Whoopie Pies

My newest love... Whoopie Pies! I've been hearing about this craze for awhile now and decided it was time to try it out. If you haven't heard of a whoopie pie before they are a cake like cookie with a marshmellow cream sandwiched in between. The one pictured here is Chocolate with Blackberry Cream. One word... delish :)

Weddings

I did my first wedding this Summer. The bride and groom had an outdoor wedding on the water near Port Angeles. It turned out to be a beautiful day for the happy couple. They decided on apple pies and mini mixed berry tarts.

Summer Happenings

It was such a busy Summer with vacations, weddings, Farmers Markets which left only a few lazy days. This summer I wanted to bring my sweets out into the public so, I tried out bringing cupcakes to a couple local Farmer's Markets. I have to say that it was a lot of work, but so fun! I think the best part of the whole experience was seeing the smiles on all the patrons faces, old and young, as they enjoyed their cupcakes. :) Here are a few pics from the days at the market...

My mom... faithful helper.

My nieces and sister came to help out at one of the

last markets.

Bon Vivant Baking Class all about Cakes

Last night I attended a Bon Vivant baking class all about cakes taught be chef Suzanne Hunter. If you know anything about me I LOVE anything having to do with cakes so, this was right up my alley! I learned many new techniques including the French way of making Vanilla Buttercream. I had such a great time and look forward to taking another class through Bon Vivant. If you love cooking or baking I would highly suggest taking a class from them. Check them out at bon-vivant.com.

All the ingredients lined up to make the Pineapple

Coconut cake.

Vanilla Raspberry cupcakes

The sugar syrup that will be the base

of the Pineapple Buttercream. It was

very sensitive. We had to make two

batches... the first one got too brown.

Now, the cupcakes are ready to be frosted with

the Pineapple Buttercream and dipped in coconut.

Red Velvet cupcakes

We made Marzipan carrots to go atop the mini

carrot cakes. So fun!

Our finished masterpieces! We made eight different

cakes with nine different frostings.

Carrot with Cream Cheese frosting

Vanilla Raspberry with Almond Buttercream

Pineapple Coconut with Pineapple Buttercream

Red Velvet with Vanilla Buttercream

Chocolate with Salted Carmel filling and Chocolate Buttercream

Chocolate Hazelnut with Chocolate Ganache

Lemon with Lemon Meringue

Banana Rum with Currants and Chocolate Banana Buttercream/ Chocolate Banana Whip cream

Independence Day

Mixed Berry Tarts decked out in

their Red, White and Blue to

celebrate this special day.

A Picnic Themed Bridal Shower

I recently put on a couples bridal shower at Green Lake park in Seattle for my best friend and her fiance. The theme was an Outdoor Picnic. We had lawn games of croquet, bocce ball and frizbee. Other than the surprisingly cold weather for June, we had a fabulous time celebrating.

These funfetti cake pops were a hit.

Tres Leches (three milks) cake

A surprise event for my sister's 30th

Lemon Meringue Cupcakes and Lemon Blue Bell Cake

for my sister's surprise 30th birthday party.