Haute Mom: Bachelorette Trista Sutter celebrates son Max's 1st.

Trysta and Ryan celebrate their son Maxwell Alston Sutter's 1st birthday with a sweet canydland themed celebration. Max Sutter who celebrated his first bithday on July 25th enjoyed a celebration featuring a menu of hamburger sliders, snow cone french fries and candy buffet complete with lollipop center pieces and chocolate cupcakes. As you can see the birthday boy, along with mom and dad had a smashing time.

Haute Mom's Tip: Cupcakes are a great idea for a first birthday party. Make the most of your theme by using a cupcake tower decorated with themed cupcake toppers.

The Buzz of a new arrival

New additions to the family always set the family abuzz with excitement. Why not celebrate the arrival of your newest one with a buzz-worthy bee themed event?
I am absolutely in love with bees and everything yellow this season, so I couldn't think of a more exciting theme for a dear client's baby shower. I can just imagine the cute chocolate devil's food cake beehive atop an adorable hive like cupcake tower! Napoleon bee de lys table cloths and fantyastic bee soap favors and thank yous are sure to send the guest buzzing about your big day for weeks to come.

Check out these yummy bee recipes:
Williams-Sonoma Beehive cake

Recipe for adorable Bee Cupcakes

Invites From Louella Press Honeycomb edition would set the tone for a fantastic day- not just for weddings anymore RSVP cards can take the hassle out of planning your big celebration.

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Handcrafted Pewter Bee Hive Bank: Engrave able Silver Impressions $60.50, Wallace silver smiths: Napoleon Bee 45 pc. Flatware set- Horchow $174.90, Honey House Bee Bar Gift St Coldwater Creek $10.99, Slane and Slane Pave Bee Ring, Nieman Marcus $2050.00; Sur Le Table Bee Glassware Dessert Dishes Set of 6 47.50.

Cupcakes Take the Cake

Our final installment on cupcake week:

The number one cupcake blog in the world, world, world (cheesy echo effect).

Cupcake takes the cake blogs about everything cupcake- from the best cupcakeries (if we may be so bold as to coin a new word) to recipes to cupcake socials to the latest in cupcake news. Their blog, one of PC Magazine's 100 Best Blogs of 2007 is a great place to get your fill of everything cupcake. (We love it to stay atop of the latest in cupcake trends so we can bring them to you!)

Cupcakes: How about some Sprinkles?

Cupcake week Continues:
Sprinkles Bakery

Possibly the most famous of the cupcake world, with features on Oprah (one of her favorite things), Live with Regis and Kelly and numerous magazines- Sprinkles bakery, with California locations in Beverly Hills and Newport Beach, serves a delectable variety of cupcakes with panache. From classics like red velvet (my personal favorite), dark chocolate and vanilla to trendy twists such as chai latte, lemon coconut and ginger lemon there are 20 flavors to suit any pallate. Stop by their quaint store and indulge in the modern design and ease of ordering. I even love their little cupcake knives and forks!

Haute Mom's tip: For select locations, they deliver.

Adventures at Wonderland

Cupcake week continues:

Wonderland Bakery, Newport Beach, Ca

Nestled in the heart of Newport Beach, Ca is Wonderland, a decadent little bakery filled with glitter, smiles and delicious goodies baked by the mother daughter team of Sondra and Allyson Ames. If you have the will power to pass up the delectable chocolates and other confections in their charming glitter infused bakery- you will no doubt be amazed by the whimsical (and tasty) wonder blooming cupcake.
Wonder Blooming Cupcakes are adorable from their tower of fluffy frosting to the dainty wrappers. They create each tasty work of art to suit your over the top celebration. Select your cake flavor from one of their 21 Enchanting Flavors and your celebration will be heavenly.

Haute Mom's tips: A cupcake's individual portions take the mess out of cutting and serving cake. Words of experience: Avoid using "cupcake cakes", the one "unifying" frosting layer tends to make a messy serving nightmare.

Art you can eat? Yes, Please.

Cupcake week continues: Tuesday- Edible Art
Dainty flowers rest atop a fluffy butter cream frosting. Delectable delicacies almost to cute to eat. So charming and dainty, they could easily be confused for porcelain - it's sugar. Gum paste or royal icing to be exact and they are not just for wedding cakes any longer.

Gum paste flowers are an adorable way to bring whimsy and style to your events and they are popping up at all the trendiest kids events. Alone they are stunning, but arranged delicately in a beautiful tiered display and "voila," a confection fit for a princess ... or fairy.

You can find these confections at most any specialty bakery near you.