Doing homework at the bakery...

With Dad on a business trip, what else does my youngest get to do except come hang out at the bakery on a Saturday. At least this time she did a little homework. Her project was to make a plant cell out of something and she choose to do it out of fondant. So she got her own space and kept busy all day with her project.
I showed her a few techniques, but she has been around this forever so it wasn't too hard for her. She did a great job, worthy of an "A" I'm sure!

Getting ready for March

Can you believe next week is March?!!! I don't know where February has gone. Here is a St. Patrick's display on the showcase, our delicious cut-out cookies and a cute little cake. Also, next month's flavor is chocolate mint. We will have some delicious green items to choose from...keep checking back!

Test baking...

Today we did a little test baking on coffee cakes. I hope you approve, I know the staff sure did. I have apple, cherry and cinnamon pictured here. I did one with cherry and cream cheese last week that got two thumbs up from the girls. We will have these in the bakery tomorrow and each week on Thursday, Friday and Saturday while supplies last. Let me know your favorite flavors and we may add some more.

Get ready for Valentine's Day

We will have a lot of sweet things for your loved ones this Valentine's Day. Above are our chocolate chip cookie hearts. They are 10" in diameter and we will also have them as sugar cookie big hearts.
And, the kids go crazy over our cupcake critters. We will have them in the showcase, but you may want to pre-order to be sure we have enough.

National Pie Day!

Today is National Pie Day, GO PIE!

We had fun giving away pies yesterday to some very deserving people in honor of National Pie Day. It was fun to surprise them with something special. What a great way to start out the year!


It doesn't seem very much like winter lately, but we do have some cute cake & cookie designs for January. I don't mind looking at these "sweet" snowmen!

"PIE IT FORWARD"!

If you don't have this on your calendars already, I want to make sure you all know that Saturday, January 23rd, is National Pie Day.

Last year, we held our first "Pie it Forward" event with huge success and we want to do it again this year. On Friday, January 22nd, we will deliver free apple pies to celebrate National Pie Day. These pies are not from me, but are from YOU!

Just tell us why you want to "pie it forward" to someone special or to a certain business or organization. Maybe you just want to say "thank you" to a friend for always being there to help, or "I am thinking of you at this difficult time", or perhaps there is a special organization that is always giving, without asking for anything in return. This is your chance to "pie it forward" to someone for doing something nice for you. We will deliver an apple pie on your behalf. Here is what you need to do:

• Tell us in 100 words or less why your friend, family member, business or organization is deserving of a special "pie it forward" pie. What have they done for you?
• Send us their name, address and where we can find them on Friday, January 22nd. Don't forget to give us your name and daytime phone number so we can contact you if your entry is selected. We will take requests until 5:30 on Thursday, January 21th.
• E-mail us your information. Our address to receive the requests is images@cheris-bakery.com. PUT IN THE SUBJECT LINE, PIE IT FORWARD. (This is only for receiving requests, we do not take orders from this address.)
• You may also fill-out a form here at the bakery.

We are going to choose 12 deserving entries. Unfortunately, all requests can not be filled. Delivery times are up to Cheri's Bakery and , if we are not able to reach someone at the time of delivery, another entry will be selected.

I can't wait to see the surprise of people's faces when the get their pie. This was so much fun last year, we have made it an annual event.

Why not start 2010 in a positive way! No dessert evokes a warmer memories and goodwill than pie.

Cheri

Bridal Expo Cookies

Here is a video showing all the cute cookies we added to our tables at the show. I am going a bit fast to get it all in, and I apologize for my video skills. I will post photos so you can see them more clearly after the show. We are there again from 12:00 - 5:00 today. Stop by and visit us if you come down. We will have everything on display at the bakery on Tuesday.