Category Archives: Business

PSA: I’m MELTING!

Posted on July 31, 2011 | Leave a comment

Often, you will hear me suggest that you just shouldn’t use buttercream in hot weather…this is why!   The lovely Bronwen Weber of Frosted Art Bakery in Dallas, TX has created a cute video explaining this very problem…

So, if you don’t want your cake to melt, please, PLEASE, pretty please…use fondant and DON’T have your cake outside in these conditions (your guests will probably thank you too!). :)  After all, you’ve paid all that money for me to spend all that time making and decorating your pretty cake…your guests should be able to enjoy it too!

Thank you, Mrs. Weber, for creating a video demonstrating this exact problem!  Sometimes people just need to see it for themselves!

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Announcement: New Cake Shapes

Posted on March 23, 2011 | Leave a comment


I was generously rewarded by Santa this year, so I thought I would announce the newest additions that will be joining the round and square cake pans!  Please give a warm welcome to the Hexagon and the Petal pan sets! ;)  They have been unpacked, washed and are patiently waiting to be filled with yummy cake batter!

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Snow Day!

Posted on January 20, 2011 | 2 Comments

This post won’t be about cake (sorry!).  We got 12 1/2 inches of snow dumped on us last night and school was cancelled.  I’ve decided to share with you a little of what we do on our days off!  We started the day with French Toast.  Why?  Because we have eggs coming out our ears and 3 loaves of bread, so why not!  Then we made homemade soft pretzels.  This is a tradition that goes back to my childhood…well, my Mom’s childhood, truth be told.  The recipe at the end of the post.

Soft Pretzels ~ Heaven on a Rack!

Soft Pretzels ~ Heaven on a Rack!

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And the Topsy Turvy Cake Winner is…

Posted on January 9, 2011 | Leave a comment

Topsy Turvy Vintage Toy Baby Shower Cake

Topsy Turvy Vintage Toy Baby Shower Cake

The winner of the Topsy Turvy Cake from my class is:
Finding that winner proved to be a little more challenging than I expected, since no one followed the rules for posting comments!  I gave you all the benefit of the doubt though and created an Excel spreadsheet with everyone’s name on it and added multiples of names for becoming Facebook Fans, Twitter Followers or Blog Subscribers.  Then I copied and pasted the list into the “randomizer” at Random.org.  After putting them in random order, the winner was Kathie Opel.

Kathie chose to bring her cake to her friend’s baby shower.  The theme of the shower was “Vintage Toys”.  The flags came from the design on her invitations.  I’m thrilled with how this cake turned out!  The class was very fun…great company!  I learned some great techniques for making the Topsy Turvy Cake structurally sound.  I will, however, be doing the Topsy Turvy Cake a little differently in the future.  The cake will be a 6″ round with a 10″ round on the bottom.  It should really even have another tier to get the full effect too!  And it will have tapered tiers (larger at the top than at the bottom).

Congratulations to Kathie and to her friend Cara!

“I can’t thank you enough for the gorgeous cake!  It was perfect, and delicious as well!  Thank you so much!” ~ Kathie

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Posted in Baby Shower, Business, Feedback, School, Topsy Turvy, Uncategorized

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GIVEAWAY!!! Topsy Turvy Cake!

Posted on January 2, 2011 | 10 Comments

**Comments are now closed.  Thank you for entering!  A winner will be chosen shortly.  Keep an eye on your inboxes!**

ATTENTION local Cake is Life friends and customers! Here’s your chance to get a cake from Cake is Life and it’s FREE!  If you are interested, leave a comment on this post to win a decorated 2-tiered cake for the weekend of January 7th, 8th, 9th, BUT play by the rules below (please and thank you)!

I’m taking a Topsy Turvy Cake Class this Thursday (do a Google search if you don’t know what a “Topsy Turvy Cake” is…it will pull up thousands of pictures!).  IF you live within a 30 mile radius of Edwardsville, IL  (do a mapquest 1st to find out please!) AND you are interested in winning the cake from the class, THEN follow the directions below!  NOTE: There are a total of 4 entries per person!!
1. Leave a comment telling me how you would want your winning cake decorated (ie: theme and colors).
2. Register for blog updates by entering your email address in the “Email Subscriptions” link on the left-hand side.  Leave a comment telling me you did so, or that you already receive updates!
3. Become a Fan of Cake is Life on Facebook by using the “Find Cake is Life on Facebook” link on the left-hand side.  Leave a comment telling me you did so, or that you already are!
4. Follow Cake is Life on Twitter by using the “Find Cake is Life on Twitter” link on the left-hand side.  Leave a comment telling me you did so, or that you already are!

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE include your email address in the entries so that you can be notified if you are the winner and details can be worked out!

ONE winner will be chosen by random.org on Wednesday evening at 5pm.  I will notify winner by email and they will have until Thursday at 10am to claim or another winner will be chosen.  The winner’s cake will be delivered on Friday, January 7th or Saturday, January 8th!

This will be the perfect cake to serve around 25-30 people.  If you are in need of more servings, you will have the option to order cupcakes that will be decorated in the same theme.

I will post the winner here when I post a picture of the finished cake!  Good luck!

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2010 in Review

Posted on January 2, 2011 | Leave a comment

The following email was in my inbox this morning from WordPress, who, for at least the next few months, has hosted my blog since its inception.  I think it’s funny and I think that someone has too much time on their hands!  Just thought I’d pass it along!  Happy New Year and thank you for making 2010 a successful year!  Enjoy!

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:

Healthy blog!

The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow.

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In the meantime…

Posted on September 27, 2010 | Leave a comment

In case you are anxiously awaiting the arrival of blog posts with actual content and pictures, you can ease your anxiousness by visiting my Facebook page…just use the little linky linky to the right, or you can click on the Flickr box on the right and view them that way too. I had a few moments to upload the last month’s pictures on both of those sites! Enjoy in the meantime and I promise to return shortly with some REAL content!

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Busy, Busy, Busy!

Posted on September 21, 2010 | Leave a comment

Sorry for the delay, folks! I’m about 10 cakes behind in posting pictures because I’ve been so busy making others! I promise when things slow down (even a little) I’ll try to get them off the camera! :)

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Availability Announcement

Posted on August 20, 2010 | Leave a comment

September is filling up FAST! I have room for a smallish cake or two on the 25th, but otherwise, it’s booked! Sorry, folks…and THANK YOU for keeping me busy!

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Help Build a Track for Father McGivney Catholic High School

Posted on August 5, 2010 | Leave a comment

This is what I care about! I know I just bothered you wonderful readers with something similar, but there is another opportunity for me to help Father McGivney Catholic High School to win some money and I need YOUR help!

The Bob Emig Foundation, an area organization dedicated to mentoring students through sports, has generously entered a proposal in the Pepsi Refresh Everything Challenge.   WHEN they win $250,000, they will use that money to help build an all-weather track at Father McGivney Catholic High School.  This track will be used by the students of McGivney as well as for community events.

Now comes the plea!  Please vote for the Bob Emig Foundation to win $250,000 in the Pepsi Refresh Everything Challenge!   You can vote daily from your computer by visiting the Pepsi website AND as a bonus, you can also vote daily by texting* 101879 to PEPSI (73774) [*standard text rates may apply].

Now I want to thank you for being such great and loyal readers and for listening (reading) as I try to reach the most people I can to help vote!   Let’s help those students get a track!

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