Movember Moustache Men

A friend ordered these cupcakes for a bake sale at his work.  When he first told me that the theme of the bake sale was "facial hair", I was slightly horrified.  He then explained that all of the men in his office had been growing moustaches during November Movember to raise money and promote awareness of cancers that affect men.  Here is a link to the foundation that his company raised money for: http://www.degregorio.org/

Under the Sea!

These cupcakes were for a little girl's 7th birthday party.  She wanted an ocean theme and settled on dolphins (her favorite), whales, turtles and fish.  Half the cupcakes were yellow and the other half chocolate.  I have to say, I think I'm partial to the turtles.  Happy Birthday Sofia!

Happy Thanksgiving!

When I saw this cake in the November issue of Martha Stewart, I knew I had to eat it make it!  It's Martha's Salted Caramel Six Layer Chocolate Cake.  It was worth all of the ingredients I had to buy and the time put into it.

Aged to Perfection

This cake was for my sister's mother-in-law.  She gave me 2 choices for the theme, wine or coffee, and I went for the wine.  It was a carrot cake with cream cheese buttercream frosting.  Happy Birthday Mrs. O!

Welcome Baby Sam!

These cupcakes were to welcome little baby Sam to the world and give his Mom & Dad a sweet treat!

Two Peas in a Pod

I wasn't able to make it to my friend Sarah's shower because it was the same day as Colin's birthday party.  So I made her this little cake for our little get together.  If you haven't guessed already, she's expecting twins!  Hence the two peas in a pod.  This cake was lemon with raspberry and buttercream filling.  Congrats Sarah & Ryan, we can't wait to meet the boys!

Happy Halloween!

I repurposed the table scape from Colin's Wild Rumpus into a Halloween Extravaganza.  I love Halloween but find that the actual celebration is a little short lived.  The kids are only in their costumes for a couples hours, and at the ages my kids are they are done with the trick-or-treating after a dozen or fewer houses.  So we decided to have a party with our friends and their children the Saturday before.  I made Candy Corn Cupcakes and pumpkin & ghost cookies for the kids to decorate.  We had a lot of fun... it might have to become a yearly tradition!

Never knew a cookie could hold so many toppings!