Planning your wedding can be a stressful time, and anything but sugar-coated. But now that Pastry Chef and Culinary Artist Marisa Bove opened the doors to her new Dyker Heights Bakery, at least your wedding cake can be.
Bove started Sugar Coated Inc. in 2004, after earning a business degree from St. John’s University and another in Pastry and Baking Arts from the Institute of Culinary Education in Manhattan. After working out of her home for two years, Bove’s bakery opened at 1078 65th St. on Aug. 15.
Bove’s wedding cakes are all custom-made to suit the individual’s wedding style. One of her most memorable cakes was for a bridal shower. It boasted three tiers of chocolate, butterscotch and cream, and was shaped like the corseted bodice of the bride’s dress, complete with lacing down the back of the cake that flowed out to form the gown (pictured at right).
The client gushed that it “looked like a porcelain sculpture,” recalled Bove.
Another hit, said Bove, was the majestic “French country” wedding cake with three tiers of blue, white and yellow icing embellished with gold accents, ruffles and flowers.
“The wedding cake ties everything together,” explained Bove. “It’s the centerpiece of the wedding, and is the first thing the bride and groom share together, and then share with all of their guests. It represents good luck.”
She also bakes cupcakes, cookies, and other desserts that can be customized for bridal showers, engagement dinners and other events.(pictured at right).
