One of the fun things about cake is that it is very scalable. A design on a wedding cake to serve a hundred people or more can be broken down into its component parts and placed on top of tiny cupcakes.
This swirl of red-hued flowers appears here in small, medium,
and large.
There really is no official cake ettiquette, so it is fun to explore different designs accross the size spectrum from mini cupcake bites (and truffles), cupcakes, layer cakes, sheet cakes and towers of flour!
Posted in Celebration Cakes.
– June 12, 2010
They say elephant’s never forget. Clearly that includes birthdays! Adding to the monkey business we have a chimp and a giraffe among the canopy of jungle leaves. I can hear the music now.
In the jungle, the mighty jungle… (ok, you know the rest!)
Does this look familiar? The cake was originally designed at Pink Cake Box!
Posted in Celebration Cakes.
– June 8, 2010
Hey everyone- how should we celebrate Emre’s birthday? Hmmm…..
Hey Tootles, do we have any mousekatools?
We do!!! And here they are. Can YOU solve the puzzle?
1* A candle
2* A match
3* A knife (wow Tootles, this activity requires a grown-up helper!)
4* The mystery item. —– Oh, it’s a fork.
Yay- I know what it is! Do you know? If so, let’s hear it, “Meeska Mooska Mickey Mouse”!
It’s a CAKE!
OK, so that was only enjoyable for those who have seen the Clubhouse on Saturday morning. (And the rest of you think I’m crazy.) However, we can all agree that this will be a very happy birthday.
Here are a few detail shots of the back of the cake.
Posted in Celebration Cakes.
– June 3, 2010
This red velvet cake needed a special topper to celebrate the baptism of a darling little boy. So I wrapped it in a quilted blanket and topped it with a sweet little pair of baby booties. Don’t you just want to curl up on it? Well, you can’t because it really is cake and I am sure it was quickly devoured.
The ribbon roses at the base remind me of a Mary Englebright drawing. With a little luster they really pop. Blessings on this family and all of the little ones that are starting their walk of faith.
Posted in Celebration Cakes.
– June 1, 2010
We rocked the Suitcase Tour. The lines, the cupcakes, the jumping jacks, the party buses, well… Georgetown had no idea what hit it.
The crew from Johnny Cupcakes set up shop inside the Georgetown Cupcakes store on M Street. I was so happy when Erin agreed to hang out with me and experience the madness. The line was around the block (actually nothing unusual for this cupcakery) so the Georgetown Cupcake staff brought free cupcakes to everyone standing in line. Win!
We took a quick break to grab some non-sprinkle-covered provisions from Chipotle and waited out line #1 to score our swag. It took a few hours, but I got an awesome shirt, some stickers and good stuff fromthe suitcases of wonderment. Line #2 was for cupcakes. People walking by were a little perplexed by the crowd, but the GC staff moved them through with fun facts and cupcakes for all.
Here is a creepily red shot of some cupcakes in adorable pink boxes and the great JC merch box. One of the things I love about the brand is that all of the details are thought out. It’s a complete experience!
Next we headed for Line #3 to see Johnny!
Since we were packing down some cupcakes we took a quick break for some jumping jacks (video to follow) and garnered some police attention and a party bus of folks running some sort of political campaign. What? Nevermind. Just another night in Georgetown. Though hopefully we are not accessories to the jumping-jack “crime” by hiding J from the cops.
As we worked our way tot he front of the line I had a thousand questions to ask. Will you reprint the great JC handbags? Is a book in the works to share your business philosophies? What was the cupcake canon like? But instead, it went something like this: “cupcake shirt sprinkles panda”. Oh yeah, it was smooth. I WANT to blame the sugar. Those sprinkles go right to my head! Luckily Erin kicked me and I partially regained consciousness at the end, in time ask the age old Boston vs. LA question. But all in all- good times!
Posted in Musings and Inspiration.
– May 7, 2010
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