Let Them Eat Cake: Sunday Round-up for July 17, 2011
Ah, Weddings. So many pretty things to see this week. And we were especially bowled over by all of the incredible cakes that are being shared during this busy wedding season. The creativity and talent of the bakers we rub shoulders with never ceases to amaze us. So, if our round-up is a little cake heavy, please forgive me. We are ALL Read More
Vintage and Cake’s Vintage Cupcakes
We all have our favorites, yes? And one of my very favorite bloggers and bakers is Julie Cliff from Vintage and Cake in Derby, England. Julie runs a wonderful little business that I MUST visit the very next time I travel to England – she hires out vintage china for special occasions, runs cupcake workshops (hello! yes? cupcake workshops?), and makes luscious-looking cakes that I can practically smell from across the ocean. Everything that I see on her blog is Read More
Harry Potter Cake
Happy Harry Potter Day!
I have been looking forward to and dreading this day since the release of the last book way back in 2007. I, like the majority of the population, am a bonafide Harry Potter-o-holic. I even follow Lord Voldemort on Twitter.
I didn’t start off a Harry fanatic. About eight years ago I was 21 and I had just started dating my husband. At the time his little sister was 11 and she was obsessed with Harry Potter. She even dressed up like him for Halloween, twice. Later that year I studied abroad in Mexico and my roommate was also obsessed with Harry Potter. We would hit up the CinaMex (that’s really what they called them) every Read More
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Cake Topper Thursday: Batman Wedding Cake Topper
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, BATMAN…on a wedding cake. And I do not think the bride is Robin. Just sayin’.
Every once and awhile I come across a cake topper that literally makes me squeal with delight. That happened when I saw this Custom Batman Wedding Cake Topper made by Charlene of Creative ButterflyXOX. You can visit her Etsy store by clicking on her shop name. She has a few other non-Batman cake toppers, but let’s get real here, after seeing this one Read More
Pretty. Just a Pretty Cake.
I’m going to give you a second to take in all the awesomeness that this cake is serving…………
Ok, you done?
I found this cake on Pinterest about a month ago. I think my friend Carla said it best when she commented on the link saying, “Wow, as much as I love cake I just think I would have to sit and look at it”.
She took the words right out of my Read More
‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ Cake
I love The Nightmare Before Christmas. In college my sorority had a Halloween Mixer. Most of my sisters went as nurses or some sort of cute animal like a kitten or a tiger. I think Cady Heron (a.k.a. Lindsay Lohan in Mean Girls… before she went all nutso) said it best, “Halloween is the one night a year when girls can dress like a total s— and no other girls can say anything about it.”
Me? I went as Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas. I didn’t get the memo about the skimpy costumes.
When I found this cake on Pinterest I squealed Read More
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Going Beyond the Cake
I know I have mentioned this before..but there are people out there who just don’t like cake. If you aren’t really a cake person why bother spending a ton of money on a wedding cake or wedding cupcakes? Your guests might enjoy them but it is your day so you should be able to have a dessert that you enjoy. Because let’s face it: there really aren’t any rules when it comes to weddings. Also, some brides or grooms have gluten or flour allergies…so why have a cake? I promise…the wedding police will not come out and place you under arrest if you choose not to have a cake at your reception.
I realize this all sounds pretty weird coming from a girl who spends most of her time writing about or eating wedding cakes. Luckily, there are a lot of really great alternatives to the traditional cake or cupcake.
Something that kind of blows my mind and that I would be thrilled to find at any wedding is the Cheesecake Wedding Cake. A wedding cake made entirely of cheesecake. I’ve mentioned before that my inner-Golden Girl would SO have a field day with this option. However, I felt like it was sort of a long shot. I know cheesecake is a little pricey and I could not even begin to imagine how much a Cheesecake Wedding Cake must cost. I was pretty pleased to find out that a.) they do exist and b.) you will Read More
Let Them Eat Cake: Sunday Round-up for July 10, 2011
Ah, post vacation blues. Don’t you feel sorry for me? Well, you should. Here I sit, tanned and rested, with lots of pretty pictures (and not a few shopping bags.) With a trip behind me, and not so much as a weekend getaway planned before me. Sulk. Sulk. Sulk.
BUT – I do have friends coming – my very best friend, in fact. I have visits to plan for, and new recipes to try – and, oh yes…I live 45 minutes from the beach.
Um, k. Sulking over.
I do need to be honest with you, though. I didn’t think a whole lot about weddings during my week in paradise, so this round up might be a little on the Read More
Emerald Ribbon and Diamond Brooch Wedding Cake.
I. Love. This. Cake.
I think it’s everything that a wedding cake for an evening wedding should be. It’s stylish. It’s elegant. It’s dressed up. It’s refined. The colors are used sparingly, but with dramatic effect. And they are hues Read More
The Heir to Blair talks Wedding Cake
I am SO excited today to bring you all our very first guest post. When I sat down to think about who should have that honor I could think of no other blogger than Blair from The Heir to Blair Blog. There she blogs about her cutie-pie son Harrison, her struggles and victories as a working mom all while balancing her family life.
However, before there was an Heir to Blair there was a man named Nate who she married five years ago today. You can tell just by reading her blog how ridiculously in love and in awe she still is with him. Today she is going to talk about Read More
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