Princess Fiona

I loved this order. I even found the official "Shrek" font for the picks!

For my sister...

No time for St. Patricks Day...

My biggest order so far...70 dozen mini's! I've been doing cupcakes for over a year, and I still didn't know how to plan for this. I ran out of EVERY ingredient at one point. Regardless, I felt like a "real" baker. My mom and I had a serious assembly line constructed, and by the end, we were really moving fast!


Picture 70 dozen of these:

Do you even know what 70 dozen boxes like this would look like?

I'll give you a clue...this is what 35 dozen look like...

And a close up of the sticker:

A check off my list

Since baking has turned from a hobby into a part-time job, I don't get to bake for "fun" as much I used to. I have lists of things (mostly in my head) of things I want to make/try/create/etc. When Michael got a new job, I took full advantage of the situation and made a rainbow cake! I've been wanting to make one for SO LONG...but it's hard to justify making a cake for no reason. It turned out perfectly! I'm usually a big critic of EVERYTHING I make...but I love the way this looks. The picks on top were a little more cluttered than I planned, but still, I have no complaints.


A close up of the picks:

...and the cake!

Baby Showers

It's baby shower time again! I did cupcakes for a boy and girl...

And cookies to match...

Happy Birthday, Dr. Suess

Today is Dr. Seuss' birthday. What a fantastic reason to celebrate with cupcakes!?!

"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." -Dr. Seuss

"Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You."

-Dr. Suess

"Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one." -Dr. Suess

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own.

And you know what you know. You are the guy who'll decide where to go.” -Dr. Seuss

The last quote is a personal favorite.

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss.

Totally 80s

These were designed to match an 80s-themed birthday party. Before decorations...

And after...

And minis to match...

Tinkerbell

Pictures don't really do these cupcakes justice. They were pink, sparkly, and COVERED in glitter. For some reason glitter doesn't show in pictures. The cake was red velvet and the frosting cream cheese.

Valentine Picture Overload

I'll be honest...I get WAY more excited about baking for valentines day than I do about the "holiday" itself (and I use holiday loosely). Don't get me wrong, I'm not one of those people who spend their whole February 14th ranting on "Hallmark Holidays"...nor have I ever really been bothered by if I have, or don't have, a "Valentine" on this one particular day. In my opinion, every day is more important than how someone treats you this one day. Keep in mind, I write ALL of this while staring at beautiful pink roses...so maybe I'm a bit biased :)


I love Valentines day for other reasons. I love the pink and red color combination you see EVERYWHERE. I love that hearts are surprisingly not tacky for a few days. I love that, at 25 years old, I still get a valentines gift and heart-shaped cookie cake from my mom. I love even more that my mom left me a gift and card in my room EARLY this year since she was in Florida this week. I love that my dad insisted on making steaks for my sister and I last night for our Valentines dinner. I guess I love that Valentines seems to be a reason to celebrate...exactly what we are all celebrating...I'm a little unsure of...but either way, I like it. So I celebrated this year by making TONS of cookies, and a few cupcakes. 


If you've ever had a Hello Cupcake! cookie, you know they are HEAVY. This is why:

I think I had 13 sticks of butter sitting out at one point...and that was probably only half of what I used. Now you know why these cookies are SO good. I did several plates of these...they all looked very similar, so I only took a picture of a few.

These were for my co-workers:

These were for my students:

This was an order...simple...but I really liked them:

Last but not least, this is what I gave as a Valentines gift (to someone who has had so many cupcakes he will hardly eat them). I know these aren't pretty, and I'm not pretending like they are. I tried to add something with the red hot on top...it didn't really work. BUT, these little cheesecake bars are DELICIOUS. One of my favorite recipes.

happy valentines EVERYONE.

Anything monogrammed is cute!

How can monogrammed cupcakes NOT be cute?!? These were for a wedding shower...