Totoro Anniversary Cake For Chibi!

Whee! Another cute Totoro cake by yours truly, Coco Cake sole proprietor L.K.S.

When I get asked to do work that I've done previously, I always try to make it a bit different, whether it's using different colored paper for the cake board and flags, or adding a slightly different touch... on this Totoro cake I made for William as a present for his wife Chibi on their 4th wedding anniversary, I tried a new leaf look as a cake border... I think it turned out really cute!

The cake is a dark chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream and chocolate ganache filling! Totoro and his buddies have a somewhat stunned expression on their face, no? :)

Aaron & Jay's Country Fair Wedding Hoedown!

I love it when a bride and groom has such a strong, fun vision -- for instance, Aaron & Jay's country fair hoedown wedding! Picture lemonade, Pop Shoppe soda, live band with banjo and standup bass, and oodles of sweet country charm. Lotus Events helped plan this adorable shindig, held at Cambrian Hall here in Vancouver.

I made 160+ Coco Cake cupcakes, three types of cupcakes in an assortment of colored liners, including gingham and polkadot cupcake liners to match the theme of the wedding! Raspberry Rose (vanilla cupcake filled with raspberry jam, topped with light pink vanilla buttercream and fresh raspberry), Lemon Frill (brightly flavoured lemon cupcake with lemon creamcheese frosting!) and a vegan option of Coco Ganache (dark chocolate vegan cupcake with vegan chocolate ganache!).

Gorgeous photo (second from top) of Aaron & Jay by Ophelia Photography. Hooray Aaron & Jay, congrats on your wedding and all the best to you both!

xo Lyndsay

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Kensie's 1st Birthday Bash!

The giant Miga I made out of felt! I made two of these...
Miga and Kensie are twins!

Mini Miga a.k.a. the birthday girl, Kensie!

Cupcake tower by Coco Cake a.k.a Auntie Lyndsay!

Yay Baby Kensie!

Loot bags!

Miga by me, adorable birthday banner by my sis Leanne!

Fondant Miga sprouting out of the cake!

Raspberry jam filled vanilla buttermilk cupcakes! Pink vanilla buttercream!

"Miga and Me"

Cute!!

Gym time! My niece Kensie and her cousin, my nephew Brody!

BOING!!!!

Kensie in the puffy castle!

Kensie with her buddy Benjamin!

Kensie with Mommy and Daddy!

Henry, my new favourite kid! Holding a Coco Cake cupcake!

Lookit the trend Henry started -- candy on top of Coco Cake cupcakes!!

Such cuties! Partying it up with cupcakes...

Blue-whale topped cupcake...

More cupcake-fueled kid craziness!

Kensie with proud grandparents Poh Poh and Go Go! (a.k.a my parents!)

Henry... and his dad Mike! Both hammin' it up...

Marley and cupcakes!

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My beloved little niece Kensie turned 1! No longer a baby!! My sis Shelley threw a fun Miga-themed party for her little cutie's birthday at Vancouver's Mount Pleasant Community Centre... and old Coco Cake sole proprietor L.K.Sung had just flown in from Germany about 12 hours before party prep began!

I was in charge of making 2 giant Migas- my sis dropped of a bag containing rolls of different colored felt, so I freestyle drew what I thought was Miga's body shape, complete with her little swirlie-do pompadour hairstyle! My other sis Leanne made a really cute Happy Birthday banner and made little lootbag tags for Kensie.

I also made raspberry jam filled vanilla buttermilk cupcakes with pink vanilla buttercream topped with rosette swirls, and mini versions for the babies! And, for my little cutie Kensie, a 7 inch cutting cake with a mini fondant Miga on top.

The party was a total blast - a frenetic and energy filled 2 hours of open-gym time complete with bouncy castle, gymnastics, basketball... then upstairs to the party room for snacks, a cute Kensie video by Cinemama, and of course cake and cupcakes by Coco Cake, also known as Auntie Lyndsay! :)

Happy Happy Birthday my cute little Kensie! Love you lots! :)

Nadine & Adrian's Gorgeous Peacock Themed Wedding!

Nadine and Adrian were just the sweetest, nicest and cutest couple. I will hopefully add some photos of their gorgeous and lovingly designed actual wedding soon, both their wedding outfits were incredible... but for now, here are the cakes I made for their beautiful Sunday evening wedding party here in Vancouver! The buzz and excitement was felt in the room when I came to set up the cakes... peacock themed with a 20's meets 50's twist. The early evening sun was peering in to Heritage Hall, everyone smiling and in perfect and excited moods!

I loved how the cakes turned out: Brown Velour (dark chocolate with vanilla creamcheese frosting) in blue, green and damask cupcake liners, and two tone peacock-colored vanilla cupcake rosettes to echo the design of the decor and colour theme of the event. Nadine dropped off peacock feathers for me to use in the cutting cake, so I trimmed and washed them and used them as toppers, along with a little handmade flag, some ribbon and a craft paper covered cake board!

Ah, love! Peacock themed love!! :)