Wow. Why did it take us so long to start blogging?
I must admit, it was a bit daunting to imagine the effort that goes behind maintaining a blog. I’m a busy girl, with the events we have lined up, a stay at home mom, and a moonlighting as a baker, I hardly have free time to sit and chat.
And yet here we are! I’m excited to be able to give you a glimpse of what goes on behind the curtains in our crazy world. Hope you enjoy the journey with us.
So let’s start from the beginning.
Hi! I’m Priscilla. I’m an event planner, baker, and self proclaimed hostess with the mostest. I love everything sweet, and I will take any opportunity to help put a party together.
Keep an eye here for more posts on our journey, funny event stories and some great insider tips on pulling off great events that will be talked about for years to come.
Happy 3rd birthday, crazy girl! Little Sophie turned three recently and we had a micro celebration for her, given the circumstances.
As it was September in the Pacific Northwest, we felt an outdoor birthday party would be perfect, considering the government restrictions on gatherings right now. Turns out, the forest fires kept us from breathing safely outside too! So we had to cut our guest count dramatically. Didn’t mean we wouldn’t bake and decorate our hearts out!
I’ve had my eye on this dream catcher theme for quite a while now. And although it may seem a bit like an older girl theme, I couldn’t contain myself.
Found this amazing dreamcatcher on Amazon! It was the perfect size, and the perfect price.
Cake had a handmade fondant dream catcher! The mold kept me in the shape, but then I added some extra cuts and holes to make it more interesting. Also adding some edible gold leaf because we are EXTRA.
You can find this dreamcatcher fondant mold here, and the edible gold leaf here.
Cake pops for the win. Every time.
You’ll see me using these acrylic riser stands all the time, because they can match just about any dessert set-up.
Also added some mini brownies wrapped in this adorable parchment paper.
Custom dress made by La-Z Bee Embroidery!
The macrame backdrop really brought this theme home, you can find it here. And the birdcage decor piece, here.
Phew, this year, I mean… am I right? 2020 has taken us all for a crazy spin.
I for one was feeling sorry for the folks having birthdays in March-April, and how bad it would be to not get a chance to celebrate…. because obviously my kids in September and October could have the blowout party they want! Welp! Not so much.
So maybe because of that I felt the need to overcompensate in decor this year, and I’m not regretting it!
We are big Potter fans here, and with my son reading through the books, and his birthday so close to Halloween… it seemed like the perfect match!
We only had a handful of kids come to play outside and celebrate how we could! Masks and sanitizer everywhere. But that also meant less baking for me, so I’m not complaining.
Can anyone put a value on a bucket of dry ice at a Halloween party? It was immensely popular.
I loved this cake! The rectangle bottom was actually a dummy cake because I didn’t want to have 3 tons of cake leftover… but it was fondant and buttercream for decoration.
Paul got to help with making wax seals for the invitations! He was stoked.
I told my husband I wanted to call this the “Quarantine Desperado”.
But apparently this cocktail has a name already! Let’s get you going with the ingredients, because no one has time to go through the huge story about what we are going through right now, or where the Manhattan originated from, etc. Etc.
Ingredients:
3 ounces of Whiskey (I prefer Rye for most cocktails)
1 ounce Vermouth (mix dry and sweet in equal parts if you have it)
2 dashes of Bitters
1 tablespoon of cherry juice (from inside the cherry jar)
Maraschino cherries for garnish
This recipe could not be more simple. Once all ingredients are added to a mixer with ice, just stir and pour into your favorite glass and add the cherry for garnish. That’s it!
I’ve added a large ice sphere to mine here for the dramatic affect, but also because I love every cocktail to be super chilled. Your choice!
I’ve used coupe glasses for this cocktail because I love how elegant these look. Lowball glasses are also perfect for a Manhattan.
Cheers to another several weeks of Quarantine! However we get through this, is how we get through it. Hang in there, folks!
Well, folks. Unless you’re living under a rock, you are living through the same thing I am with this COVID-19 madness. We are in the Seattle area, ground zero if you may, and we are running out of ideas on what to do!
But have no fear. Whiskey is here.
I want to give you guys our go-to Old Fashioned recipe. It will cure the virus! Pretty sure!! It’s worth a shot!!
Alright. Let’s get you started on the ingredients list. I know it’s hard to find ingredients right now, but I believe in the future.
Recipe is for 2 drinks, because either you drink with a friend/partner, or you have 2.
What you’ll need:
– 4 oz. Rye Whiskey (I’ll list our favorites below later)
– 1 oz. Simple syrup
– 3 shakes of bitters
– 1 tablespoon of real maraschino cherry juice (this is important! Not the regular maraschino cherry you use for ice cream, it’s definitely not the same.)
– 1 orange peel for garnish
Pro Tip: if you don’t have simple syrup on hand, it’s super easy to make! This is what I use for cakes too, so make extra for dessert. Equal part sugar, equal part water. Boil until the water is clear. Cool and use for your cocktail. Will keep in the fridge for 2 weeks!
A note on Rye Whiskey. The reason we use Rye Whiskey is because it’s a bit sweeter and smokier than regular single malt or irish whiskey. It’s also quite smooth, if you’re not used to drinking whiskey like a cowboy. There are many great Ryes out there, and a few of our favorite brands are Bulleit, Knob Creek, Woodford Reserve, and also a special shout out to an awesome option, our local Woodinville Whiskey Co., they are amazing.
I use a mixer filled with ice, adding all the ingredients at once to chill. Keep the orange peel and cherry for later for a garnish.
Strain the drinks into a lowball glass with a huge piece of ice. It works great the bigger the ice cube.
And here you go folks. Add your garnish and serve this to your favorite person! You’ll look like you know what you’re doing. What’s better than knowing what to order at a bar, and even better, making it at home?
Now here is a baby shower for that momma who knows the trends. This adorable shower was brought together for a special mom-to-be, and took place at a local wine tasting room!
Everything about this space was perfect. There was wine, and wine… kidding. But the wine was a plus! The lighting was great, there was a perfect wall that fit our dessert table perfectly! And a large family-style farm table right in the middle of the room. Www.greatwineusa.com
We had most of our staple dessert options available on this table, including the famous macarons, cake pops and mini cherry cheesecake. My favorite thing about these desserts were that they combined together in shapes and colors to make the perfect distribution on the table! Not too much, not too little.
These cake pops were a specific request from the mom-to-be. She had seen this style online and loved the simplicity to it! I do too actually, I’m hoping to create a new post with how to make these shortly.
Our little baby Sophie is 2!! We were so excited to celebrate with her this weekend.
This also means mama gets to go all out on the decor and sweets. So who is really having the best time here?
One day, she will decide what her party themes are, but for now, I get to take advantage and do the decor I’m hoping for!
Cue the Ice Cream Shoppe theme. I think this is such a cute set-up!
From sprinkle bottle favors, to cute ice-cream shaped cakepops, we enjoyed every minute of bringing this theme to life.
For this cake, we had a vanilla cake with buttercream confetti frosting. We used the Wilton frosting mold to make the stripes on the bottom layer, and threw sprinkles everywhere! You can find a big Jug of sprinkles here.
For the topper, we used a 3-inch styrofoam ball (cut with a little flat bottom so it stayed in place), and covered it with melted white chocolate. The cool thing about it was that the chocolate didn’t need to be perfectly smooth like I’d normally hope for a cake pop! Bumpy was ok, and even helped with the ice cream look.
I put down the styrofoam ball on a sheet of wax paper, and let the chocolate drip down from it. It created the perfect “melted ice cream” look I was going for. Top that with some sprinkles and a waffle cone, and voilá!
And these cake pops, OMG. I can show you a tutorial on how to make these, just send me a message and I’ll send it to you! You can find the mini cones here.
The cupcakes were so simple. Just a vanilla cake with buttercream frosting. But add a chocolate sauce and a wafer cookie and Bam! Ice-cream themed.
Birthday girl took it upon herself to taste test a tiny bite of EVERY french macaron. It’s her party. So she gets to do things like that. Sorry for everyone else who had to enjoy a partially eaten macaron.
These super cute ice cream balloons can be found HERE.
Hope you enjoyed this sweet birthday!
You could put this party together too! Here are some of the products I bought to make this party extra special:
I love this theme! Do I say that to every theme? But I really really do love the mermaid idea. It’s such a cute party theme, versatile, and quirky. So many possibilities.
I remember watching the Little Mermaid over and over again as a kid (I can neither confirm or deny watching it as an adult) and pretending to be Ariel in the bathtub. Who’s with me? 🙂
I also wanted to share with you fine folks this 20% coupon for Beau-Coup. They have the cutest part items and favors. Use this code to redeem your discount!
This was such a fun cake to make! We had lots of conversations, the client and I, on all the details this cake needed to be absolutely perfect. The funny part was that the birthday girl really wanted a Little Mermaid Birthday party. But my client shares my views about being super character-specific. I’m not a huge fan of your usual party-store themes with all the matching paper plates and balloons. There is so much more potential out there to make something amazing and unique! And if you can’t come up with anything, hit me up. I’m overflowing with ideas.
So she decided to go with a more generic mermaid theme, but asked that I add a small Ariel to the cake just so the birthday girl is happy. 🙂 I think this is the best of both worlds!
The scales on the cake were made with this fondant, my go-to option every single time.
To add to the whimsical mermaid vibe, we made these cute cupcakes with the perfect mermaid fins.
And to break out of my comfort zone a bit, I was asked to make a french macaron in the shape of a shell! *gasp* I’ve never tried to make anything other than the piped circle of the traditional macaron, so I was a bit scared of this one. But I’d say it turned out pretty cute, what do you guys think?
We tried to tone down the gold on this party as well; so we used more silver details and I think it went super well with the lavender and teal scheme!
So freaking CUTE!!
Here are a few links to complete the look of this party:
Now look… I’m not one to compartmentalize between genders. I’m a firm believer that a girl can do anything a boy can and vice-versa! But you’ll have to agree with me that some themes work better for girls than they do for boys, generally speaking! And this post is highlighting some of our favorites.
10. Hello Kitty
Cuteness overload! I love this theme because it’s so delicate and simple. And so recognizable around the world.
9. Mermaid
Because if we can choose, we will always choose to be a mermaid. We used these fondant molds for the fins and shells, perfect!
8. Peppa Pig
I can’t say I’m a huge fan of the cartoon… but the theme itself was asked by one of our favorite clients, and combining it with a backyard picnic was everything amazing!
7. Vintage Tea Party
As delicate as they come, I love the pastel colors, large paper flowers and sunshine for this event!
6. Colorful Garden Party
And look! There’s Priscilla, Queen of the Desserts in full action.
We bought our big paper flowers here, and they were so worth it!
5. Shabby Chic
The neutral tones and hushed pinks in this theme are my absolute favorite.
4. Princess
Fit for a princess, let’s set the bar high for the next upcoming birthdays!
The table cloth really made this theme pop, you can find it here.
3. Minnie Mouse
By far our most impressive post on Pinterest, this one takes the cake for the most exposure. It was all things delicate and girly, and it swept our hearts away, true Disney style.
2. A Close 2nd… Unicorn Theme
Gaaah I still really love this theme. We have a chance to make it all over again with a different color scheme next month, so stay tuned!
And our favorite… Carousel Theme
Yes, I know I’m biased. But this was such a thrill to do and so much efforts went behind making this our favorite theme ever!
Here’s where you can find the cupcake carousel, they were fantastic for this table.
Top of the Charts! Let’s take a look at our favorites throughout the centuries. OK, maybe not centuries. But you get it.
By the way, these are in no particular order, because I simply can’t choose which is better than the next.
I spent a lot of time navigating through BluPrint, there is just so much amazing content to give you the inspiration you need, and the tools to make it happen. Their classes are amazing as well for cake decorating.
7. The Force is Strong with this one.
The Bride wanted to surprise the Groom with a special cake that would fit his personality perfectly. Her entire wedding was so incredibly beautiful, with the PNW hills in the background, and rose, golds and pale palette that got us all dreamy. But the cake, although purely business on the front, was Dark Side on the back.
6. Nutella for Days
One of our favorite clients requested we make their wedding cake, and we couldn’t be prouder! Now we knew already that this bride would never have enough Nutella, so the frosting of this cake was loaded with the heavenly hazelnut cream. The venue couldn’t be beaten either, at the Newcastle Golf Club, wow.
5. Best Day Ever.
This one was also super special. The bride’s favorite ice cream flavor from Molly Moon in Seattle was the Honey & Lavender, so she was hoping we could create something as close to that as possible. And man… it was the most delicious cake we’ve ever made! The wedding was held at the Pacific Tower, and these guys were so incredibly stunning.
4. Unique is the name of the Game
This couple was amazing. They were quirky, fun, and so in love. We helped plan all the parties around their wedding, and it was so amazing to get to know them! We designed this cake to match their unique and beautiful personalities.
3. Winter Wonderland
The deep burgundy colors of this wedding gave us all the feels! It was a December wedding, and it’s hard to pull off something beautiful during that time in Seattle, I have to admit. It’s dark and gloomy, but the bride and groom brought all the shine on that day!
2. Navy & Gold
This was our all-time favorite wedding. These guys live close to our heart and we watched them grow together from the very beginning of their relationship! I was thrilled to be part of this special day, and was tasked with making a cake that was unique and modern and couture, and I did my absolute best. There was edible gold on the middle layer, and we added rice paper on the bottom layer and created such a different visual.
Whimsical & Romantic
We’ve talked about this one before, but we couldn’t leave out this beauty. One of our favorites, and captured expertly by our favorite local photographer, Patrick Nied.
Hold your hats, people! This is the romance we’ve all been searching for in a cake.
Featured on Wedding Chicks, this styled photo shoot was a total hit, with the most amazing vendors in town. Check out the article for the full list of vendors and all the amazing photos!
I spent a lot of time navigating through BluPrint, there is just so much amazing content to give you the inspiration you need, and the tools to make it happen. Their classes are amazing as well for cake decorating.
When discussing what we wanted to do for the cake, many ideas came to mind. But we were focusing on “whimsical”, and “romantic”. We saw a few inspiration pictures of vintage china sets with hand painted details, and I knew I had found the focal point.
I started out thinking I needed some kind of stencil to make this pattern, but it turns out this works so much better free handing it.
P Squared Events 