Kandice's Cupcakes

Kandice Patrick asked me to fix her some goodies for her and drop them off by her store at the 3 Star Mall. She had sent me an e-mail asking me to make her some Homemade Banana Cupcakes with Honey & Cinnamon Buttercream Icing. I had never made them before, but it didn't take me but just a second to let the wheels turn in my head about a recipe. I whipped up a recipe this morning and it is dynamite! Kandice had never eaten Homemade Chicken Salad and wanted to try some of my Chicken Salad on Croissants. I hope you enjoy them! Thank You Kandice!

Playing Catch Up

My sweet friends Kathy Collier and Cil Porter are hosting a Baby Shower for Kaitlyn Darnaby today. Kathy had called me a couple of weeks ago asking me to fix some goodies for the shower. She requested my Classic White Cake just for a sweet baby girl. I couldn't resist making these darling eatable baby booties. She had also requested for me to make some of my wonderful Cream Cheese Mints. Keeping with the theme, I made baby booties as well. Of course, she wanted some of my Chicken Salad on Cocktail Croissants. They are just the perfect size for this occasion.
My sweet friend Michelle Prater asked me a few days ago to make her son Logan a cake celebrating his 4th Birthday. She loved my Strawberry cake I made her SIL April last week. She said I could do any theme that I wanted....I just love this Birthday Champ Pin. This is something that he can enjoy at his party and keep forever.
Happy Birthday Logan!

Playing Weekend Catch Up

Tara Collins called me and asked me to make some goodies for her daughter's birthday which is today. She wanted my Classic White Cake with White Buttercream Icing, Pink and Hot Pink Dots and Lime Green Ribbon. She wanted a beautiful "Blinging C" on top. I really think that it turned out beautiful! She also wanted a smaller version for her daughter to have for herself.
Tara also wanted some cupcakes and cookies with the same theme. I was up early this morning baking the cakes and cookies fresh for her to pick up by 10 a.m. My children love it when they wake up to the smells of my kitchen on their days off from school. They always tell me that it smells like Gatlinburg in our house.

April Kinslow asked me to make this darling Wow Wow Wubbzy cake for her daughter Kaylee's birthday. She asked for me to make it with my Strawberry cake recipe. I had never heard of a Wow Wow Wubbzy, but it didn't take me long to find it on google.com. I decided to hand draw him on the cake. He turned out quite cute! April is very sweet and I really appreciate our friendship!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Neyland Stadium Double Take!

Neyland Stadium Double Take

Laura Carter called me a few days ago and told me that her son was having his birthday today and she wanted a Neyland Stadium cake for him. Then later on that day....I got an e-mail from my friends Regina Woodlee and Linda Blair wanting me to make one of my "beautiful" cakes for the Auction at Centertown Elementary's Fall Festival tonight. So....while I was making one, I decided to make one for the Auction.

With Homecoming tomorrow at Knoxville and with our friend Phil Fulmer's retirement....what a better way to celebrate!

We are saddened to hear that Phil will be leaving UT as their football coach. My husband works with Phil's brother Glenn and the Fulmer's are an AWESOME family! My children were very blessed by meeting all of the Fulmer's and John Ryan made good to Phil when he told him that he would be coming to school there.

Everyone come to the Fall Festival TONIGHT at the new school!

Sweets.....

Kandice Patrick called me and asked me to make her some Old Fashioned Potato Candy. This is my favorite Homemade candy with Martha Washington coming in second. I hope you enjoy this and hope you get to feeling better soon!
I made two of these just out of the oven Fudge Pies.

The first one I delivered to High's Funeral Home for the McGiboney Family. Joyce Britton is a dear friend of mine and her sister-in-law Mary Jane McGiboney is a regular customer. Mary Jane lives out of state and will ask me to make things for her family members. Mr. McGiboney passed away Monday night. I hope that you know that we are praying for you!


The second one I have made for Dean Gay. Dean is my cousin and she was attacked a couple of days ago by a pack of dogs. Dean got to come home this morning from the hospital and I thought she might need a little something to help her feel better! Katie and Elana, her granddaughter are "Special Friends and Cousins". We are praying for Dean and hope she is feeling better soon!

A Cinderella Story

I wanted to share with you these beautiful cakes. I have been meaning to get edited and posted and have been unable to get the time to get them edited. I loved her idea for a "Cinderella Wedding". Each layer was a different flavor. The layers were: French Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry, Carrot, and the Anniversary Layer was French Vanilla and Chocolate. She also wanted Almond Flavored Buttercream Icing.
When you're a Tennessee Volunteer Fan, you gotta have one of my favorite cakes! This Neyland Stadium cake was Rachel's favorite! She asked me to fix this just for her!

Celebrating 50 In Style

Today was Joey Grandey's 50th Birthday. We had been planning a party for the original gang at Susan's house for a few days. Of course, Lauren and Leah were in on it as well. Susan had asked me to make some cupcakes for his birthday with the number 50 in black on each one of them. What's absolutely funny is that I had no idea that her plates had the exact style of font I chose to do his 50 in. That is awesome!
I am planning on putting the party pictures on my family web page tomorrow, as soon as they are edited.


I also made Joey my "Famous" Baked Beans. He was so excited to have them and I have a new fan, Tim Martin loved them too! They are a "Secret Recipe" that I will not share with anyone!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR. GRANDEY!!!

Our Family's Tradition-Homemade Jam Cakes

Granny Greene always made Homemade Jam Cakes when John was growing up. My mother-in-law still carries on the tradition. She gave me Granny Greene's "Secret Recipe" a couple of years ago. She has taught Katie how to make them as well. This is a fresh one ready to be eaten. The caramel icing is to die for! They can also be frozen and used later on. She will bring us one each year and we'll put it in the freezer and use it on Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day.

Orders will be taken for these mouth watering Homemade Jam Cakes for the holidays beginning today. Please shoot me an e-mail at jtubb@blomand.net or give me a shout and we'll get you fixed up for the holidays!

Surprise Friday!

My friend Christi asked me to make something special for a friend of hers that is in the hospital. So.....I found this darling parfait glass and of course a girl's gotta have her chocolate with a splash of fru fru. When someone is in the hospital, it is so nice for someone to think of you and what a better way to say "Get Well Soon!"

I just love the McGiboney family. Mary Jane asked me several weeks ago to make a Surprise Anniversary gift for David and Joyce Britton. Their anniversary is Sunday. She asked me to make them a Sugar Free White Chocolate Cheesecake. This is one of my best selling pies. It is a wonderful smooth homemade pie and if you like cheesecake, you'll love this!

Katie's Party Goodies

Katie wanted several different things for her party. She wanted Halloween Cookies, Pretzels Dipped In Chocolate with Halloween Sprinkles, Orange and Mango Punch, Swirly Chips, and Pink Strawberry Cake.
I had told you earlier that Katie helped with some of her goodies. Bless her heart, she dipped and sprinkled these pretzels. She did an awesome job!

She was so excited about her cake! She did not know that it was going to look like this! This is the first time she had seen it completed.

I Love You Katie Bug!

Cakes And Cookies With More To Come!

Today we are celebrating Katie's Belated Birthday. Her birthday was in August, but she wanted to wait and have a party after Basketball season had started so she could invite all of her friends from the school team. She asked me to make her a Homemade Strawberry Cake and decorate it like it was a present. She loves pink and chocolate brown. I had to put her Signature "K" on it as well. We have lots of goodies made up for her guests. I will post more of them this afternoon. Some....she made herself.
My sweet friend Betty Walker asked me to make these beautiful cookies for her son Eric's Open House at Walker Gardens for today. I have been experimenting with "My Own Glaze Recipe" and have come up with a winner!!! This recipe is not from any recipe book anywhere! I hope that the entire Walker Family enjoys these along with their customers today! Thank You Ms. Betty!
Tammy Crouch is a wonderful friend. She asked me to make this beautiful cake for her future Grand-daughter's Baby Shower. I made her a wonderful Homemade Strawberry Cake, used Homemade Chocolate Buttercream Icing, Regular Buttercream Icing, and used the Pink and Brown Lady Bugs in each corner. This is an absolutely BEAUTIFUL cake! I loved what she asked me to write on it: "A Gift from God Kaidence Hope Crouch". Timeless!!!!

Surprise, Surprise, Surprise!

I have had several items that I wanted to share with you but couldn't because they were all surprises. I have a couple more that I haven't posted, but I will get those pictures edited asap and get them posted too! Today is Kara Youngblood's 21st Birthday! She is the Big 21! Her mom Pam asked me to make her a special cake just for her special day! Kara loves pink, black, white, red, jewels, polk-a-dots, stripes, ribbons, her initial K, and my fabulous homemade classic white cake! I think that I hit most of those right on the target. When Pam picked it up last night, she was so excited! The Bling on top for her 21 was perfect!

My dear friend Susan Grandey asked me to make this darling cake for our mutual friend Penny Shockley. Penny has been the Pioneerette Dance Team Coach for several years and is now the Sophomore Principal at WCHS. I was so honored to do this for them. I have been able to know and love Penny over the past few years and felt very, very honored to make this for her. I had her children in WCYB in T-Ball and enjoyed them so very much! Let's say she was very surprised at her party!

Congrat's Penny!

Oh my goodness, my friend Alene Pedigo asked me to make this cake for a Surprise Party they were throwing her a Surprise 70th Birthday Party! Anita is a hoot! I love talking to her! Alene and Anita worked together for several years through the Warren Co. School System.

Her daughter Stephanie gave Alene this picture of her mother. They wanted the picture transferred on to the cake as an eatable transfer. Their wish was easily filled! For a small fee...any picture can be transferred to a template and put right on a cake! The cake is a Classic White Cake with Almond flavoring.

Happy Birthday Ms. Anita and You do look good!

My son John Ryan works with Vanessa McBride at Lowe's. She said that he is always talking about how delicious and creative my cakes are. She called me and asked me to make this darling 3D Spiderman cake for her. He's all homemade Classic White cake with lots of detail.

Talissa Pelham and her friends at Dr. Watlington's office ordered lunch just for them yesterday and wanted My Signature Chicken Salad on Croissants and some of my Homemade Sugar Cookies. With the season of Halloween in the air.....these ghost's are the perfect touch!

My daughter Katie is holding a tray of my Signature Chicken Salad on Croissant. Kathy Ewton and her parents called and asked me to make this and deliver it to the Raymond Basham Family. Pam McCullock had asked me to make a Banana Split Pie for her Dad Raymond, but I had no clue how sick he was.

Anna and Weslee's Mom ordered these two cool cakes for their surprise parties. Anna loves horses and Weslee loves anything to do with hunting and UT.

3 Years Running & Still Number 1

I just had to share a couple of the pictures that we took tonight at the 3 Point Club Invitational Basketball Tournament 2008. Katie's team has won it 3 years running! Way to go Centertown Lady Warriors!!!!!
The girls from the Lady Warriors team who received All Tournament were Katie Tubb, Emily Smith, and Karagan Turner.

We are so proud of all of our girls!


Check out our family web page and Katie's web page for more pictures and more details!

Granny Ette's 74th Birthday Party

Tomorrow a very special Grandmother will have a "Surprise" Party in her honor. Theresa Harrison ordered this cake celebrating her mother's birthday! She said that her mother has the most beautiful long finger nails and her enjoyment is having them painted in bright colors especially Hot Pink. They have lots of family members coming in for her party. Some coming in as far as Pennsylvania.

Happy Birthday!!

Happy Birthday Teela Mason

Today is Teela Mason's birthday. This morning I got the sweetest phone call from Debbie Jennings. Wesley is in Teela's class at Hickory Creek Elementary. She said that she always gives her children's teachers a sweet little something for their birthday. She asked me to whip up something for Teela's special day. So....I decided on making my Homemade Red Velvet Cake and drizzle my Homemade Buttercream Icing. I will be delivering it to Teela shortly at school. I know Teela very well, she will be so surprised!
Happy Birthday to my dear, dear friend Teela Mason!

Thoughtful Friends

Pam McColloch ordered this Banana Split Pie for her Dad. Back several years ago, I made all of the pies for the WCYB food booth at the WC A & L Fair. Her Dad said that my Banana Split Pie was the best. I gave her the recipe, but Pam said it just wasn't like mine! Thanks Pam for being such a good friend and daughter! Kathy Ewton is a wonderful person! Kathy orders my Chicken Salad Sandwiches for her close friends when there is a sickness or a death in the family. Of course, I will drop what I am doing to help someone and when Kathy called last Sunday and needed the sandwiches for that day and then again for this Sunday, I was more than glad to help. What a great person Kathy is! I am blessed by having her as a friend!

Dekalb Co. Football

Laura Carter had asked me to make her daughter Caroline a special cake for her boyfriend Tyler's birthday.

Tyler is a student at Motlow and had played football for Dekalb Co. This awesome football cake is perfect for a teenager's birthday or anyone who loves football.

I made my own homemade yellow cake and monogrammed Dekalb Co.'s initials on the side.

Happy Birthday Tyler!

Welcoming Babies and Starting A New Family

Tammy Crouch ordered this cake for a baby shower she is hosting. It is a classic white cake with pink and white buttercream icing just for a sweet baby girl. Tammy e-mailed me a copy of the invitation and asked me to make it just like it. When Tammy picked it up, she was so excited. She didn't image it would look exactly like the picture.

Enjoy!

Custom orders can be made any size, shape, or color. Pictures help tremendously.

This is the Grooms Cake that Ginger ordered for their wedding. Craig is a "Drag Racer" and enjoys everything about the sport. I did some research and every track that I googled had crumbly asphalt, oil spots, and even a christmas tree (starting lights). Craig wanted a pair of his own wrenches crossed in the center.

Good Luck to the new Mr. & Mrs. Craig Sinks!

Giant Birthday Cupcake

Tenelle Davenport ordered this cake for her daughter's 5th birthday. She requested my homemade chocolate cake and make it in the shape of an over sized cupcake. I know that there are pans for making a cake like this, but I chose to make it and sculpt it by hand. She requested pretty sprinkles and a cherry on top as well.

Happy Birthday!

Ginger Whiles & Craig Sinks Wedding

Today Ginger Whiles and Craig Sinks began their life together. Ginger had ordered this cake several months ago. The yellow flowers really pop on this cake.

Congratulations Ginger and Craig!

Thank You

When I got up and getting the kids ready for school, I thought that I would take some of my wonderful homemade sugar cookies to my wonderful friends at River Park Hospital in the Physical Therapy Dept. I wanted to give them a little "Thank You" for being so good to me.

I hope you enjoy them!

Sweet Words.....

Wendy Crim-Anderson is absolutely the sweetest! She always takes care of her Mom!

Thank You Wendy!

Caroline Carter is a beautiful girl on the inside and on the outside as well. I enjoyed making Caroline's "Sweet 16" birthday cake and was so excited to receive this precious Thank You note from Caroline. Caroline have a wonderful set of Christian parents.

I am so fortunate to know the Carter's.

Thank You for letting me share part of your special day!

Friday Night Quick Dessert

Last night Katie and Dillon had some of their friends over to hang out instead of hanging out at the Fair, they hung out here and had a blast! They all were wanting something "Sweet" to eat after supper, so I fixed this delicious Strawberry Cake with Strawberry Icing drizzled over it. I put it on one of my favorite cake plates. It's a beautiful piece of Depression Glass that my mother gave me when I got married. It was hers for over 30 years then, and I've had it for 23 now.

Tennessee Fever

After today's big win over UAB, I just had to post this cool Neyland Stadium Cake!

Go Vols!!!