This cake was created for a boy celebrating his 3rd birthday. The United States themed was selected because one of Andrew's favorite toys is his United States puzzle. The cupcake cake was made of 50 cupcakes - half were chocolate sour cream and half were white sour cream. Cupcake cakes are great because they can be made for any number of servings, can be made with several flavors and are easy to serve.
The party was held at a Rio Vista park in Peoria which has a great splash park and playground and lots of ducks that love to be fed. My family was invited to this party, and we had a great time especially my son who loves this park.
4/28/08
United States Cupcake Cake
A custom cake for quilters
I created this cake a few years ago for three sisters who were celebrating their birthdays together and all share the common hobby of quilting. This theme would also make a great Mother's Day cake.
The quilt, spools of thread, and needle are all made from fondant and gumpaste. The quilt also makes a great baby shower cake and can be done in any color scheme.
4/25/08
Zebra print cake with pink roses
This is my new favorite - I love the pink and black and the zebra print is so sassy! I created this cake for a raffle prize for a boutique show I did this week.
Cake is iced in buttercream and decorated with fondant accents. White sourcream cake with strawberry mousse filling.
a home boutique show
Glamour and Glazin Night wrap-up
If you haven't been to Glazin in the Sun yet, you should check it out - they have lots of great pieces of pottery ready to paint and you can also create your own glass fusion piece!
4/23/08
Birthday cupcakes for my husband
My husband prefers cupcakes over cakes so for his birthday, I created these cupcakes. White sourcream, American buttercream icing, topped with a fondant disk.
Happy Birthday Rob
Wednesday fun - How many states have you visited?
create your own visited states map
or check out these Google Hacks.
Make one for yourself and post a link to your blog or website!
How many states have I traveled to for cake-related trips? 4 - California (San Diego, Riverside, Napa), Nevada, Kansas and Florida. And this summer, I'm off to Nevada again for cake camp!
4/22/08
Martha Stewart Cutest Cupcake Contest Prize
It arrived this weekend! The prize for winning Martha Stewart's Cutest Cupcake Contest is a cupcake stand from the Martha Stewart line. It holds 18 cupcakes and is painted white. I will add this to the collection of cupcakes stands that are available for rent.
Don't forget to enter to win 1 dozen of the Simply Sweets winning design by April 30th!
Pink Lingerie Chocolate Suckers
These were made for a "Slumber Party" but would also be great for a lingerie themed bridal shower. Made from white chocolate tinted pink
4/20/08
2 tier pirate themed 8th birthday cake
2 tier priate themed 8th birthday cake, originally uploaded by simplysweets.
This 2 tiered pirate cake (6 inch and 9 inch) was created for a boy's 8th birthday celebration. Cake is double chocolate sourcream, cookies and cream filling, iced and decorated with fondant. William's mom went all out for this party with great decorations, pirate tatoos for the kids and even buried treasure hunt!
There are so many great cake options for a pirate themed party including a pirate ship cake, a 3D treasure cheast or a treasure map cake.
4/19/08
Pink polka dot oreo daisy bouquet
pink chocolate dipped oreo flower pot, originally uploaded by simplysweets.
This bouquet of 9 oreo daisies was created for the Sierra Verde Moms Club's silent auction. Along with the bouquet, we donated a gift certificate for 2 dozen cupcakes. The auction raised over $2000 for the West Valley Crisis Center.
This week we also donated a gift certifcate for 2 dozen cupcakes for a fundraising event in Sun City to raise money for Eve's Place. Eve's Place is a domestic violence safe house and the proceeds from the event are going towards playground equipement for the children to enjoy during their stay.
bridal beach themed cake
bridal beach themed cake, originally uploaded by simplysweets.
This cake for created for a law firm's bridal shower for one of their coworkers. The couple will be honeymooning in a tropical location so the beach themed cake was perfect for the shower. The shells are white chocolate, flowers and pearls are fondant, and the sand is a mix of graham crackers and crystal sugar. This 10 inch cake is chocolate sourcream, chocolate mousse filling and iced with American buttercream.
4/14/08
Winner of the Martha Stewart Cutest Cupcake Contest

4/13/08
Pink and Brown 2 tier baby shower cake
Pink and Brown 2 tier baby shower cake, originally uploaded by simplysweets.
We created this pink and brown cake for a baby shower welcoming Baby Gabriele. This cake was delivered to the Silver Leaf Clubhouse in Scottsdale - the outdoor dining room had a gorgeous view and the weather was perfect. This 2 tier cake is a 6 inch and 10 inch round iced in buttercream and decorated with fondant accents. The baby booties are made from fondant and can be kept as a keepsake for the mom-to-be. Bottom tier is white sour cream with strawberry mousse filling and top tier is chocolate sour cream with raspberry mousse.
This cake was inspired by the Baby Rhoads pink and green baby shower cake. The color scheme was changed from pink and green to pink and brown and this cake was iced in buttercream instead of fondant.
4/7/08
Glazin' and Glamour Night
4/6/08
Amberle's 25 Birthday Cake
Everything we do is custom and its an exciting process to design a cake that fits our customers - either their interests or a cake that fits in perfectly with the party theme. You can take a design element from one cake and tweak it a little bit and it can completely change the cake. Amberle's cake has many similar elements and colors to the 16th birthday gothic cake (and cupcakes which had chocolate skulls on them) that we did last fall. The gothic cake then inspired a 13th birthday skateboard themed cake and a coworkers birthday celebration during a Harley themed banquet. Amberle's cake also shared design elements with a recent cake we did for a 5oth birthday rock themed cake.
Sassy Circles for a Baby Shower
4/3/08
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