Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Workout Cake

Aside from making cakes, fitness is a big part of my life.  Many of you might not know this, but I spend half my time as a Personal Trainer.  So, when I had the opportunity to design this cake - I was so excited!  I feel like this cake defines me!

This cake was for the grand opening party of a new fitness club, Elements for Women, in the Yonge and Eglinton area of Toronto.
The yoga mat is Chocolate Blackout cake with vanilla swiss meringue buttercream.  The medicine ball was Strawberry Vanilla cake with strawberry buttercream.  The dumbbell was Vanilla Butter cake with swiss meringue buttercream.
I love receiving photos of my cakes from the party.  Here is the cake at the beginning of the night - does anyone notice the big hand impression on the yoga mat?  I guess someone wanted to see if it was real :-)
And here is the cake at the end of the night.   Looks like everyone enjoyed it!
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21 comments:

  1. Jenny Tremblay WestJanuary 19, 2010 at 9:05 AM

    Just Love it! You are so talented!

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  2. LeahJanuary 19, 2010 at 9:30 AM

    Amazing cake! It's a great design and layout. I also love pics of the before and after, it's rare to get them from clients so that makes them even more special when you do.

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  3. giovannaJanuary 19, 2010 at 9:36 AM

    super cool. great job as always.big fan of your work

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2010 at 9:44 AM

    This is exactly what i need - cake without the guilt because, afterall, it just looks so fit!

    What a great cake/piece of art.

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  5. Mar VarelaJanuary 19, 2010 at 11:13 AM

    a very original cake, and delicius...
    A kiss from Spain

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  6. A Cake To Remember LLCJanuary 19, 2010 at 11:53 AM

    That's so funny...I like the idea of getting fatter from workout equipment! ;)

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  7. SLJanuary 19, 2010 at 12:33 PM

    No Way! That is the funkiest cake ever, great job!

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  8. FreckJanuary 19, 2010 at 1:11 PM

    What a great cake!!! Clearly everyone enjoyed it:)

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  9. Jacqueline ButlerJanuary 19, 2010 at 2:00 PM

    What a great cake!! Love all the elements, especially the yoga mat. Wow - so impressed with the details! Thanks for sharing the before/after photos too - wish you were closer, it would be fun to train together!

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  10. CathieJanuary 19, 2010 at 5:27 PM

    of course you are!! that's why you look sooo amazing!
    love the cake & can imagine the person's shock after they had touched the yoga mat :)

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  11. SweetThingsTOJanuary 19, 2010 at 8:18 PM

    Hi Ladies - Thank you so much for stopping by to visit my blog. I love reading your comments - you are all so kind!

    Jacqueline - We'd have so much fun doing those hill repeats!

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  12. faithyJanuary 19, 2010 at 8:26 PM

    Wow! STUNNING! Your yoga mat, ball and dumbbell look so real! It's no wonder someone made an impression to check if it is really a cake! LOL! I love every details, from the imprints of the yoga mat, to the wordings on the medicine ball and the angular of the dumbbell..it all look so real!

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  13. Cake FixationJanuary 20, 2010 at 12:02 PM

    I love it!

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  14. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2010 at 7:52 PM

    The cake look amazing!! but it tasted even better! Juanita, we can't thank you enough for your wonderful effort here, it was a huge success! people were raving about it. I didn't want to cut into it, but once we did, everyone couldn't help themselves. We were thrilled to have it and are very touched by your generous gift!!
    thank you!

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  15. Pink Little CakeJanuary 20, 2010 at 10:06 PM

    Juanita, the cake is beautiful, all the details and elements, amazing!

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  16. GrimmyJanuary 21, 2010 at 9:10 AM

    This was such a really cute cake!!

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  17. Art and AppetiteJanuary 21, 2010 at 7:56 PM

    I am sooo stunned, I had to scream a one big word:

    SPECTACULAR!

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  18. Coco Cake LandJanuary 23, 2010 at 9:09 AM

    Ohmigosh!! I did not know you were a trainer. How cool. I also teach painting and drawing... us cake people are moonlighters, eh?

    I try to to maintain a semblance of a workout scheme too... especially since now trying cakes is such a part of my life... :)

    AWESOME cake by the way!

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  19. cookeazeJanuary 23, 2010 at 9:22 AM

    Your blog is quite interesting and will kepp following it.Thanks for your complement..

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  20. UnknownJanuary 23, 2010 at 12:24 PM

    OK.... WOW!!!

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  21. Post Grad Hair CutJanuary 25, 2010 at 7:34 PM

    Wow to be honest I didn't realize that was a cake until I started reading. Great work!

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