Sunday, 22 April 2012

Cupcakes Inspired by Tattoo Art!

I had been meaning to make tattoo inspired cupcakes for a while now; I just never got around to it.  So when one of my closest friends requested them, I just had to do it! 


Wouldn't they be a lovely fun and unconventional touch for a wedding dessert table?







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Tuesday, 17 April 2012

Photo Session with Amypunky Photography!


I recently fell in love with the idea of dessert tables, not only because they offer so many sweet possibilities (and I say the only thing better than a sweet treat, is lots of sweet treats!), but also because they allow us to tell a story, and to truly let our imaginations run wild!  

Then I met the adorable and uber talented Emilie Iggiotti, of Amypunky Photography, and it was a match in wedding inspiration heaven!  I created this dessert table for our first photo session together.

I can honestly say that my confections have never looked more beautiful!
This table is, well, very personal in terms of style, since I made it specially for our collaboration.  To me, it represents a marriage between art-nouveau romanticism, and a slightly darker, almost steampunk inspired edge.  I like to think that if Alphonse Mucha, Jules Verne and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle inexplicably decided to get into sweet table design, this would be their creation ^^!

Anyway, a picture, as they say, is worth a thousand words.  So without further ado, here they all are!


The sweets mirror the style of the table.  The cupcakes (triple chocolate, and chocolate peanut butter. because let's face it, if I'm going to make desserts for myself, there will be peanut butter involved!), are topped with fondant vintage brooches, bows and peonies.  The madeleines and the pink and ivory macarons give that parisian romantic touch. The two tiered cake is entirely covered in fondant ruffles (I had this image in my mind of lace ruffles covering the cake like ivy), and decorated with peach and dusty rose fondant roses and peonies.  

























The neighbour's kitty ogling the yumminess ^^!

❤!!

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Friday, 13 April 2012

Passion, or why I am so thankful :)

I would like to take a moment and express how insanely thankful I am, for just about everything.  It seems like only yesterday that, with much encouragement from my wonderful family and friends, I decided to take the plunge and start Cupcake et Macaron, and I'm still in awe of just how far it has come in, let's admit it, such a short amount of time.  I have all of you to thank for that.

A friend and amazing photographer (one of the "heureuses rencontres" I have made throughout this lovely whirlwind of a journey) wrote a thought provoking article about whether --and why-- one should turn one's hobby into a business.  This is one particular conversation I have had repeatedly in my head, and I always come to the same conclusion.

Passion.

Passion doesn't just mean *really* loving something; although love is certainly an essential part of it.  No.  Passion is when you're never as free as when you're doing whatever it is you're passionate about.  It's sustained obsession.  It's a vital need, an itch that must constantly be scratched.  It's breathing better because you know THIS is what you do for a living.  This is your project; your seedling, and you can't imagine yourself doing anything else.  Passion is when the hardships, the anxiety and the dark moments of self-doubt are nothing compared to the void of not having it in your life.

It's commitment. It's being in love, and saying I do.

It's breathtakingly wonderful.

Thank you for making my world a little bit sweeter every day.


Mounia



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Saturday, 7 April 2012

Happy Easter everyone!

The past week has been kind of nuts, but I just had to make time to post these adorable Easter chocolate cupcakes!  My favourite one is the bunny trying to dig for a carrot :D
Happy Easter my lovelies!

 My favourite is the little bunny digging for carrots :)

 



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