It's been a while, but it's been oh so busy!!!  So, let me take a minute to share some of the cakes I've done in since my last update. This is definitely not all inclusive. 😊 Here are some of my personal favorites:

A cake and coordinating cupcakes for a tropical themed teen party ...

Yes, everything except the stand is edible, and that is buttercream in those sunset colors under the hand-cut hibiscus flower design and chocolate shells and starfish.

The next one was inspired by the birthday girl's love for Robin in the style of Teen Titans. This was a load of fun to make!

 

This delicious creation was made for the sweetest young lady, Emmie, who was celebrating her 8th birthday with a splash at a local spring-fed pool, Venetian Pool.  It was a gorgeous day, and she was thrilled with her cake!

I had a unique request from my sister for my nephew's last birthday. She wanted a rock candy cake. I thought it was a different request and wondered how to incorporate glitzy, sparkly rock candies into a cake for him.  Then she showed me the "rock candy" and it was little chocolates made to look like actual rocks. Being the crazy tia that I am, that's what the kiddo got ... a cake full of rocks, albeit chocolate ones, for his birthday. 

Remember, life is sweet, but delicious desserts make life's most memorable events even sweeter. 

- Cari

New to the Brown Box Bakery

CAKE POPS! 

I'm proud to annouce that the Brown Box Bakery now has CAKE POPS available for ALL occassions. 

Our introductory flavors include:

Basic
Choco-lot (Chocolate, fudge, mini chocolate chips)
Southern Classic (Red Velvet, Cream Cheese)
Simply Strawberry (Strawberry, Buttercream)
Carrot Cake Delight (Carrot Cake, Cream Cheese)
Lemonade (Lemon Cake, Lemon Buttercream)
Coconut (Butter cake & coconut)

Premium
Mauna Loa (Chocolate with coconut and macadamia nuts)
S'mores (chocolate, marshmallow and graham cracker)
Rocky Road (Chocolate, caramel, walnuts)
Amaretto (Buttercake with Amaretto)
Margarita (Lime and Tequila)

Arrangements and specialty designs are also available upon request.

JUNE SPECIALS

CLASS OF 2011 GRADUATES!
1 dozen graduation cake pops in an arrangement
($20.11 basic flavors decorated in YOUR school colors!!)

FATHER'S DAY SPECIAL
1 dozen cake pops in an arrangment ($20.11 basic / $25 premium)


THIS INCLUDES delivery within a 10 mile radius of 33166.  Delivery within 30 miles of 33166 is $15.

CUPCAKE OF THE WEEK (March 4 - 12)

It's that time again ... I updated the facebook page and Twitter feed and haven't had a chance to update the blog.  Yipes!

SO ... this week's cupcake of the week is in celebration of the Girl Scouts' 99th Birthday on March 12th. I have met some amazing people I have met though Girl Scouts both as a youth member and as an adult volunteer. So it's appropro that I feature something that reminds me of campfires, friendship and treats around the campfire ...

The CUPCAKE OF THE WEEK is (drumroll please ...)

THE S'MORE CUPCAKE!

The S'MORE is a Triple Chocolate Cupcake w/Chocolate Topping, Marshmallow Frosting & Graham Cracker crumbles.

You know what's even better? 10% of this week's CUPCAKE OF THE WEEK sales will be donated to benefit the camps of the Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida, Inc.! Also, any cakes ordered this week that mention GIRL SCOUTS will receive a 10% Girl Scout discount and have a 10% donation made to GSCTF also. Goodies for a good cause!

So, as we say in Hialeah "DALE!" LOL!! Hurry up and call or email me to place your order and then spread the word! 

Drumroll please ... In honor of the Oscars this week, our Cupcake of the Week is ... A COMBO!!! 6 SALTED CARAMEL SPICE CUPCAKES topped with CARAMEL BUTTERCREAM & CHOCOLATE & 6 RED VELVET with CREAM CHEESE BUTTERCREAM!!! All for a special price of $20!!! Wow! The Red Velvet is a tribute to the red carpet and all it's fanfare while the Salted Carmel Spice Cupcakes are reminder of salty movie snacks like popcorn and also caramel & chocolate candies everyone loves to nosh on when we to the movies. All I can say is YUMMMMYY!!!!!!! So here's the fine print: orders free delivery for orders of 2 dozen or more. Minimum order: 1 dozen cupcakes (6+6). You may call or email me with your order. Of course, call me if you have any questions ... :) Talk to you soon!!!

A New Promo: Cupcake of the Week!

mmmmm ... we've had lots of requests for cupcakes lately and they consistently prove to be a great choice for both intimate and large parties alike. This got me to thinking about all the amazing flavor combinations of cupcakes I have been working on. I wanted to find a way to fulfill your sweet tooth craving between special occassions with decadent and innovative flavors.

SOOOOO ... Starting this FRIDAY we will have the ...

CUPCAKE OF THE WEEK!!!

Ta-da!!!!! That's right. Cupcakes are an amazing way to savor rich flavors at anytime and for any occassion. Even just BECAUSE. Yup. For no other reason than because they're deeeeelicious!

Now, this is not your standard cupcakes I'm talkin' about. As much as our customers love our Butter Vanilla, Simply Chocolate, and Marble cakes (cupcakes) with buttercream frosting, we wanted to introduce some amazing and lively new flavor combinations to you. So, voila! Cupcake of the Week was born.

Our new promotion will feature a special cupcake available at a special price for ONE WEEK ONLY. Every Friday a new cupcake will be featured and another opportunity to try something new and delish will come your way.

So get ready and check back on Friday when we unveil Brown Box Bakery's first Cupcake of the Week!

See you then!!!

City of Hialeah Mayor's Gala!

I was recently honored to make the Mayor's Birthday cake for the City of Hialeah Mayor's Gala!!! Here are some pics ... enjoy!

Hannah Montana!

It was such a pleasure to make this cake for Nicole's 7th Birthday. She wanted a Hannah Montana cake to share with her friends at their Girl Scout meeting. I wanted to step away from the traditional cake and do something more original for her.

Here's the finished product:





This day did make me completely HATE humidity though ... fondant and humidity to NOT play nicely together, so it was a mission!!

I'm so glad I was able to help Nicole celebrate with her friends. They all loved the cake and were SOOO excited when they saw it. They all had second servings too, so I know they REALLY loved the cake!!

Thank you, Lisa, for the privilege of making your daughter's cake. :) Nicole is also having a smaller party this weekend so I'll post pics of that once it is done as well.

TTFN!