Blog Palermo Bakery

The Sweetest Energy Drink

Palermo Bakery Blog — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:19:00 GMT

Christian celebrated his 40^th Birthday with the Sweetest Energy Drink – a Red Bull designed Birthday Cake!

This is a full fondant cake that was carefully designed by our decorators. They paid close attention to details and replicated the Red Bull design as close to the real thing as possible. This was a very big cake that was definitely a big surprise for Christian!

::lm::

Eco-Friendly Gingerbread House

Palermo Bakery Blog — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:58:00 GMT

Our last blog entry was all about the holidays and we just got a lot of raves about our Holiday Gingerbread Houses. But who knew that we would win the first place on an Eco-Friendly Gingerbread House making contest?!

Yep, Palermo’s Bakery won the top prize in making an Environment-Friendly Designed Gingerbread House!

A minimum of six Green Design Elements were required and these are the ones we featured in ours:

Rainwater Harvesting Storage Tank
Ground-Source Heat-Pump External Ground Loop
Vegetable Garden Box
Low-Impact Recycled Car Tire Foundation
Solar Panels
Micro Wind Turbine
River
Natural Forest Habitat

This is definitely the way to start the holidays! Go Green!

::lm::

Happy Holidays!

Palermo Bakery Blog — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:49:00 GMT

It’s December and it’s the Holiday Season! Despite the traffic, the long lines in the store, and the chill in the air during this season, the holidays is still something that everyone looks forward to.

Holidays always mean gifts, food, and more food – desserts! Palermo’s Bakery is getting ready for the holiday rush! We are making gingerbread houses, packing up cookie trays and setting up special pastries for the celebrations that each home will happen in the next couple of weeks.

It’s the time for sharing and giving so stop by the bakery today to grab some sweets to give to your loved ones.

::lm::

Catrin and Jason Brown

Palermo Bakery Blog — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:04:00 GMT

Another happy bride and groom!

His Turn to Shine

Palermo Bakery Blog — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:01:00 GMT

Weddings are usually considered to be the bride’s special day and the groom always takes the backseat. However, in our modern times, grooms are finally getting their chance to shine.

As a follow up to our first entry about grooms’ cakes, it is clear that there is a growing number of brides who want to make their wedding as special to their fiancés as it is for them; so they come up with fun and exciting ideas for the groom’s cake.

Usually, a groom’s cake design is one that captures the interest or the personality of the groom. The choices are endless! We could make a golf bag for the sports fanatic, a turntable for the music lover, and even a motorcycle for the adventurous one.

We will be more than happy to brainstorm with you and create a unique and fun groom’s cake for your husband-to-be! Visit us at our cake gallery or call us today!

::lm::

A Girl’s Best Friend

Palermo Bakery Blog — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:46:00 GMT

Aside from Diamonds, Pocketbooks or Purses are considered a Girl’s Best Friend. Nowadays, girls not only want the real pocketbooks but they want it as a design for their cakes as well! From Sweet Sixteens to Engagements, girls from all ages are looking for pocketbook cakes.

We have made dozens of different pocketbook cakes and all a girl’s gotta do is pick out the purse of her dreams and we’ll replicate it as a delicious cake. Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Coach, Juicy Couture… the choices are endless! They will look as beautiful as the real thing!

Come visit us today and have a purse you can eat!

::lm::

Using PalermoBakery.com

Palermo Bakery Blog — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:21:00 GMT

On our website there is a "search" box on the upper right-hand side of each page. I never stressed the use of this tool because we were rushing to get the new site launched and we never completed the input of keywords in order to complete the search database. However, I am pleased to say that the "search" bar can now be used and will hopefully help everyone navigate our site with ease!

Whose Wedding is It Anyway!

Palermo Bakery Blog — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:33:00 GMT

I posted Aaron and Divina's beautiful wedding cake on our site about a month ago. However, last night (May 19th) the episode featuring her wedding was aired on The Style Network . We had a really good time working with Divina and Aaron and wish them the best of luck in the future! Also, Jenny was amazing to work with it was a pleasure and we hope to continue working with the PBW team in the future. Check out The Pampered Bride Weddings blog which has an entire write up about Divina and Aaron's wonderful night. We are going to try and get some clips of the episode so I can post them on our site and everyone can watch!

Just another chance to see their beautiful cake!

Divina Reviewed us on WeddingWire.com!

5.0 out of 5.0	Quality of Service:	(5.0/5.0)
	Responsiveness:	(5.0/5.0)
	Professionalism:	(5.0/5.0)
	Value For Cost:	(5.0/5.0)
	Flexibility:	(5.0/5.0)

"I adore the staff at Palermo's Bakery! My fiance, at the time, and I were met with great enthusiasm during the tasting. I gave Joanne general deion as to what I wanted my cake to look like but the end result was 100 times better than what I imagined. Being a Whose Wedding Is It Anyway bride, my wedding planner and the producer wanted to surprise me with a different design for the cake. The team at Palermo created a STUNNING design of old leatherbound books which no one believed to be the cake. Everyone at the wedding took a picture and still raves about it 6 months later."

Need a Cold One!

Palermo Bakery Blog — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:22:00 GMT

Not sure if the beers will stay cold in this bucket...but sure does look good!

Palermo TV! Episode 1

Palermo Bakery Blog — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:13:00 GMT

Follow us on Twitter and Become a Fan on Facebook!

Palermo Bakery Blog — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:22:00 GMT

We recently added the Twitter Widget to our blog page so you can follow our updates from here! If you prefer, you can follow us on Twitter.com under our username PalermoBakes. We will have updates probably on a daily basis and for those of you who are really good at staying updated we will offer monthly and weekly specials for our products and services so stay in touch!

Also, I never mentioned that we have a Facebook fan page so you can hit us with some comments and check out some pictures and videos there as well! Our facebook page is under Palermo Bakery. We would love for you to become a Fan and to keep us updated on how we're doing. Just click on the Palermo Bakery above and it will direct you to our Facebook page.

Palermo Bakery TV has been Launched!!

Palermo Bakery Blog — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:18:00 GMT

Like I promised... we have launched Palermo Bakery TV! We hope you get the chance to watch the first "webisode" We wanted to add something to the site to let you get to know us a little better. Each "webisode" will provide a little insight into who we are and what we do. We hope to even put up some video tutorials so you might be able to learn something to use at home. I want it to be fun and entertaining but useful at the same time so please hit me with some feedback if you get a chance to watch. Just click on the link below and it will bring you to our video page! Episode 1 is the first full version and runs about 5 minutes...Hope you like It!

http://www.palermobakery.com/video.html

Check it Out Soccer Fans!

Palermo Bakery Blog — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:59:00 GMT

Soccer Fans! Just an idea to show you what can be done with some cake and a little creativity....looks stylish enough to wear and tastes good enough to eat!

Outside the Box!

Palermo Bakery Blog — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:09:00 GMT

It has been a while since I've been able to blog so it is nice to be able to add something new! Sometimes when speaking with brides words like "contemporary," "elegant", "traditional," and so on come up and we make beautiful cakes for our couples looking for these styles. However, I wanted to add a picture of a wedding cake that we recently made to make it clear that thinking outside the box is cool too! If you are able to use your imagination and take a chance you may end up with something very unique. Now, to STRESS, the point, this may not be for everyone and that is totally okay!! Not every bride will want something that stands outside the norm among "wedding cakes." But, it does seem like as time goes on more and more couples are looking to do something that defines them as a couple and incorporates that characteristic of their relationship in the design of their cake. This is a wedding cake a couple asked us to make to match the hotel where they were engaged.

Something you may think of as a wedding cake may seem UNIMAGINABLE but all I am saying is think twice!! Think OUTSIDE THE BOX and you may end up with something UNBELIEVABLE!

Mike and Jen Tesker-Rinset

Palermo Bakery Blog — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:38:00 GMT

New Video About Palermo's from YellowPages.com!

Palermo Bakery Blog — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:06:00 GMT

We are now on Chatterberries.com!

Palermo Bakery Blog — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:02:00 GMT

Hey Everyone!

We are now on a very cool and brand new wedding site called chatterberries.com! Check it out...they wrote up an article after we talked to them...take a look!

Wedding Cakes in the 21st Century

Feb 11, 2009

I just spoke to Paul of Palermo’s Bakery in Ridgefield Park, NJ and he gave me quite an education on new trends in wedding cakes and the modern technology used to produce them. Apparently modern brides are often looking for cakes other than simply traditional. Paul says “brides today know what they want and are usually well informed”. To deliver the best service possible his bakery features a new Cake Gallery and design studio. Complete with 30 + cakes on display and computer programs to design and render pictures of the finished product for the bride and groom to see before the cake is actually made. These programs allow the couple to participate in the design of their cake and to have it be exactly in line with their vision. Working with a consultant, you will be sure to have a cake that fits the needs, budget, theme and personality of your special day. The purpose of all this attention to detail is they feel that “the wedding cake should be as much about you and your style as any other part of your wedding”. It is important that the style and theme of the cake matches the rest of the wedding. By the way, did I mention that while you are designing your cake you will be treated to a cake tasting including special flavors and over 30 different and exotic fillings?

Yes, wedding cakes have arrived in the 21^st century and although there is still plenty of room for the traditional white wedding cake, there are some new trends to accompany the new technology. Thanks to these new technologies and advancements in the cake making process, cakes nowadays are more unique and classy than ever. Cakes of 4 or 5 tiers are not uncommon and cake jewelry and metallic colored edible paints allow the most elaborate designs to come to life.

Cakes of every color are available to match any color scheme. Although white cakes are still number one, now we are talking “super pearl white”, “cotton candy pink” and “midnight blue” or combinations of base color and trim color. These cakes are not only decorated with traditional flowers but with jewels and every conceivable item any bride could possibly dream of.

The days of the white butter cream wedding cake with the little bride and groom on top are not over but, they sure have come a long way. The creativity used and the beauty of today’s wedding cakes make them a center piece of the wedding a thing of beauty to behold. The new trend in cakes is bigger size, vivid color, bejeweled decorations and great taste. There is no limit to the possible designs, flavors and combinations. The only limitation is the budget and most professional wedding cake makers can even make recommendations on how to stay within budget and still get the look and taste you want. What a great and happy item to have to shop for. Hey guys, where else can you go and play with a computer and eat cake and still get credit for being helpful with the wedding planning.

DIVINA NICOLAS AND AARON KNEPPAR's Wedding in (201) Bride!

Palermo Bakery Blog — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 23:45:00 GMT

Photo courtesy of Scott Photography

We made this cake for Divina and Aaron who were featured in (201) Bride Magazine. They met in a bookstore and they have been "bound" ever since! Haha...get it?

Check out Divina and Aaron on (201) Bride's website!

http://www.201bride.net/weddings/Divina_Aaron.story?page

Understanding What you're Getting

Palermo Bakery Blog — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:43:00 GMT

We are usually hesitant to approximate prices to our customers because we do not want to scare off potential customers looking for custom cakes. However, it is amazing that sooo many brides come in knowing very little about why the cost of cakes can range so widely. There are cakes that we make which are extremely beautiful for 150 people which may only cost $3-5 a person and certain cakes with intricate details ranging between $6-15 a slice. So, you may be asking yourself what is the difference? I want to give you some examples of cakes that fall within the different categories as part of an answer to my rhetorical question.

Butter Cream Frosting- is a type of icing used inside cakes, as a coating, and as decoration. In its simplest form, it is made by creaming butter with powdered sugar, although other fats can be used, such as margarine. Colorings and flavorings are often added, such as cocoa powder or vanilla extract. (Wikipedia.com)

Fondant-- Also called sugar paste, fondant is an icing sugar dough which can be manipulated much in the same way as pie dough and rolled into smooth sheets and draped over cakes to provide a flawless finish. (Wikipedia.com)

These two definitions are words that we commonly use when we talk of decorating the outside of any specialty or wedding cake. There are many types of frosting which can be used besides the butter cream or fondant including, Marzipan, Royal Icing, Fudge, and Ganache. However, in keeping it simple, these two are the ones most commonly associated with the custom cakes.

Butter cream: Fondant:

Both can be made into incredibly beautiful designs. Yet, the fondant is normally much more expensive than the butter cream frosting. Fondant is used to make certain intricate details and normally takes much more time. The work that goes into working with fondant, gumpaste, and royal icing is usually much more involved. The cost is relative to the intensity of the labor in customizing your special design. The more intricate and detailed the cake you choose the more you should be assuming the cake will cost.

There are options! We like to tell our customers that we can make very beautiful cakes by combining butter cream frosting and fondant accents. The cakes can have a fondant look without costing you as much.

Butter Cream Base and Fondant Accents:

At least from our bakery, you will be able to get a cake like this for around half the cost of a cake entirely decorated in fondant. You can achieve an incredible look for much less, but you have to keep yourself informed

I hope this helps...we will keep you posted!

Palermo Bakery

"Our cakes taste as good as they look!"

New Video!

Palermo Bakery Blog — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:29:00 GMT

We are actually about to launch something really cool on the Palermo Bakery website! We are going to begin uploading mini-videos on Palermo Bakery TV! Every few weeks or months we will update the website with episodes from the bakery. We will give you an inside look to what we do on a daily basis. There will be videos with live wedding consultations and tastings so that you can see what to expect when you schedule your own tasting and consultation. We will have video clips about who we are and how we have grown into the business we are today. One of the most exciting parts of this new feature is that we also want to launch some videos of our decorators actually making some of our wedding and specialty cakes. We will give video clips with tips as to what are the latest trends, what cakes are best during what season of the year, what colors work well together, and so much more! I am sending out this little bit of information in advance because it may not start "rolling" for a few months. But, be sure to keep a look out...and we hope this new feature will be helpful to everyone.

There is also a new video coming out within the next week or so on our featured ad with yellowpages.com. Please take a look at it and tell us what you think. If anyone has some ideas about our video clips please feel free to contact us at PalermoBakery.com or email us at customersupport@palermobakery.com