Cupcake Envy's Living Social Deal!!!

Living Social Deal

Thank you for purchasing our Living Social Deal.  To redeem your purchase, please choose a class date from below and email us at cupcakeenvy@aol.com with your preferred class date, your name, and your Living Social promo code.
**All classes run from 6-9 PM**

Class dates:

November 21         December 8      January 24          February 9        May 8               June 14

November 29         January  3         January  26         April 10              May 10            August 14

December 6           January 5           February 7          April 12              June 12           August  16

All new classes for November!

Check out the new November Classes!

 

Cupcake Envy is offering 3 fun holiday themed classes and also a class teaching how to ship your goodies anywhere in the country.

For full class description and to register, click here.

Giveaway!

Yay!!!  Giveaways!!!

Cupcake Envy is offering 2 really cool giveaways for all cakelets lovers throughout the world! 

Giveaway #1-

Win a Cupcake Envy Sphere Shaped DVD with the necessary baking pan!  From Christmas Ornaments and baubles to sports balls and planets,  this DVD will teach you everything you need to know and you'll have the pan to make it happen.

                              

How to Enter:

Two easy steps! 
1. Simply tell us in the comments section on this blog post why you think cakelets are awesome.  
2.Copy and paste your response onto our FB Fan Page. (see the link below)

You HAVE to complete both steps to be eligible for this giveaway.

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-Participation in this giveaway ends at 11:59 PM on August31, 2011. 
-The winner will be chosen by random drawing on September 1, 2011. 
-One entry per person. 
-Multiple entries will result in exclusion from the giveaway. 

The contest winner will be announced on our blog September 2, 2011.

Good luck!! 


Giveaway #2-

Win a collection of our most beloved cakelet templates.  
Templates include: 
the flower pot, the baby onesie, and 3 different dress top styles. 

How to Enter:

Two easy steps! 
1. Simply tell us in the comments section of this post which cakelet design  is your favorite and why.
2.Copy and paste your response onto Cupcake Envy's Twitter page. (see the link below)


You HAVE to complete both steps to be eligible for this giveaway.

-Participation in this giveaway ends at 11:59 PM on Sept. 14, 2011.  
-The winner will be chosen by random drawing on September 15, 2011. 
-One entry per person.  
-Multiple entries will result in exclusion from the giveaway. 

The contest winner will be announced on our blog September 16, 2011.

Good luck!! 

Zombie Attack!!!

Fight Zombies with Cakelets!

 Zombies are everywhere!!!  So, you must be prepared in case of an attack.  There are a few necessities you'll need if you are going to stand a chance. We'll get to that later, let's start with the cake board.

The board design was pretty straight forward.  I didn't even bother to cover in fondant.  It just had to be bloody.  Using a mixture of red gel coloring and vodka, I made the blood splatters by flicking the end of a fan shaped paint brush.  The effect was pretty cool but I knew I needed a hand print.  It was late and my hand was the only one available at the time.  Although the bloody hand print turned out cool, it is day 3 since creating this design and my hand stills appears suspect.

 Next, it was on to the Survival Kit.  Again I made a small sheet cake and cut out a rectangle shape.  The box was covered in white fondant and using a ruler, I indented a line going around the side of the box then dusted the line with charcoal petal dust for depth.  I added 2 latches and a handle then adhered an edible image Zombie Attack Survival Kit image on the top.  Lastly, I dripped some "blood" (see above) along the sides.  Yuck!  That must have been one hell of a battle.

Next, we needed a weapon.  The most common and efficient weapons for fighting zombies include bats and shotguns.  Due to space issues, I went with an axe.  It will still do the job and let's assume the bat and shotgun are in the survival box. Hee!
The tree stump is stacked circles of cake and covered in chocolate fondant.  The top of the stump is a lighter shade of brown with scribed circular rings. (it was an old tree ;)  The axe was created using brown fondant for the handle and gray fondant for the blade which I painted with a mixture of silver luster dust and vodka......and of course, I added some blood!

A quick Beware Sign was created using edible imaging.

And if you look close, you can see a silhouette of a fallen zombie. I killed the zombie and won the battle....this time........ 

Fortune Telling

Fortune Telling Cakelets?

Okay, I admit it.  I love to get my palm read on the boardwalk.

 If someone offers to do a tarot card reading, I'm there! So, it only makes  sense to celebrate all things mystical.  

To start, I covered the cake board with red fondant and using a ruler, I indented vertical lines.  Next, I used charcoal peta dust and a paintbrush to bring out the lines and add a bit of "old and spooky" look to anchor the cakelets to come.

The Ouija Board was created using edible imaging.  It wasn't until I Googled ouija boards did I realize how many different styles there were!  But I went with a classic look.

Next came the crystal ball.  The ball itself is a sphere shaped cakelet covered in white fondant and dusted with silver luster dust.  The base is a circle shaped piece of cake cut from a small sheet cake baked in a brownie pan and covered in blue with fondant stars.  I dusted the ball with antique silk luster dust and charcoal petal dust to give it some depth. Lastly, I added a tarot card printed using edible imaging.  I chose The Fool because that is not far from the truth for me.  If they had crazy lady, that would have been most fitting.

The final Cakelet design was the Fortune Telling machine. The Zoltar takes me back to my childhood when I used to love the movie Big. ( I still do)  I used the remaining cake left from the brownie pan stacked and shaped it accordingly.  The machine is actually 2 pieces; the base and the curtained top secured with a lollypop dowel.

 I covered the machine in chocolate fondant adding wood grain accents.  The red curtain was attached and then I dusted the creases with charcoal petal dust for depth.  Lastly, the fortune and the Zoltar sign were done with edible imaging. I hope my fortune was a good one!

Kitchen Cakelets

Retro Kitchen Cakelets

There's something really cool about the 50's era.  Fun colors, shapes, and style are evident in every part of 50's life.  From furniture and cars to fashion and architecture, everything about the 50's are so cool.

The cake board is covered in black and white fondant squares then brushed with vodka to give it some shine.  I chose to do the color blue for the stove and frig. cakelets for 2 reasons; blue is my favorite color and also a very popular 50's color.  

Next, we're on to the stove cakelet.  I did a ton of Google searches to find the exact stove I had in mind.  It had to have rounded edges, alittle bit of chrome, and a touch of whimsy.

To finish off the stove, I brushed the entire cakelet with vodka. (ps- brush the blue part first and THEN the black.  Vodka will pick up the black color and smear it into the blue which kinda sucks.)

Lastly, there is the refrigerator.  Again, I Googled like crazy until I found the right one.

 The refrigerator cakelet design is pretty simple and complimented the stove well. I also brushed it with vodka for some shine.

  I swear my Hungarian grandma still has a similar looking frig. in her basement to this day.

Step by Step - the Purse Cakelet

Purse Cakelet with Coordinating Cupcakes

Today I worked on a really fun purse design and wanted to share with you the step by step process so you can make them too!  Also, I included some coordinating cupcake designs that would go perfect with this pretty little cake.

We hope you enjoy the pics and pass this how-to on to others.  Oh!  And don't forget to post your cakelet masterpieces on our Facebook fan page.  While you're there, join in the conversations and welcome to the world of cakelets!

Here we go!

Time to decorate!

The end result........

All finished....yay!