Ahhhhh.....cupcakes

OK, so The Cakery Fakery was very busy the last few weeks creating some special custom orders for a photographer and a baby showwer.  I was thrilled to be asked to create the baby shower order because the host informed me she was having a "Candyland" themed baby shower for her daughter in law.  I have always dreamed of a Candyland themed party and hopefully will be doing that for my daughters next birthday party!

Anyway, here are some pics of the candyland cupcakes!

How cute are the actual board game and game piece miniatures????

Each of them also serve as photo holders!

Come on by my Etsy shop and see all of my other creations, which are available now.   Or perhaps you want something custom??????  Just drop me a line via the Etsy site!

The Perfect Cookie & Cupcake Experience in Staten Island!

OK, I usually don't do reviews of actual bakeries since my specialty is faking, not baking.  But I had to let anyone in NYC know that the best Red Velvet Cupcake is to be had HERE in Staten Island NY on Forest Avenue.

This special spot is called The Cookie Jar.

When you enter, be prepared to be absolutely knocked over by the amazing smell of cookies in the oven.  This is NOT your ordinary bakery. At least not in Staten Island.  First of all, they have every single kind of cookie you can imagine.  Flavors, colors, shapes, textures, something for everyone, I swear!

But I was on a cupcake mission.......

They only have a few varieties of cupcakes which is fine with me, it makes the decision making process easy for me.  I chose the classic Red Velvet.   Boy as thrilled.  I only bought one and didn't eat it until after dinner that evening.  I was so sorry I didn't try it at the store because if I did, I would have bought about a dozen!

I have been disappointed by so many red velvets in my life, that I honestly was not expecting much.  This cupcake made me stop what I was doing and just stand still.  I could not believe that perfection like this could be achieved by a cupcake.

The cake......MOIST and LIGHT!!!!  I hate a heavy cake, and was just super pleased with this cake's light texture and moistness!  The best part...there was none of that weird flavor that you usually get with a poorly made red velvet cupcake.  This cake had a very natural essence.

The cream cheese frosting......If I had to choose only ONE frosting to eat for the rest of my natural life, it would be The Cookie Jar's cream cheese frosting.  Delicious is such an inappropriate word to describe it.  Not too sweet, cream cheese really comes through, melt in your mouth smooth and like the cake, had the most NATURAL flavor.

Overall....the cupcake was perfect.  It was the perfect size with the right amount of frosting.  So many cupcake shops really overdo it on the frosting, making it nothing but a stomach-ache-inducing sugar bomb.  This is NOT that cupcake.

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New Items and Cupcakes all around us!

Hi everyone!  Hope you are all enjoying the warm weather!  The Cakery Fakery has been buzzing like a bee with new creations!  I was commissioned to create some ALice In Wonderland cupfakes and I love how they came out!  Here they are!

I think they came out colorful and magical!

Here are some other new creations out now!

I have a dozen cupfake bases downstairs just waiting for me to get a stroke of creative inspiration so stay tuned! 

Been too long....

Hi friends and followers!

Well, I have been a busy bee lately.  Not just with cupfakes and other fun faux desserts and creations, but with some parties, home remodeling (well, re-painting anyway),  and general life things.  So once again my apologies for not coming around more often and posting here!

The Cakery Fakery has begun donating 10% of all sales to St. Jude's Children's Hospital.  A worth cause and a great institution and I am proud to have the Cakery donating to a great charity.   We have already made our first donation and will be doing so on a monthly or semi-monthly basis.

Summer is coming fast.  I usually love this time of year but it has been raining non-stop for almost two weeks.  Gloomy and grey outside day after day.  But finally, today the sun is shining so I am hoping to get some time outdoors and maybe take some pics of new creations....

Speaking of which, just in time for summer is a new line of faux ice cream sundaes.  I am hoping for these to just knock your socks off.  Highly detailed, super colorful, fun faux desserts!  I only wish more folks would go with a ice cream parlor theme in their kitchens!  These would fly off the Cakery's shelves for sure!

Here are some pics

Spring is upon us!

OK, so my mind is over-run with new ideas for cupfakes, gifts, favors etc etc!  I actually dream about it!

But I am lacking a bit of creative motivation as of late!  But fret not cupfake lovers, I will get back into the swing of things!

Right now we are setting up and cleaning out in order to redecorate and paint and it is a CHORE!  Maybe that is contributing to my crafting weariness!

New Cupfakes! Fake Cupcakes From The Cakery Fakery!

Good morning all!

Well, the weekend was busy!  I was asked to create a cupfake for the release of a new book titled "Blood Cursed" (I'll provide a link to the author's blog in this post! )

http://bloodcursedseries.blogspot.com/?zx=fb7177165998e6f7

Please stop by her blog for a look-see at her book!

I have created a new series of cupfakes!  I call them Cupfake Critters!  Sure to bring a smile!  These little fellas bring a dollop of frosted sweetness to any room or space.  Hope you like them!  There are more cupfake critters to come!


Here are just some of the things I was hard at work doing over the long weekend!