Because I'm All about that boss 'Bout that boss | Continue reading
It's officially Ghost Season, fellow Ghost Hunters, but there's more to bagging a boggart than you might think! First you need the gear, so gather up your tape recorder, flashlight, vintage 1997 camcorder, easily-startled jock friends, and 5-year series contract from the Histor … | Continue reading
Today may be Columbus Day here in the U.S., but it's also Canadian Thanksgiving, so.... | Continue reading
I just watched the making-of special for the new Dark Crystal series last night, so you know what that means! | Continue reading
On the plus side, it IS the right color: | Continue reading
It's National Cake Decorating Day, bakers, so let's go over those basics again! Remember, it all starts with a good foundation: | Continue reading
Thanks to Lionel S. for reminding us there's also no "eye" in "team," although I don't see what that has to do with anything. ***** | Continue reading
Ever stumble into a conversation that's both confusing and SUPER interesting? Like once I was walking around the Magic Kingdom and overheard someone say, "The blood is how you know it's working." I sensibly kept right on walking, but you better believe I had some questions spr … | Continue reading
Here's something I never understand: every Halloween, the one time when bakeries are SUPPOSED to make scary and/or disturbing cakes, suddenly THIS is their idea of creepy: | Continue reading
What happens when literature lovers marry? | Continue reading
Ever watched your man drop his towel and do a "sexy dance?" And if so... | Continue reading
I'm back with more lofty inspiration photos and the wrecks they inspired, because sometimes we all need to aim high, crash hard, and have a good laugh. INSTAGRAM: | Continue reading
They asked for Happy Birthday, with a drawing of a sun. | Continue reading
You guys send me a lot of inspiration photos with your wrecks - the photos you supposedly showed your baker while you were ordering. I say "supposedly" because sometimes the inspiration photos you send are so, SO far off from the cakes you actually received that it's hekkin' … | Continue reading
They asked for, "Happy Birthday Sally/Mom," but I suspect they ordered it over the phone. | Continue reading
It's Coffee Day, my friends, and the time has come to celebrate coffee properly: WITH CAKE! Yep, today's Sweets are for you coffee addicts out there. You know who you are. You need your morning cup of joe - or double mocha whipped cream frappuccino with chocolate sprinkles: | Continue reading
It's National Love Note Day, but don't be boring and write an actual note; order a cake, instead! Bakers are standing by to tell your sweetheart how you really feel, using one of these convenient, pre-selected designs! Just choose from: The Boxer: | Continue reading
It's the first week of Autumn, minions, and I think I speak for ALL Floridians when I glare bitterly at everyone north of us for daring to have temperatures below 85 degrees. That's not so say we don't know how to party Autumnal style here in the South, though, because BOY HO … | Continue reading
We all have a slightly irrational fear, right? Maybe it's sharks: | Continue reading
Today is National Punctuation Day, so I thought it'd be good to go over the five basic;... "punctuation" rules. Bakers, pay attention. Rule #1: Sometimes periods, question marks, and exclamation points are important. | Continue reading
Ahh, fall. The time of year that puts a little nip in the air - not to mention our bakeries! | Continue reading
It's Elephant Appreciation Day, Sweets fans, and I for one cannot WAIT to shower these pastry pachyderm with praise: | Continue reading
Ever feel like bakers are speaking a whole 'nother language? | Continue reading
Matthew G.'s mom had just finished her final chemo treatment, so it was time to celebrate. He ordered a cake from his local bakery, asking them to write, "You did it!" and "Cancer free!" on a simple chocolate cake. When Matthew went to pick up the order, though, he found his ca | Continue reading
I'll be the first to admit that a football helmet is not the easiest thing to draw: | Continue reading
It's "Build A Better Image Week," bakers, and as an expert in image... [slinks down in chair to hide grungy PJs and frizzy Hermione hair]... I am here to help. This time we're working on your edible images, so lets zip through the basics. First things first, run spe … | Continue reading
They asked for a big number 8. | Continue reading
Did you know September is National Sewing Month? The trouble is, I can't sew. I mean, REALLY can't sew. Still, it's Sewing's Month, so let's try to make something, shall we? We'll make a quilt! | Continue reading
It's Friday the 13th, and wreckerators are up to their old tricks: Cakes that stare: | Continue reading
Because bakeries are running out of ideas, I give you: John Deere Zombie Chickens! | Continue reading
So, you're throwing a baby shower? Sweet! I CAN HELP. Now, you may want the cake to say something about the baby's gender. | Continue reading
Today we celebrate... teddy bears. | Continue reading
Hi, everyone! Sharyn here. Jen and John were off at Dragon Con last weekend, so since they figured they'd be down with Con Crud all week, they asked if I'd write Sweets for today. "Con Crud," as you may know, is a cold/flu/post-apocalyptic mutating pathogen malaise thing tha … | Continue reading
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... | Continue reading
Minions, today I'm here to talk to you about strategic thinking . But that's boring, so lets call it STRATEGERY instead . You see, thinking ahead and forming a plan are at the very heart of the rough-and-tumble world of cake decorating. Observe: | Continue reading
It's International Enthusiasm Week, and as always, we can DEPEND on our bakers to provide the most enthusiastic... | Continue reading
In celebration of Labor Day, let's see if we can't find the perfectly proportioned Mom-In-Labor cake, shall we? | Continue reading
If you've been here a while, minions, then you know every year John and I make the trek up to Atlanta this weekend to get our geek on at Dragon Con. This year is no different, and though I'm currently exhausted and sore and probably up to my eyeballs in glitter and dropped fea … | Continue reading
This weekend John and I are at Dragon Con , one of the world's largest sci-fi, comicbook, fantasy, and pop-culture conventions. For four blistering days more than 70,000 geeks will flood downtown Atlanta, and oh yes, IT WILL BE GLORIOUS. Maybe you've heard about Drago … | Continue reading
Our intrepid protagonist is working her way through the city, one Derek at a time. But now a dashing leprechaun vampire stands before her! (Well, maybe a little below her.) | Continue reading
National Read a Romance Month is nearly over, minions, but who has time to read a whole romance novel? NO ONE THAT'S WHO. So here, let's zip through a quick & torrid story on these cakes, instead. | Continue reading
It's National Eye Exam Month, guys! So how 'bout we give the old peepers a check up? First, read the following aloud: | Continue reading
It's "Kiss and Make Up Day," cake fans, isn't that sweet? Naturally, I must find you some appropriately lovely cakes. So first, a KISS: | Continue reading
Heather asked her bakery if they could add a unicorn to her cookie cake. They said - and this is a direct quote - "Yes." "YES." So just so we're clear: the professional baking people said yes, they could add a unicorn to Heather's cookie cake. | Continue reading
I know we've all been tempted sometimes, minions, but these people actually did it. UP TOP! | Continue reading