This one's for Mom...

Last week, while we were getting ready to leave for the day, the bakers and I had a chat that went something like this:

Anna: "What are we going to make for next months feature flavour?"

Me: "I dunno"

Anna: "We should make something that Mom's will enjoy- it's mothers day in a couple of weeks!"

Me: "What do Mom's like? Mine likes everything..."

Anna: "Chocolate!"

Emily: "Also Raspberry. Chocolate and raspberry is a delish combo"  

Me: "Sounds yummy"

Emily: "Also, there should be ganache in it."

Me: "Sounds even better"

This is how we came to the conclusion that this month we would make a cupcake that mom's everywhere would be grateful for. The only other decision to make was where the raspberries would go, and where the chocolate would go. After all, some Mom's like chocolate but LOVE raspberries and some mom's like Raspberries but die for chocolate... So... we made both! All month we're featuring chocolate cupcakes with raspberry ganache and raspberry frosting AND raspberry cupcakes with raspberry ganache filling and chocolate frosting. Here is a list of 3 things I have realized since tasting these cupcakes:

1. Our chocolate cake with our raspberry frosting is my new favourite flavour combo. 

2. The raspberry ganache we are making for the filling is the yummiest ganache I have ever had. 

3. I have an amazing amount of self control. 

We hope your mom loves these as much as we do. I should also quickly note that dads, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, grandparents and friends would also enjoy these a ton! 

Happy Mothers Day!

Happy April!

Happy April! We made it! The Easter rush was filled with so many orders of yummy stuff it makes my head spin... we sure hope the desserts we made for all of you were well received and quickly gobbled up. Hands down, our hot cross buns are fast becoming a Easter tradition/ customer obsession at Yummy Stuff... they literally flew off the shelf on Friday and Saturday. Really, I'm not surprised- hot cross buns are classic bakery treats at their finest, so perfect for Spring celebrating and of course, for Easter!

Anyway, did you come here to find out our feature flavour this month? I have to say, this months cupcake is awesome- why? I could eat this cherry almond cake everyday for the rest of my life, and I would still love it.
 I want to describe my feelings about this cupcake as "a little bit retro"- like circa 1960's. I feel like I've most definitely seen a version of this cake while flipping through mom's old recipe collection. Or, maybe I'm getting a real retro vibe from the look of this little gem. Yes- it's a cherry almond cake with  (turquoise!) vanilla frosting on top. My favourite part of this cupcake is the pieces of cherry studded in the almond-y cake, every bite has a little "pop" of cherry-ness (maybe that should actually be "Cheeriness", because it makes me smile). Pretty please (with a cherry on top) come in and try one? 

PS- how much do you love the new cake stand? It makes everything way cuter, doesn't it? 

Hop to it!

Here we are again... It's nearly Easter Weekend! Yikes! Are you ready? Don't fret, leave the dessert to us. Check out our Easer Flyer by clicking here. You can get in touch with us by calling, emailing or dropping by the shop. Either way, hop to it right away to ensure your treats are ready in time. 

Our shop hours for Easter weekend are as follows:

Good Friday 10am-5pm

Saturday March 29 9am-6pm

Easter Sunday 11am-5pm

Happy Easter!

Yum!

Yikes! Sorry folks... we're a little tardy on getting around to posting this month. I'm blaming it on Spring fever (although, given the weather lately, maybe I'll blame it on Winter blues?) 

Firstly, how happy are we it is March?! How ecstatic is the feeling that daylight savings time has brought us more glorious hours to enjoy the day? Easter is next Week! Spring is here! 

Well, I'm happy to report that we've brought back the Guinness cupcake with baileys cream cheese frosting again this March. This cupcake gets better every year- it also boasts a cult-like following. Many people drive from far and wide to get one of these gems.

Also, because we love you (and, because some people don't like boozy cupcakes) we've made another flavour- one that dreams are made of... Seriously. 

How about a moist, chocolatey, chocolate cupcake with a creamy-dreamy peanut butter filling and a peanut butter frosting? Move over Reese's, there is a new kid in town... and he's delicious! 

So, come on by the shop and treat yourself. Celebrate the season! C'mon, do you even really need an excuse? How many do you think you can eat before the end of March? 

Whoa?! Time Flies!

Poof! Here we are! It's already February 5th.... Yikes! Where does the time go? 

February is a great month. We gently start to shake ourselves out of our Winter-comas. It's also safe to start counting down to March 20th (the first day of SPRING!). To celebrate February this year, we thought we'd shake it up and change things a little. 

Introducing... German Chocolate Cupcake!

 A light-and-sweet, fluffy chocolate cupcake with a pecan coconut topping. That's right, a topping! NOT a buttercream. This topping is made from a top secret mix of deliciousness and then cooked on the stove top until it becomes all gooey and caramel-y, pecans and coconut get mixed in at the end. This is then scooped on top of each yummy chocolate cupcake. Then, I have the hard job of having to look at these baby's all day and not eating them. Please try one? You would be doing me a favour by getting them out of my eyesight. Plus, you will not regret it!

FUN FACT: German chocolate cake is a super popular, retro recipe I always thought was... well, German. But it's not. It's American, getting it's name from Chocolate maker Sam German, who came up with the formula for the sweet baking chocolate traditionally used in the recipe. Who new? 

Another fun fact: June 11th is National German Chocolate Cake day in America. I think we need to have more holidays celebrating desserts!

Happy New Year!

2013 has arrived! Happy New Year to all our fantastic customers and blog readers! After a much needed extended Christmas holiday, the yummy staff are back in the kitchen baking up a storm! How was your holiday season?
Our New Years Resolution is to eat more cake! With that in mind, might I introduce you to our cupcake of the month? Its a malted chocolate cupcake with malted chocolate frosting, topped with a malted chocolate candy- we're calling this one "the whopper"!

Lots of fun new baking is planned for the new year, so stay tuned and we will fill you in!

It's going to be a yummy year!

Christmas Menu and Hours!

Phew! It's been a busy few weeks here at the Bakery! It's been great! Every morning, we've been delivering gift boxes full of yummy stuff all over town! 

Can you believe Christmas eve is just 6 days away!? Time to order your Christmas desserts before it's too late! Check out our Christmas menu at the bottom of this post.

We will be open on Monday, December 24th from 9am through 1pm and then will be closing for a little holiday break until Saturday, January 5th, 2013. 

Happy Holidays!

We’ve got Yummy Stuff galore to satisfy every holiday desire!

Take a look at our yummy holiday offerings!

Cake and Cupcakes ·         Chocolate  / Vanilla / Lemon / Raspberry/ Red Velvet  / Carrot / Banana  ·         Gingerbread cake with chocolate ganache ·         Chocolate Buche de Noel (Yule Log) ·         Fruitcake

*Tarts & Pies ·         Chocolate Caramel Walnut Tart ·         Gingerbread Linzertorte ·         Pear Cranberry Pie ·         Citrus Tart ·         Mince Pies

*Cookies ·         Chewy chocolate gingerbread ·         Rugelach (crescents filled with nuts, fruit & chocolate) ·         Biscotti – Cranberry Almond & Chocolate Pistachio ·         Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies ·         Llinzer cookies;filled with raspberry jam or nutella ·         Melting moments filled with: lemon, chocolate mint, or nutella ·         Assorted shortbread (classic/hazelnut/brown butter) ·         Chocolate toffee butter cookies ·         Pecan lace cookie with orange cream ·         Traditional German Lebkuchen

*Squares Assorted Brownies , Lemon Squares , Hazelnut Blondies, Toffee Blondies, Dream Bars,  Peanut Butter Krispy Squares, Pecan Bars *Other Yummy Stuff (wonderful hostess gifts, stocking stuffers or treats for you!) ·      Mahogany Toffee Almond Bark ·      Wintermint  Crispy Bark ·      Decorated gift packs of gingerbread ·      Candied citrus