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New Special Occasion Cakes!

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Although we do mostly wedding cakes at the shop we also love making special occasion cakes to help people celebrate that special day in their lives! These types of cakes can sometimes require a lot more work and detail then wedding cakes, but I find that it’s all or nothing when it comes to them because when you say you will make someone a cake that replicates a real life item it either looks like it or not…not too much room for error. With that being said, my big undertaking this month was a DJ Turntable Cake. I was pretty happy with how it came out, but definitely underestimated the hours I would have to put into it!

And since it was a 1st Birthday Cake we added a special element for the birthday boy!

This next cake was for a 25th birthday party! She loved peacock feathers and knew her color scheme, so we took that and ran with it! My sister made the sugar flower and feathers and I think they are amazing!

Kid’s cakes are a lot of fun too, but I try to make sure they still follow my style and don’t get too overdone…here is a Panda Bear Cake with tiny sugar flowers and butterflies!

My assistant, Louisa, made the Panda Bear and I think it turned out great! I love the half smile and cute little face!

Now sometimes people don’t have a lot of money to spend on a special occasion cake, but want something beautiful and delicious, so I always suggest the rustic style cream cheese frosting cakes with fresh flower accents because I think they are just as gorgeous in their own simplistic way!

We also got to do a recent Sweet Sixteen Birthday Cake and she wanted a princess tiara crown and a bold sugar flower!

Lastly one of my favorite cakes recently was for a small wedding we did last weekend. My new intern, Kyong, is definitely an artist and when I showed her the design I wanted to have painted on the cake she did it better than I could’ve imagined. I was also quite happy with this garden rose sugar flower I made. I wasn’t sure how I would like the flower once it had the red tips on it, but I was pleasantly surprised…I think it made it pop and really showed the gorgeous petals off!

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Well thanks for stopping by to check out my blog! I’m currently in Texas and about to run off to my first day of class with Mike McCarey! We will be learning cake structure for crazy cakes and will be remaking this fantastic Big Bird Cake that Mike made for a Food Network Competition…wish me luck!

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Posted in Baby Shower Ideas, Bridal Shower Ideas, Cakes, Children's Birthday Ideas, Desserts, Wedding Ideas, sugar flowers | 25 Comments »

More Valentine’s Day Treats: JL Designs + Sweet & Saucy Shop

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

The pop-up shop that Carissa, of JL Designs, and I did at my shop this past Christmas was such a success that we decided to offer it to our customers for Valentine’s Day too! When Carissa posted her Valentine’s Day florals to say I was blown away would be an understatement! She is beyond talented and I truly think that if you want to give that special someone in your life a heartfelt gift what could be better than gorgeous flowers that fit their style and personality plus some delicious treats too! So here are the details! Hope to see all of you this weekend!

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when: friday february 12 and saturday february 13

where: sweet and saucy shop – 6400 stearns street, long beach

what: a variety of couture floral pieces, ranging anywhere from $20-$100

why: because you’re a last minute shopper and we are trying to make this easy on you…flowers AND sweet treats in one blow – come one!! it’s dummy proof!

we are taking custom orders that will be available for pickup at sweet and saucy on friday and saturday…so if you wanna save on delivery, you can still order anything in the collection and then come get it yourself…OR you can just be surprised at what’s in the shop…we will be creating some signature pieces at a lower price point along with our couture collection…you know, just for variety’s sake

so there will be something for everyone!

but whether you want to pick up your arrangement OR you want us to deliver to your sweetie, either way

ALL CUSTOM ORDERS MUST BE PLACED BY 5:00PM ON THURSDAY FEBRUARY 11TH…

otherwise, you can feel free to browse the pieces at sweet and saucy on friday and saturday…but word to the wise, it’s first come first serve so to get a wide range of options, i wouldn’t lolligag!!!

email me if you are confused, overwhelmed or just plain clueless as to what to do…i am here to help

carissa@jldesignsandevents.com

For the ladies in your life…

Now for the man in your life…

To place your orders with Carissa just visit her website!

Of course we will have lots of yummy Valentine’s Day treats for you as well, so place your orders now since we will be busy busy this weekend!

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Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookies

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

Of course I wanted to get these photos up sooner, but the shop has been quite busy this week, so I’m squeezing them in right now! Before I show off the yummy sugar cookies I thought I would give you a sneak peak of the gorgeous photos that Sarah K Chen captured last week at her Blush Boudoir shoot that Linda Ly, from Grand Soriees, styled. They asked me if I would like to send some sexy treats along with them and of course I couldn’t pass up the opportunity. Here are just two photos from the shoot, but definitely check out her blog for more gorgeous photos!

Aren’t they dreamy! So with Valentine’s Day right around the corner what wouldn’t be better to give that special someone than a delicious cookie with a love message…here are some of my favorites!

You can buy these sugar cookies individually bagged and tied with a ribbon for $4.25-$6.00 or you can get this gift box with 3 large cookies for $20.

We can also do jewel cake lollipops or a gift basket of 6 cake lollipops for $20!

Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!

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Do-It-Yourself Valentine’s Day Treats Featured on Brides.com

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

I was very excited last week when I got an email from Brides.com asking me if I would like to contribute a fun and easy D0-It-Yourself treat for their readers! Of course I said yes right away and went to work. Over at our shop our delicious cake lollipops are always quite the hit and so I wanted to play off that idea, but make it a little more reader friendly. So instead of having to go through the whole process of make the actual cake pops I thought donut holes would be a great substitute. So if you are in for an easy and yummy treat for Valentine’s Day definitely go over and check out my tutorial on Brides.com!

There are some other great tutorials too for other Valentine’s Day Gifts so make sure and check them all out!

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Valentine’s Day Cupcakes

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Well it’s that time of year! Love is in the air and here at Sweet & Saucy Shop we are trying to help you show that love to those around you with some yummy treats that will put a smile on their face! I had a lot of fun creating some new looks for Valentine Day treats and am excited to share them with you.

First up custom designed cupcakes. We are selling the jewel accent cupcakes in packs of two for $8, packs of 4 for $16, packs of 6 for $24, and packs of 12 for $48. The sugar flower cupcakes are $10 each.

For our mini cupcakes we are adding fun conversation hearts to them for no extra charge…aren’t they too cute!

Now check back tomorrow for our Valentine’s Day sugar cookies and cake lollipops! Here’s a little sneak peak…

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A Proposal & Wedding

Monday, January 25th, 2010

Well a lot of fun things have been happening at the shop recently! A few months back the sweetest guy ever, Devin, emailed me asking if I was possibly up for him proposing to his girlfriend Kristen at our shop. He said Kristen was a big fan of the blog and lover of sweets like me, so of course without thinking twice I said a big YES! Time went by and Devin kept me in the loop with his plans of them flying to California and his thoughts on how to propose. He designed the gorgeous ring himself and wanted me to make a cake with some of the design elements incorporated into it. We set the cake up with the rest of our daily treats and had a sign made for it that said “Turn Around Kristen”! When they walked in the door I was a little nervous that I would mess up their special moment, but thankfully everything went as planned…Kristen had absolutely no idea of what was going on and we chatted for about 5 minutes before she even glanced at the desserts. Then I tried to describe the treats and point her in the direction of the special cake…she was still not catching on…so finally I asked her if she could read me what “flavor” the cake was. Instead she told me the sign read “Turn Around Kristen” and that she was Kristen, SO I told her to turn around and as you can guess the rest is history!

Here are some photos of the gorgeous ring that he sent me for inspiration…Kristen is one lucky lady!

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Now grab some tissues everyone! Too bad we didn’t have a recorder going because Devin made one of the most romantic proposals ever…very touching!

The happy couple!

And yes I should’ve put a little make-up on and done my hair, but I’m a baker right…

Thank you so much Devin and Kristen for letting us share in your special moment! I am so happy for you both and wish you only the best!

This next wedding was such a pleasure to do also! The bride, Kerri, was so much fun to work with and really jumped into helping with the design and set up. Kerri & her mother made all of the cake stands by gluing plates onto cups, bowls, and candlesticks and bought matching platters to go along with them. I love it! She also made the backdrop and the signs too!

I am finally getting time to make more sugar flowers lately and had a great time making this orange ranunculus flower.

They wanted their guests to have lots of yummy mini desserts too so we made mini candy bar cupcakes, mini lemon cupcakes with fresh raspberries, vanilla cake lollipops, chocolate espresso cake lollipops, and mini chocolate peanut butter pies.