Blessed to Serve at Sweet Blessings

Ashley Gann, founder (from sweetblessingscakes.org)

I have continued to enjoy my time serving at Sweet Blessings. As time has progressed, I have formed a better relationship with Ashley, the owner, along with the other volunteers. I always feel lucky to have so many helpful people around to help when I go to Sweet Blessings on Tuesday. Each person is willing to jump in and lend a hand even though they already have their own tasks to work on. The dedication that I see while I am at Sweet Blessings is inspiring.

Ashley puts in very long days in order to make sure each child in need receives their birthday cake. Sometimes, if she has a lot of orders in one week, this means she is coming in early in the morning and leaving late at night. Considering she has her own family and children at home, the sacrifice that she makes is huge. The work that Ashley and the other volunteers put in is very inspiring and causes me to wholeheartedly support their cause as well.

UK themed cake that Haley and I decorated.

I have learned a lot about cakes in my time at Sweet Blessings. A Tuesday at Sweet Blessings consists of cake baking, freezing the cakes, and lots and lots of clean up. Then, the cakes are constructed depending on the number of people that they are supposed to serve. It might be a small classroom or designed just to serve a family. The cakes are covered in fondant depending on the interests of the individual that the cake is going to, and that’s where I come in. The volunteers that are able to come in the evening complete the decorating of the cakes. I have learned to do various things that I did not even know existed! A lot of it is just jumping in and thinking of your own creative ideas regarding what might look good. I have learned a lot about what’s “in” with kids these days. This includes decorating video game cakes and decorating cakes based off of TV shows I have never heard of (and I have never felt so old)! I cannot wait to see what I learn next week.