Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Countdown to Cupcakes!

Forget counting down to the holidays - we're counting down to each of the weekends in December! The menu has just arrived and we're already making our list and checking it twice to make sure we get all the scrumptious flavours for our Saturday tea and cupcake ritual. Speaking of tea, our fantastic pals at DavidsTea are working their way through the menu to provide us with the perfect tea pairings - check back shortly for an updated version of this menu with tea recommendations!

We will be closed on the last Saturday of the month, December 25, so as a special holiday gift, cupcakes will be available on Friday, December 24! That's right, cupcakes on Christmas Eve! Betcha Santa would appreciate a cupcake instead of cookies this year. For our special December 24 cupcakes, we are offering pre-order only of either half or full dozens in a decorated Noel-themed box. All Noel Box orders will be available for pick up between 1pm and 5pm when we close. See the menu below for the festive flavours!

As always, cupcakes for Saturdays are available at 11am and can be pre-ordered by coming by the store, phoning or emailing to ensure you don't miss out!

December 4th
Gingerbread Coconut: Fragrant ginger-spiced cake with cream cheese icing and toasted coconut on top
Chocolate Peppermint: Belgian dark chocolate cake with chocolate-peppermint icing and crushed candy cane

December 11th
Rompope: Pure eggnog-flavoured cake with nutmeg-spiced buttercream frosting
Dulce de leche: Belgian dark chocolate cake filled with Argentine dulce de leche, bittersweet dark chocolate frosting and chocolate sprinkles

December 18th
Orange-Cranberry: Fragrant orange cake studded with fresh cranberries and topped with sweet cream cheese frosting
Nanaimo: Chocolate Graham Cracker cake studded with almonds and coconut and vanilla custard icing dipped in chocolate ganache

December 24th
The "Noel" Box offered in 1 dozen and ½ dozen packages pre-ordered for
December 24th only, available after 1pm
Gingerbread Coconut: Fragrant ginger-spiced cake with cream cheese icing and toasted coconut on top
Dulce de leche: Belgian dark chocolate cake filled with Argentine dulce de leche, bittersweet dark chocolate frosting and chocolate sprinkles
Orange-Cranberry: Fragrant orange cake studded with fresh cranberries and topped with sweet cream cheese frosting


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Friday, November 5, 2010

Best Little Tea Shop in Town

If you've been anywhere near Westboro recently, you've likely seen the influx of teal cups being toted from store to store. One of the newest additions to the Richmond Road shopping strip is David's Tea and we couldn't be happier!

So why are we talking tea all of a sudden? Well, it just so happens that the amazingly knowledgeable people across the street from us at David's Tea have a dazzling selection of loose leaf tea that left us reeling. After we stopped spinning, we got to thinking. Taking cues from our own intimate weekend tradition of taking tea with cupcakes we thought: what better partnership is there than tea and cupcakes??

It is with sizzling excitement that we present a divine partnership: tea pairings for each weekend's cupcake flavours! The good people over at David's Tea have poured over our monthly menu from The Cupcake Lounge and have provided their top picks for pairings to suit each flavour. Each Saturday you can now incorporate a little civility into your weekend by enjoying both your cupcake and a hand-picked tea that complements perfectly!

We are positively steeping with anticipation so without delay, here are the pairings for this month's cupcake menu!

November 6th
Black & White: Belgian dark chocolate cake with vanilla frosting and chocolate sprinkles.
David's Tea Recommended Pairing: Organic Strawberry White

Lemon Raspberry: Light lemon and raspberry cake with raspberry frosting and candied lemon.
David's Tea Recommended Pairing: Organic Raspberry Nectar


November 13th
Chocolate Mint: Belgian dark chocolate cake with chocolate-mint icing and a mint chocolate on top.
David's Tea Recommended Pairing: Mint Chocolate Rooibos

Southern Red Velvet: Light chocolate cake with sweet cream cheese frosting and a milk chocolate callet.
David's Tea Recommended Pairing: Forever Nuts


November 20th
Chocolate Almond: Chocolate almond cake with Belgian dark chocolate frosting decorated with a toasted almond on top.
David's Tea Recommended Pairing: Secret Weapon

Key Lime Pie: Lime-infused cake and cream cheese frosting with candied lime.
David's Tea Recommended Pairing: Lime Bang


November 27th
Chocolate Marshmallow Ganache: Belgian dark chocolate cake with creamy marshmallow and iced with chocolate ganache.
David's Tea Recommended Pairing: Quangzhou Milk Oolong

Peanut Butter Banana Cinnamon: Peanut butter and banana cake with cinnamon-sugar frosting.
David's Tea Recommended Pairing: Spicy Chocolate Rooibos

Keep up with all of the pairings on our official Candy Store Twitter feed - we wouldn't want you to miss a thing!

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