cakes by narleen kristel: August 2011

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Cakes by Narleen Kristel began in 2009, when she offered to bake and design a cake for a good friend's wedding. The cake was hugely complimented both for design and flavor, that she proudly posted one picture onto her facebook page and shortly thereafter, orders came in one after the other... and the rest is history!

Narleen Kristel has NEVER taken a cake decorating class in her entire life, nor has she ever taken any culinary, baking or pastry classes. She simply has a love and passion for the culinary arts & design, she seeks to continually challenge herself, and most of all, she takes great pride in her work.

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Friday, August 5, 2011

newly added item... "baebycakes!"

08.05.11
"baebycakes"
chocolate fudge with vanilla bean and chocolate fudge buttercream filling

so... there seems to be a lil craze over these french "macarons" from such places as lette and instead of making the actual french macarons, i decided to play off the same idea and add these new babies to my menu! most people know them as "whoopie pies" but i gotta admit... that name just sounds too awkward (and unappetizing) for a sweet treat... therefore, i decided to call them, "baebycakes." The "bae" comes from my actual nickname, short for baby, since i am the youngest of my family. this was my first try at making them... i woke up at 6:30 am (and had to be at work by 8:00 am) but i just had this urgency to try to make them. i then brought them into the office and my co-workers gobbled them all up before noon! :) it looks like they're a winner... and a definite new addition to the cakes by narleen kristel menu!

rocky road cupcakes!

08.04.11
rocky road cupcakes
double chocolate chip with marshmallows
chocolate fudge buttercream topped with crushed roasted salted almonds

so while i was completing an order for a client, my boyfriend john (who has an incredible sweet tooth) got all excited to play with the extra leftover batter. he and i created a spin on my rocky road cake... but he introduced the idea of pushing in marshmallows into the top of the cupcake when the cupcakes came out of the oven. it was actually a very good idea as they had a nice melt to them without getting completely melted into the batter. you can see also in the bottom left hand picture how the chocolate chips melted nicely into the cupcake... mmmm yummo! thanks john paul, my love, for the great marshmallow idea! :)