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!

Oh, December.. Busiest month of the year!

This month has been incredibly busy for me, both on the business and home front! Cookies and cupcakes galore! Here are a few photos of goodies that went out this month.

Snowflake Cookies

Christmas Cookies

"Peace, Love, & Stacey" Mini Cupcakes

Christmas Mini Cupcakes

Just one of our many Christmas Gift boxes!

All I Want for Christmas is...

Christmas Gift Specials have arrived! If your shopping list is long, let us help you slim it down. We will be offering fudge, gourmet marshmallows, decorated cookies, chocolate covered oreos, and truffles! Also available are hand-decorated gingerbread houses that will smell delectable and taste even better! To order, you can use the Contact Storybook Bakery tab on our Facebook page, send us an email at admin@storybookbakery.com, or use the Contact Us page on our website. Orders are pick-up only and tax is included in price.

Price Increases

Policy and price minimum changes coming soon. Starting November 1st, 2011, our minimum for party cakes will increase from $50 to $100 and our 3D minimum price will increase from $100 to $200. Our wedding cake prices will remain the same for the time being. We have been slammed with orders lately and it is now time to focus on our passion--complex, challenging, and intricate cakes! We will continue to offer our normal prices for military commands only. This will NOT apply to cakes that are booked and paid for before November 1st, even if the event date is after. Feel free to send us an email at admin@storybookbakery.com, or use the Contact Us page on our website if you have any questions!

Themed Dessert Tables, Updates, & more!

Finally! I have been working on this for days, and here it is.. all NEW--Themed Dessert Table Packages! Each package includes a cake, cupcakes, cookies, desserts, party favors, and most importantly--setup and table decorating is included! For a full list of themes available and package pricing, check out the Dessert Table page on the website, or click here!

I have also made a few changes to the website. Social media icons are now on every page, photos have been updated on pages and in galleries, and a few tweaks have been made here and there.

Also, check us out on Facebook for new photos, events we are attending, and more!

Honey, Art, Golf, & a '67 GTO!

This week there were two completely different birthday cakes for the same customer! His wife loves Winnie the Pooh, so we made a honeypot filled with Honey Buttercream and surrounded by bees!















He also wanted a cake for both of his parents birthdays so we made a square cake and decorated the front two sides to reflect his parents' interests or hobbies. His mother is an artist and his father is a golfer who has restored a '67 GTO.

Storybook Bakery featured in Macaroni Kid!

Storybook Bakery was featured in Macaroni Kid Virginia Beach: Mamas & Papas today! It includes a brief Q&A about me and the bakery! Check out the article here!

(If link above is not working, copy-and-paste the following into your browser: http://virginiabeach.macaronikid.com/article/184526/macaroni-mamas-papas)

Anchors, Stripes, and a Cupcake Tower!

It has been longer than I hoped to put these photos on the blog, but I have finally found a moment to do so! Here are the cakes that have kept me so busy lately!

First Birthday cake designed to match the Sailor theme party decor.

My husband's ship requested this cake for this year's Chief Selectees. I decided at the last minute to put chocolate Navy emblems on the top corners to fill in space and later found out that the chocolate mold that is being sold as a "Navy Emblem" is in fact an Officer's Emblem. I should have know this, being Navy myself, however, the details of the mold are so small and hard to see, that I didn't realize this. The chiefs who received the cake sure did! I feel terrible that I put an officer's emblem on an enlisted service member's cake! But now that I am aware, I will not make that mistake again!

The Foster-McCammon wedding had to be postponed because of Hurricane Irene, and happened to be rescheduled for the weekend of our kids' birthday party (photos of that to come next!). I was able to do a lot ahead of time so after the party was over I finished them up and delivered them to their wedding at the Virginia Beach Contemporary Arts Center. I am waiting on some professional photos from the wedding photographers, so more to come!

This was for a Baby's 1st Birthday party. The mother took a few different photos she liked and combined them into this cake. I love the way the zebra print turned out and I would love to do another one!

This Tea Set cake was for a bridal shower that had to be rescheduled due to Hurricane Irene. The tea set is edible and hand painted. Tea pot made of rice cereal treats and rest of pieces made entirely from fondant except for flower, which was a gumpaste fantasy orchid. The bride-to-be's name was on the tea pot, her mother and soon to be mother-in-law's names were on the sugar and cream, and the bridesmaids names were on the tea cups.

A very special soon to be 15 year old contacted me about a zebra birthday cake. She chose every detail on her own and I was very impressed with her knowledge of cake! Not many 15 year old girls even know what fondant is! She wanted a purse on top so we personalized it to say "Caitlyn Couture".

Choo-Choo! 2nd Birthday Train Cake!

It was a super busy week! My two girls started preschool at our church, Oak Grove UMC, my husband bought a truck (to replace his lost in an accident last week), and I had 3 orders for this weekend! One Ruffle cake, a black forest cake, and a 2nd birthday train cake. I didn't take a photo of the Ruffle cake because I have made it before. The black forest cake was covered in Ghirardelli chocolate shavings, so I did not take photos of it either because it was generically decorated. The train cake, however, was completely new! Here are a few photos.

Pink & Green Baby Shower Dessert Table

It has taken a while to post this because of Hurricane Irene. Here are photos of the dessert table from last weekend. The theme was pink & green. Except for the cake squares in the center, all other desserts were made by Storybook Bakery.

Personalized baby bucket from Kurlz & Swirls held the chocolate covered oreo party favors. Mommy-to-be got to keep the bucket.

Right side of the table.

Left side of the table.

Center of table.

Cake was banana with cream cheese frosting.

Whoopie pies!

Dipped strawberries in Ghiradelli chocolate.

Cream puffs with fresh whipped cream.

Cupcakes were Strawberry Buttercream and Chocolate Fudge with Chocolate Buttercream. Cupcake wrappers from Bella Cupcake Couture.

My mother-in-law, Kellie, snapped a quick photo of me with the table!

I had a great time putting this table together. I developed a love of all desserts during pastry school, and enjoy when I get the opportunity to do an array of sweets, rather than only cakes. I can't wait until my next dessert table!