Fun Week

I had such a fun week this week.  I did a cake that I think is my new favorite!  Even the little smash cake was so much fun to do.  The base cake is our white almond sour cream with chocolate ganache filling.  The ladybug cake is our white almond sour cream with strawberry filling.  Two of my favorite combinations!  Have a wonderful 1st birthday, Evey!

And Julia is turning 13, so her mom ordered cupcakes to bring to the event.  I matched the stand to the cupcakes.

And a baptism cake for Samuel....

My mom was down for a visit a few weeks ago.  We came over to visit the Westerville shop, as she hadn't seen it yet.  Here is the prettiest picture of my mom with her great-granddaughter, Emma!

Have a great week!!!

Lots of Cupcakes

We've been working on some new flavors, for when we eventually get the shop opened!  Let me know what you think!

First off, raspberry swirl cake with raspberry icing.

And Smores Cupcakes - we did this one with white cake with marshmallows and chunks of Hershey's chocolate baked into the batter.  Topped with marshmallow icing and graham cracker crumbs.  It was excellent, but I'm thinking we'll try a version with chocolate cake to compare.  We love taste testing!  :)

We also had an order for some wedding cupcakes.  Congratulations Amelia!!!

And of course, my favorite little cupcake got her newborn pictures back, so I have to throw a few of those in!  :)

Have a good one!!!!

Last Farmers Market

Yesterday was our last farmers market of the season.  :(  We had gorgeous weather and a fantastic turn out.  Thank you sooo much to everyone who came out faithfully every week, especially in the heat we've had this summer.  It was a wonderful season!

And since it was our last one, we thought we should try out some new recipes.  Our favorite was this one...white cake with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups baked into the batter, buttercream icing, chocolate drizzle, and more crushed Reese's on top.  Can you say yum?!

We also did some cute princess cupcakes last week.  The crowns on top are molded out of white chocolate.  Two treats in one!  :)

And the cake to match:

And, we are finally on Facebook!  Once the shop is open, we'll be able to update it daily with our cupcake selections of the day.  Until then, we'll keep posting cake pictures and "in progress" shots of the shop.  Here's the link:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Brendas-Cakes/188659154490650

And because I'm a new grandma, and just can't possibly resist any opportunity to show off my granddaughter, here's a recent picture of her.  She's up to 4 lbs, 14oz!  We're looking forward to her hitting the 5 lb mark!  :)

Have a great week!!!

What a great week!

Isn't it nice when you can say you had a great week at work?!  That's definitely what I had.  My orders this week were all so much fun to work on.  AND - we found a great retail location in Westerville that we are sooo excited about!  It's not 100% yet - we have to check on some zoning issues - but if that works out, we'll be going retail!!!!

My first order for this week was for a great customer, Amy.  She always comes up with such fun things for her sons' birthdays.  The hats on these were made out of white chocolate, so they are totally edible.

I also had an order for Emily's 14th birthday.  She's a big fan of the Cake Boss, so I'm hoping that I managed to live up to her expectations.  The cheetah print is hand painted.

This one still needs to be delivered, so I'm hoping Kimberly doesn't pop on here.  She's probably too busy getting ready for the party anyways!  :) 

And cookies to match...

Have a great weekend, everyone!  And check back often for updates on the shop.  You know how much I love posting pics.  If it's a go, I'll definitely take "in progress" pictures as we remodel! 

Cupcakes Galore

What do you do when everything is under an inch or more of ice and its treacherous to even attempt to leave your house?  Well, if you're me, you bake!  When everything outside is cold and miserable, I loved being holed up in my warm kitchen with a good cup of coffee and something sweet in the oven!

So yesterday, after baking my hubby his very favorite gingerbread cookies, I thought it would be nice to get some Valentine's Day cupcakes done.  I had so much fun playing with these!!!  I bought these adorable wrappers last year and just didn't have an occasion to use them.

And I love chocolate icing with red accents...it just really makes everything pop!

I've wanted to do this "sealed with a kiss" design on a cookie, but I think it's just as adorable on a cupcake!

And I would hate to waste such adorable cupcakes, so I packaged them up in my new boxes to send with my hubby this morning to give to his customers.  I really love how they look.  I think they make such a sweet gift!

Keep warm and safe, everyone!