It's time to let sleeping dogs lie, to grab the bull by the horns, and to maybe leave the rest of the animals out of this, 'cuz now my cats are looking nervous. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. | Continue reading
I've been stockpiling wedding pretties in my "to-post" folder, guys, and today is finally the day . BEHOLD! | Continue reading
Chrystal brought in two photos for her friend's birthday cake, and asked the baker to put one pic on either side of the 32. Which is exactly what the baker did: | Continue reading
How do I love thee, minions? Let me count the ways. | Continue reading
How To Honor A Veteran On Veterans Day: 1) Start by spelling it right. | Continue reading
[wind whooshing] [trash can lid rolls noisily down the street] [tufts of blue and red fur blow by] Ahem hem hem. "Suuuuuunny day..." | Continue reading
'Twas the week after Halloween, (Such a sad tale to tell), Of all the spooptacular cakes That somehow failed to sell. | Continue reading
Season 2 of The Mandalorian started airing this month, so guess how we're going to celebrate! | Continue reading
Some folks ordered a cake shaped like the Pentagon, and to be safe, even brought in a picture: | Continue reading
The day Jen and Nick truly became one: | Continue reading
It's National Common Sense Day, minions, but how "common" is it, really? Hmmm? | Continue reading
Welp. Today's the day, minions. Election day in America. :DUN DUN DUNNNNNN :: | Continue reading
There are moments we cherish, and then there are moments like these: When the customer asks for music notes and you're all, "I'VE GOT THIS." | Continue reading
The Day of the Dead - or Dia de los Muertos - is one of the most beautiful celebrations I've ever seen, and I love looking for these Sweets each year. Whether you celebrate or not, it's impossible not to be awed by beauties like this: | Continue reading
As the bees closed in, Pooh and Tigger realized they'd made a horrible mistake. | Continue reading
Welcome, foolish mortals, to the Haunted Bakery. I am your host, your ghost host. | Continue reading
Wrecky minion Aryn took this photo October 23rd: | Continue reading
It's Bat Appreciation Month, minions, and I'm sure we can all agree: bats of every kind are pretty amazing. Whether they're long and lumpy: | Continue reading
If you're online a lot you've probably run across the word "Spoopy." I kept seeing it on Twitter and Instagram, and finally - because I'm old - decided to google it. Ladies and ghouls, it is with no small amount of pride that I present Google's official result/definition when yo … | Continue reading
I'm back with more Halloween goodies, spoops and ghouls! I didn't have anything too specific in mind for this week's theme, so I ended up with a boo-tiful mix of everything from Gothic Glam: | Continue reading
There's a chill in the air, minions, and not just from your in-law's latest text. Nope, Fall is here, and with it, all the classic signs: - Bad Apples: | Continue reading
October is Pizza Month, minions, so this is a great time to go over a few reminders. Ahem hem hem. Bakers, repeat after me. | Continue reading
Somehow literal LOLs just never get old. I mean, how can you NOT imagine this baker's thought process as s/he carefully inscribed, "Kelley with an eye"? | Continue reading
Ever heard of Stanley Stinkbug? Yeah, me neither. Apparently he's a children's character who looks like this: | Continue reading
Over the years, I've noticed some of you don't "get" sarcasm. Which I totally understand! I mean, sarcasm is super hard. Really. So. Let me help. Because I care. I really, really care. Okay, let's say your company didn't meet a deadline, and they'r | Continue reading
Good news, gang: we can officially go all-in on our Halloween celebrating, because it's less than two weeks away! Eeeee! And for those of who've been all-in on Halloween since August: I see you, and I approve. Nearly all the cakes I'm seeing this year are teeny things, for o … | Continue reading
The baker was confused on how to spell the name TJ, so Mary said, "It's just the letters T and J." | Continue reading
Amanda ordered a Western cake to make any cowboy proud: | Continue reading
This was supposed to read, "You'll Never Walk Alone " | Continue reading
[running in] YOU GUYS. I just found my new favorite wedding wreck. | Continue reading
It's International "Moment of Frustration" Scream Day, minions, which is both oddly specific and refreshingly useful for just about every situation. What's that? You don't have a "moment of frustration" to scream about? ::looks around at all of 2020 like John Travolta lost | Continue reading
Nearly everyone I know is already in full Halloween mode, and I have to say, I approve. If this year has taught us anything, it's to celebrate the good stuff as much and as often as we can, so bring on the spooky! Still, it does feel a little early for Halloween Sweets, so t … | Continue reading
"Encounter In A NYC Alley" A play in one act. *** "Hey pretty lady, how 'bout a genuine Prawda hand bag? | Continue reading
What do you think, worst proposal ever? | Continue reading
I know it doesn't feel like there's much worth celebrating today, minions, but I'm sure if we look hard enough we can find something . | Continue reading
I'm old. I know this because my shoulder hurts right now and I want to tell absolutely everyone about it. Also, I don't like the rap music. So when I hear of some unbearably trying-too-hard celebrity naming their kid Pirate* or Audio Science* or Banjo*, I get offend … | Continue reading
Right, minions, let's do this one by the numbers. Here's what Michael B. asked for: | Continue reading
Happy Fall, y'all! Yep, once it hits October I don't care HOW hot it is outside, it's time for autumn leaves on everything: | Continue reading
Fall, Schmall - it's still 90 degrees here in the South, and we know just how to celebrate sun, sand, and whatever is happening here: | Continue reading
It's National Fall Foliage Week, bakers, what've you got? | Continue reading
It was Talk Like A Pirate Day this week, but I think this bakery could have used less talking and more map-drawing: | Continue reading
I read that today is the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' "Mutation Day" - something you wouldn't think other people would celebrate, but then, that's the only explanation we have for this: | Continue reading
I may be the last person on this particular bandwagon, but I was watching that new organizing show on Netflix when I heard Neil Patrick Harris mention "Shopkins" toys, so of course I had to google. Y'ALL. Apparently my taste is in line with 2-6 year-olds (no surprise there) beca … | Continue reading
It's "Math Story Telling Day," minions, but I don't see many equations on cakes. I do see a lot of numbers , though, and hoo boy, do those tell some stories. Stories of reflection: | Continue reading
Luanne H. writes, "We hired a local catering lady to do our cake. She showed up 45 minutes late, and THIS IS THE CAKE SHE PRESENTED TO US!!! | Continue reading
What do you do when your daughter wants one of those Princess/Barbie dress cakes for her birthday, only with Rey from Star Wars? (AFTER high-fiving her for having awesome taste, I mean.) Well, you bring in the Rey doll and ask your baker to give her a big poofy cake skirt, that' … | Continue reading
Today we're going to address the elephant in the room. And by "elephant" I mean all elephants. And by "address" I mean "look at cakes of." And by "in the room" I mean "NOT in this room." Ahem hem hem. Ahhh, elephants. | Continue reading