Monday, May 5, 2008

Whistlin' Dixie

If you didn't make it to the Claremont Street Fair, you missed out! But you're in luck, thanks to our devoted documenter Jessica McCarty, we have lots of photos that will make you feel like part of the scene. The weather couldn't have been better, the sites and sounds were reminiscent of Main Street USA and the food & beverages were top notch.

Before we get to the goods, I want to thank our fantastic Frosted crew! Inside, Jacqueline, as always, provided service with a smile to the line of people eager to get their gift with purchase while Kelsey, Chelsea and Jessica kept the cupcakes comin' with their expert frosting techniques and Zach worked his box building magic. Outside, Carolyn showed us all her wonderful artistic abilities painting cupcakes on the young and young at heart and Emily kept the event rolling along with her cool and composed coordination. We had some help from our friends and family too, thank you so much to Rookie, Robby, Lindsay, Kali and Phil for being part of our team on this special day. Our Frosted friends and staff made this event successful and we are so lucky to have them!!

The Dixieland band set the tone for the event, they got our toes a tappin'!
The face painting was a huge hit! As our newest employee, Carolyn has delighted us in the kitchen with her quick study of our ever challenging frosting technique but we were even more amazed at her artistic talent.
It's always a special treat when we sell our mini cupcakes, being that they are only offered for special orders. Kali and Lindsay were the perky faces behind the minis tray. They served up some of our most popular flavors: royal white/vanilla, royal white/chocolate, chocolate/vanilla, chocolate/chocolate and chocolate/mint chip.

The highlight of our event was the Frosted totes we screen printed on site. Rookie and Robby manned the silk screens and Phil was the hand off. We'll take any excuse to work with these guys, they are the best! The totes were offered as a gift with the purchase of 4 full size cupcakes and they were a crowd pleaser. We can't wait to start seeing our customers carrying the cupcake tote around town, it's perfect for groceries and even school books ;)

You'd think that screen printed totes, face painting and mini cupcakes were enough, but that's not how we do it. We like to give you every opportunity to fully immerse yourself in our Frosted fantasy so we painted a photo op! The design was sketched by one of our favorite artists Parker Jacobs; click here, here and here to see what he does best. And we're proud to say, he likes us too, check out our myspace comments! Our most favorite Robby pretty much painted the whole thing, can't thank him enough! Here's a familiar face showing us how it's done...And finally, here's the gal of the day, Emily! She was our eyes and ears out on the street. She was a fantastic coordinator. Here she is helping with the raffle! It's A Grind, Belmont Bliss, Belmont Grill and Frosted Cupcakery all donated items to the raffle. Emily and Katie, from It's A Grind, announced the winners every half hour.The Frosted Crew would like to thank everyone who came and had a great time with their friends and family! We all had a wonderful day and we hope you'll be back for the cupcakes! Here's Nancy, my Mom and business partner, goofing around with Kelsey and Carolyn...it's not always all work and no play ;)

Saturday, April 26, 2008

I Wish I Was in Dixie

We couldn't be more excited to invite you all to the first ever block party in Belmont Shore. And what better theme could you think of than an old time Dixieland Street Fair?! Frosted Cupcakery will be joined by It's A Grind, Belmont Bliss and Belmont Grill in an afternoon of food, music and fun, to the tune of Dixie.

With the help of our friends and staff, we'll be offering face painting, mini cupcakes, a photo op that you won't want to miss and screen printing cupcake totes on site with the purchase of 4 full size cupcakes (while supplies last). And that's just us, wait 'till you see what the other shops have in store. You can take it all in while tappin' your feet to the best Dixie's Land has to offer.

Join us this Saturday, May 3rd from 11am-4pm, at the corner of Claremont Avenue and 2nd Street, in Belmont Shore.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

It's a Nice Day to Start Again

It's a nice day for a white wedding.

One of our favorite things at Frosted Cupcakery is doing cupcakes for special events. The platinum ring of special events is weddings. It's hard to believe we are entering our 3rd summer season. Not only does the summer bring warm, sunny days to the shore; it brings weekends after weekends of weddings!! Here's a couple picks from weddings we did earlier this month.

We have rental tiers that hold up to 10-12 dozen cupcakes. The top tier is perfect for a floral centerpiece, photo or even a small cake for cutting.And disposable tiers that hold up to 18 dozen cupcakes. They can be trimmed in any color to match your wedding or event. This one is trimmed in hot pink.

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Do the D.A.N.C.E.

How would you ask a cupcake girl to prom?

It was a clever plan; cause a distraction by sending a friend in and when all her attention is focused at the front of the store, appear with the question. Maybe it was his sweet demeanor or the fact that he rummaged through our trash for something to write on (we're super into recycling), but we were hoping she'd say yes! Chris got a cupcake and a YES and now our favorite high school girl is going to prom.

YAY Emily...you are such a P.Y.T.!

Sunday, April 6, 2008

It's the Time of the Season

If Summer is considered wedding season, showers are in the forecast for Spring...baby and bridal! With baby on the way, we're getting orders every day to celebrate the mom-to-be. This weekend was no different. Lots of baby blue tinted frosting and a touch of light pink, set the stage for our white and milk chocolate baby carriages, teddy bears and baby rattles. Here are a couple shots from this weekend's baby shower orders.

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Who Said Size Doesn't Matter?

Not us! We love the idea of a single serving treat, but sometimes a regular sized cupcake is just too much when you're eye'ing a couple different desserts at your best friend's party. Bet you didn't know we offer mini cupcakes for just that situation! The Red Velvet / Cream Cheese is, as usual, our best seller and it's even cuter in it's mini version (see photo, is it love at first sight?). You choose the frosting and we'll do it up right on either our Chocolate, Royal White or Red Velvet cakes. Visit our website for ordering information on minis.

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

We're not Foolin'

In celebration of our 2 year anniversary, our flavor of the month is dressed in it's birthday best! We chose a cupcake combination that is in high demand....chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting, topped with confetti sprinkles. It's no joke! This cupcake is a heavy hitter, it just may give that Red Velvet a run for it's money.