We are excited to launch our blog and what better way to do it then with the first of two amazing cakes. We are honored to have been chosen to create the grand opening cakes for the new IMAX theater here in Lititz, PA. The first cake that we created was for the Grand Opening Gala on Wednesday, November 17, 2010. This cake was to represent some of the great movies that have made IMAX what it is today, and a sneak peek at what is coming. We chose to use these films: Harry Potter, Transformers, The Green Hornet, Spiderman and Tron. 
You can't tell but the headlights of the Green Hornet's car, Hagrid's lantern, the wheels of the Tron bike and Optimus Prime all light up. The Green Hornet's car is made of cake and the other figures are made of rice cereal treat and modeling chocolate.
This cake is pumpkin spice with chocolate chips, iced and then covered with fondant. This cake is the first of two for Lancaster county's new IMAX theater. Wednesday November 17 the who's who of Lancaster County arrived one by one to support and admire the newest attraction of Lancaster County. The evening was filled with flash after flash from the area's finest photographers. Miville Photagraphy, Beth Cardwell Photography, Fine Living Lancaster, and the Lititz Record all made their way through the crowd capturing one amazing shot after another. Plum Street Gourmet gracefully delivered hors d'oeuvres, and catered the event. The IMAX cake was cut by the four men responsible for Penn Cinema and the new IMAX; Jonathan Byler, John Byler, Bob Tucci, and Penn Ketchum.
We would like to thank our friends and family for helping us make it through one of the longest and hardest weeks ever. With their support we were able to create these amazing cakes. Without them none of what we do would be possible!We will be posting more pictures of this cake and the Grand Opening for the public cake later this week so stay tuned...
We had a great time creating this cake. The Green Hornet car was the one figure that was created out of cake and covered in fondant and modeling chocolate.
Optimus Prime was created out of rice cereal treat and lots of modeling chocolate. We lit him using blue LED battery operated lights. He stood over 14 inches tall. 
Like Optimus Prime, Hagrid and the Tron bike were also made of rice cereal treat and modeling chocolate. Both wheels of the Tron bike were lit with single white LED lights. Hagrid's lantern was also lit with a single white LED light. 
Spider-Man was hand painted on rice paper using food coloring as the paint. He was then attached to the screen. His arm and web are made of modeling chocolate.
The film canisters that held the back side of the cake up were pumpkin spice cake with chocolate chips covered in fondant. The labels on the film canisters represent the movies of the figures featured on the front side of the cake. We put the original opening dates of the movies, the rating and where it played, the original Penn Cinema or the new IMAX theater. 
We would like to thank the owners and their family's of the IMAX for involving us in this great event. We are truly honored to have been a part of your Grand Opening Gala. We wish you the best of luck with the new IMAX theater. 
We would also like to give a special thank you to Penn and Aimee Ketchum for picking us and giving us this amazing opportunity. It was truly a pleasure working with you both.
