Official Cake Decorator

I just got a job at an awesome bakery in town as a cake decorator! I am so excited!

My interview was this morning and I start next Friday.

It will be challenging, exhausting and SO much fun!!! I will be learning so much and they are looking forward to learning from me too (although they probably know everything I know already...haha). It is only a 4 minute drive from my house...and that is WITH traffic.

You can check out their website. They have delicious food and such a wonderful atmosphere. I was hoping to be able to get my feet wet in a little bakery but this is an opportunity of a lifetime that I never imagined would be an option with a well known, 7000 sq. ft. bakery/cafe.

Now, I need to open my mind and work hard to prove myself and pass my probationary period so I can continue living my little cake dream!!

Homemade Pet Food

I made two big batches of pet food today. One for the kitties, one for the doggies. All four of them gobbled their dinners up like crazy...especially Mya.

My decision to make their food came after Mya's allergy symptoms have seemingly increased and poor Bjorn is itchy too. I have been thinking about doing this for some time and have done a lot of research regarding the appropriate and inappropriate foods for both dogs and cats. It is kinda tricky to make sure they are getting all the right nutrients but I think I will get better as we go.

I have read that it may take up to 10 weeks to see improvement in symptoms if they are due to a food allergy. We will see. Mya has hot spots under her arms, her tummy is all red and she just seems really uncomfortable. Max even seems a little itchier than he should be. I will be substituting the dry dog food for their new made-with-love-food. The cat food will be a suppliment to the dry. Corbin seems to be fine with the dry food and Bjorn doesn't really eat it too much because of his sensitive tummy. We will see how it goes. My food looks WAY yummier than the canned food they eat now (the Petsmart brand). They cats already get Lysine everyday for their watery eyes.

It is a good sign when all four animals are in the kitchen with you while you are making their food.

So, this is what the doggies have in their food:
Ground Turkey
Brown Rice
Peas and Carrots (blended)
Chicken Liver (blended)
Chicken skin (blended)

This is what the kitties have in their food:
Chicken Thighs
Peas and Carrots
Chicken Liver
Chicken Skin (everything blended/chopped)

Yum Yum!!

Quick Blurp on 100 Year Cake

The picture of the Fresno City College cake ended up in the Fresno Bee. More anonymous advertizing since my name isn't listed. It is still pretty cool anyway.

Another cake order filled

Here is my latest cake. It was for a "shower" which I think was more a celebration for a woman who adopted a little boy. She used to work in my office before I was hired and was one of the few that made it to full-time in general counseling. So, my current coworker ordered the cake for the party. I have a feeling it tasted really good. It was chocolate fudge cake with chocolate ganache filling and enough chocolate butter cream to adhere the fondant.

100 Year Cake

I won second place (1st in my heart) for the cake decorating contest at my work celebrating the 100th birthday of Fresno City College (first community college in CA and second in the nation). The first place cake collapsed before it could make it to the ceremony (haha) so mine was photographed and posted on the KMJ (radio station) website. The link is below.

http://www.kmj580.com/pages/landing?blockID=308253

Here is my cake.

The front

The side (the other side was the same)

The back

Newest cakes

Here are my most recent cakes. I get lazy and don't post them. They are on my cake website too.