Support the Out of the Darkness Cause with Cake Pops!!!

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is an amazing cause which provides prevention programs, research, education, and survior support.  One of the main ways they receive their funding is the "Out of the Darkness" walks.  On June 4th through the 5th, they will be hosting this walk in New York City.  My wonderful friend Candice has decided to fight this cause by walking.  She needs to raise at least $1000, and I know with everyone's help we can make this happen!! 

To directly sponsor Candice please click this caption

Please help me with this cause by buying my special cake pops during the month of April for this cause. 100% of the proceeds will go directly to Candice's goal. They come in either red velvet with white buttercream icing or white cake with strawberry buttercream covered in white chocolate . They are $1.50 or $15 for a dozen and I can ship them anywhere.

Suicide takes the lives of nearly 30,000 Americans every year.   Depression is the leading cause of suicide.  Many who attempt suicide never seek professonal care, however, 80% of people that seek treatment for depression are treated successfully.  There are twice as many deaths due to suicide than HIV/AIDS.  For young people 15-24 years old, suicide is the third leading cause of death.


Please email me at: sweetchemistrycakes@gmail.com or visit me on my facebook page: Sweet Chemistry.

New Sweet Chemistry Page!

So I finally have my facebook page up and running for Sweet Chemistry.  The only problem is that there must be a bug in their new page system because I sent out page suggestions to "like" the Sweet Chemistry page, and they never showed up!  (I know this because I logged onto my husband's account and there was nothing.)  I figure if nothing more than curiosity, and out of loyalty ;-) everyone who is a fan of Ruff Apparel will become fans of Sweet Chemistry.  And tell all your friends!!!!! :-) 

Please follow this link go to my page and click the "like" button!! :-)

Slowly but surely I am getting more customers and with each job is a new challenge.  It's rather exciting!  I've been told that people have been wishing for years that there was a good specialty cake business in Danbury (apparently there is none), so I hope word starts to get around.  I'm also prepared and willing to start making cakes in the Marcellus/Syracuse areas, too.  It's a good reason for the in-laws to see the grandkids more.

I will be in the Marcellus area from April 1st 'til the 10th, at two different craft shows for Ruff Apparel.  The first one is on April 2nd, at Elbridge Elementary School, Elbridge, NY from 9am-4pm.  The second is a two day show at the Immanuel Luthern Church in Camillus.  This one is Friday, April 8th, from 4pm-8pm and then Saturday, April 9th, from 10am-4pm.  Make sure to come by and say hello!!!  I'll be bringing my cake portfolio if anyone's interested.  I may even have some sample cakes to try (if I have time!).

My Ladybug Cake Had Babies!!!

Apparently ladybugs must be all the rage this year for baby showers.  A friend of mine showed one of her new co-workers some pictures of my cakes and cupcakes, and the ladybug cake/cupcakes were just what she was looking for. 

I decided to add a bit extra to the order, (because I'm crazy and love giving myself extra work for no good reason).  So I took the extra red velvet batter and cream cheese frosting and made four babies.  I figured it would be extra cute since it was a BABY shower. 

I hope she liked it....(What do you guys think?)

The Secret Society of the VW Beetle...

It's been awhile since I've blogged....I've been busy helping out my Aunt with her coffee shop among other things while she deals with the pain of a possibly fractured clavical and torn shoulder.  Let me tell you, running a coffee shop and doing catering and cake jobs at the same time is no easy feat.  I give her tons of credit!  I was completely fried after one day.  Although I will say delivering catering, even though I had no idea what I was doing, was a real payoff!  I got a $10 tip for driving 10 mins and putting out a lunch spread.  Not a bad gig.  Don't worry, friends and family, I will not be starting a catering business as well.  I can't forget the mayhem of cranking out all of those sandwiches and accoutrements in the wee hours of the morning.  Wait...maybe I WILL offer lunch catering with my cake orders...LOL.



Punch Buggy Cream!!!

The coffee shop (and my Aunt) are 3 hours away, so of course Helmut (my Beetle) and I had a lot of interstate driving to do.  As I was driving, I suddenly realized that I was singularly responsible for possibly 100's of "dead arms" in the passing cars.  You know, "Punch Buggy, Cream!!!"  **Punch**.   And if that's not yet another reason to be jealous of my car, apparently Beetles and truckers must be in a secret society of honking that I was inducted into.  As I drove past a couple of 18 wheelers, I recieved the "honk, honk-honk-honk-honk"  and I guess I am supposed to finish it with a big "honk, honk".  Awesome.
One last thing that came to my mind while I was out and about is the topic of the Smart Car.  Can I get an "Amen" to the fact that they are ridiculous looking death traps.  If you look at the crash ratings, they were rated one of the WORST.  My car looks like a limousine compared to them. Strap a desperate biker to the front of it and it looks like one of those NYC rickshaws.  I hated them with my first experience of the "Smart Car" in Italy, and I hate them even more now.  They really should call them the the "Stupid Car", but that's just me.