15/07/2013

Weekend Catchup | Berries & Icing Flowers


Happy Monday Everyone!

I thought this blog could use a bit of continuity with the posts, so I decided every Monday (or late Sunday) I will dedicate a post to what I got up to during the weekend. This weekend I really didn't do that much. However, I do have some pretty photos to share with you all.

Saturday


During the Summer, my parents will often find themselves at the farmer's market very early on a Saturday morning. This past Saturday they came home with the tastiest, fresh bread and lots of berries for me to bake with. 

With these berries my mother and I made a Berry Galette. Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures of this, but it was really delicious served warm with a scoop of ice cream. If I do make it again (which I fully intend to do), I will definitely get some pictures to share and post the recipe.


Ontario Strawberries - So sweet! Much better than the strawberries I get at the grocery store!


Golden Raspberries - I've never seen these before! The colour is a little... weird, but they taste really nice! Not like regular raspberries!


Tayberries - A cross between the red raspberry and the blackberry! So tasty!

Sunday


Currently, I'm attending Confectionary Arts school on a part-time basis, every Sunday. I'm partaking in a decorating course and yesterday we worked on making flowers using icing and meringue. It took a lot of practice, but I think I managed to decorate some cupcakes pretty well!


I really don't remember which flower this was meant to be and I think it pales in comparison to the sunflower and rose. However, I do think it still looks quite pretty!


The sunflower is so cute! For the centre of the flower I used crispy, chocolate balls. I think a whole tray of sunflower cupcakes would be so cute for a party - they're so bright and sunny!


How pretty is the rose cupcake? It is definitely my favourite out of the bunch.


What did you guys get up to this weekend?

11 comments:

  1. oh wow everytthing looks delicious! new followerxoxo

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  2. so delicious! I would eat everything! Althought the cupcakes are so pretty that I would be afraid to even touch them xx

    Justine | BRIGHTON DREAM

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    1. Haha! I know, I didn't want to eat them they were so pretty!

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  3. Wow your flower cupcakes are seriously gorgeous, they look amazing, you are seriously talented :)
    http://wwwclairabelle.blogspot.co.uk/

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  4. Wow those are really pretty ! And I have never heard of those kinds of berries ! Also yes there is nothing better than fresh Ontario strawberries !!

    Madeline | Its a Mads Mads World

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    1. They are SO tasty! I had never heard of the other berries either, my mom just thought they looked cool and brought them home - equally as tasty as the strawberries!

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  5. Oh! The rose cupcake is absolutely beautiful. I just found your blog and I'm in love. Exquisite photography. <3

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  6. The cupcakes are really pretty, the rose and the sunflouwer are my favourites! I actually never ate a cupcake (ouch, I know, shame on me, I'm not of this world!) because I always think the cake is too dry (but how could I know if I never tried one before, right?). But I love cupcakes for the artwork, there are some really lovely creations. The ones you made are really beautiful!

    You have such a lovely blog with such interesting posts. You found yourself a new follower here!

    Love,
    Sofie
    http://littlegreensofie.blogspot.be/

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    1. Thank you so much! You've really got to try some cupcakes! It's quite off putting when you get a dry cupcake but when they're nice and light and moist... SO delicious!!

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  7. oh wow, those cakes look so cute! i love that you did the icing like flowers, they look really pretty and you did a great job.

    little henry lee

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