Cassie Joy "sweet"

I have a really sweet friend. Seriously. Her name is Cassie Joy Sweet.
She is 19 years old and full of dreams & talent.

She is a redheaded photographer extraordinaire with a fun sense of humor.

She took this picture of my buttercream frosting ♥

But Cassie has found her calling.  She and I have something in common.  Sharing sweetness with the world.  We both want to open a bakery someday.  This is her famous pb&j cupcake which I want the recipe for! I just LOVE the heart shaped sandwich on top of the cupcake!

Her Oreo Cupcake. The sweet disco cherry inspired by Amanda Cupcake! I love how she adds glitter and stars to all of her cupcake photography.

A photo she took of my miniature lemon love note cupcake. ♥

Cassie is my "assistant" in the kitchen when I have huge orders.

Her very own version of the S'mores Sparklette! LOVE.

She asks people what their favorite desserts are and then makes a cupcake out of it! Like this lemon meringue pie cupcake.

She and I have had our adventures together.  Being a cupcake maker is like being a scientist.  Everything is an experiment. This "sad cupcake" evolved from me using too much baking soda/powder! Oops.  So we made it fun anyway..by adding the sad face.  You can't take things too seriously! After all, it's a cupcake!

She made me this adorable sign to remind me of that.

You can find more of Cassie Joy Sweet's adventures on her Flickr or on her Blog. ♥ The world needs to know her. And I am pretty sure they will!

Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.

One of my favorite quotes by Oprah Winfrey.

And I used this quote as my title because I have been moved to happy tears the past few weeks by the support I've been shown by friends, strangers who have become friends, and colleagues.

People may think that all of the exciting events that have happened to me in the past few weeks have happened overnight.  But really I have been working so hard for several years trying to find my "niche" in the world by creating cupcakes for people.  I had no other intentions than to make people smile, squeal, dance, or just plain make someone's day brighter.

I remember last year someone told me while I was going through a trial in my life..."Just keep making cupcakes and giving out that love.  Maybe some of that cupcake love will be returned to you."
And honestly, whenever I deliver cupcakes that love is given right back to me.
I want it to stay that way forever! Love is the quality in my cupcakes. And it always will be.

So this blog, my sweet darlings - is a tribute to all of you. And you know who you are.

This blog is a mix of things that have been given, done for me, or said to me in the past 2-3 weeks of my cupcake existence.

By posting this I am showing you that I am blown away and so very grateful.  This makes all of my countless half sleepless cupcake chaos frosting filled nights when I leave the kitchen with frosting in my hair really worth it!

I hope it never ends. This wondrous busy cupcake chaos is my true love and I wouldn't ask for another career ever again. They say be careful what you wish for.  Well I wish for this cupcake dream to grow so big so that I can share my style of cupcake love with most of the world. ♥

And seriously..Ellen Degeneres..if you are watching...I really want you to eat one of my cupcakes! (I make a mean vegan cupcake! Preferably a cupcake kaleidoscope because that is how I envision it) That's next on my list. ♥

"You are going to be Waupaca's first cupcake gazillionaire."

"We just got done watching you on the news,

both segments about four times because Jimmy

wanted to watch you over and over again!

You did such an amazing job!

You looked beautiful as ever and we are very proud of you."

Thank you all for your love. ♥
Now you see why I am overwhelmed with joy!