Celebrating life's special moments... and everything in between.
Here is just a little taste of what’s to come. I’ve been working on dessert toppers, particularly these easy to mold fabric flags. I’m just perfecting the process, but the should be hitting the shop by the end of next week.
Enjoy your weekend everyone!
{photos from Have & Hold Design}
Ice cream is one of my most favourite desserts, especially in the summertime. But an ice cream cone piñata? Now that’s just gold! Check out the process of how it was made by Sarah Parrott here. It seems relatively simple, actually. Just a lot of newspaper, glue, and craft time. If my birthday wasn’t in February, I would definitely want one.
{images from Sarah Parrott’s blog.}
A couple weeks ago I attended the Mass Exodus fashion event at Ryerson. I was there to perform my duties as a event rep and serve people some delicious tea. It was a great time and I was making great connections as usual, but I couldn’t take my eye of these…
While on break, I may have taken more than one to snack on and was blown away by the light fluffy chocolate cake and perfectly sweet and satisfying icing. I had to swipe a card. I followed up with baker Heidi from Eat Cake Love, and although she says it’s something she just does “on the side”, her passion for baking truly shines in these beautifully constructed treats. Drop her a line at eatcakelove@live.ca if you’re in the Toronto area and want to experience them for yourself.
{photos from Eat Cake Love on Facebook}
Nine Cakes is a cake studio in Brooklyn, New York specializing in delicious wedding cakes and our nine signature cakes. With creative, handmade designs and seasonal flavor pairings, Nine Cakes “creates something a bit out of the ordinary, a fresh twist on tradition, and a cake to completely devour”. Personally, I find it hard to devour things that look this beautiful. But… I’m sure I can be persuaded if it tastes as good as it looks.
Visit their site for their gorgeous portfolio of custom, seasonal, and signature cakes.
{photos from NineCakes.com}
Liz Shim, owner and head designer of Eat Cake, Be Merry in New York, couldn’t have chose a better name for her custom bake shop. Spotted on Something Old, Something New, these detailed edible works of art immediately caught my attention. Everything from colour, pattern, and texture is fabulous! ……fabulously delicious too, I’m sure.
{images from Eat Cake, Be Merry}
It seems we’ve been craving sweets lately here on our blog with multiple sweet features in the past week. I had to share these instantly because the desserts are absolute works of art. These are featured on a delicious dessert blog by pâtissière expert, Leonor de Sousa Bastos, with photographs by Miguel Coelho. Both are outstanding and talented, and have a lot of inspiration to offer any celebratory dessert menu.
These polka dots look fun and equally delicious, and would go well with a playful theme. Filled with mousse, this cake redefines strawberry cake!
These strawberry ice cream meringues looks so delicious, and remind me of other finger foods I’ve mentioned before. I’d love to see these bite-sized goodnesses at a wedding part :)
And of course every wedding needs a cake. This pomegranate yoghurt slice not only has a beautifully floral appearance, but is light in calories which is always a plus! For more food porn, recipes and ideas for dessert, visit Flagrante Delicia.
{images from Flagrante Delicia}
A regular came into the shop I work at the other day and started talking to me about these cookies that are customizable, yummy and quick to order, and best of all – located in Toronto. She had me at ‘cookies’… It was funny that she mentioned this because just a day earlier I came across this web site for customizable chocolate bars, and I thought: “what a fantastic-ly awesome idea!” Sweets with lots of choice – now that’s what I’m talking about!
Both the Sweet Flour bake shop and Chocri schokolade offer up a playful collection of ingredients for your sweet tooth to choose from. From Sweet Flour (who also make custom muffin tops and cookie sandwiches – mmm mmmm!), you can choose items like Cappuccino Chips, M&Ms, and Mini Pretzels, and as for Chocri, well the list just continues on, featuring items like Banana Chips, Cinnamon, Licorice Drops, and Rice Crispies. If you wish to be more daring, you could even try putting Jalapeños, Chives, or Wasabi Peanuts in your chocolate bar. How about trying something fancy like adding Real Gold Flakes or Candied Lilac? Well they have it! Even if you’re not going to order a chocolate bar, I suggest heading over to the site just to make your own bar and check out all the options. It’s quite fun!
Both the custom cookies or bars would make great favours or a wonderful treat to serve during your event. There is also a little occasion coming up known as Valentine’s (not sure if you’ve heard of it), but… I think that cookie place might be my date option for that day.
{images from Sweet Flour and Chocri}
I had tea with a girlfriend today at a lovely new tea store in Toronto near our place. I was very impressed with the presentation of all the little cakes. I don’t really have a sweet tooth, so mousse is usually my favourite for a light dessert. I had the strawberry champagne today and it was delicious! Can’t wait for an excuse to custom order a cake…
Ruelo Patisserie also makes wedding cakes, warm souffles and all sorts of baked goodness (including baked bread and high tea!) They had many customers come in to order during our stay, it is seems this new store has earned a bit of a reputation in our area :)
{images from Ruelo Patisserie}
Has your sweet tooth crept back in yet? Sweet and Saucy Shop definitely has me tempted.
Melody Brandon, Owner and head Pastry Chef, graduated from the Le Cordon Bleu program at the California School of Culinary Arts. According to her website she started Sweet & Saucy Shop with the desire to create gorgeous, delicious, modern looking desserts. The shop has been featured in The Knot and in Style Me Pretty’s 2009 Little Black Book. Check out all the beautiful treats here.
{images from SweetandSaucyShop.com}
I absolutely live for sushi. My boyfriend is only slowly learning how to eat raw fish, but I try to ease him into it with maki and cooked ingredients. It’s one of our favourite foods, so when I came across these mochi and fruit sushi desserts by Tiny Urban Kitchen, I almost squealed with excitement.
Sushi is healthy and tasty, and this creative alternative is the same! I love mochi (and my friends will know I intend to name my puppy that), so I am especially crazy about these sushi look-a-likes. Strawberries, mangoes and blackberries are a delicious companion to mochi. A sushi bar would be a great idea for a sushi-loving couple, and this fruit version seems like a cute option for non-fish eaters to join in on the fun.
Head over to Just Bento for the full recipe and instructions. I can’t wait to make these for us, and I hope you enjoy them too.
{images from Tiny Urban Kitchen, via Just Bento}
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