Maples Wedding Cakes Nashville Tennessee Couture Baker

Happy New Years from Maples Wedding Cakes

Here is a sneak peak of a few of our designs that will be revealed later this month for 2011.  Maples Wedding Cakes 2011 line will show more diversity from a design standpoint than ever before from Jay Qualls.  You will see much more texture, sculpting, hand painted cakes, traditional stringwork, trendy colors, geometric applique work, as well as some interesting stencil examples with a fabric toile inspired cake and last but not least french fondant ruffles.  These are just a few of our latest creations....check our blog frequently to see more of our new 2011 line!  We hope you enjoy and are inspired you as a decorator and can find something that will inspire your own wedding cake. 

 

Sincerely, Jay Qualls, President, Cake Designer

TLC's Next Great Baker and Martha Stewart Weddings

 

 Here is a sneak peak of some of our newest designs to be revealed very soon. 

 

 This pearlized petal inspired cake with sugar pearls dragges in each petal captures the beautiful organic cascade down a steel gray pearlized fondant.

 

 

This beautiful sugar flower design was inspired by a beautiful silicone flower plunger with organic vines and textured leaves.  This cake is a white on white cake with pealized shimmer and my signature  triple beaded border.

 

 

 

 

 
This design was inspired by a dress that I saw when hiking through the streets of Manhattan.  I saw this beautiful dress and thought "that must be a cake" and now it is a reality.  You will be so impressed when you see how gorgeous this handpainted cake with black, white, and gray food color.  It is one of my all time favorite designs in a while.  Love, love, love!!!

Jay Qualls- TLC Cake Boss: Next Great Baker Premiere Red Carpet Event

Here are a couple of photos from my fabulous red carpet Next Great Baker premiere party at Houston Station. I would love to thank all of my friends, family, and colleagues for attending.  My best friend and colleague Angela Proffitt

 

This is just one example of the beautiful lighting from another one of my best friends and colleagues   Blake Chaffin and his team from Nashville Event Lighting. Thank you again for an amazing job!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I got to ride in style for the evening in a Matchless Limo. Here I am arriving on the red carpet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you to all of my friends and family for being there to support me and cheer me on. Can you tell how surprised I was?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chase Rivers Flair! created these stunning centerpieces, complimented by wonderful table linens provided by Connie Dunglin Specialty Linens.  Chase and Jennifer French Byler are two of my best friends and colleagues.  I love you both and thank you from the bottom of my heart. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not only did my guests get to see the Next Great Baker debut, but they also got to see the unveiling of my "Jay's Suga Momma" t-shirts at the premiere party. A portion of the proceeds will go toward cancer research in honor of the three original "Jay Suga Momma"s, my mother Wanda Violet Bell, Tommye Mehaley Warren Bell, and Myrna Irene Daughtery Inman who loaned me my first cake pan, frosting bag, and taught me how to make the buttercream that we still use 19 years later at my studio. This shirt has their intitials hidden in the design of the shirt and is very meaningful to me.. Please contact us at Maples Wedding Cakes to order your shirt today.  The cost of the shirts are $25. Many thanks to Cindy, Richard, and Becky from EmbroideMe for all their support and hard work.  We will also beautiful coffee mugs on sale with Maples Wedding Cakes on them and my new company Jay Qualls Inc.  This company will manage all my appearances, classes, demonstrations, and consulting for new cake shop owners.  More information to come on that.  

 

 

 

 

 

As they always say, "the proof is in the puddin'!" So, following suit, I put on my proof, and showed off myTLC and Next Great Baker chef coat! A good fit for the occasion.  I certainly earned the right to proudly wear this jacket. It was a wonderful life experience.  More to come!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Stay tuned into our blog posts to find out what will be happening in 2011 with Maples Wedding Cakes and Jay Qualls Inc.