LONG OVERDUE!

Where do I even begin? First of all, thank you all so much for being patient with me while I am on Maternity leave. I haven't had very much time to try and update my blog, but here we go.

I would like to introduce my daughter :)

Sophie was born January 5th by c-section at 8:23 am! She weighed in at 6lbs 10 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long. She has changed so much just in the last 5 weeks, I can't believe she's the same girl!

Here she is the day she was born :)

I will officially be back to baking as of April 1st, just in time for Easter. This year, I would like to focus more on cupcakes and cakes vs. cake pops. I of course will still make cake pops on demand, but I probably will not come up with any more creative ones. I think it's time to bring back the cupcake into demand. There are soooo many wonderful flavor creations out there you can do and unlimited decorating you can do on them. I have several ideas in mind for Valentine's day next year and am coming up with some pretty cool ideas for Easter this year. My debut cupcake for Easter is going to be: Cadbury Creme Egg cupcake! Stay tuned for pics :)

If you would like to place an easter order, you can do it at any time. I'm taking orders all the way up until April 3rd :)

Happy New Year (and late Merry Christmas)

Wow! The month of December really went by fast!! I thought for sure with me not doing hardly any baking and not taking on any orders that it would just slug on by, but I was wrong! Here we are and it's already Jan. 2nd of the new year!

I hope everyone had a very merry Christmas! I know we did. It was my husband and mine's first and only Christmas of just the 2 of us :) My family usually visits but had decided to not come up for the Holiday since they will be here in January for the baby.

As for me, I am still hanging in there :) Baby girl is still breach and refuses to flip over, so we have scheduled her eviction date to be January 5th! We are so very excited to meet our little girl and will post pictures here as soon as I can!

I would like to thank all of you at this time for all your support and love to my business and family and to also thank you for allowing me to take December off from baking. I promise I will be coming back April 1st, just in time for Easter.

I hope you all have an amazing year in 2012 and look forward to working with you and creating new treats for you :)

Love,

Ashley

I cannot believe that it is already November 1st! Crazy how this year has just completely flown by!! The pictures below are creations from last year, but I just wanted to throw out the reminder that they are available! I am also offering dessert platters this year-email me for pricing. They will include, but are not limited to: pumpkin pie bites, pecan pie bites, pumpkin whoopie pies, pumpkin roll slices, decorated sugar cookies, cupcakes and of course cake pops and pie pops. I may even come up with some new yummy dessert items as well.

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Just a quick reminder!

November is my last month of this year for orders. I will be taking my break from December 1st through probably March-I will play it by ear as the time gets closer. I can't believe I only have 2 more months before I meet my little girl!! I hope everyone has a safe and happy couple of Holidays coming up and I will keep you updated on baby girl's arrival!

Love,

Ashley

One small change

As many of my customers know that have worked with me in the past, I usually don't require payment until the time you pick up your order. Due to some recent events, I feel I need to change the way I do business. For small orders, or orders under $40, you can still pay in full at the time of pick up. But for orders over $40, I will need 1/2 the money down as deposit and then the remainder when you pick up your order. The deposit money will be refundable if you decide you do not want to complete your order with me and let me know at least 4 days before your order is due. For wedding orders, I will need 1/2 the payment as deposit and will need the order to be paid in full 1 week before order is due. Payments can be mailed to me or can be dropped off in person. If it's a weekend, I am even available most of the time to meet up anywhere in the Omaha area.
Thank you for your continued business and I look forward to continuing to work with each and every one of you!

Future orders...

So, as you know, I am due with our little girl in January. This means, that I will be taking some time off from the baking world for a few months while Baby Girl and I get adjusted to one another and I can get her on a schedule. I have decided to take December through April off from any orders. My reasoning for December is, I have a feeling that with the end being so near at that point, and with how overwhelming the Christmas orders can get, it would just be better for me and baby if I don't stress myself out. I apologize in advance to all my faithful customers at that time of the year. Keep me in mind for the next Christmas season as I will be back up and running :) My last holiday orders for the year of 2011 will be Thanksgiving. This year, I will not be traveling to Tennessee like I usually do, so I will be around through that holiday, making ordering easier for those of you who like to order the turkey pops, pumpkin rolls and so forth! Be looking for Platter options that month as well!

I will send out another reminder as the time gets closer to Thanksgiving!

Abby Cadabby

I LOVE my giant cupcake pan! The cakes always turn out so fun! This particular cake was for a friend of mine's daughter's birthday! She is a fan of Abby Cadabby, so I used the colors from the character to create the cake!

And of course, what cake order would be complete without cake pops?? Abby Cadabby pops to be exact??!!

Apples please!

Now, these yummy looking treats below are not something I would sell as a part of Sweet Bites, but I just had to share them!

I got the recipe for these amazing desserts from Pioneer Woman's blog. They are Apple Dumplings and they literally are AMAZING! And super easy to make too! Pair it with Vanilla ice cream and I'm set for life! These are my go-to bakes when I need to bring something to a potluck or to any party really!