We recently enjoyed hosting a Baby Shower for our daughter, Lauren, as she is expecting our very 1st grandchild in February! We are over the moon Happy for her, her husband, Marcus, and our precious grandson and all that his arrival will bring! The baby shower theme was Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and it was…

What a Magical Day we all experienced together as Moms and Grandmoms enjoyed an afternoon with their children/grandchildren decorating cookies and cupcakes, dunking pretzels and watching their “littles” sit with Santa and tell him all about their Christmas wishes! I am so looking forward to our next class for Valentine’s Day!

The Christmas Season at The Cottage Kitchen was Filled with Fun, Busy, Laughter, All The Holiday Smells, Our Very 1st Cookie Decorating with Santa Class and Our Very 1st Christmas Open House! It was an incredible month of Birthday Baking, Holiday Baking, Baby Shower Baking, Anniversary Baking and celebrating Christ’s Birth as a Family! I…

What an honor to be entrusted with preparing that special “something”, be it a special order cake, a dozen cupcakes, or someone’s very favorite cookies, to say “Happy Birthday”, “Congratulations”, “It’s a…Boy” and “I Love You”! Thank you to each one of you who has given me the opportunity to bake for you over these…

The Cottage Kitchen loves making special cupcakes and cakes for those extra exciting moments such as a gender reveal ! This time, I got to make them for our own Family and a Celebration it was, as we bit into those chocolate cupcakes to reveal we will be having a “Grandson” in February 2023! We…

One of the most magical days in a couple’s life is their Wedding Day- and I am so grateful for each “Fairy Tale” celebration that I am given the honor and privilege of being a small part. While I don’t specialize in large, detailed wedding cakes, I do love creating that special “Bride and Groom”…

What a Wonderful time of year! I love Easter for so many reasons! In our home, we celebrate the resurrection of Christ and gather early on Easter Sunday as my husband leads our church in a Celebration Sunrise Service. We gather as a Family for Easter Dinner. But… the week before Easter Sunday at The…

March and April have given way to loads of Cupcake orders and The Creativity and Fun in designing them always gives me a rush and so much pleasure! Saint Patty’s Day and Easter were spectacular holidays to really get creative and let those little “mini cakes” shine through! I’ll post some highlights below!

The past couple months have been so full of creative opportunities to make such special cakes for the Grandest of Occasions and The Real Stuff of Life!…Weddings, Graduations, Baby Showers, Gender Reveals, Birthdays, Anniversaries, I’m Thinking of You, You’re a Hero and What a Blessing to be invited by my customers to be a small…

Christmas Time was a “Bitter Sweet” celebration for my Family this year, as we lost my wonderful Papa Dad unexpectedly in October. Our whole family loves Christmas, so we kept the traditions alive this year, despite our heartache. The Cottage Kitchen was incredibly busy getting into “The Spirit” of it all, Baking, Delivering, Creating those…

I Love Designing Cakes! Someone’s Special Occasion is such a wonderful time to bring out the Creativity & Put a Little Heart and Soul into making a Masterpiece. Duplicating is not my specialty- though it can be done- However, give me a blank cake canvas and My Heart leaps with Joy! Below are some of…

Congratulations to Jerry for his Eagle Scout accomplishments! What an Honor to create this cake and matching cupcakes for his award ceremony! Way to go, Jerry!

What a Wonderful Season of Life- a Time to celebrate Years of Education behind you and New Beginnings and Opportunities ahead! Parents’ Hearts Beam with Pride and Graduates celebrate wide open possibilities! For The Cottage Kitchen LLC, It has been a month of privilege and honor to bake for some of these celebrations! Congratulations, Graduates!…

The Cottage Kitchen had such a wonderful time celebrating our MOMS this year! A Cottage Kitchen Mother’s Day Open House was One of a Kind in so many ways! While the weather wreaked havoc as hail, rain, wind and sunshine were all a part of the day, The customers made the day absolutely amazing! Thank…

This weekend was Filled with all sorts of Sweetness…From Turning 1 Birthdays to Turning 94 years young…There were celebrations going on…&…Special Kinds of Cakes right in the Middle of it all! I was given the privilege of creating 2 smash cakes for “Turning 1” Birthday celebrations along with dozens of cupcakes to Match- &- That…

Baking is Fun; Decorating someone’s Special Order is More Fun; Receiving photos of a Loved One Holding his or her Special Celebration Cake/Cupcakes is absolutely The Best! Below are 3 sweet smiles from this past weekend’s “It’s Your Day” Birthdays! Thank you to Tim and Tier Robinson, Matt and Hayley Humberstone and Nicole Repass for…

The past weeks have been filled with “New Cake Experiences”! I made my very 1st Pup-Cake, My very 1st Flower Cake, My 1st Bubble Gum cake & My 1st Snickers Cheesecake! New creations are always an Exciting part of The Baking adventure- Take a look at how a few of them turned out: