"Art of the Table" at The Bellamy Mansion

The Bellamy Mansion, built in 1859, is one of North Carolina’s most spectacular examples of antebellum architecture. It is now a museum of History and Design Arts. In March, the curators of this mansion held the second annual event called “The Art of the Table.” It was a collection of creatively themed "table tops" designed by more than 45 representatives of various design businesses, and exhibited throughout the mansion's twenty-two rooms.








We, The Dessert Divas, were asked to do the featured dessert for the Opening Black Tie Gala.














We created this three tier square cake of chocolate and vanilla layers frosted with our Italian vanilla buttercream. It was decorated with royal icing appliqués designed to reflect the damask fabric used to decorate the event, and topped with a royal icing “garden fence” designed after the wrought iron fence that is around the Mansion. Within the “fence” and down the side we placed handmade sugar paste magnolias.



Because our goal is for our cakes to taste as good as they look, we were very pleased at the response of the 200 guests. Cake lovers raved, but the greatest compliment was when several people commented to us that though they usually do not like cake, they loved ours!





The Dessert Divas in the Bellamy Kitchen!

We were pleased to be asked to decorate the Bellamy's kitchen.
When we first toured the kitchen, we were amazed to consider how their "dessert divas" might have cooked any cakes in this oven! It is challenging enough with a 20th century convection oven!


This is a "before" picture.















This is our design "after!"


























And we had the opportunity to serve samples of our Praline & Chocolate Ganache Cake to the more than 800 people who toured the exhibit.

"Designer Desserts"

We love designing cakes for Special Events! It makes us so happy to see the expression on the face of the person who receives one of these cakes designed especially for them!



"Heaven Sent"

This vanilla "baby carriage" cake was embellished with a royal icing tiara design and was set on a coconut cake covered with a fluffy "cloud like" frosting.








"OTH--That's A Wrap!"

One morning there was a knock on our door--"One Tree Hill" had come knocking! They were filming across the street and that night we were able to take this chocolate cake with Italian mint buttercream frosting for the cast & crew after the daily wrap. (For you "OTH" fans, our home is two blocks from "Karen's house," and a couple of minutes from "Karen's Cafe" which is now Brooke's "Clothes over Bros!")




"High Stepper"

This "Arabian horse" cake was designed for a young equestrian. Brittany couldn't stop giving us hugs when we delivered it to her birthday party! Oh how we love the rewards of this job!









"Have A Wonderful Weekend!"

Our special event cakes can be designed for parties of two as well as 200! This 6" round made some one's weekend a little more special!












"Ali's Princess"

Each of our tiaras are a "one of a kind," designed and created just for each special princess!







"Couture Cakes"-- High Fashion in Sugar

Have a desire for some new "bling," a Harry Winston "knock off," perhaps a new handbag inspired by Kate Spade, heels to match--Look no further, our couture designs are definitely within your reach!


















































































For our friend Claire, the owner of "Encore," we designed a cake that replicated the logo of her boutique.












EVERYONE LOVES A "MINI CAKE"--better known as
THE CUPCAKE!











































These cupcakes were ordered as gifts to be delivered to special clients. Our "Cupcake Bouquets" were received with "oohs & aahs!"
























Our Favorite Flavors

We only sell desserts that we Divas can't do without ourselves! And here are some of our favorite flavors...




We once had a fine dining restaurant and were known for our "Praline & Chocolate Ganache Cake." We are pleased to be able to make this delicious dessert available once again!







Our Coconut Cake is a favorite because it is made with a coconut milk infusion.











"The Margarita"
This cake, made with lime juice and liqueur, has just enough "kick" to be a real hit at any party!













OUR CAKE FLAVORS

Praline & Chocolate Ganache
Vanilla Buttercake
Chocolate Buttercake
Margarita
Coconut
Carrot
Hawaiian--with coconut & pineapple
Zesty Lemon
Coffee Chocolate
Chocolate Mint
Spice


After writing about all of this we Divas are going to eat some cake!

If you want to join us, call (910) 399-6276 or (910) 599-1290 or Email us at www.thedessertdivas@aol.com and we will deliver a cake to you ASAP!!!!

The Dessert Divas Live on Z107.5 & Jammin 99

We Divas often "rock out" and "car dance" to Jammin 99 (Deborah knows all the "good" music!) so it was a lot of fun when Josh Lee at Sunrise Broadcasting contacted us to be a part of their "Discount Dining Deals" to sell our cakes on the air.






"CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES--COME ON!"



















Live with Foz & Tina!


"FAR OUT!"



On Thursday, February 5 The Dessert Divas went "live" with Foz & Tina of Z107.5, and Stan of Jammin 99. We had brought samples of our desserts for all the crew at Sunrise the week before, so by the time we went on the air, Foz said he wanted to move in with us, and Tina said she had looked forward more to our coming than to her date the night before! It is amazing the effect caused by some really good chocolate cake and a little silky buttercream frosting!

From The Dessert Divas Family Album

Who are The Dessert Divas?
We are a family consisting of Three "Divas," Deborah, Rebekah & Jennifer, and Jennifer's "Divette," Eve, and her "Divo," Stephen. Both Stephen and Eve love our family being in the dessert business. They are the only preschoolers we know who ask for "ganache" after dinner!

We live in a 1913 bungalow near downtown Wilmington, NC. Having always lived in the suburbs of Atlanta, now living in the heart of the city is an adventure to us! We are only minutes from The Cape Fear Riverwalk, and there is always something happening downtown!

We have had our kitchen certified by the state of North Carolina so we are able to do some of our labor intensive work from home. And for our large orders, a commercial kitchen is available for us to rent. In this way we are able to deliver desserts from our home to yours.

Living in Wilmington is a real advantage for us in our business as it is a wonderful place to celebrate any special occasion. We have been told it is one of the top ten wedding destination places in the United States.


Christmas 2008




















This is what The Dessert Divas call a "love sandwich!"









Because we work together as a family, we are often asked if we "get along" with each other. To be honest, we do! In our line of work we pull some "all nighters," more than any of us did in college, so having been tested and tried under the pressure of "on time wedding cake delivery", we believe we can work together under any circumstances!





When you call our home to place an order, (910) 399-6276, you may get our specially equipped answering service
(or so he likes to think!).

Winter in Wilmington

Even cakes change with the seasons.

This winter, for a couple to celebrate their December wedding anniversary, we were able to do a reproduction of their original "snow flake covered" wedding cake topper.







Winter White Wedding Cake

Friends of ours in the wedding business said our "Winter White Wedding Cake" was not only beautiful but the best wedding cake they had ever eaten! Not only was this very encouraging, but it motivates us as we always try to improve our recipes and decor with each cake we bake and decorate.



Every where we look we "see" cakes!


Imagine our surprise when we woke up one morning to discover our little bungalow had been "frosted" with snow!








The frozen fountain of Parkside at Mayfaire made us wonder how we can translate such beauty into a cake!

"Divas" Know How to Party!

Diva: ‘di-va, n. A woman of rare, outstanding talent. a. Fine lady.

In the last few months we have had the privilege of meeting some wonderful, interesting and creative women. So in December we thought it would be fun to “warm our new home” during the holiday season by having them over for a "Diva" Christmas Gift Exchange Party (i.e. a little friendly competition over gifts!) Everyone brought appetizers or wine and, of course, we provided a sampling of our Holiday Special Desserts.




















"Dancing Divas Pajama Party"
Everyone had such a good time meeting new friends, that we were asked to do it again. So in January we threw a "Dancing Divas" pajama party! By then we had met even more "divas" to invite and more new desserts to try! These fellow "divas" are great taste testers!