Shurtleff Wedding

July 2011- My niece got married! I cannot believe it. It was one of the most amazing events of my life and I have never felt so proud in my life. I loved being the MOH and being there for every moment. I almost had a very real situation, the night before I got food poisoning and I woke up hoping for a miracle and all I got was a nervous breakdown followed by hives...yes I did. I bought so many different things and ate nothing but crackers and by noon it was a thing of the past. I had enough time to get ready and also manage to frost cupcakes.
 Chocolate and vanilla and strawberry with cream cheese frosting. I had a team painting silver fondant hearts at midnight as I made a fondant top hat and tiara for the bride and groom. When I delivered the cupcakes I made it very clear that I was going to drop them off and walk away. I did just that and gave a full detailed explanation of what needed to be done.
I also clearly stated, if the tiara breaks-DO NOT PUT IT ON TOP! Well I think they looked sweet and there were chocolate dipped strawberries, and donut holes on top of fraps. I was very happy when my niece later told me that her husband wanted a dozen. Hooray! My lesson: Make back up toppers, that way you can walk away and be at peace.

Scott Wedding

June 2011- My responsibilities changed quite a few times during this wedding and I was very happy to do all that I could. This I believe was the first childhood friend of mine to get married and I was so happy with whatever I could help with. I was first given the job I had wanted for so long- The J-LO of the wedding, the wedding planner. I was helping with every last detail, searching for flowers, jars, and going to look for dresses. I was also asked to do the cake and cupcakes for the wedding which I agreed to because, I love her! :) It was I believe a couple months before, and plans fell through with one of the bridesmaids and I was asked to step in. I could not say no and I was very happy to help her, I just needed to delegate.




I had 120 cupcakes to get made and delivered as well as a top cake. I stepped down as The J-LO and thankfully I had some very good friends to help me take care of it all. Chocolate and vanilla cupcakes with vanilla whipped frosting, and as the topper, red velvet cream cheese, special for the groom :). I can not tell you how thankful I am to the ones who helped me because it was so beautiful. There were some minor setbacks with rain, location change, and a dress thats zipper decided to break..but no problem it was so beautiful. My lesson-Accept help offered, if you are sure they can deliver.

Baby Garcia's Cake

Well I can tell you this is an old post because this cake was for my friends baby shower and the baby is now almost 3 months old. Anyways I already explained my absence, back to the cake. I was very excited to do this cake because it was for a very special couple. I was privileged to be a bridesmaid in their wedding and it was only natural to be able to do the baby shower cake. I wanted to stay within theme of butterflies but add some giraffe which is the mother's favorite. They picked a Double Chucker bottom and a Funfetti top. There was also an amazing 5 tiered stand of cupcakes and a small cake topper courtesy of another friend of the couple which was adorned with a hand crafted giraffe figurine. I was very nervous about the cake because it was an outside event and it was very hot. Thankfully it made it with no problem. I mean really no problem. I have never been stampeded for one of my cakes before and that was even with the lack of silverware. I felt like I was in a cage with piranhas. It was very fulfilling. I learned a very good lesson that day, people love tasty cake...and they will eat it with or without silverware and they'll eat full slices or crumbs-just serve it fast or move out of the way!

There is never enough time!

I knew I would dread the day when there would not be enough time to bake...eek! I can't believe I even said that. With full time work and ailments meant for an 85 year old woman, I have been forced to step back a little. But its never over. I have been spending my time trying to save a buck by cutting coupons, and waiting in long lines on black friday and it has been worth it. I also have been collecting as much warm clothes as possible, which includes my new wellies! Thank you brother-in-law! Anyways I know this is just a bunch of nonsense but I felt I needed a small explanation. I am going to post a couple cakes and also leave that I already have one wedding cake booked for April and some baby shower cakes. Here we go 2012!

Cupcakes and...

Baby Shower Cupcakes

I do love cupcakes, and apparently so does everyone else. Not only are there cupcake shops in every shopping center but there are plenty of TV shows dedicated to the new craze of cupcakes. I for one love to make them and love to explore more ways of making them look fancy. For example the pink ones pictured to the left had 3 different flavors and 3 different styles. You can't really see but the bottom ones were baby footprints and baby girl faces. I need to find those pictures.

Chocolate Reese's Cupcakes

Packaged so sweet!

And lastly is my first attempt at a pie. Now normal people go for apple, maybe pumpkin but not this girl. Bring on the chocolate!

Snicker Pie

Cakes From The Past 2...

Diet Coke Cake

                                                         



Well I did have more to post but I couldn't fit them all in the last post so here are some more past cakes.

Diet Coke Cake 

Double Chucker in Louisiana

Thomas the Train Cake

Cakes From The Past...

Small cake for a Wedding Auction

Since I am on a bit of a cake break I've decided to add some photos of cakes that I did before. I am hoping to get better pictures than what I am going to post right now and actually some I am not going to post due to the fact that I don't have good enough pictures. 

Double Chucker for a Going Away Party

But for now here is a view of what happened before the blog, some I am more proud of than others. I am grateful for them however because they all have taught me something one way or another. There are so many more but that is all I have for now.

25th Anniversary Cake

Enjoy!