what a wonderful weekend

This Thanksgiving weekend has been filled with many reasons to give thanks. First there was Marisa and Adrian's wedding; what a wonderful, romantic, love filled day!
I brought a few cupcakes to the pre-party. To stay with the thanksgiving theme I brought pumpkin pie cupcakes with whipped buttercream.


What a beautiful bride, and a wonderful day.

Next was a dear family friend's 90th birthday party. Congratulations Helen! Pictures from those cupcakes will be coming soon!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend full of love, laughter and good times.

Jen

Cold, Rainy Weather

Is it just me or is today the perfect day for some hot apple cider, a cozy blanket and a romcom movie?

(Feel free to replace apple cider for hot chocolate and marshmallows!)

Looking forward to this weekend. Stay tuned for pictures!

PS a great way to make homemade apple cider is below:
Using 1-2 cups of Tropicana Freshly Squeeze Apple juice (not from concentrate) OR you can juice your own apples if you are crafty
Add 1 tsp of cinnamon (or more to taste) (some people like to add nutmeg or all spice as well)
Heat over stove top at medium heat stirring often.
Remove when it's begun to boil.
Pour into your favorite mug, add a cinnamon stick for good looks and ENJOY!

Happy Wednesday!

Jen

exciting stuff!

So after a fairly difficult month I have decided that October is going to be fantastic, upbeat and full of good news.

That being said I am proud to announce the "LIGHT" butter cream recipe is COMPLETE! For those that prefer a whipped buttercream frosting with a hint of butter and sweetness, with less than half the sugar (and all the taste). It's so soft and easy to work with. I'm so happy I tried it.

I won't lie it took about 15 minutes to mix so at the 10 minute mark I was certain there was no hope. But I put my faith in the Kitchen gods and it paid off.

Next Saturday I'll be making a few babycakes for a family members wedding (which I'm VERY EXCITED FOR!) Hopefully the recipe is as well received by them as it was in the house.

I'll have some nice photos for you next Friday.

Thanksgiving weekend is going to be busy and wonderful!


Have a good weekend everyone!

Jen

photos!

Look at the pictures by Marlee MacLean Photography!









Hope you guys are having a great week

Jen

Hello!
Sorry for my absence but this month has been quite busy. Aside from school getting underway again I had an End of Treatment party for a dear friend that has finished all her cancer treatments! Naturally I celebrated by bringing cupcakes!
The mini vanilla swirls are I am happy to say were well received:


Next was my best friend and baking partner Nikita's birthday! So naturally I made her favorite, mango raspberry swirl for the occasion. I know she liked them. Plus I got to try out my newest tip. The Giant French tip from Adecco.





and lastly I was flattered when asked to make the cake for my partner's nephew's 2nd birthday. He is all about dump trucks (when he says the word it sounds very close to a profanity) so I decided to go with that theme. The kids loved it and I made the cake base low in sugar (made up for with the butter cream) to keep the mom's happy!



We also came up with a Banana butterscotch part 2 (a much better version in my opinion). It's sweet and savory. I'm having a lot of trouble coming up with a good name for it though.
"Scotchlate" is my next to try. I want to combine a chocolatey cupcake with a butterscotch ripple and a butterscotch butter cream icing. We'll see how that goes.

Now that school is in full swing I am expecting to slow down a little. Hopefully things will come back into full swing come December when the break hits. And plus... CHRISTMAS time will be here!

Have a great weekend everyone
Jen

Cabbagetown!

Hey guys
I just wanted to let you know you can find us hiding at the cabbagetown festival this weekend!
We're serving some coconut cupcakes with cream cheese frosting:


and some mango delite cupcakes:


and our classic vanilla!

Have a great weekend everyone... and WISH US GOODLUCK!

Busy Bee's!

Hello again!

I cannot believe it. It's officially September. Summer is almost over. As great as the season has been to us I think Nikita and I are both excited for what lies ahead this fall.

Nikita and I have been pretty busy recently. We've been trying out new flavors, and designs.

We've come up with a Pumpkin Spice Cupcake (perfect for Thanksgiving). Plus we're going to start adding the apple and spice cupcakes to our regular menu for the fall season.

On top of that we have been fulfilling a few orders for some old (and new) friends of ours. Plus today is my dad's birthday so I decided to whip up a quick cake for the occasion! Here is how it turned out:



I will leave you with some photos of what we've been doing to keep busy!

Hydrangea Bouquet Cupcake



Daisy bouquet Cupcakes


Hydrangea Cupcakes




I hope everyone has a wonderful long weekend and enjoys their cupcake orders!

Jen