Ph.D-serts & Cakes

Monopoly anyone?

This week, my friend Thomas asked us to make a Monopoly-themed cake for his friend Cara’s birthday. This hit close to my heart because Monopoly is my all-time favorite board game! However, this wouldn’t just be any other cake…it was our first order for an ice cream cake! Yummy! They wanted chocolate cake with vanilla …

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Happy Valentine’s Day from Ph.D.-serts!

Say Happy Valentine’s Day with custom-made petit-fours from Ph.D.-serts! To order your box of 4 adorable chocolate petit fours for $7, email Elise or myself at phdserts@gmail.com or leave a comment right here! We need your order by February 12th so we can get the petit fours ready by Valentine’s Day!

She’s a Pro!

We always knew Nani loved to have her picture taken, but she had the opportunity to have a professional photo shoot a few weeks ago! Adam and I went to Disney for his birthday on January 19th, and our friends Elise and James came over to play with Nani mid-day. Elise took the opportunity to …

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A Busy, Busy Week!

This week, Adam and I returned from the fun times and many board games in Texas to the harsh reality of…dum, dum, dum…real life! And it turned out to be a busy week indeed! This marked the first week in which Elise and I are officially working as business partners. Together, we are determined to …

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Chocolate-Orange Cupcakes with Ginger-Cream Cheese Icing

I decided to make another cupcake for the Iron Cupcake: Chocolate With a Twist contest. This time, it’s a chocolate cupcake with hints of orange flavoring, and it’s topped with a bold, fresh ginger-cream cheese icing! Here’s the recipe: Cake:Your favorite from-scratch or box Devil’s Food Cake3 tsp. orange extractzest of 1 orange Icing:4 oz. …

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My First Graduation Cake!

Before I show you the pictures of the graduation cake, I have to tell you the story behind it. Matt’s brother wanted to hire a stripper to jump out of a cake for Matt’s graduation party, but his wife Nicole (who writes this cute blog about her guinea pigs) wasn’t too keen on the idea. …

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Iron Cupcake: Earth

I recently discovered this amazing online cupcake competition called Iron Cupcake: Earth! Each month, a special ingredient is chosen and you make a cupcake with that ingredient. Then, all the entries are posted on a blog called No One Puts a Cupcake in a Corner and anyone can vote on them! According to the new …

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