Order Up: Happy Birthday Kira!

The order:

3 Dozen Red Velvet

2 Dozen Vanilla

2 Dozen Chocolate

1 Dozen Red Velvet Cake Pops

A few weeks ago, I got an email from Val - she was beginning to plan her daughter's 13th birthday party - and they needed cupcakes. Her theme was teal and zebra print! Of course we were in!

Having watched plenty of episodes of cake boss, I have been dying to try zebra print fondant, but I am not a fan of the taste. I found a recipe that used marshmallows, vanilla and powdered sugar. While it is very sugary, it was still better than the boxed stuff!

So into the kitchen I went! I baked up all the cupcakes first, then made all of the frostings, then it was time for the fondant. Best part about working with fondant? Getting to use my pasta maker for the kitchen aid! That thing kicks ass.

Here was the first strip of zebra fondant.

Using a scalloped edge cookie cutter, I pressed out cupcake toppers:
Frosted the cupcakes with a beautiful teal frosting:
And then gently placed the fondant on top!
Then it was time to travel! All the little cupcakes went into their boxes and on our way we went!

First tray for Zebra cupcakes were placed onto their tray:

Little red velvets hanging out:
Had to add the birthday girls name!
Cupcakes and cake pops...does it get any better?
More cupcakes!
Sweet treat table! I loved the color theme and how cute they all turned out!
Enjoy!
Val did a wonderful job with all of the color coordination and the adorable decorations - this was by far one of the "funnest" tables we've decorated!

Happy Birthday Kira - we hope you had a wonderful party and got a little wild!

Order Up: Happy 50th Birthday Cyndi!!

The Order:

3 Dozen Premium - Red Velvet and Reese's Love

What happens when Donna plans a birthday? She is always running around last minute! (But in all honesty, we love our momma, but she's just not the most organized person ;)

Last week, my mom called me in a panic asking if I can do her a huge favor and make 3 dozen cupcakes for a birthday they were celebrating at her work...how can you say no to your momma? One request - purple and red because it was Cyndi's 50th birthday and she would be inducted into the Red Hat Club!

No problem. Into the kitchen I go, and since it is my mom, I decided that I would split the order for her straight down the middle - so 1 and a 1/2 dozen of each flavor...and away we go! Baked up the cupcakes, made the frostings and iced those bad boys.

I had some leftover happy birthday picks and balloons that happened to have red and purple, so on top of the red velvet they went:

Happy Birthday to youuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!

For little Miss Reese's Love...there's not much to say, that cupcake is by far our top seller and everyone who tastes it is a step closer to heaven.

Happy Birthday Cyndi - we hope you and all those rowdy ladies from the lab enjoyed your special cupcakes!

Order Up:Happy Valentine's Day Jim!

The order:

1 Dozen Oreo Cupcakes

Megs strikes again! Meg and I have been going back and forth about different craft fairs, being vendors, etc., and discussing her next cupcake order. Turns out that she decided to get Jim cupcakes for Valentine's Day and I was happy to oblige :)

Into the kitchen I went, baking away those sweet little babies and getting them ready! Since Meg doesn't live too far and she needed a break from the house, she made the drive to pick them up and have them for when he woke up!

So here's some pictures of our lovely Oreo cupcakes...sorry there's not more - I forgot to take pictures!

Happy Valentine's Day Jim...even if cupid is stupid, your wife is still the best!

Test Recipe: Success!

Request: French Toast Cupcakes

For the past few weeks, Steph kept mentioning a cupcake that tasted like french toast. No idea where it came from or why, but why not?

So it was time for some research. Growing up, some Sunday mornings, my dad would request french toast for breakfast and what I remember from having those is the syrup, buttery, sugar cinnamon goodness that it came along with.

As I looked at different recipes, compared notes with things that I've tried here is what was decided. A cinnamon sugar white cake and a maple buttercream frosting, but with french toast, I thought it needed a little "crunch", so we added a layer on top of the cupcake as it baked of cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar and butter.

These little bad boys tasted just like french toast. They were buttery, mapely (is that even a word?), sugary. It was just like breakfast in a cup.

The test batches that were sent to different places came back with rave reviews and that everyone loved them! A chocoholic that we have, stated that this was the best cupcake yet!

So here's our newest addition to the menu: Sweet French Toast!

Going on a taste testing adventure!

They are now available by the dozen($30), so keep us in mind for your next brunch gathering, sunday funday or anytime you need a little taste of breakfast!

Order Up: Happy Birthday Sahana!

The order:

2 dozen mini chocolate cupcakes with vanilla buttercream

A week ago, one of my awesome co-workers Ambu asked me if I could make cupcakes for his daughter's birthday to take to school. Of course we could make them!

A little history - Ambu and I have been working together for about 8 years and I remember when he told us his wife was pregnant! It was so exciting! Look how adorable she is! (And seriously - how did she turn 4 already?) Enjoy that cupcake :)

Ambu's wife was great - she bought these cute little toppers to put on the cupcakes and didn't want any special decorations except colored sprinkles for the boys and girls! So into the kitchen we went on Wednesday night to bake these little bad boys. One catch? Ambu sent me a text asking if he could pick them up earlier than expected - and since he lives by Princeton, NJ, I couldn't tell him no.

No problem at all though, it was time to practice for Cupcake Wars. Making chocolate cupcakes has become second nature to me, so I quick mixed the ingredients for the chocolate cupcake and into the oven they went. While they were baking, no time to waste, it was onto making the frosting. Once the timer went off - out with the cupcakes and into the freezer to cool. All done within 27 minutes :) I was pretty proud of myself.

Ambu called and let me know he arrived, so out of the freezer they came, and into the box. Pretty buttercream swirls and pink and blue sprinkles were added, and away they go!

And a HUGE thank you to Ambu for providing great pictures!

Hello little cuppycakes!

Disney Princesses' for the girls; Spiderman for the boys!

For some reason, I really love the way the swirls look on this and the way the pink shows through!

Boxed up and left the building!

Happy Birthday Sahana - I hope you and your classmates (and mom and dad and your baby sister) enjoyed the cupcake treats! May your birthday be filled with laughs and love!

Happy 50th Birthday Mrs. Gibs!

The order:

A whole dessert table for Mrs. Gibby's 50th Birthday party!

Ok, so before I finish this blog, can I just say I'm totally slacking on this one? I did this order for the party at the beginning of December...but with the holidays, waiting for the pictures that we took professionally (*ahem* Stephie *ahem*), it just got away from me. But now I can't wait any longer, shall we get back to the good stuff?

So the "official" order was:

1 Dozen Reese's Love, 2 Dozen mini Reese's Love

1 Dozen Red Velvet, 2 Dozen mini Red Velvet

1 Dozen Oreo-Oh, 2 Dozen mini Oreo-Oh

1 Dozen Minty Girl Scouts, 2 Dozen mini Minty Girl Scouts

1 Dozen Chub Rub, 2 Dozen mini Chub Rub

1 Dozen Fluffy Elvis, 2 Dozen mini Fluffy Elvis

1 Dozen Snickers, 2 Dozen mini Snickers

1 Dozen Strawberries and Champagne, 2 Dozen mini Strawberries and Champagne

1 Dozen Death by Chocolate, 2 Dozen mini Death by Chocolate

1 Assorted box to take home

1 Table setup

About 2 weeks before the party, I secretly met with Christina(Gibby) and Samantha to discuss ideas. It was so awesome - I was pretty much given creative reign of the table. Gibby told me that they were going to have a bunch of candies and a cake from her mom's favorite bakery - which I think is adorable.

And can we give props to these two daughters? They spared no expense in planning this party for their mom. Mrs. Gibs is awesome and always goes above and beyond for everyone in her life and this was something they wanted to do to honor all her hard work - which I thought was awesome and more "kids" should be like them. And yes I can call them kids because I used to drive their asses back and forth from softball and tournaments, blasting *Nsync, drinking capri suns and eating cheddar whales :)

I digress.

So the day of the party, into the kitchen I went. The baking went pretty smoothly and all the cupcakes were done by 1 and then it was time for frostings and getting everything over to the hall. I was running late (shocker) so when I went to the hall, I looked like a creature!

Once I got to the hall, everything looked beautiful! The colors were purple and white, mini christmas trees were the centerpieces, and the dessert buffet table was beautiful! It was purple, with white, colored lights and beautiful containers of candy!

What do you think?

We layered boxes and covered with pretty table cloths. Then the cupcakes were arranged and candy was scattered around it. So that the people at the party would know what cupcake they were going to eat, I placed little chalkboard plaques with the names on them!

Hello pretty little things!

I loved loved loved making these cupcakes and the way that the table turned out! Feedback from Gibby was that they were enjoyed, that almost all the cupcakes were eaten - by the plateful - and everyone was raving about them! YAY we love to hear people happy.

I also love that we were able to provide them with a box of cupcakes to take home and enjoy the next day!

Happy Birthday Mrs. Gibby! I hope you were surprised and enjoyed your party to the fullest!!

Happy Birthday Kole!

The order:

1 Dozen Vanilla cupcakes with vanilla buttercream

1 Dozen Chocolate cupcakes with vanilla buttercream

Our new customer Melinda contacted us last week about having cupcakes made for her son's birthday party. She was checking out the website and gave us a call to see if we would be able to help...and how could we say no? She told us the theme was Chica the Chicken from SproutTV. At the time, I had no idea who he was or what he looked like...but that's ok, that's what google is for!

Once I got the picture down , I printed out a few to make cupcake pics, along with dreaming up ideas of how to make a cupcake look like Chica. Into the kitchen we went early Saturday morning - the cupcakes were baked, frosting was prepped.

For the chocolate cupcake, they were just done in pretty swirls, topped with color coordinated sprinkles and the cupcake pics. They were boxed up and ready to go.

Also customized toppers that said Happy Birthday Kole!

Then came time to make Chica. This was a little bit tougher...Chica is very 3d. I made an attempt to make his face on the top of the cupcake, but really didn't like how it turned out - so much so that I didn't even take a picture of it because it looked ridiculous. Next time I'll take pictures.

In thinking about what to do and studying the picture - a predominant feature to me was the top of his head - a red mohawk against a copper color.

So to make the mohawk, I used the tip that is typically used for flower petals, stiffened the icing with some extra powdered sugar, and started my hand at making a mohawk.

How do you think they turned out?

I love them! Once they were done, Melinda came to pick them up and that is where we found out that she found us through google! So thank you Melinda for taking a chance with us!

We hope you enjoyed the cupcakes and that Kole had a very happy birthday!!