Très Sucré

New Website and Blog

2010-01-29T07:30:00.001-08:00

OK, so I was just checking out my old blog (this one) and realized that the link to my new blog wasn't working, hopefully it is now! Come check it out!

My new website is up and running, come check it out at
http://www.verysweetdesserts.com/
and this blog has now moved to
http://verysweetdesserts.blogspot.com/
Please, continue to follow, as I will update it often with photos and specials.
Merci beaucoup!

Baby Shower Cupcakes

2010-01-14T11:32:00.000-08:00

Little Chocolate cakes with fondant toppers in light green.
This isn't the best photo, but I was in a hurry. You get the idea anyway!

Resolution: Simplify

2010-01-07T11:13:00.000-08:00

As the new year begins, I am thinking about simplicity.
And this makes me think of these classic, simple flavors:

Vanilla Cake. Vanilla Buttercream.

Chocolate Cake. Chocolate Buttercream.

I've eaten alot of cupcakes in my time. And I mean ALOT. And these flavors remain my two favorites.

In the month of January, these 2 flavors will be

BUY 3 DOZEN, GET THE 4th FREE.

This is the biggest special I have ever had. Take advantage while you can.

Order by phone or email.

(801) 577-2110

verysweetdesserts@gmail.com

Valentine's Day Treat Boxes

2010-01-05T10:14:00.000-08:00

Bonjour friends!

I know it is early, but I just wanted to give you a heads up that I will be offering Valentine's Day Treat Boxes on Saturday February 13th. They will contain an assortment of Love themed treats.

2 Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
2 White Mint Dipped Brownies
2 Vanilla Vanilla Cupcakes
2 Gourmet Puffed Rice Treats
$10 Per Box

Place your orders by February 6th if possible. I will send out a reminder before then.

Merci Beaucoup!

Dusti

PS I will also be making Cookie Kits again. Available for pick-up the evening of February 11th, or the morning of the 12th.

2 Dozen Sour Cream Sugar Cookies in the shape of HEART
1 Tub of Freshly Whipped Buttercream Frosting, tinted PINK
Valentine themed SPRINKLES

$15 Per kit. Order by February 6th if possible.

Ringing in the New Year

2009-12-25T22:18:00.000-08:00

In honor of 2010

I am offering a 10% discount off of all orders placed between now and New Year's Day!

If you are having a New Year's Eve bash, or are attending one, or you just want to fit in a few more sweets before you start hitting the gym :), ring in the new year with a box of sugary goodness.

2 dozen minimum.

Order by phone or email.

(801) 577-2110

verysweetdesserts@gmail.com

3-Tiered Gift Box

2009-12-10T15:28:00.000-08:00

A nice idea for gifting to businesses or taking to a family party... This 3-tiered set includes:

Top tier - 10 pecan butter snowballs

Middle tier - 12 miniature pink peppermint sugar cookies

Bottom tier - 8 little chocolate cupcakes with chocolate ganache topped with chocolate hazelnut balls

Boxes available in white or natural brown.

$30

Cookie Kits for Classrooms

2009-12-07T15:36:00.001-08:00

Just as I have in the past for Halloween, I am offering Cookie Decorating Kits for your child's classroom Christmas Party. These kits include:

24 Sour Cream Sugar Cookies in the Shape of a Christmas Tree

1 Tub of Freshly Whipped Vanilla Buttercream Frosting, Tinted Green

4 Small Containers of Christmas Sprinkles and/or Candies

$15 per Kit

Pictured below is a photo of the Halloween kits, so that you have an idea of what you will be getting. If you are pricing things out, this is just as inexpensive as Harmon's. And these taste and look alot better!

Most parties are taking place on the 23rd (unless you are lucky enough to be off track like us:), so get your orders in by the 21st. If your party is on a different date, just try to give me 2 days notice. If you live in the area, I will deliver them to you on the morning of the 23rd. Otherwise, we can make arrangements for pick-up and/or meeting somewhere in the middle.

Order by phone or email.

Merci Beaucoup. And Joyeux Noël!

Christmas Gift Boxes

2009-11-19T12:11:00.000-08:00

I will be offering Christmas gift boxes this year (neighbor gifts, family gatherings, hostess gifts, visit teaching gifts, make-your-spouse-happy gifts, etc. You get the picture)

Boxes will be filled with an assortment of scrumptious little cupcakes

2 Chocolate cakes filled with pistachio cream and topped with chocolate ganache

2 Vanilla cakes topped with Italian amaretto butter cream

2 Peppermint high-hats (chocolate cake topped with homemade peppermint marshmallow cream and dipped in milk chocolate)

2 Vanilla cakes topped with fresh strawberry butter cream and mini sour cream sugar cookies

$10 per box of 8.

Pick-up December 19th.

Order by phone or email. (No later than December 14th)

(801) 577-2110

verysweetdesserts@gmail.com

I also wanted to throw in a couple of recent photos. One of these days I will get the rest of them uploaded! :)

Mini Cheesecakes topped with fresh berries

Lemon Bars

Moravian Kolaches

Coconut Lemon Tartlets

Oh Sweet Sadie!

2009-11-16T09:26:00.000-08:00

I have about a million pictures to post, but no time. No time at all. Because I am busy getting ready for Oh Sweet Sadie, which happens to begin tomorrow evening!

Check out their site for more info on the artisans that will be there. I will be selling cupcakes, peppermint sugar cookies, chocolate dipped macaroons, and cupcake toppers. Maybe more than that too. We'll see.

Wednesday thru Saturday November 18th-21st

9:30 am until 8:00 pm

SoDa Row in Daybreak

Too cool for school.

2009-10-28T21:44:00.000-07:00

I know this is late notice, but I have been crazy busy and somehow neglected to post this earlier.

Halloween Cookie Decorating Kits for School Classes.

24 Pumpkin Shaped Sugar Cookies.

1 Tub of Orange Tinted Buttercream Frosting.

$15

This is pretty close to the price that Harmon's offers, maybe even cheaper - and I am pretty sure this stuff will taste better! Let me know by 5:00 tomorrow (Thursday) and I will either deliver the orders Friday morning or you can pick them up from me (depending on how close you are).

Peppermint Hi-Hats

2009-10-22T11:07:00.000-07:00

Apparently these are a classic, on the East Coast. I decided it was time for them to take a trip west.

These are my version of the hi-hat, which is a chocolate cupcake (in this case, a mini cupcake) topped with homemade marshmallow, which I flavored with peppermint, and then dipped in chocolate. Mmmmm. Heavenly.

This is what they look like on the inside. Or I guess I should say this is what they looked like, because they were gone about 3 minutes after I took this photo.

And on a side note, here is a picture of some Thomas the Train cupcakes I did for a birthday. Needless to say, my son was not very happy when he realized that these were not for him.

Little Baby Birdies...

2009-10-14T08:15:00.000-07:00

I made these cupcakes and toppers for a baby shower. The mom-to-be wanted the cupcakes to match the baby's bedding, pictured here.

Vanilla little cakes with vanilla butter cream and personalized almond glazed sugar cookies.

Halloween Treats Sneak Peek

2009-10-09T15:39:00.000-07:00

I will be running some Halloween specials, about which i will post in a couple of days, but here are a few pictures of some Halloween treats...

Chocolate Dipped "Monsters"

Halloween Themed Lolli-"pops"

Monster Cakes - Chocolate Cake with Pistachio Sour Cream Filling (To.Die.For), Topped with intensely chocolate buttercream and lightly salted pistachios.

And of course, these cute little cakes.

And these cute little cookies!

Get your orders in soon, because this is shaping up to be a busy BOO season.

Toppers

2009-10-06T19:42:00.000-07:00

More to come, but here a couple photos of some toppers I did for a baby shower in September. The cupcakes are chocolate cake with fresh strawberry butter cream and peach almond cake with fresh peach butter cream... And, in case you didn't figure it out, the mom-to-be's colors were bright orange, yellow, and pink, with a touch of lime green.

PS Baby Lucy was born just a few a days ago - CONGRATS to mom and baby!

September

2009-10-03T13:39:00.000-07:00

I have been busy baking. So busy that my laundry has piled up, my kids have run wild, and my hubby has felt entirely neglected. I have enjoyed it immensely however! Here are a few photos...

Spooky Cookies, personalized for a Halloween Party. (I guess this was technically October, but you get the idea)

Autumn themed cupcakes. Chocolate zucchini cake topped with cinnamon butter cream. Y-U-M The kids and I snuck a few of the extras before I delivered these...

Lolli"pops" Homemade, buttery, ooey gooey caramel corn, on a stick, dipped in chocolate and rolled in pecans.

Personalized cupcakes for a Senior Living Center.

My own twist to the classic "Snowball" Cupcakes.

Sparkled Strawberry Sugar Cookies with an almond glaze. These went atop some Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes for a 3 year old b-day party. Unfortunately, I neglected to capture a photo of the cakes...

Handmade chocolate butterflies atop fresh strawberry butter cream and chocolate cake.

It's been a busy month. And the madness continues, so I guess I will get back to baking!

Kari and Justin Wedding

2009-08-20T17:14:00.001-07:00

One of my bestest friends was married last weekend in a beautiful backyard ceremony. Their colors were red, white, and black. And YES, they are UofU fans, and YES I did spot more than one UofU tie amongst the guests. I'm ok with that though, being a UofU alumnus myself...
Anyhoo, here are some photos of their cupcakes. The flavors are (all with chocolate cake) Peppermint, Cookies and Cream, Fresh Strawberry, and Vanilla Coconut.

PS Stop by and see moi (and lots of the coolest stuff you've ever seen) at the OH Sweet Sadie! store September 17th-19th at SoDa Row in Daybreak.

What have I been up to lately?

2009-08-08T14:03:00.001-07:00

Not lounging by the pool. That's for sure!

Custom Tinker Bell Toppers atop strawberry little cupcakes with whipped vanilla buttercream.

Gourmet Puffed Rice Treats - Peppermint Candy, Peanut Butter Chocolate Dipped, Cookies and Cream, and Strawberry Malt.

Chocolate Little Cakes topped with vanilla buttercream and "50" little sugar cookies.

Mint Dipped Fudge Brownies and Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Blondies.

I made these with leftover stuff from another order and gave them to my daughter in her lunch. They were a big hit! Chocolate Little Cakes with mint buttercream, mini sugar cookies, and Chocolate "S" initials.

One Charming Party.

2009-07-13T19:40:00.000-07:00

You have all heard me talk about the Domestic Goddess. She is an amazing party planner, so talented! Beautiful to every last detail! Her party planning company is called One Charming Party. She has a new website and party blog. Check it out here. And make sure you click the link to her website from her blog. I recently did some desserts for her for a first birthday party. She has photos on her blog, professional photos, not the kind of photos that I take ;) Check it out and enjoy!

New! Midweek Treats!

2009-07-13T08:44:00.000-07:00

Happy Monday Everyone!

Just wanted to let you all know that I will now be offering “Midweek Treats”. I always have people asking me if they can order just a few of something, but normally I have a minimum of 2 dozen. These midweek treats will be small boxes of 4 – 8 treats and they will be offered every Wednesday. No minimum on the amount of boxes you order. I think it’s the perfect way to brighten up the middle of the week!

This week I will be offering what I call “The Ice cream Parlor Collection”. This will be a box of 4 cupcakes inspired by some classic ice cream treats – in honor of this beautiful summer weather that we are finally enjoying! The box will include:

1 Orange Dreamsicle Cupcake – Moist Orange Cake with an Orange-Vanilla Swirl Frosting
1 Mint Chocolate Chip Cupcake – Chocolate Cake topped with Rich Mint Buttercream and Mini Chocolate Chips
1 Neopolitan Cupcake – Chocolate and Vanilla Cake topped with Fresh Strawberry Buttercream (Pictured above)
1 Cookies n Cream Cupcake – Chocolate Cake topped with Cookies n Cream Buttercream

The boxes will be $4/each. Please have your orders in by Tuesday night at midnight and the treats will be ready for pick-up on Wednesday after 4:00 PM.

Thanks!
Dusti

New Menu Addition.

2009-07-05T17:47:00.000-07:00

I have had several requests for mini cheesecakes, so this holiday weekend I decided to give them a try. It took me a couple tries to get them right - the first time I made them the crust wasn't moist enough and the cheese cake wasn't thick enough, but in the end we figured it out and they turned out délicieux!

I topped them with fresh berries and an apricot glaze. The picture isn't the best, as I took it whilst running out the door, late for a 4th of July BBQ, but you get the idea! They will be priced at $36 for 2 dozen, with a 2 dozen minimum.

And on a side note...I think I have completely spoiled my children for life. There were perfect rice krispie treats, amazing chocolate chip bar cookies, and yummy sugar cookies also present at this BBQ. But no. My kids needed the fancy shmancy cheesecakes. They would settle for nothing less. At one point I looked over while I was chatting with some friends and Thomas (my 2 year old) was double fisting it with berries and cheesecake remnants all over his face. Not good. Not good at all. :)

Father's Day Boxes and Now Accepting Credit Cards...

2009-06-29T07:49:00.000-07:00

I've finally decided to enter the modern age! Drum roll please...... Très Sucré is now accepting Credit Cards. I have gotten a lot of requests from customers, so there you have it. Voilà! And now on to the fun stuff.

I had so much fun making these little boxes. Especially since I was making all of hubby's favorites. He was hovering over my shoulder the entire time, drooling. He loved all of the treats and I hope all of your dads did too! Thank you!

Inside the boxes: Moravian Kolache, Dad Cupcakes, Little Lemon Delights, Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroons

Pink Flamingos and I'm Going Coconuts.

2009-06-16T10:06:00.000-07:00

A friend of mine called and asked me to make her some Pink Flamingo themed cupcakes. I thought it sounded easy enough. I figured I would find some cute mini flamingo cookie cutter and make some little sugar cookies to go on top. After about 5 hours of searching on the Internet and calling various stores, I realized that mini flamingo cookie cutters do not exist. I found mini hot dog cutters, and mini lighthouse cutters, and basically any and everything else mini - but NO flamingos. Then I had a stroke of inspiration and decided to make them out of chocolate. They turned out so cute (in my opinion:). The beaks are made out of licorice, and the bodies out of pink chocolate. The cupcakes were dark chocolate with cream filling. The pink and green cakes were carrot cake with cream cheese frosting and vanilla with fresh strawberry frosting. Mmm mmm good! And I do need to note that until this week carrot cupcakes were my nemesis. The last time I tried to make them, which was well over a year ago, they sank into a soggy mess. But alas, I got my mom's recipe and they turned out really good. Nemesis - Conquered! Merci, mom!

This same friend also asked for something chocolaty and gooey. So I made her some chocolate dipped coconut macaroons.

Photos.

2009-06-11T14:49:00.000-07:00

Sufficeth to say, I am not the most computer savvy woman on the block. We purchased a new camera about 4 months ago, and I have just today figured out how to download pictures from it. So here are some photos from a couple of recent events. Still waiting on some pictures from the Domestic Goddess event I recently did (those will be professional photos:). Can't wait for you guys to see those. But in the meantime, these will have to do!

Little Easter Cupcakes. Dark Chocolate Cake, Cream Cheese Frosting, Tinted Coconut.

My table at Tom and Lucy's Art Shoppe. Cookies, Brownies, Cupcakes, and Marshmallow Pops.

Cupcakes From Tom and Lucy's. Mint Chocolate Chip, Strawberry Lemon Cake, Banana Banana, and Cookies and Cream.

Chocolate Cake, Fresh Whipped Cream Filling, Chocolate Ganache, and Fondant 9's with Sugar Sparkles.

Vanilla Cake, Vanilla Buttercream, and Little Chocolate 6's for the Birthday Girl.

Father's Day.

2009-06-05T12:12:00.000-07:00

In honor of my hubby I have decided to offer a father's day treat box filled with his favorite desserts. If you would like to order one, please let me know ASAP so I can plan accordingly. The boxes will be available for pick-up on Saturday June 20th. They will contain:

2 Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroons
2 Moravian Kolache with Cream Cheese Filling
2 Chocolate Cupcakes with Whipped Cream Filling and Chocolate Ganache Glaze, and they will say "Dad" on them.
2 Little Lemon Delights

The cost will be $8 per box. If you can get your orders in to verysweetdesserts@gmail.com by June 17th that would be ideal. Happy June!

Need a gift?

2009-06-01T15:21:00.000-07:00

We now have very sweet gift certificates available!

Tom and Lucy's Art Shoppe

2009-04-10T08:29:00.000-07:00

I'll be participating in my first Boutique at the end of the month. They will be featuring some amazing Utah artisans and I couldn't be more excited to take part in it! Check out Tom and Lucy's Art Shoppe blog to see all of the fabuleux vendors!

And PLEASE come out to support all of the artists and find something great for your mom for mother's day!

The Shoppe will be open:

Thursday, April 30th 4p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Friday, May 1st 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 2nd 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Ivory Ridge Country Club

32 East Clubview Lane

Lehi,UT 84043

You can find a link to a map and directions on the Tom and Lucy Blog.

Kaycee Stroh Wedding

2009-03-09T00:02:00.000-07:00

I am finally able to share a couple of pictures from Kaycee's wedding in January! She chose to do a Cookie Bar for her favor. The guests were invited to fill a glassine bag with a selection of homemade cookies and then they sealed the bag with a sticker that was printed with Kaycee and Ben's monogram. This was so much fun for the guests, and was the perfect end to the night as they waited for the valet to bring their cars...

And as a side note, the cookies that Ben and Kaycee chose were: Sugar cookies with buttercream frosting, peanut butter brownies, chocolate cake cookies, chocolate chip cookies, snickerdoodles, mexican wedding cakes, puffed rice treats with a chocolate drizzle, and oatmeal with white chocolate and cranberries. She had cranberries with her arrangements, so we added cranberries to one of the cookies and we also had cranberries as fillers in the jars. It turned out great and it was so much fun!

A little banana paradise...

2009-02-18T15:12:00.000-08:00

I had some left-over bananas and wanted to make something other than the standard banana bread. I came up with these.

Chocolate Banana Little Cupcakes topped with Fresh Banana Buttercream.

I will admit. They were yummy. So yummy that immediately after tasting one and giving one to each one of my children, I delivered every remaining cake to my neighbors. Not because I am generous, mind you, but because I have NO WILL POWER. None at all.

Baking for fun, is so much fun!

2009-02-18T15:03:00.000-08:00

Anyone out there reading this know my mom? If you do, you know she is fabulous! Most of my fondest memories from my childhood involve cooking with my mom. Warm cozy meals at dinnertime, sugar cookies at Christmas, and cupcakes in an icecream cone. I was thinking about these Cupcake Cones the other day and I thought about how fun it would be to bake those with my daughter. We decided on Mint Chocolate Chip (since we both adore that flavor icecream). First we wrapped the cone bases in foil and filled them with chocolate batter.

Then we baked them...

Then came the best part. The mint buttercream frosting. I am not generally a frosting fan, but I added a little extra cream to this and it litterally tasted like mint-flavored soft-serve icecream. mmm...

Valentine Sweetness...

2009-02-18T14:59:00.000-08:00

You'll never guess what my daughter took to school for her valentine treats...

Strawberry Dipped Marshmallow Pops. We wrapped them up like lollipops and tied on a valentine that she made all by herself. So fun! And I promise not to post any more pictures of dipped marshmallows. This week anyway. Vive l'amour!

2009-02-17T14:27:00.000-08:00

I helped the domestic goddess with a tea party she did a while back. She is AMAZING! You should all go check out her blog! She is really creative and has tons of fun ideas to share. She recently posted some pictures from the tea party, and I think everyone should go check them, and see how truly fabuleux she really is! Click here to visit her blog.

(In the photo: Strawberries that dgoddess made, my drizzled and sprinkled puffed rice treats, and my personalized little cupcakes)

New obsession.

2009-02-09T17:43:00.000-08:00

In case you haven't noticed already, I have a new obsession. Dipped marshmallows. I don't even like marshmallows. Yet... I. Am. Obsessed. Here are some more little cupcakes. And I do have to admit, though I don't like marshmallows, I have eaten one (or two, or three, or four) of these chocolate dipped. Because unfortunately, for me, chocolate pretty much trumps everything else. I would probably eat cardboard, if it was dipped in chocolate...

Valentine Cupcake

2009-02-05T08:59:00.000-08:00

So, I got inspired by my favorite cupcake blog, and decided on a different cupcake for the Sweets for Your Sweetie boxes. These are neapolitan little cupcakes - a layer of chocolate cake, a layer of vanilla cake, topped with fresh strawberry frosting and a milk chocolate dipped mini marshmallow. Your sweetie will love these (mine did anyway:)

Coming Soon...

2009-01-21T15:03:00.000-08:00

Within the next couple of days I will be posting some photos of my Very Sweet Valentine's Special. They will be little gift boxes filled with assorted Valentine's themed sweets. They will be called "Sweets for Your Sweetie" and they will be priced at $7.50 a box for a box of 8 treats. I will be making them available on Friday February 13th and Saturday February 14th. The sweets will look something like these cupcakes that I made for Sofie, but the boxes will include chocolate little cupcakes with fresh strawberry frosting and a choc. dipped marshmallow, sugar cookies with vanilla buttercream, cream puffs, and chocolate dipped strawberries. I will post photos ASAP. And get your orders to me as soon as possible (and I promise, this really will make your sweetie smile:)

My First Wedding

2009-01-11T18:36:00.000-08:00

I was given an amazing opportunity for my first wedding. I did the thank you favors for High School Musical's Kaycee Stroh. It was amazing, truly fabuleux! The wedding was at La Caille - the first time I have ever been there, though I have always wanted to go there (hint, hint, hubby). There were over 500 guests. I thought for sure we would run out of cookies! The guests were able to fill a bag of homemade sweets while they waited for the valet to get their cars, and some people were loading up (that's the point, right?)! But, miraculously, we ended up with about 150 extras (out of about 1600 cookies). It was perfect. Kaycee is so down to earth and just so much fun. She made a beautiful bride, and hopefully she had a chance to eat the cookies that we packed for her:) I was able to meet a lot of really nice people, and I am sure alot of good will come from this experience. We weren't allowed to take any photographs, but the photographer will give me copies of his as soon as he can. Hopefully (fingers crossed) they will be pictured in People! I will post a link as soon as I can. In the meantime I just want to say THANK YOU, MERCI, DEKUJI, DANKE, and so on and so forth, to my amazing mom, who became affectionately known as "the cookie mom". I just hope that I can pay forward even a fraction of what she has done for me to my own daughter!

Grand America Bridal Show

2009-01-03T22:26:00.001-08:00

Today I did my first Bridal Show and it was AMAZING! I had so much fun. I also had so much nervous energy that I didn't stop moving or talking all day long. But it was great.

My booth

Cookie Bar Close-up

More Cookie Bar Close-up

My wonderful mom came and helped me out. We were on our feet from 6:30 this morning until, well, what time is it now? Midnight. What a fun and full day! Thanks mom!

Happy Holidays Everyone!

2008-12-19T12:00:00.000-08:00

Sweet Little Sweets.

2008-12-18T09:13:00.001-08:00

Mini Sourcream Sugar Cookies with Peppermint Buttercream and Candy Cane Pieces.

A Visit From the Sugar Plum Fairy...

2008-12-13T13:24:00.000-08:00

Gingerbread Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream and Mini-Gingerbread Cookie Toppers

Bite-sized Brownies dipped in White Chocolate and Candy Cane Pieces

Dipped Strawberries

Pink, Pink, Pink.

2008-12-09T14:22:00.000-08:00

My daughter already had her birthday party, but she was off track, so we got to bring treats to school yesterday. She wanted pink. This is what she got...

Vanilla Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream, topped with White Chocolate Dipped Marshmallows, embellished with mini heart sprinkles.

One of her friends at school said, and I quote, "I love Sofie, she is the best picker- outer of cupcakes..."

I think they liked them ;)

Christmas Cream Puffs

2008-12-05T15:44:00.000-08:00

I did these for a local Christmas party.

Chocolate dipped over-sized cream puffs.

I snuck one. Or two. Joyeux Noël!

Introducing...

2008-12-05T15:33:00.000-08:00

Very Sweet Cupcake Kits

Very Sweet Box holds 4 little cupcakes or one full size cupcake, 2 flavors of frosting, and 3 cups of embellishments.

Girl's Very Sweet Cupcake Kit

Boy's Very Sweet Cupcake Kit

I have been thinking about adding these little boxes to my menu for quite sometime. One of those ideas that I have had floating around in my mind for months and it actually turned out just as cute as I had imagined! We did them for my daughter's birthday party this past weekend. It was so much fun! All of the kids had a blast, and they actually didn't make a huge mess!!!

My daughter's creation.

Kits are 10$ a piece, minimum order of 5, and I will do whatever colors you want!

Iron Cupcake Challenge. Cranberries.

2008-11-24T07:28:00.000-08:00

So some of you may have noticed the little button on my blog entitled "Iron Cupcake". It's a worldwide group that issues a cupcake challenge each month. This month the challenge is cranberry - meaning you must make a cupcake that contains cranberries. I came up with this one, nothing fancy, but yummy.

Vanilla mini cupcake swirled with homemade cranraspberry sauce and topped with an orange glaze and cinnamon cream cheese frosting.

Iron Cupcake offers these amazing prizes to the winner:
A one-of-a-kind pin doll from the LOLLIPOP WORKSHOP.
An illustrated book by COOKIE SUNSHINE
A deliciously sweet apron complements of SWEET CUPPIN CAKES BAKERY AND CUPCAKERY SUPPLY.
And CAKESPY, will be doing a piece for the winner each month until further notice - sweet!

And here are the details on the voting process. When voting is open, I will post info and then i will begin begging all of you to go and vote for me:) But in the meantime, go check out the other entries here.

Merci!

Another reason to like Winter...

2008-11-16T21:32:00.000-08:00

Cranberry Cream Cheese Bars - made with homemade cran-raspberry sauce.

If you know me, you know that I am not particularly fond of Winter. I can appreciate the look of fresh snow, and I enjoy a nice cup of hot cocoa, but all in all, I would rather be laying by the pool. So, this year I decided that I need to find the upside of Winter, as I'm sure I will spend the rest of my hopefully many more years living in SL. So far my list consists of:
1. Watching my kids play in the snow.
2. Drinking hot cocoa.
3. Christmas.
and 4. Baking things I wouldn't bake any other time of year. Like the aforementioned Soft Ginger Cookies, and now these Cranberry Cream Cheese Bars. And let's not forget all of the comforting soups and roasts that warm my belly through the Winter months. No wonder I always pack on that extra 5 (or +) pounds every Winter...

2008-11-12T18:24:00.000-08:00

Check out my new blog. Leave a comment and tell me what you think!

Domestic Goddess.

2008-11-12T08:28:00.000-08:00

I recently made some goodies for a birthday party that the Domestic Goddess was planning. The colors for the party were pink and green and each of the guests had a personalized cupcake... If you haven't already checked out the Domestic Goddess site, you need to... She's amazing! And I was really happy that she asked me to make her treats! Merci beaucoup!

Personalized cupcakes. Vanilla with strawberry and vanilla vanilla.

Heart sprinkled squares, and green sprinkled rounds...

Soft Ginger Cookies

2008-10-16T15:36:00.000-07:00

What is it about this time of year? The cool breeze? The changing leaves? The morning frost? Something about this season makes me crave things I don't normally even like - like Ginger Cookies. Any other time of year, if you ask me, I would tell you I hate gingerbread. But last night I made these cookies, and I ate 6 of them. That's right. SIX.

Little Halloween Cupcakes

2008-10-12T21:03:00.000-07:00

Oooooohhhh, SPOOKY!

Little Cookie Cakes

2008-10-10T21:06:00.000-07:00

Little Sugar Cookie Cakes

Buchtičky s krémem

2008-10-08T18:37:00.000-07:00

After the events of the past couple of months, my husband has become somewhat homesick and nostalgic for the things of his childhood. Tonight he asked me to make these for dinner. Buchtičky s krémem are kind of like a sweet roll (it's a sweet dough) with a vanilla sauce. I couldn't resist adding the cinnamon on top. My husband was like a child again. When he bit in to them his eyes lit up like Christmas morning. It was classic. Then came the plate licking. I had to take a picture.

Savory Menu Items.

2008-10-02T11:38:00.000-07:00

I'm enlisting all of my friends, family, and readers to offer your

opinions on a few items I am thinking of adding to my menu:

Mini Meatballs

Turkey and Gouda
Beef with a Tangy Sauce

Champignons

Crab Stuffed
Sausage Stuffed

Quiche Petites

Asparagus and White Cheddar
Spinach and Prosciutto

Salade de Fruits

Sparkling Fruit Salad
Fresh Fruit with Fresh Mint

If you would be so kind :) please, leave a comment and let me know what you think! I will also have a few varieties of Little Sandwiches, but I'm still working on those. And I will have the Mini Tomato Tartlets, Little Cheeseballs, and a few other things still to come. Merci Beacoup!

Baby Bailey Cupcakes

2008-09-29T08:31:00.001-07:00

We had a baby shower for a very special baby girl and I brought these...

Chocolate sour cream little cakes with a personalized little cookie.

I wanted to do something really special for baby and mom. And these turned out so sweet. And I have to thank Bailey's mom for the wonderful comment she left. Good luck to you! And I hope you know that we are all thinking about you!

I've been très occupée...

2008-09-21T20:05:00.000-07:00

I've been very busy this past weekend...

Speed Racer Cupcakes for a 6 year old's birthday.

Coconut Lemon Curd Tartlets for a baby shower.

And, my first attempt at catering SAVORY Little Fancies...

Tortellini Brochette.

Mini Tomato Tartlets.

Little Roast Beef Sandwiches.

Fancy Little Cheese Balls.

It was hectic, but thanks to my mom, who is très magnifique, it was a success. I learned that I'm probably not the easiest person to work with, because I like things to look exactly the way I've pictured them in my mind! But she was a trooper, she lovingly gave herself the title of sous chef (even though she knows far more than I do when it comes to cooking) and followed my every wish! Thank you mom! And merci to Natalie too, who took a leap of faith and hired me!
Here's to many more such Sweet and Savory adventures!

Fun with Vanilla Cupcakes...

2008-09-11T09:07:00.000-07:00

I've had some ideas floating around my mind for a little while, and I finally got around to trying them. They turned out pretty yummy. And I think they're cute too!

From Très Sucré slide show

Little Almond Glazed Cupcakes with Tiffany Blue Icing and "Beads" of Silver and White

From Très Sucré slide show

Little Cupcakes Topped with Lemon Butter Cream and Candied Lemon Zest

From Très Sucré slide show

A Little Twist on a Classic - Vanilla Cakes with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

Have I mentioned how much I love baking??? For those of you who know me, you know this last month has been stressful, to say the least. And it felt so good to be back in the kitchen focusing on something I love! Salut!

Goodies for Good People.

2008-08-15T14:53:00.001-07:00

Today I made fine little fancies for some very fine people - the teachers at our local elementary school. I know it is cliché, but I really do think that teaching is a noble profession. And here is how we celebrated that...

Hello Dollies

Little Lemon Delights

Chocolate Drizzled Puffed Rice Treats

And some cute little sugar cookies in the shape of our school mascot, which I neglected somehow to photograph! Thanks to all the teachers! Vous êtes fantastiques!

Loving summer...

2008-08-07T14:31:00.001-07:00

There is probably nothing better than biting in to a fresh ripe peach, and licking the juice as it drips down your chin... EXCEPT for these Fresh Peach Cupcakes...

I got the idea for this at my new favorite blog Cupcakes Take the Cake! I tweaked it a bit by adding cinnamon (I love the combination of peach and cinnamon) and by making a cream cheese frosting instead of a super sweet frosting. AMAZING!

Little Initial Cakes

2008-07-26T10:44:00.001-07:00

These turned out so cute, I think they deserve their own post...

They are milk chocolate little cupcakes with vanilla butter cream frosting and an almond glazed sugar cookie with an "inked" monogram. They were for a 70th birthday party.

Joyeux Anniversaire...

2008-07-21T10:49:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was my mom's birthday {Happy Birthday, Mom!} and I was in charge of dessert... My mom loves chocolate as much as I do, so I decided to make these petite treats for her.

I've been imagining these cupcakes for a couple of weeks - Chocolate sour cream cakes with a whipped chocolate ganache filling, vanilla buttercream frosting, and a sprinkling of toffee bits on top... And as I watched my mom, husband, and brother throw down 3 dozen in a matter of minutes, I knew they had turned out exactly as I had hoped! (OK, I helped eat them too)!

Joyeux Anniversaire, Mom!!!

Open House and "Cookie of the Week"...

2008-07-06T16:38:00.001-07:00

The open house last Saturday went really well. Fabuleux! We had many more dessert samplers than we had anticipated - which is a good thing - and there were still plenty of fine little fancies to go around. I received a lot of good feedback, encouragement, and all round well wishes. Merci beaucoup everyone! I really appreciate all of you who took the time (and paid the outrageous gas prices) to stop by and all of you who take the time to read this blog. I am so happy to be doing something that I love and that brings me such total satisfaction.
I am going to be making an email list and will begin mailing out "Cookie of the Week" specials on a bi-monthly basis - in which I will be sharing some baking tips and will also be offering a discount on the week's cookie. Please, leave a comment with your email address if you would like to be added to the list (if you do not have a blogger account, you may leave it as an "anonymous user"). Thank you and au revoir!

You're invited...

2008-06-19T20:07:00.001-07:00

A new menu item...

2008-06-15T19:23:00.000-07:00

As some of you may have noticed, my company has some what of a french twist to it. I studied French at the University of Utah and had the opportunity to live in both french speaking Switzerland and in France during my studies. But equal to my love of all things french, is my love of all things Czech. I lived in the Czech Republic for 18 months and grew to love the people, the traditions, and the výborné jídlo - wonderful food. I even managed to catch myself a Czech for a husband... And my darling mother-in-law has been gracious enough to share some of her very sweet recipes with me. I have decided to add one of these to my menu - Svatební koláče - or wedding kolaches.

Small, sweet breads filled with a cream cheese filling and rolled in a crumb topping. They are a favorite in our home. I am delighted each time I bake them as I watch my children stare in to the oven, eyes big, mouths watering, waiting for them to rise, my husband eagerly alongside them.
So, here's to a palate pleased by many cultures... Bon Appétit and Dobrou Chut'

A Woman, 1 oven, 6 hours, 270 desserts, and 2 little rugrats...

2008-05-30T15:51:00.000-07:00

Well, that pretty much explains it all! Wednesday I prepared a grande assortment of fine little fancies for a Spring boutique in the area. 270 of them to be exact. The entire day was a blur of baking frenzy, interspersed with clouds of powdered sugar and taste-testing spoonfuls of yummy. The oven was hot, the kitchen was messy, the kiddos were restless, and the desserts were delectable. All in all, a very pleasing day. I hope for many more days of such tasty chaos. À bientôt!

A Rainy Day for Baking...

2008-05-23T13:13:00.000-07:00

On Monday we reached 93° here. Perfect for playing in the park and giving my children those pinkish cheeks indicative of Summer fun. Not, however, the best weather for baking. I was a bit dreadful of the coming days when I was to be baking scrumptious goodies for my first "job". But to my great surprise we made it back down to a rainy 58° on Wednesday. Perfect for sending my little ones downstairs to play while I baked trays full of brownies, hello dollies, and yes, more chocolate chip cookies. It was so exciting to awaken with a sense of purpose more than just dressing and feeding kids (not that that isn't rewarding in it's own unique and marvelous way). I suddenly felt like I had re-entered the real world - the world where adults interact with other adults and have conversations pertaining to things other than school work and play dates. And as I folded my first pastry box, filled it with homemade treats, and taped my card to the side I felt a sense of exhilaration. I delivered the boxes of little fancies to a "So, You Think You Can Dance" premiere party and went home to enjoy the sweet, sweet satisfaction of a rainy day baking and my first successful job as Très Sucré... Salut!

Très Sucré. Very Sweet.

2008-05-14T15:02:00.001-07:00

Can you smell that? Mmmm... The ever-sweet aroma of chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven. I can almost taste them - and I will, in about 3 minutes, still hot and the chocolate dripping as I break one apart... I guess you could say I like to cook. In fact, I might even say I love to. I don't know if there is any thing else in the world that offers such sweet and instant gratification as does cooking. I have not the patience for scrapbooking, sewing, or any and all activities that require hour upon hour of labor before reaching the outcome. But cooking, baking, I can spend a few hours in my kitchen and create somewhat of a masterpiece. I can look at a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie as I would a Renoir or Monet, a fine work of art. With each curve of the dough and every morsel of melted chocolate I see beauty. And what's more? I can eat it.

I hope this to be the first of many posts as I take you along on my journey to Très Sucré and what I know will indeed be a very sweet adventure.