Rider Pride Wedding

Oh how I love weddings! And I love creating wedding cakes and cupcakes! That is why I was thrilled when Rebecca and Murray asked me to make their wedding cupcakes and cake! Something you should know about the bride and groom is that they are HUGE Rider fans! I don't think I've ever met bigger fans that these guys! It was to no surprise that their wedding had a Ride Pride glow to it. They decided that the bride would get to choose the design and flavour of half the cupcakes and the groom the other half. Together they decided that they wanted a cake for them and their bridal party to share. 

Of course, being the Rider fans that they are, the groom chose chocolate cupcakes decorated with green grass and a chocolate almond football! The bride chose to go with a vanilla cupcake frosted with a swirl and embellished with a flower. The colours came together nicely when they were all set up. 

If you're a perfectionist like I am, you've probably already noticed that some of the liners are solid black and others are polka dotted. Believe me, I cringe at the fact that the liners didn't all match, but that is something I've just got to deal with living in a city with very limited choices when it comes to baking and cake decorating. I do all my Wedding Cake shopping either in trips to Calgary or online. I got the black cupcake liners online and as I was putting the last batch in, what do you know, I run out of black liners! The supplier shorted me TWELVE liners. I had to run to Bulk Barn, no black liners. Called Michaels, no black liners. Called Gale's, no black liners!! Can you believe that not a single place in this city carries a solid black cupcake liner - what the heck! Polka dots was my closest bet. I'm such a perfectionist that I debated baking everything over again just so the liners would match -- ain't nobody got time for that! 

The cake was Red Velvet iced with buttercream in a scalloped design. The cake topper matched perfectly with the theme as she is wearing a Rider jersey. I told you - big fans! It was so special that they asked me to create the cupcakes and cake for their special day! I had so much fun baking and decorating!

Congratulations Rebecca and Murray! I wish you a lifetime of happiness and Rider Pride together! 

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Fresh Flower Wedding Cake

I am always so thrilled when a couple asks me to make their wedding cake. I've been lucky enough to please three happy couples so far, with some more coming in the future. 

Kassidy and Michael wanted a tiered white cake with buttercream frosting for their wedding and other than that, they let me take creative control! I was so happy to take this project on because I have never made a tiered wedding cake before and I knew I was up for the challenge! 

I had a whole bunch of fun putting together this wedding cake. I spent a day baking the cakes and another day was spent icing and putting everything together. I was so excited to ice the cake and put my first tiered wedding cake together that I somehow missed baking one of the cakes! I came back to my cake the next day with enough time to ice everything together and realized my mistake. To say the least it was chaos in the kitchen for a while, but everything turned out just fine! 

On the day of the wedding, I attached some BEAUTIFUL fresh flowers that coordinated with everything and that were set aside for the cake. I played around with them for a while until I got them to sit just the way I liked them. I've got to say, the fresh flowers were the PERFECT finishing touch to the cake!

The beautiful bride and her groom were thrilled with the cake and how it all came together. By the sounds of it, they were eating it all through the next day! 

*All the cake pictures were done by Oriana Skiba Photography & Design. Make sure to go check out her Facebook page and throw in a like.

KAITS 

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Reese's Peanut Butter Squares

I'll just go ahead and tell you what my favourite thing to do is. You may guess any of my hobbies - baking, crafting or creating - and while I do really enjoy those things, my favourite thing to do is make people happy! I realize that this makes me sounds like a 'people pleaser' but in fact, I am far from it. I enjoy making people happy because it makes me happy (okay, now I sound a little selfish.)

Regardless, what better way is there to make people happy than through gifts of food? That is, delicious dessert foods to be more specific. 

I stumbled across this delicious recipe one day and decided I HAD to make it for my co-workers! It's and simple recipe with very few ingredients and the end result is to die for! If you are a Reese's Pieces lover, you will LOVE these! Head on over to Let's Dish for a recipe you can't resist!  

These babies are super quick to put together to take to a BBQ or Dinner Party when your short on time. No one will know that it took you under 5 minutes to throw together the highlight of the night!!

ENJOY!
Kaits

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Guinness Goodness

If you were to ask me what my favourite type of beer is, it's likely that I would mention any kind of stout. Although I am a fan of many beers, especially craft beers, my favourite of all is something dark, creamy, and filled with dark roasted flavours. Guinness has all the essentials for my favourite type of beer, which is why I love it. Its an Irish stout that is loved world wide!

Its nothing new that Guinness is a great beer to cook and bake with, and by no means did I come up with this recipe. I thought I would make these delicious Guinness cupcakes topped with Bailey's Irish Cream frosting for St. Patrick's Day! Cooking and baking with Guinness shouldn't just be limited to an Irish holiday, so I have big plans of doing more baking with Guinness in the near future. It offers wonderful flavours and pairs well alongside anything chocolatey! 

When I found this recipe, I was all over it - I knew I had to make them! It was a quick and easy recipe to whip together and the house smelled like delicious Guinness as I was baking. The cupcake itself turned out really moist, light and flavourful. I whipped up a batch of chocolate ganche and filled the inside of the cupcake to offer and rich chocolate experience. I topped these guys with a frosting made up of Bailey's Irish Cream, to keep the St. Patricks Day theme alive!

 If you would like to give this recipe a try, Click Here, and follow Sharyn at Living Artfully! 

Kaits 

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