Mardi Gras Dinner at the Zoo - March 2010....more press
10/03/10 09:49
Gaycakes has featured in a number
of places this week as the pictures from the Mardi Gras Dinner at
the Zoo event hits the press. It is very exciting to see one of
your creations appear in the papers that you read every week.
I spent the evening with the lovely Pam from ZenDiva Natural Soy & Palm Wax Candles. She made the most amazing themed candles as Bombonniere for the event. A beautiful black & white theme with kissing zebras. Whilst our cake "grabs the headlines" it is little touches like Pam's candles that added some real glamour to the tables...and unlike the cake which is long gone....I am still burning my candle and remembering the night each time I light it !!!
I am mentioning Pam as she put a great deal of effort into the event and showed herself to be a real supporter of the marriage equality cause (and pics of candles find it hard to compete with pictures of half naked bods at the Mardi Gras Party ; )
Here are some press snippets:
1) SX website (front page)
2) SX issue 478 - news section
3) SX issue 478 Scene pictures
4) SSO issue 1012
I spent the evening with the lovely Pam from ZenDiva Natural Soy & Palm Wax Candles. She made the most amazing themed candles as Bombonniere for the event. A beautiful black & white theme with kissing zebras. Whilst our cake "grabs the headlines" it is little touches like Pam's candles that added some real glamour to the tables...and unlike the cake which is long gone....I am still burning my candle and remembering the night each time I light it !!!
I am mentioning Pam as she put a great deal of effort into the event and showed herself to be a real supporter of the marriage equality cause (and pics of candles find it hard to compete with pictures of half naked bods at the Mardi Gras Party ; )
Here are some press snippets:
1) SX website (front page)
2) SX issue 478 - news section
3) SX issue 478 Scene pictures
4) SSO issue 1012
First Marriage Equality Dinner Press Pics
05/03/10 10:05
Kerryn Phelps and her wife Jackie
cut our cake on the night and there were some great press pics
taken. Click link below.
Kerryn and Jackie are real advocates for Same-Sex marriage and so this was a real honour.
http://www.starobserver.com.au/scene?set=72157623551317882
Kerryn and Jackie are real advocates for Same-Sex marriage and so this was a real honour.
http://www.starobserver.com.au/scene?set=72157623551317882
Mardi Gras Dinner at the Zoo...more
04/03/10 11:24
With its Gay Wedding theme the
Mardi Gras Dinner at the Zoo fundraising event for marriage
equality was great fun last night. Gaycakes was the proud sponsor
of the cake and we had a lot of fun (and sweat) making it and it
certainly seemed to please everyone who attended. Set around the
same-sex wedding of two Rhinos everyone seemed to have a different
favourite animal on the cake. Mine was the Lion !!!
Taronga Zoo with its city views of Sydney was such a fantastic venue. I certainly envy anyone who has an event at such a beautiful spot.
Here are a few snaps that I took...professional shots should follow shortly.
Taronga Zoo with its city views of Sydney was such a fantastic venue. I certainly envy anyone who has an event at such a beautiful spot.
Here are a few snaps that I took...professional shots should follow shortly.
Creating a 3-tier cake
03/03/10 13:16
We often get asked how do you
create a tiered cake and ensure that it will be great on the
day/survive the journey etc. Here is a little montage for our
creation of the Zoo cake
click here for finished cake
click here for finished cake
Mardi Gras Dinner at the Zoo Cake
03/03/10 11:33
Mardi Gras Dinner
at the Zoo Cake
Celebrating a gay marriage tonight at the Mardi Gras Dinner at the Zoo event and Gaycakes has been asked to provide the cake. Here is a sneak preview.....full event details and full pics of cake to come tomorrow.....there are a few animal guests at the event !
Celebrating a gay marriage tonight at the Mardi Gras Dinner at the Zoo event and Gaycakes has been asked to provide the cake. Here is a sneak preview.....full event details and full pics of cake to come tomorrow.....there are a few animal guests at the event !
Relationship Register NSW
24/02/10 13:07
Relationship Register NSW
Congratulations to NSW for taking this step. It isn't quite there on equal rights but it is a step closer.
Congratulations to NSW for taking this step. It isn't quite there on equal rights but it is a step closer.
Fair Day 2010 Report
22/02/10 09:24
Who was that Gay Cake company at
Fair Day ???
We'll after what felt like months of preparation, Fair Day 2010 is over ! We had a very long and tiring day but it was so much fun and it was great to get some real face to face interaction with people on what we do. People wondered what made a gay cake, and then realised when they came into the stall. One little girl asked "why are they so good" to be told by her Mum "it's because they are gay darling". We had people taking pictures, bloggers preparing their entries, but most of all people just enjoying the fun of the cake designs. Lady Gaga was a big hit, as was the Pink Australia Flag. The Angel cake managed to survive the heat and her wings didn't melt in the sun. The 'Birds in Love' cakes drew people in as they loved seeing a cake in a cage.
Special thanks to Sue, Nora, Anthony and Trevor for coming along and helping both physically and mentally and for "salesman of the day' Andrew who I couldn't have done all this without his support.
See you in 2011. Competition winner to be announced on 31st March 2010.
We'll after what felt like months of preparation, Fair Day 2010 is over ! We had a very long and tiring day but it was so much fun and it was great to get some real face to face interaction with people on what we do. People wondered what made a gay cake, and then realised when they came into the stall. One little girl asked "why are they so good" to be told by her Mum "it's because they are gay darling". We had people taking pictures, bloggers preparing their entries, but most of all people just enjoying the fun of the cake designs. Lady Gaga was a big hit, as was the Pink Australia Flag. The Angel cake managed to survive the heat and her wings didn't melt in the sun. The 'Birds in Love' cakes drew people in as they loved seeing a cake in a cage.
Special thanks to Sue, Nora, Anthony and Trevor for coming along and helping both physically and mentally and for "salesman of the day' Andrew who I couldn't have done all this without his support.
See you in 2011. Competition winner to be announced on 31st March 2010.
Lady Gaga comes to Gaycakes
18/02/10 13:23
Lady Gaga fans will hopefully spot
some of this fantastic lady's incarnations. She seems to be beating
even Madonna in having a new look, virtually daily !!!
Cake in a bird cage 2
16/02/10 19:24
Mardi
Gras Fair Day prep continues, and today our second pair of love
birds have been put in their cage !
Cake in a birdcage
15/02/10 16:14
Unusual serving
suggestion ???
Well we got there....after quite a few moments of head scratching - the cake is in the birdcage. This one isn't going to be served so we kept the cage fully intact. A real cake in this situation would have meant us taking the bottom off the cage.
Can you work out how we did it ?
Well we got there....after quite a few moments of head scratching - the cake is in the birdcage. This one isn't going to be served so we kept the cage fully intact. A real cake in this situation would have meant us taking the bottom off the cage.
Can you work out how we did it ?
Fair Day prep 1
15/02/10 12:12
Fair Day 2010 prep is underway
!!!
The designs have been finished, most of the staging bought and now the really hard work starts. This cake is designed to show the more relaxed love of a couple on their wedding day. Now for the hard part.....to put it in a bird cage. Pics to follow if we manage it !
The designs have been finished, most of the staging bought and now the really hard work starts. This cake is designed to show the more relaxed love of a couple on their wedding day. Now for the hard part.....to put it in a bird cage. Pics to follow if we manage it !
Mardi Gras Prize Draw - additional $100
13/02/10 18:28
Become a fan of Gaycakes on
Facebook and, if you win, we'll give you a further $100 to
spend.
We are pleased to advise you of an enhancement to our Mardi Gras Prize Draw. Simply become a fan of Gaycakes on Facebook and, should you win, we will increase your prize from $500 to $600.
If you have already entered our draw then we will be contacting you shortly so that you can take advantage of these improved competition terms.
See Competition Entry page for full terms and conditions.
We are pleased to advise you of an enhancement to our Mardi Gras Prize Draw. Simply become a fan of Gaycakes on Facebook and, should you win, we will increase your prize from $500 to $600.
If you have already entered our draw then we will be contacting you shortly so that you can take advantage of these improved competition terms.
See Competition Entry page for full terms and conditions.
Rain rain go away !!!
07/02/10 11:02
Gaycakes latest creation was for
two lovely girls in love who had their commitment ceremony
yesterday. I think that it was one of Sydney wettest days on
record. Surely the dams are full by now ??? I got absolutely soaked
delivering their cake but after lots of prep....the cake made it to
their boat in perfect condition (phew). I am sure that the rain
didn't dampen the love that they both share ; )
Gay Cake Topper
02/02/10 17:56
Cake Toppers
Most of our characters can be turned into a cake topper or we are more than happy to work on your own ideas. We are getting an increase in enquiries on making toppers....keep them coming ; )
Here are some of those that we have done in the past:
Most of our characters can be turned into a cake topper or we are more than happy to work on your own ideas. We are getting an increase in enquiries on making toppers....keep them coming ; )
Here are some of those that we have done in the past:
Win a $500 Gaycakes voucher
01/02/10 19:03
Win $500 Gaycakes voucher
FREE COMPETITION ENTRY
.
To celebrate Gaycakes' involvement in it's first Mardi Gras festival, we are pleased to offer free entry to ALL to win a $500 voucher to spend on www.gaycakes.com.au (subject to the conditions below).
Over Mardi Gras see Gaycakes:
☀ in LOTL 20th anniversary edition
☀ at Fair Day - Victoria Park, Sydney 21st February 2010, and as
☀ a key sponsor at "Dinner at the Zoo", Toronga Zoo 3rd March 2010
Enter Here
Mardi Gras - Dinner at the Zoo
28/01/10 17:34
Mardi Gras Dinner
at the Zoo - 3 March 2010
Gaycakes is very excited to be involved in this great event to raise funds for the fight for gay marriage equality. Watch this space for details of our contribution.
"New Mardi Gras and Australian Marriage Equality (AME) are excited to announce that the Dinner at The Zoo will include a speech from Prof Kerryn Phelps on Same-Sex Marriage, and entertainment will be provided by two amazing entertainers from New York, the fabulous Drag Queen Shequida (Finalist from America's got talent) and DJ Corey Craig"
Visit NMG site for more details on how you can purchase your tickets.
Gaycakes is very excited to be involved in this great event to raise funds for the fight for gay marriage equality. Watch this space for details of our contribution.
"New Mardi Gras and Australian Marriage Equality (AME) are excited to announce that the Dinner at The Zoo will include a speech from Prof Kerryn Phelps on Same-Sex Marriage, and entertainment will be provided by two amazing entertainers from New York, the fabulous Drag Queen Shequida (Finalist from America's got talent) and DJ Corey Craig"
Visit NMG site for more details on how you can purchase your tickets.
Black & White still a popular cake trend for 2010 here in Sydney
24/01/10 10:34
Black and White cakes have remained popular if the start to 2010 is anything to go by. Any why not, they are classic in looks. This is an engagement cake but it could just as easily suit a wedding cake or tie in with a minimalist wedding theme. Just think back to all those fantastic Art Deco images and that scene in My Fair Lady where they are all dressed in black & white. Just beautiful design classics !
Bun-in-the-oven-cupcakes
19/01/10 11:00
Unusually themed cupcakes aren't
seen a great deal on our travels but every now and then someone
brings you an idea that is so much fun that you can't wait to make
it.
These cupcakes were for three friends who have "nickname" roles for each other. One is the sperm, one is the egg and one is the oven. We loved making these and from the pics and email that we received after the event, the recipients had a great deal of fun too.
These cupcakes were for three friends who have "nickname" roles for each other. One is the sperm, one is the egg and one is the oven. We loved making these and from the pics and email that we received after the event, the recipients had a great deal of fun too.
Just discovered free event invites online....
13/01/10 15:54
Not all events are big affairs.
Sometimes you just want a small celebration, without too much fuss,
but none the less a classy affair. We have recently discovered the
joy of www.pingg.com
here at Gaycakes and
it is a great way to add a bit of glamour to you event
invites....rather than those boring old texts or emails. High
quality invitation templates for birthdays, weddings,
anniversaries, christenings, valentines day etc. etc.
It is free, Facebook, Twitter, email and SMS friendly too. You can add pictures, website links, gift registries.....the list continues.
It will even chase up those people who don't RSVP automatically. What more could you want !
One downside, you need to pay US$5 to keep the invite ad free, but I guess if it does all of the above then that isn't bad.
Gaycakes is in no way affiliated to Pingg and receives no payment for having a link on this website. We just thought you might like it, as we do !
It is free, Facebook, Twitter, email and SMS friendly too. You can add pictures, website links, gift registries.....the list continues.
It will even chase up those people who don't RSVP automatically. What more could you want !
One downside, you need to pay US$5 to keep the invite ad free, but I guess if it does all of the above then that isn't bad.
Gaycakes is in no way affiliated to Pingg and receives no payment for having a link on this website. We just thought you might like it, as we do !