My Wedding Cake!

So, I told you I made my own wedding & groom's cake, so here is a picture of the first cake! This is a sneak peek from our wedding photographer, so I don't have further pictures of either cakes. This will have to do for now. :)

Live sweetly!

My First Cakes!

Hello, all!

I decided I cannot wait any longer to post something sweet. My tools are still in storage while we are living in a temporary beach condo in Sandbridge Beach in Virginia Beach. The condo is fun and the beach is beautiful, but we're very excited to move into our new home next month (1st time homeowners!) and I am SO excited to have all of my tools returnd to me! My inspiration has been flowing and I have so many fun ideas to try!

I made our wedding cake and Josh's groom's cake at our "vow wedding" last weekend, so I am patiently waiting for the photographer to deliver the beautiful photographs of every detail. :)

For now, please enjoy laughing at my very first cakes! I was so proud of myself at the time, but looking back at these pictures I cannot help but criticize every flaw in each picture. But, despite any flaws, they sure did taste great! ;)

Live Sweetly!

Chara

Hitched in Vegas!

We got married in Las Vegas, February 20, 2010!

More pictures & details coming soon... Stay tuned & live sweetly!

Two Tickets for California Sunshine!

Tomorrow morning, very early, Josiah and I will be venturing off into the sunrise to arrive in San Diego where we will visit our long lost loved ones! We are happily anticipating our time spent with my brother, Josh, his wife, Chrissy, and their three children, Blaine, Tessa & Jackson (with one on the way!). Josiah is gearing up for some amazing adventures with his cousins, and thankfully he is jumbled in with all of their ages just perfectly! I cannot wait to experience the 6.5 hour flight with my very curious, adventurous & sometimes cranky, toddler. :)

While we're in California, we'll also be spending a lot of time with Josh (Stevenson) who is there for training during the entire month of February. We miss him bunches & cannot wait to see him! Josiah has asked every evening, "Where did Daddy go?" For the first few days, he insisted, "Daddy went to the Doctor." Hmmm...?

I'll post pictures & notes soon of the most recent Sweet Contemporary designs & updates. Stay tuned & Live Sweetly!

Aahhh... and the truffles!

Chocolate is Nature's way of apologizing for Mondays.

Sitting up late into the night waiting for a 4-tier cake to finish baking, I finally found some time to begin researching something I've been very anxious to try: Modeling Chocolate! It looks so fun & interesting, and some of the most beautiful cakes I've seen have been designed with modeling chocolate.

It might be a while, as everything else going on will detain me from doing anything with it for the moment, but that's my new challenge! Stay tuned... Live Sweetly :)

I'll Be Yours, if You'll Be Mine!

This week I had the pleasure of designing a Valentine's Day cake for a very dear friend of mine, who is recently married and is now expecting a sweet baby boy! I am very excited, as this is the first cake Sweet Contemporary has sold so far, so of course, I'll be framing the beautiful green tender! :)

When my friend came to get this cake, we ended up sitting down and talking to one another about life changes, friendships, relationships and so on... for hours! It was a great visit and so wonderful getting to catch up with her after not seeing her for so long. I hope and pray that Sweet Contemporary is always available to establish that kind of relationship with its clients. I hope and pray that instead of one-time visitors, we can build a clientele-family, so every cake delivery/pick-up is a warm visit over coffee.

This cake got me pondering as to whether Josh and I will be celebrating Valentine's Day this year. He is in San Diego and well, I'm here. I don't really understand the concept of taking ONE day in a year to show how much we care. Instead, we should all sit down with our calendars and write 1 small thing daily we can do to show our significant other how much we love them. When you are loved (and you are!) and when you have individuals in your life you love (which you do!)... then everyday should be Valentine's Day!

Hug your Friends. Call Your Parents. Kiss Your Lover. & Live Sweetly!

Bake it Pretty!

Today I would just like to share with you, with much enthusiasm, my recent discovery of a little website I like to call, "Heavenly." Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some drooling to do! ;)

www.bakeitpretty.com