January 2012 Cakes

Okay, I’ve taken a break from blogging because I’ve taken a break from Twiggs.  Every year Bernie and I take January off and spend the time back in the mountains of North Carolina where I’m from.  It’s a good time to be away from the bakery as January is generally our slowest month.  This January, however, proved to be pretty darn busy.  Emily and Shanna did a fantastic job pumping out cakes and doing the wedding cake tastings while we were away.  I’m very grateful I have two such talented and dedicated assistants.    So here’s some of the work they did while I was away.

The cigar box cake blew me away.  Seriously, I wouldn’t have done a better job on that.  Actually, I’m not sure I could have done as good a job.  Emily absolutely nailed it.

The other cakes, I’ll group below.  There’s a birthday cake for aspiring actor, Justin, a pirate birthday party, a Lego Ninja, a donkey with a Mexican blanket for a fiesta and a dalmation cake for a little girl who loved her puppy.  You can see larger images by clicking on each image.

I’ll post more cakes as I get more images from Emily and Shanna.

Overall, 2011 was our best year ever for Twiggs in the 15 years we’ve owned the business.  And 2012 is off to a fantastic start.  I’m extremely grateful.  It was great to be away, but it’s great to be back.  Happy 2012 everyone!