Yesterday I woke up early (for a Saturday morning) to go shadow at Sugarland Bakery. Twice in one week–what a treat! No pun intended 
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In case you missed my other adventures at the bakery:
I gobbled down breakfast as I got ready for a sweet day. The sun is shining so brightly in this photo. I’m not used to this because I’m usually not awake until the sun is high in the sky!!
Dairy is a wonderful thing:
- Kefir
- 2% Cottage Cheese
- Greek Yogurt
- Pineapples
1/2 Ezekiel w/ almond butter and 1/2 Carrot Ginger Muffin
French press coffee to get me jazzed up, not that I needed it–I was plenty excited already!
It was quite a busy day in the bakery mostly due to the $2000 wedding cake being built!!
First the cake decorator rolled out fondant to cover each of the five 5″ tall layers and made sure there were no air bubbles. Then she ‘drew’ a diamond pattern along the sides.
Next they airbrushed the cake with vodka + [edible] shimmery stuff to make it **platinum**. Airbrushing isn’t only for magazine photos!
They use vodka instead of water because it evaporates so the cake does not get damp. Smart, huh?
See the sparkles?
Then they stuck on Swarovski crystals. Yep, you read that right.
4 of the 5 layers. The layers were 18″, 15″, 12″, 9″, and 6″ in diameter. The foam boards on the left went in between each layer to they could stick fresh flowers.
They emailed me a photo of the finished product at the wedding:
Wow. I’m speechless!!!!
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I also helped the baker make some chocolate mousse cakes. I got to stir this wonderful bowl of butter and chocolate while it melted.
Meltin’
Whipping the mousse:
Chocolate cake with a layer of chocolate ganache waiting to be topped with chocolate mousse.
Done!
I got to try a red velvet cupcake that was an extra. This flavor is a best seller. Well, let’s be honest, they’re all best sellers!!
I <3 red velvet!!! Perhaps it’s because red is my favorite color?
I hit up the gym for 60 min. on the elliptical. I ran and lifted the day before so my options were limited.
Before heading to a group meeting at the library, I guzzled a protein spinach smoothie:
- 1 cup frozen spinach
- 1/2 packet vanilla protein powder
- 1/2 banana
- 1/2 cup almond milk
I snacked on some plantain chips and Carrot Ginger Muffin w/ almond butter.
Then I was off to a blogger meet up for dinner. I’ll be back with a recap. This post was crazy enough with all those crazy cakes!
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OMG girl. the cakes and cupcakes look fantastic!! i am jeallouss..and love your dairy combos
Wow, those cakes don’t even look edible! That’s pretty cool
What an amazing experience! That cake is absolutely gorgeous, it’s awesome you got in on the action! I’m always amazed at the prices of wedding cakes, but if it tastes as good as it looks, that cake was probably worth every penny. Enjoy your Sunday!
Oh my, could you have any more food porn photos!!?? Crikey those cakes looked incredible! I had a red velvet cake once…it was to die for!
And $2000 for a cake :O I think I’m pursuing the wrong career path
Have a good blogger thing
wow, what a beautiful cake!
I am going to TJ’s today – I WILL buy those muffins…if they have them. Keeping my fingers crossed!
Yum yum yuuummmmm warm chocolate gooey mess!!!!
I love when you post pics after a trip to Sugarland! That wedding cake looked amazing! What a fun opportunity to shadow! Makes me feel bad for people shadowing corporate jobs
hehe!
~Christie (http://rollerkoesterrun.wordpress.com/)
I’m incredibly jealous of where you are getting to shadow at! That wedding cake is absolutely amazing! I can’t even imagine spending half that amount on a wedding cake. I haven’t been a big fan of red velvet yet, but all it takes is that one exceptional bite!
I just realized my roommate has the same floral mug, but in red =]
That cake is beautiful! I love red velvet too
What beautiful cakes! The red cupcake looks amazing x x
the cake looks incredible! Do they have to remove all the crystals before they cut it?
and also, what exactly is red velvet cake? I’ve never quite figured it out. It’s like…… not quite chocolate………;p
Ummm that mousse and ganache filling(!) Did you just want to take a giant spoon to those?! That wedding cake is gorgeous! One of my bridesmaids made our wedding cake!
We had a big ice cream bar because I’m an i.c. girl and a smaller cake for the tradition of it. Anyways, she just stared playing around in her kitchen. You could totally get in on that! Then advertise to recent college grads getting married who want to save a little money but still want a beautiful and tasty cake! Haha listen to us with the job ideas for each other! Love it. 
Wow. Those cakes, wow.
I’ve never had plantain chips before, do they taste like banana?
Those cakes are so cool! And gimme some of dat icingggg!
How fun! They’re all beautiful!
Your sweet comment made my night!
I have so enjoyed meeting you this year too and hope to have a few more meet-ups before you graduate. You are such a sweetheart and I can’t wait to hear what you end up doing after graduation!
WOW!
Real jewelry? REALLY?!
Hahahaha.
Awesome pics!
Have a great week, girl!
Brazilian XOXO´s,
Gabriela
That cake is gorgeous! And the same colours I used at my wedding….
MMm it is my humble opinion that pineapple + cottage cheese is one of life’s greatest combos.
Such a gorgeous cake!!
That is so cool that they airbrush the cake with vodka! I love reading about your bakery experiences.
Wow this is so awesome!
These cakes are seriously impressive! I want to learn how to make mine look that good!
wow! I really want to work in a place exactly like this!! That wedding cake is beautiful. Also, I’m glad you enjoyed your blogger meet up. The restaurant looks amazing! Helen x
Oh my goodness I’m sooooo so sooooooo jealous!! I love it and this gets me SUPER excited. Time to buy books on starting a small business…