About two weeks ago I was contacted to do a last minute order of 4 dozen mini cupcakes for a teenage girls birthday. She was planning to take them to her ASB class. Nothing fancy, just some of our Raspberry Red Velvet’s with pink, silver and white sprinkles. So, Lillian (mom) picked them up and later that night sent me an e-mail stating that 

The cupcakes for my daughters ASB class were a hit!!  We have all had a nibble and were very happy.

-Lillian

She also asked if I could do a Star Wars cake and cupcakes for her son Quinton who would be turning 7. I jumped at the opportunity. Growing up my big brother was a huge Star Wars fan, so I took a special interest in this project. This wasn’t just any Star Wars project, oh no, specifically it was Star Wars Clone Wars…The Animated Series! Totally unfamiliar with how this might be different from the Star Wars I knew, I  began my research….starting with big brother. He immediately suggested lightsabers that actually lit up! OOOOHHHH YYYAAA! Then he started in with a stand that had hidden speakers and would play themed music…..I had to stop him there.

I got back to Lillian with a few ideas and we got all the details down. While doing so, she let me know that her son corrected me when I mistook Luke for Anakin! HA! Then I knew I had my work cut out for me. Among the requests was a cake topper of General Grievous…..have you seen that thing?!?! I wasn’t sure where to go with that one. I couldn’t wait to start this order! One hiccup we encountered was our first order for some lightsabers to use. they came in waaaaaay to big (6″ instead of 2″) and they were the wrong color! Slight set back, but with only 1 day before Quinton’s party we were able to find something that would work. Here’s what we came up with:

Chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream. General Grievous, Yoda, Anakin cake toppers, complete with light sabers that light up!…..Millennium Falcon and Spider Droid flying……Storm Trooper and Battle Droid at base of cake, also with light sabers that light up! Wish we could’ve gotten a picture of them lit…but they were glow sticks and once activated only last so long.

4 dozen marble cupcakes with alternating vanilla buttercream and chocolate mousse buttercream. Storm Troopers, Yoda, lightsabers, R2-D2, C-3PO.

Let us know what you think! Or, if you have any questions or would like to place an order you can contact us here.

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