The Mickey Mouse Club, that is! 
This was my cake project for the past two days for a high school friend’s birthday. I’m very happy with the way it turned out! It was a vanilla cake layered with strawberry mousse and egg custard. SO good! We feasted on the scraps
Upon observing the cake-making process, my brother asked what happened to Mickey’s face… why was it only showing his ears and body?
Me: He was involved in a tragic accident
Him: That took his face and legs!?!!?
Me: It was a sad, sad day… and he’d rather not talk about it!
Fun times! Happy Weekend! 
Archive for January, 2011
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Saturday, January 29th, 2011Daring Baker’s Challenge – January
Friday, January 28th, 2011Hi everyone!
I am part of an online community of individuals who have a larger-than-life passion for baking called: The Daring Kitchen. Every month, a “host” would post a challenge that we all have to complete and post by a certain date. These challenges are not easy, are designed to stretch each one of our skills and are to encourage us to bake something out of our comfort zone.
The January 2011 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Astheroshe of the blog accro. She chose to challenge everyone to make a Biscuit Joconde Imprime to wrap around an Entremets dessert.
A joconde is a type of dense cake that you can design patterns on and make them into beautiful works of art. You can only imagine all the creative juices running through my head when I decided to do these lovely, simplistic and cute polka dots!
I’m looking forward to February’s challenge! I hope it will be something pink or red… or dotted with hearts… or sparkly… or girly! But that’s all I ask
Happy FRIDAY!
It’s crafTEAtime!
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011I am excited to announce that Sweet Escapes will be at Paintlounge for their crafTEAtime event on Sunday, February 20th! There will be local DIY-divas selling their creations and did I mention there will be cupcakes? And cookies? And other pretty and sparkly (but totally edible) sweets?
Each Paintlounge session includes:
*a stretched canvas of your choice
*a free-flowing buffet of paints
*unlimited use of their extensive art supplies
*great music to set the mood
For more information, visit www.paintlounge.ca
Looking forward to seeing you at crafTEAtime!
Lots ‘o Love
Saturday, January 22nd, 2011We celebrated my mom’s birthday today and I surprised her with a cake filled with little hearts. My mom loves yellow roses and my dad loves blue roses so I incorporated the two colours into the cake. Making sugar roses is so addictive! Seriously, I can’t stop
The many, many monochromatic hearts took many, many hours to put together! I saw a cake a few years ago with overlapping hearts and mentally stored it away on my “bucket list”. I finished the cake off by misting it with a thin layer of pearl luster goodness.
Happy Weekend, everyone!
An Interview with Sweet Escapes
Thursday, January 20th, 2011 I am excited to announce that I have been interviewed by Rebecca from Rebecca Chan Weddings & Events this week! Rebecca is a creative and high-energy individual who is extremely passionate about event planning. I am currently working with her on The Sweets Affair and her attention to detail and quest for perfection is like nothing I have seen before. She is organized, professional and on top of all her work. I highly recommend her for your next event!
In the meantime, I am going to get back to making these sugar roses. My fastest time tonight? 3:06 minutes. I time myself to make it more fun Happy Thursday!
Just Another Day @ Work :)
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
Memories
Tuesday, January 18th, 2011My heart breaks a little when my cakes get cut. I know, I know… it’s fulfilling its life purpose of making others happy but still! Here’s a never-before-seen picture from Jeff and Lili’s wedding from September/10. Photo credit goes to Jonathan Lee for this beautiful 3/4 profile shot. Love it. Happy Tuesday
February is going to be busy!
Sunday, January 16th, 2011
I’ve been a busy bee lately having endless business meetings, brainstorming new cake flavours, sketching designs and of course, baking!
I have EXCITING news but I have to wait until next week to share it! Sweet Escapes will be having cake and cupcake workshops all around the city. More details to follow!
I have a few wedding cakes booked for this year already and a few confirmed orders. A few baby shower cakes and even a Dubai Hello Kitty cupcake order! YES, you read that correctly
Have a great week, everyone!
A Sweets Affair – Valentine’s Charity Event
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011
Sweet Escapes in collaboration with Rebecca Chan Weddings and Events and Psalms Accessories would like to invite you to:
on Friday February 11th, 2011 from 7-10pm at
“The Loft” 52 St Lawrence Street, Suite #324, Buzzer #0291
Sweet Escapes will have Valentine’s cupcakes available at this event. A portion of the proceeds of this event will go to Joni and Friends, a charitable organization that provides wheelchairs to those who have been affected by disability around the world. Surprise your beloved with a box of decadent cupcakes adorned with red and pink hearts, flowers and sprinkled with lots of LOVE. Enjoy vanilla, red velvet and Casonova’s secret weapon—the oh-so-sinful chocolate cupcake.
CUPCAKES
Single…. $4 each
Half Dozen…. $20 per box
MINI CUPCAKES
One Dozen…. $10 per box
THE ULTIMATE CUPCAKE EXPERIENCE
Add a special touch to your cupcakes by decorating your own at our creative station with a wide array of sprinkles, candies, chocolate and more! Pack your cupcakes away in a clear box with a pretty bow for the perfect Valentine’s gift for your special someone or a sweet treat for the ride home.
Chocolates and flowers were SO 2010… cupcakes are the new and trendy “in” thing! Don’t miss this experience!
Single…. $5 each
Half Dozen…. $25 per box
Please note that personalized cupcakes are available for PRE-ORDERS only and must be picked up at the event.
Special requests are also welcomed and may be subject to an additional fee.
E-mail your order to Jenn at info@jenniferchao.com.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT “A SWEETS AFFAIR”, CHECK OUT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE: A SWEETS AFFAIR ON FACEBOOK
SEE YOU THERE!
Valentine’s Preview
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011I made these tonight cause I needed pictures to send to an event planner who is co-planning a special event with me. I love pink, I love hearts and I love all things sparkly. I will be posting details soon about the event! I hope you all can make it… Friday, February 11th, 2011 — save the date!
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A 20something on the journey of pursuing her lifelong dream of becoming a sugar artist.
Sweet Escapes by Jenn is located in Toronto and service the Greater Toronto Area bringing people together for sweet celebrations!
