now that i have a kid in elementary school again, my opportunities to bring in class snacks and treats has increased dramatically. fortunately, hazel’s school still allows homemade items, so when the signupgenius email was sent out for the halloween party, i snagged the sweet treat spot, and got to work on the cutest assortment […]
cakery and confections
cookies and cream cow cake.
i haven’t really decided what direction to go regarding my little cake side hustle gig. at one point, i thought i might want to work in a bakery, but after an interview (and “audition” where i decorated a cake), i didn’t hear back from one local bakery and thought maybe i was better off just […]
summery vibrant floral cupcake bouquet
ok. here’s how this one went. my friends at sewingly yours, my local quilt shop, ordered a dozen cupcakes for an event at their shop. since i had a pretty wide open week and free reign to make whatever i wanted, it seemed to be a good time to try my hand at my current […]
minecraft cake 2.0
the same weekend i made the rosette graduation cake, i also made a minecraft cake for lochlyn, hazel’s old bff, from our homeschool co-op, from way back in the pre-covid days. lochlyn’s mom gave me free reign, so i showed her this cake i made for isaac’s 8th birthday, and she liked it so it […]
graduation rosette cake.
i recently had a barrage of cake orders. a barrage, i tell you.really, i only had three, but i’m still always slightly stressed out about each and every cake, so this was all i thought about for a few weeks. firstly, my pal heather, whose daughters my girls adore, requested a graduation cake for her […]
a chicken cake for a chicken whisperer.
it’s no secret that theannababy loves chickens. so, obvioiusly, for her 12th birthday, she requested a chicken cake. we researched the internet and gained much inspiration and decided that we (by we i mean i) would make several fondant chicken figurines and accessories, to adorn the top of a yard-ish themed cake.so, early in the […]
emmett and sully’s pokemon cake.
now that i feel like i’ve shaken the rust of my cake decorating game, i have put out the word amongst friends and family that i am available for commissioned cakes. first up, my pal amanda (who is a fantastic baker herself), ordered a pokemon cake for her two boys’ shared birthday celebration. she gave […]
two jude cakes.
april 1st is my friend jude’s birthday.jude happens to hail from western new york and we share an affinity for the buffalo bills.so, it seemed obvious that i would make her a buffalo bills cake to celebrate. i opted for a zubaz print on the sides. what are zubaz you ask? well, they were these […]
learning new cupcake skillz…
so. i am trying to improve my cake game. recently i have been enamoured with floral cupcake bouquets. i watch endless instagram videos and reels that make it look much easier than it is, but have convinced me that maybe i could also make them. but, alas, all i can make is a rose, so […]
my most blamazing cake ever.
this year, we have found ourselves slightly obsessed with an instagram personality known as the tiny chef. he’s a stop motion character of unknown species, with a lovable and distinct manner of speaking, who loves to cook and hike, and is into pop culture and buttons. if you don’t know who he is, you should […]