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      • For tomorrow

        Posted at 7:55 pm by MLea
        Jan 29th

        I’m way too stuffed from dinner now, but will probably attack this in the morning.  It looks like a cupcake, but it’s actually 70% chocolate mousse surrounding a creme brulee center sitting atop a shortbread cookie.

        Chocolate Mousse "Cupcake" from Bakery Nouveau

        Ok, so more specifically, from Bakery Nouveau’s website: The base is a disc of shortbread, and on top of that is a dark chocolate mousse, upwards of 75% dark chocolate, with 2 layers of crème brûlée.  It’s finished with a very thin chocolate shell, which is sprayed on.  The velvet effect you can see is the result of putting the pieces in the freezer for a few minutes to get them nice and cold, and then spraying them with untempered, melted chocolate that has some extra cocoa butter in it.

        I couldn’t wait until tomorrow!

        Inside before the first bite

        From their website, a much better photo:

        Click the hearts to visit their website to see the other delicious looking treats for Valentine’s Day.  ♥♥♥♥

        Posted in Not a cupcake | Tagged Bakery Nouveau
      • I want a meatloaf cupcake!

        Posted at 8:21 pm by MLea
        Nov 9th

        We are hoping to go back to Chicago again next Spring, so I am adding “The Meatloaf Bakery” to my places to visit list.  Sometimes I’m in the mood for a cupcake, but I also am in need of dinner.  This would solve both desires at once: cupcake shaped meatloaf topped with a side item frosting.

        Menu items that I’d try:

        Herby Turkey Loaf:  Ground turkey with a mix of spices, garlic, pepper, and Parmesan cheese.  Topped with stuffing and served with cranberry sauce.

        Loaf a Roma: Beef and Italian sausage mixed with mozzarella, sun-dried tomatoes, basil and red wine.  “Iced” with angel hair pasta.

        Omega 3 Loaf: Salmon (Since it’s Alaskan, not Atlantic.  I’m a Seattle-ite and not interested in the un-naturally pink fish} with lemon, parsley and dill.  Topped with wasabi mashed potatoes.

        Yentl Lentil Loaf: Lentils and brown rice with veggies and cheese. Topped with bell peppers.  (Looks good, but I probably wouldn’t try it: A bit too healthy for a vacation sort of trip.)

        Posted in Miscellaneous, Not a cupcake | Tagged meatloaf cupcake
      • Cupcake bubble about to burst?

        Posted at 8:50 pm by MLea
        Sep 6th

        Since I just read in The Stranger that the cupcake bubble is about to burst, I thought I should diversify my portfolio; so Mr Shuck and I ventured out to Frost Doughnuts in Mill Creek.

        Our selections:

        Banana Split Fritter:  Yum!  Banana fritter with pineapple and strawberry added and drizzled with chocolate ganache.  What’s better than a cupcake?  A fried cupcake!

        Wedding Cake doughnut:  Yes, it was just as boring as wedding cake.  Plain cake doughnut with plain buttercream.  It lived up to it’s name.

        Salted Caramel doughnut:  Another cake doughnut, but glazed with salted caramel and sprinkled with rock sugar and salt.

        All in all, worth the drive to Mill Creek.

        Banana Split Fritter
        Salted Caramel doughnut
        Wedding Cake doughnut

        Posted in Not a cupcake | Tagged doughnuts
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