Lynella Vanilla

2012-01-29T14:25:00.003-05:00

The mommy purchased some vintage prints from etsy so I matched the cupcakes to that theme.

Melina's youngest sister is having a boy and for her nursery she is doing vintage truck's. She sent me the link of the paintings from the nursery and then I was able to match them for the baby shower. Congratulations!

2012-01-29T14:13:00.003-05:00

Chris is from Boston and he loves the Patriots. He is very excited for next weekends Super Bowl. These cupcakes have some of his interests on them. Happy Birthday!

2012-01-29T14:10:00.002-05:00

Warren is a huge Baltimore Ravens fan. This cake is chocolate with chocolate buttercream and was small enough to fit in a cupcake box.

2012-01-29T14:08:00.001-05:00

Stacey's friend was turning 40 and her cupcakes had: monogram, tennis, cruise and a wine bottle. Happy Birthday!

2012-01-29T13:18:00.002-05:00

A local veterinarian bought the practice where she worked and one of her clients decided to give her some chocolate and champagne cupcakes to celebrate!

2012-01-29T10:33:00.004-05:00

Connor was turning 2 and loves Elmo. I made one large face for his birthday cupcake and then the mini' had an Elmo face on each one for all his friends. Happy Birthday Connor!

2012-01-29T10:20:00.002-05:00

A family from Atlanta was moving to NC so their friends and family had a going away party for them. A few of their interests are on these cupcakes.

LEGO

2011-12-31T21:46:00.008-05:00

I made invitations with jewelry boxes.

I had loose Lego's in each with further instructions.

Once they built the Lego's it said--Food and cupcakes will be served. Please RSVP by -/-/- to ---@hotmail.com.

Because I was caught up in the details of other items of the party I decided to go simple and make chocolate lego's out of some silicone molds I bought. No fondant this time!Lego candy block bricks. They're stackable too!

Little mini figure with mini building pack for the take home favors.

favors

Diaper box pinata I made with "red solo cups" and red crepep paper. No glue, just a tape.

All foods were square, rectangular or round for the components of the Lego bricks.

Cheese and cracker building pieces.

Lego juice boxes with square food.

Bubble wrap runner.

Estimation jar as a decoration. Empty boxes wrapped in primary colors for extra height.

Each boy had a plastic bag with loose wheels, bricks, etc to build a car and race them with each other down the 4 tracks.

Lego Factory building area in the basement.

I wrapped empty boxes in primary colors for extra tables.

Drew the faces on with a permanent marker.

Estimation jar in the middle of the table with my son's Lego's that I counted out ahead of time. This was a good activity when they first came in while the rectangular "brick" pizza was cooking with pepperoni "lego dots" on top.Drew Lego head faces on each.

We recently went to Legoland in Florida because my son is in love with Lego's right now. For his 7th birthday I invited the boys from class and had an all Lego themed party. I have to say of all the parties I have done for my children, this might have been one of the easiest parties I've ever planned. I did let the boys take home the cars they built so that might be the biggest expense if I could offer an advice on planning your own, but besides that it was easy to come up with food and activities and they all said "it was the best party ever" :)

2011-12-30T14:25:00.000-05:00

Made some 2012 New Years wreaths with some 2011 after Christmas sale wreaths.

Holiday juice boxes for my son's 1st grade class. All duct tape.

mini's

skylight at Lenox

Lenox Mall-Atlanta, Georgia

Burlap village mantle

Vintage is my favorite but I added some burlap this year!

2011-12-18T14:28:00.006-05:00

Rabbit Tales, Don Giovanni, The Golden Ticket, Lucia

Musical notes, The Atlanta Opera logo, The Atlanta Opera Ball, BBC Proms

In the process.....

My friend and neighbor Jeff LaClaire of LaClaire & Company, LLC. asked me to make some cupcakes for his client The Atlanta Opera. These were a little challenging (but so were the Gwinett Arena ones he had me make a couple years ago:) but I tried my best to match to the links he gave me. They featured me on their blog. Thank you!

The Atlanta Opera said: Thank you so much for the delicious "Atlanta Opera-themed" cupcakes sent to our office this morning! They were beautiful, tasty, and an excellent Friday surprise. We've featured you on our Tumblr blog (http://theatlantaoperablog.tumblr.com/) with our appreciation!

2011-12-18T14:26:00.000-05:00

Presley was turning 3 and her mommy had a Brunch with Santa for her birthday. Her colors were lime green and hot pink and she wanted a Santa, Mrs. Claus, boy elf and girl elf. I thought the color combo's turned out really cute and it gave me a chance to make my first Mrs. Claus. Happy Birthday Presley!

2011-12-18T14:25:00.001-05:00

Ella and Lila celebrated their 1st birthday with a snowflake theme. Their invitation had 2 cupcakes on it with snowflakes and lime green and pink throughout so I incorporated that in the design. Happy Birthday girls!

2011-12-18T11:00:00.002-05:00

Scroll that says "Xie Xie" for Thank You!

Candy Sushi, Fortune Cookie and Ni Hao Kai-Lan fruit snacks.

Charlie was turning 6 and wanted his karate unifrom with his 2 new red stripes! His mom also had me make some take-out box favors for his friends. Such a fun theme. Happy Birthday Charlie!

2011-12-18T10:59:00.000-05:00

Alexis and her friends went to dinner and to see The Muppets movie. I made a large red velvet for her and then put all of her friends names on their own cupcakes in her 2 favorite colors, lime green and turquoise. Happy 11th Birthday Alexis!

2011-12-18T10:01:00.003-05:00

Our mailman has delivered mail for 41 years and the last 24 has been in our neighborhood. He decided to retire and our several of our neighbors decided to give him so going away presents. You can see what mine was:) We miss you Mr. Charles Watts!

2011-12-18T10:00:00.000-05:00

Ella Grace and Addie Kate are friends that both turned 3! And they both love Build-A-Bear so I made them some bear cupcakes to celebrate. Happy Birthday girls!

2011-12-18T09:59:00.000-05:00

Table at my Aunt/Uncle's house. So pretty!

All out of Lego's!!!

The White House and first family.

Ford out of Lego's!

Legoland Florida 2011

Animal Kingdom 2011

Feast juice boxes

We went to Disney World and Legoland Florida for Thanksgiving this year so I didn't have any cupcake orders, but my kids did have in-class parties so I dressed up some juice boxes with duct tape and here you go! Everyone asks me "do you ever sleep?". Well by the time on the clock in this picture, the answer is "not much". :)

2011-11-18T12:47:00.002-05:00

Let me know about any upcoming holiday orders. I still have some dates open.

Thank you!
Lisa

2011-11-12T22:05:00.004-05:00

Amelia is turning 2 and loves Sesame Street. These were really fun to make. I love how the colors pop off the cupcake. Big Bird, Elmo, Cookie Monster and Oscar. Happy Birthday Amelia!

2011-11-12T22:00:00.002-05:00

Courtney is throwing a baby show for Kristen and asked me to match the toppers to the invitation. Whenever I have an invitation, I try to match the colors as close as possible. Baby carriage, rattle, sign and bib. Congratulations Kristen!

2011-11-12T21:38:00.002-05:00

Christi had a girls weekend in Blue Ridge. Her friend Jessica ordered them for her. She wanted a Happy Birthday, Hello Kitty, Auburn and Beach. This is what I came up with. Happy Birthday Christi!

2011-11-06T18:48:00.002-05:00

Wendy had 2 events over 2 weekends so I made her some tennis cupcakes and some Bacherlorette Party cupcakes for a friend of hers that recently got married. Thanks again Wendy for your support!

2011-11-06T18:45:00.003-05:00

Ivan turned 1 and his mommy gave him a Mustache Bash. I love anything vintage and I think the new mustache trend is so much fun. This is a friend of mine in Nashville, so I made the fondant toppers only. Happy Birthday Ivan!

2011-11-06T18:36:00.004-05:00

Tray I made from old silver trays spray painted black and glass candle sticks in-between.

Trader Joe's Joe Joe's. I crushed those and put those in the chocolate batter and then added the orange creme inside to the buttercream.

Between bunco, neighborhood and friend events, I made a few items for Halloween. I hope everyone had fun this year!

2011-11-06T18:27:00.002-05:00

I cut our her invitation to add to the board. I love to incorporate the paper into the theme whenever possible!

Vanilla mini's and red velvet full size.

Vanilla mini's

Chocolate mini's with heavier sprinkles.

Addison turned 5 and her mommy threw her a Addison in Wonderland Party. It was so much fun! She had a magician and all the kids and adults dressed up as well. Happy Birthday Addison!

2011-11-06T18:13:00.003-05:00

Olivia loves pink and turquiose so I made sprinkles and a fondant topper to match. Happy 5th Birthday Olivia!

2011-11-06T18:04:00.002-05:00

Jeff's wife was having a get together at their home with a chef for his 40th birthday. She asked me to make 2 dozen cupcakes in fall colors. Happy Birthday 40th!

2011-11-06T17:57:00.002-05:00

Jessica and Warren were married in Baltimore but live in Atlanta so they had an Atlanta reception here in Atlanta. Their fondant toppers reflected some of their interests. Vanilla, chocolate, strawberry and Blue Moon were the flavors. Congratulations Jess and Warren!

2011-10-10T13:31:00.003-04:00

I have had so much positive response to these! Orange flavored cake that has an entire bottle of Blue Moon beer in the batter. I added some white chocolate chips so with the orange and white chocolate it makes them taste like a Dreamsicle. I used an Orange Emulsion so that the orange flavor doesn't bake out. I used organic oranges for the rind (because of pesticides) and I squeezed the orange juice and then brushed it on top of the cooling cupcakes before frosting with my buttercream and adding the orange rind. So it's just enough orange but not too pungent. Like I said, they were a huge hit!

2011-10-10T13:28:00.002-04:00

My friend Lauren had a fabulous Oktoberfest in her families backyard. Her dad and husband roasted an entire pig, there were kegs of Fat Tire and Blue Moon and a bouncy for the kids. The weather could not have been better. Thank you for having us. It was so much fun!

2011-10-10T13:25:00.003-04:00

Wayne's wife threw him a 40th birthday party and since I know one of the party planners, so contacted me to make some custome ones that reflect some things about him. His wife gave me a list of 16 things and I picked 12 toppers to hand-make. I saw the pictures and it looked like the whole party was a blast, right down to his favorite muscian Mike Farris playing in his backyard for all his guests!

2011-10-10T13:22:00.002-04:00

Mylee turned 5 and wanted a Stawberry Shortcake theme. I made fondant strawberries and put them on top of strawberry cake mini's and a cupcake for the birthday girl to blow out. Happy Birthday Mylee!

2011-10-10T13:20:00.002-04:00

Lukas loves the Czech cartoon character of Krtek. He is a little mole that I made out of fondant on top of a smash cupcake and then little mini cupcakes to go with it. Happy 1st Birthday Lukas!

2011-10-10T13:17:00.002-04:00

Aidan turned 7 and had a Lego birthday party. The cake was vanilla with buttercream and marshmallow fondant dyed blue. The little candies surrounding are Lego candy building blocks that actually fit together. Happy Birthday Aidan!

2011-10-10T13:13:00.002-04:00

Linda ordered cupcakes for her nephew and his wife who are expecting a baby boy they will name Maximilliano. I made monkey cupcakes to match the adorable invitations for baby Max!

2011-10-10T11:14:00.002-04:00

Fall flavors. Chocolate, Pumpkin, Caramel apple with real chopped apples in a spice cake. Drizzled with caramel, topped with chopped nuts and a stick, of course!

2011-10-10T11:01:00.002-04:00

There are 2 of my friends whose husbands both went to UGA and they're the same age on the same day. So technically there were 2 identical dozen. Reese's Peanut Butter cup. Happy Birthday John and Keith!

2011-09-12T23:15:00.002-04:00

Wedding cake topper of the couples new initial in white chocolate and fondant poppy flowers in the mango color to match her wedding. chocolatelemon poppyseed cupcakes with lemon buttercream frosting.

Fresh Strawberry.

Michaela wanted 6 dozen cupcakes to be made into a tower for her wedding in Hilton Head Island. She contacted me in June and we continued to talk about flavors, design and quantity until her wedding in September. She had friends be responsible for the transfer from Atlanta to SC. Congratulations Michaela!

2011-09-12T23:10:00.003-04:00

Mrs. Lupiani is my son's teacher and I wanted to tell a story of her interests for her birthday. I'm glad you had a good day. Happy Birthday Mrs. Lupiani!

2011-09-12T22:50:00.002-04:00

Kelsey was turning 16 and her interests are cheerleading and the culinary arts. She wants to go to Paris so I put a few of each of those things on her cupcakes. Happy Birthday Kelsey!

2011-09-12T22:35:00.002-04:00

Sue's dad was celebrating his 80th birthday and she challenged me with telling his life story. Each one was a milestone of his life. Thank you Sue of letting me help with his memories!

2011-09-12T22:22:00.002-04:00

Brown sugar sand....

Grant turned 4 and he is a Jake and the Neverland Pirates fan. I did a sheet cake with fondant accents cut out to match the invitation. The treasure chest is made of fondant, sprinkles and sugar cubes. Happy Birthday Grant!

2011-09-12T22:15:00.002-04:00

Yes those are Nerd bananas!

Stone turned 1 and he is a sock monkey fan. I did chocolate cupcakes with vanilla buttercream, Nerd banana's, sprinkles and a coconut hat rim. Happy 1st Birthday Stone!

2011-09-11T22:47:00.000-04:00

For Melina's birthday her friend Tracy threw her a party. She said her favorite color was purple, she liked sushi, movies, tennis and yard sales. This is what I came up with. Happy Birthday Melina!

2011-08-15T10:44:00.005-04:00

Smash Cake is about 4" across. Looks bigger in the picture. I decided to add some flowers to her ear last mintue....

There are a few tails sticking out of some of the cupcakes. Those pigs fell in the frosting.

Heidi is a piggy fan so for her 2nd birthday her mommy asked me to make a Pig Smash Cake and some Piggy Cupcakes. A fondant pig fell in the chocolate mud even! Happy Birthday Heidi!

2011-08-15T10:02:00.004-04:00

Mini's in sprinkle colors to match.

Atlanta Tri Delta sorority had a lunch for their charity Care-Affair and Cure Childhood Cancer. Thank you Susan for your order!

2011-08-15T09:45:00.004-04:00

Jessica and Warren are getting married in September and their friends gave them a Stock the Bar Shower in August. I brought some champagne and Reese's peanut butter cupcakes for their shower. Congratualtions!

2011-08-15T09:02:00.002-04:00

Barb and Leon are celebrating 50 years of marriage this December. Their kids surprised them with a celebration this summer. Her colors were green and white with poinsettia's, but I added the "gold" for 50. Congratulations!

2011-07-15T00:17:00.003-04:00

Scarf and sorting hat.

Mallory is a Harry Potter fan and it just so happens that she is turning 13 on the premiere of HP7 the 2nd installment on July 15. This is my 3rd time making HP cc's and I try to add a different element each time. This time I added Harry's portrait. Happy 13th Birthday Mallory!

2011-07-14T23:51:00.005-04:00

At the party.

Fondant Lego Harry and Dumbledore for the birthday boys.

Spell book, snitch, HP logo.

9-3/4 sign, broom, castle.

Behind the signs is the owl Hedwig, sorting hat, Harry's glasses/scar and a wand.

L-R: Hogwart's Express, Tri Wizard symbol, cloak, hat. Middle Row: 4 Houses. Last L-R: Howart's crest, Gryffindor scarf, potions, Mrs. McGonagall.

Gryffindor colored sprinkles.

Chocolate Frog favors and Bertie Bott's Beans in the bottom for each guest.

I made some Chocolate Frogs that are ready to be packaged.

My fabric pennant banner hanging at the party site.

Took a picture once I strung it together.

Sign hung up at the party.

In the middle of making it.

Jackson and Anderson were turning 4 and 8 and their mom threw them a Harry Potter pool party! She came up with diving for dragon eggs and had all kinds of cute labels on jars, etc. She asked me to make some items to go with the cupcakes since I had also done a HP birthday party for my son in December (on this blog as well). Here is the transition of how it came about. Thank you Christy for contacting me!

2011-07-14T23:47:00.003-04:00

Baylor and Olivia were both turning 7 and having a painting pottery party. There cupcake was an oversized one in chocolate just for them and then a chocolate and vanilla dozen for their friends. Happy Birthday girls!

2011-07-14T23:44:00.002-04:00

Graham cracker crust, layer of chocolate chips, chocolate batter, home-made marshmallow frosting (tempered egg whites over a double boiler, sugar, cream of tarter, vanilla), then a butane torch to "burn" the marshmallow and a Hershey's square on top!

2011-07-14T23:29:00.002-04:00

Fondant topper for each one in the color and theme of the Book Themed Baby Shower.

The BEFORE picture. Cut ribbon, boxed cc's with buttercream and fondant toppers. I also made scrap paper books with each guests name on the front of the book and Thank You For Coming on the inside of each one and then attached it with ribbon to the outside. AFTER. Boxed and ready to be the place setting for each lady.

Jessica and her friends hosted a Book Themed Baby Shower for their friend Heidi. These were custom cupcakes to be used as place settings for each lady attending. Not only did the fondant have the theme, but each ladies names was on the book on the outside. Congratulations to the parents!

2011-07-14T23:19:00.004-04:00

L-R: Flash, Wonder Woman, Hulk, Iron Man

L-R: Batman, Fantastic 4 (and Fantastic Beckett at age 4!), Superman, Spiderman

X-Men, Green Lantern, Captain America, Wolverine

Beckett loves superhero's, all of them, so for his 4th birthday his mom asked me to make 3 dozen of all different kinds. Ok, I had to cheat and ask my husband because he used to read comic books as a kid so he knew all of these and helped me with ideas. They are so fun and colorful. I love how they turned out. Happy 4th Birthday Beckett!

2011-07-14T22:33:00.005-04:00

Watermelon shark with blue jello. It was the 4th of July weekend. My tennis assignment was fruit. Why not? :)

Organic Kansas Blue Cornmeal. It's the first time I had ever baked with it, but with Grand Marnier Agave Butter, they turned out just great!

Made some sparkler's for the kids.

Ping Pong game I made for a friend.

Wreath I made for a friend.

Vanilla batter dyed blue and red.

2011-06-19T22:17:00.006-04:00

Hello Kitty bucket cake with sea life cookies, brown sugar sand and "oyster" cookies made from lemon cookies, strawberry frosting, sugar eyes and a yogurt covered raisin.

Shark watermelon in blue jello.

Dollar Tree and The Dollar Spot at Target helped me with decorations. You don't have to break the bank!

Frisbee plates.

Ice Cream truck!

My daugther turned 4 and we had a beach theme in our backyard. We had a "pool" and sprinklers to splash in and a "beach" sandbox to dig for mermaid treasure jewels. Sub sandwiches, octopus jello and sun chip blankets were just some of our food. She said she wanted a Hello Kitty cake so I had to incorporate that into the beach bucket cake and sea life cupcakes. Happy Birthday Gibson "Gibbi"!

2011-06-19T22:12:00.003-04:00

Fisher turned 4 and his mom Amie had a Batman pool party. Splish, splash, splat Batman! Happy Birthday Fisher!

2011-06-19T22:07:00.003-04:00

Kissing Bandit (inside joke) and Bud Light.

Guitar Hero, Auburn and her 2 boys in the hearts.

Robin turned 40 and her friend Kat had me make some toppers as a surprise for their dinner/girls night out with friends. Happy 40th Birthday Robin!

2011-06-19T21:59:00.003-04:00

Todd's sister Stacey had me make some cupcakes with a few of Todd's favorite hobbies. His daughter was born on his 35th birthday so his family surprised him with these cupcakes on his 36th. He is a huge Florida fan and has even dressed up as a Captain Gator for the National Championship. He loves the Cubs and X-box. Happy Birthday Todd!

2011-06-19T21:47:00.003-04:00

Words With Friends!

Weights, bike, love of cats and cheerleader at the University of Alabama.Laney turned 40 so I made her some cupcakes that represented hobbies/interests of hers. She loves her family, exercise, lunch with friends and is a registered dietician. Happy Birthday Laney!

2011-06-19T21:33:00.003-04:00

Zach graduated from Walton High School and then will be on his way to play rugby this summer in South Africa and rugby this fall for Life College. Congratulations Zach!

2011-06-19T21:23:00.002-04:00

Leanne graduated from Kennesaw State University, class of 2011. Their mascot is the owl. Since she is going to be a teacher I made sure her apple was a golden one:) And also to go with the KSU colors. She and her family are wonderful people. Congratulations Leanne!

2011-05-08T22:22:00.003-04:00

Emma's First Communion was over Mother's Day weekend and lots of her friends and family were there to celebrate. Her mom sent me a picture of a cake she found on-line so I did my best to replicate it. I changed it up some so as not to copy the artist of the original cake. Emma's brother and my son were in Pre-K together so I was so happy to hear from her mom again. Sweet family. Congratulations Emma!

2011-05-08T22:20:00.002-04:00

Roxanne was hosting a wedding shower for Lucy and Scott. She gave me a napkin so I could coordinate the colors for the Champagne cucpakes. She also had mini's with the edible glitter and silver dragee's to all to these. Thanks Roxanne!

2011-05-08T22:15:00.000-04:00

Shawna and her husband celebrated their 7th wedding anniversary and I personalized them for her with different states according to where they met, engagement, wedding, children, etc. She and her husband celebrated with a date night and some cupcakes. Congratulations!

The 8th wedding anniversary is represented as well. Thank you for your 2nd order:)

2011-05-08T22:14:00.002-04:00

mini's

Melina was co-hosting a baby shower and the theme was lady bugs. The napkin is inside the box to coordinate with the characters and colors. That is always helpful for me to match. Thank you for your order Melina!

2011-05-08T22:01:00.002-04:00

My friend Helen turned 40 so here are some of her interests represented on her cupcakes. These were vanilla but the other dozen was her favorite, Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. Happy Birthday Helen. 40 is the new 20!

2011-04-23T12:38:00.003-04:00

Carrot cake.

Easter 2011- I've made some this week for Bunco, cook-outs, get togethers and Susan J. Thank you everyone for the requests. Happy Easter!

2011-04-23T12:32:00.002-04:00

black chocolate

Our school celebrated their 30 year anniversary with a field day. I donated a cake and some mini's. The tiger on the front is the logo of the school. http://www.cobbk12.org/Tritt/

2011-04-23T12:22:00.003-04:00

Will had a reptile party for his 5th birthday. The company comes to the house with all the snakes, spiders, lizards, an owl and the kids love it! I made fondant animals, Oreo dirt and chocolate rocks. The mini's had gummy candy bugs and worms on top. Such a fun theme. Happy 5th Birthday Will!

2011-04-23T12:18:00.003-04:00

all the girls initials.....

Wendy's daughter is on the Storm cheerleading squad and she had an end of the year party for them. She sent me pictures of their uniform, bows, etc. and I matched them as close as possible. Hope you girls had a fun party!

2011-04-23T12:14:00.003-04:00

My friends Katie and Kibbe (sisters) have a crawfish boil and a DJ every year. Every year I am out of town:( Except this year. I made it! So much fun. I brought a new flavor, Oreo Cupcakes and some chocolate and vanilla ones with a crawfish theme.

2011-04-23T12:11:00.002-04:00

My friend Kim decided to go to Steeplechase for her birthday. I tried my best to match her real hat that she sent me a picture of, to the fondant hat. Fun theme to make. Happy Birthday Kim!

2011-04-23T12:00:00.003-04:00

She loves Molly the barn owl which she watches live on the on-line camera out of CA.

Ms.Janice is a preschool teacher and for her birthday her students ordered some Champagne cupcakes with a few toppers that included her interests. Happy Birthday Ms. Janice!

2011-04-23T10:55:00.001-04:00

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Isabel is a LA fan and ordered Cosmopolitan cupcakes with drink straws in each. Decorated with red sugar and fondant Fleur de Lis, an LSU tiger and her name. Happy Birthday Isabel!

2011-04-07T23:02:00.002-04:00

Rice Krispie treat California Roll....

Fondant, fruit roll-ups, maply syrup "soy sauce"....

Fondant salmon and tuna.

Fondant seaweed salad (real sesame seeds sprinkled on), shrimp and ball sprinkles for "roe".....

For my friend Angelia's birthday I decided to go with "sushi" toppers. A couple of years ago I made her an owl cake, last year owl cupcakes but this year I decided to go with a something we both love to have for lunch, and together when we can. All of the toppers are candy or fondant. Sprinkles make up the rice and "eggs", fruit roll-ups and fondant for the rest. Happy Birthday Angelia!

2011-04-07T22:57:00.002-04:00

Mini's for her class (below)

Caitlin turned 6 and had a pottery painting party for all the girls in her class. I incorporated paint palette's, monogram and an unfinished pottery bear as if he was in the middle of being painted. Happy Birthday Caitlin!

2011-04-07T22:49:00.003-04:00

Alea and her mom have a birthday 1 day apart so they decided to share cupcakes. They both decided on Reese's Peanut Butter Cup (had them at her friend Darden's birthday-cat cupcakes) which is becoming a very popular flavor I might add. Mom chose tennis and Alea chose a seal. Happy birthday girls!

2011-04-07T22:36:00.002-04:00

Lauren's parents were celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary and I was honored that she thought of my cupcakes as part of their recognition. They met at Florida State and then the other toppers represented the date and their initials. Happy Anniversary!

2011-04-07T22:31:00.004-04:00

"Cucumber slices" on top of the sprinkles.

Maggie was turning 9 and her mom had a mobile spa come to her birthday party at the Embassy Suites. The girls got to swim in the indoor pool and then have their nails and make-up done. Several spa items were added for the toppers including cucumber slices. Happy Birthday Maggie!

2011-04-07T22:27:00.002-04:00

Landon turned 2 and had a construction theme party. He is into cars, trucks, bulldozers and all the other equipment it takes to build and dig. Everything is edible, including the chocolate "rock" candy. Happy Birthday Landon!

2011-04-03T22:45:00.000-04:00

Company meeting.

2011-04-02T22:40:00.000-04:00

Carter wanted a lemon cake with cream cheese buttercream for his 9th birthday. The only fondant is in the lacrosse sticks and lettering, the rest is piped buttercream. Happy Birthday Carter!

2011-04-01T22:43:00.000-04:00

Taylor's family was celebrating his birthday and his sister called me to do some red velvet cupcakes with a few of his interests on top. Happy Birthday Taylor!

2011-03-20T20:56:00.002-04:00

Fairy mini's for her class.

Cameron turned 4 and she had her party at Farmhouse in the City in Roswell. It was a fairy dress-up party where they could put on tu-tu's, have their face painted, make bead jewelry, paint pottery and find candy from the candy fairy. It was so nice out they were able to eat their cupcakes on the back deck. Happy Birthday Miss Cameron!

2011-03-20T20:51:00.003-04:00

Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes

Darden turned 12 (it says 10 and I corrected it later. Sorry about that Darden!) and she is big kitty cat fan. Her families own cat is black and white so I made a cat sitting up, the face of a cat and a mouse with a ball of yarn. Happy Birthday Darden!

2011-03-20T20:50:00.000-04:00

2010-Blake is a repeat customer. I think that is a huge compliment for a 10 year old to request my cupcakes for his birthday. He is still a basketball fan too! Happy Birthday Blake!

Hand drawn GA Tech logo with food coloring.

2009-Blake was turning 9 and wanted 4 decorated with his favorite things: swim goggles, GA Tech, nerf gun and basketball. I thought that was a great combo. Happy birthday Blake!

2011-03-20T20:41:00.003-04:00

Lauren's sister Erin was turning 40 and they were giving her a surprise birthday party. She let me know a few of her personal interests and then we decided to do a few "old lady" toppers as well. She had Vanilla, Red Velvet and Italian Cream Cake (new flavor). Happy Birthday Erin!

2011-02-21T20:39:00.002-05:00

K lollipop for being a Kindergarten teacher and her name is Kim:-)

Snicker's cupcakes for Kim's birthday. She is a K teacher, went to Auburn, likes to relax with a glass of wine (yeah girl!) and loves the candybar as much as I do. Happy Birthday Kim!

2011-02-21T20:33:00.001-05:00

Harrison turned 14 and wanted Red Velvet cupcakes with a few fondant toppers of his interest. Mom said it was hit:-) Happy Birthday Harrison!

2011-02-21T20:29:00.003-05:00

Chandler was turning 4 and wanted a pirate themed party. I did a few for the girls as well. The other dozen had sprinkles to match. This is always a fun theme. Happy Birthday Chandler!

2011-02-21T20:25:00.002-05:00

Kathryn turned 7 and was having a sleep-over party with her friends. She likes butterflies and peace symbols so with the colors her mom gave me, I went from there. The butterfly wings are chocolate. Happy Birthday Kathryn!

2011-02-21T20:21:00.003-05:00

For Teacher Appreciation Week, my son's teacher had said that Snicker's candy bars were her favorite (mine too actually). I have made Reese's peanut butter cup cupcakes several times with peanut butter in the vanilla batter. I decided chocolate batter was in order for these. I put 1/4 of a mini Snicker in the middle and baked it in. Then once the buttercream was added, another 1/4 of a mini bar, honey roasted peanuts and chocolate drizzle. Other candy bard may have to be on the menu next.....

2011-02-21T20:15:00.004-05:00

Superbowl XLV with the Steelers and the Packers. I did cupcakes with both teams colors. The goals are plastic and the footballs are Hershey drops (new chocolate product they're marketing), colored sugars and Williams Sonoma football helmet sprinkles. Surprisingly, no fondant:-)

2011-02-21T20:10:00.002-05:00

For Chip's 40th birthday, his sister knew that he would want his favorite cake flavor, Spice Cake with Lemon Buttercream. Citrus buttercream is always a challenge as far as getting the tart right without "turning" the butter. I grated real lemon zest into the buttercream alongwith lemon oil to get more of the tart flavor. I had to try one myself and I must say it is a yummy combo of the tart with the spice. I also made a batch of Reese's Peanut Butter cupcakes to go with it. Happy Birthday Chip!

2011-01-31T20:42:00.002-05:00

This reminds some of breakfast and I guess if you like to dip your bacon in syrup this would be a good breakfast. I bought peppered bacon at Fresh Market, cooked it in the pan with brown sugar and maple syrup until it was crisp. I replaced the bacon drippings in the batter instead of oil, added more maple syrup and some cinnamon. Sort of like a french toast batter? I added the chopped crisp bacon into the batter and then once they were cooled, added buttercream, more chopped bacon and a drizzle of maple syrup!

2011-01-31T20:35:00.004-05:00

For Amy's birthday she ordered Reese's peanut butter cup. 1/4 of RPB cup is baked inside peanut butter batter then peanut butter buttercream is added on top. Another 1/4 RPB cup is added on top as well. Happy Birthday Amy!

2011-01-31T20:22:00.003-05:00

Carson was turning 4 and his favorite is Buzz Lightyear. Mini's, sprinkles and stars for some and fondant characters for the others. I tried to do most of the popular ones but Buzz for the birthday boy. Happy Birthday Carson!

2011-01-31T20:05:00.005-05:00

Grant was turning 1 and his mommy Laura did a balloon theme in lime green, light blue and a deeper blue. He had mini's and a smash cake with fondant balloons (placed on food safe wire) that his mommy said he ate like a lollipop! Happy Birthday Grant!

2011-01-31T19:56:00.002-05:00

January 10-14 gave us week of snow here in Georgia. I made 1 cupcake for the week:-) With a cherry topper and real sprinkles on top!