Pretty in Pink
Pink is such an elegant, classy color, especially for weddings. So when we had a couple asked us for a cake that would tie in with their soft pink wedding color theme, we know we could make them...
View ArticleQ + A – Insight into how a baker prepares for her own wedding!
We connect with most of our brides, but when we have an extra-special connection with one, well, it is pretty exciting! This is the case for one of our special Sweet Cheeks bakers, Katrina! Katrina...
View ArticleReal Weddings ~ features we’re included in from over the web!
As 2013 comes to an end, and 2014 is practically upon us, we’d like to pause and reflect on some of the events and/or weddings that we may not have blogged about. We have the best jobs, truly, and to...
View ArticleBaking at Home Made Easier!
Recently we were asked to review some adorable (super colorful!) new silicone baking cups from the line “Baking Buddies,” and we wanted to share these little gems for you home bakers. As silicone, they...
View ArticleKids + Cake = True LOVE!!!
Kids love cake almost as much as our team of bakers & decorators love cake! These days it’s astounded us how many children come in to our Sweet Cheeks Baking Co. kitchen and get so excited to help...
View ArticleBumble Bee 1st Birthday Party!
Black & Yellow colors add splash & fun to any party. These colors work for both male or female when combined… thinking Ferrari, insects, taxi cabs, and lightening bolts – woo hoo! Reema asked...
View ArticleTools of the Baker’s Trade
Sometimes it’s just the beauty of the kitchen, the cake pans and the baking basics that brings us inspiration…well, that and the exquisite photography of some of San Diego’s finest shooters! During one...
View Article40th Birthday for Our Favorite Karaoke Lover
Sometimes blog posts come across as impersonal or simplistic… It is with great LOVE & ENTHUSIASM that I savor the 40th Birthday celebration of our neighbor & wonderful friend Jason!!! Thank...
View ArticleJUMP! Beachside Wedding for Chad & Heather
Calm before the storm What a twist on the traditionally perfect serenity of a perfectly sunny-happy wedding day…Jumpin’ Jivin’ Bride Heather McHottie (McCluskey) kicks it into gear with background...
View ArticleGuest Chefs in the Kitchen!
What amazing friends we have in this industry! We do whatever we can for them, especially our chef buddies …and no better way for them to show their appreciation of SWEET CHEEKS than to cook for US!...
View ArticleMartha Stewart Loves Sweet Cheeks!
Yay! A welcome nod from Martha Stewart Weddings to a gorgeous wedding cake we made to fit a spectacular watercolor theme at San Diego Museum…...
View ArticleQ + A – Insight into how a baker prepares for her own wedding!
We connect with most of our brides, but when we have an extra-special connection with one, well, it is pretty exciting! This is the case for one of our special Sweet Cheeks bakers, Katrina! Katrina...
View ArticleFirst Triathlon by a Cheek! Lap ‘em Left Cheek!
Team Cheeks supports The Left Cheek, Ms. Donna, as she beautifully finishes her very first TRIATHLON here in San Diego!!! In a show of tremendous effort, multiple Cheeks rose out of bed on an early...
View ArticleUltimate Weddings: Styled Photo Shoot at Loew’s Coronado
Fabulously fun ruffle cake in Black & White with touches of blush sugar flowers We get asked regularly to provide amazing cakes for photo shoots (which is very flattering but impossible to keep up...
View ArticleOutdoor Weddings: Tips to Remember – Tip #1
Sunny San Diego Summers are dreamy… Ahh, we all LOVE our beach and our beautiful SUNSHINE here in San Diego! Newscasters have it easy here, temps average 70-80 degrees with little chance of rain or...
View ArticleOutdoor Weddings: Tips to Remember, #2
Thanks to Cake Wrecks for this beauty! (again, thankfully not ours) The wedding planner’s latest stress of the event: “Oh NO, the cake is melting! Quick, cut it now for photos, even if the guests...
View ArticleOutdoor Weddings: Tip #3 (and more!)
Photo borrowed from www.personalcreations.com blog :: GOOD IDEA: sunglasses for guests if the ceremony is in bright sun Probably no couple prays for rain on their wedding day, but bright sun can...
View ArticleOutdoor Weddings: Tip #4
NO-NO’S in the summer heat: *3-piece suits, *hot metal seats, and *(Yeeeouch!) short dresses! Continued thoughts on a hot, sunny day… This is really a tip for both the hosts AND the guests. We all...
View ArticleOutdoor Weddings: Tip #5
The ALTERNATIVE REHEARSAL DINNER: Growing up in NJ, my mom used to host a summer FIELD DAY at our farm. For our 5-year anniversary at Sweet Cheeks Baking Co. we followed suit and held a hilarious...
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