When it rains, it pours!- WARNING: LONG POST :)

So today was my largest set of orders to date. I had 6 dozen (variety, and of course I just couldn't keep it simple) for my old school in Manor and 2 and a half dozen for a baby shower. EIGHT AND A HALF DOZEN CUPCAKES! That doesn't seem like much until you do the math: that's, wait a minute... 8 times 10 is 80, 8 times 2 is 16, 16 plus 80 plus another 6 for the half dozen= 102 cupcakes! See?

Ok, so I was up until 2:30 last night frosting and sprinkling for the big order. They are the Presidential Meadows Eagles and are, needless to say, very patriotic. So, I made 2 dozen red velvet (piped full of a cream cheese filling this time- yum) with cream cheese frosting, decorated with blue sprinkles and stars; 2 dozen vanilla (the batter was layered red, white and blue) with strawberry buttercream, decorated with red sprinkles and stars; and 2 dozen of the cookies & cream ones I love so much, decorated with gold sprinkles. Really?! All she asked for was a simple variety and I have to do filling and fresh strawberry buttercream and layered red, white and blue cakes... I was so busy (and tired to the bone), that I didn't take pictures of them all in their boxes- what!? But it looks like all my hard work paid off because I heard they were a hit and many of my old collegues took my cards and information for future orders :D

Cookies & cream

Filled red velvet

Red velvet


For the baby shower, I was excited to try a few new things... But as I was assembling, I was so frustrated when I came out short- I was missing 2 decorations and couldn't figure out why...

I finally gave up trying to figure it out and ended up with one that said "Mommy" to match the one that said "Olivia" and another set of diaper pins. Very adorable, but it was still gnawing at the back of my mind. What had I forgotten?

About 5 minutes ago, I remembered that I had wanted to do 2 nesting birds- DOH! I really wanted to try those little guys out. They looked so darling with their toasted coconut nests and little beaks... I guess I'll have to save them for next time, which is fine, unless you are super impatient... like me.

Sweet, peeking babies

Caterpillars- very hungry, I'm sure ;)


Half dozen box


Mommy & Olivia's baby shower box