Confetti Cakes

http://confetticakes.blogspot.com/

Lindsay's Description:

Confetti Cakes is all about large imaginatively designed custom cakes.  If you are looking for something extraordinary for inspiration or for your special event then check out this blog.  Elisa Strauss is the designer behind these wonderful creations; she is also a published author, participant in the Food Network Challenge and teaches classes on top of finding time to keep her blog updated.

Elisa Strauss's Description:

Confetti Cakes specializes in hand-sculpted delicious works of art. Customers are passionate about our cakes for both their artistic designs and their delicious taste. Each cake is created completely from scratch using the freshest ingredients. Confetti Cakes offers a variety of fantastic cake flavors from decadent chocolate and old-fashioned vanilla to rich red velvet and moist carrot cake.


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Recent Updates at Confetti Cakes

Icing Smiles

13 July 2010

We were recently introduced to a non-profit organization that is using the incredible talent in the baking industry to improve the lives of critically ill children. As if Kate Sullivan wasn't already my cake hero. Now there is just one more reason to love Kate, owner and master creator of Lovin ...

Rachael Ray Airdate

23 April 2010

Happy Spring! Make sure you tune in to the Rachael Ray Show on Monday, April 26th at 10 am (in New York) on ABC. Me and my friend, Buddy Valastro (a.k.a. the Cake Boss), will go head-to-head to see who can provide the best cake tips! The show is syndicated, so please click here to check your ...

Cake Girls

22 April 2010

For those of you who haven't heard my friends, Brenda and Mary Maher of Cake Girls lost their bakery in a fire last month. You can help by purchasing a t-shirt, the proceeds go to help their staff while they rebuild their bakery. Aside from being AMAZING cake artists they are super kind-hearted ...

Private Lessons

16 March 2010

Hello Everyone! We are back to work with a new line-up of private classes being offered! I will be teaching on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays starting this April. Feel free to visit our Classes page to see all the info and take a look at our class list to see what we are offering. If you are ...

February 2010

26 February 2010

Our producer Stefanie I am officially back to work this month. There is nothing to get you going like a TV segment on national television. Two weeks ago, I was on the set of the Rachael Ray Show with my friend Buddy Valastro, a.k.a. the Cake Boss. It was a lot of fun, despite having to fit my ...

UPDATE: NY CAKE CONVENTION

30 December 2009

I'm sorry to announce (and it is a long story) I will not be attending the NY Cake Convention this year. Wishing everyone involved a successful show. Happy New Year!

Heading Back to work…

28 December 2009

Let’s just say I wouldn’t recommend heading back to work just a week or two after the birth of your first child. But like many of my friends and colleagues that own small businesses, especially cake designers, we all have this gene within us that makes us do crazy things. I had to pass on ...

My Greatest Creation Yet!

28 November 2009

On November 17th my husband and I introduced our daughter Sophie Pearl Ricks to the world. She weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. She is by far my greatest and most creative endeavor to date. Thank you to all my clients, students and friends who have sent good wishes. I will be ...

CAPS Class and the NY Cake Convention

02 November 2009

Two weeks ago I taught a class at the Center for Advanced Pastry Studies (CAPS) at the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE), of which I am a proud alumna. These classes are extra special because everyone in the class has at least a working knowledge of sculpted cakes and some have their own ...

Snowman Cupcakes

31 October 2009

Photo by Alexandra Rowley I know it is only November but it is never too soon to talk about dessert for the holidays. Especially when the cupcakes are delicious and adorable. Here are our Snowman Cupcakes from our first book, The Confetti Cakes Cookbook (2007). I love to make these cupcakes with ...