Gimme Some Sugar

The "O-word"

2010-03-08T11:39:00.000-08:00

Did you know the famous set of 5 rings, and the O-word (shh... Olympics) are both trademarked and really strict on their usage? Well, it's true.. and we found this out prior to creating a tiered celebration cake for the Winter Games Opening ceremonies viewing party held at Lagasse Stadium here in Las Vegas, hosted by 7-time US Olympian (Swimming)/Playboy centerfold Amanda Beard! exciting!

This tall 4-tier summer-winter games themed cake incorporated each of the 7 medals won by Amanda (2 Gold, 4 silver, and 1 bronze.. to be exact) as well as the USA Flag, and the flames of the O-Torch. She even requested her favorite... Red Velvet and Cream Cheese! That's our girl!

XOXO

K&M

Busy Busy Bees...

2010-03-02T23:52:00.000-08:00

So much to get caught up on.. laundry, check! Order everything we've been without for the past 2 weeks, check! and finally do some blogging, double check!

The past two weekends have been nothing short of crazy in our cake studio.. a handful more of great Celeb Cakes, along with Valentines Day madness. Needless to say, we've been majorly slacking on our new blog... if it were a goldfish, it would've been flushed down the toilet by now.

So to catch you all up to speed here's a recap of noteworthy events :)

UFC Badass Tito Ortiz and his well-known wifey Miss Jenna Jameson celebrating his belated Birthday at LAVO. Of course we had to incorporate the UFC cage and color motif.. The pics say it all... I'm pretty sure he loved his cake!

Kim Kardashian and beau/Superbowl champ Reggie Bush at her Pre- Valentines Bash at TAO Nightclub. We created a fun red bubble heart for the couple, complete with a golden chocolate queen's crown!

Paris Hilton celebrated her 29th Birthday at TAO Nightclub with a 5-tier Paris-centric cake! Lots of Pink, glitter, shoeboxes, and shopping bags. Fun details we added to the stack include a sexy black heel, chocolate diamonds, and a princess tiara!

Eva Longoria was honored with the Premio de Oro, for distinguished business leadership .. and the day was even proclaimed "Eva Longoria Day" here in Las Vegas.. kind of a big deal! .. she is the only female nightclub owner in our city... and it was an honor for us GSS girls to create a cake for her to celebrate with! Gold Embellished, check! Sexy spanish flair, check! Congrats Eva!

Hip Hop Artist Kelis made a first appearance for her comeback at EVE Nightclub, where she preformed a new single along with a remix of her famous previous one-hit-wonder "Milkshake" .. yup.. you know the song, even if you don't listen to hip hop music.. it's like not knowing Ice, Ice Baby.... Okay, back to the cake.. Of course, she celebrated the night with a GIANT Strawberry Milkshake cake, complete with chocolate straws and glittered fondant cherry! And if you need to know, yes... the milkshake cake brought all the boys to the yard... damn right it was better than yours... and we'd teach you, but of course we'd have to charge....

Kim Kardashian just launched her new Fragrance last weekend at TAO Nightclub with a killer cake replica of her sexy new perfume bottle...

Quick Cake Stats:

Height: 2 feet tall

Weight: Well, I was able to carry it all the way through the casino!

Flavor: White Butter Cake with Caramel Buttercream

Fun Fact: This cake is featured in this week's OK Magazine.. with a GSS shoutout.. woot woot!

xoxo

K&M

Paparazzi!

2010-02-06T00:20:00.000-08:00

The last couple weeks have been full of celebrity cakes at TAO and LAVO.. two of the most popular and star-studded restaurants/nightclubs here in Vegas.

We are so very lucky to get the opportunity to create some fun cakes for celeb birthdays!

Whether it's a ginormous sculpted masterpiece or a small 6" round, we hope that it makes their celebration that much sweeter... We aim to make each cake unique to the celeb photographed with it.. hmm... in fact you could say it's probably a lot like the outfit they're wearing... it'll only be photographed once.. :)

Here's a short recap of our celebs and their unique birthday cakes!

Dan Finnerty (of the Dan Band) ...who was surprised with this Vegas-themed birthday cake by his wifey Kathy Najimy. His chocolate cookies & cream cake was also enjoyed by Ricki Lake, Camryn Manheim, Adam Corolla, Helen Hunt, and Nia Vardalos... quite the party!

Jessa, who happens to be the lucky bff of Miss Kirsten Dunst, celebrated her birthday at Lavo. After dinner, Kirsten suprised her bestie with a fun Lavo-inspired birthday cake!

Miss Laura Croft, Playboy Model, Miss July 2008, and star of new reality show "Holly's World" celebrated her birthday at Tao with bf and co-star Holly Madison. Sparklers were lit, Dj was spinning 50 cent "in the club", her pretty pink birthday cake was brought out.. and she probably partied like it's her birthday..

Nick Carter .. Backstreet Boy approximately 8 years ago, and star of hit reality series "House of Carters", celebrated his 30th Birthday at TAO. He looks thrilled to be there.

I'm not quite sure why the zero is missing from the 3, or why there is a giant hole in the front of the cake... party animal couldn't wait to take a bite..

Melissa Arseniuk, The Associate Editor of Vegas Seven at Wendoh Media celebrated her birthday at TAO with a pretty little black & pink striped birthday cake!

Last but not least, Miss Vanessa Rousso.. Pro Poker star and Sports Illustrated Model celebrated her 27th Birthday at TAO. Her fun birthday cake featured a cluster of pink glittery poker chips on top (although the pic has a major glare from the flash... hmm. maybe too much glitter.. wait, no such thing!

On a side note... since they are such popular questions...

No the celebs themselves do not typically order the cakes from us... they have their people to do those things for them.

No, we don't get the chance to meet them, party with them and/or serve the cake at the club... ...unless that celeb happens to be on the list... yes, the list.

The list includes our top 5-ish people that we would love creating a cake for... no we won't tell, it might jinx us.. and we can't risk that!

We'll make sure to let you know when we check one off...

xoxo

Bridal Expo News!

2010-01-25T23:53:00.000-08:00

Phew! What a Sunday!

Here's the math...

100 plus pounds of Buttercream + 22 sheets of cake + 0 sleep + 1 little faux Diamond Ring= The Giant Wedding Cake for the Ring Dive at the Bridal Expo!

Not only did we accomplish this feat... but we also managed to prepare copious amounts of cake samples, a couple new displays, and even found time to do our makeup that morning.. yes, we rock! Okay, so we did have A LOT of help from our fabulous team of moms and Miss Bonnie.. couldn't have pulled it off without them!

Let's get back to that Giant cake.. measurements 30" 24" and 18" square tiers.

Notice the eloquently piped designs in white and pink buttercream.. pink swags.. check! It's the first in our retro glam collection.. all the rage in 2010... brides, take notes...

Actually, I'm sure this monstrosity is more suited to be featured on cakewrecks.com! haha

But we had a blast putting on those finishing touches!

What was even more fun and made the project well worth the lack of sleep was seeing the 5 brides tear through the layers of cake and hot pink buttercream to find that diamond ring.

Dig girls, Dig!

Yes, they made a mess... and thank goodness we only volunteered to set-up that giant cake.. not clean up the destruction!

Congrats to the lucky bride-to-be who found the faux ring and won a $4,000 REAL diamond ring!

We really appreciate all of the Brides, Grooms, bridesmaids, moms, and vendor friends who stopped by our booth on Sunday! Thanks to all who came here to our blog and voted for their favorite cake flavors to be sampled at the show! Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup was the definitive winner, followed by sexy red velvet and luscious lemon! Cookies & Cream took fourth place, but didn't make the cut.. maybe next time little guy!

A special shout out to our winning tweeters, who followed us at the show and took home some fun swag! You brides rock!

First TV Appearances!

2010-01-21T01:03:00.000-08:00

No autographs please.. we are busy girls! haha...

Yes! We were lucky enough to have 2 TV interviews last week leading up to the big Bridal Expo at Mandalay Bay!

The First was Tuesday morning on the MORE! show on FOX 5 . We were featured on a segment titled "celeb birthday cakes". I'm sure you could tell we were a little nervous on air... well, because we were! Off camera though, we really had fun chatting with the More crew.. who were all incredibly nice by the way! We sweetened the deal by bringing them 2 miniature cakelets shaped and decorated as old school tv's as well as a dozen boobylicious cupcakes!

holding our adorable tv cakelets...

Photo-op with Arran, Jason (with a mouthful of cupcake), and Monica... say cheese, um.. I mean cake!

To see our interview follow this link !

http://www.fox5vegas.com/video/22274828/index.html

The second spot was on Channel 13 News, which aired several times last Friday In this segment we were featured along with the amazing Miss Theresa of Enchanted Florist. Also with us in studio were Mark Schaffer of Las Vegas Bride/man behind the bridal expo, and Miss Nicole from Bridal Galleria at Tux One ...waiting around in the studio at 8:30 in the am definitely wouldn't have been so fun if we didn't have some great company!

We brought in a couple of our favorite display cakes, Betsey and Pearl and a few cakelets.. Rather than celeb cakes, this interview focused more on wedding trends and our philosophies on wedding cake designs. Well here..watch for yourselves!

http://www.ktnv.com/Global/story.asp?s=11866018

Happy Birthday to Kid Rock!

2010-01-21T00:36:00.000-08:00

... As promised (and only a little late) here are the pics of our latest celeb birthday cake!

Mr Kid Rock celebrated his 39th birthday at LAVO this past Sunday, and we sweetened the celebration with not one, but 2 cakes. The first was enjoyed at his dinner reservation, and the other, which has been seen everywhere from People.com to nightlife websites, and even TMZ... was brought out to the birthday boy later that night in the nightclub!

Quick Cake Stats:

GIANT Jim Beam Bottle

Height: 20"

Flavor: White cake filled with chocolate ganache.

Construction details: To prevent the tall bottle from falling over the cake was built on a large wooden dowel connected to the base.

Design Details: The logo was in fact, hand piped

Photos by Al Powers

Kid Rock, Ring Dive, TV.. oh my!

2010-01-15T00:29:00.000-08:00

Here we go into the weekend with a baby shower cake, a couple cakelets, some boobylicious cupcakes, a few consultations and two birthday cakes for mister Kid Rock. excited? very.

Not going to spill any details, but the birthday cake he's getting at LAVO on Sunday will be nothing short of amazing! In fact... we've been blaring Cowboy, Bawitdaba, and All Summer Night aaall day in the kitchen.. you know, for inspiration of course!

Pictures will be posted on Monday!

In other news, next week we begin progress on the giant wedding cake for the ring dive at the Bridal Expo! We have the diamond ring here .. well, faux diamond ring, and no.. we will NOT be telling anyone the exact or approximate location within the cake ... Our lips are sealed.

Also, we are self proclaiming ourselves to be local celebrities after being on the air a total of 3 times next week. That's right, we will be on channel 13 and channel 5 promoting the Bridal Expo and this crazy ring dive! Tuesday 1/19 we will be on FOX 5 MORE! at 10:30am... then Wednesday 1/20 on Channel 13 at 8:30am with Mister Markie Mark -the man behind the Bridal Expo- ... and to finish the week we'll make another appearance Friday, on Fox 5 with extreme Amy early in the am. Yup, we're kind of a big deal :)

Tune in and shout out "I know them, I know them.." when you see us on your TV!

Only in Las Vegas.

2010-01-09T21:28:00.000-08:00

What a week it was.. lots of wedding consultations, and a couple great "only in Las Vegas" tales to tell...

The first, was a display wedding cake for a very unique couple who were having their wedding ceremony in the middle of the AVN Convention... yes... at the Hustler booth. For those of you who are unfamiliar, please do not google.... it's otherwise known as the "adult expo" held at the Sands Convention Center every year. Eric & Vicki, who also happen to be in the adult industry, decided that was the perfect time and place to finally tie the knot... and then the next day, the reception was held at Sushi Samba, where we delivered their real 3-tier wedding cake. Although very untraditional and unconventional in all aspects, the one thing I can admire is that they made their special day about them. It's what every couple should do.. forget about all traditions and what your guests will think.. have fun and keep it uniquely you.. not necessarily endorsing marriage at the AVNs .. but I hope you get the underlying message..

So, I'm sure you are all wondering.. what does a porn star's wedding cake look like?

Well, at first I was very afraid of what they might want.. we keep things very pg-13 at Gimme Some Sugar, and their industry..well.. isn't so pg-13.

However, much to my surprise they wanted to keep both the display cake and actual wedding cake very traditional and classy. The display cake, of course, was more playful and had a little sexy going on... bow chika wow wow..

The wedding cake, definitely what you wouldn't expect... white on white with pearl beading

The following day, we had a few wedding consultations.. one of which couldn't help but stand out. The couple chose to opt out of a traditional wedding cake, and instead requested a tower of our boobylicious cupcakes to grace their wedding reception... with each cupcake decorated to match the bodice/corset of her wedding dress. Surprisingly, this is a first at GSS.. we've had quite a few bachelor, bachelorette, and bridal shower orders... but until now, not a wedding!

Again.. untraditional and unconventional, but they're keeping their wedding uniquely them... I guess even if that means having a boobylicious cupcake for each of their guests.

.. Gotta love Las Vegas...

Dear 2010 Bride-To-Be, Vote Now!

2010-01-05T13:49:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year!!

2010-01-03T16:17:00.000-08:00

Wow.. hello twenty-ten!

First of all.. hooray.. we just turned 5 months old!

We were all just reflecting on 2009... can't believe it went by so darn fast!

Some highlights that deserve a recap would be...

Launch at the Bridal Spectacular in August... where we were overwhelmed by thousands of brides, but also began amazing friendships with some incredibly talented people in the wedding industry! We were even voted best in show for our first time booth.. thank you!

Kristen, Ashley, and Miranda

Amy's monster 3 tier super mario wedding cake... complete with mario galaxy, princess peach's castle, rainbow road, and 40 something detailed figurines! Don't even ask how many hours were spent creating this show-stopper, we lost track! phew!

A Dark "Alice in Wonderland" themed photo shoot... which was the brainchild of Catherine at WEEDS floral, shot by Adam at Imagine Photography, with amazing makeup done by the Style Sirens and a killer cake by yours truly.. Gimme Some Sugar! Did we mention that it took place in the dry lake bed in 60 mph wind storms, and a Volkswagen beetle died on the way..?

First Open house/VIP tasting event at out kitchen studio... So many friends, family, and clients came out to support us and enjoy a couple hours of mingling at our private kitchen! Everyone thoroughly enjoyed some bubbly, delicious appetizers by Ryan at SeaCoast Catering.. his "lobster fritters" are now going to be demanded at every one of our future events.. and of course a selection of our sinful sweets and new cake flavors! Pecan Turtles are now on everyone's wish list for next year!

Again, a big thank you to Catherine at WEEDS Floral, and JILL at Rebel Party Rentals for providing floral displays and everything else necessary in transforming our kitchen! We can't wait until we can party again this Spring... perhaps.

944 Magazine Feature... Yes, we were ecstatic to be featured on page 19 in the November Issue of 944 Magazine Las Vegas as the 944 Pick "what's new, what's on the radar, what's next." We still have a stack of copies at the office.. hey, we were excited.. so if you'd like one to grace your coffee table, just let us know!

With a great 2009 behind us, we are so, so excited for this new year... lots of new projects, collaborations, and fabulous cakes to design!

Meet Miranda...

2010-01-03T09:47:00.000-08:00

I was actually born and raised here in fabulous Las Vegas... and don't intend on leaving anytime soon! There is no other place I'd rather be at the moment. Most people are always changing their minds as to what they want to be when they grow up, but not me. I love sports, traveling, and crafty things, but since about elementary school school I had dreamed of being in the pastry world. On my 13th birthday, I even had everyone bake and decorate their own individual cake!

After attending Cheyenne High School for my Freshman and Sophomore years of high school, I transferred and graduated from the Community College High School. At CCHS I worked towards an AA in Culinary Arts with a Pastry Arts emphasis. It's always amazed me that you can take so few ingredients, and just by changing the amounts and the method in which they are mixed together, create so many different products! While going to school, I was also given the opportunity to work at Bellagio Hotel and Casino as a cake designer under Jean- Philippe Maury, MOF.

There, I've pretty much worked in every department... from banquets, to chocolate, and buffet. But I really found my passion in cake design... only preceding miniature desserts, because let's be honest.. they are absolutely adorable!

After 3 years spent decorating cakes at the Bellagio, and of course, after meeting Kristen there.. I decided it was definitely time to take my career to the next level. It was obvious that we would be an amazing duo in the world of cake design!

Meet Ashley ... ... ...

2009-12-21T00:37:00.000-08:00

Hello All!

I'm the "behind the scenes" kind of girl for Gimme Some Sugar, but figured I would introduce myself since I witness the day to day of Kristen and Miranda and will be contributing to the blog. Kristen and I met when we both were student-athletes at Western Oregon University and ever since then, including hundreds of miles of separation, our friendship continued and our passion for opening up cake studio wouldn't go away. After years of talking, we finally decided to go forth with the business and Kristen introduced me to Miranda and we all three decided to open up the doors to Gimme Some Sugar.

I guess a little about me, although I live a pretty simple life... I'm married to my wonderful husband, Kevin, and we had the pleasure of having our amazing wedding cake done by Gimme Some Sugar! I graduated from Western Oregon with a Business Management degree and worked for the Phoenix Coyotes, NHL team, for the past 3 years in Customer Service and Business Development. I now run the financial/business side of things including my title as "Dishwashing Extraordinaire" for Gimme Some Sugar.

I'm so excited for the future of Gimme Some Sugar and Kristen and Miranda are such talented girls and am still in awe every time I see one of their pieces of art, not to mention that they taste amazing! I love getting to eat their scraps :) They are fun to work with (especially when I'm sitting in the office working and they are in the kitchen making up dances and singing along to music while baking) ... tone deaf and baking do not go together, but glad they are sticking to baking! Sidenote--I hope I don't get in trouble for saying that ... but one day I'm going to catch them on video and post it, so stay tuned! ... but we all have fun and have a passion for what we are doing and I can't wait to watch Gimme Some Sugar grow to be the top Cake Studio in Vegas!

Meet Kristen..

2009-12-11T13:18:00.000-08:00

So many people I come across are always so curious as to what brought us to baking and cake design.. so if you didn’t know.. now you do.. here’s a little bit more about the girls at GSS...

Meet Kristen...

I grew up in the small town of Estacada, Oregon. Yes, I was a country girl that grew up riding horses, involved in 4-H and sports year-round... nope, never had any interest in the kitchen unless it was sneaking chocolate chip cookie dough from mom's mixing bowl. After high school I chose to pursue my degree in Elementary Education at Western Oregon University. Three years later, after being completely enamored (maybe obsessed) with baking/pastry arts, I left teaching to follow my newfound passion and enrolled at Western Culinary Institute in Portland, OR. After a year of accelerated courses, I graduated with an associate degree in Patisserie & Baking, and moved here to Las Vegas for my externship at the Venetian. I spent the next three years working at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino as a chocolatier under Jean-Philippe Maury MOF. While there, I was given the opportunity to create a few elaborate chocolate showpieces, which were displayed at the Jean-Philippe Patisserie (in fact, I’m sure some are still there.. just look for sparkles and glitter!

In my spare time I was also decorating cakes for friends and family, and well.. after a few successful attempts at fondant, and countless smiles, oohs and awws.. I really just fell in love with cake design! With each cake continuing to let larger and more intricate... the space available in my home fridge was no longer cutting it. Not only was I needing more space, I was needing more.. period. I wasn't satisfied in a corporate pastry shop, and needed to do what I loved, but with my own style and vision. It became my dream to create a cake studio that brought something new, fun, and yes.. a little sexy here in Las Vegas.

So after months of planning and praying, I did just that.. I teamed up with my Miranda as co-designers, and Ashley as the paper/financing side, Gimme Some Sugar LLC was in business!

Next Blog... Meet Miranda.. and then Ashley!

xoxo

Kristen & Miranda

www.gimmesomesugaronline.com

gimmeesugar@gmail.com

(702) 882-2537

And we're blogging...

2009-12-11T10:22:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays... and welcome to our new blog! That’s right, now you can keep yourselves updated weekly on all that is going on in our little shop here in Las Vegas!

Throughout our blogging you’ll get to know us, and get sneak peaks at our current projects. Plus we’ll throw in a little wedding advice and an update on current trends for our brides! We’ll try our best to keep it updated weekly!

xoxo

Kristen & Miranda

www.gimmesomesugaronline.com

gimmeesugar@gmail.com

(702)882-2537