LOVE = CUPCAKES

With Valentine's Day quickly approaching, and many email requests, I have decided to put together a 6 pack of decadent cupcakes for you to share with that special someone! Show some love this Valentine’s Day by pouring your heart out with Cupcakes!!!  It’s a day of love afterall, and nothing says love like a huge dollop of frosting, at least for me that is.

So go ahead and have one, or two or three!!! Who’s counting? Or share one with someone you love!…and then get another one for yourslef later on...don't worry, I won't tell *wink*

Special Valentine's day 6-pack will include:

2 Red Velvet cupcakes with creamy cream cheese frosting

2 Rich Chocolate cupcakes filled with smooth chocolate ganache and topped with chocolate fudge frosting

2 Light and Fluffy Vanilla cupcakes topped with whipped vanilla swiss meringue buttercream

$14.00 (delivery available - please email me for details)

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY XOXO

IT`S THAT TIME...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Thank you to all of you that have been following my blog....and ordering my cupcakes, I want to extend my gratefulness. This venture has been more than I could have ever imagined it to be! Who knew that baking a few cupcakes for my husbands co-workers could morph into all of this craziness!

As of Monday I will be returning to work - bittersweet pill for me. I absolutely LOVE my job as a Dental Hygienist, and I truly miss my patients and co-workers. But I will miss my little monkey sooooo much *tear*

This post is to let all of you cupcake lovers out there know that I will continue to bake cupcakes in 2011, I`ve just limited my openings available. So.....if you know of a birthday, wedding, or event that you would like some of my cupcakes to attend, send me an email!!!

AND...for all of you that have made the resolution to get healthy, go to the gym more often, I say Good Job!
I support you 100% - lets celebrate with some cupcakes...I can make carrot *wink wink*

HAPPY FIRST BRRRRRTHDAY MONKEY!!!!

This past weekend we celebrated my sons first birthday! I can't believe that my little monkey is one already!?! Honestly, when other moms said to me 'time flies', they weren't kidding! I am soooo proud of my little man! He has changed our world and we are sooooo grateful and blessed to have him in our lives!

Now came the hard part - I have been baking for weddings, anniversaries, baptisms and birthdays...What can I make for my sons first birthday that no one would expect? hmmmmm.....

Knowing that his birthday was approaching, I was flip-flopping with ideas and themes for his party for months!!! I didn't want it to be too much, but wanted it to reflect him and his personality. His latest craze/obsession is the cartoon The Backyardigans. The cartoon has some kind of magical power - seriously - the theme song, if played, can silence the craziest crying fit that no cuddling can help...to me, that is magical! 

Now, I didn't want the party to have everything 'backyardigan', I found these great character balloons at Party Packagers and knew that they would be perfect!

Then the ideas started flowing! Books are also a favorite of G's - and for every book that I read, numbers and colours are verbalized - I even point to vegetables in the supermarket, name them and tell him what colour they are! So, I decided to make colours the theme of the party! I searched and searched the internet looking for inspiration and found more than I could imagine. Thank goodness for google search!

Decorations followed, colours EVERYWHERE!!! Crayons on tables covered with poster paper, streamers, balloons, noisemakers, even the candy table and cookies were colourful!

I stumbled upon a post that in the background showed a cake that I HAD to bake! So I prepped everything and was ready to go!

The cake is a very simple white cake recipe. What I absolutely LOVE about this cake is that from the outside it looks simple and perfect...

and THEN....you cut into this cake and listen to the WOW and OH MY!!!!  it couldn't have been any more PERFECT!!!

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY MONKEY!!!

Love, Mommy and Daddy

THE BRIDE, THE GROOM, THE VOWS...THE CUPCAKES!!!





I know that it has been quite some time since my last blog post. I have been soaking up the little time that I have left on maternity leave to spend with my son before returning to work in January. I have been baking, just not finding the time to post as much as before.

This post is one that I have been waiting to write and post on this blog for quite some time! With baking for weddings, most wouldn't think of the time that lingers between the actual wedding day and the delivery of pictures! The wait is AGONIZING...and I'm not even the Bride!!!

I prefer waiting for the pictures from the actual event so that my readers can see the cupcakes in all their GLORY! Perched up on the stand, surrounded by other sweets, looking so delicious and glamorous!

This wedding was no exception! The ceremony, quaint and rustic, took place at the family cottage and the reception was held at Regatta Steak and Seafood Grille at the Muskoka Wharf in Gravenhurst. In talking with the Bride, she was describing the wedding theme and colours. She mentioned that there will be a lot of natural elements brought into the reception to mimic the ceremony and reflect the surroundings of cottage country.

 In choosing the cupcake flavors, a mutual friend, whom attended the first wedding that got this blog started...strongly suggested the Lemon Berry Licious! And how can I blame her? they are a favorite of mine too - so summery and refreshing! The bride and I also thought something with chocolate was in order! Who can resist the Chocolate/Peanut butter combo? Me either!!! So, Curious George was invited to the wedding, and we finished it off with a simple Vanilla cupcake topped with Vanilla buttercream.

K and T, Congrats to both of you! I Wish you Happiness, Laughter and Love forever and ever!!!