There’s a face to everything spectacular as a taste to everything delicious…

Cakes have been a tradition nurtured through time…a craft many have come to revere, use and present as a gift on birthdays, love days and for some all days…

As Valentine draws near, we are expectant, filled with joy and the happiness that this day brings- the gift of sharing with love.

This Valentine… as our guest feature also, Cakes by Tosan will be taking you on his discovery through cake making and the special packages he has for this Season of love…

Cakes by Tosan is a foremost cake maker, sugar craft and confectioneries company in Nigeria. Their cakes are considered masterpieces because they perfectly combine excellent taste with spectacular looks, and have over the years utilized an exclusive blend of impeccable creativity and excellence to consistently deliver value to customers.

See our brief interview with “the purpose fulfilled Tosan”:

Where and how did you gain your experience?  At a very early stage in my life, I discovered an innate ability to be creative. So after I left Ibadan, I was left with two choices, First, was to tow the path of survival and join the “career rat race”, The second was to harness my God given ability and become “the purpose fulfilled Tosan”, Following this decision, I moved to the UK in the mid 90’s to hone my skills, while in the UK I attended courses and worked for some of the biggest cake shops for over four (4) years.

 For how long have you been decorating cakes? About 30 years put together.

 What got you interested in Cake decorating?

I got an early exposure to the art from my late mum, who used to make cakes, as the last of her five boys; I used to help when baking. Sometime in 1983 she passed on and coincidentally that was the year my eldest brother was getting married. I decided to take my chance with his wedding cake and it turned to be a good attempt.

What has made Cakes by Tosan one of the most sort after cake confectioners in the Nigerian market?

The God Factor, Unwavering commitment to excellence, Continuous learning and PASSION for what we do

 When you are decorating cakes, how does it make you feel?

The genius meets the giant in me and creates a deep sense of fulfillment.  

 Lastly can you tell me about your valentine package, and what they all signify (with relevance to valentine’s day) as cake is one of the most delivered presents during this period:

We have designed our valentine cakes to help our clients express the message of the season in a simple, concise and classy manner. Our valentine cakes come in a variety of flavors to suit individual’s preference/taste. Similarly we are offering a 10% discount on select cake sizes  

To book; reference Oaken Events through Email: mercyagba@yahoo.com or

Mobile: 08034636663.

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It’s valentine again! It’s the season were the heart finds its comforter, where trust is revived by genuine expressions of love among lovers, friends and families.

It’s a season of loving and giving, of trusting and embracing the good things that love brings forth.

What have you in mind as a surprise for that special someone? The tradition though has no particular set of gifts as the main contents of your parcel…

In the spirit of this season, which is just four days away, Oaken events more than anything, wishes that you offer the right gifts to your loved one(s).

Imagine the craftiest fruits as present! And did you know that Strawberry is the fruit of love?

In other to ease your decisions as the much awaited day approaches, our featured guest for today Stephanie Olopade, “The Fruit Designer” is just all you need to realize that dream of a memorable Valentine, she is here to guide you through your preparations of love for February 14.

Stephanie Olopade, the Artistic Director of Concepteur de Fruitée is a multitalented lady with interest in fashion, Arts, Interior decoration and Food.  Her passion for all things creative and beautiful gave birth to Concepteur de Fruitée, where her creative mind does the most amazing things with fresh fruits.

See our brief interview with The Lady and her amazing craft…

• Please tell me how you developed the name “concepteur de fruitee”? Concepteur-de-fruitee is a French word and it means “The Concept of Fruits”

• Where and how did you gain your experience? I am self-taught and the passion for all things beautiful and unique fueled it.

• Where does your inspiration / love for fruits come from? For me, fruits are the representation of the beauty and ingenuity of God…what is not to love? The colors, the shapes, the taste, the health benefits, the list is endless.

• For how long have you been doing this? For about a year now.

• How do I explain what you do to people who are new to your craft? Just call me “The Fruit designer”

• From your website and at various high class events your services are always sort after, what would you say is your secret? To be honest, it’s the favour of God.

• Which fruit would you describe as all-purpose? Watermelon is the most versatile fruit for my business.  It’s got the largest surface to carve on and allows for the use of 3 different colors, the green, the white and the reddish colors. Then it works well in juices, smoothies, and platters.

• What two fruits do you suggest lovers have on Valentines Day? The Strawberry is the fruit of love no doubt about that. The heart shape and the red color definitely place it above every other fruit. The other fruit is the cherry, which is also very lovely. Apparently both fruits go very well with champagne.

• Since your fruitee concept is unique how do you propose to catch lovers this valentine’s season to patronize your services? Firstly this medium is fantastic and highly appreciated. We are also using other means like the bb multibroadcast, word of mouth, Facebook, Twitter and our website.

• Lastly can you tell me about your valentine package, and what they all signify (with relevance to valentine’s day) and how Concepteur de Fruitee can make Valentines Day more Exotic? We have very interesting and unique offers for Valentine’s. We have the heart shaped strawberry basket called “My Red Valentine” then there is the ‘multi-chocoberry” which is a bouquet of Chocolate coated strawberry, We also have the Box of Chocomix which is Strawberry coated in different colours of chocolate and covered in different toppings, (coconut, sprinklers and almonds) then we have the “Pineapple daisy bouquet” which has all the fruits made into flowers and lastly we have “glow in the dark sex dices”. All these fruit packages come with a balloon, a teddy bear, carved scented soap in a heart shaped case and a helium inflated heart shaped balloon. Everything is in keeping with the season of Love.

 To book; reference Oaken Events through Email: info@concepteur-de-fruitee.com and Mobile: 08029999947.

Photo credit for thumbnail: www.flickr.com/photos/tomoh

Thank you for taking time out to read this. Have a Fruitee Valentine!!!