Jeannette's Custom Cakes

Alright folks, as promised in the last few posts, here at JCC we’ve had a pretty great year. Not only is our schedule jam packed every week, we are creating more and more daring and exciting cakes. Well it’s about time to share the great news, don’t you agree? First off, we were approached by the slice network earlier in the year. Imagine just sitting at home one Tuesday morning, and getting THAT phone call. At first, I didn’t believe it, they wanted me? No audition or anything? This can’t be real. Well, I was proven wrong pretty quickly. I remember calling my husband/baker/manger Anthony just to basically see if I was crazy. He was speechless. And for those of you who don’t know him, that is rare. We immediately got back to slice and told them we were interested. Why not? That seems to be how things work around here, jump in, figure out the logistics later. That’s pretty much all the information I can give you at this point, BUT I can tell you that we have an air date! Cake Walk: Wedding Cake Edition will be starting September 7th, at 9pm, with our episode airing on November 9th, at 9pm. It truly was an amazing experience, we made friends that are just as excited about cake as we are, and we had FUN! I can’t wait to tell you all more about it! We couldn’t be more excited. Ok so that’s not the complete truth, because we are! Not only did we compete on a national television show, we did it 3 months pregnant! Our little cupcake is expected to arrive in early December. I do plan on taking some time off, but no worries, you’ll all be able to get your fix before we’re on hiatus for a few months!

That’s it for now! Keep those orders coming, they’re getting better and better!!!

Jeannette

Attention ladies!!! This is the official post that we are now accepting orders for 2012 weddings. I know it had originally been stated that we would be waiting until late August to book any orders, but given the high demand we are already receiving, we’re starting a bit early. Just a few things that will make your ordering process a little easier. Please email us with any information that you currently have including, how many guests you are looking to feed, the style of cake you are looking for, and of course the date. Please advise; there will be a non-refundable deposit that will have to be paid, simply to book the date. If you have any other questions, please send them along in your email.

Thanks in advance.

Holy cakes batman!! I seriously had NO idea what this business would turn into when I started it almost 2 years ago! The amount of cakes, cupcakes and cookies that come out of this bakery is insane! So busy in fact that I apparently forget about my blog posts. eesh.

We have a few new and exciting things going on here lately, first off we were interviewed for the Sault College Alumni magazine a few months back and it’s finally printed! Be sure to pick up your copy today and see all the good things that have come out of the college! (present company included)

If that wasn’t enough (I will admit, seeing yourself in print is pretty cool) we finally got the last piece of equipment we needed to run this bakery as efficiant as possible!!! We bought ourselves a Somerset CDR-600F fondant sheeter. Now I’m not kidding at all when I say this but every possible non-appropriate word came out of my mouth when the delivery men dropped it off. This thing is MASSIVE, and I’m so happy we got it, it saves time and energy. Anthony and my dad had to pick it up and put it on the table, it takes up 1/3 of my table space and I don’t even care, it’s that awesome. I took the picture mid-weekend, so don’t mind the mess

So that’s it that’s new over here at JCC, and yes there still are 2 more very exciting things to come…stay tuned.

Hey everyone, just a little update that we are now closed until June 15th. Any outstanding requests will be answers when we re-open.

Have a great weekend!!

Jeannette

No joke, I had NO idea a month could fly by so quickly. I feel like we just got back from our vacation. When we got back, we literally jumped right back into business. Not even a delay at the airport really slowed us down. Since we’ve been back, it’s been go go go heading right into wedding season, and keeping up with all the outstanding ideas and orders that you guys have sent our way. The ideas are getting more daring, and in true JCC form, we’re excited to do them all. Of course, there is no sign of us slowing down any time soon either, we have 2 VERY exciting things coming up, but of course, you’re just going to have to wait and stay tuned to find out what they are.

As far as wedding season goes, the ovens haven’t been turned off in weeks. Of course that makes us happy, and we’re loving all the new and exciting ideas that brides are having for their weddings. If you haven’t booked your cake yet, we still have some space available, so contact us sooner than later.

We have a few blackout days due to work trips and weddings that we are attending, so just a heads up, these are the weekends that we are unavaliable to accept any (more) orders. May 27th-June 5th, June 10th-June 14th, June 30th-July 3rd, and July 24th-July 29th.

Last but not least, just a few questions that I’ve been getting that I believe need answered. We’ve been contacted recently to see if we had considered doing cakes that don’t have fondant. The answer to this is still no, this is the medium we work in and how we achieve our best results. We also do not do sheet cakes, of any sort.

New photos have been added to the gallery and be sure to follow us on twitter @JeannettesCakes, or on facebook to see the latest updates and deals.

I apologize everyone, we’ve been delayed coming home by a day due to flight problems. If you had any orders for tomorrow, I am sorry that I have to cancel them, however I will get in contact with you when I return.

Thank you for understanding, and more importantly that it is out of my control.

Jeannette

I hope everyone got their fix of cake for the next few weeks. We are now closed until April 21st at noon.

I hope you all have an enjoyable few weeks, we have some exciting things coming up so stay tuned.

Have a great few weeks.

Jeannette

It’s that time of year again! Easter and Spring are near (not that the snow outside is helping)! The cool breeze that enters the house and makes my ENTIRE home smell of cake goodness might be my favourite part.

Our schedule is a bit different this year due to our holidays. We will be closed from April 8th at noon until April 20th, re-opening at noon on the 21st, just in time for easter weekend.

As usual, we will be having our Easter Cookies for sale. They will come wrapped in their little baggies with a “Happy Easter” tag. A dozen of these little cuties are $30. Minimum order is a dozen. Also the only stipulation to ordering these is orders must be received BEFORE april 8th, that includes getting a confirmation back from me that they will be ready. I do apologize for having to do that, but I need to make sure all orders are in before my vacation starts. Also our cupcake of the month will be offered from April 23rd – April 30th. That information will be posted as soon as we re-open.

Thank you all for your patience, I know this month is different than normal, but it’s time for us to have a much needed break.

Please note we will be closed from April 8th at noon until April 21st 2011.

April and Easter specials will be posted shortly, and all orders for Easter weekend will have to be placed BEFORE April 8th.

Thanks in advance

Jeannette

It’s no joke that anyone who knows about decorating cake, knows that it takes A LOT of time. For every minute it takes to do the actual cake part of it, there are probably 2 or 3 times the amount of time spent on the smaller details. When one of my faithful clients came to me with this idea, I knew that this was going to be one of those cakes. Here is my initial sketch.

Yup. Most of it is just scribbles, but the end result ended up being about 95% bang on. That’s pretty good considering cakes never go exactly according to plan. You always need a back up idea. I really took my time with this one, it was a quieter weekend, so I really made sure everything was exactly the way I wanted it.

All stacked and ready to be carved.

Easiest cake carving ever. Step one of crumb coating.

This is exactly what I was talking about earlier. This is the actual cake part, all the rest is the details. This would have been so boring if it was just the cake! Next these little guys were added.

I can’t handle the cuteness. (is that even a word?)

Yup. Adorable. I know.

Cakes like this make my week. And really show how much I love my job. Happy 3rd Birthday Lachlan!! Thanks again Sara for a great idea. I can’t wait for the next one!

Have a great week everyone!