Helping Santa

As the festive season kicks in and as Secret Santa's got many spending more time at gift shops figuring the most ideal gift, Dash of Bling has been busy helping Santa pick the right gifts. 


Transforming the seemingly 'impersonal gifts' into 'completely for me', that's what some of the customised prezzies have been doing. Right from the yumm chocolate picture frames to the 3D themed cakes, the idea is to get the perfect 'Woaaaa' reaction. 

I promise you won't be spending half as much time figuring out the perfect gift. Contact dashofbling@gmail.com for more ideas.

Rest assured, your 'Christ Child' will definitely be hoping you're their Santa again ;) Merry Christmas

Celebrations Galore...a gallery

People are constantly grappling with ways to make it special for their loved ones on the occasions that matter. The basic cakes and balloons are a thing of the past. It's all about customization and uniqueness. So while it's a set of shooter glasses for some with their favourite characters on it, it's making headlines on the front page of the daily for the others and of course Dash of Bling is there to bring it all together. So go on and savour the look.

Angry Bird shooter glasses

Customized newspaper done for a birthday with personal
messages on page 2

Cake done as a surprise for the inauguration of a boutique

Birthday cake done for a father who's always on the phone ;)

A newly married wife's cake for her husband on his birthday

The CAKE before the PLUNGE!

Bachelor parties have always been a rage. Lately with the girl's stepping in to celebrate their versions of it, guess the excitement's just gone up manifold. I was fortunate to be able to contribute to one such party through a custom made cake. 


The brief for the cake was fairly simple - 'it had to live up to the expectations of a bachelorette party cake by adding to the evening but that without getting excessively kinky'. Of all the ideas suggested, the girls liked the idea of a 'tent cake' which showcases four legs jutting out from the tent (naughty I say ;)). 


Though I had very limited time to turn this order around, guess the end product and the feedback was worth every bit of running around. Behold...

The final fling before the ring

Got Cake?

Cakes are the panacea for any do one can think of; birthdays, surprises, farewell parties or to just satiate any sinful indulgence. It's the one thing that is promptly introduced to us by our folks on our first birthday and from what I have seen in my first birthday pix, mine sure looked mouth watering (that's also cause it was chocolate, need I say more?)and thankfully not over stuffed with butter icing.

I remember attending all those birthday parties as a kid; the hero of our evening, the one we all waited for, was always the ‘Birthday Cake’. Often inspired from our favourite cartoon characters ‘Tom and Jerry’, ‘Donald Duck', these excessively creamy sponge cakes (which seem almost apologetically basic now) did the trick of fascinating us. All of this was mostly ordered from our favorite cake shop, Monginis in Bombay. I guess they were the only cake shop back then even flaunting a brand name and logo. Not sure though if they still exist or if they still manage to sell their rose inspired pink cakes... Would surely be interesting to find that out.

 But what the hell, I am not here trying to suggest we fit in Monginis into your surprise or gift package, I promise. What I plan to offer today is by now am guessing, quite evident – yep, they are drool worthy sinful cakes but made to match your craziest imagination. 

Handcuffed for life now - for a hen's party

Designer cakes are a rage these days and rightly so. These cakes have huge potential of making an event seem special by just their sheer presence. Needless to say, their potential of adding to an occasion, the missing spark can't be undermined. Hope these give you a glimpse of what I can offer...

Time to open the Bubbly - celebrating 25 years

Show me the money - what better wishes for the hub?

Clearly while mentioning those, I can’t dare to miss out on the delectable cupcakes which make for perfect sidekicks for most occasions. That too without compromising on their visual appeal.

 

And if any of the above is too fancy to handle, then you could dig into some fresh fruit cuffins. A cross between cupcakes and muffins, these delightful treats are available in exciting flavours of apple cinnamon, blueberry, strawberry, to name a few (these cupcakes are currently available Bombay only). 

Fresh Fruit, Apple Cinnamon Cuffin

Double Chocolate Cuffin 

Hoping I have left you drawing up your list of excuses to shout out for one of these :)

The Hub's Birthday

My hub was in love with the show 'Family Guy' and of course his favourite character being, the little baby with a big mission - Stewie. One would often spot him impersonating the 'crazy stewie manner of talking' and of course there would be no missing out on a single episode. Naturally, that became my inspiration for his birthday gifts. 

To add to this, I got a caricature of us done to bring alive the humour we shared in our relationship and of course bunged in the must have balloons. All this, set up in a hotel room which I had secretly booked for us to enjoy a quiet little get away over the weekend :)