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January 29, 2020

 

Wow you guys! We’re not ones to over-share a lot on our pages, BUT our stats keep coming in and we’re continually blown away not only by the numbers but by the genuine love and support you’ve all shown us.

After this latest number update and a barrage of emails, phone messages and hugs still coming in 3 months later we’ve decided to finally talk about some of the reasons we decided to give ourselves a break.

As most of you know there have been some changes behind the scenes these last few years, Denise wanted to retire, Becky hasn’t been at the shop for a few years and I’ve been mostly floating around in the background having a few babies and happily staying at home with them.

To make things short and sweet and really, really simplified the gist of it is we were so busy (THANK YOU!) that ultimately the pressure of being in the shop to make sure the quality of our products were maintained and everything was running smoothly ended up being too much for me and my little family.  I hadn’t wanted to return full time to the work force until my littlest was in school full time but had to decide early to continue on with the shop so my mom could hang up her apron for good. Turns out what was best for the business wasn’t best for my littles, they missed their mom and I missed being able to be with them whenever they needed me. Which brings us to the reason we didn’t sell.

Selling is pretty final and at this moment is not an option. Crazy Cakes might be closed but it’s definitely not gone for good. We are brainstorming, regrouping, taking some necessary time to decide collectively what we want for the business moving forward and how it will fit into our lives in a healthy way. We also have lots of Spudnut flour left that we aren’t going to let go to waste, so stay tuned for that!

In closing we’d like to thank you all again for being so kind, supportive, and generous with your comments and love for our products and the special place we created here in the community. You have no idea how much hearing from you all has eased a bit of the sadness that comes with closing a chapter that has meant so much to our family.

Sending you all hugs and looking forward to seeing you in the near future!

Jessica

 

We're Hiring!

April 28, 2019

We're looking for two awesome people to fill a front-house position and possibly a baking position! The successful candidates will be hard-working, self-motivated, trustworthy and have a great eye for detail. Working in a team environment is a huge part of this position but you must also be able to self-direct, have great time management skills and provide THE BEST customer service to our guests. Please drop off your resumes IN PERSON! We will not be accepting emails, DM's or Instagram messages, we're old school like that :)

Limited Edition Valentine's Day Spudnuts

February 02, 2019

This Valentine's Day lands on a Spudnut Thursday, the last one was in 2013 and the next won't be until 2030! To celebrate all of you love birds we're making a Limited Edition Box of Spudnuts in flavours we don't offer in the shop on the regular. 

*Raspberry Glazed Bizmark filled with housemade lemon curd

*Chocolate Glazed Bizmark filled with fresh whipped cream and apple-raspberry preserves

*Vanillabean Glazed

*Chocolate Glazed with Fancy Valentine's Day sprinkle mix

*Strawberry Glaze drizzled with Milk Chocolate

*Nutella Glaze rolled in roasted chopped hazelnuts and garnished with Ferrero Rocher

We'll only be making 30 boxes, they're available for preorder so give us a call to reserve yours!

Limited Edition Valentine's Day Spudnuts
A pre-packaged half dozen box of Spudnuts in a variety of flavours to satisfy your sweetie!

Artisanal Baking Boxes

December 10, 2018

Artisanal Baking Boxes
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Small Baking box $60– Serves 10-12 (30 pieces)
This box will include a selection of the following treats, sure to please any palette.

• Brown Butter Pecan or Chocolate fudge
• Caramel Nutbar finished with flaked sea salt
• Meringue kisses
• Lindzer Cookies with raspberry filling
• Cheesecake truffle cups
• Double Dark Chocolate Rosemary Cookies
• Traditional Shortbread Cookies

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Large Baking box $105- Serves 20-22 (54 pieces)

This box will include a selection of the following.

• Brown Butter Pecan or Chocolate fudge
• Caramel Nutbar finished with flaked sea salt
• Nanaimo Bar regular or mint
• Raspberry Square
• Cheesecake truffle bites
• Meringue kisses
• Lindzer Cookies
• Double Dark Chocolate Rosemary Cookies
• Traditional Shortbread
• Gingersnaps
• Bakers choice cookies

* Pinwheels *Snickerdoodles
*Lemon delight *Chocolate chip

These boxes are  perfect as a hostess gift, for a night in with friends or family and have a great selection of treats for a staff party or festive meeting! All preorders will receive 10% off until December 15th!

Christmas Sugar Cookies

December 10, 2018

We have a beautiful line up of Christmas Sugar Cookies this year! They make wonderful stocking stuffers, thoughtful little gifts for coworkers and they're a beautiful and delicious way to treat yourself!

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We will have a selection of the Christmas Holiday Sugar Cookies available in the shop daily but preorders are encouraged if there are specific cookies you're looking for. We need 3 days notice for all sugar cookie orders and our spots book up fast, so if you know you want some, give us a call!

Halloween

October 16, 2018

 Halloween is fast approaching and we've got lots of treats to make it super Spooktacular! 

Menu:

Halloween Layer Cakes: These cakes come in our signature style with either a Black or White outside, coloured layers inside (if desired) and finished with our own ghoulish sprinkle mix! (Only available in 6" size or larger) Starting at $45

Cookie Box Sets: We have 2 spooky sets this year! One set spells "BOO" $12 and the other is a fun and colourful potion bottle and bubbling cauldron. $10

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Single Sugar Cookies individually wrapped: Jack-O-Lantern, Spiderweb, and buttercream Furry Fanged monsters in purple or green! $2.50

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Miniature Sleeve Sets: These mini cookies have a cute little ghost, a tombstone, jack-o-lantern and witches hat individually wrapped and tied with orange ribbon $6

Caramel and Candy Apples: Classic Halloween treats with a Halloween twist! $4.75

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As always we'll have a limited supply of festive treats in the shop to sell but if you want to guarantee you'll get some give us a call to place your orders before October27th! 403-327-4990

Margaritas, Macarons and Mother's Day

May 10, 2017

Mother's Day is quickly approaching and if you haven't ordered any sweet treats yet for yours, get crackin'. We've got pretty little boxes with 2 sugar cookies and a fun little saying,

beautiful boxes of French macarons in either half dozen or dozen sizes

a fun little treat box with an assortment of sweets and beautifully decorated single sugar cookies that any Mom would be happy to receive!

Please call the shop at 403-327-4990 to order, we have limited quantities and they always go fast.

Oh, I almost forgot about the Margarita part!



May Feature Cupcakes:

Margarita- Lime cupcake infused with Tequila syrup topped with lime buttercream and finished with coarse sea salt, just like the real deal!

Strawberry- Strawberry/Chocolate or Strawberry/Vanilla swirl cake topped with fresh Strawberry buttercream.



From all of us here at Crazy Cakes, we send out happy wishes and lots of love to our own Mothers, Grandmothers and special ladies in our lives that fill that Mother role and also to all of yours!

XOX

Cece

Huzzah! We're blogging again.

April 18, 2017

First of all, Happy Easter! We hope each and every one of you had a wonderful long weekend with family and friends.

Second, it's been 4 years of radio silence on here but we're aiming to update about the shop happenings at least once a month!

We've got a lot of new and exciting things rolling out this spring and summer, so likely we'll be here a bit more often. Stay tuned, and in the meantime check out what the Easter Bunny brought us!

We have a beautiful lineup of new packaging! Now your goodies will come in boxes and bags that are just as beautiful as what's inside and we couldn't be more pleased. Our friends at Georgette packaging and James from Media32 helped our vision come to life and we are so thankful for the endless hours they spent walking us through the process.

So, if you've had your fill of chocolate eggs, come down and pick up one of this month's feature cupcakes. We have Hawaiian Crunch, the ultimate crowd pleaser or BananaScotch.

Hawaiian Crunch is a moist pineapple cake with cream cheese buttercream and candied pretzels and BananaScotch is a wonderful banana cake with butterscotch buttercream topped with butterscotch chips.

AND! Because the weather is warming up there is freshly churned Hokey Pokey and Chocolate ice cream in the dipping cabinet.

Hokey Pokey is a caramel ice cream with sponge toffee crumble.

April's Feature Cupcake: Hawaiian Crunch

April 15, 2013

It’s mid April already and I’m sure, like me, you’re all anxiously awaiting warm weather’s return. Until then, come and visit us for a little Hawaiian Crunch, April’s feature cupcake. It is delicious. A favorite among the Crazy Cakers and most of our regulars. If you haven’t tried it yet, it is a moist pineapple cupcake topped with cream cheese buttercream and the most divine candied pretzels. It will remind you of the tropical Hawaiian vacay you’re craving, quite a delicious little escape! In other news, we also have a brand new cupcake to add to our roster. It is currently nameless, but with your help we hope to have it’s moniker solidified by the end of the month. Head over to our facebook page and comment on the contest post to add yours. There will be a vote and the lucky person who submitts the best name will win a dozen mini cupcakes. Perhaps I should let you know what this new cupcake is. It is a moist banana cupcake with butterscotch buttercream.

Good Luck!
xox
Cece

Valentine's Day

February 07, 2013

Well, we missed all of January so we’re just moving right along! This month our feature cupcakes are Pink Velvet, a delicious white chocolate cupcake with cream cheese buttercream and Cinnfull, a marbled cinnamon and vanilla cake topped with cinnamon buttercream.

We’re also gearing up for Valentine’s Day. This year we’ve got some new sweets to add to our list. We’ve been working really hard around here making macaron magic, and we now have lovely french macarons available for special order. We will have some available on Valentine’s Day in the shop, but to avoid disappointment please place your pre-orders.

French Macaron flavors are as follows. Chocolate- A delicate chocolate shell filled with a luxurious dark chocolate ganache Raspberry- Just that pure and simple. A raspberry shell filled with raspberry confiture. (Or as we Southern Albertans call it…jam, but confiture sounds so much more refined!)

AND just for Valentine’s Day we have Rose and Champagne macarons. Just a hint of rose in the shell and filled with a delightful champagne swiss buttercream. There are lots of other in house features, so come in and check them out!

Because Valentine’s Day is our busiest day of the year, we strongly recommend pre-ordering your goodies to avoid disappointment. The above image is one of our special Valentine cakes also available for pre-order. We also have Conversation Heart cakes available for order.
To place your order, please call 403-327-4990

Don’t forget to “Like us” on Facebook!
Hugs and Kisses
CeCe

14 Days and Counting!

December 11, 2012

Well, the Christmas season seems to have sneaked up on me and I am Not in the least bit ready! We keep chugging along in the shop and trying to keep ahead of the Christmas treats. If you have any requests, please call them in and we will do our best to fullfil your wishes! No, we can’t give you a million dollars, or a new ferrari, but we can, as always, offer you some deliicious baking! The features this month are our Southern Charm red Velevet cupcake and a Christmas favorite, the Gingerbread Cupcake.

Talk to you soon!
CeCe
XOXOXO