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Easter 2023
Easter Specials Mini Cupcakes - 1/2 Vanilla, 1/2 Chocolate, 1/2 Chicks, 1/2 Bunny Butts - 24 for $30 3D Easter Lamb Cake - Your Choice of Flavor - $125 Custom Sugar Cookies - $2.39 each or $34.50/Dz 8" Bunny Butt Cake - Vanilla or Chocolate - $65...
Easter 2023
Easter Specials
Mini Cupcakes – 1/2 Vanilla, 1/2 Chocolate, 1/2 Chicks, 1/2 Bunny Butts – 24 for $30
3D Easter Lamb Cake – Your Choice of Flavor – $125
Custom Sugar Cookies – $2.39 each or $34.50/Dz
8″ Bunny Butt Cake – Vanilla or Chocolate – $65
OMH Welcomes New Board Member!
Bess Charles, Owner of LadyCakes Bakery
Our Mother’s Home is excited to announce the appointment of our newest board member, Bess Charles! Bess comes to us with a passion for helping young women and a history of community involvement. Bess has called Cape Coral, FL “home” since 2005, but was raised in upstate New York, where she learned all about the ups and downs that life can deliver. Through her struggles, Bess gained strength and decided that she was going to be a success, rather than let those same hardships define her.
Currently, Bess and her husband own LadyCakes Bakery in Cape Coral and they have been blessed with a successful business and the ability to give back to the community and truly teach their own children the value of hard work and philanthropy. In 2020, Bess added published author to her resume, when her children’s book was published- The Adventures of LadyCakes: Kindness is Sweet.
Aside from her business, Bess truly enjoys helping non-profit organizations such as PACE Center for Girls, Blue Line Bears, and March of Dimes, to name a few. Bess also sits on the Community Advisory Board of Better Together, and now, Our Mother’s Home, where she will continue to encourage, empower, and enhance those lives around her.
Our Board of Directors is comprised of a dedicated team of community leaders committed to helping us empower young mothers in the foster care and human trafficking systems to break that generational cycle for themselves and their children.
Our 2023 OMH Board of Directors
- Beth Juliano- President
- Marin Asher- Vice President
- Kelly Thawley- Secretary
- Talisha Faber- Treasurer
- Melissa Vogt
- Claribel Bocanegra
- Malaina Mote
- Jennifer Baker
- Bess Charles
OUR MOTHER’S HOME OF SOUTHWEST FL, INC
7438 Carrier Rd.
FORT MYERS, FL 33967
Happy Groundhog Day!
Superbowl
Football Cupcakes
24 Mini Cupcakes for $30
1/2 Vanilla 1/2 Chocolate
WETES Dress for Success
Cupcake Decorating & Book Reading
$20 per Scout
(1) Cupcake to decorate
(1) Signed Copy of “The Adventures of Ladycakes; Kindness is Sweet”
Book Reading by Bess “LadyCakes” Charles
Valentine’s Day Specials 2023
Valentine’s Day 2023 Specials
Mini Cupcakes 1/2 Vanilla, 1/2 Chocolate – 24 for $30
Heart Cookie Cake (Feeds 4) – $24.99
6′ Vintage Heart Cake (Feeds 6-8 people; Red Velvet, Vanilla, or Chocolate) – $39.99
Custom Sugar Cookies – $2.89 each or $34.50/dz
Red Velvet Whoopsie Pies – $1.99 each
Christmas 2022
Christmas Cheer Cake: 8 inch Cake with your choice of Vanilla or Chocolate Cake – $52.99 (Feeds 10-15)
Santa Claus Cake: 8 inch Cake with your choice of Vanilla or Chocolate Cake – $52.99 (Feeds 10-15)
Custom Christmas Cookies: A variety of Holiday Shapes (no substitutions please) – $34.50/DZ or $2.89 each
Holiday Mini Cupcakes: 1/2 Christmas Trees and 1/2 Snowmen, 1/2 Vanilla and 1/2 Chocolate with Buttercream – $30 for 24 Mini Cupcakes
Full Crumb Buns: Traditional Crumb Bun comes uncut – $34.99
Cookie Kits: Includes 6 sugar cookies (3 different designs), 3 bags of colored icing and holiday sprinkles – $14.99 per box
Gingerbread: Sold individually or by the dozen. Homemade Gingerbread made in shop! – $35.50/DZ or $2.99 each
Christmas Cookie Tray: A total of 18 cookies (Includes Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Crinkle, Gingerbread, Custom Sugar Decorated Cookies and Snickerdoodle (no substitutions please) – $38.99 per tray
Starting 12/8 – Many cookies available all month long in the shop! Chocolate Crinkle, Snickerdoodle, Gingerbread, Grandmas Peanut Butter, and more!
Thanksgiving 2022
Thanksgiving Pies: Apple Crumb Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Peanut Butter Pie – $23.99
Full Pan Crumb Buns: Traditional and Pumpkin Flavors (Not Precut) – $34.99
8″ Thanksgiving Cake: Pre-Set Decoration Vanilla or Chocolate with Vanilla Buttercream – $44.99 (Feeds 10-15)
Mini Cupcakes: 1/2 Turkeys 1/2 Pumpkins Vanilla and Chocolate Only – $30 for 24 Mini Cupcakes
Custom Sugar Cookies: Turkeys, Acorns, Pie Slices. and a Thanksgiving Message – $34.50/dz or $2.89 each ($5/dz to individually wrap)
Cookie Kits: Includes 6 sugar cookies (3 different designs), 3 bags or colored icing and holiday sprinkles ($14.99 each)
Mini Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Loaf: $6.50 each
All items must be picked up prior to 3pm on 11/23.
Pricing and Tasting
Hi There!!! As part of our weekly wedding blog, we are talking about all things wedding cake. We have talked about how to choose your baker, what questions to ask and when to book.. today we are talking about pricing and tasting!
Pricing and Tasting
Contact your top 3 bakeries and ask for pricing! Each bakery has different stipulations on pricing but here are some items that they might ask from you to provide pricing options:
– Your estimated guest count. Wedding cakes range in size and this is all based on serving size, so provide a range.
– Your wedding date. Different times of the year, pricing could fluctuate.
– What you are looking for. Would you like to have all tiered wedding cake? Cake and Cupcakes? A dessert table with multiple options? Be specific and provide examples.
– Where is your wedding reception being held? They will want to include pricing for delivery as well, if they offer that service.
Once you have decided that the pricing makes sense for you – TASTE THE CAKE! Tasting the cake is so important before you book your baker. Keep in mind, YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR! Don’t eliminate the most expensive before you taste. Pick your top 3 and schedule tastings. If you are fortunate enough to live near or can visit your wedding cake bakeries take advantage of it – this is the FUN PART, remember?! Every bakery has different procedures & Specialties – so make sure you contact your top 3 and be open to suggestions! If you don’t live near them, ask your friends or family to have the tasting for you – I’m SURE they won’t turn down free cake!!!!
Stay tuned next week for our Part V topic – DESIGN! As always, if you have any questions, please check in with us about how we can help!
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What to Ask your Potential Baker!
Hi Again!!! We are back to help you with all the things you should ask your potential baker! We talked about in Part I and Part II How to choose your baker and when to book – in the next couple weeks we will be talking about all things wedding cake, so please stay tuned!
What to Ask your potential Baker!
Here are some helpful questions to ask to discover which bakery is right for you!
– What options can you offer for this size wedding?
– Do you Deliver?
– Do you offer Gluten Free Options?
– Do you work with my wedding vendors often?
– Are you familiar with my wedding venue?
– Do you offer both buttercream and fondant designs?
– Considering the time of year that we are getting married, what would you recommend?
There are many more things to ask after you secure your wedding date and begin to talk about design, but these questions will help you find the best fit for you! Ask all 3-5 bakeries these same questions and compare their answers to find the best bakery for you!
Thanks for checking in with us – and as always please contact us with any questions that you might have! Next week we will be talking about helpful tips and tricks for pricing and tasting! See you then!
View wedding cakes by LadyCakes Bakery https://iloveladycakes.com/wedding-cakes/
When to Book Your Wedding Cake!
In Part I, we talked about how to pick YOUR right bakery! We continue in this Part II to talk about when to book your wedding cake, when is too late, when to start… all the deets!
When to Book Your Wedding Cake!
There are certain pieces of information that are necessary to have BEFORE reaching out to your potential bakeries. Before reaching out to your 3-5 bakeries, make sure you have:
– A Wedding Date. This means you have already BOOKED your venue and have a secured date. Part of your inquiry to each bakery, should include asking them if they are available on your wedding date. If you don’t have your wedding date secured – you are just spinning your wheels.
– A Wedding Venue. Again, this means that you have a signed contract with a venue. Some bakeries have their wedding cakes included with local venues/resorts – so ensure that you know WHERE you are getting married before you call or inquire.
– Wedding Colors/Design Concept. This DOES NOT mean that you need to have your exact wedding cake chosen. This ALSO, DOES NOT mean that you need to be Martha Stewart and have a power point presentation put together for the entire wedding. But… Have a good idea what your wedding colors are, an idea of what you like and (most importantly) DO NOT like… It is always helpful to put together some images of what you like or have a Pinterest board started of what you are drawn to as inspiration. This allows your wedding vendor team to see your vision.
Thanks for reading this week’s Wedding Blog – stay tuned to Part III – All about What questions to ask!! Part III will be live on Sept 24th! See you then!
View wedding cakes by LadyCakes Bakery https://iloveladycakes.com/wedding-cakes/
About LadyCakes Bakery
LadyCakes is Cape SW Florida’s #1 Bakery for custom cakes for any event. Stop in and grab some Cupcakes or a Cake To Go.
We look forward to helping you create a cake that will wow your guests at your next event.