1st Icing Smiles Cake!

I am beyond thrilled to share this post! Over this past weekend, I had the opportunity to make my 1st ever Icing Smiles cake, right here in Richmond, VA! I cannot say enough about this fantastic organization that helps critical/terminal ill children have their cake dreams and wishes fulfilled. Visit their website and Facebook page to learn more about them and to also see some of the other fabulous cakes that other talented cake designers have made! Such a wonderful blessing!

Tracy (Icing Smiles founder) contacted me in August to make a cake for the Starlight Foundation in Mid-Atlantic. I was super excited and accepted the “job” right away! The Starlight Foundation is another amazing organization provides entertainment, education and family activities for seriously ill children all throughout the United States. How amazing is that? Check out their website and Facebook page as well!

Now on to the cake – Pumpkins!

There was a request for a fall-themed cake so after some pondering, I came up with the idea to create a “Pumpkin Harvest” cake! Below are some fabulous pictures Starlight took at the actual event:

I also received this sweet note from Starlight MidAtlantic:

“Your cake was a big hit! It looked AWESOME! Everyone is still talking about it!”

Needless to say, I am so happy everyone enjoyed everything and I am definitely looking forward to more Icing Smiles cakes in the future!

Rose Romance – Part One

I am beyond excited to share these lovely pictures with you taken by the super talented Ashley Glasco of Ashley Glasco Photography! This romantic and subtle photo shoot was inspired by all things beautiful and elegant. The gorgeous name plates, custom cards, antique rose tea cup, antique milk glass (I “heart”!!) and hand made props were all custom designed specifically for this photo shoot by the insanely talented Christine San Agustin of Custom CurioSities! I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

Birthday Duo!

I had the absolute pleasure of working with the talented Ashley Glasco of Ashley Glasco Photography on this “Tangled” & “John Deere” themed birthday dessert bar! We provided dozens of assorted cupcakes and topper cakes! Her children Kaleigh and Carter were the guests of honor for this special day! Take a look at the pictures – I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

Tangled dessert table!

John Deere dessert table!

Mini cake made for the birthday girl!

Mini cake made for the birthday boy!

I just LOVE these little candy jars!

Thanks for stopping through!

Sparkling & Sweets event @ Virginia Wine Expo!

We are excited to be included as a dessert exhibitor at the Virginia Wine Expo! The event, Sparkling & Sweets, is sponsored by Richmond Magazine, and will be held on Saturday, February 26, 2011 from 9:00pm – 12:00am. Come out and sip on some sparkling wines and enjoy our delectable assorted mini-dessert bar! Click the image below to view the website:

We hope to see you there!

Happy New Year!

Welcome to 2011! A Peach In A Pear Tree hopes that each of you had a fantastic Holiday season and break and are ready to get back into the full force swing again! We had great time off for the holiday and are already moving full speed ahead into the celebration season! Starting with our January promo below:

That’s right book with us before January 31st, and save $150 off of your celebration cake, candy table or dessert table order!

We have so many things in store this year! Bridal shows, magazines, contests, new flavors & much more in the works! This year, our blog and our Facebook page will be the places to find pictures of all of our latest desserts & promotions, so be sure to join! You can find our Facebook link to the right of your screen.

Happy New Year!

An Engagement Bridal Seminar with Elations Designs!

I’m super excited to announce that this Sunday, July 25th, 2010 ‘An Engagement Bridal Seminar & Showcase will be happening in Richmond, VA! This event is hosted by the owner of Elations Designs & Wedding Overdose, Pauline. Networking is definitely key in this business so please spread the word about this great event and you may also register by clicking here.

Thanks all!

The Adventures of the Hanging Deer

**Please note** It is not my intention to offend anyone who chooses to view this picture, and I apologize in advance if you are. I definitely do have my limits on what projects I’ll do as a cake designer but I didn’t think this was too far left field.

A bride contacted me back in April about doing a cake showing a deer hanging from a gambrel for a groom’s cake. Well the twist was that individuals who hunt, most often dress the deer “hanging” from a tree.

This cake was definitely a little bit challenging, but not impossible and I was very happy with how it came together — so were the clients!

Flavor of the cake? Red Velvet of course!

Congrats to the Jessica & John!

Update:

Client called thanking us for their cake! She said it was “it was the best cake she’s ever had and everyone else agreed!”

Comments like that really make my day and makes me love me job even more!

Icing Smiles

I’ve been wanting to blog about this wonderful organization for some time now, and I’m finally getting a chance to do it! I can’t remember where I initially heard about this, but I’m doing my part to spread the word! I reached out to the founder of Icing Smiles, Tracy Quisenberry, to learn how to get started. Icing Smiles is a non-profit organization that provides custom celebration cakes to children who are affected by a critical illness. Chapters of this organization are opening up in several areas so please visit their website at Icing Smiles to learn how to help in your area and donate!

We are busily working on creating partnerships with non-profit organizations in the Richmond Metro area that support children with illnesses. In addition, we will be holding a bake sale and donating all proceeds to this amazing cause. We will also be providing cakes to children to make each and every event they have a special one!

Everyone can jump on board:

1. Give a donation
2. Join their page on Facebook

Here is a brief video:

We are so happy to be a new partner with Icing Smiles!

Update!

Hey y’all,

This is just a quick update to state that we will not be taking any additional orders beginning August 1 – October 31. Starting November 1, you may begin to place holiday orders.

Thanks for your support everyone!

New Couture Desserts

Hi everyone!

It’s been awhile since my last post but I have been unbelievably busy! We are finally beginning to roll out our new couture line of highly designed cookies, cakes and cupcakes. Here is a sample of some cupcakes:

Due to the detailed nature of these designs and the fact that they are customized to each client, we cannot list prices. Please contact us directly with your project ideas to get a quote specific to your event.

We have some exciting ventures and partnerships in the works! Details to come soon!

Stay tuned to our blog for future updates!