Cake Cruise 2009 to Mexico

What could be better that spending a week cruising the Mexican riviera with 140+ cake friends. December 2009 the California Cake Club hosted the annual Cake Cruise aboard the Oosterdam, featuring cake demos, classes and the newest, cake challenge. We all had a fantastic time, met a lot of new cake friends and had a blast with all the events. Oh and the ports of Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta & Cabo San Lucas were great also.

Colette, Maria & Lori at the Lifeboat Drill aboard the MS Oosterdam

Zane Beg, Lori Vreeke & NormDavis enjoying one of many get-togethers during the Cake Cruise

Norm Davis & Colette Peters judging the Cake Competition. Love those headbands!

Judges Susan Carberry & Colette Peters interviewing the competitors. No stress, just fun!

For those of you who don't know about the California Cake Club, it is based out of San Diego California and currently has over 500 members. The CCC hosts Cake Camp every other year and a cake cruise every year. Next year they will cruising to Alaska.

Pauli Gardens Wedding!

The weddings at Pauli Gardens of Hartley Botanica are always so beautiful. After walking thru an arched lighted tunnel, the wedding guests arrive at a beautiful grassed area surrounded by trees and flowers. Stringed lights are strung over the entire area in the reception area and flowers adorn every table and surface.

Rebecca & Marc - November 8, 2009

There are sugar ladybugs on the top tier, waiting for the newleyweds to eat them up!

Note from the bride:
"Lori was easy to talk to, we felt like we knew her already. She was fun to plan with and listened to all of our ideas, creating a 5 tier chocolate frosted cake with a textured look,as the perfect back drop for flowers. She created two tiny lady bugs on the top tier to hide among the flowers.
We got to have three flavors of cake; she even made decaf mocha chip just for us. The mocha chip was amazing, which says a lot coming from two picky chocoholics. Even a few friends who say they "hate cake" came up to us at the wedding to say how much they loved the mocha chip, not too sweet but just right.
Thank you for your hard work and professionalism! " - Becky and Marc

Flowers By Stacey supplied the greenery and flowers for the cake and created all the beautiful centerpieces.

www.flowersbystacey.net

It's not to late to vote for us!

Pastries By Vreeke is currently in second place for the Best Bakery in the Los Angeles area.

I'm hoping to finish in 1st place this year.

If you have not yet voted, please help us out by taking a moment and casting your vote.

Voting ends November 6th

Thank you,

Lori V.

Tropical Wedding at Hartley's!

Oh, this wedding cake was really fun to create! After redesigning it with the big palm tree and all the flowers, I knew the reception would be beautiful! It was so colorful and the couple are both so sweet!

Alana & Randy's Wedding

Hartley Botanica, Somis, California

Another Great Topper from Toppers with Glitz


All the flowers were so colorful, which made Hartley's Palioli Gardens bright & beautiful!

Flowers by Yamaguchi's

Each guest received a color coordinated cookie favor

created by Pastries By Vreeke

Westlake Village Inn

This was a late morning wedding, which I don't get to many of.

The day was beautiful and was warming up nicely for the ceremony which was held outside by the lake.

This cake had a great marblizing effect that Jennifer did a great job creating!

Susan at Flowers By Susan did a great job with the flowers for both the cake and the reception. Everything looked beautiful at Westlake Village Inn when I dropped off the cake.

Flowers By Susan www.flowersbysusansimi.com

Oklahoma Sugar Art Show & Competition

Just got back from Tulsa, Oklahoma at the Sugar Art Show and Competition! With almost 500 entries, from beginner to Masters divisions and over 60 Wedding Cakes. The theme this year was "Of Sea and Shore" and the cakes were all amazing. There was a lot of cakes decorated with shells, corral, mermaids and all were stunning.

$96,000 in cash and prizes is up for grabs!!!

Grand Prize Winner - Mercedes Strachwsky

1st Place Winner - Robin Van Hoozer

Bronze Winner - Lori Vreeke - Pastries By Vreeke

A Day at the Races - Millinery Hats
1st Place Winner - Lori Vreeke

Best of Show Winner - Divisional Cakes

Lori Vreeke and the Three J's - Jason, James and Josh

Marylin's Wedding Cookies


Winning entry of the Spooky Rice Krispy Challenge

There were so many great cakes, these were just a few that I thought were so creative. The quality of work is unbelievable to see in person, these few pictures really don't due them justice.

Next years theme for the Wedding Cake Competition is Monasteries and Mansions. My mind is already spinning with ideas!

Flowers, Flowers, Flowers!

Saturday, September 5th

Two floral cakes....... Two different looks!

Westlake Village Inn

The bride wanted elegant, the groom wanted fun!

We designed a cake to fit both both styles.

This cake was set topsy-turvy with fresh flowers in between the tiers.

Message from the bride:

"our wedding cake was absolutely amazing! so beautiful and tasted wonderful."

The topper was made of sugar to represent the bride and groom.

Note from the Mother of the Bride
Thank you so much for the beautiful wedding cake for Jamie and Branden's wedding. Everyone loved the sugar-made bride and groom, and I heard so many people rave about their favorite piece.... was it the marble cake?... the chocolate cake?... the filling?... everyone loved all of it; it was really hard to go wrong!..........Alice

Calamigos Ranch - The Pavilion!

Note from the bride:
Our cake was everything we wanted: simple and elegant. It was so beautiful, and the strawberry shortcake and red velvet cake were insanely delicious! We couldn't have asked for a more perfect cake.
Thanks for everything! The cake was seriously a big highlight for us. Stephanie

Another beautiful floral arrangement & flowers by Floral Fields!

Yet Another Beautiful Wedding at Sherwood Country Club

Sherwood Country Club

This was a modern looking cake with clear acrylic blocks separating the tiers and an acrylic cake stand which allowed you to look under the cake at all the hydrangeas. Hydrangea bunches were placed between the tiers in small bunches but still allowing you to view thru the cake. The cake design was created to tie in with the decorations at the reception. The chairs were clear acrylic and the floral displays were all set in square vases.

Note from the bride:

"Lori Vreeke was my lifesaver. We had to change who was making our cake at the last minute and we were referred to Pastries By Vreeke. Lori's great ideas and enthusiasm to make my modern cake made my mom and I super excited to see the finished product. I absolutely loved the clear blocks separating our tiers it was like nothing I had ever seen before at any other weddings. My husband and I have heard nothing but raves from people who have seen pictures of it. We can't thank you enough Lori, you're the best!" -Chelsea