Ganache is the new black

With the Christmas season now upon us Nikita and I have been working tirelessly at putting together our website. With the creative expertise of Xplode Studios- we're almost there. I can't wait to announce when the site will be up. This has been a long process in the making, and I'm starting to get really excited!

In baking news I have tried my first butter cream fondant combo cake. It's a banana cake filled with chocolate ganache and topped with vanilla butter cream for my brother's birthday. He's a leafs fan so I decided to go with a similar theme)


I also got to make cupcakes for a baby shower! It was a blue and yellow theme and the cucpakes were vanilla and filled with ganache and topped with buttercream frosting.



Everyone seems to love our ganache so I'm starting to try and come up with more ways to use it. Any suggestions? I have a couple but you'll have to stay tuned to see where it shows up :)

Jen

Christmas is COMING!

Hello All,

So with school becoming increasingly time consuming, and work being equally demanding Nikita and I had to schedule meticulously for a day to begin our Christmas Baking.

Last Saturday, we did just that.

I'd like to introduce to your the Winter Line-up of Christmas Cupcakes.

We have Gingerbread cupcakes with whipped butter cream




and we even tried to decorate with fondant. I have to admit it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. I'm actually kind of glad we did it. We definitely have a lot to learn, but so far I'm excited about the adventure that is starting.
Have a look for yourself...



Christmas Ornament Cupcakes!




Have a great Sunday!

Happy Birthday(s)

So the past few weekends have been filled with birthdays galore!
First it was a lavender and pink birthday for a birthday surprise.



Then the next day it was my cousin's birthday. She loves beach vacations, and asked for sprinkles so I thought why not go with a beach themed cupcake!



This past weekend it was my mom's birthday. She loves the color green and just spent the summer with my dad landscaping our backyard so I thought a garden 'theme' cake might be in order.



Oh and Nikita has been busy baking away a new and IMPROVED Pumpkin Spice cupcake AND an A M A Z I N G vanilla cupcake. I can't wait to share those with you!

Happy Halloween!

Jen

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