Ace of Cakes
Duff. Mary Alice. Geoff. They have almost become household names.
I’ll never forget the first time I saw Duff. It was (of course) Food Network Challenge. He was the first Chef I’d seen on the show using a sauldering iron. I got an instant crush on him. Any man, who can work with his hands and bake, well he’s a winner in my book. The cakes that he made each challenge were not only beautiful works of art, they were masterpieces that combined bits of technology with the cakes. While they didn’t always work, the effort to do something different is what amazed me.
Ace of Cakes is certainly something different. Here we get an inside look at Charm City Cakes and it’s eccentric crew of bakers and decorators. The kind of crew that will all go get tattoos together, and the kind of boss that will run down an ice cream truck at top speed, and get sundaes for everyone because it’s been a bad day. Every week we get to see these people go out of their minds a little bit more. And it’s fantastic. Although I must say Hubby and I have speculated a bit as to what goes on down in that basement besides band practice.
All in all it’s refreshing to see a group of real people running a real business. They have their snips and arguments, but they really seem to be family. We have seens huge successes, (Wrigley Field comes to mind). And we have seen catastrophes. Who can forget the Scottish Castle that ended up on the floor? But even with that, the crew came together and made the cake bigger, and better, and in less than six hours.
I am glad I get to spend time with Duff and the crew at Charm City Cakes every week. They make me smile, and who can ask for better than that?
By the way, I read this post today and it truly touched my heart, read here and show your support for Ellen and Iggy
December 23rd, 2007 at 6:51 pm
[...] by Cindy Crouch Well, I suppose by now you know that I am a fan of Duff, and the guys over there at Charm City Cakes. But I think I like them even more now, due to their holiday show. There are so many celebrities [...]