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Phoenix Magazine March 2010 Cover Simply Sweets featured in the March 2010 issue of Phoenix Magazine

2/12/11

Baseball and Golf themed 40th Birthday Cupcakes

golf and baseball 40th birthday cupcakes

These were ordered for a 40th Birthday celebration for a baseball and golf fan. Our Martha Stewart award winning golf ball cupcake and blue/white for his favorite baseball team.

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2/11/11

Carnival Tent 4th Birthday Cake

blue and green carnival tent 4th birthday cake


We created this blue and green striped cake topped with a red carnival tent for a 4th birthday carnival themed party. The cake was designed to coordinate with the carnival partyware



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Card suits mini cupcakes - hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs

card suits mini cupcakes for a women's card group

These mini cupcakes were ordered for a woman's card game group and were topped with hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs. Mini cupcakes are very popular when you're also serving a large variety of food yet still want something sweet and themed for your event.

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ASU Graduation Cupcake Tower

graduation cupcake tower butterfly glitter cupcakes and graduation hat topper for ASU graduate

This graduation cupcake tower was done for a ASU graduation party at the end of the year. The cupcakes were done in gold and cream glitter icing topped with butterflies - butterflies were selected because they have special meaning to the graduate. The tower was a mixture of minis and standard sized cupcakes and the topper was a 3D graduation hat and everything was displayed on our 4 tier stand. We've done lots of cakes for this family so that always makes it extra special (and the graduate's sister is a great friend of mine). Congratulations Megan!



ASU Graduation Cupcake Tower with Butterflies

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2/10/11

Red and Black Ladybug 1st Birthday Cake

red and black lady bug cake with pink accents - first birthday

A ladybug 1st birthday cake this time in red and black with pink accents. We also made a coordinating smash cake and red with black sprinkles mini cupcakes for the kids. We delivered this cake to Grimaldi's Pizzeria in Scottsdale.

Red and Black with Pink Accents Lady Bug 1st Birthday Cake, smash cake and cupcakes



Inspiration Cake:

1st birthday pink ladybug cake

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Pink and Yellow Baby Shower Cake with Baby Booties

pink and yellow striped baby shower cake wiht booties and daisies

Our very popular baby booties baby shower cake - this one done in pink and yellow with stripes and daisies. Did you know our baby booties are hand molded from fondant? They are edible but often the mom to be keeps them as a keepsake.

Inspiration Cake:


blue and yellow striped baby shower cake with white baby shoes

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2/6/11

2nd Birthday Cake for a Big Game Football Celebration

2nd birthday football cake Big Game

We created this football themed cake for Lucas' second birthday for a Super Bowl birthday party. The cake is topped with a football field with a helmet in the center with a 2 for his age. The HAPPY is done in black and gold for the Steelers and the BIRTHDAY is done in green and gold for the Packers. We added the birthday boy's name on a football on the side of the cake. This cake is a 2 layer 1/4 sheet cake with white almond cake and lemon mousse filling - our customer's favorite!

Football cake

We have also created a Welcome Baby cake to celebrate Lucas' arrival , blue diamond patterned baptism cake, and his first birthday Winnie the Pooh cake:

Jungle themed new baby cake



Baby Lucas Blue and Cream Baptism Cake Cross front view



Honey pot and bumble bee 1st birthday cake

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Green and Gold Football themed Cupcakes for a Packers Fan's Birthday

Green and yellow football birthday cupcakes for a Green Packers fan

These cupcakes were made for a Green Bay Packers fan's birthday celebration. 2 dozen double chocolate sourcream cupcakes done in green and gold spelling out the Happy Birthday message. The remaining cupcakes were topped with chocolate footballs.

Two years ago we surprised Steve with birthday cucpakes at his office ordered by his family - I'm sure this year was a better birthday celebration since his favorite team made it to the Super Bowl!



green and yellow football cupcakes

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2/4/11

10 Cake and Cupcake Trends for 2011: Part 5 - Say It With Cupcakes

2011 Trends - Say It With Cupcakes

One of our popular designs for cupcakes is where one letter is placed on each cupcake and used to spell a message. These are either ordered for a party where they will be arranged on the table so the message can be easily read or in a gift box as a surprise gift delivery (very popular for birthdays and anniversaries especially for men or as a gift from out of town family members). The remaining cupcakes are often decorated to match the party theme (such as the 80's themed party with rubix cube, boom box and pac man) or something related to the person (the anniversary cupcakes with the cactus and lobsters where to done to represent where the couple lives as they split time between Phoenix and Maine).

1. Zebra Print
2. Purple
3. Cupcake Towers
4. Aqua, Turquoise and Tiffany Blue

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2/2/11

Baseball Cupcakes for a Little League team party

Baseball cupcakes for little league party

Four dozen of our baseball cupcakes were ordered for an end of the season Little League team party. The team's colors are red and black so we iced the cupcakes in red and white and used black cupcake liners - cupcake liners are a great way to add a color while avoiding dark icing which can be messy. Cupcakes are always a great choice for a kids party - so easy to serve!

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10 Cake and Cupcake Trends for 2011: Part 4 - Aqua, Turquoise and Tiffany Blue

2011 Trends: Aqua, Turquoise and Tiffany Blue

We've compiled a list of 10 trends for cake & cupcake designs that increased during 2010 and we think you'll see even more of in 2011!

Fourth on the list is Aqua, Turquoise and Tiffany Blue. Brighter, fun shades of blue! Always popular for bridal showers (Tiffany Box theme) but has become popular for birthdays, holidays and baby showers. Also popular for Little Mermaid (Ariel) and Tinkerbell themed parties. Often paired with purple, hot pink or red (especially for the winter holidays).

1. Zebra Print
2. Purple
3. Cupcake Towers
4. Aqua, Turquoise and Tiffany Blue

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2/1/11

Pink and White Zebra Print Tiara Cake

white nad pink zebra print tiara 4th birthday cake

Our popular zebra print tiara cake - this one done in a white and pink zebra print to coordinate with the partyware for an animal themed party. Pink fringe border and topped with a pink princess tiara with the birthday girl's name in a fun curlz font.

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Red, Orange and Yellow Daisy Cupcakes

Red and Orange daisy and monogram cupcakes

Red, orange and yellow - such a colorful, fun color combination! A mixture of daisy and M monogram cupcakes were ordered for a child's birthday celebration. We also had a similar order of all daisy cupcakes as business gifts from one business to two neighboring businesses - a 'thank you for putting up for the construction going on in our neighboring suite'. Cupcakes makes everything better!


orange red and yellow daisy cupcakes - business gift




daisy cupcakes gift box

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10 Cake and Cupcake Trends for 2011 - Part 3: Cupcake Towers

2011 Trends: Cupcake Towers


We've compiled a list of 10 trends for cake & cupcake designs that increased during 2010 and we think you'll see even more of in 2011!

Third on the list is cupcake towers. Cupcake towers continue to grow in popularity for all occasions including weddings, anniversaries, showers and birthdays. They create a great display and are so easy to serve. We usually top our towers with a 6 inch round cake or a jumbo cupcake. Often the cake is sent home with the person the party is honoring to enjoy later. When a jumbo cupcake tops the tower, it is often the special cake for the birthday girl or boy. Our most popular cupcake tower designs include the monkey baby shower, lady bug, princess tiara and carnival.

We rent 3, 4, 5 and 6 tier towers in addition to an assortment of cupcake stands (those that hold cupcakes but no topper cake). Some of our customers have made their own or have sets of cake plates that can be stacked.

1. Zebra Print
2. Purple
3. Cupcake Towers

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