Cake & Cork

Adventures in creating a baking business, for the love of wine. Venice, California

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Sizable blue airbrush fail today. - It looks like I murdered Cookie Monster. 😳🍪 #pro #uuuuuugh #foodart #blue #crimescene #americolor #decoratedcookies #fail #youshouldseetheotherguy #averybluecookie

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Hallelujer, another successful county health inspection! I am thankful to those bakers & bread makers before me who fought to expand California's Cottage Food Act for small business owners. 🏆 There is still more work to be done, as our cause is pretty low on the state totem pole, so write and fight. For those in states with restrictive CFO laws (the majority), keep writing your legislature, be vocal! 💪🏽✍🏽🗣 That's the only way it changed here in CA. (Anyone interested in learning more, I highly suggest taking @gourmandisela's Business of Food class) #lacounty #shopsmall #cookiecave #cfo #cottagefoodact #dinela #healthy #foodsafety #losangeles #smallbusiness #cookiefactory #theprocess #foodart

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Frantically set the party table 'cause I was losing light, but the guest of honor was far from arrival. 😁😆🙃#allaboutthecake 🎂 #totallynormal #wheresthewine 🍷 #bundtcake #wedontneedsilverware #pumpkinbuttermilkcake #fall #pumpkin #socal #losangeles #westside #cakeandcork #dinnerparty #october #potterybarn #ikea

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It may take a little work to get a reservation, but please add @catch to your immediate dining list! Amazing fresh fish/sushi/pretzel bread thingies... And scrumptious booze with a view. The cinnamon roll brioche donut.... #icanteven #nowopen #melrose #dinela #losangeles #catchLA #belatedbirthday #celebration #weho #crazykellyfromRHOCwastheretoo (at Catch LA)

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Hell Yeah, OCTOBER! Get ready for pumpkin e'rything. 🎃🍴 Here we have pumpkin poppers, basically a baked donut rolled in butter and cinnamon sugar. #hellyes #pumpkin #donuts #poppers #breakfast #dessertfirst #marthabakes #fall #october #dinela #mysouthernliving #socal #buzzfeedfood

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Close up of the swoon-worthy #couture cookies. #manoloblahnik #hangisi #perfection #customcookies #decoratedcookies #waferpaper #edibleink #foodart #swoon #neimanmarcus #nmbeverlyhills #desserttable #partyfavors #designer #marthabakes

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Sorry for the lack of posts lately - I've been out of the kitchen and into the woods! Er, mountains more precisely. This past weekend my friends and I hiked Mount Whitney, the tallest peak in the lower 48 states. All part of my training with #LLS and @climb2cure to summit Kilimanjaro in January. Click the temporary link in my profile for details and help cure cancer! Training is almost as intense as baking in this #SoCal heatwave! 😆🔥⛰ #Kilimanjaro #training #lonepinelake #johnmuirtrail #california #climb2cure #hiking #thegreatoutdoors #donations #curecancer #fundraiser #donatehere #mountwhitney #boyamisore #worthit

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Apparently September is National Honey Month. 🐝 Good thing I happened to pick up two new options on my trip to Virginia. 🐝 #thanksbees #honeybees #charlottesville #virginia #fallingbarkfarms #honey #localhoney #raw #nationalhoneymonth

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FALL IS COMING. 🍁🎃🕸 Today starts the brainstorming and template testing phase for my Fall cookie sets. Pumpkin Spice flavor cookies start October 1st! #getpumped #pumpkinpatch #fallpreview #decoratedcookies #newideas #pumpkinspice #seasonal #equinox #autumn #dinela #marthabakes #mysouthernliving

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You don't have to live in LA to order delicious cookies! This set was initiated from Toronto, for local west coast delivery. Thanks again @jetalbot! #corporategift #thankyou #logocookies #decoratedcookies #custom #greatnews #corporate #holidayorders #orderahead #holidayplanning

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Saturday vibes. 🎨🖌#airbrush #decoratedcookies #genie #cookiecountess #thankyou #customcookies #corporategift #logocookies #logo #foodart #cookieart #silver #teal #design

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Star Wars! #decoratedcookies #customcookies #starwars #episodeIV #original #starwarsfan #desserttable #dinela #buzzfeedfood #huffposttaste #cookies #eeeeeats #marthabakes #f52grams

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More #StarWars inspired cookies. I just realized I only posted them all packaged up! 😁 #mybad #stormtrooper #darthvader #vader #decoratedcookies #customcookies #starwarsfan #original #episodeIV

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The honeybees were going nuts among the onion blooms. Being a delinquent garden owner has its benefits. 🐝🌞🐝#yourewelcome #nature #NOVA #gardening #onions #scallions #blooms #mysistersgarden #latebloomer #mysouthernliving #virginia #beeeeees #honeybees #organic #nozikasprayinghere

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The littlest watermelon that ever was! 🍉 #shoppingthegarden #latebloomer #nearlysteppedonit #mysistersgarden #watermelon #nova #mclean #virginia #tinyfruit #summer #garden #mysouthernliving #buzzfeedfood

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This past weekend I was introduced to Virginia-based Donut shop Sugar Shack. That blueberry cake donut DID NOT DISAPPOINT! Thank you @streetrocc for the very special delivery! 🍩🍩🍩 #donuts #rva #richmond #virginia #coffeeanddonuts #nova #dessertfirst #sweetsplease #mysouthernliving

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These guys are being delivered today! #nowhammies #starwars #inspired #decoratedcookies #customcookies #firstdayofschool #BB8 #darthvader #R2D2 #buzzfeedfood #huffposttaste #dinela #losangeles #socal #marthabakes