New phone, new cakes.

I finally got a new phone! I'm very excited because now I can take better pictures. I still want an actual camera but until then, my phone will do.

The past few weeks have been quite busy. I've been spending a lot of time with some awesome people, and of course, baking. Actually, I don't spend as much time baking as I did before. I just don't have the sweet tooth I did before, so I'm only baking for orders. But it's nice getting back into the groove of baking. I actually have an working interview at a bakery in Toronto this week, which I'm quite excited/nervous about. It looks as though I will be back in Toronto by the New Year. Just a month ago, I couldn't wait to get back to Toronto. I really do love the city and all it has to offer. Now though, I'm less excited. I'm just going to miss all my friends so much.

Anyways, onto the baking. Here are a few things I've made lately.

Everything is handmade and edible. The cake is a simple vanilla cake with chocolate icing.

Super simple German chocolate cake.

This was so delicious! Double chocolate brownie cake. The photo does NOT do this cake justice...it's just so yummy.

1. My lovely cat, Turtle.
2. A huge bottle of Walkerville brewery Christmas beer.
2. Mega yummy breakfast: tofu scramble, spinach salad, pepper strips and toasted ciabatta.
4. Whole wheat pancakes with fruit and pure maple syrup.

Well that's my life recently! I'm making another cake this weekend, so there will be more pictures coming up. Oh and don't forget to add me to instagram: nafflescakes

Hope you have a great week!

Some things going on in my life lately.

So here are some things I've been making/eating lately. I have a few specialty cakes lined coming up in the next two weeks, so there will more blog posts coming up!

(Homemade graham crackers, marshmallows from APieCalyspe Now! and dark chocolate.)

(Apple spice cupcakes, and chocolate chip cupcakes with whipped ganauche.)

(Butternut squash soup, toast with avocado, and orange pepper.)

(Awesome pumpkins I carved!)

So that's what has been going on with me. Lately, I've been busy looking for an apartment and new job for when I return to Toronto. I am planning on being back in Toronto by January 1st, possibly before that depending on the job situation.

I hope everyone is enjoying fall. Personally, I cannot wait for it to snow! I'm just so excited for the cold weather.

Cupcake of the Month: October

Hi!

So I am really going to try and blog more. I know I've said this before, and I'm sure I will say it again. But I really would like to update more often. I am baking a lot more since I'm not working, so I just need to get into the habit of photographing what I make.

Well, it's apple season. I love to go apple picking, but usually I go too late. This year, I actually went at the right time! Sadly though, there were no apples to pick. Because of the multiple frosts we had earlier in the year, there is a shortage of apples. I mean there were apples, but they had already been picked. So we just had to pick them out of bins, rather than off the tree.

After my friends and I got apples, we made some apple spice cupcakes with a crumb topping. These were mega delicious, and I'm sad that we devoured them before I could take a picture.

BUT for my Windsor friends: if you order at least six (6) Apple Spice Cupcakes, I will give you 15% off your order. This discount will only apply to Apple Spice Cupcakes, and will only last for the month of October.

I hope everything is having a good month!

Wow it's been a long time. I have a million excuses but the truth is- I just forgot to post. Other things became more important and here I am two months later.

I have temporarily relocated to Windsor, ON. While I am still able to sell things to the GTA, specialty items such as cakes can only be sold here in Windsor.

I will be back in Toronto, I'm just not sure when yet!

I will try and update as much as possible, although I have yet to bake since being back here.

Talk to you soon.

Congratulations!

I just wanted to announce the winner of the giveaway Elycia held, It's Mel from Smiles from Mel!

As well, I'm sorry about the lack of posts. I haven't been baking much at home, which is unusual. Work has been mega busy, and filled with a lot of recipe testing-and eating. So I've been getting my sweets fix during work hours.

I just bought some delicious amber maple syrup from my local farmers market, so expect some yummy treats featuring that!

I hope everyone is having a great summer, it's going by so quickly! I can't even believe it.

Cherry cherry cherry.

I keep trying to make a perfect crumble bar, but I never succeed. Don't get me wrong, I do make some delicious bars. But none of them are perfect. Even this one; it's delicious, but not perfect.

It might be because I have no idea what I am looking for. As a kid, I never liked fruit as dessert. I ate fruit all the time, but dessert was chocolate or cake or cookies. So maybe I will just never find a perfect crumble bar because I will never think a crumble bar is perfect. Not compared to chocolate chip cookies or a slice of red velvet cake. Who knows.

Regardless, these were yummy and I'm going to bring them to a picnic today so hopefully other people agree!

I made these because I bought 8 dollars worth of cherries. That's a lot. And I didn't mean to. But it happened. And cherries hurt my stomach, but  they are delicious so I deal. But eating that many wouldn't be the best idea, so I cooked them down into a jam and made a crumble!

If any of you have a great crumble recipe, send it my way!

Alright, I am the worst at posting. And it's funny because I've made some delicious baked goods this week. I made baked donuts....twice. And they were delicous...twice. The second time I made them, I tried a gluten free flour mix and they turned out so good! I also made chocolate chip blondies, which were gluten-free as well. And then I made ice cream, vanilla with chocolate chips and peices of the blondies. Oh my god it was good. I don't normally do that much gluten-free baking at home. But I like to try new things and at work we are going to start making a lot of gluten-free products so I was testing some out.


But today isn't about what I made over the past week. It's about what you could possibly have me make for you. Over at Elycia's blog, she is having a giveaway to win some delicious goodies from me! You could win: 

6 double chocolate cookies
6  truffles (assorted)

4 filled cupcakes (assorted)
6 mini chocolate garbanzo bean cakes

So go over to her blog to see how you could win! (This contest is only open to Ontario residents, sorry!)

Oh and don't forget, you can still use the discount code from her review to get 15% off any treats! And I do ship all over Canada, so even if you don't live in Ontario you can still purchase some compassionate baked goods!

Well, I'm off to go test out a cherry crumble bar. But first, I have a question. Should I add chocolate?