Cute Animal Cakes For Little Jacob!

Gosh, a few years ago I did a baby shower cake for Alice, who was expecting a little one... and now, when the little babe has come out on the other side,  I get to do his birthday, too! Lucky! (ps, why did the Doors just pop into my head? Free cupcake for you, locals only, if you know which song I'm talkin' about!)

This was a fun order for an animal themed party cake and matching animal faced cupcakes for little Jacob. One of his favourite animals is the panda! CUTE! Hope he liked his "ate too much zany bamboo" panda cake topper and cupcakes!

Thanks so much Alice for the awesome order and Happy happy birthday little man Jacob!  

xo Lyndsay

Lovepup & Dog Cake - Nuts About Pups

Haha... Some dog themes going down at Coco Cake HQ lately. First, an invitation from Chatelaine.com to create a "Valentine's themed" cupcake for their 14 Days of Valentines Cupcakes feature. Forgoing the usual hearts and flowers route, I made a funny little dog-faced lovepup cupcake. Say that five times! Pretty darn fun feature idea, over 14 days they reveal a new "cupcake" as created by one of 14 bakers across Canada. Fun to see all the other creations! Coco Cake's lovepup was revealed on Day 2!

Along with the lovepup, I also recently made a dark chocolate mocha woofer cake for the lovely Nishidha, wife of Sandeep, to celebrate her birthday! Sandeep told me she wants a dog so this was his way of appeasing her wishes... ! Rich dark chocolate ganache filling and chocolate mocha buttercream piped hairy-style all over!

And on a final doggish/ridiculous note, as my family and some friends will remember, Coco Cake sole proprietor and boss hog LKS has a real thing for Pound Puppies. This video makes me laugh so hard... I'm ridiculous. I think it's the extra funky bassline and the dog panting sounds. But I do remember watching this cartoon on Saturday mornings surrounded by my Pound Puppies!!!

Doggone It: Jet Pet Resort Opening & Coco Cake!

What a fun order... oodles of cupcakes for the celebration opening of Jet Pet Resort, a new... yes... luxury pet hotel located in Richmond, BC! When you walk into this place it's quite surreal ... the front lobby is like a boutique hotel. Sparkling chandeliers, Juicy Couture pet-wear for sale and a plush setting. Then you walk into the main area and it's built like a film set! Faux exterior brownstones, a pet spa, a central courtyard area in the middle for dog-play, and outdoor area for exercise and fun, and many rooms for your beloved pet's comfortable overnight stays!!

Visiting Jet Pet made me miss all my pets that have long passed into Pet Heaven... or Rainbow Bridge, as some say! Our beloved family dog, Woody the boxer... my hilarious and dear little cat Coco who was with me through all my formative years, as I got her from the SPCA when I was 19! (she inspired my business name... though I have always loved the name Coco...) and more recently, our sweet fatcat ChubChub. I am sad I no longer have any pets of my own but we hope to get another pet one day in the future... !

For Jet Pet, I made chocolate and vanilla cupcakes in red and white striped liners, with grey, white and black accents including grey and white FUR buttercream! Many thanks go out to Lisa, Cate and Cam for having Coco Cake as a part of the fun... and all the very best to the success of Jet Pet! :)

Who Let The Dogs Out!

Yep. I did just call my post that. Woof!

How much did I love doing this hilarious sheep dog cake and cute little bulldog cupcakes? So much. Last year, Melissa ordered a "rat" cake for her best friend Tina's birthday. This year, for Tina's 30th, it was "dog" themed... ! Plus, they all went to Vegas. Not too shabby of a birthday, I must say!!

The sheepdog is actually a dark chocolate cake with chocolate ganache and chocolate buttercream underneath the furry white vanilla buttercream and fondant eyes, nose and tongue! The little bulldogs are Coco Chocolate, with fondant faces.

Get ready for a picture explosion below!

Kibbles n bitz and bitz and bitz.

"Hello.... are you even LISTENING to me, Sheepdawg??"

Close up detail of shaggy buttercream Sheepdog

Bulldog and party flag!

"It's just me"

"I'm a different bulldog!"

Oh it was tough to say goodbye to this face.

"Must love dogs"

Sheepdog feeling a bit claustrophobic.

Side view!

"Just the four of us... "

Loving these animals cakes! So fun.

Til next time, Coco Cake Land!

xo Lyndsay

Celebrate Life

Hi everyone.. well I have had the most stressful time lately... my beloved dad had to have emergency heart surgery last Saturday evening. He is doing well now and in recovery, but it has been a very stressful time for me and my family as you can well imagine. Some higher-ups were looking out for my dad Gerry Sung, as he is on the road to recovery.

My dad-- how I love him so! Remember his blog? May as well check it out now. Leave a comment too, he would be happy to read it...

In Coco Cake land, the wonderful Alanna (remember her monkey themed wedding?) ordered Oly/Squatchi themed cupcakes for her own father, who, on Monday, ran a leg of the Vancouver Olympic torch relay! She also requested one cupcake to look like her dad. Let's see if you can figure out which one it is...

The sweet and stylish Maki had a birthday this past week too, and her good friend Sacha ordered some lovely matcha green tea buttercream cupcakes to celebrate... Maki sent me the sweetest email afterward.

Cupcakes can really make people smile... corny but true...

So to everyone, everywhere, I say... celebrate life!!!

xo Lyndsay

Scottish Animals for a 60th Birthday!

Growing up in Burnaby BC, one of my best friends in the world was my pal Kaila (now Kaleb). Endless hours of hanging out, playing sports together, lining up and going to see the premiere of Wayne's World at Station Square at Metrotown, sharing secret crushes, etc... Kaleb and I have known each other since grade 2, so when we were 7 years old... how we have changed, eh buddy??

Since high school, Kaleb and I partied it up as roommates in Victoria as we both attended school. We started a band together, put on rock shows, DJed together... all the fun stuff. Kaleb became a famous drag king, I moved back to Vancouver and before you knew it time had whizzed by and Kaleb moved to Toronto. We still have kept in touch over the years and I still consider Kaleb a dear friend even though we see each other once a year or less. Another cool thing: Kaleb's mom, Heather, shares the same birthday as my dad Gerry Sung! And it just so happened that this past December, Heather celebrated her 60th birthday and Kaleb decided to surprise her with Coco Cake cupcakes!! Hooray!!

Monkeys, dogs and cats in Scottish tams... Hee hee!! Dark chocolate cupcakes with cool peppermint buttercream, and fondant animals. I love the Scottie dog...

Happy Happy Birthday Mrs.Robertson! Today, Jan 7, is also my mom Linda's birthday-- so Happy Birthday mom!!! And Kaleb, here's to many more years of our friendship!!

Love, Lyndsay