Miss Mamie's Cupcakes, Cakes and Such - Happiness Baked Daily

Soooo…I know it’s been a while!  The bakery is growing everyday and I sometimes find it hard to keep up with my duties around here!  Ross, Erin (our newest employee) and I have been up to our elbows in buttercream as we prepare for weddings, birthdays, and those good ol’ summer barbeques!

In honor of the fourth of July we decided to make a Flag out Strawberry, Blueberry, and Red Velvet cupcakes for our display case.  I remembered eating Aunt Sandra’s 4th of July Fruit tart made the same way and thought “Why not do the same with the cakes?!”  Plus Erin had mentioned seeing it on the Food Network…so we had no other choice! It looks more like a pink, white, and purple flag…which I think is completely acceptable and maybe even more suitable for Miss Mamie’s.   Isn’t it Fresh?

We had many new customers in for the 4th.  The parade, games, beer tents, snack booths, and craft tents brought a large crowd to the Square to celebrate.  I was so nervous about working alone on Saturday that I called in Erin and her husband Brian to help me out!  Lucky for me, they didn’t have prior plans and came in to help me out.  Some of our patrons are pictured below (thanks to Erin’s brilliant photography skills) enjoying some of our tasty cupcakes.  After all, who doesn’t want a cupcake to celebrate our Independence?

This year was the 2nd annual Birthday celebration for my Mom, Aunt Sandra, Marcia (cousin) and Rachel (cousin.)  Being down in Florida for a few days in the spring we all decided it would be a good idea to celebrate the April birthdays.  Last year I baked a cake while on vacation…this year was a different story.  I wanted to take full advantage of my time off so I made cupcakes ahead of time and carried them on the plane.  Having several orders already I had to find something relatively easy, something that would travel well but still be really special to the Birthday girls.  After much thought I decided to do photo toppers featuring old pictures of the girls on their favorite flavored cupcake.  For Mom the Margarita, for Aunt Sandra the Strawberry, for Marcia the Blueberry, and for Rachel the Cookie Dough. The cupcakes were a hit and I didn’t have to worry about anything getting smashed in transit!  Easy peezy lemon squeezy!

Roni’s husband was celebrating his 40th Birthday this past weekend at the “W” hotel in Buckhead!  A lavish party calls for a grand cake!  Grand it was…it required a trip to Home Depot to get a board that would be big (and strong) enough to support the cakes!  Two Red Velvets with One Guinness all covered in fondant and airbrushed metallic gold.  Ross and I had a hard time carrying it out to the front of the store it was so heavy!  Roni had to put seats down in the back of her car to transport the desserts.  Sometimes…no most of the time…no pretty much all the time I wish I could see the parties that my cakes go off to.  I mean, if there were pyramid cakes then I can only imagine what else was at the party!

Kathy’s young aunt came in to order a First Birthday Cake for her special day.  When I met with Kathy’s aunt I could tell she loved to spoil the little gal…after all, who doesn’t love a cute niece or nephew?!  The best part…you can pick them up when you want to spend time with them…and then you can return them after you feed them Cupcakes and Mountain Dew.  (At least that’s what my family likes to do!)  Kathy’s party was Tinkerbelle themed with Purple being the main color.  A strawberry and white cake with 3 layers of Strawberry coulis…YUM!  Delicious and messy (as all first birthdays should be) this cake was the talk of the store last Friday.  HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY KATHY!

Howard John, Howie, Howitzer, Little Jimmy, Little Jim Jim. The Guy.  The Dude.  Those are a few of the many names we have dedicated to our scruffy little man.  Isn’t he gorgeous?!  Don’t you just want to squeeze his fat rolls?!  I think I officially crossed the line of being obsessed with him when I acquired over 250 pictures of him on my phone.  I can’t help it!  (Sorry to all my family and friends that constantly get text messages from Howard with attached photos…he’s just trying to stay connected!)  I know that getting a dog right after opening a business is not the smartest decision I’ve ever made, but I honestly don’t know what I would do without him now.  He does the funniest, craziest things and he is 100% dependent even though he thinks he’s a tough guy.  I can’t wait to come home at the end of every work day to meet my little guy.  What is it about dogs that makes them so easy to love anyways?!

P.S.  Howard cannot wait to visit Cheboygan this summer so he can meet all of his relatives…especially Uncle Rusty who is rumored to have shared many Arby’s french fries with little dogs in the past!:)

Mr. Hensley walked into the shop with his lovely girlfriend looking for a special cake to celebrate his graduation.  He is a recent graduate of Life University, a local chiropractic school.  The two were celebrating with their closest family and friends and wanted something worthy of Hensley’s accomplishments.  Adding a “Dr.” to one’s name is a pretty big deal if you ask me!!  Something special, something funky, maybe something with a spine?  Hmmmm…..here is what I came up with…

Looking for something fun to do with the family and friends on Friday?  Come to the Marietta Square for the first Annual Art Walk! It’s this Friday from 6-9.   Here’s what you do…

Visit the Marietta Welcome Center to pick up your map of participating merchants and a list of all featured artists.  Then walk around and visit the shops, meet the artists, have refreshments, HAVE FUN!  There will be all types of art, some just for display, others for sale.

Miss Mamie’s is Featuring a family friend as well as very talented jewelry maker Miss Susan Wilson.  Her jewelry is flawless, her prices are affordable, and she is the cutest little jeweler you will ever meet!  Susan’s jewelry makes the perfect gift for Moms, daughters, wives, and oneself!    She makes all kinds of styles from fun and funky, to dressy and sophisticated.  There’s something for everyone so come check it out!

To top it all off…there will be free mini cupcakes at Miss Mamie’s! You don’t want to miss it!

Jon’s 30th birthday was this past weekend.  When his cake was ordered he was described as “the guy that still likes superheros and video games.”  I thought “AHA!”  I know just the cake for him!  I have done these cakes in the past and will be doing one for Mark Porter and Rachael Fichtner as a groomscake in June.  Isn’t it fun?!

Audrey and her boyfriend Chris’ 5 year anniversary was on St. Pattys day!  The couple were just recently engaged (her ring is AMAZING!) and plan to get married next February.  A little birdie told me they are interested in cupcakes for their wedding…I think I know the perfect place!  Audrey ordered a St. Patty’s day/Anniversary cake (Guinness flavored of course) for Chris as a Surprise.  Best of luck in wedding planning and congrats to the two of you!

Yesterday I received a phone call from a Ms. Dotte Collins of Dallas, Texas looking to find cupcakes to surprise her boyfriend (Mr. Scott Meyer) for his birthday.  Dotte was a little hesitant as she wasn’t sure if cupcakes were “appropriate” for a man.  My response…”you’d be surprised how much men enjoy a tasty cupcake.”  I find they especially enjoy the flavors Guinness, Cookies and Cream, and Reese cup.  I have had several women come in and ask not to get a receipt because they prefer not to leave a paper trail of where they’ve been.  Husbands and boyfriends tend to get jealous and/or upset if cupcakes are not brought home   Dotte chose a few flavors, had me write a message, and gave me the address to Scott’s office and the surprise was underway.  Both sent emails of gratitude which I very much appreciate.  It makes my day to know that I made someone else’s.  Thanks you Scott and Dotte!  Check out Scott’s surprise cakes below. Also, to answer Scott’s question in his email on whether or not I finished the pink sock monkey I was knitting when I did my first blog…of course not.  It wound up in the closet somewhere.  Since then I have started and left unfinished numerous projects including an extremely large oil painting.  I always start out with high hopes and good intentions only to be distracted by bakery orders (which I love!)  Duty calls!