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^^ A custom blood orange and Grand Mariner chocolate cake, with vanilla frosting and fondant decorations/details.
Also used was a light-gauge flower wire and chocolate "rocks." Completed on 3/24/2021.
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^ Petite shortbread tarts
From top, right to left:
- Mexican Chocolate pastry creme with graham cracker crumble & toasted marshmallow
- Vanilla pastry creme with raspberry topping
- Strawberry pastry creme topped with fresh whipped creme, waffle cone crumble & strawberry slice
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^ Both turkey lasagna options...
Left made using a puréed sauce of butternut squash, tomato paste, vegetable broth, coconut milk & basil.
Right made using a puréed sauce of sweet potatoes, spinach, cilantro, vegetable broth, tomato paste & coconut milk.
Left made using a puréed sauce of butternut squash, tomato paste, vegetable broth, coconut milk & basil.
Right made using a puréed sauce of sweet potatoes, spinach, cilantro, vegetable broth, tomato paste & coconut milk.
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^ Valentine's Day yellow cupcakes with hand-formed fondant/vanilla bean roses
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^ Custom sugar and chocolate chip cookies, all hand-piped with buttercream icing
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^ Custom cake ("vintage" Heady Topper label hand-piped with buttercream)
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^Left to right:
Vanilla Rainbow Cake with Buttercream and sprinkles / "Naked" shortbread "cutting" cake and wedding cake, with cream cheese frosting and fruit accents / "Galaxy" coffee meringues (made with Deathwish Coffee Vodka)
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^ Left to right:
Donor Dinner salad - kale, mixed greens, orange segments, figs, goat cheese and walnuts / Donor Dinner dessert - red wine poached pears, mozzarella, balsamic reduction, chocolate straw, mint garnish / Cauliflower pizza crust, topped with goat cheese, Parmesan cheese & Golden Oak Shiitake mushrooms / Tuscan chicken pasta with Baby Bella mushrooms and sun-dried tomatoes
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^ All Gluten free, left to right:
Double chocolate cookies with cacao nib topping / Double chocolate chip (dairy free) avocado cookies / Pumpkin roll with cream cheese filling
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^Left to right:
Upside down strawberry cupcakes with toasted meringue / Orange butter cupcakes (with vanilla frosting & orange zest) / Chocolate cupcakes (pizza slices made with fondant; turtle heads made with cake balls & fondant; pizza box customized)
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^ December 2016: Curated dessert boxes, purchased by/delivered to several Omaha area businesses for Staff Appreciation initiatives. These holiday-themed boxes were also allergy friendly (gluten-free, lactose-free, nut-free), containing Matcha Green Tea Cupcakes with Matcha Buttercream, Cranberry and White Chocolate Chip Cookies, and Spanish Chocolate Sugar Cookies.