Sweet Pics

I can't help it, I just want to post some awesome photos I've taken lately of some even more awesome cupcakes I baked this week.The first are Creamsicle cupcakes I made per a special request for our super bowl party. These cupcakes turned out AMAZING!

I had so much fun tinting the batter to that perfect shade of creamy orange

Then I used my new piping tool to add homemade vanilla pastry cream to the centerNext came the homemade vanilla butter cream frosting

Top it with a sliced orange candy et voila! The finished product - a Creamsicle Cupcake.

Don't you think it looks delish?

Couture Cupcake Craziness

modeling a caramel apple cupcake - still smiling one order in.

I've been blog MIA for a few weeks now because (thankfully) the cupcake business got off to a great start!

First up was 5 dozen holiday cupcakes for my friend's annual Christmas shindig, plus a few to-go cupcakes for a friend moving back to Michigan.

After that was a few shipments around the States for friends and then the doozy: 7.5 dozen cupcakes for clients, courtesy of my boss (who has thrown support behind me from the get-go.)

Here are a few photos from the Christmas party - my menus, business cards and flavor flags are courtesy of Lila Designs. If you have stationary needs - Lindsey is your lady! She's also the blogger over at Wed Michigan; check it out if you haven't yet (her blog always makes me want to get married in Michigan.)

*All photos are courtesy of Lindsey (pictured below)Lindsey was dying to try the champagne cupcakeholiday sampler cupcake tower - I picked up the towers at Michael'smenu cards, designed by Lila Designsflavor flags designed by Lila Designs

After making about 200 cupcakes for the holidays (that's a lot for a one-lady shop!) I am closing shop until January. I'll be back with some new menu offerings for the spring, but for now I am going to enjoy some much-needed family time back in Texas.

Have a Merry Christmas everyone!

Couture Cupcakes

It's official folks! I have taken the plunge and started Couture Cupcakes! The place for gourmet cupcakes without the gourmet price tag!

I can't tell you how excited/nervous/anxious/pumped I am about this opportunity. It feels good to start something and hopefully it will be fruitful. You all know how much I love making cupcakes for birthdays, parties and events, and the cake decorating classes just helped strengthen the need to do something different.

So, please, check out my site - www.couturecupcakesboston.com and tell me what you think. Couture Cupcakes make EXCELLENT Christmas gifts, so please e-mail me at couturecupcakesboston@gmail.com if you're interested in getting some cupcakes for the holidays and beyond.