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I will be one of the vendors at the MORE 104.9 2022 Bridal & Party Showcase this Saturday, January 8, 2022 at Clay County Fair & Events Center in Spencer, Iowa. I will have samples of four cupcake flavors for you and your Brides to be! Come & see me, let me know what I…

Ok so I usually bake cookies for family & friends in December which I’ve been doing. I got an email order request from a bride for a December wedding cake, sure that’s not really new, but what her request is! I’ve been doing research, ordered the ingredients that I didn’t have on hand for her…

I went to the Sheldon Bridal Show this afternoon to see what it was like, it is held at the Crossroads Pavilion which is behind the  Holiday Inn hotel off Hwy 60. It’s a small venue for a show, but let me tell you it’s not that small! It was more than I thought. Years…

Sweet, sweet success Hartley woman growing at-home baking business September 9, 2021 NICK PEDLEY/SENTINEL-NEWS Lauri’s Cakes owner Lauri Myers has seen her home-based business grow over the last few years. A homegrown cake and cupcake business is starting to get its legs in Hartley. With the promise of “quality cakes for a little dough,” Lauri’s…

Ok I have to spill the beans here! I went ahead and ordered a book with the majority of my recent cakes! So in the future that I can display them for others to look at when I have a table set up somewhere, like this past summer during Hartley’s Summer Celebration event that is…

Ok so this isn’t exactly new to some, but for me it is. Years ago (like back in 2009) I tried to work with fondant. I didn’t like it. Now after talking with my favorite mentor Bo Hons   I learned to work with fondant again. I surprised myself! A customer asked for a special cake…

I have a friend who’s family is Dr. Who fans, in case you don’t know who Dr. Who is, well this is a summary; He’s a time-traveling alien from the planet Gallifrey. He makes his way through all of space and time in a spaceship/time machine shaped like a British police box (think of a blue…

I have made some changes since the Covid-19 pandemic began in early 2020. I used to meet in person according to the customer schedules. I have a contract that I go through where myself and the customer signs. It’s really hard to make certain colors of icing so I don’t guarantee the exact color but…

I just want to make sure everyone knows that I am not available for taking orders or meeting with potential clients due to a knee surgery that I will be having. I will return to taking orders and meeting with clients the following week!! Thank you!