Road Trip & Culinary Adventures

I've always enjoyed heading out on a road trip and exploring all the culinary treats that I discover on the way to my destination.  My family and I recently took a quick trip back home to Southern California and while we were there we went to a favorite spot of ours.  Its an awesome bakery in Downey California called Porto's Bakery.  This place is an amazing place that offers fresh baked breads, pastries, sandwiches and delicious cakes.

Their selection of pastries takes me back to the Patisseries of Paris.  Their croissants, danish and breads are so delicious that you have a hard time picking only one so you end up getting them all! My favorite is the Guava Cheese Danish or their Croissant is equally delicious.

Their variety does not stop with their breakfast breads selection, their pastries are just as amazing and the colors are so vivid that I become giddy just thinking about which one I plan on having wrapped up and taking home with me.  Cheesecakes. Tres Leches Cake. Flan. SO MANY CHOICES! 

Here is what I went with for my breakfast treat.  I enjoyed a Strawberry and Cheese Croissant and it was buttery, flaky and had just enough filling to be satisfy the tastebuds.  

This is what makes me happy. 

Until we meet again Porto's! 

For those of you heading into California, take a moment to visit Porto's.  It's an experience that you'll enjoy and one that will quickly become a tradition.

Porto's Bakery

Congratulations to the Class of 2013!

Lately I've really been busy with making more cakes than cupcakes.  I've found a new respect for the time, work and love that goes into creating a beautiful cake.  This past weekend I had the pleasure of making a graduation cake for a lucky young man graduating from high school.  He wanted the cake to be somewhat conservative and not a lot of decoration.  He was most excited about having a really good piece of chocolate cake.  We, this cake provided that and more! Chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and a layer of the chocolate frosting in the center.

CONGRATULATIONS to the Class of 2013!! 

Baby Shower Cake

I recently had the pleasure of making a baby shower cake for a friend of mine who was hosting a shower for a soon to be Mommy.  This cake was so much fun to make and the end product was an adorable pastel colored polka dot, two tiered cake.

The cake was made of delicious Red Velvet cake and filled with rich cream cheese frosting.  The decorations were simple and yet fitting for a lovely baby shower. I used Fondant bows wrapped about the cake and added a stitching effect for a custom touch. 

 I've been really busy with cake orders, the cake orders have really started to take center stage and the cupcakes have been waiting patiently to resume the spot light.  I've enjoyed make all of these cakes and contributing to each persons special event.  LET THEM EAT CAKE!

Happy 1st Birthday!

So recently a friend of mine asked me to make his little girls first birthday cake.  I was so excited to make this cake!  I had also made the cake used in his wedding proposal...so this was SUPER special!

I was told Tutti Frutti was the theme!  All I could think about was LOUD and VIBRANT colors. I really wanted to make this cake EXTRA special! So I went BIG!!

An adorable two tier cake covered in white fondant and sprinkled with loud colored polka dots and garnished with vibrant color splashes!

This cake was fit for any Tutti Frutti Princess! Underneath the fondant was a lush and delicious chocolate cake filled with that distinct and loved, Bakergirl butter cream!  The party goers savored each morsel.  This cake came with lots of little friends too! ENTER THE CUPCAKES! Oh, yeah- this little girl was given the royal treatment! Bakergirl style!

A few dozen of these cakes came along for the ride and were welcomed to the party too! Similar to the cake; chocolate cake topped with delicate butter cream and topped with similar polka dots!

This cake was so much fun to make and I love the fact that it will be remembered and will be seen years to come.  Happy Birthday to the birthday girl!

It's Official! The Bakergirl Concepts website is up!

It's been a long process, but ITS DONE!

For some of you that may not know, I'm a bit of a perfectionist.  That being said, I'm one of those girls that have PLENTY of ideas and visions of how I want something to look.  If it's not that way, I'm not a happy girl.  It also didn't help that being a new business, came budget restraints.  These budget limitations brought that saying, "Champagne taste on a beer budget"into full focus.  So, with the help and input from honest friends and supporters, I've come up with a site that I'm proud of and hope you like it as much.  Here is my official link!

www.bakergirlconcepts.com

Go ahead, click it and check it out...I'll wait here for you to come back~


Okay...so what did you think? Pretty awesome huh? I KNOW! I've already patted myself on the back (TOTALLY kidding).  After looking at the site, I would really love it if you can provide some feedback.  Let me know if there is something that's missing or something you, my reader would like to see.

Looking forward to hearing from you guys.  

Mesquite Street Boutique!

Just before Summer came and the heat made its official appearance there was a local vendor boutique sale.  Mesquite Street Boutique is an annual show that is put on to give local vendors a chance to showcase their goods and crafts to the community.  I was so excited to be a part of this show.  I decided I wanted to featured my delicious cupcakes, caramel and olive oil granola.  Coming up with a menu was so much fun.  I was able to decide the flavors I showcased and made up batches of delicious caramel and wholesome granola.  

Here are some pictures from the show! It was so much fun!  

 

Olive Oil Granola

Sea Salt Caramel 

Lemon Cupcakes, Chocolate, Red Velvet, and Carrot Cake! 

The Bakergirl Booth! 

A good friend came to lend a hand and show support! Thanks friend! 

Overall, the show was a great success.  I learned a lot and would love to participate in another! 

Happy 1st Birthday!

First Birthdays are always so special.  I'm not going to elaborate why...but being a Mommy, I can remember breaking out the notebook and starting to plan my kids 1st birthday as I did when I began to plan my wedding.  Color coded tabs, pictures of decoration ideas, party favor ideas and most of all the THEME! Themes to children's birthday parties are getting to be SO big! There are the princess themes, race car themes, trains, planes and characters. The list goes on and on!

Recently, a women requested a theme that I fell in love with.  The Very Hungry Caterpillar.  My kids love this book so  I was thrilled to make this cake.  She let me know the colors she was decorating with and the general idea of the cake and what she was looking for.  So...I went to work creating her vision! 

I first started by reading this loved book.  Getting some inspiration! Then I started to create the garnishes.  The fruit was one of the key features of this cake and an element that would make this cake distinct and adorable! 

The sun and Caterpillar were the other features that set this cake apart from just any ordinary cake! These two made their debut on top of the cake, center stage! 

Here us the finished product! 

This cake was a lot of fun to make and I was happy knowing that this made a little kids first birthday special! Happy 1st Birthday!