So many families were crushed when they heard about the 5-alarm fire that burned a few buildings at our local Merritt Trace Elementary School during the summer. With just a few clicks on Facebook and a mere minute of your time, you can vote to have Kohl’s give $500,000 to the school. You even get 5 votes that you can give this one school. What a powerful way to start your morning, right? I sincerely appreciate your efforts to help our school.
There was so much excitement when Disney unveiled their newest princess in the movie “The Princess and the Frog”. Even though I’m not the girliest girl, I still wanted to see what kind of adventure Princess Tiana would have. It is a Disney movie after all, and they know how to tell a good story.
Tammy sent us a photo of the beautiful princess for Khaliyah’s birthday and Amy made a spectacular cake. Tammy was so impressed with the pregnant belly cake she ordered for a baby shower that she couldn’t help hugging Amy. When I saw the cake I knew that Amy again earned a hug for this one, and a thrilled Tammy did just that. That’s not a requirement when you get your cake, but I could tell by Amy’s shy smile that she was pleased to make Tammy so happy.
Thank you Tammy for your great appreciation! And Happy Birthday Khaliyah!
Have you been bitten by the Twilight bug? I have friends that have read all the books and seen the midnight showings of all the movies. Twilight fans are real superfans, wildly excited when they talk about everything Twilight.
I would have loved seeing all the girls howling over Hailey’s 12th birthday party. They had Edward and Jacob life size cutouts, Twilight Sweethearts candy, Team Edward and Team Jacob pops, and of course, the Twilight cake. You’ll recognize elements of the book covers represented on the cake, except Hailey wanted the picture of Edward and Bella instead of the apple. The sight of Edward and Bella makes up for the missing apple, right?
You know we appreciate receiving these notes after the party from Hailey and her mom:
“I loved my cake and my friends could believe how talented you are ! Thanks for making my 12 th birthday so so special and perfect ! Hugs, Hailey”
“The girls loved the twilight cake ! It was perfect !”
The party looked amazing, totally Twilight. Happy Birthday Hailey!
We just made a bunch of baby shower cakes in the spring, but lately we’re making a ton of first birthday cakes. This latest one celebrates Ethan’s milestone first birthday with the Baby Einstein frog, turtle, and duck, and bunch of daisies and stars, and number 1s.
The little animals just make the cake, right? Happy Birthday Ethan!
We knew we were delivering to a fun wedding when we arrived at the beautiful Clos la Chance Winery with a hot pink retro boom box. The young newlyweds love to dance and certainly show their zest for fun with this cake.
I was thrilled we made the cake for my good friend’s 40th birthday party. In Keen’s 39th year he dropped more than a third of his weight! I’ve been calling him “The Incredible Shrinking Man” and I’m probably not the only one because his wife decided that was the perfect design for his cake. He knows that he’s just like the commercials you’ve seen where the man says “I’m 40 and in the best shape of my life.” He has so much to be proud of and he was happy to tell everyone about his success story at his surprise party. He’s even lost a few pounds too many so he could enjoy all the great food that his family made and a slice of his cake–lemon cake with raspberry filling and lemon buttercream. After all of the dieting and faithful exercising, I’m glad he was able to cut loose and enjoy himself at his party.
Happy Birthday Keen! 40 years in and you look great!
I don’t know about you, but I wasn’t this sophisticated when I turned 21. Jordan celebrated 21 in style with this fun Martini topsy-turvy tiered cake designed like the invitations to the party with artistic martini glasses, diamonds, hearts, and red and yellow baubles.
I look at this colorful cheerful cake and can’t help hearing the Sesame Street song in my head. “Sunny day sweepin’ the clouds away. On my way to where the air is sweet. Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Maison Street?” I wonder if that’s how they sang it at the party.
And can you imagine the cute little 2-years-old that received the cake? I love making festive cakes for little kids, remembering what made my childhood special, too.
Happy Birthday Maison! (It’s okay if you’re still singing that song.)
Last week we were happy to present this Uncle Sam cake to “Miss Tracie”, an amazing teacher that just retired from Amazing Creations Preschool. You know she still loves this school since she was the top bidder at their Annual Fundraiser and Spaghetti Dinner, winning a custom cake from us! We had made a platter of Spaghetti and Meatballs Cake for the fundraiser before, but instead of tricking everyone with some spaghetti on the dessert table, this time we were happy that a donated auction cake helped Tracie give money back to the future of the school.
You may be more familiar with the rougher Uncle Sam from war photos with a pointed finger saying “I want you”. This cake was designed after a more nostalgic Uncle Sam sculpture by Jim Shore.
You know summer is here with the celebration of America’s Independence Day. Have a great summer!
I’ve only heard great things about “Miss Tracie” who retired from Amazing Creations Preschool earlier this year. We also learned that she loves Franco Sarto shoes and heels which worked perfectly with the cake message: “Thanks for touching so many children’s lives. Your shoes will be hard to fill.” All different little children surrounded the cake, along with colorful stars like what little kids get for good work, and a Franco Sarto heel sits on top. After all of her hard work, we were happy to help her friends send Tracie off to a great retirement.
Tracie was sweet to upload our first fan photo on our Facebook page right after the party along with this note: “Thank you for this tremendous cake! So very me, just beautiful and delicious.” How sweet is that?
Congratulations Tracie! You’ve worked hard for this cake!
