Congratulations Antonia74 Aka Marmalade Cake Company!!!
Decorating By micfish Updated 1 Jun 2007 , 2:12pm by micfish
Woo Hoo!! Good for you!! They are so pretty too. I love the subtle beauty of them.
Thanks CC! 
What a wonderful peek at the photo Micfish, you rock! (I haven't even bought a copy yet. I went to the store last week and grabbed a "Canadian Home & Country" magazine by accident, then forgot about making sure to buy the right title. DOH! 
Here's the cake Cakeguru mentioned. It was an unbelieveable Bar Mitzvah 2 weeks ago for the luckiest boy in the world! He had a skateboarding-themed bash in a massive venue where they had actually built a half-pipe right inside the building. During the evening, Tony Hawk made a surprise appearance and did a big private show & performance for the guests!! We did the cake (about 5 feet tall, 210 lbs.) with an edible skateboarder on top that looked like the Bar Mitzvah boy (thanks to Duff for the Rice Krispie treat technique!!) :
that skateboarding cake is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
That cake is crazy!! I love it! I can't even imagine how much it would cost for Tony Hawk to show let alone perform too! 
Antonia...just curious, how many staff do you have at Marmalade??
Where exactly are you located in T.Dot?
It's just myself and Anastasia. We do also get some help from a few friends who are also bakers, like our friend Jacqueline (a Pastry Chef in the Distillery) and I'm always doing a bit of shared business with Lisa (used to be on here as Flourgrl, she's nearby and we sub-contract little things to each other from time to time).
I have a rental kitchen near High Park where production is done, but my consultations/pickups are done at my home right nearby.
That skateboard cake is out of this world. How did you do the topper? Is it all Rice crispies?
It's Rice Krispies modelled around a wooden art-supply mannequin, fondant skin/helmet, real clothes sewn to size, skateboard is a gingerbread cookie iced in fondant, wheels are real from a toy car.
It's just myself and Anastasia. Smile Smile We do also get some help from a few friends who are also bakers, like our friend Jacqueline (a Pastry Chef in the Distillery) and I'm always doing a bit of shared business with Lisa (used to be on here as Flourgrl, she's nearby and we sub-contract little things to each other from time to time).
I have a rental kitchen near High Park where production is done, but my consultations/pickups are done at my home right nearby.
Flourgrl is Flour Confections right?? I know of her, she isn't too far from me, but I don't know her personally.
Thats awesome. I guess your business started from word of mouth way back when?. I live in Toronto too and love to find cake buddies!
I started out in the Pastry Dept of the Art Gallery of Ontario with Anastasia as a co-worker. We did wedding cakes every single weekend for the gallery and I was trained there by some amazing chefs. The AGO closed down for all the massive renovations, so we went on our own and did Marmalade full time. The AGO will re-open in June 2008 and I'll go back to resume my job there again.
I took the George Brown Wedding cake courses, which were pretty good for technique. Mostly though, I was trained on the job....which was the best way for me, getting paid AND learning. 
Lisa is indeed www.flourconfections.ca She's amazing! We actually became friends through forums like this and we've worked (and emailed each other for constant support!!! 
) for over a year now. She's awesome and I really admire the amazing quality of everything she does.
I would KILL for a job doing cakes at the AGO! You are so lucky!
I've been doing cakes for over two years now and I absolutely adore it.
Have you ever heard of Creative Cutters? ITs a cake boutique and supply store in Richmond Hill....they offer classes coming up fall. I want expand my knowledge on how to do gumpaste realistic flowers. The store is owned by Geraldine Randlesom and I hear that they're going to be bringing in some international (to be named) famous decorators to do seminars. I'm so excited!
Do you make your own fondant (sugar paste) or what brand do you like best?
Huge congrats on the magazine mention.I love those cupcakes.
What an amazing amount of work for that bar mitzvah cake. I love it
I would KILL for a job doing cakes at the AGO! You are so lucky!
I've been doing cakes for over two years now and I absolutely adore it.
Have you ever heard of Creative Cutters? ITs a cake boutique and supply store in Richmond Hill....they offer classes coming up fall. I want expand my knowledge on how to do gumpaste realistic flowers. The store is owned by Geraldine Randlesom and I hear that they're going to be bringing in some international (to be named) famous decorators to do seminars. I'm so excited!
Do you make your own fondant (sugar paste) or what brand do you like best?
I took two classes with Geraldine and her hubby at a cake show and absolutely loved her! I highly recommend you taking those classes with her. She is a wealth of knowledge! Now I'm jealous of both of you 
...One day I'll be half as talented as you Antonia74...amazing job on that cake and congrats on the magazine feature!
Thanks everyone!
Cakeguru...sure, I've been there/shopped there....and Golda's, McCall's, Nicoloau, etc. Those are our main suppliers.
I actually purchase all our flowers, no time to do them ourselves. I go to McCall's for simple gumpaste ones and to Klara Johnson's www.klarajohnsons.com when we want REALLY nice ones!!
Antonia...you are the bestest! I hadn't heard of Nicoloau I've got to check this out. Man, I am so glad we got in contact with each other!
Hey, if you don't mind, I'm gonna email you via your marmalade site and then you'll have my email address and we can chat that way too about everything cake 
Hey all, A bit late on the congratulations but here it goes anyways!
Congratulations Antonia74. We get this magasine here in the departure lounge, i'v got to grab a copy!
I actually work for Air canada in heathrow, so when reading this post i discovered that some of the CC users are from toronto it put a wide smie on my face! I'd be delighted to hear a bit more about you antonia, how you stasrted and your path to success, you sound like a real role model!
And....not finished yet! The skateboarder cake is totally fantastic! I loved it, it must have taken you a lot of days to prepare, but fantastic job!Thanks for sharing this picture with us!
Nauseen
Congrats Helen!!!
You deserve every accolade that comes your way. You are extremely talented but are also one of the most generous posters on this site. You share without hesitation. I've never seen you tell another member that you can't share something or claim that something is "exclusive" to you. (like a source for a mold or cutter)....
We are lucky to have you!!!
Helen.. you rock! What a fabulous cake!!! Like some posters said above... you are truely an inspiration! When i first found CC i was so excited to see that you contributed to the site(I had already found your Marmalade site). And I usually log in and see what you've contributed first before looking at anything else! You do such a fabulous job!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
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