Cake Smash!

How much fun can one have when eating cake? Well, when one is ONE, the answer is A TON!

Captured Moments Photography just finished doing a Cake Smash session with this precious little girl, Ava, who turned one. Sally's was asked to provide the cake (with EXTRA creamy stuff, of course!!) and I don't think I could have had more fun making a cake. OK, maybe the making of the cake wasn't so much fun, but just thinking of it's inevitable doom, brought a huge smile to my face while frosting it...."let's see, how high CAN I pile on this fluffy stuff?"!!! In fact, I was so excited that I practically stalked Kelly to see the pictures even while she was still taking them! And now you can see why!!

Well, I couldn't be more excited to be a part of this fun event, now and in the future! I hope you will consider calling Captured Moments if your little ONE wants to have a little fun too! Tell her Sally sent you and maybe if there's any cake left, that's edible, you can take it home and enjoy it too!

It all seems so exhausting doesn't it? :o)

Now that picture is worth ten thousand words, don't you think?

Cupcakes....or as I like to call them...

...Mini versions that look less messy in our display cases cakes. It rolls off the tongue don't you think?! Truth is, I don't make a lot of tortes/flavored cake desserts in the bakery because folks just don't come in saying "I'll take that cake". Though I do love to make them! So I take those fun cake/torte/dessert ideas and make them in cupcake form and we sell 'em like hotcakes!

Of course, we've never sold "hotcakes", so is that really what I want to use as a comparison?

Any ol' way, I've been making tons of fun Mini-Cakes :o) for the bakery. I've made Turtle cupcakes, Cinnamon Cupcakes w/ Chocolate Truffle filling and cream cheese butter cream, Boston Cream Cupcakes (this may be our new "best seller"), Twinkie Cupcakes, Creme de Menthe Cupcakes and on and on!

It sure is fun! I think tomorrow, I shall make a coconut cupcake of some sort....OOOO...or maybe lemon....or how 'bout carrot? Mmmmmmm.......

New Pictures

Thought I would share some pictures of some of the yummy stuff we've made lately. Yumminess abounds!

Taking Steps

"Faith is taking the first step even when you can't see the entire staircase." ~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Perfect words for so many things in life, but today it struck me that such an important person said words that can apply to even me and to my little bakery. And it dawned on me, that each day of owning this bakery is another step up the staircase and each step is a new renewel in my faith for having done it.

If Dr. MLK were here, I would bake him a birthday cake.

I love Megan.

I know that I haven't formally introduced you to Megan yet, but I will. I just keep forgetting to take my camera to work! Well, maybe you've stopped in and seen someone behind the counter working w/ me (that's not related to me)? That's Megan.

I love Megan.
I love my bakery when Megan is in it.
Sally loves Megan.

I (only) get Megan for a few hours a week, but those are the best few hours of the week. In that time we get so many doughs and batters made that I have stuff to make all week long -- until she comes again.

I love Megan.

Megan is a mule. She just pounds out the work. And folks are noticing. There is tons of stuff in both of my cases and we've been trying new things at breakfast time (today we tried biscuits). Or orders keep coming in and she and I together are able to get them done and say "Thank you Sir may I have another"!

I love Megan. :o)

When Will They Eat Again

Ok, so I wish it was Valentine's Day tomorrow.

Why, you may ask? Is it because I want to show my love and affection to my honey and daughters? NOPE!

It's cuz that's when I hear my customers will be ready to eat again! :o) It's been very slow in the bakery since Christmas. Sure, that's given me lots of time to bake some great stuff, but no-one to buy it. Ok, that's not true, it almost all sold, but I didn't make many of the great things I had time to make. And I was told that this was gonna happen in Genesee, so it's not that I wasn't prepared, I just miss being super busy in the bakery.

Well, Valentine's Day will be here before I know it, so I guess I should go practice my Red Velvet Cupcake recipe and OH! Big Heart Cookies and heart cut-outs and dark chocolate everything...How fun!

We Have a Winner!!

And no, they don't win a Chicken Dinner! It's so much better than that!!

A month ago, for our Christmas in Genesee day, we ran a contest with Captured Moments Photography to win a free photo session! Yup, the whole session - free!! We are pleased to announce to you that the Mike and Julie Ryan family have won this session and are so excited to think of how great the pictures will be since they just recently added a new member to their crew!

We'll be sure to bring show you some of the photos from their shoot when it happens, but for now, we can share this precious face with you as this little guy is one of the Ryans (and I just happened to take his picture when he was making his ornament...'course I took just about every one's pictures, now didn't I?)! :o)

Thanks again to Captured Moments Photography for offering this fun contest to Sally's customers! I for one can't wait to see the winners' pictures!

Anniversary

It's Sally's Sweet Shoppe's FOUR MONTH anniversary today!! Four months! It has been the fastest four months of my life! And it has taken fully four months to start to get a groove going. Even the paperwork side of the business is starting to fall into place (the right place) and we're getting a rhythm by which to stay on top of it. I'm guessing by our one year anniversary, I'll practically be dancing in the bakery w/ all the groove I'll be getting on! :o)