Lofty Thoughts: Doors and Walls

Photo by TerryJohnston

OK, I'm going to be honest here. I feel as if I've gotten to a place in my life where I have no plans, no back-up plans, no crazy plans. Are you seeing a trend? I don't need a road set in front of me, but I feel like I at least always have a compass direction. A hunch. 

In essence, I'm standing in front of a brick wall. No windows, no doors - only the sinking feeling that there's a wall behind me, too. 

There's a quote I've always enjoyed from Emerson:

Every wall is a door.

Except I'm calling bullsh*t on that. I'm going with Coco Chanel:

Don't spend time beating on a wall,

hoping to transform it into a door. 

Maybe it's the impatient pessimist in me. I'm pretty angry with this wall and the fact that I'm not sure how to knock down the whole thing or climb over it or drill a big, fat hole in the middle. Angry! 

Guess it's time for wine and a bubble bath.

And maybe some fresh mango cake.  

Farmers Market Fresh: Getting Ready!

Cupcakes This Week:

Carrot with Cinnamon Buttercream and Carrot Curl

Vanilla Bean with Raspberry Buttercream and Raspberry Preserves

Chocolate with Marshmallow Buttercream, Graham Cracker & Hershey's Piece

Also this week:

PB and Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Citrus-Glazed Ginger Cookies

Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Bars

Rosemary Honey Shortbread

And now you know how I've blown through 15 pounds of sugar

and 30 pounds of flour in the last few weeks... 

Sweet Delivery: Cupcakes on the Move

OK, I know I've been a little MIA - but don't fear, I've been baking up a storm. Unfortunately, the weather also decided to whip up a storm or two... just in time for the first farmers market of the summer! Rain quickly turned into 2 inches of snow and hail, followed by some very gusty winds. After spending days prepping doughs, batters and frostings, I was incredibly disheartened. How can you let good butter go to waste?!

Luckily the weather cooperated enough for the market to take place yesterday, and I was able to unload a little more than half of my inventory. Perhaps the best thing though was a call to deliver a dozen to a local business as a thank you from a customer. So fun! Turns out cupcake deliveries might be a great way to make up for market leftovers. I also got a custom order to do make cupcakes for a dinner party on Sunday. Guess this small town could really use some cupcake lovin'.

Pictured above are the 3 flavors I made this week:

Strawberry Limeade: Fresh strawberry cake with a key lime buttercream

Zucchini Caramel: Zucchini spice cake with vanilla bean caramel frosting

Lemon Lavender: Rich lemon cake with lavender, honey & lemon buttercream