What Happened to JessiCakes Project?!

Over four years have passed since my last blog entry. I am so sorry I have neglected to blog here. You see, 2016, was a very tumultuous time. I did graduate from my undergrad at UC Davis, majoring in Neurobiology Physiology and Behaviour (NPB). Still, I realized that I had to do more work to achieve my dreams of becoming a doctor. You might be wondering what I am talking about. What does becoming a doctor has to do with baking? Well, let me backtrack almost nine years before I cause so much confusion!

Back in late 2010, on a Winter break as a high school senior, I've decided to bake to raise funds for the charities that I supported. Then, a month later, my mom and I started JessiCakes Project. You can read more details on the About page.

Princess Castle Cake, last custom cake made 11/2017

Donating portions of our earnings to charities was not the only way that I used my baking talents to help people. I also became a Sugar Angel for Icing Smiles, Inc. Through Icing Smiles, I was able to cheer up kids who are battling serious illnesses and their families. It was during those times that I have started to entertain the possibility of becoming a doctor. If cakes can cheer them up, medicine can help cure them. My wish of becoming a doctor intensified in each cake that I made and hand-delivered. So, I decided to pursue a pre-med course in college.

Fast-forward to four years later...I had finally graduated as a pre-med, but I was not entirely done yet. I had to stay almost two years more for additional studies. That took up a lot of my energy-- both physical and mental. JessiCakes Project had to take a backseat as I traversed the obstacle-filled path that I had chosen to take.

Custom Wedding Cake and Mini Cakes 

I was finally done with an undergrad in 2018. I left the university as a super senior. Then, Summer 2019, I started my MS in Medical Physiology at Case to better equip me for the grueling medical school life. I am hopeful that this coming Spring 2020, I will be enrolling in the College of Medicine. During undergrad and post-grad, I have been doing volunteer work, which is why I have not been back into baking full-time.

A Princess Cake

I can barely make a dozen cakes between 2017-2019 due to my grueling schedule. I may be on a long hiatus from professional baking but you cannot take the baking away from me! Baking cakes is something that cheers me up, so even if I did not take any orders, I try to whip something up for myself and my family. Cakes have their way of bringing smiles and can be uplifting. And they always remind me why I am here, trying to make it to my end goal of becoming a doctor because that is where it all started. I can say that my dream of becoming a doctor began with a cake and when I see one whether made by me or something I bought from a bakery, it will always remind me why I am here today!

Custom Cake Made for an Icing Smiles Cake Recipient

So before this year ends, I would like to greet you, whoever you are, who may have stumbled into this blog, a very Happy New Year 2020! Cheer up! You are not alone in this world that is full of challenges. Remember that you are worth it. Don't lose hope. Never give up! Continue the fight and reach for the stars! God bless you. xoxo ~ Jessica

Spider-Man theme cupcakes

Minion Cupcakes

Circus Theme Cake Pops

Plane Above the Clouds by JessiCakes Project

Me and Groot! by JessiCakes Project

Mickey Mouse theme Cake for my Cousin by JessiCakes Project

Captain America Cake for my cousin by JessiCakes Project

Lilo & Stitch Cake by JessiCakes Project

Wall-E Cake for my cousin by JessiCakes Project

Honoring our Heroes!

Before I go on with this blog post, I would like to apologize for being inactive here and on our Facebook fan page lately. I know I may sound like a broken record, promising to post here regularly, but my busy college schedule (I am in senior now) and community volunteer work have been taking a toll on JessiCakes Project. My mom, who is my business partner, cannot do it all alone because of her busy schedule. At 51, she has a full time job, a part-time writing gig and also a household to help take care of. Her diabetes, which she has maintained well, is also another reason why we have slowed down. Most of our cake orders require all-nighters, which can take a toll on her health. Anyway, we will resume taking more orders in a month or two, but for now, we will only take small orders and call-to-action cakes for Icing Smiles.

Today is Veteran's Day here in the US. Because it is so...I am off from school. I would like to say to the brave men and women of the armed forces who risk their lives on a daily basis to keep the rest of us safe and free...THANK YOU! I appreciate all that you have done and still doing for our country. 


It's easy to lose track of what is important in our lives. Sometimes, we say just thank you without sincerity. As if, it is just an automatic thing. Have you ever said thanks and really meant it? I am sure you have one way or another, but have you been consistent in that gesture or are you picky? Without so much drama, a simple thanks and a handshake can go a long way. As for our brave soldiers, people often forget to thank them. Sometimes, they're subjected to ridicule. 

In the place where I live, which is close to an Air Force base, we see them almost daily. Many of our neighbors are from the Armed Forces. My dad befriended a lot of them because he is often outside playing with our dogs. I've learned from my dad, who is so vocal with his appreciations for their services, that to thank them is to greet them each day and show them you respect them. He often says make eye contact with them when you talk and don't forget to say thank you. Not only during Veteran's Day, but any day that you see them. 

 If you go out and see a Veterans Day parade today, reach out to the men and women in uniform. Thank them for their services! Hug them, shake their hands, wave to them,. Honk at them and give them a thumb's up if you are driving and happen to see someone on the street or another driver who may be in the armed forces. I'm sure it will make them very happy and will make their day! Try paying for a Veteran's gas at the pump or pay for his meal at a restaurant. I'm sure you can find a lot of ways to say thanks, even a smile can go a long way...every day!
In our case, we baked some cookies and handed them out to our neighbors...with a thank you note attached!

Happy New Year and Happy 4th Anniversary to Us!!!

It's hard to believe that we are already on our 4th year of operation. Wow! It feels great to be able to do my other passion-- baking while helping charities.

I know that I had promised in the past that I would be posting at least once a month to keep this blog going. However, my busy schedule at school (I'm now a junior in college) had, once again, gotten in the way. Although I am able to update our facebook fan page with new cake projects, posting photos and statuses, I would really like to keep this blog going. I feel awful that I had only been able to post minimally last year. It's a pity that the posts I made were not blog posts, but just to update the photos on this page. Nevertheless, I am so grateful to those of you who continue to contact us via our Gmail and facebook fan page to inquire about ordering our baked goodies.

So, this year my mother, who is also my business and baking partner, and I will be doing our very best to blog at least once a month. If we can do so once every week, we definitely would; however, we are also being realistic-- aside from baking, she has a full-time job and I am a full-time student with more challenging subjects to pass each quarter leading up to my graduation. As in the past, you can still follow us on our facebook page.

This year, we will also work on not just improving our social media presence, but also increasing our focus on our charitable work. One thing is for sure, we may not update this blog as often as we like to, but we will definitely make sure that we continue to do what we can to donate to the charities that we support as we have done in the past three years!

Thanks to all of you who had supported us the past three years and will continue to support us as we try to help make this world a little better...one baked goody at a time!

Just want to say hi!

Wow, it has been almost a year now since we last posted on this blog. We had been so busy with life (church life, family life, school life, work life, baking life, etc) that blogging took a backseat! Anyway, just dropping by to say hi to anyone who is following this blog and to who may stumble upon it just now.

We may not be able to blog daily, nor monthly (although, we may try our best to do a monthly post at least starting today), we always update our facebook fan page-- JessiCakes Project. If you haven't liked us yet, just click on the link or go to the facebook page tab on this website and it will take you there. We post photos of our projects there as soon after we deliver them. So, that's the best place to follow us.

We will post photos on this blog too...as time permits. 

Hope you all are having a wonderful year so far like us! Take care. Until next post...whenever that would be. :)

Dr. Seuss Theme Cake (12/08/12)

We made this Dr. Seuss theme cake for a first birthday of a little girl who happens to love all Dr. Seuss characters. Definitely, one of our favorites. This cake is a unisex cake-- neither too girly nor boyish. It features famous Dr. Seuss characters and things, from top to bottom, such as Cat in the Hat, Thing 1 and Thing 2, Green Eggs and Ham, The Lorax, and One Fish, Two Fish. All decorations are made of 50/50 gumpaste and fondant (available for sale separately or as a set). We also made  Cat in the Hat's hat cookies as party favors.

SF 49ers Cake for a Boy - 042212

SF 49ers cake

Ah...talk about perfect timing to post these photos. We made this cake for my cousin- Glenn, Jr's 10th birthday last year. He plays football and is an avid SF 49ers' fan. In about a week, the SF 49ers is playing at the Superbowl against the Baltimore Ravens! We're planning on making a helmet cake for this coming Sunday's game and will post photos later.

For information on how you can order cakes, cupcakes, cake pops, edible football theme cake toppers or edible figures, please contact us  at jessicakes.project@gmail.com.

SF 49ers cake

SF 49ers cake

SF 49ers cake

SF 49ers cake

Chuckie Cheese Cake Pops - 042212

These Chuckie Cheese cake pops are simply adorable, aren't they? The hats are edible. made of marshmallows. 

For information on how to order Chuckie Cheese cake pops, please email us at jessicakes.project@gmail.com

Chuckie Cheese cake pops

Chuckie Cheese cake pops