Sweet Tooth for Cupcakes

Cupcake has become a form of art in Seattle. A lot of cupcakes business blooms in the past few years. Yet, no one has written a review about cupcakes in Seattle. Let's explore more about Seattle's Cupcakes!... This is definitely going to be an interesting article.

First, let's find out where does cupcake come about. According to Wiki (yes, this is my favorite resource when looking for origins), in 19th century 'cup cake' or 'cupcake' were baked in individual pottery cups, ramekins, or molds and took their name from the cups they were baked in. The name "fairy cake" is a fanciful description of its size, which would be appropriate for a party of diminutive fairies to share.

Nowadays, cupcakes artist make them look so beautiful and amazingly creative, with decorative frosting and fondant, colorful wraps and liners. Cupcakes soon becomes an alternative to cakes for celebrations, such as weddings, graduations, and birthdays.

Check out some of Seattle's amazing Cupcake Places:

Trophy Cupcakes, located at three major location throughout Seattle and Bellevue.

SOURCE: HAPPY CAVALIER

The cupcakes based on many reviews was voted as one of the most moist cupcakes in town. Don't believe. Try it for yourself.

Cupcake Royale, located mostly in and around Seattle. Cupcake Royale always have cupcake of the month. Check out what their cupcake of the month is by going to one of the stores around Seattle.

Coffee to a Tea with Sugar Cupcake Place has some delicious and delightful cupcakes and other types of dessert.

SOURCE: COFFEE TO A TEA WITH SUGAR WEBSITE

The Yellow Leaf Cupcakes is one of the newest cupcake place in Seattle. They just recently open (May 2009). "You won’t believe there's Campbell's tomato soup in the signature cupcake at Belltown's petite Yellow Leaf Cupcake Co. (the tender cake tastes more like a marriage of spice and carrot cakes), but co-owner and chief cupcake baker Tony Portugal assured me it's in there. The subtly sweet cake... "from Seattle Magazine.

New York Cupcakes is definitely divine. It's one of my favorite cupcake place in Seattle. Their cake is very moist. It's too bad they close the branch in Seattle, however you'll find them inside Bellevue Square.



See more Cupcake Places in Seattle:
Wink Cupcakes, located in Queen Anne.
Sweet Cakes, specialized in Gluten Free Diet, located in Kirkland.
Common Ground Cupcakes located in Renton.

Macarons in Seattle

Hi All, I have been extremely busy these past few months and didn't get a chance to post anything new at all... Last month, I just got engaged. Ever since, I have been really crazy about planning and finding venue and all that... So, I'm sorry for being absence for so long... I'm back though!

Let's talk about Macarons...What is it? What is so interesting about Macarons? I'm going to take you back to the 18th century, where French people started to these.
Macarons is a traditional French pastry that is made of egg whites, almond powder, icing sugar and sugar. This sweet pastry came out of the French courts' baker's oven as round meringue-like domes with a flat base.

Here's what I found out: In the 1830s macarons were served two-by-two with the addition of jams, liqueurs, and spices. The macaron known today is the "Gerbert" macaron, born in the 1880s in the Beleville neighbourhood of Paris.The double-decker macaron filled with cream that is popular today was invented by the French pâtisserie Ladurée.


Macaron come with many colors. The famous ones are pink, purple, yellow, and pistachio green. If you are interested how to make macaron, you can check out the step by step instructions at Serious Eats.

Macarons can be found in several places in Seattle. One of my favorite place to go is Bakery Nouveau, Honore Artisan Bakery in Ballard, Le Panier at Pike Blace, and Boulangerie Nantaise in Belltown.

Because of the cute shape and colors, you can use Macarons for many occasions, such as Tea Party with the Ladies, Wedding showers, Baby showers, or even weddings.
Their pastel or bright colors make it look so good in the pictures.

Next time if you are thinking of a colorful decoration idea for your event, think of Macarons.

Bakery Nouveau in West Seattle

One day on visiting a friend who lives in West Seattle, we stopped by on California Ave to get fresh bread from Great Harvest, Co. We came a little bit too late and found out that they were already closed. As we walked several steps going to the crosswalk, my good friend, told me that there is this amazing bakery and pastry called 'Bakery Nouveau', just a few steps away from Great Harvest Co. We went it and looked around. I was truly amazed at the pastry choices. They all looked so good!

I didn't try that day- but decided to come back several days afterward with a troop. We tried their Banana mousse, Twice Baked Chocolate Croissant (top favorite), and the Lemon Meringue Tart. Their menu offers variety of selections, from Traditional & Specialty Breads, Breakfast Pasteries, Cakes, Tarts & Desserts, to Sandwiches, Pizza & Quiche.

Bakery Nouveau received many recognitions and awards throughout the years. They updated their accomplishments and awards in their blog.

Bakery Nouveau is located at
4737 California Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98116
www.bakerynouveau.com

Seattle Organic Sweets: Molly Moon Ice Cream

Molly Moon Ice Cream is one of Seattle's organic sweet eateries. If you haven't been there, this is definitely the place to try for those of you, sweet tooth!...

Their Ice cream flavors are unique. I would recommend you to try the Chocolate Orange Sorbet..they are so YUMMY!!... they tasted so different from any other Sorbet that I've ever tried. It's more stickier and flavorful with varieties of unique flavors selections to choose from.

Some of the flavors of their ice cream are: Balsamic Strawberry, Olive Oil infuse flavor, Honey Lavender, Cardamom, Scout Mint, etc...they all tasted wonderful!...





Molly Moon Ice Cream is located in the heart of Wallingford. The place is small, but cozy. They got some nice and cool merchandise. From t-shirt, hoodies, aprons, all of them are Molly Moon branded.





Check out Molly Moon's Blog for the recent update about the store and about their story.

B & O Espresso Gains Fame From its Coffee

Located in Capitol Hill, B & O Espresso gains fame from their coffee. Many thinks that they only serve coffee and dessert, but they also provide yummy food that are very appetizing to the tummy.

The atmosphere is very inviting and warm, perfect for a hang out place with friends while you have a sip of your favorite coffee drink. Try these recommendations from the reviewers of yelp: The Chocolate Pot, Fruit Tart, Sour Cream Lemon Pie, and white chocolate cake with raspberry puree.


If you are not in the mood for coffee nor dessert, but do have a hungry tummy, you could swing down there and try their breakfast or lunch menu. Katy H, one of yelper's reviewer wrote "I usually end up deciding between the three poached egg meals.. the salmon eggs Benedict is bomb!"

Next time you are around Capitol Hill, make sure to stop by:
B & O Espresso is located at:
204 Belmont Ave E, Seattle, WA 98102

B & O Espresso Website

Business Hours:
Mon-Thu. 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Fri. 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m.
Sat. 7:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m.
Sun. 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.

Theo Chocolate, People's Pick Chocolatier this year!

From a recent visit to a friend's house, she introduced me to Theo Chocolate. Theo Chocolate never tasted so good after a delicious dinner meal. We had the Venezuela Dark Chocolate Bar (91% Cocoa)... it was a strong bittersweet taste. I didn't know they were a local chocolate company in Seattle.

The great thing about Theo Chocolate that my friend was telling me about is that they have their Chocolate Factory Tour, open daily!... cost only 6 bucks and you get to try some samples of the chocolate. What a deal for you, chocolate lovers!...

Theo Chocolate Factory is located at:
3400 Phinney Ave. N.
Seattle, WA 98103

The Factory opens from Monday through Thursday at 2pm and 4pm.
Friday through Sunday at 10am, 12, 2, and 4pm.

Theo Chocolate is the first and only organic and Fair Trade Chocolate factory in the United States. It is founded by Joseph whinney, who pioneered the suply of organic cocoa beans into the United States in 1994.

The cost of a 32oz chocolate bar is $5 and $3.25 for the 2oz bars. One thing for sure, you can't go wrong with Theo Chocolate ~ They tasted so delicious, you would want to have some more after the first bite. I still remember the crave I had after that night.

For those of you who don't like bittersweet taste, but still in love with dark chocolate, I recommend you to try the Madagascar bar (74% cocoa bean). They are not too bitter, the chocolate taste is so smooth and melt in your mouth.

Theo Chocolate was voted as People's Pick from NW Source this year: Check out this article.

Brief information about Theo Chocolate Factory can also be found at NW Source website.

See their official website:https://www.theochocolate.com/