And We're Back!

We have been back to work here at Le Petit Buttercup for the past few weeks.  New flavours and packages are coming your way in the weeks to come.  We hope everyone had a super summer and look forward to a brisk and colourful fall!

This is just a welcome back picture of a vanilla cake pop disguised as a chocolate one...

Turning 40 in Style!

 

Stephanie's dear friend turned 40 recently.  Her husband threw her a surprise party that was - by all accounts - amazing.  Totally befitting the guest of honour herself.  Her husband asked us to provide some midnight snacks to help energize the guests through to the wee hours of the morning.  We happily obliged and garnished each cake pop with tags that coordinated with the decorating theme of the festivities: pink, grey and sparkle.  

Girls Just Want to Have Fun!

My friend Chantal decided to have a spa party for her daughter's 11th birthday. Lucky girl! She wanted something to treat the guests with during their pampering so she obviously thought of cake pops. Chantal is a good friend ;)  A variety of Vanilla, Maple, Chocolate and Reese's Pieces pops made the girls and the staff very happy. To make them extra special, we decided to wrap them with beautiful scrap booking paper and - for the final touch - sparkle flowers to make them shine even more. Happy birthday Gaby!

Not so Plain Jane after all

We have had quite a few customers ask us to create a vanilla cake pop since we 'opened shop'. And, after about 20 different recipes....we have a winner! In all honesty, I am not a vanilla girl. I am a chocolate addict. Erika, on the other hand, loves vanilla so we wanted to create a pop that was pure and true to the vanilla flavour. I find that a lot of vanilla cupcakes are dry and "cardboardy"- that's probably why I am not crazy about the flavour as a whole. BUT this one is delicious! Made with real vanilla beans in the cake and frosting, it is pretty divine.

A little trick of the trade to improve all your vanilla baking endeavours? DO NOT over bake a vanilla cake or cupcake. You can get away with a little over baking for other flavours but vanilla is very finicky. Also, always lower your oven 25 degrees as it will make your cake or cupcake moister. OK, enough for the baking lesson, just order them from us!