Wednesday
Jul202011

Tara Keely at Lovely....

For all of you brides out there Lovely Bridal Shop is having a Tara Keely trunk show next week.  I am super excited to be apart of the event on Thursday.  I am creating a cupcake and cake pop tower that I will be sure to share with you next week!  Details are below and every bride should come!

Monday
Jul182011

Wedding Salon Bootcamp

Last week the Wedding Salon hosted a fabulous event at Mark Ingram's Bridal Shop.  I was honored to be apart of a panel of experts who spoke to newly engaged brides about the industries latest trends.  

Some of the panelists included; Shawn Rabideau Events & Design, Mark Ingram Bridal Atelier, Greenwich Jewelers, World Yacht and more. Below are some tips and trends from me and the experts!  

  • Continuous cocktail party receptions with stations, small plates and appetizers are becoming very popular.
  • Always start your planning process with a budget.  Having a planner is key and can really help you keep on track and relieve the stress.
  • Having two dresses is a very big trend, the first dress will be more formal and the second dress will be fun/sexy and casual.
  • You want to make sure your dress makes you feel like yourself.
  • The total time for your dress can take between 6-8 months.
  • Not everyone is having a wedding cake or if they do it is smaller and they and choosing to spend on a dessert table instead.
  • Smaller items like mini cookies, cupcakes and cake pops are definitely the most popular.

My table :)

Thursday
Jul142011

smores..............

Second to ice-cream smores are favorite summer dessert, but you don't make them as much as an adult (which is why there is a smores cookie on my menu).  Since my nieces were in town I thought it would be a fun activity for them and I could be a child again and enjoy some smores :)They had curlers in their hair since my shower was on Sunday :)

Since the smores were so good, I started to think about other ways I could make a smore since one is not always in front of a fire.  So I made a smores k-pop with marshmallow mixed into a vanilla cake dipped in chocolate and coated in graham cracker crumbs.  

Then I made a smores pie pop filled with marshmallow and chocolate and a little graham crumbs.  Finally I made a smores push pops with crushed graham crackers, chocolate ganache and fluff (note: if I do again I would use my graham cookies).My smores cookie :)

Tuesday
Jul122011

Cakes

Over the last month I have been asked to create some fun new cakes that were a challenge for me but a lot of fun to design as well!  

The first were 2 two-tier cakes for birthdays.  One is for an older woman so it is more simple and romantic and the second one was for a little girl's first birthday.  

I have also started to expand my personal tags and have been making them for non-wrapped cake pops and cupcakes as well.  If you are a someone who wants to personalize their dessert but does not like fondant, they are great!

This next project was for a grooms cake.  It is of Nantucket where to groom has a house (on vestal street), his Dad owns a shop (Murray's), the groom owns a company (Castaway) and they got engaged (Wauwinet).

The last cake was for a little boy who loves the Backyardigans.  I cannot take credit for the design of this cake because they sent me a picture of what they wanted but I was happy that I was able to produce this for them!

Thursday
Jul072011

Fourth of July Weekend!

I hope everyone had a wonderful long weekend, I was excited to finally get to the beach!  I wanted to share with you some Birthday Fourth of July themed cake pops and a lovely dinner I had with some great friends!

We rented a beach house with some friends and so I made these for the birthday boy in the house :) (it got a little damaged in my car ride out east).

A little boy turned 1 on the Fourth and celebrated his birthday with his Aunt!

When I got back to the city I continued the celebration with some great friends!  My friend Caitlin made a fabulous shredded Zucchini with Gruyere Pizza and a Bok Choy Salad.  I brought a Blueberry Galette.  I love the summer :) 

Monday
Jun272011

Towers

It has been exciting to get some fun new projects, I wanted to share some cupcake/cake pop towers I did recently!  

The first was for a Bridal Shower, it had a zebra and hot pink theme and they held it at an adorable little restaurant in Brooklyn called the Chestnut.  I made sure the bride got her own special red velvet cupcake!

The second one was for a candy land Bat Mitzvah!  They had the most amazing centerpieces and name cards for the children!  I made 3 towers that incorporated her colors and candy from the game!  There were lollipops, gumdrops, candy canes, licorice, gingerbread-men, peanut brittle and a crown for the ice princess!

Monday
Jun202011

Wedding Festivities

I was the lucky girl who was asked to make some fun treats for a lingerie shower and bachelorette.  

It was a fun lingerie shower with spiked cherry limeades and blueberry lemonade cocktails so I made some lemon cake pops and stuck them in lime jellybeans :)

The girls at the bachelorette were going to be enjoying some martinis so I made a cake to go with it!

 

Thursday
Jun162011

Push Pops!

I saw these on Etsy and thought they were so cute so I ordered some to try out.  I think they would be perfect for kids parties or as favors.  There are endless possibilities to fill them including cake, cookies candy etc... They can be personalized as well!

For fun I made some strawberry and blueberry triffle ones for 4th of July

and of course chocolate ones for Father's day (layers of chocolate cookies, chocolate ganache and whipped cream

Tuesday
Jun142011

Father's Day!

Father's Day is on Sunday and I don't know about your Dad but mine lovesssss chocolate!  In honor of him, I created some K-pops to give to our Dads :)

These were inspired by And Everything Sweet - The tags are completely customizable!

Tuesday
Jun072011

8 Moms!

Check out my deal today! 8 Moms

 

Friday
Jun032011

Summer!

In honor of summer I made some mini lemon cupcakes with a lemon glaze and a nice tall glass of fresh ice-tea/lemonade (my favorite afternoon summer drink)!

Tuesday
May312011

Baby Naming 

I made these "Chanel" themed cupcakes and cookies for a baby naming party in honor of a little girl whose first and last name began with a "C". They enjoyed the cupcakes at the party and then everyone took home a chocolate ganache stuffed cookie!

Wednesday
May252011

Memorial Day

Enjoy a pail of pops at the beach for the long weekend!  Happy Memorial Day!

Monday
May232011

Custom Treats

Almost all of my treats are personalized for each event and made to match the theme of the occasion that you are celebrating.  Never hesitate to ask for something that I have never done before; I will always make a make a sample first and if you are close by you can come taste :)

Baby Shower K-Pops - It's a girl! 

Can't make your friend's big birthday - Send them a box of treats!

Bridal Shower Pops to match the wedding colors that include the brides initial


Gettysburg Women's Lacrosse Team made it the National Championship and these k-pops gave them some fuel to play - THEY WON!

 

Wednesday
May182011

Baby Blocks...

I made some Baby Block Cakes for a shower this past weekend.  To match the cakes the favors were baby block k-pops tied them with feet ribbon that matched the invitation.  The mom to be is having twin boys!  Below is a picture of the mom to be with her cakes :)

Monday
May162011

Hanky Panky

I had the pleasure of working with Hanky Panky on some recent events.  They just launched a maternity line and hosted a shower for one of their colleagues where I had the pleasure of making some baby themed treats for them.  

They also just celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the Thong and I made special treats for the occasion!  It was great working with them!

Monday
May092011

Spring!

After what seemed like an endless winter it finally feels like spring!  To celebrate the beautiful weather are some spring themed cakes and strawberry cupcakes!

Wednesday
May042011

Lione Easter Pie

Every Easter my grandparents make their famous pizza rustica which is a secret family recipe (I was only allowed to learn how to make it a few years ago).  Pizza Rustica is a savory pie filled with 5 different types of italian meat, 3 different cheeses encrusted in a flaky crust.  It would be great for a mother's day brunch or birthday party as well so feel free to inquire about one for your next occasion.  

My Beautiful and Silly Nieces on Easter

Monday
May022011

The Wedding Salon

I was excited to be apart of The Wedding Salon Showcase last week!  Thank you to all of my helpers, I could of not done it without you.  

Favor Boxes 

Edible Centerpieces with Sea Glass

K-Pop Wedding Cake!

Wednesday
Apr202011

WE tv & Wedding Central Event

Today there was an event at the Roosevelt hotel for Women of New York and it was sponsored by WE tv & Wedding Central http://www.broadcastingcable.com/info/1979-Women_of_New_York.php.  I was excited to be apart of the event and provide edible/dessert center pieces :)


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