I wrote this post yesterday afternoon, but didn’t have time to post it to my blog before the competition: I am super excited about the Let’s Eat Cake Fundraiser tonight! I have probably worked over 200 hours on my cake in the last 3 weeks so I’m ready for it to make its debut! The …
Thank you to everyone who ordered a box of petit fours from Ph.D.-serts! Our first holiday sale was a success with 19 pre-ordered boxes! We have 5 extra boxes for sale today, and we’re donating 24 petit fours to the Graduate Student Organization bake sale for charity. Thanks again!
I’m SUPER excited about what’s taking place next Tuesday evening! A wedding coordinator (Melissa from Masterpiece Weddings) in Gainesville is organizing a huge fundraiser for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The fundraiser is a wedding cake competition for both amateurs and professionals. As soon as I heard about the competition last fall, I’ve been …
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 …
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!
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 …
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 …
Please vote for my cupcakes in the Iron Cupcake: Earth contest at No One Puts a Cupcake in a Corner (my cupcakes are listed under Cake Walk I and Cake Walk II close to the top of the page)! You can vote for your 3 favorite cupcakes. Each vote counts as an entrance into a …
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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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. …