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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Shuga

4-pack, minus one. They came from here (Sunday's running destination of several weeks back), and they pretty much delivered. Cake lacked the perfect amount of spring, and the frosting was a wee bit sweet, but they're damn cute, huh? And they come in so many flavors... Oh, and I love the way their bakers wield an icing tool (knife? spatula? whatevs), love how it comes out all wavy and dense...

Now these, these are all mine. (Send Tupperware?) Made 'em for D's daughter's first birthday party (an actual order! my first), and though the requested princess accessories (sugar crowns, wands, castles) evaded me, good ol' fashioned sprinkles (jimmies, whatevs) apparently went over well enough.

Vegan-everything. Except, I guess, the sprinkles?

For Doug's 30th. Frosting's white/vanilla, not lavender as suggested. This was maybe the finest batch I've cranked out to date, the cake springy and moist, and just rich enough, chocolate-wise. They were best kept chilled, as exposure to room temperature made a small mess of that frosting...

These just were not very cool. (Do I need to say?) They came from here, and that frosting was totally Duncan Hines. Not automatically all-bad, but paired w/ cake that was just alright and an alarming marketing campaign (right above their bakery case is a giant poster ad depicting a heaving Philly Cheesesteak, a food item which happens to be peddled one narrow counter over), it kinda was.