Ringing in the New Year

In honor of 2010

I am offering a 10% discount off of all orders placed between now and New Year's Day!

If you are having a New Year's Eve bash, or are attending one, or you just want to fit in a few more sweets before you start hitting the gym :), ring in the new year with a box of sugary goodness.

2 dozen minimum.

Order by phone or email.

(801) 577-2110

verysweetdesserts@gmail.com

3-Tiered Gift Box

A nice idea for gifting to businesses or taking to a family party... This 3-tiered set includes:

Top tier - 10 pecan butter snowballs

Middle tier - 12 miniature pink peppermint sugar cookies

Bottom tier - 8 little chocolate cupcakes with chocolate ganache topped with chocolate hazelnut balls

Boxes available in white or natural brown.

$30

Cookie Kits for Classrooms

Just as I have in the past for Halloween, I am offering Cookie Decorating Kits for your child's classroom Christmas Party. These kits include:

24 Sour Cream Sugar Cookies in the Shape of a Christmas Tree

1 Tub of Freshly Whipped Vanilla Buttercream Frosting, Tinted Green

4 Small Containers of Christmas Sprinkles and/or Candies

$15 per Kit

Pictured below is a photo of the Halloween kits, so that you have an idea of what you will be getting. If you are pricing things out, this is just as inexpensive as Harmon's. And these taste and look alot better!

Most parties are taking place on the 23rd (unless you are lucky enough to be off track like us:), so get your orders in by the 21st. If your party is on a different date, just try to give me 2 days notice. If you live in the area, I will deliver them to you on the morning of the 23rd. Otherwise, we can make arrangements for pick-up and/or meeting somewhere in the middle.

Order by phone or email.

Merci Beaucoup. And Joyeux Noël!

Christmas Gift Boxes

I will be offering Christmas gift boxes this year (neighbor gifts, family gatherings, hostess gifts, visit teaching gifts, make-your-spouse-happy gifts, etc. You get the picture)

Boxes will be filled with an assortment of scrumptious little cupcakes

2 Chocolate cakes filled with pistachio cream and topped with chocolate ganache

2 Vanilla cakes topped with Italian amaretto butter cream

2 Peppermint high-hats (chocolate cake topped with homemade peppermint marshmallow cream and dipped in milk chocolate)

2 Vanilla cakes topped with fresh strawberry butter cream and mini sour cream sugar cookies

$10 per box of 8.

Pick-up December 19th.

Order by phone or email. (No later than December 14th)

(801) 577-2110

verysweetdesserts@gmail.com

I also wanted to throw in a couple of recent photos. One of these days I will get the rest of them uploaded! :)


Mini Cheesecakes topped with fresh berries


Lemon Bars


Moravian Kolaches


Coconut Lemon Tartlets

Oh Sweet Sadie!

I have about a million pictures to post, but no time. No time at all. Because I am busy getting ready for Oh Sweet Sadie, which happens to begin tomorrow evening!



Check out their site for more info on the artisans that will be there. I will be selling cupcakes, peppermint sugar cookies, chocolate dipped macaroons, and cupcake toppers. Maybe more than that too. We'll see.

Wednesday thru Saturday November 18th-21st

9:30 am until 8:00 pm

SoDa Row in Daybreak

Too cool for school.

I know this is late notice, but I have been crazy busy and somehow neglected to post this earlier.

Halloween Cookie Decorating Kits for School Classes.

24 Pumpkin Shaped Sugar Cookies.

1 Tub of Orange Tinted Buttercream Frosting.

$15

This is pretty close to the price that Harmon's offers, maybe even cheaper - and I am pretty sure this stuff will taste better! Let me know by 5:00 tomorrow (Thursday) and I will either deliver the orders Friday morning or you can pick them up from me (depending on how close you are).

Peppermint Hi-Hats

Apparently these are a classic, on the East Coast. I decided it was time for them to take a trip west.



These are my version of the hi-hat, which is a chocolate cupcake (in this case, a mini cupcake) topped with homemade marshmallow, which I flavored with peppermint, and then dipped in chocolate. Mmmmm. Heavenly.



This is what they look like on the inside. Or I guess I should say this is what they looked like, because they were gone about 3 minutes after I took this photo.

And on a side note, here is a picture of some Thomas the Train cupcakes I did for a birthday. Needless to say, my son was not very happy when he realized that these were not for him.

Little Baby Birdies...

I made these cupcakes and toppers for a baby shower. The mom-to-be wanted the cupcakes to match the baby's bedding, pictured here.


Vanilla little cakes with vanilla butter cream and personalized almond glazed sugar cookies.

Halloween Treats Sneak Peek

I will be running some Halloween specials, about which i will post in a couple of days, but here are a few pictures of some Halloween treats...


Chocolate Dipped "Monsters"


Halloween Themed Lolli-"pops"


Monster Cakes - Chocolate Cake with Pistachio Sour Cream Filling (To.Die.For), Topped with intensely chocolate buttercream and lightly salted pistachios.


And of course, these cute little cakes.


And these cute little cookies!

Get your orders in soon, because this is shaping up to be a busy BOO season.

Toppers

More to come, but here a couple photos of some toppers I did for a baby shower in September. The cupcakes are chocolate cake with fresh strawberry butter cream and peach almond cake with fresh peach butter cream... And, in case you didn't figure it out, the mom-to-be's colors were bright orange, yellow, and pink, with a touch of lime green.

PS Baby Lucy was born just a few a days ago - CONGRATS to mom and baby!

September

I have been busy baking. So busy that my laundry has piled up, my kids have run wild, and my hubby has felt entirely neglected. I have enjoyed it immensely however! Here are a few photos...

Spooky Cookies, personalized for a Halloween Party. (I guess this was technically October, but you get the idea)


Autumn themed cupcakes. Chocolate zucchini cake topped with cinnamon butter cream. Y-U-M The kids and I snuck a few of the extras before I delivered these...


Lolli"pops" Homemade, buttery, ooey gooey caramel corn, on a stick, dipped in chocolate and rolled in pecans.


Personalized cupcakes for a Senior Living Center.


My own twist to the classic "Snowball" Cupcakes.


Sparkled Strawberry Sugar Cookies with an almond glaze. These went atop some Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes for a 3 year old b-day party. Unfortunately, I neglected to capture a photo of the cakes...


Handmade chocolate butterflies atop fresh strawberry butter cream and chocolate cake.

It's been a busy month. And the madness continues, so I guess I will get back to baking!

Kari and Justin Wedding

One of my bestest friends was married last weekend in a beautiful backyard ceremony. Their colors were red, white, and black. And YES, they are UofU fans, and YES I did spot more than one UofU tie amongst the guests. I'm ok with that though, being a UofU alumnus myself...
Anyhoo, here are some photos of their cupcakes. The flavors are (all with chocolate cake) Peppermint, Cookies and Cream, Fresh Strawberry, and Vanilla Coconut.

PS Stop by and see moi (and lots of the coolest stuff you've ever seen) at the OH Sweet Sadie! store September 17th-19th at SoDa Row in Daybreak.

What have I been up to lately?

Not lounging by the pool. That's for sure!


Custom Tinker Bell Toppers atop strawberry little cupcakes with whipped vanilla buttercream.


Gourmet Puffed Rice Treats - Peppermint Candy, Peanut Butter Chocolate Dipped, Cookies and Cream, and Strawberry Malt.


Chocolate Little Cakes topped with vanilla buttercream and "50" little sugar cookies.


Mint Dipped Fudge Brownies and Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Blondies.


I made these with leftover stuff from another order and gave them to my daughter in her lunch. They were a big hit! Chocolate Little Cakes with mint buttercream, mini sugar cookies, and Chocolate "S" initials.

One Charming Party.

You have all heard me talk about the Domestic Goddess. She is an amazing party planner, so talented! Beautiful to every last detail! Her party planning company is called One Charming Party. She has a new website and party blog. Check it out here. And make sure you click the link to her website from her blog. I recently did some desserts for her for a first birthday party. She has photos on her blog, professional photos, not the kind of photos that I take ;) Check it out and enjoy!

New! Midweek Treats!

Happy Monday Everyone!

Just wanted to let you all know that I will now be offering “Midweek Treats”. I always have people asking me if they can order just a few of something, but normally I have a minimum of 2 dozen. These midweek treats will be small boxes of 4 – 8 treats and they will be offered every Wednesday. No minimum on the amount of boxes you order. I think it’s the perfect way to brighten up the middle of the week!

This week I will be offering what I call “The Ice cream Parlor Collection”. This will be a box of 4 cupcakes inspired by some classic ice cream treats – in honor of this beautiful summer weather that we are finally enjoying! The box will include:



1 Orange Dreamsicle Cupcake – Moist Orange Cake with an Orange-Vanilla Swirl Frosting
1 Mint Chocolate Chip Cupcake – Chocolate Cake topped with Rich Mint Buttercream and Mini Chocolate Chips
1 Neopolitan Cupcake – Chocolate and Vanilla Cake topped with Fresh Strawberry Buttercream (Pictured above)
1 Cookies n Cream Cupcake – Chocolate Cake topped with Cookies n Cream Buttercream

The boxes will be $4/each. Please have your orders in by Tuesday night at midnight and the treats will be ready for pick-up on Wednesday after 4:00 PM.

Thanks!
Dusti

New Menu Addition.

I have had several requests for mini cheesecakes, so this holiday weekend I decided to give them a try. It took me a couple tries to get them right - the first time I made them the crust wasn't moist enough and the cheese cake wasn't thick enough, but in the end we figured it out and they turned out délicieux!



I topped them with fresh berries and an apricot glaze. The picture isn't the best, as I took it whilst running out the door, late for a 4th of July BBQ, but you get the idea! They will be priced at $36 for 2 dozen, with a 2 dozen minimum.

And on a side note...I think I have completely spoiled my children for life. There were perfect rice krispie treats, amazing chocolate chip bar cookies, and yummy sugar cookies also present at this BBQ. But no. My kids needed the fancy shmancy cheesecakes. They would settle for nothing less. At one point I looked over while I was chatting with some friends and Thomas (my 2 year old) was double fisting it with berries and cheesecake remnants all over his face. Not good. Not good at all. :)

Father's Day Boxes and Now Accepting Credit Cards...

I've finally decided to enter the modern age! Drum roll please...... Très Sucré is now accepting Credit Cards. I have gotten a lot of requests from customers, so there you have it. Voilà! And now on to the fun stuff.

I had so much fun making these little boxes. Especially since I was making all of hubby's favorites. He was hovering over my shoulder the entire time, drooling. He loved all of the treats and I hope all of your dads did too! Thank you!

Inside the boxes: Moravian Kolache, Dad Cupcakes, Little Lemon Delights, Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroons

Pink Flamingos and I'm Going Coconuts.

A friend of mine called and asked me to make her some Pink Flamingo themed cupcakes. I thought it sounded easy enough. I figured I would find some cute mini flamingo cookie cutter and make some little sugar cookies to go on top. After about 5 hours of searching on the Internet and calling various stores, I realized that mini flamingo cookie cutters do not exist. I found mini hot dog cutters, and mini lighthouse cutters, and basically any and everything else mini - but NO flamingos. Then I had a stroke of inspiration and decided to make them out of chocolate. They turned out so cute (in my opinion:). The beaks are made out of licorice, and the bodies out of pink chocolate. The cupcakes were dark chocolate with cream filling. The pink and green cakes were carrot cake with cream cheese frosting and vanilla with fresh strawberry frosting. Mmm mmm good! And I do need to note that until this week carrot cupcakes were my nemesis. The last time I tried to make them, which was well over a year ago, they sank into a soggy mess. But alas, I got my mom's recipe and they turned out really good. Nemesis - Conquered! Merci, mom!



This same friend also asked for something chocolaty and gooey. So I made her some chocolate dipped coconut macaroons.

Photos.

Sufficeth to say, I am not the most computer savvy woman on the block. We purchased a new camera about 4 months ago, and I have just today figured out how to download pictures from it. So here are some photos from a couple of recent events. Still waiting on some pictures from the Domestic Goddess event I recently did (those will be professional photos:). Can't wait for you guys to see those. But in the meantime, these will have to do!


Little Easter Cupcakes. Dark Chocolate Cake, Cream Cheese Frosting, Tinted Coconut.

My table at Tom and Lucy's Art Shoppe. Cookies, Brownies, Cupcakes, and Marshmallow Pops.

Cupcakes From Tom and Lucy's. Mint Chocolate Chip, Strawberry Lemon Cake, Banana Banana, and Cookies and Cream.


Chocolate Cake, Fresh Whipped Cream Filling, Chocolate Ganache, and Fondant 9's with Sugar Sparkles.


Vanilla Cake, Vanilla Buttercream, and Little Chocolate 6's for the Birthday Girl.

Father's Day.

In honor of my hubby I have decided to offer a father's day treat box filled with his favorite desserts. If you would like to order one, please let me know ASAP so I can plan accordingly. The boxes will be available for pick-up on Saturday June 20th. They will contain:

2 Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroons
2 Moravian Kolache with Cream Cheese Filling
2 Chocolate Cupcakes with Whipped Cream Filling and Chocolate Ganache Glaze, and they will say "Dad" on them.
2 Little Lemon Delights

The cost will be $8 per box. If you can get your orders in to verysweetdesserts@gmail.com by June 17th that would be ideal. Happy June!

Need a gift?

We now have very sweet gift certificates available!

Tom and Lucy's Art Shoppe

I'll be participating in my first Boutique at the end of the month. They will be featuring some amazing Utah artisans and I couldn't be more excited to take part in it! Check out Tom and Lucy's Art Shoppe blog to see all of the fabuleux vendors!

And PLEASE come out to support all of the artists and find something great for your mom for mother's day!

The Shoppe will be open:

Thursday, April 30th 4p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Friday, May 1st 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 2nd 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Ivory Ridge Country Club

32 East Clubview Lane

Lehi,UT 84043

You can find a link to a map and directions on the Tom and Lucy Blog.

Kaycee Stroh Wedding

I am finally able to share a couple of pictures from Kaycee's wedding in January! She chose to do a Cookie Bar for her favor. The guests were invited to fill a glassine bag with a selection of homemade cookies and then they sealed the bag with a sticker that was printed with Kaycee and Ben's monogram. This was so much fun for the guests, and was the perfect end to the night as they waited for the valet to bring their cars...



And as a side note, the cookies that Ben and Kaycee chose were: Sugar cookies with buttercream frosting, peanut butter brownies, chocolate cake cookies, chocolate chip cookies, snickerdoodles, mexican wedding cakes, puffed rice treats with a chocolate drizzle, and oatmeal with white chocolate and cranberries. She had cranberries with her arrangements, so we added cranberries to one of the cookies and we also had cranberries as fillers in the jars. It turned out great and it was so much fun!