What's up at Freeport Bakery? From what I can tell, not a whole heckuva lot. We know they had a major crazy holiday season, whipping up tasty baked goods for families all over the community. I hope they're taking a well deserved break!

As far as wedding cakes go, you can still get a grand beaute of a cake from Freeport that tastes great too, like this one shown in the photo at left from The Memory Journalists.

Here's the skinny on Freeport wedding cakes: for actual cake flavors, choose from rich fudge, golden buttermilk, lemon poppyseed or carrot. For the adventurous, have a tier of each. For fillings, choose between fresh strawberry and bananas, cream cheese, chocolate ganashe, chocolate whipped cream, raspberry cream, vanilla custard, lemon mousse, mocha cream, and strawberry mousse. Frostings, well, you only have three choices: buttercream, fondant, and chocolate ganashe. That's to be expected. 

Freeport also has a really helpful "Frequently Asked Questions" page on what appears to be a newly redesigned and more in-depth website.

Hats off to you, Freeport. Thanks for the rolls. I mean bread. :)

Posted by Haley Myers on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 in Sacramento Wedding Blog Cakes | Permalink | Comments (0)

So...Sacramento, moving up in the world, eh? Another "Platinum Weddings" episode was recently filmed in our humble town at Arden Hills. The couple? Frank and Charity Sigrist. The photographer? Christopher Kight. The wedding planner? Aimee Wendell of 2Chic Events and Design. The result? AMAZING. Incredible. Grace Ormond incredible. I am wowed. Thanks to Frank for contacting me. This is also on my list for considerations for real weddings in our next issue! For more info and some more glimpses into this spectacular Sacramento wedding, look at Audrey of Botanica Floral Design's blog. Ah-ah-mazing.

Posted By Haley Myers on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 in Sacramento Wedding Blog Cakes Real Weddings Venues Weddings | Permalink | Comments (1)

Cake! Here is a cool book from Chronicle Books on cake called All Cakes Considered by Melissa Gray. The subtitle tells you what the book is about: A Year’s Worth of Weekly Recipes Tested, Tasted, and Approved by the Staff of NPR's All Things Considered. Let's face it -- you can look a million places for wedding cake ideas, and still feel like you haven't found what you want. Get inspired by trying some of your own recipes and taste what could be your wedding cake flavor. The photos look like they are amazing, too. Nice work Annabelle Breakey! (the photog). Click here to pre-order for $24.95. The book won't be released until early October. Worth it!

Posted By Haley Myers on Thursday, June 18, 2009 in Cakes | Permalink | Comments (0)

Did you know that Rick's Dessert Diner in midtown does wedding cakes? View an online gallery of their work here. The owner is super nice -- we worked with him for a cake that was photographed in our first issue of Our Wedding. Rick's Dessert Diner is open every day and is located at 2322 K St. in Sacramento.

Posted by Haley Myers on Monday, June 15, 2009 in Cakes | Permalink | Comments (0)

It's true. Vegan cupcakes, right here in Sacramento. And they're pretty, too. Check out Sugar Plum Vegan bakery and catering at www.sugarplumvegan.com. They don't have a store front to visit yet, but they're working on it. Call (916) 706-8101 or email sugarplumvegan@gmail.com to find out more. (Their menu is available online.)

Posted By Haley Myers on Thursday, June 4, 2009 in Cakes | Permalink | Comments (0)