Simply Sweets summertime sweets collage

Simply Sweets summertime sweets collage, originally uploaded by Simply Sweets.

I thought a collage of some summertime sweets would be fun - Happy Summer!

beach and surf themed birthday cake

beach and surf themed birthday cake, originally uploaded by Simply Sweets.

This cake was created for a surf themd 7th birthday celebration. The cake colors were designed to coordinate with the blue, orange and yellow partyware. This cake is a half sheet cake with a sandy beach (a mixture of graham cracker crumbs and crystal sugar) and a huge wave with a surfer figurine. A little hard to see in this photo, but there is also a shark fin behind the surfer. The beach towel and flip flops on the beach are made from fondant. This cake was delivered to a residence in Paradise Valley.

Polka Dot Flip Flop 6th Birthday Cake

pink polka dot flip flop birthday cake, originally uploaded by Simply Sweets.

This cake was created for a luau themed 6th birthday and designed to coordinate with the flip flop and polka dot decorations - everything was done in hot pink, orange, lime green and turquoise. This cake is a 14 round which serves at least 65. Cake is iced with buttercream, accents with fondant polka dots, graham cracker and crystal sugar sand topped with pink and orange fondant flip flops. This cake was delivered to a residence in Gilbert. This party was coordinated by Susan Crabtree, designer, Puerta Bella Interior Design. Susan is also the blogger behind Poca Cosas and blogged about the party:

party setup
cake and centerpieces
flip flop craft

feedback from the coordinator:
I wanted to send you a quick note and thank you for the ADORABLE cake for Jillian’s birthday luau this weekend! Everyone loved it!!Thanks again for everything!

luau themed mini cupcakes

luau themed mini cupcakes, originally uploaded by Simply Sweets.

These mini cupcaks were ordered for a preschool PTA end of the year celebration with a luau theme. Half the cupcakes are topped with tropical flowers and the other half with white chocolate shells.

beach themed bridal shower cupcakes

beach themed bridal shower cupcakes, originally uploaded by Simply Sweets.

These cupcakes were created for a beach themed celebration for a coworkers bridal shower. Half the cupcakes are topped with tropical flowers in pink, purple and orange. The other half of the cucpakes are iced blue for the ocean, topper with sand (graham crackers and crystal sugar) and white chocolate flip flops.

Monkey themed 1st Birthday Cupcake Tower

This cupcake tower was designed to coordinate with a brightly colored monkey themed first birthday celebration for one of our repeat customers (we've done his sister's birthday cakes for the past 2 years). The design was inspired by the Swinging Monkey invitation

Everything is iced yellow with blue, green, red and orange polka dots. The topper cake is topped with a fondant modeled monkey wearing a party hat and a 1 for the birthday boy. Half the cupcakes are topped with a 1 and the other half have circles imprinted with Happy Birthday. We also made a jumbo cupcake for Gavin's smash cake

We're Having a Birthday!!!

Simply Sweets first opened on July 7, 2007 and now, two years later, we are celebrating our second birthday. Thank you to our wonderful customers who have ordered our custom sweets, given us rave reviews, referred friends and come back to us again and again for all your celebrations. Because of you, we are celebrating our 2nd birthday by expanding! Yes, that's right - we are in the process of moving out of our shared commercial kitchen space to our very own cake studio so that we can handle a larger volume of orders and expand our offerings.

More details to come, including the announcement of our new studio location and the date for our Grand Re-opening/2nd Birthday Celebration.

Happy 4th of July!

Hope everyone had a great 4th of July with lots of time in the sun, bbqs, sweets, and fireworks! We spent a lot of time in the pool and finished the evening by watching the Peoria fireworks.

I made this Blueberry Sourcream Crumb Cake for my family to enjoy. We love blueberries! Simply Sweets plans on offering an expanded menu of sweets including crumb cakes available on Fridays, Saturdays and holidays later this year.

What is a smash cake?

Smash Cake Collage, originally uploaded by Simply Sweets.

I've been asked what is a smash cake? Its the cake that you give to a 1 year old on their birthday for them to dig into and enjoy - its a great photo opportunity.

Simply Sweets offers 3 options for smash cakes - a 1 shaped cake, a jumbo cupcake and a single layer 6 inch round. We decorate the smash cake to coordinate with cake or cupcakes.

We'd love to see photos of your kids digging into their smash cakes - post a link in the comments section to share!

Here's a photo of my son enjoying his first birthday cake:

Chocolate Train Sucker Party Favors

Chocolate Train Sucker Party Favor, originally uploaded by Simply Sweets.

These party favors were ordered for a train themed second birthday celebration. The ribbons were done in blue and red to coordinate with Thomas the Tank decorations. These are the same party favors I made for my son's second birthday to go with his train cake.

This customer ordered animal themed chocolate dipped oreos from us a few month's ago for her daughter's birthday.

Customer feedback:
We loved the train favors, they were such a hit, you always make such wonderful things, we appreciate it!! Sincerely, Lesley B.

Turquoise and Orange baseball and shoe cupcakes

group birthday orange and turquoise with baseball and shoe cupakes, originally uploaded by Simply Sweets.

These cupcakes were ordered for a coworker birthday celebration for a woman who loves shoes and man who loves baseball. The shoes are made from dark chocolate and the baseballs from fondant

Customer feedback
Dana, the cupcakes were a big hit !! I brought them to the restaurant where we were celebrating 2 birthdays. After we had finished eating them the waitress had brought over 2 restaurant cupcakes. They each took one bite and were very disappointed. Your cupcakes were very moist and chocolatey and the "other" cupcakes were dry and boring. Thanks again for the yummy treats!! Becky Z

Don't forget to order your 4th of July Simply Sweets treats

4th of July Simply Sweets treats, originally uploaded by Simply Sweets.

Please place your 4th of July orders by Wednesday, July 1st. Pickup or delivery is available for Friday and Saturday.

1st Birthday Princess Tiara Cake

1st Birthday Princess Tiara on a pillow cake, originally uploaded by Simply Sweets.

Princess theme - its so popular and always pink sometimes with some purple. This one was over the top with the tiara on a pillow, princess wand, boa and feathers. I think this is now my favorite tiara pattern especially because I can put the birthday girl's name on the front. The pillow is made from rice krispie treats covered in fondant.

customer feedback:
I just wanted to thank you for Sofia’s 1st Birthday “Princess cake”. Seriously, it was the talk of the party! So many girls asked for your website! They can’t wait to see a picture of it again but also, they want you to make their 1st birthday cakes. Dana Z

red chocolate dipped fortune cookies

red chocolate dipped fortune cookies, originally uploaded by Simply Sweets.

150 chocolate dipped fortune cookies for ordered by a theater group as gifts for their opening night. The fortune cookies were dipped in dark chocolate and sprinkled with red nonperils.

Coworker Birthday Celebration

Coworker birthday cupcake cake with company logo, originally uploaded by Simply Sweets.

This cupcake cake was ordered for a birthday celebration for 4 workers - their names were written on the company's logo (Alzheimer's Association).

Chocolate Dipped Goodies - thank you gift

Box of spring themed chocolate dipped rice krispie treats - business thank you gift, originally uploaded by Simply Sweets.

These sweet treats were ordered by a business group in California as a thank you gift to a business group in Surprise for the great service on a recent project. The gift boxed included 24 chocolate dipped rice krispie treats.

Blue and Yellow 2 tier baby shower cake with baby booties

Blue and Yellow 2 tier baby shower cake with baby booties, originally uploaded by Simply Sweets.

Another variation of Simply Sweets' very popular baby booties baby shower cake. Colors of white, baby blue and yellow with stripes and sassy circles. So sweet!

black red and white flowered mini cupcakes

black red and white flowered mini cupcakes, originally uploaded by Simply Sweets.

Mini cupcakes for an open house party - red, black and white flowers. Fun!

Happy Father's Day!!

Simply Sweets would like to wish all the dads, grandpas, great grandpas and father-to-bes a very Happy Father's Day.

I think this Couch Potato cake is perfect for Father's Day. Please excuse the decorating technique - I did this cake many years ago when I just started taking cake decorating classes. Yes, its a real potato!

My 3 year old son and my husband both love cupcakes. So for this Father's Day I baked the cupcakes and let my son decorate them - good thing my husband loves icing!

Congratulations to the Class of 2009 Graduates!

Graduation Cake and Cupcakes Collage, originally uploaded by Simply Sweets.

Congratulations to all the recent class of 2009 graduates - preschool, kindergarten, highschool, college and graduate school graduates!!

Blue and Gray High School Graduation Cake

This cake was ordered by one of our repeat customers for her younger sister's high school graduation. The cake was done in blue and gray to match her school colors. The graduation hat is made from white chocolate. The banner on top reads "Class of 2009". Flip flops and horse shoes were added to reflect her love of the beach and horses - we love to add extra little custom touches to make the cake extra special!

Green and White Graduation Cupcakes

Cupcakes for a Sunnyslope graduation topped with 2009 banners and white chocolate graduation hats and scrolls. The design was done in green and white to coordinate with the school colors.

Graduate School graduation cake

This cake was ordered by Brian's girlfriend for his graduation from Thunderbird School of Global Management. The schools colors are blue and yellow. The Beta Gamma Sigma key is made from fondant and painted with gold dust. The graduation hat is made from white chocolate. This cake had a special request for only 1 layer of filling instead of our standard 3 layers - most of our customer love that we torte and fill with 3 layers of filling but for those who prefer less filling we can do 1 layer.

Father's Day - there's still time to order!

Father's Day is this Sunday, June 21st. How about some cupcakes to sweeten up Dad? Check out our list of Father's Day cupcake specials for some great gift ideas.

Pickup will be available Saturday early afternoon and delivery is available for both Saturday and Sunday. Please place your Father's Day orders by Thursday, June 18th

Coral and Yellow Polka Dot Umbrella Baby Shower Cake

This cake is a repeat design of the brown and sage polka dot umbrella baby shower cake we did a few months ago. Again, for this shower the sex of the baby is unknown and they wanted the colors to coordinate with the party invitation. This cake was delivered to North Scottsdale for a coworker baby shower.

Inspiration cake:

Pink Lingerie for a Bridal Shower

This bra and panties cake and corset chocolate favors were ordered for a lingerie themed bridal shower. The cake is a repeat design based on one that we did when we first opened in 2007. The white chocolate corset favors have become a very popular Simply Sweets item ordered for bridal shower and bacherlorette parties.

Purple Giraffe Themed Baby Shower Cake

This cake is almost an exact repeat design of the purple with pink, yellow and white polka dot giraffe baby shower cake we did a few months ago - sometimes our customers just fall in love with one of our designs and don't want us to change a thing. This customer also orders our popular "mommy and daddy" cupcakes for the mom-to-be to take home to share with her husband after the shower and a baby themed assortment of chocolate dipped oreo baby shower favors.

Welcome Baby Teton {baby shower cupcakes and chocolate favors}

The bear cupcakes along with an assortment of chocolate favors including chocolate dipped oreos with baby feet, chocolate dipped rice krispie treats, chocolate pacifier suckers and baby bottle pretzels were ordered for a baby shower for a baby boy. Everything was done in blue, white and yellow.

pink and brown baby shower cupcake tower

This is a cupcake tower version of our very popular pink and brown baby shower cakes topped with baby booties. The 6 inch topper is done with stripes and the cupcakes are our popular sassy circles design. This tower was delivered and setup at a residence in NW Phoenix.

fleur de lis birthday mini cupcakes

fleur de lis birthday cupcakes, originally uploaded by Simply Sweets.

These cupcakes were ordered as a birthday gift for a woman's boss who is a big fan of french design. The happy birthday message is done on maroon circles and the remaining mini cupcakes are topped with gold fleur de lis