Cierra's 14th Birthday!

My friend Sean from high school contacted me and requested volleyball themed red velvet cupcakes for his daughter's birthday. Cierra who is turning 14 is on her high school team and participating in a volleyball tournament (that can potentially last all day) on her birthday. Sean is a great Dad. He is a foodie with a big garden and always cooks and bakes for his family. He has made Barbie doll cakes and I remember a toy soldier cake and last year made his son a huge steak (as requested) on his birthday. This week Sean went back to work after some time off for his knee to heal. It's been a rough week back and he wanted Cierra to have something special at the tournament to share with her teammates. I was glad to get to see him on the delivery but really happy to "serve up" these cupcakes for such a great girl!

Made with Giant Love for Ry Ry!

It's Birthday season for Ryan (aka Ry Ry)! He's not just a football fan, he is now a football player that loves to wear his protective gear around the house. Ryan is growing up to be such a fine young boy. He always has that sweet smile and is so great with his cousins (my kids). Ryan is a great artist and has handwriting that can pass for a font you'd select when typing something. He is a kind friend and makes his family very proud. Happy Birthday Ryan! Hope these cupcakes you share with your class produce GIANT smiles all around! XOXO

My favorite Soccer Mom

My friend Suzanne wears many hats but her favorite role is Mom. Her daughter Olivia, plays loves sports and Suzanne wanted to serve cupcakes on the sideline for the team's last game of the season. Many of the parents I know are relieved when the sport seasons come to an end, the freed up time is anticipated but Suzanne wanted to do something special for the team and even picked up apple turnovers for the parents! Gotta love this sweet Soccer Mom!!

Happy Birthday Haley & Conner!

Repeat customer and friend, Nancy, contacted me because her niece and nephew's (twins) birthday was coming up. Haley plays field hockey and Conner recently started playing football. Both of them are very athletic and Nancy, told me stories of Haley playing on the varsity team and Conner scoring 3 touchdowns in his last game. Nancy is a very proud and loving Aunt! Haley and her teammates get together before games and have a pasta night....they were going to add these cupcakes to celebrate her sixteenth birthday. Her brother, Conner would be going to a NY Jets game and there were a few waiting for him when he got home. Happy Birthday haley & Conner! I love that Babycakes will add that personal touch to any gathering and make it a memorable time!

Double Strikes for Gina & Louis!!

My hospital roomie from FIVE years ago, Janet is celebrating her twins' Gina & Louis' fifth birthday with a bowling party! It was great to share the experience with her welcoming her beautiful babies into the world and so happy we've remained friends over the years that are racing by. Janet sent me pictures she found online to match the party's theme and asked me to alter them slightly with color and adding the number 5. Credit goes to hello naomi on Flickr. My kids are attending the party and very excited that I get to see first hand the guests enjoy the cupcakes for this special set of twins! Happy 5th Birthday Gina & Louis!!

Olivia's Soccer Team

These cupcakes were ordered by my high school girlfriend, Suzanne. Suzanne has been ordering cupcakes for her Garden City community and getting lots of praise for the thoughtfulness! Suzanne's oldest daughter, Olivia, is on a soccer team and these cupcakes are all personalized for the girls on soccer jerseys in their team colors with their actual numbers and first names. I know they will love seeing their very own cupcake when they meet up later this evening. Thank you for always being so supportive of my work and for ordering cupcakes and thinking of ways to surprise the kids that eat them!

Happy 6th Birthday Olivia & Jake!

These cupcakes were made for a set of twins that I have been so lucky to bake for since they were four! As I made the turn down their street, I was greeted with applause, jumping and the widest smiles ever! They were bursting with excitement and it made me feel great that they loved their cupcakes! I owe the Beiber design to Lynlee's Petite Cakes. She is so whimsical and I love to copycat her work that I see online. Jake wanted soccer and it had been his Mom, Cyndi, liked what I had done with a soccer theme before. They both opted for chocolate and vanilla cupcakes. I love baking for repeat customers, I get to see these kids as they turn another year older & feel lucky to be their cupcake lady. Thanks to Cyndi, who always trusts my creativity! Happy 6th Birthday Olivia and Jake! XOXO

Go Bulldogs! Long Beach Football!

My cousin, Denise asked me to bake some cupcakes for her son Hayden's football team, the Bulldogs. Although the Bulldogs did not win the championship of their division, it was the first time the nine year olds made it that far! Long Beach, NY is home to these Bulldogs and as far as we're concerned, they are all true champs! The team is having a party and my cousin thought these vanilla cupcakes would be a nice touch(down).

The helmet design came from a new favorite blogger, Lynlee.

Hay Hay's Day!

It's Hayden's 9th Birthday! My nephew, Hayden has got to have the best smile in the whole world. Everytime I see him, he instantly smiles and my heart melts. It's the first birthday he is celebrating since moving to NY and he'll be surrounded by new friends and family on his day.
Since moving to NY, he has become quite the athlete. He plays basketball, football and is always on the go. He isn't on a hockey team (yet) but his party will include ice skating.
Happy Birthday Hayden!! Thank you for always looking for ways to make us feel good when we're around you..... We are so lucky to have you in our family & we love you so much!!!

Step by Step Cake for her Dad!

My neice, Madisen asked to sleep over so we can work on a fondant cake (I usually just do cupcakes) for her Dad's birthday. As you can guess Billy (her Dad) loves to play golf. I helped roll out the fondant to cover the vanilla chocolate chip cake we baked earlier in the day. It was so much fun and I am very impressed by Madisen's ambitious skill. She learned to use my fondant tools and even added her own finishing touches! It was special because we did it together and I know that her Dad will taste the love and thought in every bite!

Goal!!

These soccer themed cupcakes are for a birthday girl named Abigail. She's turning 5! Abigail's parents are hosting her party at an indoor sports facility called Give It Your All Sports (Ronkonkoma, NY)so I had to give it my all too! The cupcakes are also paired with some burgers for the guests' parents....I love it when everyone's included!
I hope that Abigail loves her personalized soccer jerseys and has a blast at her party! XOXO Happy 5th Birthday Abby!!

Matthew's Touchdown!

Josephine requested a football cupcake cake for her son Matthew who is turning 12 in a couple of days. Matthew requested chocolate chip babycakes--there's a dozen of em underneath the design! I hope these make him feel special. His Mom is always looking for ways to make events very personal and meaningful. A big THANK YOU to Josephine for having faith in me! Happy Birthday to her Aquarius kids!!

Nothin but Net!!

The Panthers all girl Basketball team of Wantagh, NY made the playoffs! Elly, one of the player's Mom (& Coach Pat's wife), wanted to celebrate their accomplishments with custom cupcakes. Some of the girls didn't even eat their jerseys because they were "too pretty" to eat! It feels great to know these Babycakes scored!!

Foul Play

Well, thank goodness these are just samples that will probably be very much appreciated by NYDS garage BK11. I thought of trying my hand at some Super Bowl cupcakes and don't think I scored. I think I need to finally purchase some proper piping tools.....

Play Ball!!

For my good friend's son, Matthew,  who turned ONE!!  He loves to play with balls, kick them, chase them, hold them so I made a sporty theme for him and think it was a touchdown (or goal, or homerun, or slamdunk!!)  Happy 1st Birthday Matthew!!

It's a Strike!

First time I was asked to do bowling cupcakes.  I am pretty happy with the outcome.  The pins took me three nights to do and those were very hard to keep consistent.  I had planned on putting more pins on each cupcake but when I finally baked the batch they look like too many so I had to downsize, needless to say had lots of extra pins!!  The balls were custom to look marble (for the older kids) like they do in real bowling alleys but the other two dozen are just a rainbow of varied colors for the rest of the birthday guests.  I hope that birthday boy, Joey, is pleased!!