the Cacing Diaries #30- 1st Birthday party (the cakes)

We were expecting 50 kids and more than twice that number of adults so we had to be smart with the cakes we chose. Dessert crazy that I am, we did not want the sweets to run out. The easy fix was to order cupcakes. Rainbow colored cupcakes in fudgy chocolate are favorites of most people so we ordered them at Fresco Bakeshop in Cebu. Spreading them out on the pastry table even created a bonanza of colors which essentially became the centerpiece onstage.


the cakes in display onstage
Canon EOS 5D Digital, 1/50s, f/4.0, 17mm, ISO 800



the cupcakes came in blue, yellow, green, pink and orange
Canon EOS 5D Digital, 1/180s, f/2.8, 100mm, ISO 1600


For the sophisticates, we had a round dome of Calypso from Vanille (reviewed here). This was our dessert cake last Christmas and we were sure that our guests would enjoy the meringue and mango spongecake delight. We were not mistaken.


the Calypso cake from Vanille
Canon EOS 5D Digital, 1/125s, f/2.8, 100mm, ISO 500, -2/3EV


As concession to our one year old, we gave Cacing a doll cake. As our guests already had their fill of the confectionery treats, we ended up taking the doll cake home. Cacing loved its chocolatey goodness and so did we.


the doll cake with candle sparklers
Canon EOS 5D Digital, 1/60s, f/2.8, 100mm, ISO 500, -2/3EV