Think Pink – Breast Cancer Awareness

As Fall approaches, our thoughts turn to football season, back to school time and Halloween. Just as important, it’s time for Breast Cancer Awareness. The month of October is dedicated to thinking pink and increasing our awareness.

Aside from non-melanoma skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women. Breast cancer is the number one cause of cancer death in Hispanic women. It is the second most common cause of cancer death in white, black, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native women. (CDC website)

For further information, contact the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the American Cancer Society.

 

 

Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer Cookies

Fashion Dress and Handbag cookies

Celebrate the season by sending breast cancer awareness cookies for your family, friends, customers and clients. Whether you select the pink ribbon cookies, fashion cookies (dress, t-shirt, handbag), or fabulous shaped cookies (flower, heart, circle), your gift will be appreciated and enjoyed.

Customize your own box of cookies by choosing your favorite designs. Visit Beaches Pastry to place your order.

Chocolate Seashells

Molded chocolate shells are an elegant gift for your wedding guests to enjoy. White chocolate seashells can be arranged around your wedding cake to enhance a beach theme, as seen in this cake:

Beach themed wedding cake with chocolate shells

 

Dark, milk and white chocolate can be molded into a variety of shapes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Displaying chocolates on “sand” makes them look so realistic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Talk to Beaches Pastry about creative ways to package hand molded chocolate shells for your guests. We’d love to help add a beach theme to your upcoming wedding or party!

A stylish wedding cake

The cake for Amanda and Matt’s recent wedding reflects Amanda’s stylish taste with small, simple patterns and the use of tone-on-tone coloring on the cake’s exterior. White roses and light green orchid blossoms add a hint of color and grace to this lovely cake.

Each cake was different, allowing guests to sample more than one flavor. Dark chocolate cake was filled with white chocolate mousse, rich vanilla cake was filled with raspberry mousse, and vanilla cake was filled with dark chocolate mousse.

Amanda’s mother sent me an e-mail recently:

“Mary – the wedding cake was beautiful and tasted wonderful. … Thanks again for being a part of Amanda’s wedding and for making her day special.”

Who knew all of those delicious flavors were hidden under layers of Italian Meringue Buttercream?!

The Lexus Sedan Cake

The Lexus GS 350 Sedan Groom’s Cake was a hit!

Lexus GS 350 Sedan

We received this letter from the newlyweds not long ago:

“Thank you soo much for the amazing cake. Not only did it look great but it tasted incredible.
Thanks for helping our special day even more special.”

We wish you many years of joy and happiness. Call us on your first anniversary for another celebration cake!

Welcome, Baby

Who can resist adorable baby shower cookies? These lemon-scented sugar cookies are accented with yellow and green icing – they’re as cute as can be.

Beaches Pastry is happy to customize your cookie order to match the theme and color scheme of your upcoming party. Bring us a copy of the party invitation, a picture of the baby’s bedding, or color-coordinated napkin and we’ll show you clever ideas to enhance your event.

Congratulations Adam and Andi

By the time this is posted, Adam and Andi will be married. We wish them many years of happiness and joy.

Today, we’re finishing up this cake for tonight’s rehearsal dinner – a replica of Adam’s car – a Lexus GS 350 sedan. Here are a few photos of the cake as it progresses from a large rectangle to a sculpted sedan.

The rectangle of cake layers is carefully carved to form the outer shape of the car.

Rolled fondant, colored black to match Adam’s car, has been smoothed over the carved cake. Details, such as the front grille and headlights, are also made from rolled fondant and glued to the car’s exterior.

Today we’ll add windows, doors and rear trim, then deliver it to the party this afternoon. I’d better get back to work!

The Perfect Gift!

Imagine how excited you would be if you received bags of caramel popcorn and chocolate dipped pretzels. Delicious treats combining sweet, crunchy, salty  and chocolate – it’s the perfect gift!

Local teachers were honored during Teacher Appreciation Week with bags of gourmet treats and hugs from staff members. This is one gift that’s sure to be a favorite!

Contact Beaches Pastry about ordering handmade goods for your teachers and let them know you really appreciate their efforts.

The 3/50 Project in Jacksonville

In today’s economy I’ve become much more cautious about spending money and stretching each dollar. Should I drop into my locally-owned store at the beach or head for the big-box chain across the bridge?

Well, the answer is now clear. Check this out:

Pick 3. Spend 50. Save your local economy. Click here for info.

Choose 3 locally owned businesses, ones that you would hate to see closed, and shop there.

Spend at least $50 per month at locally owned businesses.

If we all followed these ideals – we could make a huge impact on our local business community.

Beaches Pastry recently joined the 3/50 Project. Show your support for locally owned businesses – we look forward to hearing from you!

Laughing for the Cure

Pink bags lined the tables while bright pink and silver balloons floated behind the silent auction items. Tuesday evening we were all wearing our pink ribbons in support of the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

The silent auction was followed by an animated live auction where thousands of dollars were raised in support of  breast cancer treatment. Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback David Garrard helped auction his #9 football jersey in person, posing for photos with high bidders. In fact, the winning bidders returned his jersey to the emcee in order to have people re-bid and raise even more money for the Komen Foundation!

The evening was a success – we had the opportunity to meet many new people while supporting such an important cause. Each guest took home one of our Komen Pink Ribbon cookies – we hope you enjoyed them!

Laugh For The Cure

Join us on May 5th for the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s 3rd Annual Laugh For The Cure Event, held at The Comedy Zone in Jacksonville, FL. It will be an evening of great comedy, with the proceeds supporting the Foundation’s effort to help people impacted by breast cancer.

We’ve designed these cookies for the event:

To purchase tickets call the Comedy Zone Box Office at (904)292-4242  or the Susan G. Komen Foundation at (904)448-7446

Your ticket purchase includes a silent & live auction, appetizers, 1 free drink and the show.

Bring your sense of humor and we’ll laugh in the face of breast cancer!