Sunday Sweets Is All Smiles

Last week started off pretty rough for me, minions, so when the time came to pick Sweets I went looking for the happiest, silliest cakes I could find. I figured if I needed a smile, maybe you did, too.

I found cakes that made me laugh, like this:

(By Tomima)

DAT FACE.

And cakes that made me go "d'awww", like this:

(Cindy's Little Cakery, California)

DAT FACE.

Sometimes a flowery hedgehog and her three mini-mes are all you need to remember there are sweeter days ahead:

(Little Peach Cakery, Wiltshire)

Pooh Bear hugs and Piglet poses help, too:

(Torty by Tana, Slovakia)

Not to mention a little horsing around:

(Cake Ali, England)

Bahaha! How much do you want to boop that nose?

This hand painted bunny would like to remind you it's finally Spring:

(I can't find the baker! Anyone know?)

So weather (pun intended) you're already sweating in the 90 degree heat, or still freezing in the snow, just remember: chocolate Easter bunnies are coming soon. Mmm.

We don't get much of a Spring here in Florida, but I'm all in for pretty pink flamingos:

(Yasya Tort, Russia)

Granted, most of the ones I see are plastic...

(If only that were true for the alligators. o.0)

I still love steampunk, and I'll always love cute robots:

(Gabi's Tortenseite, Switzerland)

ALWAYS.

Here come my favorite colors on a prickly puffer fish:

(Paul Bradford for CakeFlix, online paid tutorial)

You can tell she's having a ball.

And finally, the best doggone Rococo cake you ever will see:

(Galina Maslikhina, Russia)

::wolf whistle::

Happy Sunday, everyone! I hope these gave you a smile.

*****

P.S. Speaking of cute things that make us smile, we like floofs here, yes?

This is our cat Suki, and she luuuuurves these sticks so much I figured I should tell y'all about them.

Silvervine Cat Chew Sticks

If your cats don't react to catnip, try these; they're branches from a different plant with the same effect. My cats happen to love both, but I prefer Silvervine since the sticks are less messy than loose catnip, plus help clean their teeth.

Even better, a 10-pack of sticks is only $6, and they last forever. It's been 2 years and I'm still on my second pack. Every couple months I'll scrape off a little bark to expose more of the wood underneath, which freshens the effect; the cats are EXTRA interested afterward. (The sticks have no smell for humans, btw.) Highly, HIGHLY recommend for your feline friends.

Crapping Sprinkles

Those bizarre "ice cream cones" are back, and this time...

...they're crapping sprinkles.

Silly bakers, can't you see you're trying too hard? I mean, just balloons would be FINE.

I can see how I walked into that one.

Rosella's office had cupcakes for a pregnant co-worker, and call me crazy, but I *think* she's having a boy:

Ever heard the saying, "This isn't 'goodbye', it's only 'farewell'?"

Huh. Well, neither has this baker:

Now, GET OUT.

Sometimes, when I'm out of Whoopie Pies and everything is awful, I like to remind myself, "Hey, Jen, you know what? This is someone's wedding cake:"

And suddenly life isn't so bad.

(Well, except for the no-Whoopie-Pies thing. John, get on that, will you?)

So, Sarah L., Joann F., Rosella S., Justin C., & Danielle E., got any whoopie pies? Asking for a friend.

*****

P.S. Since this saved my butt during a long painting day recently, I have a random product recommendation:

No Buckle No-Show Stretch Belt

This is my new favorite belt, y'all. It basically turns anything with belt loops into an elastic waist. So comfy I forget it's on, slimline so it doesn't show under my t-shirts, and NO BELT BUCKLE to dig into my belly or unbuckle for bathroom breaks. Woohoo!

You know how stretch jeans are forever sliding down when you sit or bend, so you have to keep hitching them back up? No more! I wear this with all my jeans now. It's entirely elastic, so it moves and stretches with you, zero painful digging. I HIGHLY recommend for anyone well endowed with squish in the belly area.