Seasons Come and Seasons Go

As I am writing at my desk today, the air has turned cold and the snow is slowly falling outside. Rochelle, my assistant baker, and I just finished prepping for tomorrows Thanksgiving Cupcake deliveries. It is hard to believe that the holiday season and snow is upon us. While just last Saturday, November 20th, we finished our last wedding for the season, and now three days later we are prepping for Thanksgiving cupcakes tomorrow and Christmas Cupcake Gift Boxes that begin on Monday. Pink cupcake boxes are ready to be filled with fresh baked cupcakes and are stacked literally to the ceiling! I am an organizer by nature and like to use all of the vertical space my cupcake kitchen provides. Tomorrow we will be baking the last of the fall flavors, Caramel Apple Cupcake. This is an apple spice cupcake with butter cream frosting and a caramel drizzle. As well as, Gingerbread Cupcake with Pumpkin Cream Cheese Frosting. The Gingerbread Poppycock cake, as on my Great Aunt Ruth's Recipe card states, must be at least a 100 years old. The cake is a rich spice cake with molasses and coconut and pairs perfectly with my Pumpkin Cream Cheese Frosting. These flavors are all the tastes of the holiday packaged perfectly into one little cupcake. From my kitchen to yours, have a very Happy Thanksgiving!

Bridget Coffey

S'mores Cupcake

Happy summer to you!! One of the best parts of being a baker in Northern Michigan is being able to be inspired by the experience of the changing seasons. I feel very blessed this summer to have had plenty of rain, warmth, and sunshine! My flowers are in full bloom, the kids have been swimming in the lake, and yesterday my Dad helped me install an air conditioning unit in my cupcake kitchen to help battle the war against melting butter cream! I'd call that a nice problem to have. As Independence Day approaches this July, I am reminded of my childhood as I watch my kids celebrate having all their senses stimulated. From the sound of fireworks, to the sting of a mosquito, seeing the raising of the American flag, to the smell of a camp fire, and finally the taste of a toasted marshmallow. It is through all of this, that I am so excited to be bringing back my kid's favorite cupcake, the S'MORES CUPCAKE. This is a graham cracker cake filled with marshmallow cream, topped with fudge frosting, and finished with a toasted mini marshmallow. Right before we close the cupcake box, a creme brulee torch does the perfect job and each mini marshmallow is carefully toasted to perfection! They taste just like summer! Check out my website or give me a call @ 248-765-6957 to order yours today. Happy 4th of July! Bridget Coffey, Chief Cupcake

Cupcake Taste Testing

Come on down to Blackberry Rose, 109 N. Mitchell St., in downtown Cadillac on Saturday, October 25th from 10am-3pm. The October flavor, Rocky Road Cupcake will be available for sampling and purchasing in packages of 6. The Rocky Road is a moist chocolate cake topped with mini marshmallows and a pecan fudge frosting. I'll also have the November pumpkin cream cheese frosting available for sample and will begin taking orders for Thanksgiving. The Thanksgiving Cupcake will be a Gingerbread Cupcake with the Pumpkin Cream Cheese Frosting. Give your guests something different this year, while giving them the same tastes of this holiday season!

Bridget Coffey
Chief Cupcake
248-765-6957

Holiday Desserts

It's only September, but it's not too early to start making your holiday plans. Tomorrow morning I'll be baking some holiday sample cupcakes for an large upcoming holiday event. Two combination flavors that go great together are the Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cupcake with Fudge Frosting and then the Red Velvet Cupcake with Butter Cream Frosting.
Chocolate lovers love my pound cake like cupcake with the old fashioned cooked fudge frosting and of course the Red Velvet is an old southern traditional holiday cake that is hard to come by in a traditional bakery setting. My weekends are starting to get booked for November and December, so planning ahead is key! Hope to hear from you.

Bridget Coffey
Chief Cupcake