Little Initial Cakes

These turned out so cute, I think they deserve their own post...

They are milk chocolate little cupcakes with vanilla butter cream frosting and an almond glazed sugar cookie with an "inked" monogram. They were for a 70th birthday party.

Joyeux Anniversaire...

Yesterday was my mom's birthday {Happy Birthday, Mom!} and I was in charge of dessert... My mom loves chocolate as much as I do, so I decided to make these petite treats for her.

I've been imagining these cupcakes for a couple of weeks - Chocolate sour cream cakes with a whipped chocolate ganache filling, vanilla buttercream frosting, and a sprinkling of toffee bits on top... And as I watched my mom, husband, and brother throw down 3 dozen in a matter of minutes, I knew they had turned out exactly as I had hoped! (OK, I helped eat them too)!

Joyeux Anniversaire, Mom!!!

Open House and "Cookie of the Week"...

The open house last Saturday went really well. Fabuleux! We had many more dessert samplers than we had anticipated - which is a good thing - and there were still plenty of fine little fancies to go around. I received a lot of good feedback, encouragement, and all round well wishes. Merci beaucoup everyone! I really appreciate all of you who took the time (and paid the outrageous gas prices) to stop by and all of you who take the time to read this blog. I am so happy to be doing something that I love and that brings me such total satisfaction.
I am going to be making an email list and will begin mailing out "Cookie of the Week" specials on a bi-monthly basis - in which I will be sharing some baking tips and will also be offering a discount on the week's cookie. Please, leave a comment with your email address if you would like to be added to the list (if you do not have a blogger account, you may leave it as an "anonymous user"). Thank you and au revoir!