Baked By Becca

Princess Turns One

2016-01-07T09:09:00.000-08:00

A fellow Navy family celebrated their first daughter's first birthday. She is definitely the princess in the family and there couldn't have been a better theme for her party! I love the way these rose motif cakes turn out. They are such a big bang for your buck!

Christmas Special

2015-11-05T06:52:00.002-08:00

It was brought to my attention yesterday that Christmas is only 7 weeks away! It's always busy during the holiday season. Let Baked By Becca take care of the baking for you this year so you can focus on celebrating and spending time with your loved ones!

A Pixie Cake

2015-10-19T18:58:00.001-07:00

One of our sweet friends turned four this month. She told her mom she wanted a Tinkerbell cake. I was happy to oblige. :) Happy birthday Madeline! You are one fun girl!

Neverland Ahoy!

2015-09-06T18:47:00.000-07:00

My little girl turned three this weekend! Oh my goodness, can y'all believe it?! I think this birthday has been the most emotional for me so far. One really didn't hit me like it does most people. I was more excited to see what one would bring than anything. She turned two just a few days before we made a cross country move with the Navy and we had our second baby just a couple months later. Needless to say, year two was a blink of an eye. So, to realize that she is now three; I can hardly believe it. Well, we had a grand time celebrating! She is very into Peter Pan right now, so naturally we had to have a Neverland party. I think it turned out pretty great. :)

Turning Three

2015-09-04T18:35:00.000-07:00

One of our dear little friends is only a few days older than my little girl. So, when her mother asked me to do her birthday cake I was thrilled. She is such a sweet little friend! Nora, happy birthday sweet girl! We are so happy we got to be apart of your celebration!

First Birthday

2015-08-14T18:27:00.000-07:00

I did a matching smash cake and birthday cake for a little girl's first birthday. Her mother picked a rosette decor. I love this cake. Its such a big bang for your buck kind of cake, and it's super girly! Happy birthday little princess, I hope you had a wonderful day.

Daddy's Day

2015-07-22T17:58:00.000-07:00

Happy birthday to our hero, naval aviator, our favorite person to see walk through the door, the love of my life, and the father of my children. Today you turn 28- wow only two years away from 30. When did we get so old?! You are such a wonderful husband and father and we had such a great day celebrating you.

P.S. Sorry your cake was "light red". That's what happens when you have a two year old daughter whose obsessed with cake.

Wedding Day

2015-07-15T18:20:00.000-07:00

This summer I not only had the pleasure of being a bridesmaid in my baby brother's wedding, but I also was able to make their wedding cake. It was a lot of work, but so worth it. I was so happy to be able to be a part of their special day in such a fun way. We love y'all Mark & Molly, and we wish y'all many, many years of happiness!

Pink Sprinkles

2015-06-12T17:49:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Miss Maisy Jo! You are the spunkiest little two year old I know. You are so cute, and if you grow up with half the sense of humor your mother has, you'll be one fun girl! In the pictures, the cake almost looks cream, but it was really a very pale pink.

New Look for Baked By Becca

2015-05-22T13:40:00.000-07:00

I am in the process of giving a face lift to my blog. Bare with me as I am not very tech savvy. But, here is the new logo and inspiration for the new look. Wish me luck!

Mermaids

2015-05-15T13:33:00.000-07:00

I had a blast with this cookie order! The CO of my husband's squadron asked me to do cookies for his daughter's eleventh birthday. She and some of her friends went the the Mermaid Factory in Norfolk. It's kind of like a paint your own pottery place except they only do little statues of the Norfolk mermaid. The cookies were individually wrapped to be the party favors for the girls.

Little Black Rain Cloud

2015-03-28T13:25:00.000-07:00

I had the pleasure of making this adorable smash cake for a friend's one year old daughter. They had honey pot sugar cookies for the guests and the full hundred-acre wood for the smash cake!

Garden Tea Party

2014-06-26T11:00:00.000-07:00

I did a super cute baby shower cake for a friend. She was hosting a small garden tea party to celebrate one of her friends who is about to have a sweet baby girl. She wanted something small and simple to match her grandmothers china tea cups she was going to be using at the shower. I haven't done something so frilly in a long time, it was fun making roses!

Surprise Baby Shower

2014-03-29T10:49:00.000-07:00

I hosted a small surprise baby shower for one of my dearest friends. It was just a few of us getting together to celebrate baby boy #2 that is on his way. It was a wonderful evening of dessert and much needed mommy time. We are usually all toting little toddlers with us when we are able to get together. I had so much fun making some nautical themed cookies! We can't wait to meet the newest little baby boy soon!

Baa Baa, Birthday Sheep

2014-03-22T10:41:00.000-07:00

One of our dear friends turned one recently! "Baby Grace" as everyone calls her is not a baby anymore. This adorable little girl is now one year old! I can't believe that she having her first birthday. Grace was the youngest child in the play group that we go to. It's crazy how fast they they grow up! "Baby Grace's" grandparents are sheep farmers way up in the state of New York, and so they went with a farm/sheep theme for her party. It was so cute! I had a blast making all these little sheep cupcakes and the cutest sheep smash cake for such a sweet little girl! Happy Birthday Grace!

Anchors Away My Boys!

2014-03-17T10:35:00.000-07:00

I had so much fun doing this cake for a fellow Navy wife! It was a fun alternative to the usual round cakes that I do. My friend's husband was celebrating his 10 year anniversary of joining and serving in the U.S. Navy! Thank you for you service Tommy!

A Day of Love

2014-02-14T19:16:00.000-08:00

For Valentines Day I decided to make all of my little girl's play group friends some cookies. I had a blast! I'm hoping that it will become an annual event that my children will have fun with in the future.

Cute as a Button

2014-01-12T19:09:00.000-08:00

Another play group party! One of our dearest friends had her first birthday this month. I was so excited when her mom asked me to make the cupcakes for her adorable sewing/button themed birthday party!

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

2013-12-07T18:58:00.000-08:00

Another one of our play group friends celebrated a first birthday! I had so much fun doing this little guy's smash cake! It was my first carved/sculpted cake. I think it turned out fabulous!

A Bee-autiful Cake

2013-10-05T19:06:00.000-07:00

One of my dear military friends wanted a little cake to celebrate her birthday. I was so happy that she asked me to make it! I love doing these quick, and super cute cakes. She loves bees and chocolate- I think I hit the mark with this one.

Weekend of Firsts

2013-09-28T18:55:00.000-07:00

Out of our play group that we go to four of the kids have September birthdays, three of which are all on the same week! So, needless to say, we partied A LOT this weekend! Three first birthday parties in two days. I had the privileged to do the cakes for one of the parties. This little girl is the epitome of girl, so naturally, everything was pink, pink, princess pink, and more pink!

My Baby's Turning One?!

2013-09-06T18:46:00.000-07:00

Well, that had to have been the fastest year of my life to date! I can't believe my little baby is one year old! It was such a fun weekend though. All of her grandparents and cousins were able to make it for the big event. With our family and play group buddies that we invited, we had quite the house full! Her favorite book as of now is Sandra Boynton's Barnyard Dance. So, that was the inspiration for her cake. Everyone had a blast and all the babies played in a little ball pit we had set up, and of course we ate cake! Baby girl was not into the whole smash the cake thing. I think there were just too many people staring at her. Maybe my future children will get more into it?

Surprise Birthday Party

2013-06-22T19:28:00.000-07:00

I had the pleasure of making a surprise birthday cake for one of the Instructor Pilots this week. He was turning 30 and his wife wanted to give him a really special cake. I loved the idea, which was all hers. It is a spoof of a Jack Daniels Whiskey bottle label. I love this idea for guys. Sometimes it's hard to make a cake manly, but this one was spot on!

Nephew's First Birthday

2013-05-12T18:40:00.000-07:00

The first week of May I traveled back home to celebrate my nephew's first birthday! What kind of aunt would I have been if I hadn't made his cake? We had such a great time celebrating the super sweet and cuddly little guy.

He is Risen; He is Risen Indeed!

2013-04-07T18:33:00.000-07:00

This was our first Easter in the Navy and our first Easter without any family coming to celebrate the Risen Lord with us. So, we embraced our new Navy family and spent Easter Sunday with several families for a pot luck lunch in the back yard by the pool (benefit of sunny Florida). I had such a fun time making this little cake to sit among the other wonderful desserts that were brought!