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July 2, 2015 by Murray Watts

The Sugarplum Cake Shoppe – The Place For One-Of-A-Kind Cakes

Every celebration seems to have a theme. To complete your theme and create a stunning centerpiece for your party, don't forget about the cake! Designing custom cakes for any occasion, Sugarplum Cake Shoppe would love to create your next cake. Your party will be the talk of the town once the team at Sugarplum bakes your cake.

Always Creating With You In Mind

Specializing in wedding cakes, birthday cakes, cheesecakes, and other special occasion cakes, Sugarplum Cake Shoppe will produce a unique cake just for you. No matter the size or look, every wedding cake & event cake crafted will be done with the utmost care and professionalism.

Recent custom cakes have included super hero themed, full body alligator, custom football jersey, and guitar. For a truly distinctive cake, check out the 3-D cakes. Nothing is as exciting or memorable as a young boy who has an Xbox cake or your little princess who has a 3-D castle cake! If you can dream it, they can create it!

Creating Your Mouthwatering Cake

Don't forget about the variety of flavors you have at your fingertips. Choose anything from classic white to almond poppyseed and everything in between. They also feature a variety of fillings such as chocolate, pineapple or raspberry. Every cake has quality ingredients and cooked to moist perfection.

More Than Cakes

Not only does Sugarplum fulfill custom cake orders, but also their bakery features sweet treats and luscious desserts. Come in to indulge in one of their many treats. These include cupcakes, muffins, sticky buns, linzer tarts, pies of all flavors and even gluten-free options!

The most trusted cake bakery in Colorado Springs, Colorado is Sugarplum Cake Shoppe. Let them take your next celebration to a whole new level with a custom cake.

January 30, 2015 by Kelly Curtis

Inspirational Friday – Wedding Cakes

One of the main highlights at your wedding reception is your wedding cake. There are various shapes, sizes, colors, flavors and embellishments within your cake. Therefore, you can make it your own. This week's Inspirational Friday is all about wedding cakes and how you can make it fit your style.

When choosing the design of your wedding cake, your options are endless. Your baker can add fresh flowers, stripes, fruit, buttercream, designs with icing, ribbon and rhinestones. Whatever you envision, they can create. What about colors? You can add your wedding colors to your cake or keep it simple with white and add accented details. Whatever you dream of, your baker can make it come to life.

January 3, 2014 by Kelly Curtis

Inspirational Friday – Wedding Cakes

Here at Wedding and Party Network we want to give you inspiration for your wedding and party details. The details are what sets your wedding and party apart from anyone else. The colors, theme, detailing and style all creates your wedding day style and conveys your party theme. So, today's Inspirational Friday will focus on wedding cakes.

What does your wedding cake say about your wedding? It's definitely one of the major highlights at your wedding reception. People can't see what type of cake you decided on, as well as taste it. What will you go with? An elegant white two tiered cake with floral detailing or cupcakes? What flavors will you choose? Whatever you decide on, make sure it's fitting for you and your groom.

July 22, 2013 by Laken Watts

5 Wedding Cake Alternatives

Are you a bride looking for a spin on the traditional wedding cake? Look no further, we've got five alternatives that are sure to fit your fancy. Throw tradition out the window and take a look at what we've got for you!

Put the Cup in Cake

Wedding Cupcakes & Cake Pops

The colors are endless, the design, unlimited and the price is right! Cupcakes are a great alternative, especially for that DIY bride who is looking for a less expensive way to do her wedding cake. Stack 'em sideways, up, down, and all around for a fun and unique display that will knock the socks off your guests. If you're wanting that "cutting the cake" experience, make a small, round cake for you and your groom to cut and get for the pictures!

Put the Ball in Cake

Cake ball. Two words, one love. If you have never had a cake ball, get to your closest bakery and find one! Think cupcake, but bite size and round. Cake balls are also a less expensive alternative and very DIY friendly. They're very creamy on the inside and have a bit of a crunch on the outside (they are dipped in chocolate). It's the perfect mix of textures, and you can't eat just one!

Brides are getting creative by putting the cake balls on a stick and calling it a cake pop. Then, putting the cake pop's in cardboard tiers to make a cake pop galore display! You can also keep them in their ball form, and pile them high on different cake stands for a look that is sure to grab your guests attention!

Cookies, Filling and Oh So Thrilling!

Wedding cake with a twist… literally. One of my good friends and her husband both have an incomparable love for Oreo's. They would pick Oreo's over cake any day, and especially on their wedding day. The cake was perfect, including the colors. Their bridal party wore black and white so the colors matched perfectly. An added bonus, they had tiny shot glasses of milk to make the perfect dessert.

For Those of Us Who Can't Pick Just One…

If you're like me, (and you probably are because you're searching for wedding cake alternatives) you couldn't pick just one design with one flavor of cake. My reception was in a home, so I chose to do a cake table with three different cakes.

Wedding Cake Table

First was my wedding cake, which was vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream icing, dressed with fresh candied violets. Next, a chocolate cake with chocolate icing and salted caramel drizzle. And third, vanilla butternut cream cake with vanilla butternut icing. This one was a special, heirloom recipe that's been in my family for years. We usually only get it at Christmas, but my mom decided to make an exception just this once.

We set the cakes on different tiers of crystal and silver cake stands for a beautiful display, and added fresh flowers all around! So, if you can't settle on just one, having multiple cake options is always a plus.

Pie in the Sky Cake

And no, I'm not talking about pizza! Ever heard of a Moon Pie? Yes you read that right, a Moon Pie. It's marshmallow pie sandwich, which is a speciality in Mobile, Alabama. I saw a wedding where the couple was proud of their Mobile and Moon Pie heritage, so they decided to have their groom's cake made entirely out of the tasty graham cracker and marshmallow dessert! I thought it was a grand idea to showcase the history of the city they loved and of course their love for this delectable dessert.

So are you feeling better now about your non-traditional ways? Maybe show this blog to your conventional mother to help her see that your alternative wedding cake can be as elegant as the old-fashioned ways, but with a new a modern twist! Happy eating!

March 7, 2013 by Kelly Curtis

Top 5 Wedding Cakes for March

Wedding cakes are really show stoppers at your reception. They are one of the main highlights at your wedding reception that guests truly look forward to seeing what design and flavors you have chosen. Wedding and Party Network has our top 5 favorite wedding cakes for March.

d3 Tiered Black & White Wedding Cake
Via Eye Candy Cakes

9 Tiered Wedding Cake
Via Cakes by Kay

Beach Inspired Wedding Cake
Via The Green Herb

Wedding Cake Pops
Via Kaity Kakes

Grey & Ivory Wedding Cake
Via Blue Note Bakery Inc.

April 8, 2011 by Kelly Curtis

Inspirational Friday – Wedding Cakes!

Every Friday, Wedding and Party Network will be choosing a theme or color and give you inspirational photos. We want to help give you inspiration for your next event, wedding or party. So, take a look and we hope to give you a bit of inspiration when planning your wedding or party. Our inspirational board will give everyone inspiration for wedding cakes! Wedding cakes are such great additions to your wedding. They can suit your style in so many ways. So, this is why we are giving you a little inspiration within wedding cakes.

Wedding cakes put the icing on your wedding. Shape them into round tiers, square tiers, hexagon or any other shape you may think of. You can also feature them in different layers, serve the tiers separate, topsy-turvy style, cupcakes or even mini wedding cakes. Lets face it. There are absolutely tons of ideas out there when creating your dream wedding cake. Another fun feature that wedding cakes offer? You can come up with a variety of flavor combination between the icing and cake flavoring. Choose from strawberry, chocolate, red velvet, cheesecake, German chocolate and the traditional vanilla. Place a traditional wedding cake topper, feathers, flowers and use different colors on your wedding cake.

April 6, 2011 by Kelly Curtis

Cake Week – Wedding Cake Ideas!

You've had a beautiful wedding ceremony and now it's time to enjoy yourself at the wedding reception. So, what's one of the first things that guests notice as they walk into your beautiful wedding reception? Yes, they may check out and see what's to eat and take a look at how you've arranged everything, but they're mainly interested in the wedding cake. You need to have a wedding cake that represents the theme of your wedding and a cake that will wow them! So, as part of Wedding And Party Network's cake week, we've come up with a few ideas that will amaze your guests at your wedding.

Wedding Cake Ideas

Wedding Cupcakes – Instead of going with the traditional wedding cake, choose wedding cupcakes! Cupcakes are simply great for any event! You can feature them in a variety of flavors to suit everyone's taste and are designed to fit the theme of your wedding.

Plus, you won't have the added stress of trying to find someone to cut and serve the cake. You'll be able to feature, strawberry, vanilla, chocolate, red velvet, oreo, banana or butter pecan cupcakes to your guests, something that you wouldn't be able to do with a wedding cake. They make a wonderful bite sized cake that guests can pop into their mouth.

Miniature Wedding Cakes –Another great idea that your local baker can create is miniature wedding cakes. If you'd rather settle on a 2 tiered wedding cake, serve mini replicas of your wedding cake to guests. How cute would that be? You can feature different flavors to appease each guest and have it created to look like a wedding cake with a cake topper and all. If you're serving up lots of delicious food, you can place to-go boxes for the mini wedding cakes and they can serve as part of your wedding favors.

Cake Pops

Cake Pops – If you want a delicious bite that guests can easily pop in their mouth while mingling, cake pops are a great idea! As part of cake week, we've featured the how-to video for cake pops below. They are extremely delicious and you can come up with lots of ideas to make them your own. First off, cake pops are cake with icing mixed into it which are then dipped into chocolate.

You can use milk chocolate, white chocolate or use food coloring to dye the white chocolate to fit your wedding colors. You can even press the cake mixture into miniature cookie cutters to create fun designs. Get a miniature wedding cake cutter and mold the cake into that and stick it on a lollipop stick. You can even decorate it with a cute little heart topper and sprinkles to make it look like a wedding cake even more.

Make It Your Own –The main thing to remember when designing your wedding cake is to always create with you in mind. If you're the traditional bride, stick with the traditional wedding cake and your colors. However, if that's just not who you are, create a wedding cake that fits you. Maybe purple and green are your favorite colors or you both enjoy a certain sport, incorporate it into your wedding cake. Remember, it's your wedding day.

These 4 wedding cake ideas are sure to amaze all your guests. Providing them with a tasty creation and a work of art will add such a great element to your wedding day. Always keep in mind that this is your day, therefore, design the wedding cake for you!

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July 23, 2009 by Celebration Advisor

Top Five Wedding Cake Picks For July 2009

As you all know, a wedding isn't actually complete without a wedding cake. From the simple traditional cake to the elegant three-tier, the wedding cake is a focal point of any wedding reception. After reviewing several wedding cake pictures from the WPN photo gallery, my top wedding cake picks for July are:

**drumroll David Letterman style**

#5 Pink Rose Tiered Wedding Cake

Wedding Cake With Flowers

The extremely fine detailing and delicacy is what makes this wedding cake so unique. The use of delicate wedding flowers to accentuate the beauty of the cake is amazing. My favorite design element of this particular wedding cake is all the light pink and and dark pink roses that were used between each tier. After all, pink is my favorite color which for me is a definite plus.

Although hidden under amazing wedding flowers and buttercream frosting, a delicious chocolate wedding cake resides. So as a big fan of chocolate, you can see why this stunning cake had to make it on my top 5! This cake was submitted by Sue's Sweets, a Rahway New Jersey Wedding Cake Bakery

# 4 Contemporary Black & White Wedding Cake

Funky Wedding Cake

Wow, where do I start with this dazzling black & white wedding cake. This cake puts the fun in funky. The different layers of black and white designs are what caught my eye as soon as I saw this cake.

This clearly shows what a fun and contemporary couple the bride and groom are with the square and irregularly shaped tiers. It's not everyday a wedding cake is designed with polka dots or zebra stripes, which is why this contemporary cake was also a must in my top 5! This wedding cake photo was submitted by Photographs by Lawrence, a Marietta, Oklahoma Wedding Photographer.

# 3 Beach Wedding Cake

Beach Wedding Cake

This awesome wedding cake is perfect for any beach-themed wedding. It is so striking I don't think I could bite into it without feeling a little regret. You can feel the essence of the beach in this three-tiered wedding cake. Each layer contains beautiful authentic sea shells and intriguing frosting designs.

This extraordinary cake makes me feel like I'm really in a beach atmosphere. From its seashells to the replicated brown sugared sand, I couldn't possibly have left this wedding cake off my top 5 list. This Tampa Fl wedding cake photo was submitted by G. Elliot Catering, a Tampa FL caterer.

#2 Trendy Wedding Cake

Trendy Wedding Cake

A trendy color blend of light pink, chocolate brown and pale mint green makes this is an awesome wedding cake. I would consider it fun yet still very elegant. When it comes to wedding cakes, the more contemporary the better! Although the cake has traditional round stacked layers, the detailed frosting and color scheme for the cake make it stand out. This cake is definitely trendy and contemporary wedding cake.

It's not every day that pink and brown shades are used as the color palette for a wedding cake. And that's fine with me, of course. Using pink with brown is an awesome choice. Like I said before, pink is my favorite color which is why this wedding cake couldn't be left out on my top 5! This contemporary wedding cake photo was submitted by Gourmet On The Go, a Victorville, CA wedding cake bakery.

#1. Elegance In Red – Square Wedding Cake

Rose and Fondant Wedding Cake

It's the moment you have all been waiting for! My number one wedding cake pick! Bright white fondant icing, dark red roses, and red ribbon make this square wedding cake a beautiful display. Although the design of this cake is simple, you can't deny its exquisite look for the wedding. The smooth pure white fondant makes a perfect foundation for the rich deep red accents. I have chosen this square wedding cake as my number one pick because its sure to get some "ooohs" and "aaaahs" at any wedding reception. This roses and fondant wedding cake was submitted by Just One Cakes, an Albuquerque NM wedding cake designer.

So these are my top five wedding cake picks for July. Next month we'll choose the top five wedding cakes for August and you can help! If you like a wedding cake from the photo gallery and would like to see it in the top five for August, Let us know: Vote For August Top Wedding Cake.

April 3, 2009 by Jordon Robinson

5 Hot Wedding Cake Trends For 2009

There are several wedding cake trends gaining popularity this year. These high fashion fondant creations are sure to catch the eye of every guest and make mouths water from miles around. Consider these ideas when meeting with your wedding cake consultant.
1. Black and White Pattern Wedding Cakes. It seems everywhere you look you'll see the Parisian wallpaper trend. So, why not in the wedding scene? This design is very elegant and quite stunning on a round tiered wedding cake. To blend this trend in with your other wedding decorations, use the pattern on other things such as napkins or tablecloth overlays.

2. CHOCOLATE!!! Forget traditional vanilla, switch it up! This year several brides are choosing dark chocolate truffle wedding cakes with beautiful detail and glamour. Give chocolate a chance! If you’re scared of the rich flavor, serve fruit along side such as raspberries or strawberries.

3. No Flowers Needed Just Crisp Details. Arts and crafts has gone chic in the wedding world this year. Crisp lines, exposed stitching and seamstress inspired details top the cake trends this season. Add detail to a light hued cake with vintage fondant buttons and fancy piping for a high fashion quilted look.

4. No Ordinary Shape Will Do. Brides are exploring their wedding cake shape options cakes this year. Oval tiers, cube tiers, and even asymmetric tiers (this can be complicated). These new styles are fresh and creative ways to spice up the otherwise ordinary cake shapes. Some of these new styles do compromise the amount of cake you get. So these might be great ideas for small, intimate weddings.

5. Small Makes A Big Statement. All the rage this year, mini cakes have become popular practically overnight. These mini cakes or personal cakes are part of the wedding decor. They surround the wedding cake and are adorned with a contrasting color to create a visual delight and a tasty treat. Mini cakes can also become gifts for guests. Package these cakes in favor boxes to send home with guests for wedding favors. (Two bird’s with one stone!)

Take these ideas along when you meet with your wedding cake consultant or baker and explore the options of a high fashion wedding cake for your 2009 wedding! Happy eating!

February 18, 2009 by Celebration Advisor

Which Popular Wedding Cake Theme Fits You?

Let Your Heritage Add Spice To Your Wedding Cake

Cultural wedding cake themes are seeing a big rise in popularity as wedding ceremonies reflect the ethnic traditions of the bride and groom. As more and more couples tap into their heritage to inspire their celebration, wedding cakes are also following suit with an increase in cultural wedding cakes. This could include a red and white wedding cake for Chinese couples following the traditions of lucky colors and other similar practices. When heritage and ethnicity play an important role at the wedding, discuss how to incorporate many of these traditions with your wedding cake bakery.

A Seasonal Theme Deserves A Seasonal Wedding Cake

Seasonal themed wedding cakes are also very popular. Fall wedding cakes make excellent use of bronze, amber, burnt reds and similar colors. Falling fondant leaves cascading down tiers of colorful wedding cake is a portion of the wedding reception that no autumn bride should be without.

Seasonal wedding cakes are also appropriate and beautiful for the other seasons of the year. Winter wedding cakes, summer wedding cakes, and spring wedding cakes each bring their own unique set of shades to the palette but every pairing is as beautiful as the next. Each hue creates a unique dimension that brings to life the season of the wedding. What a great way to celebrate the day and the time of year!

Make It Funky-Unusual Wedding Cakes Are In Now

Unusual wedding cakes are also becoming very popular. Tiers that appear to be skewed are a fun alternative to traditional pieces. Heart shaped wedding cakes add an extra dose of romance and flair to the reception. Whatever the shape and style, unusual wedding cakes are seeing a big boost among brides wishing to have a truly unique wedding.

Celebrate Your Roots With A Location-Specific Wedding Cake

Don't forget location specific themes for the wedding cake! Everyone loves a good bit of dessert, but themed wedding cakes stand out with their fun and quirky appearance. Beach destination weddings are very popular as are the beach wedding cakes that come with them. Another popular style remains with western wedding cakes. A fondant cowboy boot atop buttercream delight is a tasty way for everyone to celebrate nuptials. Don't be scared to contact your local wedding cake bakery about the many different location-specific themes for your cake.

The Sugarplum Cake Shoppe – The Place For One-Of-A-Kind Cakes

Inspirational Friday – Wedding Cakes

Inspirational Friday – Wedding Cakes