Come on Spring!

Will Winter ever end?

The sprinkling of warm days tease us.  The tips of the tulip leaves quietly breaking through the earth fills us with hope.....and then here comes another snow storm.  We watch the ice break and float away only to awaken to new ice blocks formed overnight.  Up and down our spirits go as we hope this will be the week that Spring firmly plants her foot and is here to stay.

Nothing slows us down at the Bakery.  We began baking and icing our Lemon Raspberry Delight Cakes the first of April.  They join our other Spring cake, the Coconut Lemon Delight Cake, to round

out some of our favorite flavors at this time of the year.

As the girls carefully stir our lemon curd in preparation to make these Seasonal Cakes the air is filled with such a delightful smell.  Spring has definitely sprung inside the Bakery.

In Annapolis everyone is thrilled with the new cookies, meringues, scones and brownies we are beginning to offer there.  Our new bakery cases have made such a difference to the front of our shop.  How did we ever do without them?

We have many exciting things happening in the next two months.

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Come on Spring!  I am ready to ride my bike.

Caroline

A Special Month!

March is a very special month.

A month filled with all of my Pisces’ friends’ birthdays.....

including mine:) 

The crocuses, daffodils and cherry blossoms begin to bloom,

as the winter drabness begins to brighten with the sprinkling of color appearing all around.  Soon we will experience the color of

‘new green’  before it darkens into the green of summer.

Winter clothes begin to be packed away as the days tease us

with the warmth of the coming Spring.  The last runs down the

snowy slopes are seized with a vengeance to grab the last moments to schuss down the mountain.  Bikes come out to be dusted and oiled for the first rides of the new season.

Who can not embrace the hope and rebirth that Spring brings

with it?

And then in the middle of all of this ‘March Madness’ is

St. Patrick’s Day.  Of course, we will all wear green......because

it is one of the simple, fun expressions of this day of celebration.

I know you do not want to be pinched because you are not wearing the color green;)  Boiled cabbage, potatoes and corned beef will be my traditional meal of choice on this delightful holiday. 

It comes and goes so quickly. The to early morning bike rides, the smell of spring flowers and the celebration of March birthdays........Enjoy it all.

Top O’ The Morning to You........

Caroline

Goodbye February, Hello Spring!

Lots of exciting things are happening here at Caroline's Cakes.

We are putting two new bakery cases  in our Annapolis Bakery to showcase all the cakes, cupcakes and cake pops more glamorously.  

You are sure to say 'WOW!' when you step in the door.

Be on the lookout for our new selections in Annapolis.

You are going to be thrilled.

In Spartanburg, we are preparing for the launch of  

four new very special cakes........all are a surprise........

and have an extraordinary component to go with them.

You will just have to wait, but I am bursting to tell you:)

If you have not seen Martha Stewart's magazine,

'Cakes and Cupcakes,' you should flip through it when you do.

I saw so many cakes that were just like ours,  I have to wonder.....ummm!  One cake alternating chocolate and caramel layers,  

now who else does that:) Then the impatiens on cupcakes.....OK, anyone can do that, I know.......and the daffodil on the cupcake, ah ha! A few pages further, what do I find but the ladybugs on cupcakes.....wrong color green for the leaves, if you ask me...... 
and the bumble bee.....sting!

Facing page, the daisy design on the slices of cake.....well, 
I certainly have seen that before, oh yes!  

Well, well, there is a dot cake, too.....I must admit my jaw dropped;)  

The sailboat cake is a real compliment to our fish bowl cake........  

I think we will just do a sailboat cake, too.......so there!  But the final 'ah-ha' moment is the

Buche de Noel filled with Caramel Buttercream!

Well, imitation is the most sincere form of flattery.......just saying.  

Thank you, Martha. I think I will do a little imitating on my own.

With chuckles,

Caroline

Caroline   

Celebrate Spring with our Coconut Lemon Delight!

 Spring is indeed a-buzzin'!

When I returned to Spartanburg last week everything was

in full bloom. The drive out Pine Street is lined with

cherry trees at their peak. It is the best thing for speed

control as you just do not want to miss a moment of this

soft pink beauty. All across town the dogwoods and

azaleas are promising to be the next to fill our days with color.  I do believe there is not a month that something is not blooming in this special town of Sparkle City. It has encouraged me to get out for my evening walks when I am enjoying having closer inspection of the smaller flowers that are raising their heads and bumping into some of my neighbors.......who I am beginning to know by name. It really can be very hard moving into a town where you only know a few people, but I think it is a perfect exercise for this aging mind;)

The walls at the Bakery are almost complete and by the end of the week we will begin to have a finished ceiling with real lights......and light switches. No more turning on and off lights at the breaker box. That always gave me the creeps. As we complete this phase our hoods and walk-ins will arrive to be installed. It all seems to be happening so fast now. I just love the urgency of it all.

Spring and Easter Cakes are popping up in the front of the Bakery for pick-up in Annapolis.

Richard's new menu board just went up in the front of the Deli.  

It is gorgeous!  

Spring is really in the air.

As always.......

'Taking it to the 7th Layer'

Caroline Rasgdale Reutter

Coconut Lemon Delight

One of our favorites for the Springtime is

 coming back this March!

 A special twist on Caroline's classic

 Coconut Cloud Cake. 

 

 

 

The taste of Springtime!

Four moist layers of yellow cake

are filled with our Lemon Curd

all gently iced with our 

fresh Coconut icing.

 What could be more perfect!

9" Round  

 Serves 14-20

$58 + Shipping

 

 

Caroline's Cakes

1580 Whitehall Road

Annapolis, MD 21409

888-801-CAKE(2253)

 www.carolinescakes.com

 caroline@carolinescakes.com

Celebrate Caroline's Birthday all Month Long!

March Madness!
To Celebrate Caroline's Birthday

March 13th
We are offering our

7-layer Caramel Cake

at 13% off

for the entire month of March!!!!!

(Applies to 7-Layer Caramel Cakes shipped between March 1st and March 31st 2011.)

and
introducing our Beautifully Decorated
Spring Cake:

Spring's a-Poppin'!

The First Signs of Spring are Here!

We have decorated our Spice Cake with the beautiful Daffodils and Violets that are now out in bloom!

This Cake is filled with alternating layers of Vanilla Butter Cream and our famous Caramel. The Cake is then iced in our Vanilla Butter Cream and decorated with our beautiful

Daffodils and Violets.