Don't Disappoint Your Mother!

Mother's Day Cakes - Reserve Yours NOW!

by Jessica West April 01, 2018

   

MOTHER'S DAY IS MAY 13TH. CELEBRATE WITH CAKE AND FLOWERS IN ONE! 

Cake can say anything, such as 'Happy Mother's Day' or 'Mom'!

Our dessert cakes are 4 layers of delicious cake, filled with our silky-smooth Swiss Meringue Buttercream. Multiple Fairytale Flavor options!

Pictured: 8 inch - Light Pink (Base Frosting) & Spring Rainbow (Roses)

Variety of sizes and color combinations available.

CLICK HERE to reserve your cake before our schedule fills up!

We Love Repeat Customers!!

Since we opened for business 2 years ago, we have had several repeat customers. We absolutely LOVE our repeat customers! If a customer comes back, time after time, it must mean we are doing something right! Here are a few of the creations we've made for two them:

You may remember this welcome home cake we made for a customer's husband returning from deployment..

 Here is the ruffle birthday cake made later for the wife...

 and and here is a baby dino themed birthday cake for one of their little ones!

The mini dessert table cake below was made for a customer's daughter's baby shower. We matched the baby's nursery theme, which was being used as the theme for the shower as well. They put the cake on their gorgeous dessert table, then shared photos!

Then a short time later, they came back for a cute little snowman cake!

Sailboat Cookies & Two Weddings!

These sailboat cookies were made for a baby shower of the same theme. We matched the sailboats to the invitations and cupcake wrappers! The first photo was prior to adding the "birds".

The first cake was for a couple who came to me after moving up their wedding at the last minute due to military obligations. I love the "fishing" topper they chose! The groom was gracious enough to share the following recently on our Facebook page:

"Our anniversary cake was still amazing a year later. Thanks again for making such a amazing cake for our wedding."

This wedding cake was for a couple getting married and having their reception at the amazingly beautiful Botanical Gardens. We did a 3-tier, offset (tiers are not aligned), with fresh roses and a his & hers ring topper. The bride gave me a small ring for the "hers" and I used photos of the groom's ring to replicate and intertwine "his" ring.

Oh, baby!

We have made several baby shower cakes in the past year. Here are a few of them:

This butterfly mini tiered baby shower cake was made for a our customer's dessert table. The design is inspired by the baby's nursery theme!

Rubber ducky baby shower cake for twins!

Baby sneakers shower cake for my nephew, Cameron!

Baby booties & calla lilies cake.

CoCaLo Jacana in lavendar inspired baby shower cake.

Baby booties and daisies cake!

Jennifer & Tom's Wedding!!

I had the absolute pleasure of making the journey down to Charlotte, North Carolina last May to watch one of my best friends marry her soul mate! Traveling with a wedding cake is no easy feat, so the entire thing was assembled and decorated there. I had a blast at her wedding and am so thankful to her photographer, Tracy Brewer Photography for these fantastic photos of the cake & the couple! Enjoy!

Just so you can see how amazing professional photos are, here is the photo I took with my camera. I think it's safe to say, I am no professional.. LOL

Surf Board Cake & Spa Mask Cookies

I am a terrible blogger! I have put the blog on the back burner lately and I didn't even realize how far behind I have become. A lot has happened for Storybook Bakery in the almost a whole year since my last post. So I am going to try to post a little of everything that we have done, starting with some of the older cakes & desserts.

This surfboard cake was a replica of the actual surfboard owned by the birthday boy!

We make spa mask cookies regularly for the Klumsy Moose Kid's Spa & Party Boutique in Chesapeake.

Missed One!

I didn't even realize I forgot to post this one! It is a cake we did last Fall for a Baby's 1st Birthday with a harvest theme. We did a Butter Vanilla cake with Chocolate Buttercream filling and frosting. The same flavors were used for the baby smash cake and it was decorated to match the main cake. We received beautiful remarks from the family on the cake. I am so glad they liked it and I enjoyed making it!

Donated Cakes

Like most other small businesses, we like to support local events and fundraisers in any way we can. Usually that includes donating a gift certificate or small cake/cupcakes. Recently, we have donated to several local groups or fundraisers and still have a few on the calendar in the future. Here are some of the donated goodies we've done lately.

This Valentine's theme ruffle cake was donated to the 4-H Italian Supper & Auction's cake walk, hosted by the Chesapeake Horse & Pony Club.

The following cake and cupcakes were donated to a Silent Auction to benefit the Dolphin Scholarship Foundation.

Welcome Home, Sailor!

One of a baker's worst fears is having to cancel an order at the last minute due to an illness. It is disappointing to the customer and leaves them with no cake just days before the party. Unfortunately, this happened to me a couple months ago. I got an Upper Respiratory Infection and my husband was out to sea, so I was unable to fulfill an order for a birthday cake. I was looking forward to that cake because it was my last tiered cake of the year. I had purchased supplies for it and just days before it was due, I had to cancel it. 

My client was disappointed, of course, but was also very understanding, which I appreciated more than anything. Although she didn't get the cake she wanted, she made good of the situation and when she mentioned her husband was returning from deployment soon, I offered to make a cake for her family. Of course, it can't make up for the original birthday cake, but my client loved it and I was glad to make it for her! Welcome home to her sailor!

Icing Smiles, Take Two!

We got our second call to action for Icing Smiles in late January. We were asked to make a cake for Myana's 4th birthday! Her theme was Princess Dora, and her party colors where pink and purple. We accepted our call to action and created this cake for Myana's party. The two tier cake was decorated with Princess Dora, a castle topper, and stars on curly wires. We put "Happy 4th Birthday Myana" on the top tier in silver, but you can't see it very well in the photos. We probably should have switched the pink and purple so the inscription would have shown up better, but hindsight is always 20/20!

The cake was delivered to Myana's birthday party at Chuck E Cheese. We arrived before the family and had to leave the cake with the manager until they arrived. I wish I could have met little Myana, but her mother sent this photo soon after. Just look at that smile! That's what Icing Smiles is all about--hence the name!

Football & Sports Birthday Cake!

In January, I received an email from a mother looking to get a football theme cake for her son's 8th birthday. Her son liked other sports as well and is a Georgia Bulldog fan, so we decided to incorporate all of the sports he liked onto the cake and make a jersey in the GA colors, with his name and age on it. She also added some football shaped decorated cookies to match. Unfortunately, I didn't get time to snap a picture of the cookies. Next time, though!