Cookies, Cakes, and Chocolate – Oh my!

Posted in: Great Gatherings
Tags: grooms cakes, wedding cakes, weddings

From fresh baked cookies, muffins and danishes to intricately decorated wedding and grooms cakes, our pastry shop is the sweetest smelling place at the resort. But you won’t find any Keebler elves here … Our executive pastry chef Kevin Pysell leads a 10-person team that works three shifts. The first one starts at 2 a.m. and the third ends as late as 10 p.m., which makes the pastry shop almost a 24-hour operation.

Every year we host about 120 weddings and the majority of brides look to Kevin to create the cake. Kevin and his talented team of bakers spend hours decorating wedding and grooms cakes to the smallest detail.

Sometimes the bride brings a swatch of her dress or her invitation or napkin, which Kevin works to match. Sometimes the bride has a picture of another cake, which he can replicate.

On one occasion, he created a cake with an airplane taking off, which was very personalized for the couple, who had met in the U.S. Air Force.

Of course, collegiate themed grooms cakes are popular such as the University of Texas clock tower or a cake in the shape of the Texas Tech logo.

For his own wedding, Kevin started with a white cake and gave each layer a triple filling of chocolate, strawberry and Grand Marnier. The top layer had a special decoration: a pastiage castle for his princess -- which they still have.

Take a peek at some of Kevin's whimsical groom's cakes here.