Posts Tagged ‘Celebrations’

Many moons ago, I had read about the concept of baking cake batter inside an ice cream cone. Being naturally curious (especially with anything that involves cake), I wanted to give this technique a try.
And since most experiments are best done with a couple of trusty friends by your side, I called up two of [...]

A co-worker friend of mine is both a talented graphic designer and an avid music lover. His first tattoo–a stylized treble clef that he designed himself–was the inspiration for his 31st birthday cake.

When planning birthday parties, how have you used icons/symbols to represent the guest of honor?

I enjoy having enough cake-making skills to be able to whip something up for a friend in need. A buddy of mine at work came to me one day and asked me to create a cake for his father’s 75th birthday celebration. I made a chocolate 10″ round with milk chocolate base icing and dark [...]

Last Tuesday, I posted photos of the wedding guest book I made for my friends Mégan and Angel. Today is my chance to show you the cake I created for them.

For their reception, Mégan and Angel ordered cupcakes from Cuppies and Joe for their guests, but they still wanted to include the tradition of saving [...]

Mégan was one of the first friends I made when I moved to Oklahoma, so of course I was ecstatic for her when her boyfriend Angel asked her to marry him. I was also honored when Mégan asked me to make the guest book for their wedding, as well as a small cake they could [...]

Wow! Long time, no post. Since my last posting, I:
*Married my soulmate and inherited two daughters

*Traveled internationally

*Ran a half-marathon and have recently been meeting for health & wellness accountability with one of my best friends

*Hand-addressed my sister-in-law’s 260+ wedding invites
*A number of other amazingly beautiful, wonderful, time-occupying activities
All that to say, life has been too [...]

I was asked to make an Xbox controller Groom’s cake for my friend Mikie’s wedding reception. Here are the steps it took to make this cake a success.

STEP ONE:
I baked two rectangular layers of milk chocolate cake, placed buttercream filling between the layers, and used a stencil I created on my computer to cut the [...]

I really love making stuff. And our wedding details are no exception. I set out to find the perfect unity candle, but the ones I found all seemed either too plain or too ’stuffy’ for us. So, I decided I’d just make one! Here are the steps so you can do the same! I might [...]

To me, planning a party is nearly as much fun as actually having the party, so you can imagine how quickly my designer wheels started spinning when Andrew popped the question!
On Your Mark…Get Set…GO!
I chose my Bridesmaids fairly quickly and I knew wanted to ask them in a special way so they would know how [...]

A friend of mine was helping host a shower for two women in her bible study group…one who was expecting a boy, and one who was expecting a girl. She asked me to make something cakey for the party, and I decided to do cupcakes so both women would be equally represented.
I created chocolate cupcakes [...]