Fashionable Eats: Cafe Latte Cupcakes

What better to have on a cold day but a hot cup of coffee...or if you're not much of a coffee fan, substitute it for this tasty little sweet! I got the 500 Cupcakes book for my birthday from one of my best friends/photographer this year, and I've been working my way through it one cupcake at a time! These cupcakes were a lot of work (mostly the marshmallow foam), but they definitely paid off. I highly recommend picking up the pink book and trying it out for yourself.

Essentially, the cupcakes are vanilla, with a coffee and chocolate frosting, and topped off with whipped marshmallow for the foam. Sprinkle on a little chocolate powder for added effect.

Happy baking!










Shirt-Urban Behaviour, Skirt-Head (vintage), Belt-gift

A Garden Party

I’d like to share with you my little slice of paradise from last week! One of my best friends has left us for 4 months abroad in France, and so it seemed fitting to have a classy little afternoon of treats to see her off! You’d be amazed how full you can get off all these little snacks...by the end of day, as it finally started to get dark, we were too stuffed to move!
I found some lovely glass pieces from Value Village which were perfect for our get together; I had been looking for a beautiful sandwich platter for awhile, and came across one that was just perfect for our fresh cucumber sandwiches. I found the glass container for our strawberry vanilla lemonade at Value Village as well, and I’ll be able to use it in the fall as well for serving wine! I came across the punch bowl there as well, which we used to scoop out copious amount of sangria!




I found these lovely cameo pieces in a local baking shop called Scoop-n-Save Ltd. and thought they would be an excellent match for my London fog cupcakes. I made mini ones this time, using the same recipe I’ve posted here earlier this summer. I liked the effect piping the icing gave them this time, as opposed to using the tried and true butter knife technique.



These were probably my favourite snack of the afternoon...I introduce to you: pink lemonade cupcakes! I stumbled upon this recipe trying to find something quick and easy for the party. These are certainly easy to make, and they were so tasty I was eating the leftovers for breakfast and dinner the rest of the week! You can find the recipe here: http://www.ericasweettooth.com/2010/04/pink-lemonade-cupcakes.html They are surprisingly light and fluffy, and have the perfect amount of tartness. I highly recommend them!



My cake pops were definitely a first attempt... I was hoping to be super creative and put little Chanel C’s on them with black icing, but they didn’t quite turn out the way I’d hoped. Dipping them in the white chocolate was much fussier than I’d expected! I’ll let you know once I perfect this one :)





One of the lovely girls also brought some carrot cake muffins, stuffed full of raisins and walnuts. They were absolutely amazing! I didn’t know I could eat so many cupcakes in one sitting...but I wanted to make sure I had at least one of everything. If you want something sweet, but not too sweet to give you a toothache, these are a great option. Very filling!

Fashionable Eats: Tracycakes, Fort Langley

I have recently become obsessed with fancy high tea lunches and cupcakes...and I am justifying this post being on my blog by calling it Fashionable Eats! It's a perfect girl's day out, and while it isn't necessary, dressing up is always encouraged. I wore jumbo pearls and a pastel orange draped top for the occasion. The treats were simply delicious, in particular the London Fog cupcake, which was SO good I decided to use them as a little inspiration baking project (to come in my next post)! You can get a sneak peak at the other cupcakes they serve in the pictures below. I also had their vanilla bean tea, which was equally as tasty as their cupcakes. I was too full from their tall tower of treats that I didn't even get to try their whoopie pies! Next time!

High tea has just become my favourite thing to do in Fort Langley! There are not very many reasons to dress up fancy on a daily basis, but this place is good enough reason for me. Cheers to dressing up, snacking on sweets, and sipping tea!











Pearls - Bizou, Shirt - Suzy Shier

Look of the Week - White Rock

I’d like to introduce you to one of my favourite summer hang outs! I thought it would be a perfect place to do my first every weekly outfit post. The pier was full of grads taking pictures in their suits and gowns; we tried to avoid ending up in the background of their photos while trying to take our own! I wish we had had more time to have fish and chips (which are AMAZING from the restaurant Moby Dick’s on the main street)..but we did make time for some babycakes from Traceycakes! They even came in adorable little take out boxes! How cute. And they also happened to have the root beer float flavour, and I LOVE root beer. I’ll be doing another post later on showing a lot more of the places in White Rock and some of the other great eats they offer.

You’ll soon come to find I have a love for retro style, and a lot of that comes out in this week’s outfit post. Black and white accessories and red lips are classic and dressy, but I’ve toned it down with a breezy blue blouse here. Roll up your jeans a bit to give them a more summery feel, and it shows off the shoes better too! All in all, a look for a day that's not quite summer hot, but still feels light and summery!

Sunglasses-Claire's, Shirt-Urban Behaviour, Belt-Costa Blanca, Jeans-Urban Planet, Purse-Vintage, Shoes-LeChateau