The Fortune Cookie – A tasty Chinese-American wafer cookie with a piece of paper inside with a “fortune” written on it. Fortune means “ Some historians think that the inspiration for Fortune Cookies come from the 12^th and 13^th centuries when Chinese soldiers slipped rice paper messages into mooncakes to help coordinate their defense against Mongolian invaders. According to legend, the Mongolians had no taste for lotus nut paste. Because of this, the Chinese hid the message containing the date of the uprising and the instructions coordinating the uprising  in the middle of their Moon Cakes (replacing the yolk with secret messages). Patriotic revolutionary, Chu Yuan Chang took on the disguise of a Taoist priest and entered occupied walled cities handing out Moon Cakes. These were the instructions to coordinate the uprising which successfully formed the basis of the Ming Dynasty. It is also a Chinese custom when children are born for the families to send out cake rolls with a message inside announcing the birth of the child. For almost 40 years, the fortune cookies were made using chopsticks.

Custom Cakes...

The Jeremy Cake

Justin, my brother, is an avid Pearl Jam fan, as are many others in the family.

Union Jack Guitar Cake

My boys have a guitar that looks like this... Its a DL guitar... Scott found it in Target!

(I should look for my Stone Temple Pilots Cupcakes... maybe Rock Cakes / cookies could be a theme? Album covers, logos... it could happen! Stay tuned!)

The Green Man

Inspired by my Arborist Husband... and the Green Man Himself

The Day Of The Dead inspired Birthday Cake...

When you make cakes, you tend to want to make your own as well...

designs are colored chocolates, handmade in my Kitchen




Baby Shower Cake
and close-ups... The Bear's are the cake! Cookies included.







Chase's Army Helmet Birthday Cake







Daniel's 1st Communion Cake
~Buttercream with white chocolate cross and fondant decor



Joy's Vegan Carrot Cake
~all Vegan ingredients!




Katie's 30th Birthday
 ~ Moroccan theme












Wolf's Birthday Cake
~ The wolf topper is edible!

Casino Cake