The Atomic Cake Co.

We're on a break.

2010-10-25T19:07:00.000-07:00

Hello cake lovers!

First of all, thanks so very much for visiting the site and just so you know, your comments warm the cold, cold cockles of my heart. I'm so thankful for all the support (and orders) I've gotten and I feel so lucky to get to do this but as circumstances have arisen, specifically the impending arrival of our daughter, I have to say with a heavy heart that The Atomic Cake Co is going on sabbatical. Don't cry, it's not forever, just until we can all get ourselves adjusted and worked out. I'm hoping the new year not only brings me more cake time but an actual storefront to do it from so until then, I bid thee adieu.

Yours truly and forever in cake,
Amy

Lego My Eggo!

2010-09-07T08:31:00.001-07:00

Princess For A Day

2010-09-07T08:30:00.000-07:00

50th Birthday

2010-08-30T13:20:00.001-07:00

Sunny days, sweepin the clouds away....

2010-08-23T06:09:00.000-07:00

KITTENS!!!!

2010-08-15T06:49:00.001-07:00

Lafleur

2010-08-15T06:47:00.000-07:00

Sports Fan

2010-07-31T10:46:00.000-07:00

Korean Birthday!

2010-07-26T05:36:00.001-07:00

This was a joint Korean themed birthday cake for two lovely boys. The top and middle sections were hand painted.

Day Vs. Night

2010-07-18T16:58:00.000-07:00

This is my second contest entry. Here's the design:

Here it is in cake:

You have to look at it upside down to get the full effect.

Loving The Alien

2010-07-18T16:56:00.000-07:00

I entered an online cake contest at www.threadcakes.com and this is my first entry. The design it's based on is called Self Portrait.

Here's the design from the site:
Here it is translated into cake:

Quit Monkeying Around

2010-07-10T08:26:00.000-07:00

Woody

2010-07-09T06:23:00.000-07:00

Basket Case

2010-06-27T15:24:00.001-07:00

Reefer Madness

2010-06-26T09:46:00.000-07:00

Blue Bear

2010-06-12T10:14:00.001-07:00

Italian Wine

2010-06-11T10:58:00.000-07:00

Donkey Groom's Cake

2010-06-01T12:43:00.000-07:00

Japanese Garden

2010-06-01T12:41:00.001-07:00

Break's over.......BACK TO WORK!

2010-04-25T16:04:00.000-07:00

WE'RE BACK! Yes, we've settled into our new digs (mostly) and are ready for action. Check back for our spectacular May wedding cake.

A programming note....

2010-03-18T05:52:00.000-07:00

Hello friends!

The Atomic Cake Co is taking a small break so we can move into our fancy new digs! Please check back mid-April and we should be back up and running. If you have any inquiries about a cake after April 15, please contact me directly at theatomiccakeco@gmail.com.

Thanks!!!!
Amy

Harlow

2010-02-28T07:26:00.000-08:00

I've decided to include a sketches here and there so you can see how close (or how different) a cake turns out from idea to dessert. Sometimes I know exactly what I want and other times is a see how it goes process. This one was pretty close.

Gretchen's 3rd Birthday Cake

2010-02-07T12:50:00.000-08:00

Garden Fairy

2010-01-30T15:39:00.000-08:00

This was a garden fairy cake for a little girl's 1st birthday.

This is probably one of my favorite cakes.

Going In Circles

2010-01-19T09:56:00.001-08:00

In case you're wondering, that's a tiny fondant onesie with a drum set on it. I love this cake.

Wedding Portrait

2010-01-09T17:06:00.000-08:00

This was for the 45th wedding anniversary of my childhood neighbors. The Mrs used to babysit my sister and I. I really like these photo cakes. It makes them very personal and all her boys are on there with her.

Finding Memo

2010-01-09T16:59:00.000-08:00

So, this was a 100th birthday cake for my friend Erica's great-grandma, who they call Memo, which I love because I called my own granny Meemaw. I really loved the colors and the simple design. I also made the birthday girl her very own mini-cake, covered in handmade fondant roses.

Mini Sushi Platter

2010-01-03T18:01:00.000-08:00

This cake was actually a dummy that went on top of a larger cake that the bride provided. They wanted cherry blossoms on the sides and a mini tray of sushi on the top. The bride was adding two origami animals that would be eating the sushi. I don't have pictures of it completed yet but I hope to add them.

Here was the tiny tray of sushi:

Here is the cake as it was finished on my end. I believe the cake it was going on was a fairly simple white cake.

Canadian Bacon

2009-12-14T07:03:00.001-08:00

I wanted to incorporate all the things that this client loved about her life in this cake including her family and her hometown of Toronto (actually Hamilton). I love doing cakes where I get to make little tiny fondant accents. I included some close up shots of the elements.

Pottery Barn

2009-12-14T06:57:00.000-08:00

This cake was for a bicycle loving potter who plays handball. That's a strange lot to make into a cake but I think this worked out really well. I loved how the colors came out and the client was very happy.

Ladybug Picnic

2009-12-05T07:44:00.000-08:00

Down On The Farm

2009-11-22T18:05:00.000-08:00

There's No Place Like Home

2009-11-03T15:05:00.000-08:00

I did a cake for my friend's housewarming party last weekend. She wanted a fall theme so I decided to make her new house out of cake. It was fun because I got to use my new brick and siding molds. Her dog Bandit was also celebrating his 1st birthday so he got a spot on the driveway.

Ghostbusters

2009-11-01T11:50:00.000-08:00

Happy Halloween!!

Sparkling Wine

2009-10-17T07:31:00.001-07:00

This was the last wine cake of the week. It was a 30th birthday cake and I wanted to do something kind of girly and sparkly. I made a little brooch from dragees and icing pearls to jazz up the bow.

A Fine Vintage

2009-10-17T07:21:00.000-07:00

This is the second of three wine cakes for this week. This is not a new concept, but I tried to make them unique and this was a birthday cake for a gentleman and I wanted to make it masculine.

Maya's Cake

2009-10-12T07:28:00.000-07:00

This cake was designed by my friend Maya. She's about turn 7 and she has an awesome imagination. It's a pizza with her on it and a pig eating off the side.

Don't wine about it

2009-10-12T07:27:00.001-07:00

Come and visit the letter people, come and meet the family.....

2009-10-04T17:00:00.000-07:00

This cake was one for which I didn't have a theme or anything so I decided to do something fun with letters. This cake would be great for anyone, unless your name is sreally, really long, in which case I can make two cakes with a hyphen in between. It's hard to tell in the photo, but the cake was a pale pink with chocolate accents.
**Yes, those are toothpicks sticking out under the letters. This was taken before it was picked up and I wanted to make sure they made it home okay.

Blame Canada!

2009-09-26T08:11:00.000-07:00

This was a Canadian themed cake for a corporate event. Each tier represents a different "area" of British Columbia with the bottom layer representing the city, the middle a snowy forest and the top is the mountain peak with a tiny ski chalet.

Al's Florida House

2009-09-13T11:26:00.000-07:00

So, this cake was for my best girl Liz's dad Al. He and Liz's mom have a house in Florida that they stay in most of the year and thought it would be nice to immortalize it in cake for his birthday. There are lots of private jokes in this cake that I won't get into, but I hope he enjoyed it. This was honestly one of my favorite cakes to make and to look at. The elements were all super fun and I learned lots of new techniques to use in the future.

"Superheroes"

2009-09-13T11:24:00.001-07:00

So, this cake was the second one for my friend's grandson. He wanted his favorite superheroes. Obviously, this cake was a gift and isn't for sale because of those pesky licensing issues, but it's pretty dang cute.

Paulie the Penguin

2009-09-13T11:22:00.000-07:00

This was for my friend's grandson. He likes a penguin named Paulie so we made him this wee tiny cake just for him.

Castles Made of Sand

2009-09-07T18:05:00.000-07:00

This was an sand castle for my friends Rob and Gwen. They got married in Mexico and wanted to recreate the beachy atmosphere for their reception here. Everything on and around this cake is edible, including the sand.

Photo courtesy of Erin Klippi Photography.

It's a nice day for a.........

2009-09-07T18:02:00.001-07:00

....white wedding cake. It was actually an anniversary cake, but it's very much wedding appropriate. The tiers are spaced and edged with hand made white sugar roses.

Charmed, I'm sure.

2009-08-23T10:32:00.000-07:00

I made this cake for my friend Kristi's birthday. I tried a new spin on the gift box cake by making the lid out of gumpaste.

Inside the gift box was a fondant charm bracelet. It's hard to tell here, but it was brushed with shimmery silver dust so it was fancy. The charms are all "inspired" by Disney stuff, which the birthday girl loves.

The lid was a challenge because after I put the bow on, it started to collapse a bit. I had to do some re-engineering but it all worked out.

Aloha!

2009-08-16T18:04:00.000-07:00

This cake was for my sister and bro-in-law's 15th wedding anniversary. They love Hawaii and I love Hawaii and I wanted to make a cake about Hawaii so it all worked out for everyone. The base had a grass skirt and the surfboards were hand-painted fondant.

Bunnies in the Meadow

2009-08-10T05:07:00.001-07:00

This is a shower cake I did based on the bedding for the nursery.

Gift Boxes

2009-07-26T13:49:00.000-07:00

This cake was for my best girls, Liz and LM. I went with a fairly simple main design but got fancy with the top and added little details that were specific to each lady. Most of the details were personal to me but since I made the cake, I can do that. This would also make a great anniversary or wedding cake. The top was orange cake with vanilla buttercream, the middle was yellow with chocolate ganache and the bottom was chocolate with vanilla.

Cake Contest

2009-07-20T06:11:00.001-07:00

I've gone and entered myself in a cake contest put together by http://www.threadless.com/. You can view my entry at http://www.threadcakes.com/entries/view/278#0. I decided to also post the pics here so you can sorta see the process of making a 3-D cake. Here we go:

Here is how it starts. Every cake is made from scratch.

Baking. This is exciting, isn't it?

Uh, Jeff? Cleanup time, babe.

They started as blocks.

Starting to take shape.

Here I'm about half-way through. Each dude was made to order.

Voila! "The Last Piece" is born. That little sushi on the board is about the size of a Tic-Tac.

As you can see, one dude is wearing a shirt. No, he isn't cold, that is another contest shirt. It's a bunch of sushi taking revenge on their chef.

The rules stated we had to photograph us eating the cake. Here is the big chop. Notice the meat cleaver.
YUM!

There you go. I'm not giving away all my secrets because there aren't any but at least you have an idea of the process.

Giddyup!

2009-07-12T07:03:00.000-07:00

This

Overlord

2009-07-12T06:53:00.000-07:00

This is youknowwho from youknowwhat. It was for my cousin Holly so back off George Lucas.

Cake Contest

2009-06-30T05:40:00.000-07:00

Over the next few weeks, I'm going to be entering three (or more if I get crazy) cakes in a cake contest on www.threadcakes.com. The premise of the contest is to take one or more of the shirts the site sells and translate the design into cake form. I'm really excited about this and have already chosen some designs. The contest requires each cake entry be accompanied by photos showing the entire process, from baking to eating. This means you'll get a glimpse into what goes into making a 3-D sculpted cake. Yay for you!

As I post them, I'm going to ask that you visit their website and vote on my cakes. The competition is pretty stiff and last year's winner was adorable but I'm going to do my cake best.

Thanks and check back often!

amy

Carousel Cake

2009-06-21T17:31:00.000-07:00

This cake was for a birthday party at Faust Park. I have to say that this one might be my favorite.

This was also the first cake I've ever done that I did the finish assembly on site. This is how it looked before we boxed it up.

This was at the party. I hope she enjoyed it.

Washers

2009-06-07T08:49:00.000-07:00

This was a birthday cake for two friends of mine. Everyone is turning 40 this year so lots of birthday cakes. It's a washers game. I think you have to throw the washers into the thing in the middle. I don't know for sure. The pencil is made of lemon fondant.

Couch Monkey

2009-05-31T06:26:00.000-07:00

This cake was for my friend Gwen's birthday. She is an avid blogger (http://www.everythingilikecausescancer.blogspot.com/) and a lover of all things monkey so I incorporated both into her cake. The couch comes from her home page graphic.

My camera was not focusing properly so my apologies for the blur. I'm hoping to get more pictures of the cake soon.

Monte Carlo Night

2009-05-31T06:10:00.000-07:00

So, I was asked to make a 1973 Monte Carlo cake. I love a challenge. However, gravity does not love me and it decided to take the back end off so from the front, cake Monte Carlo. From the back, squint.

The client loved it anyway so that's all that matters.

Baby Birds

2009-05-18T06:09:00.000-07:00

This is a shower cake I did for my friend Sara. She's into birds, so I put wee tiny baby birds in a nest on the top.

Corset Cake

2009-05-10T07:03:00.000-07:00

This cake was for my friend Brian's 40th birthday. It's inspired by a Debbie Brown cake. I think he really liked it.

CSI Las Vegas Cake

2009-05-10T06:58:00.001-07:00

This is a sweet 16 cake for a CSI Las Vegas fan. This was a really fun cake to do. Notice the blood splatters.

Penguin Cake

2009-05-10T06:56:00.001-07:00

You Oughta Be In Pictures!

2009-04-18T06:45:00.000-07:00

This is a 70th birthday cake. I decided to get fancy and use a new product that puts photo images on an edible and flexible material. I used a company called GoGo Cake Edible Designs and they are not only wonderful to work with, but they produce a quality product. They made me wee tiny pictures that I attached to the fondant to make a filmstrip of the birthday girl's life. Very cool. The cake itself is a chocolate explosion of chocolate cake filled with chocolate genache and iced (under the fondant) with a light chocolate French buttercream.

Stack O' Presents

2009-04-11T12:44:00.001-07:00

The is a hybrid birthday/Easter cake for my bud Louie. Those are all individual cakes stacked around a cake core and they're a mix of chocolate and butter cakes with vanilla buttercream.

Shower me, baby!

2009-04-06T10:25:00.000-07:00

This was a baby shower cake. The cakes were a combo of chocolate with vanilla buttercream filling and white with lemon buttercream filling.

Take a spin in this baby!

2009-04-06T10:18:00.001-07:00

This cake was done for Jeff's birthday. It was a combo of chocolate and white cake with vanilla buttecream.

Birthday Bot

2009-03-29T10:11:00.000-07:00

Birthday robot for my own kid! The cake was chocolate with vanilla buttercream.

Take Out or Delivery?

2009-03-24T16:27:00.000-07:00

This cake was made as a shower cake for a Korean adoption. My Korean adoption, to be precise. The fortune reads "A baby in your future." Aww.....

Fly By NIght

2009-03-22T13:24:00.001-07:00

This 40th birthday cake was made for a super #1 Rush fan. The band, not the man. The small squares on the side represent the birthday boy's fav albums. The name block on the top is from their very first album cover.

Baby Gifts

2009-03-22T13:21:00.001-07:00

Photo Album

2009-03-22T13:18:00.000-07:00

Box O' Beagle

2009-03-08T07:43:00.000-07:00

Mattress Cake II

2009-02-21T09:18:00.000-08:00

Korean Baby Shower Cake

2009-02-21T08:44:00.000-08:00

Three tiered baby shower cake with Korean Hangul writing.

Pizza Pizza

2008-12-01T06:43:00.000-08:00

Birthday cake with chocolate cake, chocolate ganache and chocolate buttercream.

Toothy Time!

2008-11-17T07:24:00.001-08:00

Tooth cake for a dentist. Butter cake with vanilla buttercream. Mmmm..

Max's Mattress Cake

2008-11-09T17:34:00.001-08:00

Hello Kitty

2008-10-18T13:09:00.000-07:00

Editor's Note: This cake was given as a gift. This cake is not for retail sale as the character is licensed.

Crying Baby!

2008-10-12T18:32:00.000-07:00

Chillin' In My Crib Baby Shower Cake

2008-10-05T20:06:00.001-07:00

SUPERBEE!

2008-09-22T06:39:00.000-07:00

Just Ducky!

2008-09-14T16:19:00.001-07:00

Bubblemania!

2008-09-14T15:57:00.000-07:00

Awww.....look at the behbeh

2008-09-08T05:45:00.000-07:00

It feels like a loooong time since I've done a cake so here to quench my cake thirst, is a baby shower cake from Saturday. It was HEAVY, like seriously, it was probably like 20 lbs and 18" high. It was a delicious butter cake with strawberry buttercream filling. I was happy with the outcome. It was cute without being cutesy and the pink color was perfect. Not too Barbie but not too pale. I was worried the sleeping behbeh would take a tumble but she stayed put.

Next weekend is another Epic Cake Weekend. I have a ginormous birthday cake, a mini version of the same cake and a pretty sizable baby shower cake, all for Sunday. Yikes. Stay tuned.

Welcome

2008-08-26T05:59:00.000-07:00

Welcome to The Atomic Cake Co. We're Amy & Jeff and we make cakes. Well, not just cakes. We make wacky cakes, cakes that look like things that aren't cake, cakes that look like other foods, beautiful, elegant cakes, etc. and they are all delicious to boot. Jeff is a former chef who makes a mean buttercream and Amy is a graphic designer. Together we combine our culinary skills, artistry and a passion for what we do to create the best cakes we can. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do. Feel free to leave any questions or comments.

Cherry Blossom Cake

2008-08-25T09:02:00.002-07:00

This cake can be made in tiers

That's Amore!

2008-08-25T08:56:00.001-07:00

It's all just black and white

2008-08-25T08:55:00.001-07:00

Keep on Movin'!

2008-08-25T08:52:00.001-07:00

Domo Arigato

2008-08-25T08:51:00.000-07:00

Pink and Ducky

2008-08-25T08:50:00.002-07:00

TEXAS JUSTICE!

2008-08-25T08:50:00.001-07:00

Texas-themed wedding cake.

Donut 54

2008-08-25T08:49:00.001-07:00

Throw That Girl A Bone!

2008-08-25T08:45:00.000-07:00

Horton Heard A HOOT!

2008-08-25T08:34:00.000-07:00

Birthiversary Cake

2008-08-25T08:33:00.001-07:00

Wino Forever

2008-08-13T17:59:00.001-07:00

This cake can be personalized.