Cake Bites extravaganza

It's proven that the best advertising is first, people sampling your product and second, word of mouth. A while ago I sent a box of Cake Bites to a hospital's Emergency Room to thank for taking care of my mother in law when she had to go in. Two months ago I had to go in myself and I met Alana, who had previously tried our desserts and told me she wanted to get some for her upcoming wedding. Last thing I though when I went to the emergency room was ending up doing business before leaving :)

Two months and seven stitches later she contacted us and requested 300 Cake Bites with a coral colored flower. So we produced some samples for her:

After seeing the samples she asked if we could do a plumeria flower, so this is what we came up with:

She ended up going for the first samples and here's a shot of the whole order:

We had to make a little box to be able to pack the 300 Cake Bites, and we added a little gift with a bride and groom:

And so off they went and we hope she had a wonderful time on her wedding day. Thanks Alana!!!!

Copyright Mariana Miller @ www.redheartphoto.com

Copyright Mariana Miller @ www.redheartphoto.com

Copyright Mariana Miller @ www.redheartphoto.com

On another note, here's a picture of the Cake Bites made for our friends' baby shower, Monique and Denis a little while ago...

And another shot of an order made for my neighbor Natasha. She took it to her family in California.

The possibilities are endless with these little sweets so we are going to keep adding more designs soon.

Aloha a hui hou!!!

Two weddings

Last week we catered our friend Meie's wedding. She needed the desserts to be gluten free and it was our first request for this. We were very happy with the way they turned out and so were the people judging by the few pastries left on the table at the end of the evening. It was a very fun wedding and we wish Meie and Mike the best!!!

Here's the table set up with the cake.

This was a gluten free version of our Chocolate Temptation Cake, with handmade gumpaste plumerias on top.

Everything ready for the bride and groom to cut the cake.

The table featured gluten free Alfajores, gluten free Cake Bites and Thousand Sheets Cake.

So a week later, our friend Grace told us she was getting married... in four days :) This was a small beautiful wedding so it was easier to pull it off with such short notice.

For the cake, we dressed our Chocolate Temptation cake with handmade fondant shells. All shells were edible (except the ones on the table)

Then, we baked mini versions of our Heavenly Coconut Tartlet along with some Quince mini tartlets

It's amazing how much can the Cake Bites change when they are decorated with some simple but elegant detail.

So then, everything comes together in the table.

What a great wedding! Thanks for trusting us in this special day!

Ryan's Baby Shower

The question most people ask us is: How do you do all this wonderful desserts and still manage to take care of the house and family? When do you find time to bake and design the setups?

I would say time management is the first key. But another equally important factor is passion. We are passionate about what we do and it shows. It won't matter if we were up all night working to finish, we'll still look at the finished concept and be so proud about it.

Here's our friend Ryan's baby shower set up. Initially it was supposed to be a cake but she likes the Cake Bites so much that we ended up with four different kinds of pastries and a beautiful tablescape.

The infamous Cake Bites

Our latest addition: French almond macarons filled with dark or white chocolate ganache

A classic and still so yummy

Our signature cake dressed for the occasion. Chocolate cake filled with chocolate ganache and dulce de leche

The baby washcloths centerpiece and some handmade party favors to match the color theme

Some popcorn sweet and salty

The future momma to be...

It was a great fun afternoon, and it felt good to be able to talk about kids and baby stuff without the fear of boring somebody :)

Now I'm off to check on my schedule, remember TIME MANAGEMENT is the key!!!!

Chocolate overdose

Our good friend Dania contacted us to get one of our signature chocolate cakes, but she wanted it to have strawberries. We thought it wouldn't hurt to dip them in chocolate ;) This is a chocolate cake filled with chocolate ganache and dulce de leche and covered in chocolate ganache. And since she wanted to tried the Cake Bites, we put them also in the cake. Can you say chocolate overload?? Happy birthday Trace!!!!

School is almost out

Looking for a little gift to thank your kid's teacher? We got just the right thing. Give a little box of sweets to show them some appreciation at the end of this school cycle.

CAKE BITES BOX - $15

One dozen custom decorated Cake Bites.

Chocolate cake with Nutella and coconut rum dipped in milk

chocolate (4). Vanilla cake with Dulce de Leche and coconut rum dipped in white chocolate (4). Red Velvet Cake with cream cheese frosting (4). Decorated with a chocolate drizzle and edible sugar apples.

Order deadline: May 21st. Pick up date: May 24th.

As always, you can also order your favorites from our regular menu.

wahinebakeworks@gmail.com

(808) 620-6573 (808) 265-7787

MOTHER'S DAY TREAT BOXES

Remember all the advise your mom has given you in your lifetime?? Being a mother ourselves we have to tell you: BELIEVE IT! She is always right!! :)

Whether she's close by or far from you, let us help you show her how much you love her. We've created two great gifts specially for her day.

MOM'S TREAT BOX - $25

This box will travel well and stay fresh for at least a week. If you want to mail it, just let us know and we will pack the contents safely and have it ready for pick up by May 4th.

* Tea time cookies: two sugar cookies sandwiched with raspberry jam and dusted with confectioner’s sugar (3 pcs.)

* Alfajores: two delicate cookies filled with delicious dulce de leche rolled in organic coconut (3 pcs.)

* Thousand Layers Cake: layers of crispy baked pastry filled with dulce de leche and strawberry jam glazed with white and milk chocolate.

* Mini Coconut-Pineapple Cake: classic tropical flavors make this buttery cake delicious. Glazed with pineapple icing.

* Mini Carrot Cake: grated carrots and walnuts give moistness and sweetness to this cake. Glazed with orange icing.

* Dulce de leche Sampler: our homemade favorite sweet. Use it as a spread, a filling for pasties, a topping for ice cream or with a spoon straight out of the jar.

* Coffee Sampler: enjoy classic Kona Coffee grown on the Big Island.

* Tea Sampler: two tropical selections wrapped with love from Wahine Bakeworks.

CAKE BITES BOX - $15

One dozen custom decorated Cake Bites. Chocolate cake with Nutella and coconut rum dipped in milk chocolate and

decorated with white chocolate drizzle and edible sugar flowers.

Order Deadline is May 3rd and pick up date is May 7th (unless you need to mail your gift, in which case pick up will be May 4th)

As always, you can also order your favorites from our regular menu.

wahinebakeworks@gmail.com

(808) 620-6573 (808) 265-7787

http://wahinebakeworks.blogspot.com/

ALLI AND NICK'S BABY SHOWER

Alli and Nick are big fans of our sweets. His dad threw a baby shower at his house which, by the way, is amazing and we were there with a dessert table. Alli is a big fan of the Thousand Layers Cake so we made her one, along with some mini cupcakes and Cake Bites.

This was the basic setup.

They did not find out the baby gender so we used neutral colors.

Centerpiece and favors.

Baby washcloths lollipops for the centerpiece.

Favors filled with candy.

This is at the party, with all desserts on it.

Thousand Layers Cake and mini Chocolate and Dulce de Leche Cupcakes.

The Cake Bites were Banana/Dulce de Leche, Chocolate/Nutella and Vanilla/Dulce de Leche flavors.

The guest of honor taking the first bite.

Just a few more days to meet this little baby!!!! The best of luck for our friends!!!!