Happy Spring!

It's official- Spring has sprung! The air is fresh and warm, the birds are singing, the trees and flowers literally bloomed before our eyes last week. Ahhh... it's all blue skies and sunshine...

I know you didn't come here to read a rant about the weather (again). You were probably wondering why we're well into April and we have not revealed the feature cupcake for April yet.

This months cupcake is inspired by Morag's recent trip to Boston. She visited the hotel where the Boston cream pie was conceived. She ate and it was good! This month's feature flavour is Boston cream! Our cupcake has all the things you would expect in the Boston Cream- a light, spongy vanilla cake with a generous pastry cream filling, topped with chocolate ganache and chocolate sprinkles. Authentically delicious!

Happy March!

Yahoo! March is here! I don't know about you, but I'm over this season. Bring on the longer days, warm breezes and pretty flowers. Today is March 1st, which means there are 19 days left of Winter. For those of you counting, only 10 days left until the clocks move ahead and we get another glorious hour of light at the end of our days...

Although , we aren't quite ready for spring cupcake flavours, do not fret- we are offering our ever popular St. Patty's Day cupcake. That's right! The Guinness cupcake with Bailey's cream cheese buttercream frosting is back for the 3rd year in a row.

Also, I have great news- there is another cupcake gracing our shop this month. I'm going to come right out and admit that I am addicted to it. Yesterday- I ate 2. Today, I ate 2 more. Tonight, I'm going to the gym so I can reward myself with another one tomorrow. The cupcake in question is Banana split. It's a chocolate banana cupcake with pastry cream (!) filling and banana whipped cream on top (!!). Also, it's garnished with chocolate sauce and a maraschino cherry. It's DELISH!

Back for round 2!

Ahhh... February. It can be a hard month to get through- Winter is in full swing, the holidays are only a happy memory and when the sun does come out, it only hangs around for a couple of hours and then it's dark again. But wait! There's a light! Valentines day swoops in mid month and saves us. I think there is a big misconception that V-day is just for lovers- I'm here to tell you its not, it's for everyone, young and old, who ever cared about anyone. Ever. Period. Let's celebrate love this month!

This month we're featuring a cupcake from a couple of years back and, watch out, it's red hot and delicious. It's a spicy chocolate cupcake with spicy chocolate buttercream on top- if you were cold before, this one is going to warm you up! It's a super duper combo of chocolate, cinnamon, chili and more. Get 2 and make sure you give one to your love this month- whoever they are!

Check out our facebook page for lots of other V-day treats we're featuring in the shop. We're also offering discounted downtown delivery on February 14th. Call or email us for details.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! We are back in the kitchen after a lovely break! 2011 was a great year, filled with tons of really fun and unique cakes, cupcakes, pies and cookies- we can't wait to see what 2012 brings! Our calendar has lots of fantastic cakes to look forward to already... we would love to make something for you!

Just a note about the new cupcake of the month. Before I tell you about it, you should know that it should come with a warning- it's really yummy, so good that you'd better get 2. It's a cinnamon French toast cupcake with a delicious cinnamon-streusel topping (you can see the streusel peeking out from under that swirl of frosting below) and a maple buttercream frosting on top. The garnish on this one is a little piece of homemade cinnamon toast crunch! It's breakfast and dessert all in one and perfect with a hot cup o' joe; the cake itself is close to a coffee cake. We all think it should be your new year's resolution to try one!

Holiday Hours!

Just a quick note to remind all our blog readers about out annual holiday break! 

The yummy staff are still hard at work baking until December 24th. We will be taking holiday orders until Thursday, December 22nd- be sure to call us before then! As usual, we will be featuring a delightful spread of yummy treats in the shop if you are more the wait-until-the-last-minute type (I know I am!)

Yummy Stuff 2011 Holiday Hours

Friday, December 23rd: 10am- 7pm

Saturday, December 24th: 9am- noon

December 25th- January 6th: Closed

Saturday, January 7th: 9am-6pm

Hope your holiday season is filled with happiness and cheer!

See you in 2012!

Cupcake of the month!

Yikes! We're already knee deep in December and I haven't told you about the cupcake of the month yet!

Because Christmas time is a great time to eat, we've gone all out this month- not only are we featuring an all new, super delicious flavor (details to come momentarily), but we have a whole bunch of cupcakes that have people salivating this season.

Firstly, the chocolate mint is back for round 2- how could we stop making it? It's chocolate-mint perfection! Next, we've brought back a yummy stuff holiday favourite- gingerbread cupcake with chocolate buttercream frosting. Yum!

Ok, let's get down to business- this is, after all, why you read this far. Our special brand new flavor for this month is chocolate orange. BUT- it's not just any chocolate orange flavor. A moist chocolate cupcake with a chocolate orange ganache filling, topped with a chocolate orange buttercream frosting. This little treat is garnished with a segment of Terry's Chocolate Orange (you know, the one you whack and unwrap? the one that shows up everywhere around this time of the year). This cupcake tastes like a piece of Terry's chocolate orange cake! Yummy!

Perhaps you came here looking for holiday treats? scroll down and check out our holiday menu!

Happy Holidays!

How fast did the holidays creep up on you? Tomorrow is December 1st! As usual, you can relax when it comes to holiday baking- we have everything you need!

The yummy staff have been working hard in the test kitchen for the last few weeks coming up with Christmas treats that will really satisfy your sweet tooth this holiday season.

For the full gallery of Christmas pictures, please see our facebook page. Call us at the shop or email us for sizing and pricing info. See our yummy holiday offerings below. Note that not all the items will be available in the shop everyday, so it's best to call ahead and place an order.

Cake & Cupcakes

Chocolate/ Red Velvet/ Vanilla/ Lemon/ Raspberry/ Carrot/ Banana

Gingerbread cake with Chocolate ganache

Chocolate Bulche de Noel (Yule Log)

Fruitcake

Tarts & Pies

Chocolate Caramel Walnut Tart

Gingerbread Linzertorte

Pear Cranberry Pie

Citrus Tart

Mince Pies

Cookies

Chewy Chocolate Gingerbread

Thumbprint Cookies (Traditional and Chocolate)

Rugelach (crescents filled with nuts, fruit & chocolate)

Biscotti (cranberry cornmeal & chocolate pistachio)

Dark Chocolate Espresso Cookies

Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies

Raspberry or Chocolate Hazelnut Linzer cookies

Melting Moments filled with lemon, chocolate mint, brown butter, nutella or dulce de leche.

Assorted Shortbread

Chocolate Toffee Butter cookies

Pecan Lace cookies filled with Orange Cream

Lemon Sables

Squares

Assorted Brownies, Lemon Squares, Hazelnut Blondies, Dream Bars, Peanut Butter Crispy Squares, Pecan Bars, Chocolate Gingerbread Bars

Other Yummy Stuff

(wonderful hostess gifts, stocking stuffers or treats for you!)

Mahogany Toffee Almond Bark

Wintermint Crispy Bark

Peppermint Meringue Kisses

Candied Citrus