Whew!! The holidays have been so busy, we’ve hardly had a chance to catch our breath, much less post our recent cakes and events. This past week we were sponsors at the Holden Road Race (http://holdenroadrace.com/) . The day before Thanksigiving we made over 1000 mini-cupcakes in our holiday flavors for the runners and volunteers!!!
Thanksgiving morning dawned clear and warm(ish). Mike loaded the cupcakes in the car, and half an hour later I loaded the kids in our other car. We had decorated our stroller like a turkey – same as last year – only this year with the kids getting bigger it weighed over 120 lbs! Luckily for us, Natalie ran almost the whole thing herself. She ran 2.5 miles, gobbling and laughing and cheering everyone on the whole way! Pretty amazing for a 4 year old if you ask us! We were so proud.
After we got to the finish line, our good friends were already busy passing out our cupcakes. We got a great response – everyone seemed to love them. In retrospect we know to make more gingerbread, as it was the most sought-after flavor! Even Santa swung by to tell us how much he likes cupcakes 🙂
Of course, we couldn’t be doing a massive event like this without also having custom cake orders. The same day we made a birthday cake for a couple – he does mass spectrometry, she does regulatory affairs for medicinal products, so we came up with a science themed cake for both of them:
We also created this pretty carrot cake with cream cheese frosting for a family celebrating the 90th birthday of their mother. We did a classic basketweave on the side and fall flowers and leaves for the decoration. All gumpaste and fondant. Happy Birthday!
With the holidays in full swing, we are still BUSY! Our next big event this weekend is the Festival of Trees in Rutland, sponsored by the Rutland Historical society. We’ve decorated a Christmas tree in hand-made cupcake ornaments, and our kids have made their gingerbread house for the kid competition (a giant cupcake gingerbread house, of course!). Pictures of that event are coming – hopefully we will see some of you there!
Owl and the PussyCat Cakes 