made these for charlotte’s first birthday. her mom and i were pregnant together and in the same life group, so charlotte and anna go way way back… charlotte had a special polkadot owl: up close. isaac had to give his stamp of approval. happy little cupcakes awaiting being eaten.
cakery and confections
woody and buzz cake
when parker was born, his mom immediately locked me in for his first birthday cake. unfortunately (not really), shortly after his birth, i discovered i was pregnant with the annababy. and she was born a few days before he turned one. so i had to pass on his first birthday cake. but, i made a […]
annababy birthday: the cake.
for anna’s birthday, i went with a big rainbow cake, a smaller (still big) smash rainbow cake and some rainbow cupcakes to add some color. 🙂 first up, the rainbow cake… after layering, before frosting: the crumb coat: fully frosted: the cupcakes (minus the pink ones): the full display: and finally, the rainbow cake, cut […]
butterfly cupcakes for molly…
my friend allison, who has helped me on cake endeavors in the past, and whose son is terrific pals with my ike, is going to have a baby girl in may. she’s due two days after anna’s birthday (who was born three days, late, if you recall, and had to be dragged out kicking and […]
owl mania
seems the trend these days is towards owls. with the help of my pal bridgette, i rolled out these owl and starburst cupcakes for the shower of one martha metzler and baby sam. sam junior, to be exact. 🙂 unfortunately, due to some sick kids and tired parents, i was unable to attend the festivities. […]
robot cake pops
for the birthday celebration of a good pal, i decided to make some cake pops. as always, my trusty cake pop associate, bridgette helped out. and we knocked these guys out pretty quickly. as it usually goes, no one really ate them at the party, so lots of moms got to take some home to […]
rainbow cupcakes
yesterday, while i was making the pink and purple shower cupcakes, isaac was begging and begging to help. i convinced him that we could try to make some sweet rainbow cupcakes later. and then later we did… helping mix batter. the colored batter and paper cups, ready to go: purple, blue and electric green… all […]
cupcake cake pops
so, some pals and i are throwing a baby shower for our other pal jessica. somehow, bridgette and i got the bright idea to try to make cake pops for the event. they’re like truffles on a stick. only the inside of the truffle is mashed up cake and frosting and the outside looks prettier […]
rainbow cake, the inside
after a sleepless night and a morning full of great anticipation, we cut into the rainbow cake today at kernel kustard. and here are the results: