Harper G Design

Harper G Design Mother of three who thrives off the craziness that life throws at us! Neighborhood cookie/cake dealer
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💕 A Little Sweet Pause… 💕To my wonderful clients, friends, and family,After many years of creating cakes, cookies, toppe...
06/20/2026

💕 A Little Sweet Pause… 💕

To my wonderful clients, friends, and family,

After many years of creating cakes, cookies, toppers, and all things sweet, it’s time for me to take a little break and focus on something just as important — healing.

HGD Desserts will be taking a temporary pause for the next 6 months while I recover from surgery. I truly appreciate your patience, understanding, and support as I give my body the time it needs to rest and recover. My oven may be cooling off for a bit, but my heart is so full because of all of you.

I’m looking forward to getting back into the kitchen and celebrating your special moments again, hopefully by the New Year! 🎂✨

In the meantime, I’m more than happy to recommend some incredibly talented baker friends throughout the DMV for your cake, cookie, and dessert needs. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you’d like a referral!

As for HGD Designs, my laser business will also be taking a short pause and will be closed. Opening date is TBD. Stay tuned for updates as I ease back into creating all the custom laser goodies you love.

Thank you for supporting my small business, cheering me on, and allowing me to be part of your celebrations over the years. This isn’t goodbye—it’s simply a brief intermission while I recharge and heal.

Until then, enjoy your summer, make lots of sweet memories, and I’ll see you again soon. 💕

With gratitude,
Victoria
HGD Desserts & HGD Designs

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🌙✨ Eid Mubarak! ✨🌙This elegant celebration was as sweet as the occasion itself! 💜🌸 A large lemon cake layered with tangy...
05/31/2026

🌙✨ Eid Mubarak! ✨🌙

This elegant celebration was as sweet as the occasion itself! 💜🌸 A large lemon cake layered with tangy raspberry filling and silky vanilla buttercream, adorned with fresh blush and lavender blooms, juicy strawberries, and finished with a custom mirrored gold acrylic topper. Paired with matching chocolate cupcakes topped with vanilla buttercream, this dessert table was ready to celebrate in style. Thanks to my favorite chocolatier for recommending me

Every celebration deserves something beautiful to gather around, and this one was filled with love, family, and plenty of sweet memories. 💕🍰

Tell us your favorite combination:
🍋 Lemon & Raspberry
🍫 Chocolate & Vanilla
🍦 Vanilla Ice Cream
🍪 Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

We can’t decide either! 😋

Eid Mubarak to all who are celebrating! 🌙✨

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Set sail for a sweet celebration! 🌊🌺Happy 4th birthday to Rami—this island-inspired beauty was ready to ride the waves s...
05/02/2026

Set sail for a sweet celebration! 🌊🌺

Happy 4th birthday to Rami—this island-inspired beauty was ready to ride the waves straight to the party! This cake featured layers of vanilla cake filled with strawberry coulis and finished with smooth vanilla buttercream. Every detail brought the Moana magic to life—from the fondant boat sailing the seas to shells, bamboo, tropical flowers, and ocean waves dancing around the cake. Topped off with a fun Moana cardstock topper for the perfect finishing touch!

Where would YOU sail first—Motunui or straight to the dessert table? 🍰✨

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There’s something extra special about baking with a purpose 💛This week I had the honor of creating two custom cakes for ...
04/30/2026

There’s something extra special about baking with a purpose 💛

This week I had the honor of creating two custom cakes for kids through Cake4Kids—a truly amazing organization here in Northern Virginia that brings joy to children who deserve to feel celebrated.

One birthday boy requested a fun marble cake with an action-packed Nerf theme 🔫🎯
While a special princess dreamed of a strawberry cake with the sweetest spa vibes 🧖‍♀️🍓

Moments like these remind me why I love what I do—being able to use creativity to bring smiles, even in the smallest ways. Every swirl of buttercream and every detail is made with love, knowing it’s going to make a child’s day just a little brighter.

Grateful to be able to give back and do what I love 💕

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One team on the cake, but living in the home of the U.S. capital means I had to ask… where are my Washington Capitals fa...
04/27/2026

One team on the cake, but living in the home of the U.S. capital means I had to ask… where are my Washington Capitals fans at?! 🏒🎂❤️💙

This birthday cake was created for two big Pittsburgh Penguins fans celebrating their special day! Rich chocolate cake layered with sweet raspberry filling and covered in smooth vanilla buttercream—because every hockey fan deserves a championship-worthy cake. 🐧💛🖤 Thank you Melissa for your order!

Even if this cake is repping Pittsburgh, I know there have to be some loyal Caps fans around here in the DMV! So tell me… are you cheering for the Penguins or the Caps? ⬇️🏒

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Two schools, two dreams, one very sweet celebration 🎓🍫✨This chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream was made extra speci...
04/27/2026

Two schools, two dreams, one very sweet celebration 🎓🍫✨

This chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream was made extra special for twins celebrating their college acceptances—half Florida State University and half University of Miami! ❤️💛💚🧡

One cake, double the pride, and a whole lot of excitement for what’s next. Watching twins head off on their own paths while still sharing such a huge milestone is something worth celebrating big! Thank you Kristin for your order!

Sweet success never looked so good—who are we cheering for… Seminoles or Hurricanes? 🎉🎂
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Pickleball, pearls, and plenty of sweetness! 🎾☕🍪These custom cookies were made for Sadie’s NCL tea party—a day filled wi...
04/26/2026

Pickleball, pearls, and plenty of sweetness! 🎾☕🍪

These custom cookies were made for Sadie’s NCL tea party—a day filled with pickleball fun, laughter, and ending with the sweetest tea party celebration. There’s something so special about watching moms and daughters come together, giving their time to help others and teaching our youth that kindness truly matters.

Acts of service, generosity, and love create a ripple effect that carries through generations—and that is always worth celebrating (preferably with cookies 😉).

So grateful for this amazing group of moms and girls who continue to show that small acts of kindness can make the biggest impact. 💕✨

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IVF Awareness Month hits a little different when you’ve lived it. 💛As someone whose body felt like it was working agains...
04/25/2026

IVF Awareness Month hits a little different when you’ve lived it. 💛

As someone whose body felt like it was working against me, it took finding Shady Grove Fertility and the incredible care of Dr. Greenhouse to finally find hope. Ten years of treatments, endless shots, daily appointments, heartbreak, disappointment, high-risk pregnancies, and more loans than I’d like to remember—long before “fertility coverage” was even a thing.

But three beautiful kids later, I wouldn’t change a single thing.

Infertility is a mental and emotional rollercoaster that’s hard to explain unless you’ve walked it yourself. It changes you. It tests you. It strengthens you.

I’m forever grateful for the amazing nurses who stood in the trenches with me for years, the doctors who gave us hope, the family and friends who supported us, and the resilience of women’s bodies that continue to amaze me every day.

And because we celebrate every special moment with cookies… of course IVF Awareness Month deserves sweet recognition too. 💕🍪

To anyone still in the middle of the journey—you are stronger than you know, and you are not alone.

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Sweet 16 elegance with a little Dubai-inspired luxury ✨💖This beautiful celebration at the country club called for someth...
04/24/2026

Sweet 16 elegance with a little Dubai-inspired luxury ✨💖

This beautiful celebration at the country club called for something extra special—a stunning pink, white, and gold cake for the birthday girl featuring the highly requested Dubai chocolate cake! Rich, decadent layers filled with the most delicious pistachio kataifi filling for that perfect crunchy, creamy bite everyone is obsessed with 🤍✨

Paired with classic vanilla cupcakes to complete the sweetest celebration, this setup was all about elegance, glam, and making 16 unforgettable!

Because every birthday girl deserves a cake as fabulous as she is 👑🎂

Would you try the viral Dubai chocolate cake flavor? 🍫💚

Thank you for your order and happy bday to another one of our great babysitters Riley

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Two years of farm-fresh fun and this cake was moo-velous! 🐮🚜🌾✨This adorable number 2 farm-themed birthday cake was packe...
04/23/2026

Two years of farm-fresh fun and this cake was moo-velous! 🐮🚜🌾✨

This adorable number 2 farm-themed birthday cake was packed with sweet little details—from the handmade pig, ducks, cow, and sheep to all the barnyard charm! And to make it even sweeter, the special birthday girl had a matching farm-themed dress that tied the whole celebration together perfectly. 💕👗

Inside was rich chocolate cake layered with smooth Bavarian filling and finished with dreamy white chocolate ganache… because every birthday deserves a little extra sweetness. 🎂🤍

Honestly, I think the cow might be stealing the show… but those sheep are giving strong competition! 🐷🦆🐑🐄

Which farm friend is your favorite? 👇

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Clifton, VA
20124

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 12pm
Saturday 8am - 12pm

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