Bakerella's Pop Stars

On August 19,2009 I received an e-mail from Bakerella

Reply Bakerella to me show details 8/19/09
Hi Dorothy
I'm thinking about showcasing some cake pops from readers on my site.
Would you like to have a photo of your daughter with the pops included?
Let me know what you think.
ThanksBakerella

Reply Dorothy Javellana to Bakerella show details 8/19/09
Hello, What an honor!!! I would love to be a part of it. I give you permission to do so, my daughter will be delighted. Just keep me posted. More power to you. Dorothy


On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 4:35 PM, Bakerella wrote:
Great.
I'm not sure when I'll start, but thank you for letting me include your photo.
Bakerella



On May 11, 2010, at 11:08 AM, Dorothy Javellana wrote:
I am so thankful to you for posting the pictures. I was told by a homebaker in New York who I met on the web, that my daughter's pictures are on your site. It was such a surprise last night when I came home from work, Bea said thank you. She was so excited to see herself on your site. You made my day. Thanks so much. Dorothy

Bakerella to me May 12, 2010 at 6:49 PM
You're welcome. Glad you liked it and thanks for sharing your photo.
Tell Bea I said HI!

http://www.bakerella.com/pop-star-dorothy-in-california/

200 Cherry Blossom Wedding Cupcakes

I made 200 Cherry Blossom wedding cupcakes for our good friend's wedding on the 17th of April. Eva and Alain are very dear to my husband and I. Eva and I are like long lost sisters, obviously I am the older one:) We are both Kumon instructors. We met on our orientation day in the fall of 2006, she was taking over her mother's 2nd center and I was starting from scratch. It was after a year when we crossed path again. We became regular seatmates on our monthly meetings and started talking. Our friendship blossomed and we dicovered that we have similar life experiences . We are complete opposites, she is quiet and reserved, and I am the social, loud one. Inspite of our differences, we have a very special bond.

This was what I started with, a dummy cupcake, the base was made out styrofoam ball. I had to make sure that the bride approved of it. She wanted burgundy colored cherry blossoms. The top was made out of embossed MMF (Marshmallow Fondant), I brushed it with pearl dust for the shiny glittery effect. The cherry blossom was painted with edible gold glaze and 3 pearlized sugar pearls were glued in the middle.

One thing I found out mixing red + electric blue = burgundy. I love using Americolor http://www.americolorcorp.com/, the colors are so vibrant. I made the flowers 2 weeks before the wedding.


The flavor of the cupcake is Eva's favorite "RED VELVET"

Eva told me the cupcake was going to be part of the plate setting. Whew, that made me panic, it meant that the cupcake needed to be flawless because everyone would be staring at it.

At the Ritz Carlton Hotel.

Exquisite, very simple and elegant!!!

I was so proud of my work. I also give credit to my daughter, husband and my friend Rebecca, without them it would have been difficult to finish on time.

Wicked Cupcakes

Wicked cupcakes I made for the 12th birthday of my daughter. I found a blogger( A GIRL IN HER KITCHEN) in Flickr and she posted photos of her Wicked Cupcakes. She was very kind enough to share the cupcake holder template in her blog

http://agirlinherkitchen.blogspot.com/2009/10/iron-cupcake-earth-music.html

WICKED CAKE

My daughter Bea is a big fan of WICKED, so on her 12th birthday I created a special Wicked cake.


This is an edible image of the logo that I had printed.

Little Peeps for Easter

Look what we made for Easter giveaways for my girls' classmates PIKACHU out of Peeps!!!

Thank you Bakerella for the idea.

Cupcakes Pops by Bakerella

Bea's good friend Lacey is having a birthday party and she decided to make cupcake pops to surprise her.

Idea courtesy of Bakerella http://bakerella.blogspot.com/ she is one of my favorite bloggers.

I was so excited it turned out so well and so I e-mailed her.

tobakerella@earthlink.net
dateMon, Apr 6, 2009 at 10:34 AMsubjectThank youmailed-bygmail.com
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Thank you so much for this wonderful idea. Now, I am hooked to your blog. I taught my daughter how to do fondant decorating on cupcakes and cakes, but this is much easier. We did this last Saturday. She loves it, she gave it to her friend for her birthday and they all love it. Take care and more power to you. Dorothy

Here is her reply:

toDorothy Javellana <djavellana@gmail.com>
dateMon, Apr 6, 2009 at 4:29 PMsubjectRe: Thank youmailed-byearthlink.netsigned-byearthlink.net
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Dorothy
They look fantastic. I'm glad your daughter had fun.
Thanks for the pics. Makes me smile.
Bakerella

Fight Pink Slips, Stand Up for Schools cuppies

Thousands of Educators, Parents and Supporters Stand Up for Schools on Friday, March 13, CTA’s Statewide Day of Action

SVUSD plans for worst-case budget scenario
By Carissa Marshcmarsh@theacorn.com
Around 230 of Simi Valley’s 1,000 teachers will find out before the end of the day whether they need to consider looking for work elsewhere.Facing a possible $11-million shortfall for the next school year, Simi Valley Unified School District is sending the notices as it plans for a worst-case budget scenario. The district is required by law to notify teachers by today that they might not be asked to return. It’s still unknown just how many Simi teachers will lose their jobs when the district makes its final staffing decisions in May.Leading up to what the state’s teachers union dubbed “Pink Friday,” local teachers showed their solidarity in several ways this week as they attempted to alert the public to the severity of the pending layoffs, which are due primarily to a reduction in state funding.Due to cuts in the recently approved state budget, the five East County school districts face a combined loss of revenue of more than $17 million this year and an additional $4 million next year, totaling more than $21 million for both years.Third-year Simi Valley High School teacher Dan Ham and several of his colleagues stood at the entrance to the school’s main parking lot on Tuesday, handing out pink fliers and speaking to parents. He and others across the district donned pink pins stating, “Stand Up For Schools.”“There are a lot of concerned teachers,” Ham said. “You can see it on their faces. It’s on my mind too. I’m concerned.”Ham, who teaches world history, U.S. government and economics, said he wanted to inform the community about what’s happening in the schools. The young teacher, who grew up in the small Northern California town of Yreka and earned his undergraduate degree and teaching credential at Cal Lutheran University, doesn’t know where he’d work if he lost his teaching job.“I’m not sure what I’d be able to get,” Ham said. “It would be silly for me not to be worried about my career right now.”In recognition of Pink Friday, teachers, students, administrators and other community members will wear pink and rally today from 3 to 5 p.m. on the corners of Sycamore Drive and Cochran Street. Concerned members of the public have been invited to attend.Simi Valley High Principal Steve Pietrolungo, who stood by his teachers Tuesday as they held up signs, estimated that 20 to 30 teachers at his campus will receive potential layoff notices today. “These teachers are part of my family,” Pietrolungo said. “This isn’t a final notice. However, it’s still very upsetting when you’re one step closer to losing your job. These teachers have given their blood, money, sweat and time in this profession.“Where it impacts kids is that it’s their basketball coach, their ceramics teacher, their mock debate coach, their AP teacher. . . . When you put a name to it, it really hits the kids.”Ham won’t avoid Pietrolungo, who will personally hand out the pink slips, in the hallways today.“I’m ready to face the music if I need to,” he said.Many teachers picketed Tuesday and Wednesday at different school sites, including Simi and White Oak elementary schools.First-grade teacher Jennifer Hemphill, who’s in her first year at White Oak and eighth year overall in SV Unified, fears that she and her husband may both lose their jobs.“And we have three kids,” Hemphill said. “I am at risk, but I know we’re not the only ones.”Mary Ellen Borchart has taught science at White Oak for 10 years. The district is expected to cut 12 elementary science positions for a savings of $840,000. “I’ll have a job next year, but I won’t be teaching science,” Borchart said. “It seems like we’re always on the chopping block.”According to Superintendent Kathryn Scroggin, the district has already made $5.1 million in cuts this school year and needs to make $10.9 million in reductions in 2009-10. Betsy Sanders, vice president for the Simi Educators Association, handed out informational fliers to parents after school. “Everyone’s anxious, every-one’s on edge,” said Sanders, who has taught ceramics at the high school since 1992 and been a teacher in the district since 1987. “It’s not just us. The whole world is being affected.”Parents seem to be hearing the teachers’ pleas.“It’s important to let everyone know the issues,” said parent David Haas after a morning rally at White Oak. “Our children are a pretty good investment. It’s not like we’re doing some pork barrel thing. I’m all for (supporting teachers).”At the end of the small rally at Simi Valley High, Ham collected all the signs and returned them to Pietrolungo’s office.As the final few students lingered on campus waiting for rides home, Ham reflected on his passion for teaching.“I really love history and being able to share that love with other people,” Ham said. “It’s a dream come true to keep studying history and share it with students.”For Ham, part of the dream now means not receiving a pink slip at the end of the day.

http://theacornonline.com/topstory-simi.html

To support our teachers in Vista Fundamental School, I decided to give my daughter's Kindergarten teachers the left over cupcakes from my Hello Kitty project. I embossed the fondant with a tool used for paper embossing put it in a plastic box with a brown bow to finish it off.