Playing Catch Up

Hi All!

First off, I haven't blogged in a while but I've still been busy baking.

Recently, I've been using Instagram as more of a platform to share my baking, however, it was hacked... by a Russian porn girl.... how lovely (eyeroll!). So, tonight with the reinvention of my instagram, I decided to refresh my blog and share some work I've completed recently! I hope to keep up with it more, as I am a bit more settled in work these days and have more free time to bake, create and blog!

Please make sure to follow me on Instagram @onesweetbiteatatime -- my page may be a bit sparse now but I am going to work to rebuild it ASAP!

Cookie dough crumble cake!

Cupcakes for a 30th birthday party!

A tribal "Wild One" cake for a 1st birthday party with cake pops!

 

Princess cake pops for a 1st birthday girl!

Lots of babyshower cakes!!

Harry Potter cake pops for an adorable HP themed baby shower.  Aren't the baby Harry's so cute!?

 These were pearl cake pops in their shells for a nautical themed bridal shower.

 

A fall cake with rose gold cake stand made the perfect housewarming gift for a friend!

 

Rudolph was the perfect addition to our Christmas table this year!

And let's not forget the best team in the NFL!!! 

Sweet Spring Wedding [Scott & Lindley]

Oh my gosh what a beautiful weekend! I mean, Mother Nature was a bit confused about what she wanted to do, as one moment it was sunny and warm and the next was cloudy and cool but all the same, it still felt like spring and I got to cater a pretty spring wedding for a lovely couple so that was awesome!

 

When I brought a sampler box over to Lindley and Scott, their only stipulations were that there be lime flavor! And with that, I already knew this display was going to be great! Such an easy going couple... and I love that because it makes my job so easy. 

Scott and Lindley were doing a simple color pallet with blues and tans and incorporated rustic elements into their decor with touches of lace which definitely added a bit of softness! It was super pretty, and I was definitely a fan of the twine wrapped wine bottles! 

Burlap lace was a nice touch to the porcelain plates. 

This adorable chalkboard sign is a new find I scored at Michael's last week and I couldn't want to incorporate it this weekend! 

The cake pops were dipped in a mix of blue and peach/cream chocolate.  The calla lilies were an ode to the Bride's bouquet, and the roses to her Maid of Honor. 

I like incorporating different shades into a cake pop display to mix it up a bit.  The wedding's color scheme didn't have any peach, but knowing it was rustic and incorporated burlap, I knew peach would play well with the other colors without overtaking the display. 

I just love the final product! I was told they were a hit so I can't complain when I get great feedback, it makes my heart flutter!

Congrats Scott & Lindley! 

-Elena

Take Me to the Beach

Ummm... It's cold! I walked the dog this morning and my hands were frozen. I had to start my car to melt the frost off of it.  Instead of wearing the cute sandals I have pulled out in anticipation of warmer weather, I am back in casual, closed toe flats and pants and a jersey type shirt and a jacket over that because I am literally freezing.  I don't know where the warm weather is, but it certainly isn't in Connecticut! 

The weekend was nice though, and I spent some time organizing and relaxing and baking cakes before my week of go go go! Catering weddings is so fun, but juggling it with my full time job and everything else is super hard if I don't organize and plan the entire project perfectly.  I can't wait to someday only worry about catering and planning... Some.. Day... 

On Saturday I did a beach themed cake pop display for a bridal shower and I am so in love with how they turned out.  I do the beach theme a lot... but each time I do, I try and incorporate something new and make them a little different than the last. 

With this go around, I decided on the square plates with a lip on the edge so I could add graham cracker sand, then placed the cakes on the sand!  (Let me tell you, making graham cracker/choco goldfish sand is so much easier now with a food processor! By far my favorite wedding shower gift! I highly recommend one to everyone).

I knew this shower was very elegant and intimate and I wanted the cakes to be the same, so I kept the colors muted and the designs super simple.  Flavors included carrot, vanilla raspberry, red velvet and lemon rosemary.

Can we also talk about this room?  Andrea is a girl I know from high school and this is her boyfriend's mom's house.  Such a dreamy room for entertaining. I can only hope to have such a room some day... down South.. where I can use it all year long!  

Those floors though..... literally drooling.

And now on to the Pierce wedding!  300 cake pops.. ready, set, GO! 

Oh, and if you're reading this, focus some happy thoughts on nicer, warmer weather, alright!?

-Elena