Order Up: Pet'Ober Fest Donation!

The donation:
4 Dozen Assorted Cupcakes

Ok, it's no secret how much we love our local group LoveFourPaws that dedicates pretty much everything they have to the homeless animals in Philadelphia. Seriously, they are amazing.

I had been in contact with Teri who is the amazing mastermind behind this organization and when she mentioned a BIG adoption event that was going on in October, well I knew I wanted to donate some cupcakes to give back to all the volunteers for their never ending work and the amazing job they've done in just a year of existence.

And seriously - how cute is their logo?

So the weekend of the adoption event, the cupcakes were made and boxed up. We also added some cute cupcake toppers that had puppy assorted decorations (bones, paws, dog houses, tennis balls). It was such an awesome whirlwind of activity that Teri and I completely missed a photo-op...but don't worry - there will be more events and we'll make sure to snap a picture!

When I got down to the event - I finally met Teri in person. She's so adorable and the setup that they have for the events are so cute! Want to see pictures? Feel free to check out their facebook page (AND LIKE THEM!!!!) and their photo albums of the two day event here and here! In addition to the cupcakes, there was a box of Milkbones and a bag of Beggin Strips that made their way into the donation pile as well!

Also, I got to meet the bestest snuggler ever - little Autumn. She is such an amazingly cute dog who only wants the simplest thing - a lap to cuddle up in. The way she leaned her face into my hand and closed her eyes with content was amazing. It was so hard to walk away and not take her and a bunch of her friends with me!

If you ever want to volunteer or give some of your money, time, or maybe those old blankets you were going to give to Goodwill - consider donating to LoveFourPaws! Every little bit helps.

And who knows, maybe you'll find a furry addition to add to your family!

Order Up: Tee Time for Charity!

The donation:
1 Dozen standard cupcakes decorated in a golf theme
1 Dozen premium cupcake gift certificate

A friend of mine Katrina contacted me a few weeks ago asking if I would be interested in helping with a donation for their company's, ServePro, annual golf outing that benefits the McKeown Foundation, that is involved in a lot of things related to Alzheimer's Disease. As soon as I found out about that, I was in since Alzheimer's is a disease that hits home for me as I lost both of my grandparents on my mom's side to this disease. Seeing the impact that this disease has not only to those who have it, but their loved ones as well, I am in support of any types of research. I know that my Pop-Pop and Grammie are up in heaven watching down on me now and how they would both love my chocolate cupcakes :)

Man, this was a busy week in the kitchen! Since there were a lot of orders going out, I was able to provide more than just 12 cupcakes. In thinking about this order, I knew I wanted to pipe the cupcakes to look like grass, add some graham cracker crumbs to have a "sand trap"
As I got to decorating, a light bulb went on when I remembered that I bought little golf ball cupcake picks! How perfect to place them all over. Looks like a hole when you're golfing huh?


Final touch I added was a flag for the 18th hole.

I was SO happy with the way these turned out! I actually want to make a larger scale version of these the next time we head to the country club for a round of golf with Rich's dad for an event! I also noted next time that I'll smooth out some of the cupcakes for the "fairway" and smooth some out around the flag for for the putting greens!

Overall - I will call this a order a hole in one and can't wait to find out who the lucky winner of the gift certificate is! Good luck golfers!

Order up: Block Party!

The order:
1 dozen Reese's Love
1 dozen Strawberries and Champagne

The donation:
2 dozen chocolate with vanilla buttercream
2 dozen vanillla with vanilla buttercream

This order came up thanks to my Uncle Michael - he emailed me that Kelly was having a block party and looking for donations. Since we're trying to get our name out there and reach more people, I was in.

I emailed Kelly to let her know that I would be interested in making a donation. I sent her the link to our FB page and to the website and from there the gears got going! Once she saw the flavor list, she decided to place an order!

Friday night, I decided to bake half of the cupcakes so that I wasn't pressed for time on Saturday. Once they were done, my besties from NY came down, so we took a little break.

Saturday morning, it was up and at 'em to finish the baking and get the icings prepared. It's funny how time seems to fly by and you get things done when you have entertainment!

The first batch of cupcakes to be frosted were the Reese's Love. Of course - how can you go wrong with those?!?
Next up? Strawberries and Champagne. I left out the Champagne since I knew kids would be around and didn't want them to get into the wrong hands!


After that it was time to frost and sprinkle the vanilla cupcakes. Since there was talk about a cupcake eating contest, I decided not to go crazy with the decorations and just added colored sprinkles!

Once those pretty little cupcakes were done, it was time for the chocolate.


Once all the cupcakes were frosted and decorated, it was time to box them up and send them on their merry way to be delivered to the block party!

Once we arrived, we were greeted by 2 HUGE slip and slides and lots of people having a good time!

Well Kelly, I hope you and your block enjoyed the cupcakes and let us know if you had the eating competition!