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Cakespy is seeking sweetness in everyday life: from the best cakes, cupcakes, cookies, bakeries, tortes, tarts etc--to products and services for people who love aforementioned desserts, we report our findings here, with a new feature every weekday!
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Cake Byte: Cake Central Magazine to Launch in March 2010
I don't know about you, but I get totally excited when I hear about something new in the cake community. And a sweet bit of news recently came my way via Leanne, whose delicious cakes I have sampled and who has purchased my artwork--she's part of a ...
Cake Byte: CakeSpy Contributions to Serious Eats Featured in O Magazine!
Watch out, Gayle--you've got some competition. Oprah and CakeSpy are, like, practically BFF! OK, this might be a slight stretch. However, I am delighted to report that the January issue of O Magazine has a feature on Serious Eats (a site to which I...
Sweet Charity: CakeSpy and Menu For Hope 6!
As totally sweet as it is to receive gifts around the holiday, sometimes it's even sweeter to give back. With that in mind, CakeSpy is happy to donate an original 11x14 framed watercolor painting featuring cupcakes and bacon (awesome!) as part of th...
Cake Byte: Jane and Michael Stern in Seattle in January!
Jane and Michael Stern talk a lot about foods like hot dogs, mac and cheese, burgers, and savory things.But from time to time, they also break out an exquisite gem of a sweet find--which are reported on their site, roadfood.com. And generally the swe...
Sweet December: The Holiday Cupcake Roster at Trophy Cupcakes
Not that you need a reason to go to Trophy Cupcakes this month, but you know what? Here are four reasons. You know what that means? No excuses.#1: CakeSpy Art Show. Buy original artwork all December long at the Wallingford location of Trophy Cupcakes...
Cake Byte: CakeSpy at Crafty Wonderland in Portland December 13
Oh, hi Portland. Now, I know you already love sweet stuff: after all, you are the home of such amazing bakeries as Saint Cupcake, Ken's Artisan Bakery, Crema, Voodoo Donuts, Honore, and Pearl Bakery--just to name a few.But this weekend, a veritable s...
Cake Byte: Preview of the Trophy Cupcakes Show!
Dudes and Dudettes. I am, like, so excited about my upcoming artist reception at the Wallingford Trophy Cupcakes tomorrow evening!It is going to be an action-packed day for me: I will be selling artwork all day at the awesome Urban Craft Uprising (P....
Sweet News: CakeSpy Featured in the Saveur Gift Guide!
Every foodie knows Saveur, one of the best food sites and magazines out there! (Oh, and by the way, if you haven't picked up the december issue, please do: they have a great holiday dessert article!).And so considering how rad Saveur is, how sweet is...
Cake Byte: Cuppie At the Milwaukee Art Museum!
Cuppie has made it to the big time: he's officially been acknowledged by the Milwaukee Art Museum! OK, granted, it's a very tiny image, but hey: we've got to start somewhere, right? Next stop, solo show at MoMA!Cuppie was used as a promotional image ...
Sweet December: Cupcake Royale\'s Holiday Cupcake Roster
So what if it's not technically December yet? Cupcake Royale has their holiday flavors out already in full force!Here's what you'll find there this month:Figgy Pudding: A rich and fudgy chocolate chunk fig cake topped with a light and fluffy, old-fas...
Cake Byte: Cyber Monday Sale at CakeSpyShop.com!
Do you need some sweet treats for the holidays? How about some holiday cards, or perhaps a sweet cupcake ornament? It's all available--plus so much more--on CakeSpyShop.com! And through Monday, November 30, you can get some sweet savings! Use code CS...
Cake Byte: CakeSpy Artwork at Trophy Cupcakes Starting December 5!
Breaking Cake News! CakeSpy is having another art show at Trophy Cupcakes! The first one this summer was such a success that they have asked for more cupcake art to get them through the holiday season!Please note that if you read the update about the...
Cake Byte: Holiday Art Show Schedule!
Brace yourselves, sweeties: it's gonna be one sugar-filled holiday season. Here's a schedule of where you can find me selling artwork this winter!November 21+22: EtsyRAIN Holiday Show! Come on down to the first ever EtsyRAIN Holiday show at the Intim...
Sweet November: Seasonal Flavors at Trophy Cupcakes
Forget the Pumpkin Pie: this November, it's all about the cupcakes! Local cupcake bakery Trophy Cupcakes has two seasonal flavors which will be available all month long starting Saturday, November 14: First, the Candied Yam Cupcake. This delicious co...
Cake Byte: CakeSpy Grilled Cheesecake in This Is Why You\'re Fat!
It's official, world: CakeSpy is making you fat.Yup, it's true! CakeSpy contributed a sweet spread to the brand new book This Is Why You're Fat: Where Dreams Become Heart Attacks: the Grilled Cheesecake Sandwich! You may remember the so-decadent-it's...
Cake Byte: Bella Cupcake Couture Debuts Mini Cupcake Wrappers!
Everything's cuter when it's tiny, and cupcakes are no exception! And you can increase that cuteness quotient even more with Bella Cupcake Couture's newest offering: mini cupcake wrappers! These pint-sized decorative cupcake wrappers are ideal for sp...
Cake Byte: Sweet Cupcakes at the Space Needle Holiday Cards!
Here's a shout-out to all of the Seattle sweeties out there: a bonus Cupcakes at the Space Needle holiday card design! It's the newest item in the CakeSpyShop.Here's the basic info:This is a boxed set of 10 cards and envelopes. The cards measure 4.25...
Cake Byte: New Collaboration With All-Mighty!
Holy sweetness, Batman!You can accessorize in the cutest way possible with a brand new suite of custom card and checkbook holders I designed for one of my favorite companies, All-Mighty! The designs incorporate all sorts of cupcakes and sweets hangin...
High On Pie: Delicious Fall Offerings from High 5 Pie, Seattle
Like, OMG. As a huge fan of Seattle's High 5 Pie, Mr. Spy and myself were very excited to receive a preview pack of their new fall "flipside" hand pie offerings. Here's what we sampled:First, the spiced plum walnut flipside, a sweet and spicy pie wit...
Season of Sweetness: The Fall and Winter 2009 Lineup at Essential Baking Company, Seattle
The weather may be getting cooler, but in Seattle, Essential Baking Company is clearly going to keep us all warm this winter. Just take a look at their seasonal menu. Like, yum.The following items will be available all season long, from October 1-Dec...
Cake Quandary: What Kind of Cupcakes Do Celebrities Eat?
As a loyal reader of In Touch and US Weekly, I have come to depend on their thoughtful writing and vivid photographs. But as thorough and thought-provoking as the articles are, there is one facet of celebrity culture which I have found lacking in the...
Fall-ing In Love: Trophy Cupcakes Debuts Chocolate Stout Oktoberfest Cupcakes
Beer? Chocolate? Cupcakes?Yes, yes, and yes: say hello to Trophy Cupcakes' limited-edition flavor of the month for October: the Chocolate Stout Cupcake with Caramel Stout Buttercream! Here's the 411, per the owner Jennifer Shea:Made this season with ...
Cake Byte: Sweet New Holiday Stamps by Taylored Expressions!
Still in a cuteness frenzy over the 2009 CakeSpy holiday card collection which made its debut the other day? Well, brace yourselves, because here comes yet more holiday sweetness: the new CakeSpy Holiday Rubber Stamps for Taylored Expressions!Perfect...
Cake Byte: The 2009 CakeSpy Holiday Card Collection!
Oh, hello. Meet the 2009 CakeSpy holiday card collection!Whether you've been naughty or nice, there's some sugar and spice for everyone in this sweet suite of stationery, which is ready to ship starting October 10.Here are the new designs:Inner Greet...
Sweet Harvest: Cupcake Royale Debuts their Fall 2009 Flavors
There's some serious autumn sweetness coming to Seattle for the next few months, as I learned from my sweet friends at Cupcake Royale. Here's what they've got to say:Fresh from the Northwest fields, Cupcake Royale has connected to its local farming f...
Cake Byte: NY Times Article Makes Sweet Cupcake Commentary
What can I say? After multiple readers sent me this article about cupcakes all over the world, I simply had to share it. As one reader aptly put it, "Maybe all those U.N. and other diplomatic meetings would accomplish more towards world peace if cupc...
Cookie Monster: The Bacon, Cereal and Orange Juice Breakfast Cookie for Serious Eats
You love breakfast. You love cookies. So why have they been kept separate for so long?They join forces in one whopper of a cookie for my latest feature on Serious Eats: the Bacon, Cereal, and Orange Juice Breakfast Cookie! Each of these monster cooki...
Cake Byte: More CakeSpy Celebrates a Year of Collaboration with Taylored Expressions
Booyea! You know what this month marks? CakeSpy is celebrating one year of collaboration with with Taylored Expressions, a rubber stamp company! Cuppie has taken part in many rubber stamp adventures this year from a trip to the beach to the latest H...
Sweetness in Chicago: CakeSpy at the Renegade Craft Fair!
Get excited, Chicago. Your city is about to get even sweeter.A veritable tornado of sweetness is coming your way on September 12th and 13th: I (Head Spy Jessie) will be taking part in the annual Renegade Craft Fair! But I won't be alone: there will b...
Cake Byte: Totally Sweet Rolling Lego Cookie Cutter
This is a sweet find from Cake Gumshoe Matt: a Rolling Lego Cookie Cutter! This is not something I want--this is something I need.Get the full scoop on cnet.com; to purchase, visit the Lego Online Store....
