cakelava
Cakes Designed with "Wow!" in Mind by nationally recognized cake artist Rick Reichart. http://www.cakelava.com
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Location:
Kailua, HI, 96734
Phone:
(808) 263-2868
 
Quinn Kelsey

Quinn Kelsey Hey folks. My fiancée, Marjorie, was just on the phone with Sasha about our wedding cake for January in Honolulu. Looking forward to connecting with you guys after Xmas so we can get this going! Aloha!

9 hours ago · Report
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cakelava
Ciao, Quinn! I enjoyed my conversation with Marjorie and we are excited to be making your wedding cake. Looking forward to meeting you next month. Aloha!
7 hours ago
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We knew as soon as we received the "Save the Date" poster for Girl Fest Hawaii 2009, that Rick was going to use the scene in the poster in some way on the cake he was making for the soft opening of Girl Fest, last Friday night...
Val Anne Hjelte Welch
Val Anne Hjelte Welch
I had no idea about your handpainting skills when you worked at GC!
Thu at 2:05pm
Donna Cawthon
Donna Cawthon
Very,Very Nice! Cake Art!
Thu at 5:36pm
cakelava
cakelava
Rick has some mad skills, and handpainting is one of them :-) Thanks ladies, for the comments!
7 hours ago
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For the past 3 years on November 10th, we've had a date with the United States Marine Corps, to make them a spectacular cake in honor of their birthday...
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cakelava
Yes! Definitely, he's a cool dude. It's been awesome working with MarForPac. They deserve a special cake each year that they can actually eat and be proud of. Thank you!!
Thu at 12:11pm
cakelava
cakelava
Styrofoam cakes... bleck! hee hee.
Thu at 12:13pm
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cakelava Just posted on the blog, Rick's cake made for the U.S. Marine Corps Birthday Ball last night.

Monica
Monica
I thought that you guys might have made that cake!! It was the Strawberry Chantilly....and it was WONDERFUL!!! The Marines loved it and were very impressed!!!! Thank you!!
November 11 at 12:15pm
Robin Orona
Robin Orona
wow. totally awesome. or should i say: OORAH! (?)
November 11 at 2:22pm
cakelava
cakelava
Monica! So happy to hear you and Arin were there and got to enjoy a piece of cake. Thank you for the feedback!
Thu at 10:35am
cakelava
If you want us to make you a cupcake, this is as small as we go. Why not have a single serving of something you love, have it full of scrumptious fillings and be able to share it with your friends...
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cakelava
Aww *gush*, Michelle! We love you guys too! Cool profile image by the way. Tee hee.
November 10 at 6:11pm
Sandy
Sandy
So pretty!
November 10 at 9:32pm
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This weekend was fantastic! It started off with a wedding cake made for a Japanese client of ours who we've been communicating with long distance in Japan for a number of months. It was wonderful to finally meet her in person and she even brought us some tasty treats from Japan to enjoy. Yummy...
Val Anne Hjelte Welch
Val Anne Hjelte Welch
Oh I love this one!
November 9 at 3:40pm
Donna Cawthon

Donna Cawthon
May I say? coming from an intermediate "want ta be" like You someday cake designer.... (worked with Annie for awhile), but you took it to the highest level! You are very inspirational... Love all your work! I can not wait to see you with Annie on the Chanllenge.... I know it will be GREAT! One more thing.... isn't... it true? The more you learn.... you find there is so much more you need to learn, no matter what level you reach?Read More

November 7 at 4:46am · Report
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cakelava
the big island is very pretty. i think it's my favorite. not a lot to do and probably not a good market for cakes but scenic. what branch is your husband in? we do a lot of military cakes here. mostly marine, in fact we are doing the marine corp ball birthday cake on tues. it's turning out nice i think. i'm sure sasha will post it on our blog next... Read More week for all to see. so i worked at great cakes in 2002-3 i think, when were you there? do you remember andy? he was the manager. did robin bupp work with you? she has a place in texas called simply cakes...rick :)
November 8 at 11:37am
Donna Cawthon
Donna Cawthon
My husband just retired after 22 years Army but went to Iraq with a private contractor....he is a helicopter pilot and works on one of the bases...so working along side ... He definately did his time...and I feel is helping bring our boys home...out of Iraq anyway. In his heart he is a West Coast guy.... worked out of San Diego for awhile.... I ... Read Moreknow he would love to retire there but $$$$! Who knows what the future will hold ..... he also helped some of the army pilots on your island a few times. His birthday is in two weeks... I'm contemplating on doing a helicopter cake... but I better do my research on the exact model.... you know how military guys are..... can't wait to see Marine Corp cake! I worked at Great Cakes right before you with Annie and Robin... Yes I know Andy...he probably hired you because he thought you were cute;)....but you sure proved yourself! By the way... Your wife is beautiful....and in the same bizz....You did good!
November 8 at 1:03pm
Erin Sacco Pineda

Erin Sacco Pineda can't wait to hear when the Challenge will air (I'm hoping it's before the end of the year because I'm on maternity leave now and could definitely catch the show!)

I know you'll do fantastic!!!!!

November 6 at 4:24pm · Report
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cakelava
Hey Erin!

We'll keep everyone in the loop when it airs, but I'm guessing it won't be before the end of the year. Thanks for the congrats. Take care!
November 6 at 10:41pm
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cake photo by cakelavaThere's a first time for everything, and sooner or later we were destined to make a San Diego Chargers themed wedding cake. Couples like Sonia and Moses are a rarity in weddings...
Donna Cawthon
Donna Cawthon
She probably wore herself out!
November 6 at 5:33pm
Val Anne Hjelte Welch
Val Anne Hjelte Welch
Those wacky couples these days!
November 6 at 6:33pm
cakelava

cakelava One of our favorites. Caption reads: "Is it me, or do mullets look 10x better with camo? These two are like the Mario and Luigi of Walmart." (taken in Texas and California)

Allison Mersel
Allison Mersel
that site is hilarious....thanks for sharing
November 5 at 5:56pm
cakelava
cakelava
It was my mother-in-law who first introduced us to the site. it's sooo funny!
November 6 at 9:33am
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cakelava Looking at one my favorite procrastinations, er, diversions. " The People of Walmart." http://www.peopleofwalmart.com. If you haven't seen it, go there NOW. You won't be disappointed.

Source: www.peopleofwalmart.com
A collection of all the creatures that grace us with their presence at Walmart, America's favorite store.
Val Anne Hjelte Welch
Val Anne Hjelte Welch
Hey that's me!
November 5 at 5:32pm
cakelava
Cakes with dragons on them are a regular request for us, especially for the Yakudoshi birthdays, when you need all the help you can get, according to Japanese culture. The term "Yakudoshi" is comprised of yaku, meaning "calamity" and doshi, signifying years...
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cakelava on tomorrow's blog. Rick comes face to face with a dragon.

cakelava
cakelava
Thank you everyone! Rick is blushing from the compliments. We just posted the dragon cake on the blog. http://cakelava.blogspot.com/2009/11/dragon-cake-for-yakudoshi-birthday.html
November 5 at 1:12pm
Donna Cawthon
November 7 at 4:48am
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A HUGE Thank You to all of you who have reached out to us in one way or another about the Food Network Challenge...
Geralyn Camarillo
Geralyn Camarillo
You guys are beyond AMAZING!!!!
November 4 at 3:06pm
Val Anne Hjelte Welch
Val Anne Hjelte Welch
Wow....all I can say is "wow".
November 4 at 3:12pm
cakelava
cakelava
Thanks, Ladies! Rick loves making the tiki cakes and was particularly proud of this one.
November 4 at 3:45pm
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cakelava commented on their own note Mmmm... Giant .... Cupcake.