Sunday, January 31, 2010

Snow Day Sunday

Once again we're taking a snow day.

Hope to be back soon, but right now we're
gonna enjoy the snow with our family.

Saturday, January 30, 2010

What to do on a snow day......

practice, practice, practice!
I spent all day working on my cake
decorating skills. Tried a few new
things and I'm pretty pleased with
how it turned out.




Snow Day Saturday

Well, once again we have a Snow Day Saturday.
We will not be baking cupcakes today,
we're going to enjoy the snow with our kids!
Get out there and have some fun!

Friday, January 29, 2010

Special Book Cake

This is a very special cake for a dear, dear lady.
For those of you who went to Greenbrier Elementary,
you may remember Mrs. Clark or The Purple Lady.

She was our librarian for many years, and she
instilled a love of reading and storytelling in
lots of children.

This cake was for her birthday and we wanted
to do a "book" in honor of her storytelling.

Purple is her favorite color and she loves bling,
so we tried to combine all those things, and
I think we succeeded.



This is a chocolate cake that was carved to look
like a book. Vanilla buttercream frosting with
purple fondant accents.

Hope you had a wonderful birthday Mrs. Clark!

Snow Day Cupcakes

We braved the weather this morning and
went a baked a few cupcakes for today.
There are several available, so if you
need a cupcake fix, they're in the case now!

Here are the flavors:

Chocolate
Vanilla
Funfetti
Snickers
Key Lime Pie
The Elvis

Remember - eat your cupcake first!

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Busy morning....

and just now getting time to post the flavors!

We're actually almost sold out (there's about a dozen left),
but I thinkthere are some of the following flavors left:

Italian Cream
Chocolate
Strawberry Shortcake
Lemon Raspberry
Vanilla

Better hurry if you want a cupcake today!
Don't forget to eat your cupcake first!

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Something new today....

We've got another new flavor today -
Coconut Cream Pie

It's vanilla cake filled with coconut
cream, topped with coconut buttercream,
shredded coconut and a graham cracker.

We also have:

Chocolate
Vanilla
Nutty Buddy
Chocolate Covered Cherry
Mocha

Stop by and see us and
don't forget to eat your cupcake first!

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

What did we make today?

I know the suspense must be painful, but
here I am (finally) to post the flavors for today.

In no particular order:

Chocolate
Vanilla
Bahama Mama (to chase the snow away)
Chocolate Peppermint
Turtle

and

Strawberry Vanilla

We're trying out a new recipe for the
strawberry cake today, so go check it out and
tellus what you think. Is it a keeper?
(We've had 3 votes yes so far)

Monday, January 25, 2010

Sweet 16

It's our first Sweet 16 cake!



It's a yellow cake with vanilla buttercream frosting.
We covered this cake with all different kinds of
cutout fondant flowers.

Hope you have a very Happy Sweet 16th Birthday Haley!

Baked Fresh Yesterday

Today is Baked Fresh Yesterday at
the cupcake counter.

Cupcakes are $1 each today and
the flavors are:

Chocolate
Vanilla
Strawberry Shortcake
Cookies n Cream
Banana Caramel
Banana Split

Hope you have a great day!
Remember - eat your cupcake first!

Sunday, January 24, 2010

More than meets the eye...

Transformers!

Here's the birthday cake I promised from my
post earlier today.

The birthday boy loves Bumblebee from the
Transformers. After looking around for some
inspiration pics, this is the design we decided to
go with. We thought he would love it!



It's a 1/2 sheet cake. Yellow cake with vanilla
buttercream frosting. Transformer emblem was
cut from fondant.

We heard the birthday boy loved his cake!

Hope you had a very Happy Birthday Nash!

Sunday's Flavors

I've got a busy day today, so I'm gonna post
the flavors and run. I'll be back later though
with a cake post - it's cute!

Here are the flavors for today:

Chocolate
Vanilla
Cookies n Cream
Strawberry Shortcake
Banana Caramel
Banana Split
The Elvis

Baked Fresh Yesterday available for $1 each:

Bahama Mama
Lemon Ice Box Pie

Stop by and see us!
Don't forget - eat your cupcake first!

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Paint Splatter Cake

Check out this fun, paint splattered birthday cake
we did this morning!



It is a 1/4 sheet cake (yellow cake) with
vanilla buttercream frosting. The splatters
and paint brush are made from fondant.

The "paint pots" are chocolate cupcakes
with vanilla buttercream frosting.

We sure had fun making this one!

Hope you have a very Happy 7th Birthday TJ!

I'm late....

with posting the flavors today, sorry!

Here they are in no particular order:

Chocolate
Vanilla
Bahama Mama
Chocolate Covered Strawberry
Chocolate Caramel
Lemon Icebox Pie

**New Flavor Alert**
Lemon Icebox Pie is a new flavor for us.
It features a lemon cake with a graham
cracker crust and is topped with cream
cheese frosting. It's yummy!

Hope you stop by and check out the cupcakes!
Life's uncertain - eat your cupcake first!

Friday, January 22, 2010

Did I....

come up with a thought provoking and witty
way to post about the flavors today?
(Hey, that rhymed! Didn't mean to do that - LOL!)

No, I did not. Just my same, old boring post about the
flavors. But you know our cupcakes are not the same,
old boring cupcakes!
They are baked fresh, from scratch, each and every day.
Well, except for Monday. That's our day off.

So, without further ado...the flavors for today:

Chocolate
Vanilla
Big Orange Sherbet
Key Lime Pie
Snickers
M & M
The Elvis
Banana Pudding

Wow, that's a lot of cupcakes today!
Stop by and see us and take home a dozen!
(You know you want to)

Thursday, January 21, 2010

How do I....

live up to the marvelous posts from my sister
for the past two days? I feel, dare I say, quite
boring in my posting.
While I ponder how to spice up the daily
posts, here are the flavors for today:

Chocolate
Vanilla
Italian Cream
Chocolate Peanut Butter
Lemon Raspberry
Strawberry Shortcake
Turtle

Hope you stop by and see us today!
Don't forget....eat your cupcake first!

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

New Flavor! (and the rest too)

Wednesday's marvelous flavors:

Vanilla
Chocolate
Chocolate Covered Cherry
Mocha
Nutty Buddy (new!)

If you missed yesterday's new flavor (Bahama Mama) or even if you didn't, we've got a brand new flavor for you to try today: Nutty Buddy! Nutty Buddy is a vanilla cupcake with vanilla buttercream frosting, topped with chocolate and peanuts. Yum!

In case you were in doubt, yes, the flavors do keep getting awesomer (and, yes, that is a word, although perhaps not yet widely acknowledged)!

Come see us today, and don't forget to eat your cupcake first!

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

The uncertainty of life (along with today's flavors)

Tuesday's flavors:

Chocolate
Vanilla
Chocolate Peppermint
Turtle
Bahama Mama (new!)

Note: the Bahama Mama cupcake is a vanilla cupcake filled with lime curd and topped with coconut buttercream and toasted coconut (for those dreaming of a vacation!)

As to the uncertainty of life:
Life is uncertain - eat cupcakes first.

Sunday, January 17, 2010

18th Birthday Cake

18th Birthday Cake

Here is another cake we did for a birthday for today,
for twins celebrating their 18th birthday.




One cake is vanilla, one cake is chocolate and
both are frosted in vanilla buttercream.
The one is covered in fondant dots and the eight
is covered in fondant stripes.

Hope you have a very Happy Birthday Katie & Kyle!

Pink Princess Cake

Here's a cake we did for a party today -
Pink Princess Cake



It is a chocolate 1/4 sheet cake with pink tinted
buttercream frosting. It is decorated with edible
sugar pearls and a tiara and roses made from gumpaste.

Hope you have a very Happy Birthday Haley!

Sunday's Flavors

Here's the menu for today:

Banana Caramel
Banana Split
Chocolate Covered Cherry
Vanilla

Chocolate & Cookies n Cream are already sold out

There are also a few left from Saturday:
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut
Not So Red Velvet

Hope to see you today!

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Saturday's Flavors

Here's the menu for today:

Chocolate
Vanilla
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut
Not So Red Velvet
Chocolate Covered Cherry
Chocolate Peanut Butter
Lemon Supreme

Hope to see you today!

Friday, January 15, 2010

Please don't stop the music......

Here's a music themed birthday cake we did for today.




It's a 6" chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream frosting.
The large music notes and microphone are made from
fondant. The small music notes and writing are
vanilla buttercream.

Hope you have a very Happy Birthday Matthew!

Friday's Flavors

Here is the menu for today:

Chocolate
Vanilla
Key Lime Pie
The Elvis
Banana Pudding
Snickers

Hope to see you today!

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Thursday's Flavors

Here is the menu for today:

Chocolate
Vanilla
Chocolate Peanut Butter
Italian Cream
Chocolate Covered Strawberry

Hope to see you today!

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Bright 3 Tier Birthday Cake

Here's a fun, bright birthday cake we did today
for a young man having his birthday party
at Monkey Joe's.



The bottom tier is an 8" chocolate
cake with vanilla buttercream.
The middle tier is a 6" strawberry
cake with vanilla buttercream.
And the top tier is a 4" vanilla
cake with vanilla buttercream.

Decorations are buttercream, fondant
and gumpaste.

Hope you have a very Happy Birthday Sonny!

Wednesday's Flavors

Here is the menu for today:

Chocolate
Vanilla
Mocha
Lemon Raspberry

It's gonna be a little warmer today,
so stop by and see us!

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

We're back.....Tuesday's flavors...

After that huge snowstorm last week,
we're finally gonna be back in the kitchen!

Here's the menu for today:

Chocolate
Vanilla
Fluffernutter
Turtle
Mint Cookies n Cream

Stop by and see us!

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Snow Day Fun

Since we were home with the massive snow storm,
I decided to practice working with fondant and
created a "dummy" cake.

A dummy cake is made using styrofoam for the
"cake" part and decorated as you normally would.
Lots of bakeries use these for displays and samples
of their work.



This is a display cake I worked on.
The bottom tier is 8", the top tier is
6" and both are covered in fondant.
Fondant/Gumpaste bows and flowers.
This was lots of fun and gave
me a chance to practice my flowers.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Weather

Due to the weather, we will not be back to
the cupcake counter until Tuesday.

Thank you for your understanding!

Friday, January 8, 2010

Snow Day Saturday

Due to the inclement weather, we will not be baking
cupcakes on Saturday.

Be safe out there!

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Snow Day Friday

Due to the inclement weather, we will not be baking
cupcakes on Friday.

There will be Day Old cupcakes available if
anyone decides to get out and brave the roads!

Be safe out there!

Thursday's Flavors

Here's the menu for today:

Chocolate
Vanilla
Chocolate Peanut Butter
Italian Cream
Mocha

Stop by and see us on this snowy day!

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Wednesday's Flavors

Here is the menu for today:

Chocolate
Vanilla
Mocha
Lemon Raspberry

Stop by and see us!

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Tuesday's Flavors

Here's the menu for today:

Chocolate
Vanilla
Fluffernutter
Chocolate Peppermint
Turtle

Stop by and see us!

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Sunday's Flavors

Here is the menu for today:

Chocolate
Vanilla
Cookies n Cream
Hummingbird

Hope to see you today!

Friday, January 1, 2010

Friday's Flavors

Here's the menu for today:

Chocolate
Vanilla
Snickers
Key Lime Pie
The Elvis
Banana Split

Hope to see you today!