Paparazzi!

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!

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!

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!

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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!

... 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!

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.

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!

Which cake flavor do you most want to sample at the Bridal Expo?

• Sexy Red Velvet
• Oreo Cookies & Cream
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup
• 24- Carrot Cake
• Luscious Lemon
• Mocha Crunch
• Perfectly Pomegranate
• Banana Cake

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