We do rag on bakers quite a bit over here, so I say, every now and then, why not throw them a bone? | Continue reading
Meanwhile, at the Agrabah Bakery… | Continue reading
When you get like 99% of it right, but all anyone can talk about is that ONE LITTLE MISTAKE: | Continue reading
Today we Americans remember the men and women who gave their all for our country's protection, prosperity, and liberty. Including the liberty to do this: | Continue reading
My friend Aimee has been celebrating "Tiara Tuesdays" for about a month now - by wearing a tiara around the house every Tuesday. Which is pretty fabulous. So when I read that today is International Tiara Day, I realized the one thing Tiara Tuesday is missing: Sunday Sweets! | Continue reading
Thanks to Laura R., Chelsea B., Juli P., and Karen M. for the wreckage most fowl. Also, HAPPY SHERLOCK HOLMES DAY! ****** P.S. Here's a fun gift idea for your favorite Sherlock fan: | Continue reading
Some of you have never checked your local bakery for paranormal activity, minions, and it shows. And just think, if you find any... | Continue reading
In honor of World Turtle Day this Saturday, let's take a moment to meet some of the lesser known turtle cake varieties. Because nature is beautiful, people. The Slimy Nope Tail: | Continue reading
Jill S. writes, "I gave them a napkin so they could match the icing colors to it. But instead..." | Continue reading
Ever wonder what's going on back there in the murky recesses behind the bakery counter? No? | Continue reading
Rainbows are for everyone, just like love, just like CAKE. So today we're combining all three! Whether you like your rainbows in the traditional colors: | Continue reading
Tag yourself, I'm a little of #6 and a LOT of #7. 9 Types of People On Zoom, As Illustrated In Cake Wrecks 1) The One Who Sits Too Close | Continue reading
Ooh, so close. | Continue reading
WARNING: There are some not-nice words in this post. Guard the innocent! It's National Etiquette Week, minions, and with so many of us spending all this extra time at home, I worry our social skills might be taking a slight hit. | Continue reading
Further proof that talent and common sense aren't always a package deal: | Continue reading
It's Mother's Day, Sweets fans, and even if we can't be with our moms today, we can still celebrate with gorgeous cakes! | Continue reading
Sometimes it's hard to tell Mom how much she means to us. | Continue reading
May is "Homeschooling Awareness Month", parents, which I'm sure you'll find as deliciously ironic as I do... by maybe next August. Here's one from every home-schooled kid to their parent/teachers right now: | Continue reading
Sometimes I lay awake at night, afraid that you readers may STILL think cupcake cakes (patooie!) are not the spawn of Satan. | Continue reading
Mother's Day is this Sunday, minions, and I don't know about you, but I'm just not feeling it. Don't get me wrong, my mom ROCKS and I want to celebrate her, but I have zero enthusiasm for cheerful Mom Day cakes that only mock us with their sweet roses and bows and cor … | Continue reading
It's Lemonade Day, Sweets fans, which seems appropriate as many of us enter our 7th week of lockdown. After all, if there's one thing this hour in history is teaching us, it's how to appreciate the little things, how to find the silver lining, and yes, how to take all these lemon … | Continue reading
ATTN BAKERS: 1) This is not how you build "character" | Continue reading
Minions, I like this taco cake, I do. I just can't shake the feeling that "something" is missing: | Continue reading
For today's wrecky giggles, minions... WE HAVE TO GO BACK. | Continue reading
It's Biological Clock Day, minions, which as a woman I assume has something to do with babies. I've never had a baby myself, but I hear many moms can feel/hear their biological clocks ticking, and that's their cue to start stocking up on goldfish crackers and beefing up that inn … | Continue reading
One of my high school teachers told us to always ask why with our writing. Why does this character do what she does? Why is this political issue so divisive? Why are poop jokes so darn funny? Well I may not have answers today, minions, but by go | Continue reading
Happy Audubon Day, Sweets fans! Today is named for John James Audubon, who was reportedly cuckoo for cuckoo birds. Well, all birds, really. So it's only fitting we look at cakes featuring our fine feathered friends. | Continue reading
Ahem hem hem. [begins strumming ukelele] [stops strumming ukeleli to go look up how to spell "ukelayle"] [resumes strumming ukulele] Here's a little song I wrote You might want to sing it note for note | Continue reading
It's "Take Your Kids To Work Day," minion, which is ironic considering how many of you are working from home right now. If anything this year's celebration is more "Take Your Work To Your Kids Day," am I right? Of course we all know bakers have a long history of bringing the | Continue reading
It's Princess week, minions, but Disney is closed. [SOB] To quote Westley from Princess Bride , "There's a shortage of perfect brea.... [remembers there are kids present]...kfast boxes in the world. Yep. Perfect breakfast boxes . Plus we're short on princesses!" Not to worry … | Continue reading
If you frequent Pinterest you've probably seen these Sweet campfire cakes going around: | Continue reading
(Warning: Vague naughtiness ahead. Also googly eyes.) Last week Sue Moseley had her Instagram account disabled for posting this cake: | Continue reading
Remember when you were an angsty teen in some TERRIBLE mood, but then you'd put on your headphones, crank the volume, and get lost in your favorite songs? I remember doing that with my Dad's old CD walkman, and I bet it's how a lot us learned to really love music: to put th … | Continue reading
You'll never guess what kind of party this cake was for. NEVER. | Continue reading
I tell ya, minions, all this staying home business really makes one appreciate the little conveniences we had before. | Continue reading
It's "Take A Wild Guess Day," minions, and I've got a real humdinger of a round lined up for you, mwuahahaaa. Let's start with an easy one: | Continue reading
It's almost TOO simple: a round blob with a string. So how can you wreck the humble icing balloon? Oh, my sweet, naive little baker friends. LET ME COUNT THE WAYS. 1) Embrace The Airbrush: | Continue reading
There is no greater human mystery than our ability to communicate. To take a picture or concept and implant it perfectly into the mind of another - what wonder! | Continue reading
Every Easter I get the Queen song "Somebody To Love" stuck in my head... and now it will be stuck in yours . MWAHAHAAA. Can anybody find meeeee... some bunny to love? | Continue reading
With Easter coming this Sunday, let's take a moment to reflect on that one relative who always shows up to family dinners a little drunk and "short a few bucks," but who really, REALLY wants to talk politics while you practice your poker face and try to snap a cellphone pic or tw … | Continue reading
Everything else may be different for Easter this weekend, minions, but at least we can depend on bakers to provide the same happy… | Continue reading
Ever wonder what you'll really get when you order a princess cake like this? | Continue reading
It's almost time for my favorite Easter tradition, minions: | Continue reading
♫ Can anybody find meeeeeee... ♪ | Continue reading
Usually I like a good continuing theme for Sweets, but this week I decided to change it up by celebrating some super specific, super obscure April holidays. So hey, Happy Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month! | Continue reading
In case you ever wondered what Ron Swanson would look like as a balding muppet: | Continue reading
Strange times, minions. STRANGE TIMES. You know what else is strange? | Continue reading