Happiness and cake go hand-in-hand and, now that California’s favorite bakery has arrived at Costa Mesa, it’s yours for the taking! Simply step into the all-American SusieCakes home-style bakery at its newest location at South Coast Collection (SOCO) in Costa Mesa and succumb to nostalgia. The new Costa Mesa space is a bright and homey haven with […]
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Hello, Cupcake!
The Young Baker and her BFF decided to make these adorable Owl cupcakes, from the book Hello Cupcake, last week. For an afternoon they measured, stirred, carefully separated dozens of oreos cookies, frosted and painstakenly assembled nearly 50 double chocolate owl cupcakes – all the while joking, cajoling, swearing, and reminiscing. Not only did it […]
This week’s obsession….
(hover over photos for captions) After judging the professional competition at Cupcake Camp OC, along with Elise, the Cupcake Activist and Tiffini from Yummy Cupcakes. I thought I might never desire another cupcake. But I was wrong… today I indulged in an adorable owl cupcake made of delicious, dense chocolate cake with creamy, chocolate buttercream frosting […]
Five Unexpected Food Trends
Recently I read an article by Joanna Prisco about five Unexpected food trends sweeping America. I’m naturally drawn to articles about food because: (1) I love food, (2) I love to eat, (3) I love to cook, and (4) I am constantly looking for material for the cooking blog I now find myself writing because of […]