Happy Holidays!

It's that time of the year again! Festive ingredients? Yup, were going through tons these days- cases upon cases of butter, big buckets of molasses, cloves, cinnamon... it's all getting pretty heavy rotation around here. As usual, we're getting quite a few drooling customers demanding some gingerbread because they can smell it from blocks away!
Even though the holiday season is especially hectic around the bakery, it's still a great time and we're all happy every day to come to work- the festive spirit really is contagious. It really is the most wonderful time of the year!
All this talk of warm-fuzzies reminds me that I'm especially happy about this month's cupcake features. Every December, we bring back an 'ol favourite and gingerbread has trumped the others again this year. It's moist and spicy. Plus, its oh-so-yummy! Not to mention that it comes with either chocolate frosting or spiced chai frosting. You really can't go wrong!
We're also bringing you a new one this year (because you've all been so good, consider this your Christmas gift!) It's a orange cranberry cupcake with an orange cream cheese frosting. This cupcake is so full of holiday cheer and festive flavours that it demands to be eaten around a roaring fire, with wool socks on your feet and perhaps with a hot mug of apple cider, mulled wine or hot chocolate as an accompaniment.
In other news, we've re-vamped our storefront into a winter wonderland! We've got tons of ideas for hostess gifts, stocking stuffers, teacher gifts and holiday desserts galore! Stay tuned for our holiday menu!

Hello... Mr. Mo-vember...

Just like that. It's November. The trees around these parts are looking pretty beautiful- but a storm blew through last week, leaving some trees in that naked-branch-baron-cold stage. I can't help but think about Winter starting soon. However, lets enjoy November- our last full month of this glorious season!

I don't know if you've heard but it's not just November. It's MO-vember. You may have noticed a lot of upper lips this week looking a little scruffier. By the end of the month, the scruffiness will have transformed itself into a proud, thick moustache! All of this extra hair is not by accident. The growers are raising money for prostate cancer research. Good for them! We really wanted to get involved with such a great cause- but we are, after all, a kitchen full of girls. So, we're doing the next best thing! We're donating 10% of this month's cupcake of the month sales to movember!

But! Wait! I forgot to mention the best part! The cupcake... you may remember this one from way, way back. It was delicious then, and it's still delicious now. It's a chocolate cupcake with a salted caramel cream cheese buttercream frosting. The kicker? The drizzle of caramel sauce on top of the frosting. It's ooey and gooey and the absolute perfect topping for this yummy cupcake. 

A select number of these little guys come with a fondant moustache too!    

They're baaaack....

As usual, I'm a little tardy on the blog post. It's ok though, I'm sure you'll forgive me when you hear that we've resurrected the ol' October favourite cupcake. Remember it? It's a pumpkin cupcake with brown butter cream cheese buttercream frosting, topped with a delish candied nut mix. Can we talk about how much ya'll love pumpkin? I have been answering phone calls for pumpkin pies and pumpkin cupcakes since labour day weekend. When we started making these little gems again, on October 1st, they have taken over as our most popular flavour... they may have trumped our famous red velvet cupcake this past weekend for amount sold! 

Since its already the second week of October, you only have a solid 3 weeks to gorge yourself on these!

We also have lots of other pumpkin-y goodies in stock for Thanksgiving this weekend- cakes, cupcakes, pies and more! Nothing tastes better than Thanksgiving supper polished off with a big slice of pumpkin pie!

A walk down memory lane...

Remember this little gem?

I'm happy to report he is making a comeback this year and gracing our shop with his presence again this September. Maybe you don't quite remember the fine details on this guy from last year. Here is a refresher on this one:

He is an apple cinnamon cupcake. Dense, apple-y and oh-so-moist. There is also a lovely cinnamon frosting on top of the cupcake. BUT, the secret power that this super cupcake has is hidden in the only available hiding spot on a cupcake. It's an oozy, caramely and boozy sauce layered between the cake and frosting. Seriously. It's there and it makes this cupcake unbelievably delicious. Can you see it in the picture? This caramel sauce doesn't soon want you to forget it. It wants you to wake up in the middle of the night and think about how delicious it is. It want's you to ask for it by name next September, and mourn it's passing when this month is over.

Seriously people, have I ever lied to you? 

Plus, what better flavour to feature in September- its apple season guys! Do you know what that means? Pies! Apples are being peeled and chopped as I type this. We will have them all weekend in the shop.

   

Millions of peaches...

Ahhh... mid summer is just about the best time of the year. The lake is the perfect temperature for swimming, the nights are warm and the days are long. All of the best fruit and veg are lining supermarket shelves and bursting out of bins at the farmers market. My favourite part about living in Ontario is the produce! We are so lucky to have tons of hard working farmers all around us, feeding us with the fruits of their labour. It is perfectly acceptable and easy to eat 100% local this time of year... make sure you leave room for dessert though!

This month's feature cupcake is an homage to one of our favourite of the local gems in Ontario- Peaches! You may have noticed them making their 2013 debut recently in your local food shop. This months cupcake is also a props to one of the best desserts around- cobbler!

So, how does a cinnamon peach cupcake sound? We've topped these with a cinnamon buttercream and a buttery crumbled streusel  topping. Yummy! This one is pure Summer comfort food and would be perfectly acceptable to eat with a side of vanilla ice cream- all you cobbler fans already know how that nothing goes with cobbler like vanilla ice cream. Match made in heaven!

Hurry in and try one of these today! We will be featuring these until the end of the month. 

If you like Pina Coladas...

What is the date today? It can't possibly be nearly halfway through July, can it? Sorry- we've been busy! Our first venture in being a 2 store operation has been taking up a lot of time... and we're so happy ya'll love the second shop so much! Our East end customers have welcomed us to the neighbourhood with open arms... our opening weekend was so great, my cheeks hurt from smiling so much!

Since the new store opened, we have been flat out busy with cake orders! Weddings! Baby showers! Corporate events! You name it- we've baked it!  

We were so busy baking, that July 1st just breezed by us... and we didn't have a cupcake flavour in mind (actually, scratch that- we spend alot of time here dreaming up different flavour combos. If anything, there were too many options!) The bottom line is: do not fret! I am here to let you know that we have a fabulous new feature flavour for the month of July.
Maybe you guessed it from the title? I hope you do like Pina Coladas (and, for that matter, I hope you also like getting caught in the rain... especially after the storm earlier this week!) This one is a pineapple cupcake, with a generous douse of coconut-y goodness, topped with a cream cheese frosting that has been seriously spiked with Malibu. This one smells, tastes and looks like Summer!
What is it about the Summer that makes us want to booze up our cupcakes? Oh well, just another reason to love the best time of the year!

How cute are those little parasol sticks? FYI guys, we are making S'mores cupcakes again- they will be around for a limited time- so make sure you get your fill! 

Danforth East is about to get a whole lot yummier...

Firstly, let me say that we have the best customers... seriously. Ya'll deserve award for the support! Yummy Stuff wouldn't be here if we didn't have people from all over Toronto ordering from us. 

For years, we've been catering to customers from the east end. They have faithfully driven across the city to pick up cakes, cupcakes and all manner of treats. They have patiently asked us when we're going to open a location in the east end. Well... a great opportunity has presented itself and Morag sprung at the chance to try a second shop out! 

DECA (Danforth East Community Association) has been working hard at rejuvenating an awesome part of the city. Yummy Stuff has been selected to open a pop up shop at 1938 Danforth Ave... While you're there, stay a while and take a peak around the neighbourhood. There are a lot of exciting things happening in that corner of the city. Our grand opening celebration will be next Saturday, June 15th. Slap on some sunscreen- there is a park right across the street from the shop so you can enjoy your cupcake there. Our hours of operation will be as follows:

Tuesday-Friday 11am-7pm

Saturday 9am-6pm

Sunday 12pm-5pm

If you would like to place an order, please call 416 531 9732 and specify you will be picking up at our Danforth location and we'll make it happen.