And pumpkin-y! We are taking orders now for our latest 8" cake -to-go: organic pumpkin cake filled with homemade pecan praline cream cheese icing. If it smells like heaven in the bakery when we make them, you can only imagine how delicious they are to eat! </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The pumpkin cake would be a wonderful dessert to bring to a dinner party or school Halloween carnival cake walk. Or pre-order for your Thanksgiving meal!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">These plump and moist pumpkin cakes will be available only until the day before Thanksgiving. The cake is $40 and is available for pick up Wednesday-Saturdays.</span></span>Paloma Efronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15031779391750456736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483887054406172761.post-7648564351228271262012-08-09T13:14:00.000-07:002012-08-09T13:14:34.771-07:00Mario Cake, Woodland Cake, Cowgirl Cake and Treasure Chest Cake<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #7f6000;">We've had a busy summer here making creative cakes for kids, big and little. When the weddings slow down, the kids' birthday cake business takes over. Here are just a sampling of some of the fun cakes from this summer:</span></span><br />
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Yoda's body. Looks like a formless lump! This part is all cake.</div>
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<span style="color: #7f6000;">Yoda'<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">s head. In order to get as much detail as possible, I made the head out of rice cereal treats and carved it into the general shape. I then sculpted with white modeling chocolate. Once it dried over night, I covered it with fondant.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Here's the final Yoda. His ears were by far the trickiest part! The hands and feet were also made from fondant. As with any complex cake, a lot of time is spent figuring out how to construct the cake and what media to use. </span></span></span>Paloma Efronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15031779391750456736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483887054406172761.post-87772448365905033052012-06-19T09:02:00.000-07:002012-06-27T11:55:09.916-07:00New 8 inch cakes to go!<span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Due to popular demand, we are now offering 8 inch cakes to go with 48 hours notice. Bring one of these cakes to a dinner party or casual birthday celebration and spread the love! Our year-round flavors include chocolate cake with chocolate ganache, white cake with vanilla bean French buttercream and bourbon pecan praline, just to name a few. </span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">In addition to our regular flavors, we will be offering a seasonal special. This month's cake is a
whimsical July 4th celebration cake with red, white and blue layers of
vanilla cake filled with Swiss buttercream and fresh raspberries and
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<span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">To order, please call us at 512.419.1582 or send an email to info@cocopalomadesserts.com. The cakes are available for pick up Wednesdays-Saturdays. Here is a menu of our flavors and prices. Each cake serves about 12-16 people. The July 4th cake is available for pick up until July 3.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #7f6000;">This is just too pretty to not share! Romantic ruffles and a garden assortment of peonies, roses and hydrangeas are a lovely way to start the summer season. My assistants Lexi and Sara did an amazing job with the ruffles! We all chipped on on the flower production, handmaking all those lovely flowers. Here's a close up of some of the flowers.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #7f6000;">I think I'm finally happy with my roses. When I first started out, I thought roses would be the easiest of the flowers to make, but I soon learned it's easy to make but not easy to make look natural.</span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;">Have a safe and fun Memorial Day weekend!</span>Paloma Efronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15031779391750456736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483887054406172761.post-63648142935531261152012-05-14T08:18:00.000-07:002012-08-09T12:49:07.774-07:00More Cakes for Kids: Fancy Nancy and Angry Birds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We always have fun making kids cakes here at the shop! It gives us the opportunity to get really creative and crafty. These 2 cakes are relatively recent - I just haven't been so good about blogging lately. The Fancy Nancy cake was for 2 sisters with close birthdays. My daughters love the Fancy Nancy books, so I was eager to make this cake and bring the character to life.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The Angry Birds cake could really be for anyone. It seems like people of all ages play the game. This particular cake was for a 4 yr old girl, but it could easily be for a 40 yr old guy. My youngest daughter wants it for her wedding cake. We'll see what she thinks in 25 years. </span></span>Paloma Efronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15031779391750456736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483887054406172761.post-21505094799896185162012-04-08T19:25:00.000-07:002012-04-08T19:25:38.812-07:00Macaron Wedding Cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwolN7as4ip2WXJWQKo3Xp1KQuUtfU86w6qPZE2q4dsTlrYLZh4yBmMliwmKwdcbIIxqL9jg0qpptMyRIgsJGVOXDRbLvBU1AWqfqWUKuPEQVYq02XqERecxx-KrwrY0OLHlCTaGDJhI/s1600/macaron_cake.72.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwolN7as4ip2WXJWQKo3Xp1KQuUtfU86w6qPZE2q4dsTlrYLZh4yBmMliwmKwdcbIIxqL9jg0qpptMyRIgsJGVOXDRbLvBU1AWqfqWUKuPEQVYq02XqERecxx-KrwrY0OLHlCTaGDJhI/s320/macaron_cake.72.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We had the opportunity to collaborate with one of my favorite bakeries in Austin - the adorable <a href="http://lpaustin.com/" target="_blank">La Patisserie</a>. The bride wanted an elegant wedding cake with a macaron tower, but she wasn't sure how else to incorporate the macarons to add character to the cake. La Patisserie made the macarons, and we designed, made, and assembled the cake. After I sent her a couple of sketches, she decided on the tower with additional macarons skirting the perimeter of the cake.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The flavors of the macarons and cake were also complementary. The cake was our popular almond amaretto strawberry while the macarons were a variety of berry, vanilla and white chocolate flavors. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The color isn't great on the photo, but it looked perfect against the dark gray wall of the W Hotel ballroom. I've never been able to get a good photo there, though. Maybe there's too much gray. In any case, the bride was thrilled when she saw the cake. I'm sure as the popularity of macarons takes off, we'll be making more cakes in different colors and styles. </span></span>Paloma Efronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15031779391750456736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483887054406172761.post-87591525341460758632012-02-04T14:33:00.000-08:002012-02-04T14:33:31.154-08:00Sweet Valentine's Day Cookies for Your Sweetie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjupvte9ywTYITCz7nBXDTBaw0x1i6gqyJa0U23hRhYr9BTIROXexMa3SBcXgKSAFRBsCSl_fxH7_PUf58s1ayyEG95UK5UjWM0CUX3O9EdPTis3QRiIyRs9xNtOD4c4fhhgaGTYhmu578/s1600/2012Hearts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjupvte9ywTYITCz7nBXDTBaw0x1i6gqyJa0U23hRhYr9BTIROXexMa3SBcXgKSAFRBsCSl_fxH7_PUf58s1ayyEG95UK5UjWM0CUX3O9EdPTis3QRiIyRs9xNtOD4c4fhhgaGTYhmu578/s400/2012Hearts.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #7f6000;">We have these adorable and tasty Valentine's Day cookies for a limited time. To satisfy all tastes, we have a modern chevron design in dark brown and dark pink or a light pink lace-inspired design. They are huge, which makes them perfect for sharing (or saving a piece for later!). </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #7f6000;">Each cookie is $5. Please call or email at info@cocopalomadesserts(dot)com us to place your order. We'll have them available for pick up at the bakery on Saturday, February 11 and Tuesday, February 14.</span></span>Paloma Efronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15031779391750456736noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483887054406172761.post-69122631191757958042012-01-26T11:27:00.000-08:002012-01-26T11:27:04.019-08:00More than just cakes!<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">In addition to our fun and delicious cakes, we will be offering dessert bar options. As pastry chefs, we felt like non-cake desserts were missing in our otherwise sweet and charmed lives. Little did I know that dessert tables are all the rage now. These would be a wonderful addition to a wedding or the centerpiece of a bar/bat mitzvah or shower. For every occasion, I'm sure there is a way to fit a dessert table into the mix.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The above pictures are from a French-inspired dessert display. Strawberry mousse parfaits with lemon curd and strawberry gelee add a touch of bright flavor to the traditional French pastries set up of eclairs and madeleines.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Here we have a more rustic set up with whoopie pies, lemon meringue mini tartlets and mini bourbon pecan tartlets. The 3oz dessert glasses are filled with coconut cream cake.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A few other dessert cups we are offering are a green tea mousse with apricot gelee and a chocolate pudding s'mores. Everything is lovingly made from scratch here in the bakery! We've had tremendous fun in testing and sampling the recipes. I hope to have the menu finalized soon. Although we're not designing the tables, we can consult with you on ideas for themes and flavors. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Some of the photos here were taken by <a href="http://www.ginnybphotography.com/" target="_blank">GinnyB Photography</a>. </span></i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span>Paloma Efronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15031779391750456736noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483887054406172761.post-28906921379850650652011-12-26T13:43:00.000-08:002011-12-26T13:43:08.524-08:00Modern Christmas Cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oNxEcldwhrg/Tvjo1Vb4iFI/AAAAAAAAAX0/4MMtwPHD6xU/s1600/hollypattern_cake_72.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oNxEcldwhrg/Tvjo1Vb4iFI/AAAAAAAAAX0/4MMtwPHD6xU/s400/hollypattern_cake_72.jpg" width="338" /></a></div><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I know I'm a day late for this, but I wanted to feature this simple modern Christmas cake for an almost-Christmas wedding (Dec 22). Since the bride was pretty open to ideas, I proposed a modern take on holly leaves. I wanted to create a traditional motif with a clean and graphic look. I think this may be an idea for Christmas cakes for 2012!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Have a happy new year and best wishes for 2012! </span></span></span>Paloma Efronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15031779391750456736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483887054406172761.post-86680085253292582932011-11-28T11:44:00.000-08:002011-11-28T11:44:37.665-08:00Dogwood Flower Cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30SKcjd3zQ-R1ScBRJqZLH6BCgkNkfSs8ugRQSRqHAnbiR6hqe68EfQPRE6J07GakET8u4slkN181OMvktQdIzXqkhnIuRD7IgndibJ-4EvFeCJNUEpBshAub8z-5cnDEAqwlXU7LDgw/s1600/doricake_72.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30SKcjd3zQ-R1ScBRJqZLH6BCgkNkfSs8ugRQSRqHAnbiR6hqe68EfQPRE6J07GakET8u4slkN181OMvktQdIzXqkhnIuRD7IgndibJ-4EvFeCJNUEpBshAub8z-5cnDEAqwlXU7LDgw/s400/doricake_72.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><div style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I thought it would be nice to show how an element from the wedding reception is incorporated into the cake design. We made this lovely dogwood cake in September for a bride who happens to be an interior designer. After talking with her about ideas, she brought up the fact that she was going to have a variety of vintage china sets for the seated dinner. That sounded like a good starting point for the design process since it was more personal to her and unique to the wedding.</span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">After sending me about a dozen photos, she narrowed the patterns down to hers and her mom's favorites. Her mom's happened to be the dogwood pattern. Here you can see the plate and a detail from the cake.</span><br />
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</div>Paloma Efronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15031779391750456736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483887054406172761.post-22865569739776957212011-10-24T12:07:00.000-07:002011-10-24T12:08:05.525-07:00Romantic French Country Wedding<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaFRXxOFLLJkCIJQuyb-Xkx5fleSXV1uDk-WgqjrNd92_i94EeG2MEw7E9xz1HmInDrTMhvEkbMiv9-PSIgfRyRLgpoc82CFXKYOZwWDXyMIfK2CYo0Iv64lmRPhwL8OeAjpD-1IAK1A/s1600/maileblog3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaFRXxOFLLJkCIJQuyb-Xkx5fleSXV1uDk-WgqjrNd92_i94EeG2MEw7E9xz1HmInDrTMhvEkbMiv9-PSIgfRyRLgpoc82CFXKYOZwWDXyMIfK2CYo0Iv64lmRPhwL8OeAjpD-1IAK1A/s400/maileblog3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The next time you go to a wedding or large event, take a second to look around and think about how much effort went into making the event special. I want to mention a couple of amazing vendors we work with regularly. This romantic wedding we did this weekend at the new Salt Lick Pavilion was an example of how much time and talent went into creating this spectacular French country theme wedding for several hundred people. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The talent and brains behind the style and organization are the fabulous ladies of <a href="http://www.caplanmiller.com/">Caplan Miller Events</a>. I think they worked non-stop to make the wedding and reception run seamlessly and look so fantastic. They are experts at making a bride's vision come true.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://kurantevents.com/">Kurant Events</a> was the caterer along with the Salt Lick. Just to say they are caterers is an understatement since they work hard at keeping the kitchen and waitstaff running smoothly, while creating delicious and picture-perfect food. The stunning floral displays are by <a href="http://www.davidkuriodesigns.com/">David Kurio Designs</a>. Here are some photos of the tables and flowers:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">In the future, I will try to post photos of the decor and wedding set up when I can. Sometimes I don't have time to take lots of pictures! Enjoy!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></span>Paloma Efronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15031779391750456736noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483887054406172761.post-74580078668906936792011-10-16T18:33:00.000-07:002011-10-16T18:33:18.649-07:00Kyle Field Cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGiaORQg9_8DaVLT_eSgrz5ns_NN7Sj95V8djBWPvM5j3WSpMjnrhc8qkSSebxDN1t1oZeYMM55uDKwkeJ1menZWuEDzkPu2-2RPJcOWf-YeZ3ZQTHGsGIc75rDzOPtK-AhMGsCNoRDZ0/s1600/kylefield1_72.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGiaORQg9_8DaVLT_eSgrz5ns_NN7Sj95V8djBWPvM5j3WSpMjnrhc8qkSSebxDN1t1oZeYMM55uDKwkeJ1menZWuEDzkPu2-2RPJcOWf-YeZ3ZQTHGsGIc75rDzOPtK-AhMGsCNoRDZ0/s400/kylefield1_72.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #7f6000;">This cake is definitely not for the Longhorn fans out there, but if you're an Aggie, enjoy! The groom is a diehard Aggie and even asked me nicely few days before to see if I could change the XII logos on the field to SEC logos. It's kind of hard to see, but you can just barely make them out on the top photo.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #7f6000;">I hope he enjoyed the cake and that is was a memorable addition to the wonderful celebration! </span></span>Paloma Efronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15031779391750456736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483887054406172761.post-84157140228957307082011-09-27T19:56:00.000-07:002011-09-27T19:56:49.705-07:00Masquerade Theme Cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPNEiRETh37TlKbsXTQ91C-P77PEgbzqb865nSOTmv2PEAzmk3J281ucD5h_aOqqQe8P2fXVXap4zDOhPsow6vrextA2HhVf8vq8RHjw7fyVIsnoKhMQGpDOCfmen8NcgkAlpolADssM/s1600/mask_cake.72.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPNEiRETh37TlKbsXTQ91C-P77PEgbzqb865nSOTmv2PEAzmk3J281ucD5h_aOqqQe8P2fXVXap4zDOhPsow6vrextA2HhVf8vq8RHjw7fyVIsnoKhMQGpDOCfmen8NcgkAlpolADssM/s400/mask_cake.72.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><br />
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