So the Sea World Episode of Cupcake Wars has aired and I’ve been flooded with emails, phone calls, and really really nice customers comming into the store. You are all telling me wonderful things like how you thought my flavors sounded yummy, how you loved our t-shirts (available soon. we’re reprinting them!), and well, the obvious and most popular comment was your opinion of the judges. I could say a lot here but I’m using extreme restraint, because lets face it. I would LOVE to be asked back. I’ve caught the Food Network Bug! I want justice. I need to prove myself, so Food Network, if you are reading this….. Please call me. Until that call comes, I’m gonna keep on doing what I do. Making the best cupcakes I can. Using real, fresh ingredients. Waking up every morning with a smile on my face thinking yes! I am one of the lucky few who truly LOVES what I do for a living!!

This is the cupcake we submitted for the round two challenge

Daddy Cakes was selected from thousands of contestants to compete in the Food Networks newest series “CUPCAKE WARS”

Watch us on Tuesday June 15th 8pm central time.

Check out the talented and entertaining  team of Allyson Fiander and Phil Burns. Together we have over 50 years of baking experience!  (yes, I admit, I’m a little biased. He’s my big brother)   Phil is the owner of  Mity Nice Bakery in Eureka, Ca.

Check out his website: http://mitynice.blogspot.com/

Here’s what the press has to say about it:

SERIES PREMIERE

Cupcake Wars
It’s cupcake vs. cupcake in Food Network’s tastiest competition yet! Each week, four of the country’s top cupcake bakers face off in three elimination challenges until only one decorator remains. The sweet prize: $10,000 and the opportunity to showcase their cupcakes at the winning gig. Whether a special Ace of Cakes anniversary celebration, a star-studded magazine party, or an A-list celebrity golf tournament, these Cupcakes Wars really heat up. Candace Nelson (owner of Sprinkles Cupcakes) and Florian Bellanger (chef and co-owner of MadMac) serve as judges, and Justin Willman hosts.

Premieres: Tuesday, June 15th at 9pm ET/PT– SERIES PREMIERE!
“SeaWorld Birthday Bash”
Four creative cupcake bakers go head-to-head in hopes of having their sweets featured at a seaside birthday party. Contestants include: Lindsay Morton of Dollhouse Bakeshop Shoppe (Santa Monica, Calif.), Brett Thompson of Milk (Los Angeles), Allyson Fiander of Daddy Cakes (Topeka, Kan.) and Tracey Buchanan of Sweet Bakery & Café (Ellicot City, Md

Click here to read Episode One: Sea World Birthday Bash contestant Bio’s

http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/cupcake-wars-competitors-seaworld-birthday-bash/index.html

Come on by and see us in our new store! We are now located at 4036 SW Huntoon in the Gage Village Shopping Center. (just across the street from our old place)

Order your Graduation cakes and cupcakes with Daddy Cakes!

We have many different options to help you celebrate!

SHEETCAKES

Choose from:

 1/4 sheet (serves up to 20 people) $25 

 1/2 sheet (serves up to 46 people) $50

cake flavors available in chocolate, white, strawberry, lemon, red velvet, yellow and raspberry swirl.

Customize with your own message and graduates name, year and cap and tassle colors.

Add an edible image of the graduates senior picture for $15

CUPCAKES

Personalize any of our everyday flavors with our handmade fondant decorations.

Choose from: cap and tassle, diploma, 2010, or “Congrats”

 .50 additional per cupcake

Preorder our paper picks with personalized messages. Choose two colors, and message.

“you did it!”

“graduates name”

“…. (College name) here I come”

“GR8 WRK”

.50 additional per cupcake

CUPCAKES AND TOWER

Order one of our disposable towers to display your cupcakes.

$25 Holds up to 3 dozen cupcakes.

Topper Cap Cake $40.

 Choose color and cake flavor.

Please call our store at (785)228-2300 11am-7pm Mon-Sat to order your Graduation Cake.

Please note: We are unable to place or accept orders via email.  All special orders require prepayment 48 hours in advance.

If you are a fan of The Cake Challenge show on the Food Network, then you will most likely know of Brenda and Mary Maher at Cake Girls in Chicago. They recently had a devestating fire in their bakery and are selling these cute t-shirts to raise money. Buy a shirt. Save a Bakery.

I had been thinking about a good cupcake for April Fools Day. Sour Apple? Salty Buttercream? But who would want to ruin a perfectly good cupcake? Then over my morning coffee and a quick glance at the Topeka Capital Journal it came to me. Today Google has replaced their well recognized  Google logo with a Topeka logo that just does my little midwestern heart proud! So in honor of April Fools Day and the fact that today is a pretty cool day to be from Topeka, Kansas…

Daddy Cakes will be offering the “I don’t think we’re in Google anymore” cupcake

Quantities are limited and no photo is available yet (because instead of baking I’m here blogging)

So come on by the store and eat a piece of history!

Cupcakes, Google and Tornados. Thats what we're known for.

Daddy Cakes will be open Saturday April 3rd from 11am-7pm

Stop by and pick up A FEW OR PRE ORDER 24 HOURS AHEAD for GUARANTEED SELECTION 

One dozen Spring Mix cupcakes $25.00

Three each of Strawberry, Coconut, Lemon and Carrot cake decorated in Springy pastel colors with sugar Easter Eggs and Flowers.

Speckled Eggs $15.00

Twelve of our preemie sized cupcakes in assorted flavors with a pastel speckled Egg design.  Packed with Easter Grass in Pink Egg Cartons. Perfect for taking to visit family and friends!

The Gardener’s Special $15.00

Six chocolate cupcakes with green buttercream grass and oreo dirt.

Tulip and daisy cookie decorations.

Angel Food Cake Fruit Cups$3.00

Our skinny cake angel food baked into a fancy fluted paper cup and topped with meringue and fresh berries.   

Some Bunny loves You $6.00

Floppy bunny ears and a tiny bunny nose. Bunny face daddy cake in strawberry, chocolate or white cake. Comes in Pink box with ribbon and gift tag

 So many people have been asking me lately how we got our name. Its quite simple really. So simple in fact, even a kid could have come up with it. Well actually a kid did. A few years back while mulling over the concept for a new  bakery, I had a few various size cupcake pans hanging out in my kitchen. My three year old daughter was playing “pretend pastry chef” and announced that “these are the babies and these are the daddies”! Eh…. Violia! Daddy Cakes Cupcakes was born. Not too long after we added an even smaller size which we call the preemie (because its even smaller than the baby)

You can still find the babies and the daddies in our store everyday. Preemies are available by special order. (cause preemies are special!)

She still likes to play pretend pastry chef. I keep telling her its not as glamorous as it seems, but she’s got her heart set on following in my footsteps. She likes to walk through the kitchen of Daddy Cakes and tell everyone “someday Im gonna be the boss of you”

 It’s all about the snacks, right?

Superbowl Sunday just wouldn’t be as much fun without cupcakes!

Don’t forget to special order your good luck cupcakes.

$12 for six baby cakes.

To order please call (785) 228-2300

Available for pick up 12-7 pm Saturday Feb. 6th

February is National Chocolate Lovers Month

(and we couldn’t be happier about that!)

When it comes to Valentine’s Day, cupcakes are the new box of chocolates. You can give them to friends, coworkers, guys, girls… well just about anyone would love their own box of daddy cakes.

Red Velvet Seduction

A huge red velvet daddy cake dipped in bittersweet chocolate ganache, topped with red buttercream and a chocolate candy heart.  $5 ea in gift box with tag

Conversation Heart Cupcake

Choose from our super moist chocolate cake or buttery white cake, top it with pink buttercream, pink and brown sprinkles and a heart shaped cookie with your own personalized hand written message.

$5 ea in gift box with tag

Cream Filled Box O’ Chocolates

Six chocolate babycakes with creamy Frangelico, Amaretto and Chambord filling. All decorated with pink, white and chocolate buttercream and a chocolate wafer.

$15 ea in Gift box with tag

 24 Assorted Two Bite Cupcakes

two dozen of our “preemie” sized cupcakes in a fun assortment of flavors and decorations.

$18 ea in gift box with tag

Raspberry Truffle Heart Chocolate Cake

Moist chocolate cake flavored with raspberry, layered with chocolate mousse and topped with rich ganache. Trimmed in pink buttercream and a big brown bow.

$25

I Love you “Grandaddy “Cake

Our biggest cupcake ever. This cake feeds up to 8 people and is shaped like a giant cupcake. Choose your cake flavor and buttercream flavor. Decorated in pink, red, white and brown with heart shaped fondant cutouts.

$18

Daddy Cakes will be open 12-3 pm on Sun. Feb 14th for special order pick ups.

Regular store hours

Mon-Sat 11am -7pm

To order please call (785) 228-2300