When Tomorrow Starts Without Me

klondike

We missed out on Halloween festivities this year because of something very sad that happened to us. My baby, dog baby, Klondike had to be put to sleep. I came home on Friday last week and found him laying on the floor of our kitchen and wouldn’t move. I was so upset and hysterical. Sobbing…. [Continue Reading]

Halloween! & One Year at the Market

Halloween mosaic

We’ll be selling our fun Halloween cupcakes and pushcakes at the farmers market this year. It also marks the 1 yr anniversary of us being at the Great Park Farmers Market. I can’t believe it’s been a year already! My oh my how things have changed since our first market. Lots of ups and downs… [Continue Reading]

Great Kitchen Reorg 2011

After

Since I work a full time job, plus manage my business on the side and tackle a long-ish commute every day, finding time to organize is at the bottom of my priority list. But the funny thing is that when I am un-organized, I waste more time and energy trying to find the things I… [Continue Reading]

Best Cupcakes in OC!

BOC18 4c logo-outlined

Meringue Bake Shop won Critic’s Choice Best Cupcakes in OC! Thanks OC Register!

Upcoming Events – Fall 2011

Holiday cupcake mosaic

Fall is here! (maybe) and we are participating in quite a few events this season. So far we’ve been accepted into: OC Chocolate Festival - Nov 4 & 5 This festival is all about eating chocolate and drinking wines and coffees. Are you in? You must buy a ticket to attend but that ticket includes lots… [Continue Reading]

Barnyard cupcake tower for a 2nd birthday

Barnyard cupcake tower

We were hired to put together a barnyard or farm theme cupcake tower for a cute little boy turning 2. I hope we didn’t disappoint! These were so fun to make! I loved making the animal pieces and then the animal sounds. I thought that would be perfect for a 2 yr old! We topped… [Continue Reading]

Dessert table for Daniel Tosh, Live Nation and crew

Tosh on Ice Dessert Table

A month ago, I was hired to put together a dessert table to celebrate the run of Tosh On Ice 2011 tour at Honda Center. I am a fan of Daniel and his show Tosh.O. Coincidentally I was just at the season finale taping of Tosh.O a few weeks prior up there in Culver City. It was… [Continue Reading]

The Invitation Matched the Cake

Bear smash cake

We had one heck of a busy weekend! We were very lucky to be asked to do a cupcake tower for Hearts & Laserbeams (the person responsible for the awesome graphics on my site!) son’s first birthday. Steph designed his first birthday invitations herself and I wanted to match his smash cake with the one… [Continue Reading]

September Flavor of the Month

Tropical Sunrise

We’ve decided to start doing a flavor of the month, available exclusively at the Great Park Farmers Markets in Irvine on Sundays. This months flavor is called Tropical Sunrise. It’s a coconut cupcake filled with tart orange curd topped with creamy coconut buttercream and toasted coconut flakes. Depending on the popularity of the flavor, it could… [Continue Reading]

Often imitated…

Club Penguin themed PushCakes

Whoow has it been busy! And hot. Holy smokes has it been hot. During the week, I am inside an office building all day with AC (day job). I only truly appreciated how hot it was when we were sitting outside at the Great Park Farmers Market all day on Sunday. Never have I been… [Continue Reading]