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Category Archives: confections

Collection of posts about all things confectionary

happy halloween!

Sunday, October 31, 2010

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will you be my bridesmaid?

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

This weekend I whipped up some beautifully decorated sugar cookies to include in a wedding package for my bridal party! Head over to my wedding blog to check it out!

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I was so honored to be able to provide the desserts for Dave and Stephanie. They contacted me awhile back. I work with Dave and he had sampled many of my lovely cupcakes! Stephanie knew that she wanted a cupcake tower. We met and discussed options and decided to split the cupcakes – half groom’s […]

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a hokie/lavender wedding

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

I am currently working on cupcakes and cookie favors for a wedding this weekend. Here are a few sneak peeks. Stay tuned for pictures of the finished product! I’m so excited! Oh yay fondant hokie pieces! I do have to add that I was cutting these out WHILE watching us kick NC State’s butt so […]

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fall and fondant leaves

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

I love fall. A good carrot cake cupcake with cream cheese buttercream reminds me of fall for some reason! (Other than the fact that fall is indeed upon us). I decided to make some fondant leaves to adorn my fall cupcakes. Here’s how: Press together three or four of your favorite fall colored pieces of […]

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princess cake

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Yes I got engaged and yes I promised the future hubby that I’d take less cake orders and spend more time with him, but this order was one I couldn’t pass up! Brenda asked me to make her daughter a princess birthday cake! Lots of purples, pinks and sugar pearls. I decided to try a […]

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cookie decorating class

Thursday, September 9, 2010

I FINALLY got around to loading cookie class pictures! The class was a lot of fun! I started off by explaining the chemistry of baking – the fats, liquids, thickeners, leaveners, etc. Then the fun part! We colored the royal icing and I taught everyone how to fill a piping bag with the stiff consistency […]

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good news!

Monday, August 23, 2010

I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that I will be taking very few orders over the next several months… why you might ask? Well that’s the good news! Last Friday, Brandon and I got in the car to go to Atlantic City for the weekend. After we passed the exit […]

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oh little macaron

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Ever tasted a macaron? No, not a macaROON. A sweet confectionary that comes in so many different colors and flavors. After my cookie class, I will FINALLY have a lull in orders until a couple weddings in October. I ordered my almond flour a long time ago and it looks like I will finally get […]

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wedding shower cake & cookie class preperation

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Here is a recent order for a wedding shower cake – genuine buttercream with white fondant flowers. This order called for a lot of buttercream so I obviously made a huge batch. One thing I learned was that the proportion of meringue to butter doesn’t always translate in a big batch. While this batch turned […]

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