as previously discussed, isaac was a ring bearer in a recent wedding of two friends. these two friends, to be exact: on top of providing the ring bearing cuteness, i also brought half of the wedding cupcakery. my friend regi (she’s awesome) provided a cake and the other half of the cupcakes. unfortunately, i didn’t […]
cupcakes
charlotte’s owls
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.
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 […]
rainbow-ific party for annababy
the whole thing started when i made a rainbow-y type layer cake a little while back. i decided then and there that for anna’s first birthday, a 6 layer rainbow cake would be in order. normally, we haven’t been too extravagant with our birthday celebrations, but something about a may birthday and a new grill […]
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 […]
cupcake swirl apprentice
i had a few leftover cupcakes from allison’s shower, so i thought ike would like to decorate them. i showed him how to make a big delicious swirl and handed over the piping bag. he gave it a shot, but got pretty frustrated and gave up. such little hands… i convinced him to hold it […]
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. […]
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 […]
