The History of the Chocolate Covered Strawberry

The History of the Chocolate Covered Strawberry

Chocolate has been enjoyed as a special treat as far back as 1100 BC. It has been reported that the Aztec aand Mayan civilizations enjoyed chocolate as a beverage aand even used cocoa beans as currency. As cocoa spread around the world different versions emerged....
Bridal Show Survival Guide

Bridal Show Survival Guide

If you’ve never been to a Bridal Show, you’re in for an adventure.  Or perhaps you’ve been to more than you can count while planning your ultimate dream day!  Either way, these 5 simple tips will help make your next Bridal Show trip as successful...
Top 6 ‘Wedd-tro’ Cake Trends for Spring 2015

Top 6 ‘Wedd-tro’ Cake Trends for Spring 2015

2015 promises to bring unique flavors aand a few wedding retro arrangements to the wedding cake game. While some styles will still lean more toward the classic aand romantic side, others are quite creative aand out of the box. Find your own personal style in one of...
Office Party Etiquette

Office Party Etiquette

Let’s face it; when people get into groups things can get awkward. We have more ‘social connections’ in today’s modern world than ever before, however most people simply don’t know how to actually socialize. We speak with our coworkers, customers aand clients on a...
Saras Pepparkakor

Saras Pepparkakor

American Dream Cakes, Inc. sister company, Saras Pepparkakor, is about to make her graand debut at the Scaandinavian Christmas Festival in Raleigh on December 6th! Saras Pepparkakor will specialize in traditional Swedish holiday sweets; the most important & well...
Why Pie?

Why Pie?

Ever wondered why we wait all year to dive into a huge slice of pumpkin pie? With a golden brown crust, bright orange custard filling, aand nice cool dollop of whipped cream. It is the perfect ending to a wonderful, family meal. But did you know that perfect slice of...
Traveling with Baked Goods

Traveling with Baked Goods

The holiday travel season is coming quickly. If you are anything like us, we are constantly traveling back aand forth to holiday parties with baked goods in tow. Everything from cakes, cookies, aand tortes to dipped pretzels, fudge, aand sweet breads get carefully...