30.4.10

Happy Birthday To You


Is there anything that says kids's birthday party more than cupcakes with brightly coloured frosting? I don't know about you, but it's the first thing I think of when I look at these pictures, and I guess it's a good thing because that's exactly what they were for. My cousin's little girl is turning five and to help celebrate, chocolate and vanilla cupcakes with blue, yellow and pink buttercream icing topped with rainbow sprinkles were ordered.
Now I may be a little biased, but I think cupcakes are the perfect choice for a kids party, especially if there is going to be a lot of kids. For one, it's so easy! Put a cupcake on a plate and hand it over...no ice cream, no cutting, definitely minimizes some of the chaos and very little mess. Also, they are so versatile, available in every colour of the rainbow, they easily compliment any party theme. And don't forget the many flavour options. Not only can your child pick their favourite(s) you also have the ability to provide their friends a choice as well. How often is a guest allowed to choose they're favourite cake at a party? It's just one more way of making your child's birthday party a huge hit.
So the next time you find yourself planning a child's birthday party (or any birthday party for that matter!) consider cupcakes, consider Oh So Sweet Cupcakery!


13.4.10

Cupcake Tasting

Last week I held a wedding cupcake tasting for three lovely girls, the bride-to-be and two of her bridesmaids. They came over at 7:00pm, bottle of wine in hand, ready to try out several different cupcake variations. The Bride had requested vanilla, chocolate, cookies n'cream and almond for the cake flavours and for buttercream she chose vanilla, chocolate, mint and almond. Once the wine glasses were filled the tasting began. The girls were able to pick and choose which icing they'd like to try with a particular cake and then top it off with their choice of sprinkles from the selection I had provided. Many combos were tested out but in the end it was the chocolate and vanilla combinations topped with pearlized sugar sprinkles that won out.
I really enjoyed being be a part of this "girls night". The girls were a lot of fun, bubbling with excitement about the New Years Eve wedding and all the plans that have been made so far. Lots of laughter, good wine, wedding talk and cupcakes, all in all I would say it was a good night!