There have been some big things happening here at Four Oaks Bakery! First and foremost, we welcomed our third son, Waylon, at the end of January. We have spent the last month getting to know each other and navigating our new reality as a family of …
Every birthday cake that I create is special, but I had a personal connection to this particular cake. We celebrated my husband’s grandmother’s 85th birthday this past weekend with nearly all of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Maureen has been so welcoming to me since …
You know how you look at something on Pinterest and you say to yourself, “Oh, I can totally do that! I’ve never done it before, but it can’t be that hard.”
Maybe it was refinishing a piece of furniture, or a craft project with buttons or wine corks. Maybe it was even taking a picture of your kids, but after you were already into the project, reality hit and you discovered that perhaps it wasn’t as easy as you initially thought.
Please tell me that I’m not the only one!
That’s how this beach chair was for me. 
It was the bane of my existence for the better part of a day and I may have even let out some screams of frustration 
. I am happy to say that I persevered and found a way to make it work. Even better, I learned several things in the process about how to do it better the next time!
This beach themed birthday cake was the culmination of a fun evening out for a group of friends. I hope that the cake put them in a relaxed state of mind and has them looking forward to their Caribbean vacation in a few months!
I was given the privilege of creating a cake and cupcakes for a gender reveal party this past weekend. I received a sealed envelope with the sonogram and gender of the baby– the sonogram tech and I were the only people to know if it …
Baptisms and Christenings are important days of great celebration for many families. A beautiful baby girl was baptized this past weekend and her grandmother requested some sugar cookies as a surprise to help celebrate the special occasion. She asked for baptismal gowns and crosses with …