Amanda Cupcake
I moved out to Los Angeles from a small Wisconsin town to become a fashion designer, and unexpectedly started my life as a fashion designer for cupcakes instead of people (back in my hometown, a decade later). I am a public figure, locally known as the pink haired quirky & soothing sweet baker who bedazzles my cupcake designs on local television morning shows. I thought my dream was to sell my cupcakes in retailers all over the nation, but in the process discovered that my cupcakes are a medium for me to use my voice. Through my hardships I searched for a light, and that is how I discovered this character I created-Amanda Cupcake. People have called me a real life Rainbow Brite. I think that this pink haired cupcake queen is what my soul looks like! I'm also a 40 something mom to a little ginger named Rebel, who is quickly growing!
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40 things to do in my 40th year
It is New Years Eve Day, 2019. I have a limited amount of time to write this blog as I am using my toddler girl Rebel’s nap time to reflect a little bit. So I am going to freestyle it. First of all, I want to say that I have never really been one to set a New Years resolution, if anything…I might do something like that on my birthday. Birthdays are the day to remember that the world is (or could be) a better place because you were born, so I think it is a chance to start new again, in a new age, a new year of life, but also to…
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I made my 2 year old daughter a Michael Bolton Cake
My 2 year old Rebel girl is turning 2 1/2 in a few weeks, and since she is going to be my only babe, we DO celebrate everything, including half birthdays. I plan on making her a half of a birthday cake. ♥ It just so happens that she and I were supposed to have the same birthday (June 12th), but I was induced early so her birthday is June 1st. She turned 2 this year, and I turned FORTY!!!!!! This was her ^^^^^ on the day of her birthday party. She and her friends made fruit loop necklaces, played in her new playhouse we bought her for her birthday gift, and had…
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How to host a pet memorial ♥
Last week, I posted a blog about my cat, Sprite of 21 years who passed away. 21 years is a long time together. I thought the best thing to do was to celebrate our time together, and talk about how her life…and death…affected me with my friends. I posted the event on social media, and invited a small select group of friends/family. The memorial was just last night. By the end of the night, I ended up hugging several of my friends as they cried on my shoulder too. Sharing my story outloud brought up memories of an animal or person my friends had lost. We were all reminded of what truly matters…
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Cat Fur in My Cake ♥. This is how I’m grieving my cat Sprite, who was my sidekick for 21 years……
Last week on Halloween I appeared on television to create some festive fall treats. I made this pumpkin patch cupcake pull apart cake, and added my kitty Sprite to the top of some edible rice krispy hay bails to honor her. Recipe is at the bottom of this post. I wanted to dedicate this dessert, and this blog entry to her. Before starting, I want to warn that this post is a little lengthy. When I went to publish this blog, I felt really vulnerable and nervous about opening up because pet grief isn’t a subject people linger on. Usually when we lose an animal, the social norm is to have a few…
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DIY: Cake Pops that look like McDonalds French Fries
Before I was a mom, I was really into fitness, nutrition, avoiding fast food.When I was pregnant though, I had so many food aversions. I hated meat, salads, vegetables.One of the only things I could stomach, and also seemed to soothe my tummy were McDonald’s French Fries.I ask myself, was this my body’s way of getting used to months and possibly years of hanging out at McDonald’s with my baby girl Rebel? Fast forward to a few years later (now), several of my closest friends are toddlers and other moms.I am part of a small mommy village, and our group calls ourselves The Momtourage.I am really lucky to have them (we met at…
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Rebel Girl-You are the Queen of My World
It has been FOREVER since I blogged. And here I am, starting over on a brand new page. If you don’t know me, go read some of my past blog entries that I included here. They are all a part of my former life, before my husband Kyrik and I had a little baby girl named Rebel as a wedding gift. I never knew for sure if I wanted to be a mom, mostly because I didn’t think I had that natural motherly instinct that some people do. But I said that when I got married, I wasn’t going to try to not make it happen either, because something in my gut told…
