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About Dave Oney

Dave Oney was born mid last century in Middlebury, Vermont. He received his BS in Chemistry and worked as a polymer chemist in Massachusetts and New Jersey. He became a microscopist (someone who studies little bitty things using a microscope) and photomicrographer (someone who photographs little bitty things) before settling into a 35-year career in technical sales of scientific imaging equipment (the science of digitally recording itty bitty things, sending the image to a computer for analysis.) He designed and created a number of products contributing to this field. He is (was) proficient in several computer languages and is currently working on mastering English. After making a few more paradigm shift career changes Dave and his wife, Fran, retired and moved closer to their children and granddaughters and now live in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas.

Break the Fast 2010 (5771) Cake

This cake served a double purpose. It was for the Break the Fast meal at the Fink’s in 2010 and to celebrate the pending engagement of our friend Don P.

The cake was white velvet, butter cream crumb coated and covered with fondant. The flowers are both gum paste and  drawn with paint made from petal dust in a vodka solution. You will notice throughout I am NOT an artist.

Daniel and Frances’ Post Wedding Cake

Daniel and France's Post Wedding CakeMy first wedding cake and the reason I started baking and decorating cakes. The cake is comprised of a chocolate layer (for Daniel) a white velvet layer (for Fran) and topped with a Heavenly White layer (similar to angel food, for Frances.)

The cake was crumb coated with butter cream frosting and covered with fondant. The Stargazer Lillies are made of gum paste and are France’s favorite flowers. There are also yellow roses and calla lilies for variety.

Daniel and France's Post Wedding Cake, view 2Here is the back side of the cake showing the blue of UFL and maroon of BC as ribbons draped across the cake.