Karalina's 10th Birthday!

Made these for a special girl that is friends with my daughter, a fellow Girl Scout sister and all around great chick! She loves emojis and that's what she got at her bowling party.

Ryan & Mia's Birthday Barn Cupcakes!

Heehaw! It's another great Birthday celebration for this wonderful family that I am lucky enough to bake for! The farm theme vanilla and chocolate chip cupcakes are so cute. Ryan turns THREE and Mia turned ONE!! Happy Birthday to these kiddos! XO

Happy Fifth Birthday Mason!

These vanilla and chocolate cupcakes were made for my friend Kellee's son Mason who had a Laser Bounce birthday celebration. He is now FIVE and an Angry Birds fan. I'm thinking these cupcakes made him and his guests pretty happy!

Love, Peace & Paws for Sami!

My good friend Dawn ordered these cupcakes for her daughter Sami for her birthday class celebration. She texted me a picture and gave me creative liberty but I really liked the design she sent and went from there. These chocolate and vanilla cupcakes are topped with a marshmallow crème frosting that is an awesome taste combination! I hope that Sami loved her cupcakes and that she had a great celebration to kickstart her long weekend off. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAMI!

Avengers!!

These Avengers cupcakes were made for my friend Amanda who is celebrating her son's 4th birthday today! I arrived to find the whole family wearing their Avengers tee shirts. Such an adorable family! I have to admit that I am not very knowledgeable about the Avenger characters so thanks to my husband, I didn't include heroes like Spiderman or Batman here. I love working on themes especially for kids that you just won't find at your local bakery. Thank you to Amanda who always has faith in me and a very HAPPY 4th BIRTHDAY to Logan who is growing up way too fast!

Lego Love!

Tamara contacted me for a batch of Lego themed vanilla cupcakes for her son's 8th birthday celebration. She sent me a picture and I did a copycat version. She was pretty happy with it!

Bella's Fabulous, Lucky, Couldn't go Better Wonderful Day!

Yesterday, Bella celebrated her 7th Birthday at Merrick Cinemas with her family and friends and what a wonderful day it was! Her parents thought of every last detail in planning her special party....just look at this gorgeous invitation that was designed and made by Debbie Costello! Amanda, Bella's Mom, contacted me about making cupcake favors for Bella's guests. The theme was movies. She decided on a popcorn bag, a film reel, a director's clanker (we're not sure what that thingee is called!) and the number SEVEN as the old time film countdown. The feature was Alexander and the Terrible Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. I attended this party with my son and we were both excited about seeing this movie. The guests were arriving, Bella was smiling wide and she greeted everyone. A little mishap with the starting time of the feature but nothing that would hinder the fun to be had. It turned out to be a GREAT day with such GREAT people I am so happy to call friends! Happy 7th Birthday beautiful, smart, kind Bella!

Minions!!

Repeat customer, Nicole contacted me to order vanilla Minion themed cupcakes for her daughter's birthday. I've done minions before but not with their classic blue overalls. I like these little guys so much!

Spongebob & Friends!

Chrissie contacted me and ordered SpongeBob themed cupcakes for her son's 7th birthday. This was the first time creating SpongeBob themed cupcakes. I'm not even familiar with the characters at all. Chrissie emailed me a few pictures for me to copycat. She also asked me to make the number 7 on the snail character. These were a lot of fun to do!

Frozen Cupcakes!

My friend Melissa contacted me and ordered Frozen themed cupcakes for her daughter's birthday celebration. This past winter has been brutal on the east coast but creating Frozen themed cupcakes still warms my heart. The kids really love the characters on their own little cupcake.

Gavin's Wrestling Ring Cupcake cake!

My friend Colleen has her hands full in October with her kids' birthdays being back to back. Gavin wanted a cupcake cake for his 8th Birthday Party with his friends. Colleen emailed me a couple of pictures of the wrestling ring Gavin wanted. I was so excited as this is a first time for a wrestling theme in my experience! The logo is made of fondant and white chocolate. The chocolate cupcakes were baked so perfectly consistent in size, I was actually in awe of how pretty they looked absolutely plain and then I had to coat them with lots of icing. I baked four too many for this ring so I made sure to swirl red icing on those and give to Colleen separately. The poles were an issue since the fondant was not cooperative staying upright and the string I used as "rope" would sink into them. I asked Colleen is would be all right to dip pretzel rods into dark chocolate and she was so excited. Not only were the "poles" now upright but consistent in size and oh so yummy to indulge as I had made plenty of them in the process. The string was the only challenge as it was not easy to keep it all snug. In the end, I love the outcome and so did Gavin. Another successful cupcake event with Colleen. Thank you for being so loyal and excited with me!! Happy 8th Birthday!!

Oh Campbell, you are Mmm Mmm Good!

Little Miss Campbell turns TWO years old today! She will be celebrating with her beautiful family and friends. I had the pleasure of spending a little time with her and she is a sweet active little girl with a big smile and all the girlie characteristics one envisions when told they are having a girl. She is snuggly, and has a sweet soft voice and when she's playful, she likes to be theatrical. LOL I know how much joy she brings her grandmother, my good friend Sissy. I know her twos will be far from terrible because she is pure joy!

"K" is for Kayla!

My friend Colleen has a busy month in October as her kids' birthdays are literally back to back. Kayla is up first and she requested RAINBOW battered cupcakes. I hope you can see the bright beauties through the cupcake liner. They are colorful and a surprise with each bite. The toppers are alternate white chocolate initials and lavender fondant ribbons and little white sprinkles. All custom designed by Kayla herself! HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAYLA!

Frozen Cupcakes!

These Frozen themed cupcakes were made for my good friend Sue's niece, Gianna who turned FIVE years old. She requested one dozen vanilla and one dozen chocolate chip. I was happy to make these for her as she celebrates her birthday with her beautiful family.

Up Up and Away!

The celebration for Cathie's girls continue with the cupcakes shared at school. All vanilla cupcakes with orange and pink icing and homemade balloon banners. Happy Birthday!! Banners are a great alternative for adding a special touch especially in school districts with restrictions. In Cathie's school district, no fondant is permitted.

Colorful Cupcakes!

Cathie ordered cupcakes for her family celebration for her daughter's birthdays. Emma wanted rainbow or tye dye cupcakes. I wish I had a picture of the colorful layers inside these beauties....Melissa wanted orange colored icing with pink bows. Hope their day was as vibrant and fun as these treats are!

Chasing Chase!

Making Chase's cupcakes wouldn't be easy only because he loves so many things about NASCAR racing, the drivers, the logos, the tires, the numbers, the jumpsuits, you name it, the list goes on and on....This year, his party was a go kart birthday party and it was really an exciting thrill for the guests AND their parents. Everyone who was invited attended and no one complained about the distance or how early the party was set for. It was so refreshing to host something so different. The racing was so exhilarating and really got everyone's adrenalin pumping. The indoor track really looked like something out of Chase's dream place. He was smiling from ear to ear the whole time. My son is so obsessed with NASCAR, really any kind of racing and transportation. He was so happy to have this kind of experience with all the people he cares about!

Ahoy Mates! It's Luke's Birthday!

Luke is such a sweet boy who also happens to be my son's buddy. His Mom, Donna, is the kind of person that is constantly thinking of ways to make her little ones happy. She is an awesome Mom and also happens to be my friend too! Donna asks for Jake and the Neverland pirates to be the cupcake theme for Luke's birthday party celebration. It was a first for me and I negotiated a bit since characters are challenging for me. She wanted individual favors so the girls got the pink skulls and the boys got the black ones. Luke got Jake and his little sister got the female pirate. Why is this one of my favorite families? Because they ARHHHHHHH!

Frozen Cupcakes for Charlotte!

Deihdra lives in New Jersey but has ordered Babycakes regardless of the distance, thanks to her sister Laura who delivers them to her directly for me. Deihdra's daughter Charlotte is celebrating a birthday and her theme is Frozen, a recent Disney favorite. I was nervous for many reasons, the summer heat and the distance and the fact that I never attempted to make Anna or Elsa character cupcakes before. Deihdra had plenty of faith in me and so here is the outcome. Thanks to thecakingirl.com for the design, I was able to "copycat" her vision. Because character cupcakes are so time consuming and difficult for me, I did the majority in snowflakes which Deihdra agreed to so I thank her very much! Laura & her family made the long trip to celebrate with Charlotte and I hope it all came together. HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHARLOTTE!!

Logan Loves Minions!

Amanda has two beautiful kids. When she requested Minion (Despicable Me) cupcakes for her son Logan's birthday party, it was my pleasure. Amanda wanted individually boxed favors to hand out to guests as well as cupcakes to serve. When I delivered the cupcakes, I wish I had my camera with me. Logan was dressed in a minion shirt that melted my heart. Adorable boy! I posted this after hearing a wonderful review so I can safely say the cupcakes were a hit! Happy Birthday Logan and thank you to Amanda for your kindness.