two words...

Freakin' adorable.

vegan vanilla cupcakes*

Woohoo! We're really on a roll now.
We have made some pretty decent vegan vanilla cupcakes and vegan vanilla icing. We haven't yet tried it in cake form to see if it holds up there too, but we will soon.

I think they're pretty good, although I still prefer my food made with real butter and eggs!

Next up is the hunt for a good vegan chocolate recipe. If you have one, please share it with us but if not, we'll continue the search.

We do get a lot of requests for goodies made without animal products or without eggs, etc, so I hope that we'll be able to add these to our special order menu very soon.
Stay tuned!

*Ok, I wrote the above last week and totally forgot to publish it... in the meantime, we've made a pretty yummy vegan chocolate cupcake. We some available this week in the shop, so come check it out!

Muddy's portrait

Yay!
We've had this blank spot on our magenta wall behind the register just screaming for something to go there, and now that space is filled with a gorgeous portrait of my grandmother, Muddy.

The painting was done from the black and white photograph that most of you have seen in the shop of her as a young woman and the artist did a wonderful job providing color, texture, and basically, bringing Muddy to life on canvas.

My thanks to Clare Torina, the excellent artist, for painting this and for doing such a wonderful job. Clare was a dream to work with and is so gifted. If you're interested in having a portrait painted, I highly recommend her and have her business cards at the shop. You can also check out her website here.

in the case this week... (jan 13-17)

Cookies and bars:
chocolate chip
peanut butter
oatmeal cranberry
oatmeal coconut
honey rosemary
toffee bars
sprinkle sugar cookies
elyssa's espresso brownies

Cupcakes:
plain jane
prozac
classic
capote
pucker up
frankly scarlett
mocha madness
white tie
chocolate chimp
strawberry fields forever
the king
neopolitan
vegan chocolate

As usual, our cakes and pies by the slice vary- chef's choice!

pear ginger pie

Oh how I love to experiment... like Dr. Frankenstein in my lab, only less gruesome. On Saturday, I decided to try my hand at some pear ginger pie. I didn't want to make a whole 10" one, you know, in case it was gross, so I made a few 4" ones.

I rolled out my pie dough and lined the tins, then peeled and chopped the pears. I added just a little bit of ginger, because I didn't want to overpower the pears. I tasted the filling so far and thought it needed just a dash of cinnamon.

I made little cut outs in heart shapes instead of regular ole' slits in the top, you know, feeling creative.

They were yummy, and we'll definitely be making more!

great big whisk

If you've been in the shop in the last week, you've probably noticed we have a Great Big Whisk hanging from the ceiling.

Laurel (I'm sure you've seen her smiling face on Fridays on Saturdays!) was visiting a friend, Kody, and saw that he had a huge whisk. Apparently, it was from a Limited Too window display... I know, random.

So, Kody gave it to Laurel who gave it to the shop.
I mean, what's a bakery without a be-jeweled whisk big enough to beat eggs in a bowl the size of a little league field? Crazy!

greeting cards

You asked, we answered!

We now carry a selection of cards for many occasions. We have really tried to pull together a selection that is unavailable anywhere else in Memphis.

We have cards from Knoxville's Yee Haw Industries printing press as well as several independent printers such as Dutch Door Press, Morris and Essex and Love for Sale.
We also have some cards from local artist Lia Gordon (my stepmother!) and welcome other artists to submit designs.

This will make it even more convenient when you're picking up birthday cakes, etc. Please let me know what you think of the selection!