106Oct 21, 2018
Andrew and his family are not strangers to stranger things. At just minutes old, Andrew developed pneumonia. The first years of his life were spent being sick off and on. What makes someone so young get so sick? At the age of two, Andrew began aggressive treatment to combat the cause of his illness. […]
107Sep 5, 2018
There are many people in the world who love Superheroes just like Christian. So, when his chance to get an Icing Smiles cake came around, picking the theme for his cake was a no-brainer! Created by our Sugar Angel Alana Cobb, Christian’s cake includes all the best superheroes like Spiderman, Captain America, Hulk, Batman, and […]
108Jul 9, 2018
We welcome Payton’s mom as a guest blogger today to share her story. Payton has an aggressive form of spinal degenerative disc disease, as well as many other additional challenges she faces. She has spent a majority of her last 3 yrs in high school either in the hospital while also being under very intense […]
109Jul 2, 2018
We welcome Hayden’s mom as a guest blogger today to share her story. When I was 19 weeks pregnant we went for our routine anatomy scan to find out the sex of our baby. My husband and I had setup a nursery, had washed all of our son’s clothing and lovingly folded it into drawers…we […]
110Jun 25, 2018
With twins everything happens twice from first steps, to first days of school, and especially birthdays! Naturally, for a double birthday celebration, you need double the cake. Take, for instance, twins Sabrina and Delia, who wanted to celebrate their birthday with a common theme but had different ideas on what the cake should look like. […]
111Jun 11, 2018
On January 11th, Mason was diagnosed with rare type of cancer known as Osteosarcoma and that was the day when everything changed. Even though the entire family was devastated by the unexpected results, they never let cancer take full control of their lives and fought courageously against it. Shortly after Mason was diagnosed, the family’s schedule began to rapidly fill […]
112Jun 4, 2018
As the winter weather thawed into spring, the Gieselmann family held onto the winter for a little longer with a Frozen themed birthday celebration for their youngest daughter, Elle. April showers kept the celebration indoors but didn’t keep the birthday girl from having a “blast.” The Frozen cake, complete with a miniature Elsa, Ana, and […]
113May 21, 2018
Please enjoy reading some feedback from the hearts of our medical families! ZOE “Zoe is a very spunky, outgoing, loving, full-of-life and incredibly strong 7 year old little girl. We live in Eldersburg, MD and Zoe is a second grader at Eldersburg Elementary School. She is our only child and on December 23, 2015, 2 […]
114May 14, 2018
Brothers Calan (9) and Lawson (5) have a rare clinical presentation of a mitochondrial disorder. Since the mitochondria are vital to every cell in the body, the disorder impairs the function of all of their major organs. The family visits doctors and hospitals multiple times each week to manage the condition. No child enjoys the […]
115May 7, 2018
Kyelynn was born with Dravet Syndrome, a condition characterized by having seizures of a variety of types. Kye had her first seizure at just four months old. Initially, doctors thought her seizures were triggered by an elevated body temperature and she would grow out of them. Sadly, Dravet Syndrome is a disease that originates […]
116Apr 30, 2018
We welcome Emma’s family today to share their story. Emma was born on March 18th, 2011 . She was an absolutely perfect, healthy baby girl at 5 lbs. 8oz. Like her twin brother brother, Emma met all of her early milestones on time. She rolled over, sat up, ate solid foods, crawled, clapped her hands, […]
117Apr 23, 2018
This is the kind of picture behind the name “Icing Smiles:” spectacular smiles encompassing a moment of joy brought on by some specially crafted icing. Sometimes a little icing can go a long way to conceal the painful reality of a child’s life just like it covers the messy crumb coat of a cake. While […]
118Apr 6, 2018
Behind the Sugar: Blog Edition Today we are excited to share our interview with the talented Jennifer Kennedy of Jenny’s Haute Cakes in Castle Rock, Colorado who donated a cake for 4 year old Piper diagnosed with DIPG. Fa Mulan may be a Disney Princess, but at heart she is a warrior. Piper Waneka is also a […]
119Apr 2, 2018
On February sixth, Jaygen celebrated his sixth birthday as a happy and mostly healthy little boy. This marks six years since his premature birth. Jaygen was born 6 weeks prematurely although he was behind in fetal development by almost an additional 6 weeks. He spent 22 days in the NICU. Today, he is doing well […]
120Mar 26, 2018
Cancer can be an isolating disease. Children with cancer may be isolated from their friends and activities due to the requirements of treatments and immunological concerns. It may be especially isolating if the child has a rare form of cancer. One of these rare cancers is BPDCN (Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm). In 2015, there […]