CMNY Cakes

We would like to thank everyone that was a part of this. As some of you may have noticed, the blogs have been a little quite lately. Well, not only are we super swamped making many of your cakes, we’ve been focusing on the next logical progression of our business–a cafe! Adjacent to our shop location, there has always been a cafe–first called Amazon Cafe and then Perk Place Cafe. Now it’s CMNY Cafe!

The cafe will showcase the culinary and baking talent of our staff. While that may sound vague, the menu is still in the works!  Of course, we will HAVE to have a whole host of desserts, including something I’m enjoying right now–our Decadent Chocolate Cake! No loungy cafe is complete without a complete list of coffees, teas, capaccinos, and espressos. Gelati (plural for Gelato in case you’re wondering) will also be served, as will various sandwiches and paninis.

We’ll be opening the cafe July 1, 2009!

Note that nothing about our specialty cakes will be changing. Both the specialty cakes side and the cafe are located at:

2945 Hempstead Tpke.
Levittown, New York
(between Bally Total Fitness and Petco)

We were contacted by a PR agent who came asking for a cake for his client. We of course wondered, who could it be? It turned out to be for Vashtie Kola’s birthday party extravaganza to be held at the Santos nightclub in Manhattan. I was floored because I knew her as the Downtown’s Sweetheart, video music director/New York City fashion icon. Her agent walked in with an Air Jordan sneaker and asked us to recreate it in cake. Check out how it came out:

And here’s a shot with Vashtie and some of her friends in front of it:

You can also check out Vashtie’s website for more on her and her birthday celebrations.

Check out our latest Star Wars cake! It’s Yoda! A lady from the City contacted us about a birthday cake for her son and I guess he was a big fan of Yoda and Star Wars. When we dropped off the cake, we found that the birthday was being held at a school, and we were greeted by a Stormtrooper who directed the way. It turned out that all the kids were dressed up as Star Wars characters…how cool!

OK, so we haven’t posted much in the last couple months…but it’s been really busy…I’m sorry! Anyway, we thought we’d get back on track with a montage of cakes, all with sports as the center-theme, especially since baseball season is back. These are great ideas for birthday cakes…boys and girls alike. Now of course, you might be muttering to yourself as you look below at all the New York franchises…but hey…we’re in New York after all! And that said, we do get many cakes for teams all around the country…so don’t worry. And we thought we’d mix up the sports a bit too, so we even have some golf and snowboarding. Enjoy!

So this woman contacted us looking for a cake for her boyfriend. She booked a trip to Las Vegas for his birthday…and even rented him a Lamborghini–all of this a surprise! So what could she give him as a birthday cake? Why a Lamborghini made out of cake in front of the Las Vegas Marquis sign of course.

For many people, that’s what sugar-free means–absolute devoid of joy and flavor! Well, we’ll tell you that that doesn’t have to be the case. Whether you’re diabetic or just looking to reduce your sugar intake, there are many sugar-free and low-sugar dessert options out there. For one, we make an awesome sugar-free wedding cake using sugar-alcohols. Sugar-alcohols add sweetness to cakes but add relatively few calories and minimal effect on the body’s blood-sugar level. Sugar alcohols, which occur naturally in certain plants, are like sugar in some ways, but they are not completely absorbed by the body. For more information, click here.

We were inspired by Cakella’s blog post on tips for a sugar-free wedding. Check out their tips on wedding cakes and even wines!

Tis the season to be…wedded?? Apparently that’s what a few couples said as they started their lives together this week. It was a particularly heavy week for wedding cakes, and we thought we’d share some of the cakes we made with you!

The cake to the right was a beautiful wedding cake delivered to the Cipriani restaurant in New York City. The couple decided on a popular design with cherry-blossoms on a branch cake. The couple loved orange and red hues, and matched the brides maids’ dresses.

The next cake was another wedding cake delivered to NYC, this time to the Bryant Park Grill. The couple favored a more classic bridal gown white look, and loved the quilted diamond look. As an added touch, the couple went with elegant white roses and a fondant bow topper.

This cake was for a couple that wanted a more wonky and free-spirited design. They held their wedding in out east in Suffolk county.

Congratulations to all who tied the knot in the past week!

Planning for your big day can be daunting. Where does one start? Should one hire a wedding planner to help out? Rest assured though that when you decide to go with CMNY Cakes for your wedding cake, that will be one less thing you will have to worry about.

To get you started on a design, take a look at some of the cakes we’ve done in the past. Be sure to also visit our main Wedding Cakes page, for those looking for a wedding cake in the New York area and beyond!

We’ve had such a busy month with the launching of the new website and of course, the actual cakes that we make(!), that we haven’t had much time to post most of the pics of cakes. Looking back, this Louis Vuitton handbag was made for the customer’s 23rd birthday three weeks ago. She knew exactly what she wanted, and called us periodically to ensure that we knew it! Here is how her birthday cake came out:

I guess they liked how it came out (besides their reaction when they came to pick it up), because her grandmother ordered another cake, which is to be picked up today. It’s another Louis Vuitton handbag cake, but this time, in white with colored LV symbols. We’ll take a snap and post as soon as it’s done.