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Wahooo!   Sweet Celebrations CT has a new Facebook page.  It's up and running as of this afternoon.   Head over to Facebook and "LIKE" us so you're able to see what sorts of cakes and sweet things we're up to!!

Sonia's Red Velvet cake....

I made this cake for a very good friend of mine to celebrate her buying her first home.  This is my first ever Red Velvet cake and first ever cake with scroll work.            

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The frosting and the scroll work are buttercream.  Though I didn't make the traditional icing that goes with Red Velvet (with nuts and coconut), the buttercream layer between the cake layers has finely chopped walnuts and flakes of coconut - yum!  

This cake comes from my Southern Cakes cookbook and I've been wanting to make it for quite some time...  Since it's Sonia's favorite, I figured that this was the perfect occasion!

 

Hopefully, it tastes as good as it looks!  Enjoy your Red Velvet cake Sonia & Daniel....and Congrats on the new house!!

Happy Birthday Finlay - Fire Truck themed cake...

Like most 3 yr old boys, Finlay loves fire trucks.  When his Aunt asked if I could make his birthday cake a few weeks before his 3rd birthday, I happily agreed and wasn't surprised at all to hear the request for a fire truck cake.  Of course, no fire truck cake would be complete without a Dalmatian, fire hose and some ladders...below is what I came up with. 


Finlay's cake arrived at his house safely and in one piece (phew), but he was napping when it arrived.  I'm excited to hear about his reaction, waking up from his nap to see this:

Here is the front view...



































and here is the back view...

And a few up close photos of the details....



Fire Hydrant




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Bday Boy's Name

 

Woof! Woof!!

 


Buttons, buttons and more buttons...



Happy Birthday Fireman Finlay!!! 

Glad to hear you got to eat the #3 and loved your cake so much!!!

And Finally, the details on this cake: 

** White Almond Sour Cream Cake, cookie cream filling, buttercream frosting (this combination is what everyone requests....it is DELISH!!)

** Topper (fire truck, dog, road, grass, hydrant, etc) hand crafted from gumpaste and fondant.

** Dalmatian spots, #3, yellow and red dots, brown ladders all are buttercream.

Happy Birthday Lydia! Hungry Caterpillar Cake....

Lydia's birthday party had a Very Hungry Caterpillar theme.  Her mom and I have been discussing her cake for weeks....or maybe even since Charlie's first bday party last August.  For her cake, I made a Caterpillar cake topper and whimsical First Birthday sign.  I also made the fruit, leaf, and sugary treats that the Caterpillar takes a bite out of throughout the story.  The cake topper ended up being so heavy that I had to use wooden dowel supports inside the cake to bear the weight!  Phew...it made it to the party in one piece and didn't collapse!    If you've never read the Hungry Caterpillar Book - I think Lydia and my Charlie would highly recommend it!!

Take a look:



The Caterpillar Topper

 Cake:  White Almond Sour Cream
Frosting:  Buttercream
Filling:  Cookie Cream

Caterpillar topper - all fondant & gumpaste
All the food items with a "bite" taken out are hand crafted from gumpaste.

 

And here are all the things the Hungry Caterpillar eats throughout the story...





Hope you enjoyed your cake, sweet Lydia!!  Thanks for inviting us to your party!!

Stay tuned.....

Pics coming soon of a Very Hungry Caterpillar 1st Birthday Cake for a super sweet little girl!!

Welcome Baby Wipperman!

Congrats on your soon to arrive baby girl, A & S!  Hope you liked the cake topper!!

Chocolate Stout Cake.....yum! Yum! YUM!

Mmmmmmmmm.....this really is the most delicious thing ever.  Chocolate Stout Cake with Mocha Mascarpone Frosting.  Does it get any better than this?  ...chocolate, beer, mocha....I think not. 
Thanks Christy for introducing me to stout cake and sharing your recipe!

Welcome Baby Schuldt!

This Baby Shower Cake Topper travleled 1500 miles and luckly, it made it in one piece & right on time!!   Hope you enjoyed your shower M & B!  Congrats again on the soon to be new addition!!

Beach-y Retirement Party! Beach Cupcakes:

These beach cupcakes were made for a retirement party.  Hope you liked them LT! 

Buttercream frosting.......       



The Sand is, of course, edible too!

Elmo Birthday! Cookie favors for lots of sweet kiddies:

Happy 2nd Birthday Daniel!  I hope you enjoyed your Elmo cookies!

Welcome Baby Sasha!! Baby shower cake and gumpaste topper:

This is my first baby shower cake, made for my friend and colleague.  The cake topper was saved and is displayed on a shelf in Sasha's nursery.  

 Unfortunately, this cake got a little bulge on the side while in route :( 

Hope you enjoyed your cake, RP! See you in a few weeks:)

Charlie's First Birthday Puppy Cake & Smash Cake:

Happy 1st birthday little guy!  Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!! 

xoxoxoxo

* Toddler, puppies, blocks, flowers, caterpillar, snails, sign and  
   butterflies hand made from gumpaste.

* Cake:  White almond sour cream cake

* Filling: cookie cream

* Frosting:  buttercream

And, of course, it wouldn't be a First Birthday Party without a Smash Cake for the Birthday Boy!!