I tried my hand at a few Elmo cupcakes for a two-year-old boy's birthday
I wanted his smile to get bigger and bigger but I realize now that his smile should be more of a half moon than a crescent shape. Hope it didn't ruin his party!
Monday, January 25, 2010
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Saturday, January 2, 2010
Lucky, Lucky Girl...
Christmas has come and gone for the l'il elves of Poppy Mallow but before it passed it left for us some pretty wonderful blessings. Not one, but two KitchenAid stand mixers! My very supportive families have given me the item on the very tippy-top of my big girl wish list and I now am the proud owner of two gloriously red 90th anniversary editions - complete with sparkely glass bowls and enough mixing power to cement a basement.
Here's the first one under the tree, looking dashing. The second would arrive while we were away for holidays.
And here she is on her maiden voyage making swiss meringue for a lemon buttercream. The meringue was cooled and fluffy before I could get my butter cubed.
And here is the result of an afternoon spent with my shiny new work-horses - it makes me happy to think I will likely have these pretty friends for as long as I can hold a spatula to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
Little Violet Tarte - Lemon Buttercream frosting on Vanilla Cream Cake with with Lemon Curd filling
Prairie Girl - Peanut-Butterscotch icing on Vanilla Cream Cake. I've been playing around with the toppings on this one and here I have a peanutbutter jelly bean and a strawberry jam jellybean. I don't know if I'll stick with it or not. The icing is my own creation inspired by one of my favourite treats as a kid and I think it might be one of my best flavours, if I can be so bold - the recipe is a fiercely guarded secret.
Christmas has come and gone for the l'il elves of Poppy Mallow but before it passed it left for us some pretty wonderful blessings. Not one, but two KitchenAid stand mixers! My very supportive families have given me the item on the very tippy-top of my big girl wish list and I now am the proud owner of two gloriously red 90th anniversary editions - complete with sparkely glass bowls and enough mixing power to cement a basement.
Here's the first one under the tree, looking dashing. The second would arrive while we were away for holidays.
And here she is on her maiden voyage making swiss meringue for a lemon buttercream. The meringue was cooled and fluffy before I could get my butter cubed.
And here is the result of an afternoon spent with my shiny new work-horses - it makes me happy to think I will likely have these pretty friends for as long as I can hold a spatula to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
Little Violet Tarte - Lemon Buttercream frosting on Vanilla Cream Cake with with Lemon Curd filling
Prairie Girl - Peanut-Butterscotch icing on Vanilla Cream Cake. I've been playing around with the toppings on this one and here I have a peanutbutter jelly bean and a strawberry jam jellybean. I don't know if I'll stick with it or not. The icing is my own creation inspired by one of my favourite treats as a kid and I think it might be one of my best flavours, if I can be so bold - the recipe is a fiercely guarded secret.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Finally, some new pictures...
I didn't realize how much of a luxury being able to do photo shoots of the cakes was until things got busy. I really don't like letting them go without a few poses for posterity, but time won't always permit it. I missed the opportunity to photograph the display for the wedding expo, sad to say because they were really cute. However, this week has given me ample opportunity to shoot three different sets:
For Jessica from her family on her birthday...
Jessie's birthday from his family...
Paul's wife, who likes yellow...
It's been a wonderfully busy three days. I hope everybody loves their cakes!
I didn't realize how much of a luxury being able to do photo shoots of the cakes was until things got busy. I really don't like letting them go without a few poses for posterity, but time won't always permit it. I missed the opportunity to photograph the display for the wedding expo, sad to say because they were really cute. However, this week has given me ample opportunity to shoot three different sets:
For Jessica from her family on her birthday...
Jessie's birthday from his family...
Paul's wife, who likes yellow...
It's been a wonderfully busy three days. I hope everybody loves their cakes!
Monday, November 9, 2009
Delivery
I get asked by many people whether or not we're able to deliver, especially by parents who want to send birthday cupcakes to their sons and daughters at Queen's. I'm happy to say YES! We only deliver, in fact, because we have no store frontage. Delivery is free and notes and cards can be attached to the bakery boxes, which are tied with a satin ribbon. So forget flowers - cupcakes taste waaay better!
I get asked by many people whether or not we're able to deliver, especially by parents who want to send birthday cupcakes to their sons and daughters at Queen's. I'm happy to say YES! We only deliver, in fact, because we have no store frontage. Delivery is free and notes and cards can be attached to the bakery boxes, which are tied with a satin ribbon. So forget flowers - cupcakes taste waaay better!
Thursday, October 22, 2009
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