Kaley Cuoco, queen of amazing cakes, is back with another one — this time for the surprise birthday party she threw husband Ryan Sweeting on Saturday night.
The Big Bang Theoryactress’ secret weapon? L.A. bakeryThe Butter End Cakery, which also created the couple’s infamous upside-down wedding cake in December.
“I loved the idea of having [Ryan’s] life chronicled on a cake, but photo cakes are flat and sugar paper is nasty to eat,” Bailey tells PEOPLE. “So I thought, how can we incorporate the photos in an artful, fun way that you can see across the room? And then I thought, pop-up book.”
“Kaley was so excited the whole time,” Bailey says. “She has been sending me pictures for two months!”
Although we can’t imagine anyone as excited as Sweeting himself when Cuoco unveiled the surprise bash:
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Dozens of friends and family came to celebrate Sweeting, who turned 27 on Sunday. And we know one thing — no one went hungry!
“It was all what I call ‘dude food,’ says Meg Hall ofMade By Megcatering in L.A., who has been working with Cuoco for years. Some highlights: mac ‘n’ cheese poppers stuffed with fresh lobster and topped with bacon and avocado, mini bags of Fritos filled with warm chili and cheddar cheese, and a burger bar with 12 toppings to choose from, including onion rings and ranch dressing.
“Kaley really wanted to make Ryan feel like this was his party, from the food to everything that happened,” Hall tells PEOPLE. “Watching her plan this very thoughtful, really sweet birthday party for him was just such a testament to what a nice person she is. She loves making him feel special.”
“Latergram of one of the most awesomest, most loving birthday parties we’ve yet to cater,” Hall captioned this shot.
Hall also put together a candy station because “Ryan loves candy, he always has candy around,” she says. “Which I think is very sweet, since his last name is Sweeting.”
Guest devoured the sugary buffet — including Big Hunk bars (wink wink), chocolate balls (to represent tennis balls), Hot Tamales and German raspberry candy (two of Sweeting’s faves) — but must have saved room for cake, if Cuoco’s social media accounts are any indication. When half the “book” was gone, Cuoco clustered all of the photos on one side andposted an Instagram, calling it “another perfect cake.”
With a light-up sign that read “Happy Birthday Ryan,” some silly photo booth action and glam L.A. synchronized swimming troupe the Aqualillies “swimming and rockin out to One Direction on the sound system,” according to Cuoco’s Instagram (and dressed as mermaids, according to guests’ photos), it sounds like the whole night — not just the cake — was pretty perfect.
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source: people.com
