Love Sweet Things Bakery

10/01/2022

Here’s a new Batman style cake design. I wanted something not to childish in design so here it is!

The moon topper is made with a cake pad covered with fondant. The buildings were made using stencils.

03/18/2022

When you get the crappy ones, yeah it takes a lot out of you and it completely out weighs the good for a while. I don’t miss this part of it at all.

What a fu***ng day.

On occasion in the service industry, we encounter the most insufferable people. Today was such an occasion.

We are still short staffed and I personally work 12-14 shifts most days. I’m lucky if I make it home in time to eat dinner with family or catch one of my kids’ soccer games. I currently live and die every day, in this mother fu***ng bakery because if I don’t, I lose it all.

Today we were slammed. I took 10 minutes to sit down, eat my lunch, and check emails. Then right back to the grind. We were running late finishing a cake order so we called to let her know. What transpired following the call, beautifully illustrates just how self indulgent, privileged, and cruel some people can be. Grade A As***le.

This customer proceeded to berate me over the phone, screaming so loudly my staff could hear her blaring through the mouth piece. I explained how sorry we were that it wasn’t ready but ensured her it would get done soon. I was told she would not be paying for the rest of the cake and that we ruined her three year old’s birthday. She continuously kept screaming “IM NOT PAYING FOR THIS CAKE!” Shortly after she hung up on me.

I finished the cake at 2:15. Her pick up was for 2:00.

This woman gave zero s**ts about the fact that we are all human beings and doing the best we can, recovering from a fu***ng pandemic. She very much wanted to get her way. She talked down to me, treated me lesser than, and wanted to make me feel like s**t because her cake was made 15 minutes late. The real travesty is that her 3 year old daughter witnessed her mother throw a tantrum like a toddler when she didn’t get exactly what she wanted, when she wanted it. The real travesty is that some people feel emboldened to treat others like s**t because they have mad money and we work in the service industry and are often perceived as uneducated, underachievers who when asked to jump should say how high.

Remember when you patronize a business in the service industry, we are all fu***ng people. Your servers are single moms trying to make ends meet. The kid at the drive through window is trying to pay for college. That bakery owner you just yelled at is on her fu***ng feet all day and is lucky to get 5 hours of sleep each night. Have a little empathy. Have a little understanding. Don’t be such a fu***ng as***le. It’s a bad look.

Do me a favor tonight or tomorrow. Go to your favorite local coffee shop, bakery, restaurant….Ask your server, hostess, or cashier what their story is. Get to know the people who serve you everyday. We put up with so much bulls**t it’s unreal.

Be kind and let ‘em know you care.

*Cake for sale tomorrow for $100. We can add any age.

02/12/2022

Be a wild flower. Chase your dreams and watch what happens. 🙋🏻‍♀️

02/11/2022

Despite how tough life gets there’s always hope.

You will face different types of pain and encounter difficulties as you go through life. But you can choose which kind of pain you want; the pain of pressing through or the pain of giving up. Ask yourself, what do you choose?

Get up and keep going! You’ve got this🙋🏻‍♀️

01/19/2022

Add floral to spice up your cake!

Even when you’re unsure of a final design don’t stop. Keep going and before you give the final ok, step away and come back to it to re-examine what may be missing. For this one, it was floral.
Do you agree? Curious to know what you would have done differently🤷🏻‍♀️ let me know below.

Edible Icing Sheets by
Images purchased on Etsy

12/13/2021

Winterwonderland Cake

To make stand alone snowflakes, you’ll need to use gum paste. Make them in advance to give them time to firm 🙋🏻‍♀️

Also mini fairy lights can be an added bonus for cakes so give it a try! 😊

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12/08/2021

Spice up the candy cane!

Candy canes should look like Christmas, fun and exciting! So try spicing them up with a mixture of sanding sugar, glitter ✨, nonpareils and a fondant bow for a more bling and glitz look🙋🏻‍♀️

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12/07/2021

As your cake bakes grow you may find yourself short on batters or with lots of batter left over😬

Here’s a video of how I calculate my bakes using a spreadsheet that automatically calculate the batter and icings! It took me several months to get it right but it was worth the effort to save me time and money over the long haul🙋🏻‍♀️

If you’re interested in receiving a free copy click the link in my bio to download you’re free copy today.

This spreadsheet will be free for a limited amount of time only!

12/07/2021

It’s important to gain your customer’s TRUST. Because that’s where your creativity begins to flourish!

It takes time but it’s worth the wait. Be patient and practice what you’re given and enjoy the journey 🙋🏻‍♀️😊

This cake the white part started out gray, but didn’t like it. So I added a little bit of blue water color, but didn’t like it. So I added the white over it and painted the edges gold. Boom! Love it!🙋🏻‍♀️ now it’s one of my favs😊

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12/07/2021

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Buttercream Cake

The best type of customer is when they give an invitation or decor for inspiration and leave the design up to you. Why because they TRUST you! To them, you’re the the artist. And they’re right. In the beginning stages of your decorating journey it could be scary but you have to embrace your talent, try new things and just go for it!

This cake the white part started out gray, but didn’t like it. So I added a little bit of blue water color, but didn’t like it. So I added the white over it and painted the edges gold. Boom! Love it!🙋🏻‍♀️ now it’s one of my favs😊

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12/06/2021

Pretty buttercream cake with vertical ribbon piping and a round tip for the heart stripes.

The topper was purchased from a small business on Etsy as a digital file and I simply print, cut and attached it to this glitter craft card stock.

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12/06/2021

Buttercream piping techniques

Taking chances at new technique can be one of two things, either a lesson learned or an edge on your craft. Either way it’s growth🙋🏻‍♀️

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12/05/2021

You cant go wrong correcting what you dont like!

It started out so well until it didn’t 🤦🏻‍♀️

But hey, sometimes you just have to go for it! I thought I could get away with stacking colors in the same bag and get like a rainbow effect and it worked until the colors really started to blend, then it just looked like mush.

Most importantly,
always correct what doesn’t work. You’ll never regret fixing your mistakes🙋🏻‍♀️

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12/04/2021

Consider repurposed cookie cutters like pumpkins into ornaments, and ghosts into Rudolf🙋🏻‍♀️

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12/03/2021

Transform your Pumpkin cutter into Christmas Ornaments!

Stop feeling the pressure from all of the shiny trending cookie cutters out there. Instead look through your current inventory using rose colored glasses and see the possibilities in what you already have available at your fingertips 🙋🏻‍♀️

Try converting your Pumpkin cookie cutter into A Christmas Ornament 🤷🏻‍♀️ Maybe your bats into Angels, Ghosts into Rudolph trucks into Christmas trucks etc! 😱

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12/02/2021

How to Convert Ghost in Rudolph!

Stop feeling the pressure from all of the shiny trending cookie cutters out there. Instead look through your current inventory using rose colored glasses and see the possibilities in what you already have available at your fingertips 🙋🏻‍♀️

Try converting your ghost cookie cutter into Rudolph🤷🏻‍♀️ Maybe your bats into Angels, pumpkins into ornaments trucks into Christmas trucks etc! 😱

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12/01/2021

Buttercream floral top boarder to give a cake even more height!🙋🏻‍♀️

I used a projector for writing on the front of the cake.

11/30/2021

DIY Chocolate Bow Ties

Easy to make chocolate bow ties for sweet things, like Black Tie Affair.

If you want a copy of the bow tie template you can click the link in my bio to receive my supply list🙋🏻‍♀️

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11/28/2021

Camoflauge Buttercream Cake Pattern

Ever wonder how to pipe and smooth out a camouflage buttercream theme cake? Watch how easy it is to do this.

Checklist:
✔️colored buttercreams bagged separately
✔️paint roller

Pipe buttercream in no particular pattern. Let the buttercream crust over, then smooth with the paint roller🙋🏻‍♀️

Click the link in my bio to receive detailed instructions and links to products used in my videos.

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11/25/2021

I’m so grateful for my family and the mercy that the good Lord has undeservingly had upon us. And the delicious food that he’s given to nourish our bodies!🙋🏻‍♀️ And getting back to NORMAL!!!

What are you grateful for?

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11/23/2021

This naked cake was for a birthday but looking at it I thought it would make a beautiful fall theme too! What do you think? 👍 or 👎

What naked themes have you created out of the traditional birthday or weddings? Comment below👇

11/22/2021

Assemble A Black Tie Affair Cake

Black Tie Affair cake is a good recommendation for clients who are on the fence between the two basic flavor cakes.

Really easy to assemble.

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11/20/2021

Quince ombre rosette cake

Blue Ombré with Rosettes was the only request from the customer. So a nice rosette waterfall with white glitzy beads and painted silver leaves is the design I went for with this quince cake.

What would you have done differently?

To see how I stacked and decorated this cake, I have a full video on my fb page , check it out. Follow for more💕🙋🏻‍♀️

11/19/2021

Perfection Takes the Hands of Time

Cake newbies, if your just now starting out, stick with it! 🙌 The results are in delayed gratification. 🤨

Too often we want instant results and when we don’t see it, we’re quick to give up. Remember perfection takes the hands of time! 😉

Let me know your biggest struggle and I’ll respond with a reel or video!

Like and share with someone who can use the encouragement. Heart💕

11/18/2021

11/18/2021

Checklist for Getting a Smooth Final Coat

Getting a smooth final coat starts with a good buttercream recipe!

If you swear by your recipe, but you’re still struggling with getting a smooth final coat, then here are 3 tips that will help achieve the rest🙋🏻‍♀️

✔️Start with a chilled dirty iced cake
✔️Mix your butter cream by hand to release any trapped air pockets
✔️ Use a bench scraper for the sides, offset spatula for the top and acetate paper to complete the smoothing.

Comment below if you still struggle with buttercream final coating.

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11/17/2021

Check list for Cut, Fill, Dirty ice & level out your cakes

What issues are you do you have when cutting, filling and dirty icing cakes?

✔️ You’re constantly picking cake crumbs out of your cake icing
✔️ Your cake layers slide around when you crumb coat
✔️ Your cake is not leveled
✔️ The cake delvelop ribs (not by design🤦🏻‍♀️)

Well I’ve been there! And for every problem, there’s a solution🙋🏻‍♀️

1) Start with good organization! This will help you work fast and efficient.
2) Sort cakes by flavor start light to darker flavors.
3) Cut all of your cakes from light to dark.
4) Consider investing in a quality cake leveler such as an Agbay cutter.
5) Work with chilled cakes.
6) Stir your butter cream by hand to release any air pockets.
7) Refrigerate your cake between each layer of icing applied.
😎 Use a bench scraper and a piece of acetate paper for smoothing🙋🏻‍♀️😉

There you have it!🙋🏻‍♀️ a nice leveled cake! Let me know in the comments below what worked and what didn’t work for you!

Happy cakin’!🙋🏻‍♀️

11/16/2021

How to make your buttercream cake POP with a beautiful buttercream pattern! 🙋🏻‍♀️

Sometimes you need just that right design to pull it all together with chic elegance. And this my friend, is one of the easiest ways to do it!🙋🏻‍♀️

Here are 4 tips to get you started:

✔️Your cake should have a smooth final coat to start
✔️Your cake should be chilled.
✔️Use colored needle heads to hold your stencil in place.
✔️Use a piece of acetate paper to smooth the excess buttercream.

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for rose gold dust
for cake stencil

-decorating

11/12/2021

Do you enjoy taking self-help quizzes?

Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith suggests that there are 7 types of rest that we need:
✔️Physical

✔️Mental

✔️Emotional

✔️Spiritual

✔️Social

✔️Sensory

✔️Creative

If you feel burned and your creative juices are running low, it’s likely effecting your business or corporate job 😣 It’s impossible to showup 💯 when you’re burned out 😔.

She suggests going outside and enjoy God’s beautiful creation. Take in the intricate details of a flower or a running river to give yourself that mental and creative rest. Get your juices flowing. Give thanks for what you already have. And pray for what you want.

You can find the quiz at restquiz.com

11/11/2021

What issues are you do you have when cutting, filling and dirty icing cakes?

✔️ You’re constantly picking cake crumbs out of your cake icing
✔️ Your cake layers slide around when you crumb coat
✔️ Your cake is not leveled
✔️ The cake delvelop ribs (not by design🤦🏻‍♀️)

Well I’ve been there! And for every problem, there’s a solution🙋🏻‍♀️

1) Start with good organization! This will help you work fast and efficient.
2) Sort cakes by flavor start light to darker flavors.
3) Cut all of your cakes from light to dark.
4) Consider investing in a quality cake leveler such as an Agbay cutter.
5) Work with chilled cakes.
6) Stir your butter cream by hand to release any air pockets.
7) Refrigerate your cake between each layer of icing applied.
8) Use a bench scraper and a piece of acetate paper for smoothing🙋🏻‍♀️😉

There you have it!🙋🏻‍♀️ a nice leveled cake! Let me know in the comments below what worked and what didn’t work for you!

Happy cakin’!🙋🏻‍♀️

11/08/2021

Do you struggle with too many buttercream flavor recipes? I remember having 30 different icing recipes because we used them as fillings and for gourmet cupcake icing as well. And for some BIZARRE reason I felt like they needed their own unique flavor. While I still agree with that, I DON’T believe it has to be a gazillion unique recipes! 🤦🏻‍♀️

Since then, I’ve been able to narrow it down to just my Ultimate Buttercream Base recipe and made it easy to convert into different flavors🙋🏻‍♀️

11/08/2021

This week I have a marine corp, baby shower and a quince cake coming up!

If there’s anything you would like to see, learn, let me know!🙋🏻‍♀️

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11/07/2021

If you had an extra hour what would you do with it? 😴

10/27/2021

“I regret going the extra mile for my customers”
SAID NO ONE EVER!!

Don’t be afraid to do for others as you would want done for you. I had a customer who was doing homemade mini pies and I thought adding a mini leaf crust cutout would add a nice custom touch. I have hundred of cutters, so with the intention of possibly not ever getting it back, I let her borrow one. Her pies came out super cute and I got my cutter back. She showed her appreciation with a hand written card and returned the cutter😊 I also have her next order already lined up☺️

Building your business on know, like and trust factors is some of the fruits encountered on roads less traveled. 🙋🏻‍♀️

10/26/2021

If you’re anything like me you can’t possibly know how to best serve your audience, like your ideal customer, without knowing why they’re following you to begin with 🤷🏻‍♀️ So for those who follow you, are they just here to support you, buy from you or learn from you? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Well between my consumers, friends and family, I just wasn’t sure who I was talking to anymore. 🤦🏻‍♀️ So I took a poll and asked! 🙋🏻‍♀️

When you feel stuck it’s likely you’re in the cross roads of growth and fear of the unknown.

Know this my friend. The road less traveled is the road most fruitful because most people quit when things get tough. 😕

I’m pushing through on this journey.🙋🏻‍♀️

10/23/2021

Treat someone with one of these cute Halloween theme apples! These custom theme apples are first dipped in delicious caramel, then dipped in milk chocolate and custom decorated.

Link is in my bio or you can go directly my website at www.lovesweetthingsbakery.com 👏🍏

I’m also offering original caramel and pecans (see previous post for those).

They’re sold in packs of 4, 6, 12.
Swipe right to view them individually.

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10/22/2021

Ay!! Finally got them online. Preorder apples on my website www.lovesweetthingsbakery.com 👏🍏

Fall caramel apples are available for purchase. I’m offering plain caramel, caramel with pecans (lots of your favs!🙋🏻‍♀️), caramel with pecans and chocolate drizzle. 😊 these are highly addicting and the caramel doesn’t stick to your teeth. UHMAZING!!

They’re sold in packs of 4, 6, 12.
Swipe right to view them individually.

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10/22/2021

Ay!! Finally got them online. Preorder apples on my website www.lovesweetthingsbakery.com 👏🍏

Fall caramel apples are available for purchase. I’m offering plain caramel, caramel with pecans (lots of your favs!🙋🏻‍♀️), caramel with pecans and chocolate drizzle. 😊 these are highly addicting and the caramel doesn’t stick to your teeth. UHMAZING!!

They’re sold in packs of 4, 6, 12.

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