A New Home for Truly Custom Cakery,LLC

It's been a very busy time here at Truly Custom Cakery, LLC. So much so that we neglected to keep you up to date on the many exciting changes that are taking place.

In April, we announced that Truly Custom Cakery, LLC and Cakes by Suzy had decided to merge! This was a huge and very exciting step. A little scary for both Suzy and I, but we also both know, that once we transition and overcome the adjustments, we'll make a GREAT team! I'm so very excited to work with such a talented and capable decorator.

For our first collaboration, Suzy and I entered the 7th Annual "Let Them Eat Cake" competition at the Lowes, Philadelphia Hotel. We walked away with 3 of the 5 possible awards and were so happy to share with everyone what amazing possibilities are in store with this merger! We make a GREAT team! Just imagine what we'll be able to accomplish when we work together on a daily basis!

We won Most Artistic, Best Use of Theme, and People's Choice! 

The next change is much more involved and a lot more stressful. With the merger, we needed a common place to work and grow our business. That was NOT in our home kitchens. This is the BIG step. Going from two separate home based cake shops into one, retail, cake boutique. It was a little more challenging than we imagined it would be, but thankfully, we overcame many obstacles and we are in the home stretch!

315 E Street Road, Warminster, PA 18974
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We hope you enjoy these pictures of our progress so far and that you will make plans to come visit us in our new cake boutique soon. We are so thankful for our wonderful friends, customers, and fans for all of your encouragement, business, and support! Without you, we'd have never made it this far!

Before... We took this photo the day we signed the lease

During... It really does get WORSE before it gets better! It was a MESS!

These photos were taken on the day we passed our final inspections with the Township. We aren't "done" yet, but we are almost there! It's the home stretch and we'll be moving in, decorating, and working out of our new kitchen in the next couple of weeks! 

Stay tuned for some exciting Grand Opening Promotions from Truly Custom Cakery, LLC! We'll be announcing these in the very near future! 

-Stacey

A Bright Fun Cake for a Special Birthday Boy!

The details on this care are fondant and royal icing. The characters were provided by the client.

This is a Red Velvet Cake with creamy, light, and fluffy chocolate chip filling! My kids each ate 2 pieces of the extra cake round I had. And I ate a slice as well!!! Gotta watch that snacking... That or I'll be watching my boo-tay! *wink*

Bunny Baby Shower Cupcakes & Coordinating Top Cake

These were made for a customer for a baby shower. The cupcake toppers coordinate with the bedding for the baby's nursery. The bunny cake topper coordinates in color but was made three dimensional at the customer's request.

Raspberry Swirl Pound Cupcakes and Strawberry Cupcakes.

A Tail Waggin' Grooms Cake

Here is a grooms cake for a client. The dog is modeled after the client's pet. Wedding bands sit on the pillow.




White Almond Sour Cream cake with Raspberry filling (home made of course!) Cake is iced in buttercream and covered in fondant.

I airbrushed the base of the cake with doggy spots before applying the design. It adds a little dimension and brings the pet down into the cake a little more.

As a grooms cake, I went with the colors in the dog to keep it "manly".

Happy Caking!

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CrossWorld says goodbye to their Bala Cynwyd location with a big cake...

My father has worked for CrossWorld for almost 20 years. Back when he first started working there, the name was "UFM International" (Unevangelized Field Missions). The mission has decided it is in their best interest to move the home office from Bala Cynwyd, PA to Kansas City, Missouri. This week they had several days of festivities as a sort of "send off". The event culminated today with a service followed by cake and ice cream.

Now... since my father works there, you know they can't have a sheet cake! I was asked to make a cake replica of the Guest House, which is basically a Mansion. Believe me when I tell you this building has some great architectural detail and a lot of roof lines!

Here are some photos. I don't have a lot of time to post now but will post more later when my father (the Bobarazzi) loads his photographs (he is a professional photographer on the side). I'll also post photos of the process so you can see this cake in stages. For now, here is a photo of the building and the cake.





Happy Caking!

A Simply Stunning Wedding Cake for a Simply Stunning Bride!

Congratulations to the happy couple! Monica asked for an ivory cake with silver ribbon, pearls, and a little bling. She asked that it be streamlined and elegant.

The topper and orchids were provided by the bride so you'll see the cake before and after these items were added. What you can't see in the photos is all the shimmer on this cake. I used nearly an entire jar of edible glitter and the whole cake shimmers. It looked so pretty! It actually makes me sad that the sparkle didn't come through in the photographs. Oh well...









I wasn't sure about ivory and silver combination. BUT I actually love it! See... sometimes the cake designer DOESN'T know it all!

A couple of cake toppers for this weekend.

Yesterday was a very busy day. I worked on cake details from morning to night. Here are 2 of the pieces I worked on yesterday.

The first is for a baby shower cake and the topper matches the invitation.




The second is a cake topper for a graduation cake.


I'm really happy with how they both turned out but I have to admit I'm partial to the bassinet. I just LOVE how cute it turned out.

Don't forget to enter the drawing for the apron. Contest ends tonight at midnight EST. All you have to do is comment on the Apron Post and tell me why you want one. :)

Have a super sweet day!

Baptism Cake for a little miracle.

This is a very special occasion cake. Mom and Dad had to get some help to get this little angel so she holds a particularly special place in their hearts. After years of trying, they got their miracle so her baptism is a momentous occasion. Mom wants it to be a day to remember. So she ordered an extra special cake. Congratulations Lily!

AARGH Matey!!! A Pirate Ties the Knot!

Made this for a cast member of Valhalla's Pirates. It's the grooms cake for their wedding. White Almond Sour Cream Cake with Lemon Curd Filling.

Lacross Anyone?

Made this for a graduation. The graduate is a lacrosse player. Raspberry swirl pound with chocolate ganache filling. Yummy!

Grave Digger Monster Truck Birthday Cake

A year ago I made a Blue Thunder Monster Truck for my oldest son's Birthday. We had such a blast making it. And of course with 2 boys in the home and Monster Jam on the television several mornings a week before school, we knew we'd have more monster trucks to build.

My youngest really enjoys Grave Digger. I'm not sure if it is the truck itself that he likes or the entertainment factor we get when we watch these guys on the track. Either way, Braden wanted Grave Digger and my husband was convinced we could do a monster truck bigger and better than last time.

It was worth every second when the little man came into the room while I was finishing up and told me his cake was "AWESOME!! And better than Garrick's cake." ha ha A little sibling rivalry...

Anyway, we had fun making it. My husband did the frame work and I did the baking, carving, and decorating. I'd say we make a pretty good team.

So... here's Garrick's Blue Thunder Monster Truck Cake from last year and here is Braden's Grave Digger Monster Truck from today.







To give it a little perspective, I'm adding a shot the photographer (my Dad, and Braden's PopPop) took of Braden with his cake.

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