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Disney’s Cars Inspired Cake

Today is very exciting for me. It’s my first time sharing with all my readers the cakes that Charlie and I do. Those that know me knows that my family owns a local bakery in Granada Hills called Ninong’s Pastries & Cafe. I’ve been around Filipino baking and cooking my entire life because of them. Lucky me! In October of 2008, after a long story of money wasted, we opened Ninong’s for the first time. And to be honest, we had no idea what we were in for. But, it has been one of the most rewarding aspects of my life.

We’ve done many cakes before, which you can find on the Ninong’s Facebook and Tumblr Blog. But It’s such a big part of out lives that I just feel like I need to share it here. So today, I’m going to share an adorable cake we did for a 1st birthday.

Jayden’s mom and dad (awesome parents!) came in on a busy, busy weekend. So busy I couldn’t even remember if it was Saturday or Sunday. They came in and said, we want a Cars cake and after talking with them about what they wanted I immediately said SURE! They came in to visit the day before their 10 am pick up and saw us working on the cake and they made us even MORE excited to get this cake done for their cutie patootie!

They went with our popular red velvet with cream cheese filling and requested to add some fresh strawberries.

Here’s my favorite little guy 🙂

 

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I Forgot to Share – Part 1, Jesse’s Birthday Invitions

Somehow, in the midst of planning my wedding (with my 2 planners, of course) I was able to work as an office manager, work at Ninong’s, and run CO. I don’t know how I did it, and quite honestly, all I remember is being exhausted ALL.THE.TIME. But I did do it, and part of my escape was designing. It was always fun working with clients and coming up with new designs. I love working with them and coming up with the concept that best suits their personality. And sifting through the endless color swatches, paper samples, fonts….OMG – that was the best part of it all!

But, because of my absolutely hectic schedule I didn’t get to share any of the projects I did! So here we go, a flashback into some of my favorite pieces from 2011. 🙂 Let’s start with these. Jesse’s birthday invitations.

I remember talking with Jesse when she started planning her 18th birthday and remember how excited she was. Turning 18 is a huge deal in our culture and in life. Transitioning from high school to college, moving into adulthood, and enjoying her graduation were all upon her. See! I tell ya, it’s a very overwhelming time; I know I was when I was her age. She has a very bright and airy side of her. She’s very friendly, always smiling, and is full of ambition. So, after a few meetings we started to design her invites.

When it came to selecting the right paper and colors, I knew texture was going to be everything. Going with a combination of stocks with give the invite visual interest in a soft, subtle way. Jesse is a simple, modern kind of girl with a little bit of whimsy thrown in.

For the main invite card, I wanted to make a bold statement. Wanting to highlight the paper and variety of texture, we went with a textured ballet pink card stock as the main focal point. We layered that on top of a smooth cream card that matched the outer envelope. Then we mounted that on a beautiful metallic patterned chocolate brown. Because of this beautiful paper combination we went with a flush right, ragged left type layout. In this case, the “less is more” design style was my best friend. The negative space was a beautiful balance to our typography – and using a stylized font for her name added that boost of eye candy that draws your eye.

The RSVP card and envelope were a nice complement to the main design, wrapping it with a belly band to keep it in place.

Thank you, Jesse, for allowing us to be a part of your special day! You were absolutely beautiful that day and it’s a start for a bright future to come!

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