Snowman Cake Pops

These especially cute little snowmen were done as a special order.  I think they turned out really great!  Not a single lump of coal was used!

Christmas Flavors - Cake Pops & Truffles

Time to get your orders in for Christmas Cake Pop and Cake Truffles!  Our flavors this year are: Birthday Cake, Snickerdoodle, Wedding Cake, Chocolate Brownie Mint, Pumpkin, & Red Velvet!  A very delicious assortment of flavors!!

 

Shown in this picture are: a Dozen Box of Cake Pops, One Dozen Cake Pops in an Arrangement, Cake Truffles by the Dozen (on the stand) great for serving at holiday parties, and an 18 Cake Pop Party Pack.

 

Party Pack

 

Cake Truffles by the Dozen

 

Dozen Cake Pops in a Gift Box

Sweet Little Girl's Birthday .... Fancy Nancy Style!

These cookies were challenging because I didn't have actual cookies cutters for several of the shapes.  They were done for a friend's niece and turned out really cute.  I had no idea what Fancy Nancy was when she asked me to do them and had to do a little research.  It is hard to see the lipstick and purse in this shot, but I think the purses were the best ones !

Mermaid Pool Party!

These yummy treats were actually for my own daughter's 6th birthday.  I had planned on making the cupcakes look like the beach with little umbrellas (you can sort of see the chocolate shells I made in the cake pop stands)....however, the morning of the party, she asks if she can have mermaids on the cupcakes.  *sigh* 

Oh well, I am used to improvising by now!

I didn't have enough time to sculpt entire mermaids (and not enough fondant made either).  So, I made these mermaid tails and dusted them with edible glitter, they turned out cute.  I couldn't resist putting one shark in there though.  She loved them, so that is all that really matters!

John Deere Cake Pops

These cake pops were for a John Deere themed birthday party.

 

I came up with this simple custom stand to go with what my clients were decorating with already.  When you are ordering cake pops for an event, it is really important to think about how you will display them as well.  The display is half of the initial WOW factor with cake pops!  Then they taste them and it is a TRIPLE WOW!

6th Birthday Pink Ombre Cake

I'm just getting around to posting this cake that I made for my daughter's 6th birthday.  It is the first time I have tried to do anything in the very popular ombre technique.  I made the shabby chic garland in the background too!  The decorations came together with the cake really well!  I always worry that they won't, because I am usually gathering things months in advance, but somehow it always works out fine!

St. Louis Cardinals Cupcakes and Cake Pops

 

These were for a wedding shower for some enthusiastic St. Louis Cardinals fans, a co-ed shower, so the whole theme worked out great for all!

Teacups and Ribbon Smash Cake

I was fortunate enough to be invited to this birthday party, so I got to eat one of these teacup cupcakes.  Might I just say that they were delicious!  White wedding cake, raspberry filling and vanilla pastry cream filling with buttercream frosting *sigh*.

It was not only the birthday girl's first birthday, but the first time she had eaten any cake!  I am not sure how she can be a relative of mine and this be a possibility.  The poor baby girl was not too happy about getting this strange frosting stuff all over her.  I am hoping that in later years she will come to appreciate my baking ;)

Aqua and Green Apple Cupcakes

I did these cupcakes recently for a baby shower that was aqua and green apple colors to match the new baby's nursery.  They wanted something simple and they turned out really cute!

One note though, they weren't completely thrilled about the idea of fondant.  They said, "Fondant always tastes bad."  Well, I am here to tell you it doesn't always have to!!  Some store-bought fondant does have a bitter taste.  Bakeries use the pre-made kind to save time, it is VERY time consuming to make it from scratch.  BUT, it tastes wonderful when you do!  I always try to use my own fondant when I need to use it for decorations and accents.  (They loved the fondant after they tried it by the way!)

London Olympics

With the 2012 Olympics coming up, my niece decided to do her daughter's first birthday with an Olympics theme.  I didn't do the table here, just the cupcakes and cake.  She and her sister did the rest and when it all came together, it was very cute!

These two pics aren't great (I took them with my phone), but I may add more pics later when I ever get around to getting the good ones off of my camera (so what I am saying here is don't hold your breath!).

I know, I know....if you have ever asked me to make a cake, and I said "I don't make cakes", I am sorry!  I should say that I don't like to make big cakes and try to avoid it at all costs!!  I make exceptions now and then, and that is good for me, because it reminds me of the reasons why I should always tell people that "I don't make cakes". ☺

Circus Popcorn Cupcakes

I can't believe how long it has been since my last post!  I admit it, I am a terrible blogger!  Hopefully that is the first step to becoming a better blogger...but I doubt it!

I had to share these really cute custom cupcakes that I made.  They were for a 2 year old's birthday party that was circus themed.  I surprised myself with how realistic they turned out, they really looked like they had popcorn on top, but, shhhhh......it is mini marshmallows!

Hours and hours of cutting marshmallows with kitchen shears into the shape of popcorn and hand painting them with yellow food coloring and tah dah!!  I also designed the stripped popcorn "boxes" too.  It was a time consuming project, but they really turned out great!!

Irish Pub Cupcakes!

Chocolate Guinness Cake

Irish Cream - Chocolate Genache Filling

Irish Cream Buttercream Frosting

Dusted with Cocoa Powder

Marble Almond Bark on top!

 

I have had people who love it, a few who say it is their favorite 

Jean Marie's Cakery cupcake, and a few who don't like it at all.  

I'll admit, it is not my favorite (but I don't like the taste of beer).  

The frosting by itself is TO DIE FOR, I could eat a bowl of it by itself!  

The cake has a slight bread texture because of the Guinness beer.  

Some love that and some don't, but you probably know who you are!

Try one and see what you think.

Super Bowl Snack Table

I had been working on a template for these little handmade paper sacks for another project.  

Then Super Bowl came along and I thought they would be the perfect combination of decoration for the table and function for snacks.  I also put pretzels in some, but didn't include them in the photo.  They are a little time consuming to make, but would be so cute for any snack buffet, for kids' birthdays or even to bring out at weddings for those who stay and dance all evening long.  They are about 4" tall and completely customizable.

I also made some chocolate chocolate cake pops in the shape of footballs and cupcakes with chocolate buttercream footballs on top.

Football is not my thing (at all), but if there are snacks and desserts involved, I am THERE!

Tiramisu Cupcakes

I have added a jumbo Tiramisu cupcake to the Cakery menu....

They are so very delicious!!

It is my moist vanilla cake,

brushed with Kaluah coffee syrup with rum flavoring,

filled and frosted with mascarpone whipped cream,

dusted with cocoa powder,

and THEN another layer of cake, syrup and cream! 

 

New Cupcake Flavors!

Sorry, I haven't posted for a while!  There was Thanksgiving, and Christmas, a lot of orders to make, and a bunch of other exciting things going on (that I don't want to announce yet....) AND cupcake testing!

So, here are three of the new cupcake flavors that I have been perfecting! 

  

Grasshopper 

Chocolate Cake, Mint Buttercream Filling, Chocolate Buttercream, 

Fudge Drizzle and an Andes' Mint on Top

Chocolate Covered Cherry

Chocolate Cake, Cherry Filling, Cherry Vanilla Buttercream Frosting,

Dark Chocolate Ganache, and a Maraschino Cherry on Top

Peanut Butter Cup

Chocolate Cake,Chocolate Buttercream Filling, Peanut Butter 

Cream Cheese Frosting, Fudge Drizzle, Peanut Butter Cup on Top