My new t-shirt

I know that this isn't cupcakes but one of my favourite cupcake is the s'more.  I just bought this shirt from woot.  Woot is a tshirt website that sells a new shirt everyday.  You can get yours too.  Just a couple hours left.

Bakerella is coming to Toronto!

The Queen of the Cake Pop is coming to Toronto.  Bakerella will be at the Williams-Sonoma downtown on December 4th, she's never been to Canada before, can you believe that?!  I'm so sad that I can't go as I have a craft show in Parkdale.

But...if you are around you should head over and maybe you can take my book for me and get it signed.

Here's the info:

Williams-Sonoma
Saturday, December 4 th at 12:00 p.m.
100 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON

Baby cake pops I made for a baby shower

My favourite cupcakes so far.

The following are some of my favourite cupcakes that Cupcakes and Sundry have made over the past 2 1/2 years in business.  *In no particular order.

Blood Orange and Olive Oil

Peanut Butter Madness

Lemon Poppy Seed 

Halloween Spiders

S'more

Chunky Monkey Banana Pecan

Cotton Candy Angel Food Cake

Rainbow

Goodies Gourmet Soaps

The reason I have not blogged in so long is because I have been busy with my new business venture.  By no means does it mean I will stop baking, but a lot of my time has been occupied with designing my new website, coming up with ideas, making my product, etc.

So I guess it’s time to reveal my new venture...GOODIES GOURMET SOAPS.  Yes a soap company, I know that you are thinking, soap???  Well it’s not really that far from baking.  All of my soaps are in the shape of baked goods and sweets (cupcakes, ice cream, popsicles, donuts, etc.) and all smell absolutely amazing.  Some scents I am working with presently are: strawberry shortcake, birthday cake, baked alaska, cherries jubilee, creamsicle, bubble gum and for the fall, pumpkin pie.  

My new website isn’t fully functioning yet but I plan it to be by the end of the month.  For now I have twitter and facebook.  I just finished my first craft bazaar and have two coming up in November and December, just in time for Christmas.  Mid November I will have my full Christmas line complete.

Here are some photos for my product so far.  Please add Goodies to twitter and like on Facebook.

Thanks for your support!

Time Lapse Video - Making Ice Cream

I’m hosting a retirement party for my parents in October and the theme is going to be Oktoberfest.  My boyfriend’s (german) parents are catering the party and of course, it’s my job to make the desserts.  I have decided to go with apple strudel and black forest cupcakes.  To go with that I have decided to make two ice cream flavours.  I wanted to test drive my recipe for Vanilla Bean, Sour Cherry and Kirsch ice cream.  There is no actual recipe for this ice cream so I needed to try it out.  

The ice cream turned out great, next time a little less kirsch and it will be perfect.  My boyfriend wanted to try some camera stuff out so here is a little time-lapse video of me making the ice cream.  Check out and his other stuff at mk:photographics.  Enjoy!

Healthy Low Fat Granola

My boyfriend and I just got back from an excellent kiteboarding trip to Oliphant, Ontario.  The geography there is excellent for kiteboarding and we were lucky to have sunny skies everyday.  I decided to make some healthy granola to take on the trip to keep us going all day long.

I made some changes to the original recipe that I used.  The granola wasn’t moist enough so the granola bars turned into a bag of loose granola.  Here is the modified recipe.

2 cups quick oats

1/2 c. wheat germ

1/4 c. sesame seeds

3/4 c. unsalted sunflower seeds 

1/2 c. flaxseeds

1 c. honey

3/4 c. natural peanut butter

splash of vanilla extract

1/2 c. dried cranberries

1/4 c. raisins

1/4 c. dried blueberries (you can omit this and use any other dried fruit, these blueberries are quiet expensive) 

1/2 c. almonds

Heat peanut butter, honey and vanilla in a pot on the stove until it is fully melted.  Roast the wheat germ, oats, and all seeds in a frying pan for about 10 mins until toasted (don’t burn).  Line a baking pan with wax paper.  Toss the toasted mixture with the wet mixture in a bowl and spread in the baking pan, press down firmly into the pan.  Let sit for about 2 hours.  If the mixture doesn’t hold put it into a ziplock bag and you have granola rather than granola bars.

I mixed some of mine with vanilla yogurt and it was awesome.  It alone is awesome too!

"How to" video - Pavolva

Production budget is going up.  Well not really we’re just trying some new things out.  

This “how to” video is how to make my (new) favourite dessert pavlova.  Even my Mom who “doesn’t” like dessert love this.  

Please check out the video and let me know what you think.  Also Marc, the man behind the camera has just re-launched his photography site at www.mkphotographics.com please check that out too.