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May 2010
Check us out in the May 2010 issue of "Every Day with Rachael Ray"! Our spread is about unique & delicious wedding cake flavors, and we were one of only 4 wedding cake bakeries from around the country chosen to be featured!. Our Chai Latte was chosen to represent Celebration Generation - and Minneapolis, MN - in the "Eat & Run" article, on page 152.
We were in great company, with Sheri's Edible Designs from Hilton Head, SC featuring their "It's Island Time!" flavor (sounds yum!). Blue Note Bakery from Austin, TX showcased a gorgeous tie-dyed cake - super funky! - and Cakes By The Pound from Los Angeles, CA described their unique Red Velvet cake, which is dyed with pureed beets, rather than artifical coloring.. and flavored with Amaretto!
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Wedding Cakes- A Design Source
Wedding Cakes - A Design Source is a gorgeous magazine based out of the UK. Featuring top cake designs from around the world, we are thrilled to have had our work in 7 issues (And Counting!)
Flowers & Magazine
October 2009
Flowers & Magazine is a florist industry magazine, distributed internationally by Teleflora.
Celebration Generation was featured as an 8 page layout in their October 2009 Wedding issue. Marie from Celebration Generation was a guest contributor, with an article that focussed on techniques to incorporate fresh flowers in high end fondant cake design, and how florists can work together with cake designers.
The layout featured many photos of our cakes, courtesy of Happenstance Photography. Fresh flowers were courtesy of Violet's Flowers.
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Star Tribune
Monday, December 1st, 2008
"When she found out that the bride was planning to serve sheet cake, Marie Porter could not hold her peace.
Instead, she whipped up a four-tiered, neon-colored, Dr. Seussian spectacle that was the hit of the wedding reception.
She also created a recipe for what would become her latest independent enterprise -- Celebration Generation Cakes." ......Click here to read the full article
Thursday, December 20th, 2007
The following appeared as part of the “What’s Cooking”/”Front Burner” page of the Taste Section
She’s fond of fondant
For Marie Porter, it’s been a natural progression from designing wedding gowns to wedding florals and now to wedding cakes. And what cakes! She’s parlayed her bartender skills into boozy concoctions such as Southern Belle (peaches and Southern Comfort) and Bananas Foster (crème de banana and rum), but also offers an unusual chai spice cake, along with variations on more traditional chocolate and lemon cakes. Her website, www. celebrationgenerationcakes. com, includes some eye-popping photos of her fondant designs, including a “Coach Bag” and a brown-and-green coating that resembles military camouflage. Prices (minimum order to serve 100) begin at $450. Celebration Generation Cakes also offers cookies, tarts and truffles. She’s based in Princeton, Minn., but serves the Twin Cities. Call 612-388-9409 or e-mail cakes@ celebrationgeneration.com.
NB: We have since moved to the Twin Cities, and the pricing / minimum information has changed. See our Flavors page for more details.
Mpls. St. Paul Magazine
Fall-Winter 2008
We were featured as #17 of 100 “must-haves and ready-to-use tips for creating an unforgettable Twin Cities Wedding”!, in the Fall-Winter 2008 issue of Mpls-St Paul Mag’s “Weddings”. Our Excerpt:
Tasteful Twist
Break away from vanilla and surprise your guests with a nontraditional flavored cake. What about Cookies ‘N Cream, Bananas Foster, or Chai Spice? Custom cake creator Marie Porter of Celebration Generation says, “Most brides are shocked to find they can have a flavorful and unique wedding cake underneath even the most traditional of styles.” What about finicky guests? “Usually brides pick two to four flavors to serve.” Imagine one layer of Tiramisu-flavored cake, another with Southern Belle (amaretto, Southern Comfort, and peaches), and then a layer of double chocolate marble or turtle for the more traditional palate. Celebration Generation, 612-388-9409" .... Click here to see the full article. |
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Spring-Summer 2009
We were featured in a layout called "On a Pedestal" for the Fall-Winter issue of Mpls-St Paul Weddings Magazine. Our Excerpt:
Structured Beauty
A sweet bouquet, this four-tier crafted delight by Celebration Generation Cakes is wrapped in fondant with a playful cascade of appliquéd Vanda orchids and soft pastel airbrushed details. Almost too beautiful to eat.
Number of servings: 130
Price per serving: $6.00
Popular Flavors: chai, tiramisu, and white chocolate almond Amaretto
Celebration Generation Cakes
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Minnesota Bride
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Spring-Summer 2009
We were featured in a Spring themed layout for the Spring-Summer issue of Minnesota Bride Magazine. Our Excerpt:
Celebration Generation Cakes, 612.388.9409, celebrationgeneration.com
Marie Porter of Celebration Generation created a jazzed-up version of a more traditional cake she’s created in the past, with piped meringue leaves and brightly colored flowers. “Most of our cakes are fairly crazy,” says Porter, “but this combination of crazy and meringue we hadn’t done.”
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City Pages
November 20, 2008
"Twin City Bridal Association held its ICON Awards this weekend at the Minneapolis Convention Center and honored Marie Porter of Celebration Generation with the Excellence in Cake Design award. CityPages caught up with Porter to learn how she got into the business and how increasingly personalized weddings have been good for creative cakemakers."........Click here to read the full entry.
SheKnows.Com
May, 2009
Our baking mixes were included in SheKnows.com's feature "15 Food products that make Mom’s life easier":
"Love baking cookies but short on time to make them from scratch? Try Celebration Generation Cookie Mixes, which bake up cookies that are as obscenely delicious as the product’s namesake bakery in Plymouth, Minnesota. These tasty and easy-to-bake mixes are made from all natural ingredients and come in four kid- and adult-pleasing flavors: Chai Shortbread, Spiced Oatmeal Raisin, Chewy Chocolate Mint Chip, and Chewy Chocolate White Chocolate Chip. Best yet, you can have them in and out of the oven in 20 minutes or less. Simply add a combination of butter, vanilla, water and eggs to the mix (think: fun summer activity with your kids) and bake as directed. Available for order online at CelebrationGeneration.com.
Price: $12 per mix"
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Kare 11
We have had the good fortune of being on Kare 11 3 times so far. Kare Onlive was a great show - has since been renamed as "Kare 11 News @ 4"
February, 2008
A few days before Valentine's Day, we were invited to the Kare 11 Studio to demonstrate how to make truffles at home
Friday November 16, 2008
I participated in the Kare 11 OnLive Potluck. Crazy amounts of fun!
A few of their regulars met at the studio for some online/OnLive chat, and a potluck to follow. I knew it was going to be a lot of fun, but I didn’t know I’d be filming a commercial, OR that I’d walk out with my very own catchphrase! Click here to read the full write up on that event.
Thursday September 27, 2007
Kare 11 did a wonderful profile on our cakes. Jeffrey Demars came down to our (now former) kitchen to learn more about making cakes. We created a cake replica of "Raven" from Minnesota Bound for them - that cake can be seen in our Other Cakes Gallery.
Click here for the text article that was posted on the Kare 11 Website
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