Our family friends J & D are getting hitched and Vin and I have the honor of being in their wedding next month (so soon!). J’s bridal shower was hosted @ our house, so I took a day off to bake cupcakes for the bride and the guests, make the shower favors, and CLEAN. FridayContinue reading “Bouquets of baked goods and bonbons”
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Labor of Love
**This post is a couple weeks late… OK, a few weeks late. We had some house-related catastrophes to deal with and much needed relaxing time to catch up on. Now that Labor Day has passed, I’ll be a little less lazy with the baking and the posts =) Where has this summer gone??? I feelContinue reading “Labor of Love”
Summer Lovin’
Summer time means prime wedding season, and when my wonderful friend M asked if I could help out with her brother’s wedding, I was more than happy to oblige and honored to be part of such a special day. M’s brother and his lovely new husband were originally going to just get cupcakes from theContinue reading “Summer Lovin’”
Bee colored birthdays
I took a few weeks off to go on vacation (*sigh* one week of vacation is too short) and to gear up for the rest of this summer’s baking projects. This past weekend I had 2 orders for birthday cakes. Coincidentally, both requests were for predominately yellow and black designs, making me think of theContinue reading “Bee colored birthdays”
Margarita madness
I made THE ultimate summertime cupcakes, the kind you want on a nice sunny day to have at a family BBQ, babies are playing outside, disposable plates and plastic silverware are out, and flies are trying to get at your food. Super light margarita cupcakes spiked with just enough tequila and lime-flavored tangy frosting areContinue reading “Margarita madness”
Memorial Day weekend part 2: birthday
My sleep schedule has become completely out of whack b/c of this weekend. Ever since I didn’t sleep the night before Em’s wedding to work on her cake, I feel like I’m becoming a vampire and wanting to sleep (or @ least nap) during the day and stay up all night. On Sunday night VinContinue reading “Memorial Day weekend part 2: birthday”
Memorial Day weekend part 1: wedding
Part 1 comes with big news: I made my first official wedding cake for one of my closest friends. Em and I met while we were camp counselors for inner-city kids (it was hilarious b/c a lot of them were bigger than we were) and we shared a cozy apartment in Jersey City during college.Continue reading “Memorial Day weekend part 1: wedding”
Happy Mother’s Day… a.k.a. “Big Leagues, B*tches”
I was so super psyched that we were going to see my mom for Mother’s Day (she was happy about that, too). I haven’t been feeling well lately and one of the few things that makes you feel better is just being around mom. I wanted to get her a really nice gift since weContinue reading “Happy Mother’s Day… a.k.a. “Big Leagues, B*tches””
Easter is for eating!
First thing’s first… I WANTED to work on making gum paste flowers last weekend, but I spent a week reeling with excitement after seeing my steak cake featured on Yummly. You probably already know about it b/c I spammed the crap out of everyone I knew to look @ the April Fool’s Yummly article showcasingContinue reading “Easter is for eating!”
A modern take on old-fashioned cupcakes
This past weekend I baked for and attended this fantastic charity event sponsored by Party4aCause. A close friend’s fiance is a member and asked me to donate some baked goods for one of their events, and this seemed like a good contender for my one good deed for the year =P The idea was forContinue reading “A modern take on old-fashioned cupcakes”