Cupcakes, cupcakes, cupcakes

Cupcakes are becoming so popular! Our orders for cupcakes are on the rise and we are working on adding some speciality cupcake flavors to our menu. Cupcakes are everywhere along with cupcake themed-items - so cute and fun!

Bloggers from one of my favorite cupcake blogs, Cupcake Takes The Cake, will be on Martha Stewart for Cupcake Week which starts on Monday.

I have a few more cupcake blogs that I'd like to share:

All Things Cupcake
Cupcake Bake Shop by Chockylit
The Cupcake Project

Please leave us a comment if you have a favorite cupcake blog that's not on our list

Upcoming Community Event, Sign-N-Stride

Here's a great FREE event coming up next week at the Rio Vista Community Park. The Sign and Stride event benefits the West Valley Crisis Center. There will be a great raffle of over $1000 in prizes including a Simply Sweets gift certificate.

Easter treats

We have a wide variety of Easter orders from cakes and cupcakes for Easter dinner to chocolate, brownie and cookies for Easter baskets.

St. Patricks Day - using the LUCKY theme

We had a few orders for St Patrick's Day. 100 chocolate dipped pretzels sprinkled with shamrocks were ordered for a business lunch with a note saying "We are LUCKY to have people like you..." as a small thank you for a successful new project rollout. 2 sets of cupcakes were ordered as a surprise delivery to friends with the note "we are so LUCKY to have a friend like you..." We also had an order of cupcakes and St Patricks Day Bark (my favorite!) ordered by one of our best customers for her husband whose birthday is on St Patricks Day.

3 peas in a pod - a baby shower for triplets

This was a fun cake to make and one of my new favorites! The baby shower host asked me to design the cake to coordinate with the 3 peas in a pod invitation. She also ordered party favors - chocolate covered graham crackers with 3 sets of baby booties.

Rock themed 50th birthday celebration

This cake was created for a 50th birthday surprise birthday. The party was held at a warehouse downtown setup so that several bands would be playing. Cupcakes were added for additional servings. The 12 inch round cake was double chocolate sourcream with white chocolate mousse filling. The cupcakes were white sourcream.

Brown, white and gold 30th birthday cake

This cake was created to celebrate a man's 30th birthday. The whimsical design was done in brown and white with a touch of gold.

Brown and ivory wedding favors

These chocolate dipped oreo wedding favors were ordered for a wedding held at the Ashley Manor in Chandler and made to coordinate with their wedding colors of brown and ivory.

Graduation for a x-ray technician

This was a fun cake to make for one of my best customers. All of the bones are made from white chocolate. The graduation hat is dark chocolate. They also ordered skull chocolate dipped graham crackers (half dark chocolate and half milk chocolate with white chocolate skulls) as party favors.

Bridal shower princess cake

Here's a our tiara princess cake all grown up. Instead of the usual pink and white this cake was cream, maroon and gold. The crown is made with fondant and painted with gold and maroon dusts.

A small treat for multiple birthdays

These were ordered for a organization's monthly meeting to hand out to the March birthdays. Our chocolate dipped favors work great as small gifts when need multiple gifts - low priced but still something special. Great for montly birthdays, teacher gifts, neighbor gifts or your children's school friends.

Last chance to order your Simply Sweets Easter treats

Fondant Easter Egg Cake -This 3D egg-shaped cake will make your Easter celebration extra special. Your choice of Lemon Poppy Seed or White Almond Sourcream Cake. Available in blue or pink. Serves approximately 6-8. $48.

Bunny Chocolate Box- Our chocolate boxes are always a great hit. This box is shaped like a bunny's face and is filled with jelly beans. $8

Chocolate Bunny Suckers -choice of white, milk or dark chocolate. Wrapped in a cellophane bag and tied with a bow. Includes a Happy Easter tag. $2.25/each

Easter Egg Graham Crackers - Graham crackers dipped in dark or milk chocolate topped with a pastel colored egg. Wrapped in a cellophane bag and tied with a ribbon. $2.75/each

Easter Bark - White chocolate with jelly beans and sprinkled with egg sprinkles. 1/2 pound size comes in a decorative pail. $7/each.

Easter Chocolate Dipped Pretzels- White, milk or dark chocolate dipped pretzels covered in Easter egg sprinkles. Wrapped in a cellophane bag and tied with a bow. $1.25/each.

Easter Chocolate Dipped Oreos - Oreos dipped in white, milk, or dark chocolate topped with a pink chocolate bunny. Wrapped in a cellophane bag and tied with a ribbon. $2.50/each.

Easter Rice Krispies- Large rice krispie treat dipped in milk chocolate and covered with Easter sprinkles. Wrapped in a cellophane bag and tied with a ribbon. $2.50/each.

Easter Cupcakes - White sour cream or double chocolate sour cream cupcakes iced with buttercream "grass" and sprinkled with eggs. $25/dozen

Easter Marshmallow Pops- Three marshmallows on a stick, dipped in milk or dark chocolate and sprinkled with Easter sprinkles. Wrapped in a cellophane bag and tied with a ribbon. $2.75/each.

Easter Egg-shaped Decadent Brownies- Two kinds of chocolate, walnuts and a touch of coffee makes these brownies rich and delicious! Each brownie is cut in an egg shape. Available wrapped in a cellophane bag and tied with a bow. $3/each. Also available in a bakery box by the dozen. Each brownie is topped with a dab of buttercream with Easter sprinkles. $30/dozen

Easter Egg-shaped Sugar Cookies - Egg shaped sugar cookie covered in pastel colored fondant, wrapped in a bag and tied with a bow. $3.50/each.

Chocolate cupcakes with pink polka dots

These cupcakes were ordered for a woman celebrating her birthday by hosting her annual wine tasting celebration. And chocolate goes great with wine! She rented one of our new cupcake stands to display the cupcakes - our scalloped edge 24 cupcake stand which rents for only $10. In addition to the cupcakes she also order chocolate dipped pretzel with pink nonpareils as favors.

Yellow and orange flowers

This 6 inch cake was created for a small family celebration for a woman whose favorite flower is Gerber Daisies and favorite color is orange.

Hawaiian themed birthday cake with flip flops

This cake was ordered for a surprise birthday party. Its a smaller version (10 inch round) of a similar Hawaiian themed cake that I did last year. Purple is the birthday girl's favorite color so we incorporated the color into the flip flops and surf boards. Everything is edible including the sand!

Flower themed birthday celebration

This cupcake arrangement was ordered by an out of town group staying at the Scottsdale Resort for a business meeting. One of their coworkers was celebrating her birthday and they were planning on decorating her hotel room with flowers and wanted a cake that would go along with the theme.

Golf themed birthday cupcakes

These cupcakes were ordered for a birthday celebration for two men who are huge golf fanatics. The golfball is white chocolate and the "grass" is buttercream.

The Easter Bunny is coming to town

Easter is realy this year so don't let it sneak up on your without placing your order for some Simply sweets treats. Goodies for your baskets or dessert for your Easter brunch or dinner - we've got some great ideas for you.