Sweet Flamingo Cake Co

The Wedding of Jon & Erika

Sweet Flamingo Cake Co. — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:54:55 +0000

We recently had the pleasure of helping Jon & Erika celebrate their wedding day! The reception was held at a beautiful home in Durham, North Carolina. The event’s laid-back country theme was wonderfully decorated in charming detail, which reflects this special couple’s personality & love. Jon & Erika were surprised with this fun & unique wedding cake, it’s theme, a cute homage!

Best wishes to Mr. & Mrs. Ham!!!

Cake: Carrot
Filling/Frosting: Cream Cheese Buttercream

Special thanks to:
Katey Dennett of One Red Event

Happy Birthday to the Hobbyist!

Sweet Flamingo Cake Co. — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:44:26 +0000

Bob was happily surprised by his family with a full day of plans for his 65th birthday! And we were thrilled to be asked to be a part of his very special day. Being an avid collector of rare US coins & World War I model planes his special cake had to represent his favorite past times. This cake was inspired by Bob’s favorite plane – the P-51 Mustang, we also included the “Pennies from Heaven” – sugar replicas of the many coins in Bob’s collection!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOB!

Cake: Butter Yellow
Filling: Raspberry Cream
Frosting: Vanilla Bean Buttercream with hints of Rapsberry

Baby Elephants for a New Mom & Dad!

Sweet Flamingo Cake Co. — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:28:11 +0000

As you might remember, a few months ago we asked by Erin & Isaac to create them a special cake to tell them what their new bundle of joy would be. Well, if you guessed a little baby boy, you were correct! We were thrilled to receive another request for a cake to help them celebrate their recent baby shower. After talking with a friend of the happy couple, and brainstorming different ideas, we were shown an image of the cute bedding (By Restoration Hardware Baby & Child) purchased to be in the new nursery. And of course after seeing it we KNEW the cake just had to match!

Cake: Lemon Tart
Filling: Strawberry Puree
Frosting: Marshmallow Buttercream

“Made with ❤”

Sweet Flamingo Cake Co. — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:52:36 +0000

We recently had the joy of helping Mommy Amber and her family celebrate the coming arrival of a sweet little girl with an extra special cake. This cake was inspired from the nursy’s new quilted bedding. The guests of the shower were also able to take home their very own matching owl cake pop party favor!

Cakes, Fillings & Frostings:
Triple Chocolate Fudge Cake with Rich Chocolate Buttercream (Botom Tier)
Butter Yellow Cake, Strawberry-Pineapple Puree Filling, & Vanilla Bean Buttercream (Top’Tier)

Cake Pops:
Triple Chocolate Fudge Cake, Cream Cheese Buttercream dipped in Dark Chocolate

Happy Birthday to a Rising Artist

Sweet Flamingo Cake Co. — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:50:13 +0000

Miss Olivia Jane recently turned 7 and, this up-and-coming artist was very particular about how she wanted her cake designed. When we met with the birthday girl, we were provided with an exact drawing along with specific instructions concerning the cake’s details and color. Following her instructions, we did our best to make sure this cake was extra special for her!

The party goers also were given fun & creative favors to take home – “Paint Pallet Cake Balls!” Each cake ball was created to give the look of paint in an artist’s paint pallet. After the children have enjoyed their tasty treats, the pallets & brushes can then be reused for even more colorful fun!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLIVIA JANE!

Cake: Pink Lemonade
Filling: Marshmallow Cream
Frosting: Strawberry Buttercream

Happy Birthday with Clifford!

Sweet Flamingo Cake Co. — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:13:07 +0000

Little Evan & Addison celebrated their 3rd birthday in a big way – with Clifford the Big Red Dog! The twins partied & played the afternoon away with their friends & family at Marbles Kids Museum in Raleigh, NC!

Cake: Triple Chocolate Fudge (Cupcakes) & White Almond Sour Cream (Mini Cake & Cupcakes)
Filling: Strawberry Puree (Cupcakes) & Orange Creamsicle Mousse (Mini Cake)
Frosting: Strawberry Buttercream

Speak Out For Our Freedoms!

Sweet Flamingo Cake Co. — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:26:32 +0000

There are currently 2 bills about to go before congress known as PIPA (Protect IP Act) and SOPA (Senate and the Stop Online Piracy)

The names of these bills are misleading and complicated. I think we can all agree that stealing is wrong, and online piracy is bad. These bills, however, will not stop any of those things from happening, what it will do is effectively shutdown thousands (if not millions) of websites we love, including Facebook, Twitter, & other social networking sites.

If these bills pass, it will have a far-reaching negative impact on everyone in the in the world, not just in the USA.

The Senate will begin voting on January 24th. Please let them know how you feel. Sign the petition urging Congress to vote NO on PIPA and SOPA before it is too late.

http://americancensorship.org/

“It’s a…”

Sweet Flamingo Cake Co. — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:33:41 +0000

…Boy or Girl?

We were recently asked to create a very special cake for Erin & Isaac who will soon be new parents of a new little “Pea“! One in which, the cake, would tell them whether they will be having a little baby boy or a girl. The awesome surprise was revealed by the cutting of the cake to see if it was blue or pink inside!

It’s a… What do you think?

Cake: Vanilla Bean Cake
Filling: Strawberry Lemon Curd
Frosting: Vanilla Bean Buttercream

“To Have & To Hold…”

Sweet Flamingo Cake Co. — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:35:14 +0000

We are happy to announce the recent wedding of Akeshia & Jeffroy! The couple celebrated their wedding reception at Marbles Kids Museum in Raleigh, NC. The cake’s design & flavor combinations helped to reflect the story of the couple’s love & family history.

Cake, Filling, & Frosting Flavors:

• Purple Velvet Cake & Cream Cheese Buttercream
• Vanilla Bean Cake, Lemon Curd Filling, & Vanilla Bean Buttercream
• Vanilla Bean Cake, Chocolate Ganache Filling, & Chocolate Cream Cheese Buttercream
• Coconut Cake & Coconut Buttercream

Thank you to Anton, from Strydom Photography for providing the photos below!

Congratulations & best wishes to the new & happy couple!

A Taylor Swift Surprise

Sweet Flamingo Cake Co. — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:58:41 +0000

Katie’s family has been dropping hints for a while as to her birthday surprise gifts. This cake was inspired by those sneaky surprises - Tickets to see Taylor Swift in concert & Her new perfume Wonderstruck! The cake’s design came from images of Taylor Swift’s dress from her “Speak Now” tour poster mixed with the design of the Wonderstruck bottle.

Happy Birthday Katie!!!!

Cake: Triple Chocolate Fudge
Filling: Dulce De Leche
Frosting: Dulce De Leche Buttercream