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The Midwife Center’s 8th Annual 
Let Them Eat Cake! Contest and Fundraiser Party

March 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Let Them Eat Cake!

Let Them Eat Cake!

The Midwife Center’s 8th Annual
Let Them Eat Cake! Contest and Fundraiser Party
”5001: A Baby Odyssey”
Celebrating the arrival of our 5,000th baby!

To buy tickets, or find out more information about the Midwife Center go HERE!

Our annual Let Them Eat Cake! fundraiser party and cake contest is Saturday, May 18th, 2013 at Pittsburgh Opera! The theme this year is “5001: A Baby Odyssey,” so get ready for some futuristic fun as we celebrate the growth of our center and the arrival of our 5,000th baby!

Interested in volunteering at the party? Please fill out our volunteer info form and we’ll be in touch with you soon!

WHERE? Pittsburgh Opera, 2425 Liberty Ave in the Strip District

WHEN? Saturday, May 18, 2013 at Pittsburgh Opera from 7:30-10:00pm. VIP Baker’s Reception (with purchase of VIP Ticket) from 6:30-7:30pm.

VIP TICKETS: $75 each, includes VIP Baker’s Reception from 6:30-7:30pm with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a solo opera performance.

MAIN EVENT TICKETS: $45 each in advance/$60 each at the door. Get a “Strive for Five” 5-ticket pack for $200! Main event includes: Cake and champagne tasting, entertainment from DJ Zombo, a fabulous silent auction, wine, beer from The BeerHive, a tea, coffee & espresso bar from Bean Catering and Building New Hope, a futuristic photo booth and more!

MAIN EVENT TICKETS: $45 each in advance/$60 each at the door. Get a “Strive for Five” 5-ticket pack for $200! Main event includes:

Cake and champagne tasting, entertainment from DJ Zombo, a fabulous silent auction, wine, beer from The BeerHive, a tea, coffee & espresso bar from Bean Catering and Building New Hope, a futuristic photo booth and more!

Interested in becoming a Let Them Eat Cake! sponsor?

Becoming a Let Them Eat Cake! sponsor is an exciting way to support The Midwife Center’s mission to provide exceptional woman-centered pregnancy, birth, and well-woman care in southwestern Pennsylvania’s only independent birth center. Check out our sponsorship opportunities to learn more! Click here to download our Sponsorship Opportunities guide. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Check back for more information and updates! If you have any questions about the event, please contact Development Assistant Rachel Dingfelder at r.dingfelder@midwifecenter.org or 412.321.6880 ex.208

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Midwife Center Let Them Eat Cake Cake Contest

March 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Christine Haas
March 12, 2012 412-321-6884; c.haas@midwifecenter.org

RE: 7th Annual LET THEM EAT CAKE! event on May 19th, 2012

The Midwife Center for Birth & Women’s Health (TMC) presents the 7th Annual “Let Them Eat Cake!” event on Saturday, May 19th, 2012 from 7:30-10:00 p.m. at the Pittsburgh Opera. Bakers and cake decorators from the Pittsburgh will be submitting their cakes to be rated by a panel of expert judges. Attendees will vote for the People’s Choice Awards for Best Taste and Decorated Cakes. Winners of the Best Overall Taste and Decorated Cakes will be featured in this summer’s issue of TABLE Magazine and receive $100 gift certificates from Whole Foods.

The theme for the 2012 Let Them Eat Cake! event is “1982: Birth of a Dream Come True” in honor of The Midwife Center’s 30th anniversary as the region’s only licensed and freestanding birth center. Entrants for both the Taste and Decoration categories are asked to decorate and bake their cakes in ways that are inspired by the theme. This could include cakes for anniversaries, births and birthdays, the 1980’s, and the number 30.

The event also includes appetizers, open wine/beer bar and champagne tasting, and musical entertainment by DJ Riel. A VIP reception immediately before the main event will feature musical entertainment by a Resident Artist of the Pittsburgh Opera. Event honorary committee members include Christina French of Table Magazine, Councilmen Patrick Dowd and Bill Peduto, and State Representatives Dan Frankel and Joe Petrarca. UPMC Mercy is the event’s generous “Anniversary Cake” level sponsor.

More information and tickets are available at www.midwifecenter.org or by contacting The Midwife Center at 412-321-6884. Net proceeds benefit The Midwife Center for Birth & Women’s Health.

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Oakmont Bakery, Oakmont, PA

January 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Oakmont Bakery, Oakmont, PACake is a food group, right? Well, it should be. I’ve been a big cake fan for many years because of what the dessert represents- happiness. Cakes are always served at fun gatherings; birthdays, retirements, congratulatory parties, graduations, and milestones, just to name a few. A good cake has frosting and icing; a great cake consists of a smooth buttercream, a real (not preservative) fruit filling, buttercream, or ganache, and a light, moist cake. For some reason, great cakes have been difficult to find in Pittsburgh. They contain all of the necessary elements that make a cake memorable. The buttercream is smooth, buttery and not to sweet. The filling I had this evening at my cousin’s birthday party contained real raspberry, not the imitation stuff with the horrible after-taste. The cake was fluffy and light on the palate; very pleasant to eat. Have you ever had a piece of cake that required a few glasses of water or milk to get dense pastry down? Well, the cakes at Oakmont bakery require no such effort.
Another interesting thing happened tonight as I was eating my delicious piece of white cake with raspberry filling… everyone, without exception, had a second piece. Within a few minutes the entire cake was gone.
If you like cake, (and who doesn’t) take a trip to Oakmont Bakery.
Chef Chuck Kerber
chefchuck@pittsburghhotplate.com

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