Cake 83- St. Joseph's Academy

Found October 11, 2014

I have driven past this cake before, but today was finally the day that I could get a good look at it!

St. Joseph's Academy began in a log cabin in the spring of 1836.  Very quickly, the Sisters of Carondelet realized that they cabin could not hold the number of students enrolled.  The first wing of St. Joseph's was built in 1840 and opened as a combined boarding and day school that housed the 94 girls enrolled in the program. In 1925, the academy moved to the newly constructed Fontbonne campus, where it remained for thirty years.  In 1954, the enrollment outgrew the space at Fontbonne and relocated to it's present location in Frontenac.  The facilities were enlarged in 1985, which added a four-story edition to the original building. As enrollment grew, in 2000 it became clear another addition was necessary.  This new construction provided a state of the art gym, a 700 seat fine arts theater, four new classrooms. a guidance department complex, and a student commons area.  For more on the story of St. Joseph's click here. 

This cake was decorated by '93 alum Laura Francis Genovese.  Similar to the University Lions Gates cake, it is titled "Where'd You Go to Highschool?"  High school pennants fill the cake with St. Joseph's pennant and motto "Not I, but we" prominently featured.

http://www.stjosephacademy.org/about/news/2014/03/269-sja-takes-the-cake/

Cake 82- The Magic House

Found October 11, 2014

How I wish it were acceptable for adults to visit this unique Children's Museum without having any children to visit with!  This place looks amazing!

The Magic House is St. Louis' Children's Museum. The Magic House opened its doors to the public in October 1979.  Over the years, the museum has grown from a small local museum, to one of national prominence.  Education is at the core of The Magic House, and encourages learning through hands-on experiences.

Cake 81- Kirkwood Train Station

Found October 11, 2014

This historic train station adds to the historic and quaint feel of downtown Kirkwood.  Visiting downtown Kirkwood reminded me of time spent the last two years in Cedarburg, Wisconsin.  In 2002, Amtrak was on the verge of closing the Kirkwood station to save money.  The City of Kirkwood offered to buy the station and find volunteers to staff the station so that they would not lose this wonderful gem located in their city.  Since April of 2003, the city has been able to maintain the use of the station.  For more details on services provided at the station, click here.

I love that the cake features an Amtrak train around the sides of the cake.

Cake 80- Edward Jones South Campus

Found October 11, 2014

According to its Cakeway to the West webpage, Edward Jones is one of the founding circle sponsor for stl250.  Edward Jones provides financial services for individual investors in the United States and Canada.  Edward Jones is headquartered in St. Louis.

Cake 79- Frank Lloyd Wright House

Found October 11, 2014

Sadly, you cannot see the house from the driveway where the cake is located, and the house is only available to tour  by reservation.

This Frank Lloyd Wright House is located in Ebsworth Park in Kirkwood, Missouri.  It was the first Frank Lloyd Wright House to be built in the St. Louis area and is notable because it still contains original Wright designed furnishings and fabrics.

http://www.ebsworthpark.org/

Cake 78- Barretts Elementary School

Found October 11, 2014

I initially wondered why this particular elementary school was chosen over all of the others in the area, but a quick visit to the school's webpage shows a school with a rich history. 

Barretts School was originally a log cabin school called Breen School.  After that burned down a one-room brick school house replaced it in 1895 and was used until the mid 1930's.  The school is named for the popular Barretts Station along the Missouri Railroad.  

Barretts is the original school built in Parkway and additions in the 1930's, 1950's, and 1980's have brought the building to it's current look.

Cake 77- AKC Museum of the Dog

Found October 11, 2014

Didn't have time to peak at the actual museum today, but think it would be interesting to explore at a later date.

The American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog is home to the world's finest art collection of art devoted to the dog. Here visitors can explore paintings, sculptures, drawings, and other works of art that display dogs throughout the centuries.  

For more info and hours, visit http://www.museumofthedog.org/about_us.html

Here are some more images of the various dogs painted on the cake. I especially liked the little paw prints all over the icing.