Tuesday, September 21, 2010

70th Birthday Cake: Stacked Books Cake

I get so many requests to customize a cake for someone special, but they don't have an idea what they'd like.  I always ask them to describe the person, their hobbies, profession and whatever you can think of.

Sometimes we end up deciding on one theme and sometimes we can decide on more than one.  An easy way to blend different hobbies is a stack of books.

For this client, the birthday boy was turning 70, he was an Actuary, loved hockey and also wines of France.  He also loved Tom Petty, so I made a sugar version of the Greatest Hits CD which is not in the picture because it was still drying when I took the photo.
 
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15 comments:

  1. JennifferSeptember 21, 2010 at 8:14 AM

    Great job on the cake - I especially love the calculator and pen! They're SO realistic!!

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2010 at 8:17 AM

    Love the books and the board is fab too!

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  3. Maria_the_OilerSeptember 21, 2010 at 8:34 AM

    I ♥ this Cake! Always my favorite thing to see stacks of books, wither it's cakes or real books love them all!

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  4. PaulaSeptember 21, 2010 at 11:16 AM

    Beautiful cakes. Love the detail, especially in the pen and the calculator. WOW!

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  5. giovannaSeptember 21, 2010 at 11:28 AM

    you've done such a great job on the cake. it looks amazing!

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  6. Ratita GolosaSeptember 21, 2010 at 12:30 PM

    Hello! Beautiful cake books! I enjoy reading, but better if you can eat later.
    Hugs

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  7. AnarSeptember 21, 2010 at 2:52 PM

    Great job! Love the pen.. looks so real!

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  8. JacqueSeptember 21, 2010 at 8:57 PM

    This is awesome!! I love the clever way you combined the different themes!!

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  9. JacqueSeptember 21, 2010 at 8:57 PM

    This is awesome!! I love the clever way you combined the different themes!!

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  10. faithySeptember 21, 2010 at 10:49 PM

    It's awesome and so cool! Your calculator is so realistic and so is the pen too!

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  11. Soo BakerySeptember 22, 2010 at 12:07 AM

    i love the calculator..it looks real!..wll done :)

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  12. Mar VarelaSeptember 22, 2010 at 6:12 AM

    So cute.... You are great artist...
    Kisses from Spain

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  13. RylanSeptember 23, 2010 at 4:52 AM

    My gosh!!! I really love this one---especially the calculator!!! Fantastic job!

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  14. Coco Cake LandSeptember 26, 2010 at 12:19 PM

    hi juanita! awesome book stack!!

    i hear ya on clients being like: "i would like a cake for my daugther's birthday... but i have no idea what i want... can you suggest something?"

    ???? i always have people scroll through my pics and choose things that stand out for them, and go from there!

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  15. Miranda @ The Spotted CakeSeptember 27, 2010 at 10:24 PM

    I love this cake and all the little special touches like the calculator and the pen. You did an amazing job on this! :)

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