Favorite Hello, Hardest Goodbye

These cupcakes were made to honor a girl named Brittany. She passed away a year ago today and her family hosted a memorial for her family and friends. Brittany was only 14 years old but she made a huge impact on the lives of those around her. Her Mom requested that I create cupcakes that represented her favorite things. They told a story of how she loved Phantom of the Opera, playing acoustic guitar and electric guitar, and her love of sunrises and sunsets. I thought about her and her Mom the whole week as I prepared the fondant toppers, thinking about my neice who has the same interests. Her Mom was very detailed when describing Brittany's interests to me. This was hands down the most rewarding order I ever had. I was at the memorial briefly and I watched quietly as Brittany's friends carefully selected their cupcakes. Some opted for a guitar and some sighed when they noticed the sun.
One of Brittany's favorite quotes was "I want to be your favorite Hello and your hardest Goodbye." I'm certain this is true.

Get your Motor Running.....

My darling little boy is FOUR years old! This past year he has made us proud by entering preschool with ease & making so many friends. We survived night terrors and potty training this past year too. It's been another year of watching him grow in so many ways. I am lucky enough to spend more time with Chase than anyone else making most of the time feel like a big warm hug. I know one day it will be me requesting the hugs and I hope that day is long off.
Chase requested vanilla (his favorite) cupcakes topped with monster trucks. The Bounce House in Levittown provides an ice cream cake so I made the cupcakes as favors for his guests to take home to enjoy. The design must be credited to Posh Tot Events - thank you!! The trucks are made of my homemade marsh mellow fondant, all neutral colors so the girls who attend his bounce party will still love em.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHASE ANTHONY! You will always be my baby!
(Note: Top picture were the cupcakes made for his preschool class celebration.)

Just like a Prayer

No one on this planet will ever love me like my Mom loves me. It was her birthday on August 27th but because of Hurricane Irene, the celebration was postponed to this past weekend. I wanted to create something unique for her birthday.
My Mom is a devout Catholic, who prays daily, attends mass weekly and actually practices what is preached. She is a faithful and loving human being that really does more than just "show up."
When my Mom saw the cupcakes arranged on the dining room table, she was moved to tears. The cupcakes were minis and standard sized vanilla and red velvets without fondant. Minis had a classic swirl and the standards were rosettes.
The celebration was shared by my cousin Rolf. My Mom is his God Mother and was happy to share the spotlight with her fellow Virgo nephew.
Feliz Cumpeanos Yolanda y Rolfie!

Happy 12th Birthday Jessica!

I'm always happy to bake for the Skeggs family. It's Jessica's 12th Birthday and she requested vanilla multi-colored cupcakes and fondant flowers. I hope her celebration is just as bright as these Babycakes.

Happy 7th Birthday Sir!

Birthday boy, Connor, is turning SEVEN and requested Army themed cupcakes. I went to work with my homemade marsh mellow fondant and prepared compasses, camouflage discs for some personalized toppers, and even grenades.
I hope that these chocolate and vanilla cupcakes make him feel special.

A thirty-one Event !

I am attending my very first thirty-one event tonight. A friend, Kristen Giglia is hosting and also asked me to bake vanilla and chocolate cupcakes for the shopping party. After viewing the invite and the catalog, I decided to make flat little pansy type flowers that kept popping up on the pages. Finally a party that I get to stay at upon delivery!

Taste the Rainbow!

Ciara is TEN!!! I can't believe she is already ten! Ciara wanted "tye dye" cupcakes and this presented a challenge for me since that was a first time request and I wanted to make sure she'd love em. After some brainstorming we decided on rainbow cupcakes and look, they are soooo brilliant on the inside!! I had a little trouble keeping the consistency in filling the liners since I had to stray from my usual method so the sizes of the cupcakes were varied but thankfully, I had some extra to show off the inside and select the nicest ones for Ciara's batch! So you see....Outside, inside, very pretty - just like Ciara!