Iris and Olive's Cakes: Blog

As I haven't been making any cakes lately, or baking that much for that matter, I've been a little sad that I've lost touch with...

HEY WORLD! I've missed you! I've been doing so many different and new things, not related to cake lately! I now work at a hotel at t...

Instead of a cupcake, try a mini cake for your next celebration! These cakes are 2 layers and can have any inscription added to them. They a...

For any celebration or occassion, these designs are perfect! 6": $30, 8": $40, 10": $50 Any cake can have an inscription,...

Here is my cake! I used equal parts of fondant and gumpaste to create the fabric effect on the bottom and middle tiers. This technique, I wa...

I've been working tirelessly to present to you, the readers of Iris and Olive's Cakes BLOG with a stunning, beautiful, wedding dress...

HA! I am so excited, so unbelievably excited! Tomorow I begin a master class of cake design with the one and only BONNIE GORDON! And today, ...

Just a little something I whipped up at work!

This cake was for three lovely ladies all celebrating their birthday this evening. Just something simple, with a martini glass for each of ...

These cupcakes were for my step sister's grandma's book club. My step sister suggested having little sugar books to go on top of t...

This cake was for a beautiful wedding in Toronto today! White chocolate cake with Passion Fruit buttercream. WOWZERS does it ever taste good!!!

I am on the hunt! I'm searching for a storefront in the Toronto area, as business is doing well, and I'm ready to expand! Of cours...

Check out the website now at www.iris-and-olives.com YEAAHAA!

OK! So after lots of labouring and figuring and whatnot, I have a new website! No more blogger website, alas, but this new one is pretty dar...

Rosewater cupcake with Grenadine Icing, wildflowers on top. Red Velvet cupcake with Cream Cheese Icing, cinnamon hearts on top.       ...

Here's an order I had for this week, pretty snazzy stuff! If only I could afford the real thing.... WELL with about a gazillion more ord...

Just a little birthday cake for a young man named Ewan! He loves creatures and whales, so I thought HEY! Under water creatures! This was an ...

A pal of mine, Sarah, asked me many months ago if I could do a Christopher Walken face cake for her. So I thought, why not involve her in th...

 SO! Here it is, Tommy's Hypothetical Moroccan Wedding Cake! Using colours that Tommy chose, and influence from Moroccan Tajines, I pai...

You'll never guess who's face I must attempt to sculpt out of cake tomorrow...... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We shall see how well it turns ...

I had a request this week for a birthday cake for a girl named Rose. Her mom LOVED the idea of having roses all over the cake in pink and pu...

I was asked to create a delicious dark chocolate cake for a retirement party. Of course, I went straight for my Barry Callebaut supply which...

Originally, I wanted to create 3 signature cakes that I could sell to local grocery stores. After slaving away on my design (as I have perfe...

Long day of rain and blah at work today, luckily I had some bright and cheery cupcakes to keep me company! Chocolate and vanilla cupcakes ...

Just a couple different things from work today, vanilla daisy cupcakes and shortbread hearts dipped in rose tinted white chocolate with a l...

Here is a Lion King cake that I made for my boss. She was an absolute STAR in a production of the Lion King which ran this past week in Toro...

Just to try something new today, I made Daffodil cupcakes. Horray for spring! If you've been fortunate enough to be trapped going north ...

Here's a cake I did for a campaign to eliminate phantom power, which is essentially power that is drawn from electronics (t.v.s, compute...

After many a laborious hour, here it is folks! My Silpada Jewlery Box Cake! Come to the open house on Sunday from 1-5 to win this cake! Emai...