Cakes, Cakes, and More Cakes

Two Football Cakes

Sweet Blessings 

Since my initial post about Sweet Blessings, I have been back to the organization twice. The first Tuesday, there were many cake orders that came in late. Ashley asked me to decorate two football cakes at once to help with the time crunch. This was my first time decorating a cake, so I was a little nervous. Ashley showed me how to roll out the fondant, cut out the decorations, and what she wanted the cakes to look like. I added yard lines, football lace, grass, and a jersey to each cake. I loved being able to make the cakes specifically for two children who loved football, and I hope they really enjoyed them.

Sweet Blessings Graph

The second Tuesday that I went to Sweet Blessings was their annual Bake-a-Thon. This is held every year in February, in honor of the month that Ashley first started the organization. Sweet Blessings tries to bake as many cakes as possible for children during this marathon, and over 100 cakes were made on February 23rd! Needless to say, it was very busy inside Sweet Blessings last Tuesday. I was welcomed by a sign as soon as I entered the building. The sign displayed a graph of how many children that Sweet Blessings has helped each year. The number has increased each year, and I am so excited that I am helping to keep this trend for 2016.

Polka Dots

While helping with the Bake-a-Thon, I started out by making circle decorations for a Mickey Mouse cake. The circles were black and white and really added a special touch to the cake. After this, I spent the rest of my time making bows and UK symbols for cakes. The bows were made from gum paste and were very simple to cut out and form. The UK symbols were very difficult. The UK letters had to be cut out in blue and then given a white outline using a cutting utensil. It was very time consuming because I wanted to make the symbol look as neat as possible.

UK Symbol

Bows and UK Symbols

Sweet Blessings' Bake-a-Thon Shirt

As I was making the decorations, I couldn't help but notice all of the volunteers. All of the tables were filled with cakes and people. All of the workers were laughing and smiling, and I realized how true the message on Sweet Blessings' Bake-a-Thon shirt is: IT'S NOT ABOUT THE CAKE. Sweet Blessings is about the children and helping to spread God's love to them, not just making cakes.

I absolutely love volunteering at Sweet Blessings. Decorating the cakes is very enjoyable, and I love being able to send joy to children in need. I am eager to see what next Tuesday brings!