The Frosted Petticoat is literally a delectable delight, currently
increasing in popularity amongst the party and event
planning world. Uniquely designed, hand-painted candy
and chocolate give this vibrant business an edge over its’
competitors. Their specialty treats are custom produced
from the beginning of the creative process to the final
delivery, allowing customers a one-of-a-kind experience in a
completely satisfying and impressive way.
Three remarkable women
are the brains behind this
operation: mother Roberta
and daughters Patricia and
Samia. Artistic gifting runs in their
veins, and together they share their
whimsical creative brilliance and
talented artistry.
Exploration of The Frosted Petticoat’s
website will prove enjoyable; if you
happen to not be able to initially find
exactly what you are looking for,
custom orders are welcomed and
accompanied by the ladies’ personable
personalities and love of sugar!
To reinforce the personable nature of The Frosted Petticoat, Urbanette
Magazine was fortunate to obtain
additional insight from a sugary-sweet
question-and-answer session with
Samia Temsah-Deniskin aka “Sugar
Sam”. Here’s what she had to say…
Urbanette Magazine:
The Frosted
Petticoat is a very unusual and unique
name – how did you all arrive at it?
Sugar Sam:
The name “The Frosted
Petticoat” came to me while getting
chocolate design inspiration from
a Marie Antoinette painting. In
her ridiculously opulent outfit, she
appeared to be made out of candy…
as if she was wearing a petticoat made
of frosting. At that moment I knew the
company must be named “The Frosted
Petticoat”. It perfectly represented
the whimsy and illusion at the heart of
our sweets – from a distance you see a
lace petticoat, but up close you come
to find it’s actually made from sugar!
Urbanette:
Your business is also
unique because of the bonds of family
that it is based on – are you all living
your dream, and was this something
planned or did it just happen?
Sugar Sam:
As children, my sister Trish
and I would sit intently next to Mama
Petticoat (Roberta) for hours, learning
to create chocolates and paint them
with edible glimmers. It’s some of
our happiest memories. As the years
passed, the three of us would give them
out as gifts or bring them to parties as
favors. We promised each other that
someday we’d open a shop, but as
often happens life got in the way - Trish
became a teacher & had two gorgeous
kids; Mama Petticoat became a fulltime
grandma, babysitting while Trish
worked; and I went to law school & became an attorney.
However, it wasn’t until about 2
years ago when I found myself in a
Manhattan courtroom that the catalyst
occurred. Miserable as a criminal
defense attorney and working for free
in the recession-hit city, I found myself
daydreaming about our sugary plan. As
I heard my client’s name being called
by the bailiff, I looked down at my legal
pad and found it covered with chocolate
designs – vintage buttons, corset
lollipops, steampunk gears, skeleton
cameos. I needed to trade in a world of
crime & heartache for a world of sugar
& sweets. I called up my mom & sister
and we knew what we had to do.
It was the change all three of us were
looking for and there was no need to
daydream any longer – we were going to
open our chocolate company! And we
haven’t looked back. The pieces of the
puzzle fit: Mama Petticoat had perfected
her technique over the years and could
make chocolate in any shape or form;
Trishy Cocoa had become a skilled artist
and could gorgeously hand-paint the
sweets in edible glimmers; and I, Sugar
Sam, had acquired a knack for coming
up with whimsical chocolate designs
and branding. We took the plunge &
our dreams came together to form The
Frosted Petticoat.
Urbanette:
What makes your business
obtain higher demand than your
competition? Why would someone want
to use you over your competitors?
Sugar Sam:
The Frosted Petticoat
makes one of a kind sweets. Our
favorite thing to hear from a customer
is “That’s chocolate?!”. Like a “frosted
petticoat”, from afar our candies look
like real items (vintage buttons, autumn leaves, rusty gears), but up-close they
are actually made from chocolate.
We relish in creating edible works of art
and we do this without sacrificing the
yumminess factor! All of our candies are
made from high-quality chocolate, come
in surprising shapes, and are individually
hand-painted with edible glimmers.
With sugar inspiration from the likes of
Katy Perry, Marie Antoinette, and The
Brother’s Grimm, the chocolates mesh
reality with the whimsical. Our designs
are sure to surprise and delight the
imaginations of all those looking for a
sugary adventure.
Urbanette:
Who is the Frosted
Petticoat’s most famous client to date?
Sugar Sam:
A few months ago, we had
the immense pleasure of sending a box
of our chocolate buttons & mustache
lollipops to the ever-so-dreamy Hugh
Jackman. It tickled us to receive a lovely
note from Mrs. Jackman saying the
whole family enjoyed the sweets!
