Enjoying Lady Q's

If you live in the Utah County area and are interested in ordering sweets or cakes from me, please contact me via email at leisl.cope@gmail.com.

Monday, October 29, 2012

Candy Corn Cupcakes


They seem to be all the rage this season, so how could I resist? Mine a simple vanilla cake colored yellow and orange then topped with a white corn-syrup based almond icing that has been whipped to full fluffiness.



Saturday, September 1, 2012

3 Musketeers Cupcakes

These babies are chocolate cupcakes with a bite sized 3 Musketeers bar in the center. The icing is a combination of marshmallow fluff and melted 3 Musketeers bars.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Rhubarb Apple Spice Cupcakes

These cupcakes are made with a sparkling rhubarb cider and apple sauce then topped with a cinnamon spice icing.


Saturday, July 21, 2012

Curioser and Curioser

Sometimes I have to just pamper myself with sweets. This is my Alice in Wonderland themed birthday cake :)

Friday, July 20, 2012

Birthday at the Beach



This is the sand castle cake I made for a friend's daughter - it is a marbled chocolate and white cake with a brown sugar coconut icing. The turrets and towers are made from ice cream cones and it is covered in crushed graham crackers, nerd candies and white chocolate sand dollars.

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Firework Cupcakes

In honor of the 4th of July I made these Firework Cupcakes. They are a red velvet cupcake with brown sugar buttercream icing that has pop rock candies mixed in!


Tuesday, June 26, 2012

St. Harold's Day



These are the Cinnamon Nutmeg Cupcakes that I made in honor of a dear friend - and saint - for a cast celebration of him and all he has done for us :)



Friday, June 22, 2012

Snickers Cupcakes

These are the cupcakes I made for my friend's birthday. They are chocolate cupcakes with a peanut butter, marshmallow nougat icing.


Monday, June 18, 2012

Root Beer Float Cupcakes

My dad LOVES root beer floats - according to him, anytime is a good time to have one. This year for Father's Day I made my dad these root beer float cupcakes. They are a basic chocolate cupcake topped with an ice cream based vanilla bean and brown sugar icing with a hint of root beer extract.


Thursday, June 14, 2012

Minecraft Creeper

This is the Minecraft Creeper cake I made for a friend's son who turned eight today :)


Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcakes

These are peanut butter cupcakes topped with a peanut butter crumble and brown sugar buttercream icing. These little beauties have also been filled with cherry jelly.


Saturday, May 26, 2012

Birthday Cake Sandwich Cookies

These are my imitation of the 100th birthday Oreo cookies. I used a basic cake mix cookie recipe and then filled them with a cake batter and sprinkle buttercream icing.


Friday, May 25, 2012

Pink Lemonade Cupcakes

These are the Pink Lemonade Cupcakes I made to donate to a silent auction being held in benefit of a dear friend's family. They are lemon cupcakes topped with a tangy, vanilla buttercream frosting and a jelly lemon candy.


Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Hokey Pokey Cupcakes

These are the cupcakes I made today for a friend's birthday. They are a basic chocolate cupcake topped with a brown sugar buttercream frosting and a piece of hokey pokey candy. (Commonly known as "sea foam" in the US)



Saturday, May 12, 2012

My Best Friend's Wedding


Today I had the privilege of decorating the cake for my best friend's wedding.  She asked for a simple white cake with white frosting and white detail work - and to match her colors, green frosting between layers.  It turned out beautiful - just like the bride :)






Thursday, April 19, 2012

Cinnamon Raspberry Doughnuts

I also LOVE doughnuts.  These are mini cinnamon doughnuts topped with raspberry icing and sprinkles.



S'mores Bites


I LOVE s'mores and these are one of my favorite ways to have them.  It's a bites sized baked graham cracker crust topped with melted marshmallows and dipped in chocolate.


Happily Ever After Birthdays

I also do birthday cakes!  Here are a few cakes I have done for little girl's birthday parties - a Fashion Fairy and a Lovely Mermaid





Saying "I Do"

I have taken several years of Wilton cake decorating courses and occaisionally do wedding cakes for family and friends.  Here are a few of my creations:








Caramel Toffee Crunch Cupcakes


Chocolate cupcakes topped with chocolate ganache, caramel syrup, crushed toffee and a caramel icing.