Claire Visits A Piece O' Cake!

Some of you may or may not know that my best friend from high school, Emily, spent quite a bit of time working at the bakery during her pregnancy.  Emily broke her leg and came home to East Lansing from Boston during that time.  She was, of course, not very mobile.  Emily was getting bored so we put her to work!  It was wonderful spending so much time with her.  She is my first close friend to have a baby, so spending time with her during her pregnancy was a lot of fun for me!

The cake that Emily worked on while she spent time with us at the bakery!

Emily's own turkey cupcake design!

Emily moved back to Boston and Claire was born on February 10, 2010.  One day in March Emily and Claire paid me a surprise visit!  I was so happy to see Claire and hold her!  And of course I was happy to see Emily, too!  We all think that Claire recognized the smells and sounds of the bakery!  After-all, she did spend quite a bit of time here!  :-)

Sweet Baby!

My Mom holding Claire.  Claire is using the blanket that we bought her from one of our favorite stores, October Moon.

Emily, Claire and me.

I cannot wait to see how Claire has changed when she comes for another visit at the end of May!

GRunveiled-A Unique Bridal Event

Bridal show season has ended.  For now.  :-)  The last show that we participated in was in Grand Rapids, cleverly called GRunveiled.  The founders of GRunveiled had the same idea that we had when we created The Little Black Book.  We all felt that today's bridal shows need a make-over.  This show was for the non-traditional bride.  The vendors were not traditional vendors you'd see at the typical bridal show and the venue and time were not typical either.

The event was held on Thursday, March 11th from 6PM-10PM at St. Cecilia Music Center in downtown Grand Rapids.  The venue is absolutely beautiful!  Each room was filled with unique vendors.  For a complete list of vendors visit GRunveiled.  Please enjoy these photos from Nicole Haley Photography!  Well, two are mine, you'll probably be able to tell which ones!  :-)

A Piece O' Cake's designs for the event.

Orange poppies.

White bows.

White blossoms and butterflies.

Chatting with a potential client.  Looks like she was enjoying a chocolate macaron!

Faces you might recognize from The Little Black Book!

Melissa from Telltale Photography.

Andy from Owen Video.

Michelle from Lucy Grey.

New vendors that I met and adore!

The guys from Palazzolo Gelato.  I come from a gelato connoisseur  family so trust me when I say this was to die for!

I'm sure he is saying what he said to me, "Are you ready for a life changing experience?"

Try the mango, it's amazing!

Patty and her husband from Patricia's Chocolate.  And again, absolutely to die for!  The best chocolate I've ever had!

Aletha from Pearls Events creative 1950s set-up!

My friend Melissa from Telltale Photography, myself and the talented Natalie from Stems.

It was a fantastic event and everyone had a great time.  Many thanks to Aletha and Joy'l for all of their hardwork!  It was a pleasure to be part of such a wonderful event!

 

50th Birthday Party Tailgate at the Spartan Club

Happy 50th Birthday Scott!  Scott is my brother's godfather and good friend of our family.  His wife, Lynne, is my godmother and my Mom's closest high school friend.  As I've said a million times before, I love making cakes for people we are close with.  Scott is the ultimate Spartan, so deciding to have the party at the Spartan Club was easy for Lynne.  Oh yes, the party was a surprise!  I wanted to make something unique for this party.  The typical stadium cake didn't seem to fit the bill.  It was my Dad's idea to make tailgate food.  Great idea, Dad!

"Potato Chips" waiting to be dusted with yellow and brown luster dust.

Making pasta for the pasta salad.

Black and green olives.

The finished display.

Hamburger cake with olives and pickles in the background.

Pasta salad.

Bowl of potato chips.

Sub and pasta salad.

Green and white birthday cake.

View of the field from the Spartan Club.

Beautiful decorations by Petal & Forrest.

Sparty!

GO STATE!

Spring flowers are coming....

One of the reasons I love my job is the opportunity to have fun.  Some of my favorite clients are those that tell me to just be creative and have a blast!  That is exactly what happened with these cakes.  Here is the story.  This was the client's mother's 80th birthday party.  Her mother is an avid gardener, so naturally a flower themed party was the choice.  The client is from New Mexico so we worked only via the telephone.  She had her own florist in New Mexico that she was working with and brought her to East Lansing to put the finishing touches on the event.  I loved the combination of flowers and photos of her mother's life.  It definitely had a very personal touch and I'm sure her mother was beyond moved by her daughter's thoughtfulness.  Here are her six unique cakes with their coordinating table decor.

Lily of the Valley

  

Red Gerbera Daisies

  

Pink Hydrangeas

  

Orange Roses

  

Yellow Tulips

  

Purple Delphinium

  

Thank you so much for inviting us to be a part of this special celebration!  It truly was our pleasure!