Long time, no blog

Once again time has gotten away from me and I find myself WAY behind on updating our blog. I do have news for those of you familiar with our official store greeter, Miss Lily- she is blissfully unaware that her territory is about to be invaded. That's right, Becky is preggers again. Unexpected, but not unwelcome, this new addition will be a challenge. Keep us in your thoughts.

On the confection front, we're excited to see that the summer blahs are over. Our favorite holiday, Halloween, is right around the corner and we've got lots of ghoulish goodies to celebrate. Check out our Spooky Gingerbread and our newest additions, Monster Toes and Potato Bugs. Thanks to Neena for the Monster Toes idea- they are delicious and cute!

Wow! Time gets away from you sometimes. I didn't realize how long it had been since I posted. We've done lots of fun cakes recently & I wanted to share some photos.

Groom's & Bride's Cakes- congrats Erica & Taylor!

"Patron" Cake & coordinating Cupcakes

"Pirates of the Caribbean" themed birthday cake & a "Salmon & Avocado Sushi Roll" Cake

"Day of the Dead" themed cake & Newcastle beer bottle cake

Oh, THAT Recession!

So, let's just hope it was a bad week, but with letters coming left and right saying that our credit limits are slashed and a VERY slow week for orders, we are feeling pinched, to say the least.

Themes

You know that old line about how things always come in threes? Well, it's not always in threes, but we've noticed time and again how wedding cakes ten to have the same themes from one weekend to the next. 3 weekends ago we had two different groom's cakes both designed like XBox 360s.

2 weekends ago, it was Star Wars. We had the Rebel Alliance symbol on a groom's cake, Han Solo and Leia topping the bride's cake (the bride custom-made her own topper), and figurines on another groom's cake.

This past weekend, the theme was red and black color schemes. There was a red & black plaid/brocade combo for a bridal shower, a red-swirled bride's cake, and a matching red & black groom's cake.

The recurring themes happen over and over again, and we get a kick out of it every time and thought you might, too.

Fort Worth Zoo Beastro

This past Friday was our 3rd time to participate in the Fort Worth Zoo Beastro. It is a fundraiser for the Zoo and is a one-of-a-kind tasting event in the Zoo after hours with food from great local restaurants, live music, open bars, and lots more. We took cupcakes again- 3 flavors this time- lime, pineapple, and strawberry. If you've never seen 800+ cupcakes all at once, it is quite impressive! The Zoo opened up their private events area this time and we had a blast since we were close enough to hear the bands- Better Than Ezra and Time Machine. We also got a lot more interaction with the crowd this time (thank you to the anonymous young lady who was giving out kisses!).

What Recession?

My goodness! For this country being in a recession, this has been our busiest year yet! I keep thinking of ideas to blog about, but I have been SOO busy! I just wanted to take a minute and let you know we are still here, we're just CA-RAZY busy right now. If you need a cake, we are having to stick by our 72-hour (3 day) notice policy to be able to fulfill our orders, so order in advance!! Talk to you soon- have a suh-weet day!

Cake Demo at the Junior Woman's Club of Fort Worth

We recently did a cake decorating demonstration for the lovely ladies of the Junior Woman's Club of Fort Worth. We showed them how to frost a cake like a professional and sprinkled in a fews stories about how we got started. After the demonstration, we gave each of them a cupcake and some icing so they could make their own buttercream roses. It was informative, fun, and sticky! Here are some more photos from the evening.

All the lovely ladies...

Hands-on buttercream rose help: A fabulous rose-topped cupcake!