"Congraduations..."

Graduation time is in full swing, so of course we're blissfully up to our ears in grad hats! We only hope the local haberdashers are as busy making mortarboards as we are right now!

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For just about any number of servings, color and flavor choices, these hats epitomize one size fits all!

Obama Award....

Our fabulous Man-in-Charge, Patrick Hansen, was presented with the President Barrack Obama "Change We Can Believe In" Operation Confidence Award of Excellenceand we could not be more proud!
Our Boss is so boss!

Did You Know...?

Did you know we offer Photoshop services here? What better way to enhance your cake design than to customize any image with just about anything you (or we) can imagine! For a additional fee, we'll put your face on who's body, get rid of blemishes, remove text...whatever, to make your cake dreams come true!
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Call for details.

KTLA Beckoned...

Our favorite local television Morning News station (KTLA) called with a special request this week:
Make a special birthday cake for Los Angeles Sports Icon Jerry West!
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But of course!
We created this full sheet cake (our marble cake w/chocolate chip filling & fresh butter creme icing) and made it shimmer with metallic gold for the legendary Laker.
The KTLA anchors presented it to him on air this morning...word is that West loved it so much he took the entire cake home with him!

Speaking of classics (ahem!) our signature cheeseburger cake with the works is as popular as ever...

Bursts of celebratory color set off this two-tiered special cake...

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Cowabunga!
You can see that Mr. Patrick Hansen is no slouch when it comes to decorating himself!
Patrick takes the time to make sure that each cake is finished off in accordance to our generations old standards. This surfboard is gettiing the Hansen's treatment for a very special event!

Happy Birthday Oscar...

Baby is turning one this week, so his mom got him this special Oscar the Grouch cake (yes, his name is Oscar too!)

Nothing grouchy about this delicious cake!

Hansen's Cake at AWBW's Art in the Afternoon

Hansen's Cake at AWBW's Art in the Afternoon

VH1 Launch...

We were happy to be a part of the festivities at this VH1 launch party with T Quon...check out this link for more fun photos!

Beauty...

A combination of techniques here...airbrushed background color with an extra-large image of Beauty & The Beast (and friends,) surrounded by a special wide frame with swirl detail, which is continued around the sides of the cake. Finished off with an extra-delicate floral presentation and the name written on mini-cupcakes.
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Yes, we can enhance any design for you...just talk to our friendly sales staff!
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On another note, the word about our gluten-free/vegan options is getting out there. We found talk of our cakes on the Gluten Freeway blog...check it!

Happy Birthday dear Tori...

From People Magazine...
Dean McDermott had so many ways he wanted to celebrate Tori Spelling's 36th birthday that he took a long weekend to do them all. On May 14, the actor surprised his wife with a new tattoo: A large Koi fish symbolizing Tori, a tiger representing Dean, and three baby Koi fish for Liam, 2, Stella, 11 months, and (McDermott's son from a previous marriage) Jack, 10. The tattoo also featured peonies, which stand for health and prosperity, and the word "forever." "I did it to profess my undying love for my gorgeous wife and beautiful children," McDermott says of the creation, which took Tim Hendricks at Spotlight Tattoo in Hollywood seven hours to complete. "She loved it when I revealed it to her. She thinks it's beautiful, chic and sexy."
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The following day – Tori's actual birthday – McDermott whisked her off for a weekend at hotel Casa del Mar in Santa Monica. And Saturday night, it was time for a party at the Vicery hotel, including a birthday cake from Hansen's Cakes. Says McDermott: "She was totally surprised when she saw all her friends there. It was awesome and she had a wonderful time."
Here is the actual image we used for the cake!