I'm Done!!!

I am finally done with classes at Le Cordon Bleu! Well... we are on a six week externship class right now, but for the most part... I'M DONE! I am so ecstatic! 

Let me update you with my last cakes. 

First is my wedding cake. So, originally (I'm going to laugh if Chef reads this!) my classmate, Cindy, and I wanted to make wedding cakes for each other. Cindy wanted a beach themed wedding cake with Beach Chairs on top and Sea Shells around the cake. Well, when we had our "consultation" with Chef Adrian, she went with my idea but she had me add waves and fish. Flowers on the cake somewhere were a requirement. I wanted a simple cake so I wasn't too excited about the waves and the fish, but I had to please my client. Here is what the finished cake looked like: 

Wedding Cake 

I'm happy with the way it turned out. Simple and clean is what I am all about and I was pleased to be complimented on how simple and clean it looked. It lets me know that people see what I am aiming for. I had fun playing engineer with the beach chairs. Here is a close up of them: 

Beach Chairs

It was funny, Chef Adriana told me that the groom's initial was a "J" because my boyfriend's initial is "J" as well.  Everyone thought I was doing it for me and him. It was funny :) Also, we had a cake decorator from a Bakery in Sacramento observing our class the day we put our Wedding Cakes together, and she advised me to add the Brown Sugar Sand. I thought it was a nice touch. Without the sand, I think that chairs would have looked a little out of place. I decided to add the flip flops last minute.

Carving a cake was something I was very nervous about. Turned out, it's not so bad! I was really looking forward to the Pumpkin Cake because I adore Autumn and Halloween! Here is my pumpkin cake that we covered with modeling chocolate: 

I feel like our class really did a great job with this cake. It was great to see the diversity in the pumpkins. Some looked so incredibly real and some looked so whimsical and enchanting. I just loved seeing everyone's work! Here is a look our classes pumpkin patch:

FINALLY...

The purse cake. I have been looking forward to this cake since the first term of culinary school. I was always thinking about what purse I was going to attempt. In term three I came across this adorable Minnie Mousse inspired Seatbelt Purse. I knew I had to do because I am such a huge Disney fan and I knew that I could easily use this design to pay tribute to two people who really inspired and encouraged me through my Culinary Journey. 

Here is my final cake! 

Purse Cake 

My mom and I love Disneyland just the same. We dream of Disneyland, we desire to go to Disneyland even when we've just been there and are hearts leap from our chests when we ARE there. Let's face it, my mom taught me how to bake. If it weren't for her making those delicious sugar cookies every Christmas I would have never grown to love baking. If it weren't for her love of baking, I wouldn't be where I am today. Therefore, the entire theme of the cake is dedicated to her. 

The Mickey Bar you see on the side is dedicated to my boyfriend, Jeff. As I have said before, Jeff is a true support to me. He never doubts me or asks questions of dreams. He supports everything I want to do and is so proud of everything I accomplish. He supports me when I fail and congratulates me when I succeed. I couldn't ask for a better boyfriend so the Mickey Bar (which is his absolute favorite Disneyland treat) is dedicated to him. 

The Minnie Mouse Cupcake is dedicated to ME! haha! I replicated this Cupcake from a very cute antenna topper that I purchased in Disneyland when I was there with, you guessed it, my mom in May. It looks exactly like the cupcake you see next to my purse. I purchased the antenna topper because I felt like it was a great representation of things that I love- cupcakes/desserts and Disney! So I put it on my cake because not only does it represent my self, but it also marks my first career in the industry- making cupcakes at Kara's Cupcakes. 

And that's all folks! Now to focus on my career and see where it leads me. 

This is not the end of my blog posts, you will continue to see updates on my culinary journey's and what not.

Ta ta for now!

-Adriana