Friday, January 27, 2012

Weddings and Babies

Two happy things in life. Weddings and babies. First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby in a baby carriage.  Christen has been very busy with weddings and babies. Not her for, but for her friends.

Brittney and Eric are big Ravens fans. They didn't want the traditional cake topper with the bride and groom in their wedding attire. Instead, they wanted to have mini wooden versions of themselves in their typical Ravens' gear. Eric is sporting his jersey and camo shorts, while Brittney is getting comfy in her jersey and pj pants. Pictured here is the cake topper. The couple decided to go with cupcakes instead of a big tiered cake (a great choice!) and just had a cake topper made that they will cut on their 1 year anniversary.


As I said, Christen has been busy with weddings AND babies. Recently starting a new job, Christen has a whole new crop of friends and clients. One new friend is about to make a new friend of her own- a baby boy! And how do we know she's having a boy?

 Gender Reveal cakes are all the rage these days. Step 1. When it's time to learn the sex of the baby, have the doctor/ultrasound tech/whomever write it on a piece of paper instead of telling you. Step 2. Give the paper to a friend. Step 3. Have the friend commission a baker or bakery to make a cake with the sex hidden inside the cake. Hidden??? Yes, hidden! The icing on the cake is either white or neutral or a mix of colors. The cake itself is either pink or blue, thus indicating the sex of the baby!

Shouldn't everything be revealed in a dessert? I don't know what else would be appropriate or even possible, but if there is a will, there is a way!


Thursday, September 15, 2011

Finally!

So remember in June when I said "Stay Tuned!"? The moment you've been waiting for has finally arrived. Finally. We wanted to showcase our talents on this blog but photographers, we are not. We are bakers. And crafters. Photographers? Not so much. Lucky for us, we know Brea. Brea is a photographer. A fantastic photographer. Don't believe me? See for yourself bybrea.com. Or just check out these fantastic pictures she took for us...
Chocolate cupcakes. Swiss butter cream. Chocolate covered sunflower seeds.
Chocolate cupcakes. Peanut butter icing. Chocolate sprinkles.

Red velvet cupcakes. Cream cheese icing.
Oreo truffles. A perfectly sized treat.
And by perfectly sized, I mean I could easily devour this entire tray.

And then some...


What do you get when you make a cupcake into a truffle-size treat?...
Cake balls!

A huge thank you to Brea for helping us out and taking these marvelous pictures! If only she could be there every time we bake...

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Coming Soon!

We've been very busy here at Ginger & Honey. Summer time means lots of parties and lots of sweet treats! We currently have a photo shoot in the works to get some visuals of our sweet treats and fancy confections on this blog.
So stay tuned! Please and thank you.