cherry, banana & pistachio

On Sunday night Kevin, Opal & I had dinner with Kara & her mom, Barbara.  Barbara and Opal have a special bond over their love for Disneyland, so it makes sense that there would be conversation peppered with Mickey, Sleeping Beauty, Dumbo, etc.  While talking about Disneyland, Barbara reminisced about an ice cream treat she used to get there.  It was called Fantasia and combined cherry, pistachio and banana.  Upon hearing this, Kevin's mouth started watering, and a new cupcake flavor was born...

Fantasia Cupcake...Vanilla pistachio cake, with a banana cherry filling, topped with banana frosting & cherry sauce

pistachio ice cream, pistachios, cherries on scale, cherries, Fantasia cupcakes, bananas, banana chips

And beacause I'm feeling especially fond of cherries right now, I thought I'd share a photo taken by Beth Armsheimer of a Cherry Merlot cake I made for a wedding ~

the most cupcake flavors

...If the Guinness Book of Records had this category, would Enjoy Cupcakes win?  After doing some research we believe we can state the following: 

“Enjoy Cupcakes has created more cupcake flavors and combinations than other cupcake shop or bakery!”

Since we opened April 2009 Enjoy Cupcakes has baked 313 flavors to date with no end in site (flavors). Before Enjoy Cupcakes officially opened its doors we discussed creating a set flavor selection / menu.   I remember telling Kevin that if I had to make the same cupcakes every week, I would go nuts.  I wanted to make cupcakes, but I also wanted to constantly be able to experiment in the overall art of baking.  We made the decision to change our flavors every week (except for our signature “Chocolate Blackberry Syrah”).  We must admit in the very beginning some of our regulars were resistant to the changing menu, but after trying new flavors they began to wonder what would be next.  They would then find new favorites and wanted us to keep pushing the envelope.  So that’s what we continue to try and do.  We want to thank all of you for supporting our passion, business and family so that we can continue our quest to find the end of cupcake flavors… if there is one? 

Here’s a sampling of some of my favorites ~

(the first pic of our signature flavor was taken by Jose Villa and I took the remainder)

We have three new flavors this week - check back tomorrow for a post highlighting them (3 of the most complex flavors we've made).

4th of July Wedding

Happy Anniversary, Alisa & Tim!  I've been thinking about you two all day and I probably will every 4th of July!  You are such wonderful, gracious & kind people.  We were so honored to be a part of your wedding celebration last year.

Check out more of the amazing Americana details and beautiful pics of Alisa & Tim featured on Snippet & Ink & Santa Barbara Wedding Chic.  Kirsten & Kelly - we love working with you!!!

Photography: Beaux Arts Photographie by Kirsten Ellis, Venue: McCormick Home Ranch in Camarillo, California, Month-of coordination: Kelly Oshiro Design, Flowers: Kelly Oshiro Design, Catering: DJ’s California Catering, Cupcakes: Enjoy Cupcakes, Sparklers: Sparkle

Opal

In being a small family business, the lines between play & work often overlap and intertwine.  We love what we do, we feel like we "do" all the time, so hopefully in Opal's eyes, it's all a ton of fun.  One of her most favorite parts of our "work" is going to photo shoots.  She gets to see real live princesses (brides/models), glorious flowers, & beautiful settings.  And after pictures are taken (& when permission is given!), she gets to play with or eats the props!   She's been captured by some truly amazing photographers while we were "working" and in honor of her fourth birthday yesterday, I thought I'd share a compilation of those photos.

Jose Villa

Simply Bloom Photography

Jose Villa

Jennifer Young

Beaux Arts Photographie

Cameron Ingalls

Thank you so very much, Jose Villa, Simply Bloom Photograhy, Jennifer Young, Beaux Arts Photographie & Cameron Ingalls for sharing with us these precious memories.  We will cherish them forever!

peach, malt & rose

Three new flavors this week~

Vanilla Rose Chardonnay...Chardonnay cake, filled with rose infused pastry cream, topped with vanilla sugar and rose scented sugar (colored pretty pink with a touch of raspberry)

Vanilla Malt Milkshake...Vanilla bean cake, filled with malt pudding, topped with vanilla malt frosting, ground malt balls & "fries"

Spiced Peaches & Cream...Vanilla cake, filled with orange spice black tea pastry cream, topped with fresh peach frosting & chopped peaches

Crowned Embellishments by Meg Fish

Everytime I look at Meg Fish's photograhs, I am overwhelmed by her talent & grace.  She is so incredible at what she does.  She captures the purity, sweetness and budding personalites of newborns in a way I've never seen before and her ability to document the love between mother an child always brings tears to my eyes.  I met Meg shortly after we opened Enjoy Cupcakes, we became friends and Opal & I had the privledge of being in front of her lens (I will cherish these photos forever!).  Meg just opened up an online shop selling delicate, tiny, hand crafted crowns and I wanted to share the unique, lovely creations!

I made Meg some cupcakes for a photoshoot she did for icing designs and just for fun I included one of our little 3" cakes.  I didn't even know about her new product line in the works, but it turned out that the dainty crowns are a perfect topper for the tiny cakes! 

summer cupcakes - a peek inside...

Cantaloupe Lime Chardonnay ~ Chardonnay cake, filled with cantaloupe lime curd, topped with cantaloupe lime frosting & sugared lime zest

Strawberry Cobbler ~ Cobbler cake, filled with chopped strawberries & cream, topped with vanilla frosting & more strawberry

Fresh Mint Cookie Dough ~ Chocolate cake, filled with chocolate chip cookie dough, topped with fresh mint fudge & vanilla frosting

happy father's day

 so i made him a little cake!

and i'm so appreciative that kevin is such an amazing daddy.  

happy father's day!