Suprise Christmas Treats from Marlowe Berglund Events

Yesterday, I came home to find a neatly packaged little box on the porch waiting for me from Melissa Frank of Marlowe Berglund Events. She's a great event planner in Northern California out of Menlo Park. But not only does she do great events, she's a great baker! So you can only imagine my excitement to these goodies she sent me. And I truly appreciated all the attention to details from the beautiful packaging to the individual labels of each cookie type.
Hope you enjoy the progression of opening my gift as much as I did!

Happy Holidays!

PS - Floral Sense will be taking a break from our blog for the remainder of the year. Be sure to check back!
We can't wait to see you in 2010!

Meet Gabrielle Feuersinger of Cake Coquette

One of my greatest weaknesses are sweets...chocolate in particular. Offer me cake and I can't turn it down. Combine cake with great design and you might hear a 'thud'...as in, I just past out and the 'thud' was the sound of my body hitting the ground. That's how I feel about my friend Gabrielle who is the FABULOUS creative mastermind behind her gorgeous cakes of Cake Coquette.
Here's a little peek:


Yeah, I knew you would love it. Brace yourself for a little gallery of her work.



This peacock one is my latest favorites.


Sprinkles, eat your heart out!

The next three cakes may not look real but they are 100% deliciously edible.




Oh, and did I mention she did not only 1 but 2 cakes for Jack Black?!



Jack Black isn't her only fan since she's been featured in magazines like Your Wedding Day, Gentry and Bride and Bloom. And she's starting to become a regular guest on View from the Bay sharing with the San Francisco Bay Area her culinary decorating expertise.
If you would like to see more of her fantastic work, be sure to check out her website and blog. You can find Cake Coquette on Facebook too. She's based out of San Francisco. Sorry for the tease if you're not in the Bay Area!

All pictures courtesy of Cake Coquette.