BIG NEWS!!!

We are branching out even more!

We are excited to announce that we are now a part of A Modern Event, which is a group of professional vendors that have formed Michigan's first ever event design boutique, located right here in Grand Rapids. We've teamed up with the great Modern Day Floral, Ben Harrison Photography and In Any Event to make this boutique come to life.



Please join us for our grand open house on April 23 from 5-8pm to browse the new boutique, meet the vendors. Don't forget to RSVP to events@amodernevent.com. We hope to see you there!

Hope you're wearing your green today...

Happy St. Patrick's Day from everyone here at the shop!


To get started with some pictures from the past couple weeks, here is Isaiah's first birthday cake! His mom chose some really cute plates to use at his party which we used as inspiration to decorate his cake! My favorite part is the number 1 on top with the party hat, or the lion with the cupcake - too cute :)

Adoption is a wonderful way to expand your family, and a wonderful gift to give a child. This cake was for a couples shower, welcoming in their adoptive daughter. We copied a design from the invitation onto this cake, painting it directly onto the icing.


A Sweet Cakes one-of-a-kind design. The bride gave us her colors, and her ideas, and let us run with them. Once a couple books their wedding date with us, we are more than happy to draw and design sketches for them of potential cake designs. Its great for us to do - the couples will know exactly what to expect from us on their wedding day, and they get a unique cake designed just for THEM - Not just a cake picked out from a magazine for us to copy. This cake had a butter yellow colored fondant ribbon wrapped around the bottom of each tier, and was accented with a beautiful red fondant scroll coming from different corners on each tier.

A hip, modern cake design was requested for this mother-to-be. Her first baby, a little girl, is on the way, and they wanted to welcome her in with style. Diaper bags, a baby blanket, some bottles, and of course, some sleek sunglasses were added to the top of this polka-dotted ribbon wrapped cake. I love how this turned out!

Enjoy this beautifully warm weather we are and have been having the past couple days. From what I'm hearing, its not going to last too long. It's Michigan after all, and its only March! I'd like to get my hopes up that it won't ...snow... again, but let's be honest, IT'S MICHIGAN.

more soon! - Sara :)

SUPRISE and excitement!

We are more than happy, eager, excited, glowing (more adjectives please)... to announce that we will be featured in not one, but TWO bridal magazines this coming year!

The first will be in Bride and Bloom, this years April issue.

They are an awesome, high-end wedding magazine, covering everything from cakes, flowers, invitations, gorgeous receptions, wedding dresses, and much, much more. And they are FINALLY highlighting a fabulous place to hold a wedding - Grand Rapids! We were more than pleasured to work with other great vendors such as Jodi Bos of In Any Event, Jen Kroll Photography, and Modern Day Floral. You'll have to wait for the magazine to see anything!

And the featured wedding that will be in theKnot magazine is of Liz and Kurt, back in August of 2008 at Cascade Country Club. I loved their colors, their style, and of course, their cake! Mmm... plaid. Most of the same vendors that we worked with on the Bride and Bloom shoot will also be highlighted in this article to appear this spring I believe.

We are excited... look for our name in lights! - Sara

spring forward!

Spring is in the air! Well, almost, since it is still a chilling 30 degrees in the morning - but I'll take that over 8 degrees. The "Spring Forward" time change is this weekend, which means that we'll get a little less sun in the evening, but more in the morning. I love being up at 7am with lovely sunshine starting to shine through the windows. Although I can also not wait for those evenings where its light out until 10 o'clock at night. Those, are truly wonderful.



This is the time of year where we gather and recoupe ourselves from the previous year. You thought that was during Christmas-time? Nope, its a month called February and *early* March. We value this time so, so much. We set new standards for ourselves, see where we can improve, and update our brochures and websites along with pricing - and all to better serve you! We really appreciate the time to relax and prepare ourselves for the year to come. This is our summer vacation. And we have been up to a lot this summer break (look for following entry!)...


onto the cakes!

An adorable baby shower cake covered in blue and pink buttons, fondant fabric, and baby booties on top. Perfect to welcome baby!

This mock license plate cake was made for Katie's SUPRISE 16th birthday party. Hope you had a blast Katie!

A sweet little girl turned one, and her mom requested limey greens, purples and pinks for her cake, topsy turvy style of course. We were happy to deliver.

An awesome Sheriff's badge cake for Warner's birthday. Complete with cowboy boots and a hat.

Another 16th birthday cake! This one was a bit more elegant covered with black polka dots and light pink ribbons. The zebra stripes are my favorite part of this cake!

I'm sure there will be an update above this one before you even get to read this part. The next entry is super exciting! Enjoy the slowly warming weather! - Sara :)

just a few...

So... its raining outside?! What happened to the beautiful 60 degree sun-shiny weather from yesterday? At least its not 10 degrees yet, but I did hear more snow and cold weather later this week. It's only February, right? We couldn't be that lucky :)


Awesome Bakugan cake for a lucky boy! This cake was for an 8th birthday of a boy who likes to visit us at the shop sometimes. Such a cutie! He wanted one of his favorite toys, a Bakugan, replicated for his birthday cake. Amanda sculpted this out of gumpaste and then painted it all by hand. His other request was to have swags on the sides of his cake. Happy Birthday!


This one is from late 2008, but was just recently dug up. Its one, of many, centerpiece cakes that a bride displayed at her wedding. There were 4 different designs, all incorporating a bronzey color. This is one of my favorites.

Our first poured sugar piece cake! So much fun. We were able to use our sugar knowledge from what we learned in pastry school to create some beautiful amber colored snow flakes for this wedding cake. I think they turned out beautiful! And....

Let us make your cake topper! If you can't decide, let us run with some ideas incorporating your cake design and colors. For this cake, we formed a capital "J" out of gumpaste and then highlighted with an amber and bronze color dust. Some mini snowflakes were added to the top to bring the design up the cake. Love!

Everyone have a great week! Let's hope this melting snow doesn't turn into ice too quickly!

Sara :)

Something to warm you up

While looking out the window at the sunshine right now just makes me so eager for spring. I can almost see the branches bursting with new blooms and the snow melting away into the gutters. But, until that month appears, the first of these pictures should warm you right up!

Who wouldn't want to warm up on a day like today with a big tall glass o' Starbucks goodness? We crafted and carved this cake to look, and taste, like the birthday girls favorite drink - a Mocha from Starbucks.



And who couldn't picture sitting on a beach, somewhere in the South currently, with the sun blazing on your skin, absorbing lovely Vitamin D... Lovely. Connie's got the right idea!



This wedding cake is from a few months back, but the picture was just uncovered and is absolutely gorgeous. The reception was located at the Holiday Inn Select off of 29th St. near the Beltline, and they just have wonderful facilities there! We iced the cake to look "Stucco-ish" and simply added some hand made sticks, and lovely fresh orchids. With really teamed up on this cake with Natalie from Mulick Floral, and she created its cake stand base. I love how it turned out.

isn't the lighting in this place wonderful?!

We created and carved this baby grand piano for a birthday of a man who is truly loved. Look what his friends bought him for his birthday! This definitely turned out to be a work of art. Piano key, sheet music, a top that actually lifts off... Grand.

Dino's are back in the states... The mother of twin boys wanted to us to recreate the T-Rex footprint in Jurassic Park - how the water shakes in it when the T-Rex is approaching. We were happy to help. I think this turned out AWESOME. How life-like is that?! The well of the footprint is actually filled with gelatin, so it jiggles when the table is tapped.

Aren't white winter weddings just beautiful? A simple, elegant, white wedding cake accented with shimmery branches and berries is perfect for a snowy January day. This bride chose to fill her entire wedding cake with White Chocolate Cake layered with Raspberry Fresh Fruit, French Vanilla Buttercream and Raspberry Buttercream. Imagine getting a slice of that. YUM.

A baby shower cake wrapped with buttons and fabric is just so cute. And the little booties on top are the icing on the cake.

This cake was created for a dear mother who was having back surgery on her birthday! How not fun! So, her kids came in and ordered her this wonder. Handmade pill bottles with sugar pills (that may have helped the mom just as much as the real pills) , hand crafted dixie cup with crushed ice, and a wonderful perscription from the doctor wishing only health and better days in the future.

Enjoy your week and weekends! It's supposed to be 45ish this Saturday!

- Sara :)

some fun ones

Hello all!


Not too long back we mentioned that we'd soon have a pic or two of some cake toppers we can make for your cake if you don't want to go with a traditional monogram or bride and groom (although we have made them before and would again!). Here is a bird hand-formed from a thick gage wire that would adorn the top of your cake; two would be awesome on top! We've done some trees before too (think "fall theme"). Many colors are available, but I love the color of a metallic to stand out and bring attention to your cake.

We worked hard on this cake, specifically the car... which if I remember correctly is a '42 Chevy. Who knew it would be so difficult to get the exact angles of a car correct?! A client stopped in and wanted a replica of a car they've had in the family for a long time which was originally his dads. This cake was in celebration of the father's birthday and included signs where he went to school, grew up, grandkids that were born along the way, and some of his favorite relaxation spots.




A loving husband ordered this cake for his wife's 30th birthday! From what we hear she enjoyed a relaxing day at the spa, followed by some delicious cake and a great birthday party. We incorporated some of her favorite colors and flowers on here, and did her favorite style of cake - topsy turvy!

What a cool cake for your first birthday! I think I had Rainbow Brite on mine... anyway, this must be one cool little girl! We kept the colors in different shades of pinks, and through a request from the mother, added 3D skulls and crossbones to the bottom tier of the cake. Also, as a side note, the bottom tier of this cake would have been delicious to enjoy and is one of my new favorites - Pastacio cake with French vanilla buttercream. Although my favorite filling with this would have to have been orange curd buttercream. YUM.

Everyone enjoy their weeks (or I guess now, weekends!) and we'll have some more fun stuff soon! - Sara :)