CakeSpy

Every foodie knows Saveur, one of the best food sites and magazines out there! (Oh, and by the way, if you haven't picked up the december issue, please do: they have a great holiday dessert article!).

And so considering how rad Saveur is, how sweet is this: CakeSpy artwork is featured in the Saveur Gift Guide! Here's the blurb:

In addition to her baking and blogging capabilities, the founder of Cakespy, Jessie Oleson, is also a talented illustrator, and has created an entire line of original artwork featuring characters such as Cuppie, Toastie, Pie Slice, and Doughnut. These framed and whimsical watercolors add a bit of sweet kitsch to any kitchen. $25-$45 each.

Of course, CakeSpy is in good company: also featured are Bake It Pretty, Spice House, Compartes Chocolatier, Truly Toffee, and so many more!

For the full list, click here.

It's official, world: CakeSpy is making you fat.

Yup, it's true! CakeSpy contributed a sweet spread to the brand new book This Is Why You're Fat: Where Dreams Become Heart Attacks: the Grilled Cheesecake Sandwich! You may remember the so-decadent-it's-deadly recipe from a while back on the site--and now it's immortalized in print!

There are plenty of other so bad but so good recipe ideas in the book--it's definitely worth checking out!

You can also follow This Is Why You're Fat via their website and via Twitter!

Sweet treats and sweet tweets collide in this month's issue of Seattle Magazine, where CakeSpy gets a mention in Rebekah Denn's article about Seattle's food scene and Twitter!

Rebekah, who also writes the incredibly informative (and witty) site Eat All About It, has put together a very interesting article which ponders the phenomenon that is twitter, and how it is being used by foodies in Seattle (and beyond, really). 

How sweet is this: our recent Tele-Graham Crackers Post was featured on the official Whole Foods blog! Since we love spending all of our money in their excellent bakery section, this was a very exciting spot to be featured!

We've long been fans of the nice assemblage of pastries in Whole Foods bakeries--not only do they have a great selection of pastries from local bakeries, imported selections from wholesale bakeries in different parts of the country (like Carol's Cookies), but they also generally have a very respectable variety of baked goods made on-site; our current favorite item at our local Westlake location in Seattle is their Vegan Thumbprint cookie, which is like a more delicious version of a granola bar, yummy to vegans and non-vegans alike, and in our opinion, an ideal breakfast cookie.

We've gotten some very nice mentions lately, and it's time to give props to all the cool people who seem to love dessert as much as we do (listed alphabetically):

All Things Cupcake: We'll readily admit, they're even more cupcake-crazy than us. Naturally though, they loved the Cakespy artwork! See the sweet mention here.

Cachibachis: Impressed by the Cakespy Etsy store, this artist and illustrator couldn't resist mentioning us. Here's what she said!

Chow Bella by Michelle Laudig in the Phoenix New Times: They think we're super cute, and we think they are too! See what they loved about Cakespy here.

Cupcakes Take The Cake: Once again: in a cupcake face off, we might have to wave the white flag with these saucy girls in NYC. They gave Head Spy Jessie's artwork a lovely mention here.

Editorial *ss: This clever little writer has given us mentions a few times, and whoever hasn't visited her website really should; it's hilarious. Check out her recent mention here.

Everybody Likes Sandwiches: A wonderful blog featuring hearty fare, recipes and an intense artistic flair featured both Cakespy artwork and our newest obsession, Lobstersquad. Read the writeup here!

Fred: What a compliment; the coolest product design company, like, ever, loves Cakespy and what we do; see what they said here.

The Grinder (on Chow): A writer named Tea Austen Weaver on Chow came across our doughnut guide; all we can say is doughnut stop believin', Tea. Here's the writeup.

Have Cake Will Travel: Celine is probably one of the greatest people we've ever met. Need a recipe for white-bean spread for your sandwich? She's got your back. And she loves the Cakespy to boot: see what she said about us here.

Kristin Johnson at the Seattle PI: Her job is finding the coolest stuff on the web; naturally, she found Cakespy. Here's the writeup!

Leslie Kelly at the Seattle PI: What can we say, we give good tips on hot chocolate, and she was listening with ears wide open. See her mention above, or here.

Not Martha: Megan at Not Martha came across our doughnut guide to Seattle, and liked what she saw. Just Donut! See her mention here.

Serious Eats: Robyn Lee, like us, ponders the question of what happens when cupcakes face off with muffins: who wins? Here's her sweet writeup. Don't forget to visit her awesome blog, entitled The Girl Who Ate Everything (brownie points to those who get the reference).

The Color of Blushing Apples: A great blog about design and interiors, and they just so happen to like Head Spy Jessie's artwork; see what they said here.

Theo Chocolates: Some of the best chocolate we've ever tasted, not just in Seattle! They love Cakespy too!

So, before they cue the music on us: thank you everyone, for appreciating us and keeping our lives so sweet.