I know, I know...

...I have been busy...REALLY busy. I have not had much time to blog lately and hopefully in the next few postings you will be able to see why. The start of my Fall has been happily busy with lots of weddings and other events. Living here in one of the most beautiful places, I can see why people would want to marry here...the weather has been phenomonal, so many lovely venues, and the most fabulous backdrops courtesy of Mother Nature. So, with that said...let me finish up the summer weddings.

This next cake was a blast...you all know how I love surprises. Groom's cakes are usually sculpted or carved or pay homage to the grooms hobbies or interests. When Dickie Morris from the always amazing Easton Events crew contacted me for a VT lunchpail cake and a hardhat, I knew we were in for some fun. I love the amazing pictures that Will Kerner, of Will Kerner Photography, captured! These pictures say it all...check out the surprised look on the groom's face! Note the red velvet cake with alternating chocolate and vanilla buttercream...what a striking combination!

More Cupcakes!

I met with Anjali and her lovely family for a tasting last summer. They were interested in bringing in Anjali's Indian heritage to their east meets west wedding at Keswick Hall. The wonderful, Jennifer Hamlin, of Events with Panache helped bring their inspiration to life!

Note the adorable cupcake wrappers in pink and orange. This is a fun way to add an unexpected splash of color to your wedding. Cupcake wrappers come in many colors and themes...I can help you find the perfect ones for your event!

Happy 4 1/2 Birthday, Molly!

This cake was done for a dear friends daughter...her birthday falls on Christmas Eve, so this lucky lady gets to celebrate her birthday TWICE a year...once in the winter with family, and once in the summer with friends. Usually the summer party is spent basking poolside. I repeated the under the sea theme...perfect for a pool party! Happy Birthday, sweet Molly!

Happy Birthday to a Wonderful 6 year old!

On June 8th 2003, we were blessed with the arrival of our first daughter, Asha. On the last day of school in June, we celebrated her birthday with her classmates and two of her buddies, Elijah and Hugh. Happy 6th Birthday, to 3 great kids :)!

I love you, Asha Maliha...may your life be filled with as much joy and happiness as you bring to your family!

With an under the sea theme, we accomplished the goal of being able to use pinks and purples, as well as greens and blues...making the birthday girl AND birthday boys happy!

Jefferson's Rotunda - SURPRISE!

In early April I received an email from a lady who wanted to surprise her daughter and son-in-law with a cake in the shape of the Rotunda. The bride and groom both went to UVA, as did many of the attendees of the wedding. I worked with the always fabulous Jessica Sheffield of The Event Company to make sure the bride and groom would have no idea about the cake. The lovely pictures are courtesy of Rob Garland from Rob Garland Photographers. Thanks for the pictures, Rob and Meg!

Back to blogging...

...After we had our third child last October and enjoying a few months with him, I kicked back into high gear with the 2009 wedding season in April. It has been pretty much non-stop since then and I have not had much time to blog.

The season began with an adorable couple, Elizabeth and Scott. They are such a fun-loving and carefree couple, so I knew we were going to have fun with their wedding. Elizabeth wanted to do away with the ordinary and chose cupcakes to treat her guests. We created 200 cupcakes in 3 different flavors...chocolate cake with white buttercream frosting and sprinkled with chocolate shavings, almond sour cream cake with light pink buttercream frosting and slivered almonds, and lemon cupcakes with raspberry frosting, topped with a fresh raspberry on each. Elizabeth gathered dozens of vintage cupcake stands for display and the effect was brilliant (I will post pics from the photographer). Their guests were able to indulge in one, two, or all three of the flavors of cupcakes! To top it off, we created a GIANT cupcake for Elizabeth and Scott to cut.



Thank you Elizabeth and Scott!

A Cake for a Cause

Early last summer, I received an email from a sweet woman, Kim, who wanted Maliha Creations to donate a cake for a golf tournament to benefit Potentials Foundation, an organization dedicated to raising awareness and funds for primordial dwarfism (MOPD II) which is a very rare type of dwarfism. This type of dwarfism only affects approximately 200 in the world. When I saw a picture of Kim's son, I just had to come up with something special. This sweet little boy had the cutest face and the most beautiful eyes. His sister and brother created drawings that were going to be used for T-shirts for the event, so of course, I had to include them on the cake.

Only a golf bag to serve 200, would be fitting enough for a golf tournament.




Thank you, Kim, for choosing Maliha Creations to be a part of your special event. I hope events like this continue to raise money for the cause.