icing sugar cupcakes

I went to a party last night to celebrate my friend’s new job.  I tried a new recipe out of the Sono Bakeshop cookbook that I have on loan from the library.  I made their chocolate chip cookies and doctored them up with the addition of white chocolate to the already chocolaty chocolate chips.   Rave reviews.  It’s a chewy cookie recipe and would certainly make them again.

However, had I seen this shot of cupcakes dusted in icing sugar, I may have tested them out instead:

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origami font

I thought this origami inspired font was awesome!  It is from Handmade Font in Estonia and I found out about it from blog, lotus haus.  The company specializes in developing hand made, unique, non traditional fonts.  The fonts can be purchased and used in all types of print/web applications. 

red theme wedding

Another friend got engaged this past week.  They’re dropping like flies I tell you!  I say that jokingly.   I am excited to attend so many events this year.  To honour the new mr. + mrs. to be- I put together a red wedding theme collection of photos for inspiration.

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Theurel & Thomas patisserie

Mexico just got a bit hipper with the addition of its first French patisserie dedicated to my favourite sweet, the macaron.  Designed by Anagrama, the Mexican design studio who did the shop’s interior and company branding, Theurel & Thomas looks like it will be a hit in its first location, the affluent neighbourhood of San Pedro in Mexico.  Anagrama did an excellent job with the white space to show off the colourful macaron and certainly achieved an elegant, stylish cafe atmosphere.  Best of luck to the new business. I’m sure it will do well.  Who doesn’t like macarons!?!?

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icing dreams cupcakes

I would like to think of myself as a bit of a cupcake connoisseur.  By no means am I a professional baker.  Far from it actually.  I just have an appreciation for baked goods, design and art.  When someone can successfully put these three things together,  I get excited.  While reading multicultural wedding website, Wedding Nouveau, I came across Maryam from Icing Dreams.  Her company name gives you an indication of what to expect from her confections but when you see the real deal, be prepared to be blown away.  She is not producing dreams, she is creating fantasy.  Her attention to detail is like none other and what’s best about this post is that on her website she mentions she is relocated to T.Dot!  That’s right.  Toronto.  When she moves, I will get to try these cupcakes out first hand and not just salivate in front of my screen.   You can view more of Maryam’s outstanding cupcake, cake and cookie designs on her flickr page here as well as more of the Indian themed desserts that were created for her friend, that I’ve featured below here.

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