Classic Pool Table Cake

    I have to say, that this is my favorite Shakar Bakery cake to date! This cake challenged me in so many ways, and really put engineering skills to the test! This cake was commissioned for a 50th anniversary party. The e-mail asked for a classic pool table cake, and the customer specifically requested that the pockets have some sort of netting to them since she didn't want me to build legs on the table cake. The other special request was to make some part of the cake diabetic Read more [...]

Diabetic Friendly Chocolate Cupcake Recipe

This week I have a cake order for an anniversary in the form of a pool table. The husband is diabetic, but the wife is not, so she asked me to bake a regular cake for the pool table, and to make the pool table balls (cue balls) diabetic friendly. I decided to make mini-cupcakes for the cake. Always curious to find new recipes, I searched online until I found the one I'm about to paste. I also went to Whole Foods market in search of a sugar substitute. I found the usual xylitol and stevia, but I have Read more [...]