Lisa's Baby Shower Cake

As soon as Silvia, Lisa's mother, set a date for Lisa's Baby Shower, she contacted me about a cake. Trusting my creativity and aesthetic sense, Silvia gave me free reign on the design and flavors with only one request- that the cake lean on the feminine side since Lisa is having a girl. After a bit of brainstorming, a Mexican-inspired cake was created. I used colors from the mexican flag and i adapted a graphic flower pattern i saw in an Urban Outfitters catalog. The piping was outlined with gold luster to soften the transition between the colorful piping and the rest of the cake.


The cake alternated between Chocolate Fudge and Toasted Almond layers and was filled with Organic Raspberries and Vanilla Buttercream.

The Ark of the Covenant

For my aunt Veronica's 50th birthday celebration, my aunt Maggie (Veronica's sister) was entrusted with providing the cake. And since Veronica loves everything in Ancient Jewish History, Maggie commisioned me to make her a replica of The Ark of the Covenant. This is my take on the Ark.


The actual Ark is a perfect square and pure gold all around. According to Biblical scripture, the ten commandments and Moses' staff were stored inside the Ark, along with other sacred Israelite objects. Complete with carrying poles, the Ark was untouchable by human hands and whoever would touch it would die.

With Moist Banana Cake and Vanilla Bean Custard filling, the only result of eating this cake would be a sugar induced state of euphoria.

Christmas Gift

The associate pastor of my church ordered a "Happy Birthday Jesus" themed cake for Christmas, but left the rest of the details up to me. That meant I got to choose the flavors and design (SCORE!). So, i decided to make a cake that resembled one of Banana Republic's gift boxes for the 2006 holiday season.


The Cake layers were Toasted Almond with Raspberry and Almond Buttercreams. A tasty gift indeed!

English Garden Cake @ The FCI

At The French Culinary Institute, the pastry level one students created an elaborate faux wedding from which pastry level two students would create a wedding cake. The theme? An English/Japanese Garden Wedding. The cake was a classic, french Genoise Cake soaked with a Sake Simple Syrup and a Fruity Plum Filling.

The English-Japanese Garden Wedding Cake was complete with butterflies, roses, tulips and even a bumble bee. Also, there were Japanese characters all around.


Once finished, the cake took on a life of its own and was voted best in class. Awesome!