For the Love of Cake

7 Myths about wedding cakes

Genevieve — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:06:17 +0000

In browsing online I came across this great article which answers many questions I get asked by brides on a regular basis. Really, I couldn’t have said it any better. From faux cake tiers and slabs to fresh vs sugar flowers this article touches on so many great points. Make sure to give it a read if you’re in the market for a wedding cake.

http://www.cakefu.com/7-myths-about-wedding-cake/

New Oakville location

Genevieve — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:37:48 +0000

This past fall For The Love of Cake opened it’s 2nd location in Oakville’s Kerr Village. This location is located at 135 Lakeshore W off of the Kerr/Dorval exit off of the QEW making it not only accessible for those in Oakville but residents of Burlington as well.

This retail location is open Tues – Fri noon – 7pm and Saturday 11am – 5pm with a full selection of cupcakes and cake balls. We also accept orders for custom cakes and cupcake towers for all occasions. For enquiries please contact us at 289-351-0968 or oakville@fortheloveofcake.ca

August Cupcake of the Month

Genevieve — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 16:06:48 +0000

Cake Flavours

Genevieve — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:29:54 +0000

We use the same batters for our cakes as for our cupcakes.

The cake flavours you can choose from are:

chocolate
vanilla
marble (vanilla and chocolate swirl)
red velvet
chocolate mint
chocolate hazelnut
carrot
banana
coconut
maple bacon
Guinness chocolate

You can also choose from the following cake fillings. **Our cakes have 4 layers of cake and 3 layers of filling per tier.

oreo frosting
vanilla frosting
chocolate buttercream
strawberry buttercream
raspberry buttercream
mint frosting
cream cheese frosting
pineapple frosting
mocha frosting
maple buttercream
caramel buttercream
lemon buttercream
banana buttercream
peanut butter frosting
chocolate/hazelnut buttercream

Cakeballs and Cakepops

Genevieve — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:07:37 +0000

Cakeballs and cake pops seem to growing in popularity for not only kids parties but adult birthdays, baby and bridal showers and weddings. Some people choose to use them as favours for their guests and other serve them as part of a sweets table or display. Our cake balls and cake pops are made with real quality ingredients with no added preservatives or artificial flavours and come in a variety or flavours, similar to our cupcakes.

We sell cake balls on a daily basis in our bakery and you can always place an order for larger quantities, cake pops and our cute bride and groom theme cakepops.

You can also purchase our cakeballs in our online store and either pick them up or have them delivered.

Iron Cupcake Spring – Winners

Genevieve — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 19:15:02 +0000

Thanks again to everyone in attendance for another great Iron Cupcake!

I really have to say that at each and every event the displays that our bakers come with get more and more interesting and elaborate!

With this competition having the overall them of spring we have displays varying from “Spring Training” to gardens, easter eggs and hanging laundry.

Everyone did a fantastic job on both their cupcakes and displays.

Our overall winner was #5 Rachel Rivas, Best Frosting went to #8 Stacey Clare, favourite display wen to #11 Rosie Altomare and 2nd favourite display went to #1 Rachel Hoevenaars.

A special thank you to our volunteers who help us time and time again all for the love of cupcakes!

Mother’s Day Bouquet

Genevieve — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:27:05 +0000

18 classic vanilla junior cupcakes topped with a variety of frosting flowers in a glass vase. Perfect for Mother’s Day, birthday or any other Spring theme event. You can purchase this online here.

What is a King Cake?

Genevieve — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:21:16 +0000

History of King Cakes

Epiphany, celebrated in European countries, marks the coming of the wise men who brought gifts to the Christ Child. Epiphany is also called Little Christmas on the Twelfth Night, and is celebrated twelve nights after Christmas. People from all of the world celebrate Epiphany by exchanging gifts and feasting. A very popular custom that is still celebrated is the making of the “King’s Cake” which represents the three kings who brought gifts. A plastic baby is baked inside the King Cake, and the tradition is whoever receives the baby in their piece of cake must buy the next King Cake or throw the next party. King Cakes are made of a cinnamon filled dough in the shape of a hollow circle. The cake is topped with a delicious glazed topping and then sprinkled with colored sugar. The three colors of the sugar are Purple (representing Justice), Green (representing Faith) and Gold (representing Power). Today the King Cakes are baked with a wide assortment of fillings inside the cake. King Cake is the preferred dessert and snack in New Orleans during Mardi Gras. Hundreds of thousands of King Cakes are eaten in New Orleans during the Carnival season. Many are shipped throughout the U.S. for those displaced New Orleanians longing for a taste of Mardi Gras. In fact, a Mardi Gras party wouldn’t be a Mardi Gras party without a King Cake.

Canada’s Bridal Show – January 2012

Genevieve — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:34:16 +0000

For The Love of Cake will be at Canada’s Bridal Show Friday, January 6th – Sunday, January 8th, 2012.

We will be featuring a number of our custom wedding cakes and cupcake towers. We will also have a show special with a great deal on a cupcake tower with a small cake on top!

Make sure to stop by our booth #628 for free cupcake samples!

For full details of the show go to http://www.canadasbridalshow.com/brides.html

See you there!

Iron Cupcake – Spring 2012

Genevieve — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:05:39 +0000

Iron Cupcake – Spring!

Registration is now open!All past competitors are welcome to register.

Secret Ingredient; theme of Spring

What is Iron Cupcake?

Iron Cupcake is a cupcake challenge open to the public which has a similar concept to that of Iron Chef. A “secret ingredient” is announced and the competitors must somehow incorporate it into their cupcakes. Cupcakes will be made ahead of time and brought in a finished state to the competition. There will be points awarded on presentation, taste and creativity. Iron Cupcake was started in the US and is not only popular there but in Europe as well. We are the first to bring this exciting franchise to Canada! For more details on where Iron Cupcake got it’s start visithttp://www.ironcupcakemilwaukee.com/

Competition date: Sun, March 25th

Judges: TBA

REGISTRATION:

Now open to registrations!

If you plan to compete, please register by emailing ironcupcake@fortheloveofcake.ca your full name, phone # and either call 416-306-6446 or use paypal to submit your entry fee.
For our first challenge we will be limiting entries to the first 20. First come, first serve. The entry fee is $15 which you can pay in person at our bakery or by credit card over the phone. There will be a cover of $5 for non-contestantants – you get to sample and judge the cupcakes entered to pick the people’s chooice! Why is there a fee to register? Well, it tells us that you are serious about entering, there will be prizes awarded, refreshments and it just helps us cover the costs of hosting the event.

Who Can enter Iron Cupcake:

The competition is open to everyone from the amateur home baker to professionals.

CUPCAKES:

Please bring 1 regular sized cupcake for your display – this will be judged on appearance

4 dozen mini sized cupcakes which will be judged on taste. You will also get to try the other competitors entries! Non-participants will be able to sample as well.

PRESENTATION:

Feel free to bring props – within reason - to better tell your cupcake’s story. Please bring a small sign stating the content of your cupcake. **Also please note if it contains nuts**
This is considered part of your presentation.
Please DO NOT put your name on the sign. The 4 dozen mini cupcakes will not be included in your display as they will be in a different area to give out for tasting, however, you may make extras to include in your display.

RECIPE:

You may bake your cupcakes from scratch or doctor up a box mix. It is your choice.
You are not required to submit your recipe.

LOCATION:

We will be holding the event in the 2nd floor lounge of our building. Please come to the bakery first to either sign in or buy your ticket. 171 East Liberty Street unit 117 1-3pm

TIME:

Bakers must arrive at 12:00pm to set out your cupcakes, doors open to the public at 1pm and judging will commence shortly after, awards will be announced by 3:00pm.

CHECK-IN:

When you arrive, please check in to register your name and the name of your cupcake and to receive your voting letter to be placed on your sign.

VOTING PROCEDURE:

Each cupcake will be judged by our panel of judges, competitors and all in attendance.

Voting is based on 1/3 presentation, 1/3 taste and 1/3 creativity (how you incorporate the secret ingredient).
Ballots will be collected and tabulated to determine the winners. The Iron Cupcake Champion will be determined by our judges and the runner up will be chosen by attendees.

Prizes:

TBA