Does this Oscilloscope even work?

Well, seeing that is is made out of frosting and cake, probably not! This cake was made for the release of a new oscilloscope at Tektronix. The client stated, "The cake was a huge huge hit. They all just couldn't believe it. I will pass Karren's name around as I have a feeling other product lines would love to have a similar cake for their launches, etc."

Tea Time Anyone?

Sometimes, you just want to celebrate with a little cake and tea, or in this case, a tea pot and cups that ARE cake.

Bouquet of Hope

Are you looking for a great way to spend the Saturday before Mother's Day? Does your mom (or yourself) enjoy ballet, a great seated meal, the violin, Karren's cakes AND you would like to support a great cause at the same time? Then, the Bouquet of Hope is for you! It is a benefit for Rose Haven, a community and intervention center for women and children in Portland, Oregon. Karren will be providing one of her beautiful masterpieces for the event.

Girls, Football, and Cake, OH MY!!!!!

Karren and Brooke teamed up (no pun intended) this weekend to create these cakes. Brooke is new to Karren's Specialty Cakes and she did a fabulous job.

This first cake was ordered for a 50th birthday party of a gentleman who appreciates the female the body. Here is what his wife had to say: "The cake was the hit of the party!!!! **** and all the guests loved it!! Some of us gals wanted to compare clevage as the night went on so you can just imagine what those pictures look like! HA! We were very pleased and will look forward to working with you again!"


This second cake was for a birthday party of a local football coach.


Finally, our good friend and photographer celebrated her birthday this weekend. Karren made up a flavor (Pumpkin Spice Praline with Daquoise) and helped her party in style. Happy birthday Karen!

Gaming - Old School

This birthday boy really loves gaming. Does this bring any flashbacks to the rest of you?

Turning 18 - A Crowning Achievement

Karren made this cake for an 18th birthday. After all, when a girl turns 18, she should be reminded that she is a princess, right? Her mother shared this with us: "We celebrated at my daughters competition.. which they won!!! The team LOVED the cake… and everyone said how delicious it was… it was just perfect. But to tell you the truth… my daughter’s reaction when she saw it was priceless…. She was overwhelmed… she did not want to cut it or touch it… she wanted to save it forever!!!"

How to make a crib cake?

Karren has had many requests on how to make her crib cake since she invented it over two years ago. Finally, she has decided to divulge her secrets and is creating a cake pattern which will be available for purchase in the near future. She spent last Monday and Tuesday with Ksenia Everton photographing the process (see Ksenia's Blog). Next up, Karren will compose the instructions before she passes it off to Augusta Bowden for assemblage. Stay tuned! The finished product should be available within the month.