New Year's Eve Flavors

Hi Everyone!

I know, I know... I've been super bad about posting our daily flavors. The last couple of days post-vacation have been a little overwhelming and I keep telling myself no one reads this little blog. No more excuses, here's what we have lined up for tomorrow, Thursday, December 31st (can you believe it's already here?):

• Red Velvet
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Pumpkin Spice
• PB Chocolate
• Vanilla-Vanilla
• Chocolate Whisper
• Caramel Vanilla

We are seriously looking forward to being a part of a surprise tomorrow. I really do love it when our customers include us in their special moments.

Before I sign off, I want to take a moment to thank all of our customers for giving us an opportunity to do what we love. We started out baking for family and then friends and now we're getting requests from all over the country and even far away places like London, Turkey, Singapore and some other places I can't recall right this minute. It's been a year of many ups (new kitchen agreement, amazing corporate clients, new website, fun events, charitable contributions, super supplier) and a few downs (coffee shop closing, uncollected funds- what's a small biz to do, send them to collections???). All in all, it has been an extremely rewarding experience. I am thrilled about the New Year, there's so much to do and I can't wait! Have a wonderful New Year's!

Monday & Tuesday Flavors

Happy Monday!

Here are the flavors we are baking today, December 21st:

• PB Chocolate
• Chocolate Whisper
• Caramel Vanilla
• Red Velvet
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Pumpkin Spice
• Coco-Nut

Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 22nd, we will be baking:

• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Vanilla-Vanilla
• Banana Gregg
• Pumpkin Spice
• Caramel Vanilla
• Red Velvet
• Chocolate Whisper
• Strawberry Swirl

It's just days before Christmas and I haven't done ANY Christmas shopping (gasp)! Here's my prepared speech "I have decided to be fiscally disciplined this year and will not handing out any presents." I'm not sure how that will work for my little nieces and nephews. If that fails, I hear CVS is open 24 hours on Christmas Day. Just kidding!

Holiday Cupcakes

We have been busy with holiday cupcake orders for our corporate clients and fun-loving, event-hosting customers. Here are a few of the cupcakes we've done. It was especially fun creating these custom toppers. Enjoy!

We'll be closing for a few days of R &R December 23-27. Our last day for deliveries before Christmas is December 22. We'll re-open refreshed and rejuvenated, ready to take your cupcake orders December 28th!

Bootstrap, yes... Bootleg, no

I'll explain the crazy title in a minute. Someone told our kindly driver that we were bootleg for not having a storefront and I thought this might be a good time to explain our business model. You see, we don't operate a storefront for a variety of reasons with the main reason being the cost of operating a brick and mortar. Keeping our operating costs low gives us room to play with the same high-end ingredients that designer cupcake stores use (Valrhona chocolate, Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla, real chocolate sprinkles and chocolate flakes from France, European stlye butter, pure extracts and spices, organic produce, etc).

Still, I understand that our delivery-only model is not ideal for everyone so I'll continue to look for other ways to get our cupcakes out there. I must say that we have experimented with markets, neighborhood coffee shops and those haven't worked as well as we would have liked. Speaking of which, I went to make a delivery to Tilt, where we had our cupcakes and was greeted with a sign saying that they had closed :(

Wednesday's Flavors

Happy Wednesday!

Just a quick note to tell you our Baker's Choice for today:

• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Strawberry Swirl
• Chocolate Whisper
• Sunny Lemon
• Red Velvet
• Chocolate/Vanilla

Have a great day!

Monday's Flavors

Hi Everyone!

Here's what we are preparing to bake for our customers tomorrow:

• Vanilla-Vanilla
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Red Velvet
• Pumpkin Spice
• White Chocolate Peppermint
  

Here are some pictures of some recent orders before I sign off. Have a great week!

Shoe Sale at Saks!

Okay, so this is totally not what this blog is about but I thought I'd be a good citizen and let any shoe lovers out there know that there is a rocking shoe sale going on at Saks Fifth Avenue today. I stopped by to check on some cupcakes we'd delivered earlier today. I wanted to make sure that they were happy with the delivery/service/cupcakes.

After taking care of that official business, I went about my business having noticed some big ol' red signs by the shoe racks. And what did they have? Totally awesome shoes! Within minutes, I started to play a justify game that I play in my head that involves the many reasons I have to have anything. Luckily enough, I unjustified myself out of the shoes in time to tell you about the sale.

And back to the reason for this blog. Here's what we baked for our customers today:

• Vanilla-Vanilla
• Caramel Vanilla
• Banana Gregg
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Pumpkin Spice
• Chocolate Whisper

Have a great weekend!

Wednesday's Flavors

Hi Everyone!

Here's our Baker's Choice for Wednesday, December 2nd:

• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Caramel Vanilla
• Banana Gregg
• Pumpkin Spice
• Vanilla-Vanilla
• Honey Vanilla
• Chocolate Whisper

I took a break earlier this afternoon and strolled through a holiday market here in town. I sooooo love markets but find it a little bit of a let down that they haven't quite caught on in Atlanta. The markets here are always so disappointingly empty (even on weekends). Do y'all not like markets? Seriously, those are the best finds anywhere. I always get the most unique pieces of jewelry and the coolest tchotchkes at neighborhood markets. Maybe it's just me, but I kinda think it's cool to meet the person who designed my earrings...

Here are some photos of our orders today. Enjoy!

Tuesday's Flavors

Hi Everyone!


Today's flavors are:

• Honey Vanilla
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Pumpkin Spice
• Vanilla-Vanilla
• Caramel Vanilla
• Chocolate Dream

Can you believe that December's already here? This is the last month in the year 2009 so we've got to make it count! My sister regularly sends me inspirational text messages and today's message got me thinking about the goals I had written down at the beginning of the year. I am thankful that I've been able to sign off on a few of the items on that list. However, there's still so much left to do. I'm taking advantage of this new month and making the remaining of those goals a reality. Let's do this!

Monday's Flavors

Hi Everyone!

Happy Monday after Thanksgiving! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving with friends, family and great food. I had one of the best Thanksgivings ever - I didn't have to cook a thing. I did bake though :-)

Moving on to today's flavors. Here's what we baked for our customers:

• Red Velvet
• Chocolate/Vanilla
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Caramel Vanilla
• Vanilla-Vanilla
• Pumpkin Spice
• Vanilla/Chocolate

Here are some pictures I managed to take before the cupcakes made their way out. Enjoy and have a fantastic day!

Tuesday & Wednesday Flavors

Hi Everyone!

Here's what we are baking for our customers (and their families) this week of Thanksgiving:

Tuesday, November 24th:

• Red Velvet
• Pumpkin Spice
• Honey Vanilla
• Cafe au Lait
• Caramel Vanilla
• PB Chocolate
• Strawberry Swirl
• Vanilla-Vanilla

Wednesday, November 25th:

• Chocolate Vanilla
• Sunny Lemon
• Strawberry Swirl
• French Vanilla
• Red Velvet
• PB Chocolate
• Dark Chocolate Bliss

Yup! We are baking so you don't have to. Enjoy your time with family and friends this Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving!

Monday's Flavors & Holiday Hours

Hi Everyone!

Here's a look at what we have lined up for Monday, November 23rd:

• Vanilla-Vanilla
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Red Velvet
• Pumpkin Spice
• Chocolate/Vanilla

We are closed Thursday, November 25th for Thanksgiving and will be available for orders on Friday, November 26th. Fill up on some cupcakes before you hit the stores!

Wednesday, Thursday & Friday's Flavors

Hi Everyone!

Here are the flavors we are baking the next few days.

On Wednesday, November 18th, the Baker's Choice includes:

• Vanilla/Chocolate
• Vanilla-Vanilla
• Chocolate Whisper
• Red Velvet
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Chocolate Mint
• Pumpkin Spice

On Thursday, November 19th, the Baker's Choice includes:

• Vanilla-Vanilla
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Pumpkin Spice
• Chocolate/Vanilla
• Vanilla/Chocolate
• Sunny Lemon
• Banana Gregg
• French Vanilla
• Chocolate Whisper

On Friday, November 20th, the Baker's Choice includes:

• Pumpkin Spice
• Coco-Nut
• Banana Gregg
• French Vanilla
• Strawberry Swirl
• Chocolate Mint
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Chocolate Whisper

Have a great day!

Lenox Cupcakes Now at Tilt Coffee Shop

Hi Everyone!



Starting today, our cupcakes will be at Tilt Coffee Shop. I'm so excited to tell everyone about this. One of the questions I get A LOT is "where are you located?" I can't tell you how sad it makes me to turn away folks that want to try our cupcakes. Now, we can finally tell anyone looking for a place to go and enjoy our cupcakes that we are at Tilt!

Tilt Coffee Shop is located at 274 Walker Street, Atlanta, GA 30313 in the supercool Castleberry Hill district. Have a great week! See you at Tilt?

Thursday & Friday's Flavors

Hi Everyone!

As promised, here's what we are baking on Thursday, November 12th:

• Honey Vanilla
• Sunny Lemon
• Chocolate Whisper
• Chocolate Mint
• Pumpkin Spice
• Red Velvet

On Friday, November 13th, we have the following as our Baker's Choice for the day:

• Red Velvet
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Chocolate/Vanilla
• Strawberry Swirl
• Sunny Lemon
• Chocolate Whisper
• French Vanilla
• Caramel Vanilla

Have a great day!

Wednesday's Flavors

Dark Chocolate Bliss. Our signature chocolate cupcake made with Valrhona chocolate and topped with THE most decadent chocolate frosting ever, some real chocolate sprinkles, and a little chocolate twisty. Picture taken by Ase Photography (404) 217-3434

Hi Everyone!

Happy Wednesday! Here's a look at what we are baking today:

• PB Chocolate (we've been getting rave reviews about the peanut butter frosting, really YUMMM!)
• Chocolate Whisper
• Chocolate/Vanilla
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Chocolate Dream
• Red Velvet

It's all about chocolate today. We're baking what seems like every variety of chocolate that we have. It's all about chocolate and Red Velvet. We have a good variety of flavors on the books the next couple of days. I'll put them up later today. Enjoy!

Tuesday's Flavors

Hi Everyone!

Here's what we are baking for our lovely customers on Tuesday, November 10th (FYI: It's National Vanilla Cupcake Day). Our Baker's Choice on Tuesday will include:

• Vanilla-Vanilla (in honor of a truly important day in the life of a vanilla cupcake)
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Red Velvet
• Sunny Lemon
• Strawberry Swirl
• Honey Vanilla
• Chocolate Whisper

I'd love to tell you the story behind the Dark Chocolate Bliss. There are a few stories behind it, actually. The name was suggested by a customer. Very appropriate. I could not have come up with a better name and I'm so glad she did. However, the story behind the cupcake itself is much longer and I promise to tell it some day.

Monday's Flavors

Happy Monday!

It's Monday, people! Here's what we are baking today:

• Banana Gregg
• Red Velvet
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Chocolate Mint
• Vanilla-Vanilla
• Sunny Lemon
• Caramel Vanilla
• Chocolate Whisper
  

Have a fantastic week!

Saturday's Flavors

Hi Everyone!

I've been getting more and more requests to post our Baker's Choice so I'll try to be more frequent with these.

On Saturday, we are baking tons of minis in these flavors:

• Red Velvet
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Vanilla-Vanilla
• Chocolate Mint
• Pumpkin Spice
• Caramel Vanilla
• Strawberry Swirl
• Banana Gregg
• Sunny Lemon

It's a great day for a Baker's Choice! Have a great weekend and don't forget to check out that new St. John Yellow Label Collection at Saks tomorrow at Phipps Plaza. We're preparing a yellow label cupcake collection of our own!

Friday's Flavors

Hi Everyone!

Here's what we are baking on Friday:

• Caramel Vanilla
• PB Chocolate
• Honey Vanilla
• Chocolate Mint
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• French Vanilla
• Pumpkin Spice
• Coco-Nut
• Lemon

Don't forget to join us at the Ladies Shopping Event hosted by the Pink Ribbon Link tomorrow. There'll be lots to eat, drink and a variety of unique items to satisfy your holiday shopping list. Did I mention free wrapping too? Should be fun!

Wednesday's Flavors & Ladies Shopping Event

Hi Everyone!

Here's a look at our Baker's Choice for today:

• Coco-Nut
• Vanilla/Chocolate
• Vanilla-Vanilla
• Red Velvet
• Caramel Vanilla
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• PB Chocolate
• Honey Vanilla
• Chocolate Whisper

I've been meaning to post about a Ladies Shopping event at The Pink Ribbon Link on Friday, November 6th from 6-9pm. The Pink Ribbon Link is a unique boutique geared toward, but not limited to, breast cancer awareness. They specialize in handcrafted, custom and one of a kind gifts, jewelry and artwork. They are partnering with several other vendors to bring you a shopping event right in time for the Holidays. To get you in the holiday mood, they are serving hot cider, PINK hot cocoa and egg nog, a variety of our minis and other tasty snacks. Click here for more information about the event and to see a list of vendors. The Pink Ribbon Link is located at 5025 Winters Chapel Rd., Ste J Atlanta, GA 30360 and they can be reached by phonw at (770) 352-9330. See you there!

At Saks on Saturday

We're gearing up to create some fabulous cupcakes for the St. John designer event at Saks Fifth Avenue this Saturday. It's all in honor of the launch of St. John's Yellow Label Collection. For more information about the event or to book your appointment to view the collection, call 404-812-7342. Oh, and here is a video I found on youtube that showcases the collection. Enjoy!

Monday and Tuesday's Flavors

Happy Monday!

Here's a look at our Baker's Choice for today:

• Red Velvet
• PB Chocolate
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Pumpkin Spice
• Chocolate Whisper

Tomorrow, we're baking:

• Pumpkin Spice
• PB Chocolate
• Chocolate Whisper
• Honey Vanilla
• Sunny Lemon
• Caramel Vanilla

Have a great Monday!

Friday's Flavors

Happy Friday!

I was standing in line for coffee yesterday and the guys behind me kept talking about their Halloween costumes. Apparently, Michael Jackson's thriller outfit (the one with the red jacket) is going to be a huge hit this year. Last year, Sarah Palin was a huge hit at the Little Five Points festival. Sounds like there'll be some fun parties around town this weekend. While I won't be partaking in much of the festivities, I will be working behind the scenes to make it a little sweeter for some.

Here's a look at our Baker's Choice for today:

• Caramel Vanilla


• Dark Chocolate Bliss


• Pumpkin Spice


• Vanilla-Vanilla


• PB Chocolate


• Chocolate/Vanilla


• Red Velvet

Speaking of Baker's Choice, we actually baked more than we needed so let us know if you have a last minute request. Enjoy and have a great day!

Thursday's Flavors

Hi Everyone!

Happy Thursday! It's been unseasonally warm here in Atlanta and while I'm okay with it, most frostings don't fare too well if left in direct sunlight for too long. So, if you have cupcakes in the car and are making a "quick stop", be sure to make it really quick as that heat could melt the frosting.

We've been busy with last minute cupcake orders. No complaints there. Here's what we baked today:

• Chocolate Whisper
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Caramel Vanilla
• Honey Vanilla
• Pumpkin Spice
• Red Velvet
• Coco-Nut
• Chocolate/Vanilla
• Chocolate Dream

Oh by the way, we've been getting great feedback from our customers and it's been soooooooooo encouraging. One was from a customer in New York who ordered cupcakes for her best friend (personalized with her bestie's initials). She called us back to let us know that her friend called her in tears when she received the surprise. Apparently, she loved the presentation of the cupcakes as well as the sweet note her friend included with her gift. The second was from a customer who emailed to say even though she ordered four dozen minis for her loved one to share at the office, he still wouldn't give any away. The last one was from an office Halloween party. Apparently, our cupcakes were the hit of the party. Great feedback overall. Please keep them coming :-)

Finally, we are selecting the winner of our latest cupcake giveaway at 6pm today. For a chance to win, visit our facebook fan page and respond to the post.

This is turning out to be a loooooooong post. Blame it on the caffeine. Ciao!

Wednesday's Flavors & Cupcake Giveaway

Happy Wednesday, people!

Here's our baker's choice for today:

• Red Velvet
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Pumpkin Spice
• Caramel Vanilla
• Strawberry Swirl
• Chocolate Dream

Fantastic news for our facebook fans - this Friday, we are giving away a box of cupcakes to one of our fans. For a chance to win, mosey on to our facebook page and leave a comment. We'll select a winner randomly (random.org) on Thursday, October 29th at 6pm. The cupcakes will be available for pick up in Buckhead on Friday, October 30th. May. the. best. man. or. woman. win!

Saturday's Flavors

Micro mini cupcakes. From top to bottom: Pumpkin Spice, Dark Chocolate Bliss, Vanilla-Vanilla & PB Chocolate. Pic taken from my phone

:-)

Happy Saturday!

Today, we are baking:

• PB Chocolate
• Chocolate/Vanilla
• Caramel Vanilla
• Vanilla-Vanilla
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Pumpkin Spice

Have a great Saturday!

Friday's Flavors

Happy Friday, people!

Today, we are baking:

• Pumpkin Spice
• Chocolate/Vanilla
• Vanilla-Vanilla
• PB Chocolate
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Caramel Vanilla

Have a terrific weekend!

Thursday's Flavors

Thursday, October 22nd is a whopper Thursday at Lenox Cupcakes! We are baking 14 different flavors so it's a great day for anyone wanting to try as many of our flavors as possible. Here's what we are baking:

• Chocolate/Vanilla
• Chocolate Dream
• Chocolate Whisper
• Caramel Vanilla
• Coco-nut
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Honey Vanilla
• PB Chocolate
• Pumpkin Spice
• Red Velvet
• Strawberry Swirl
• Sunny Lemon
• Vanilla/Chocolate
• Vanilla-Vanilla

Tons of flavors! Should be fun!

Halloween Cupcakes

Hi Everyone!

It's a supercool Wednesday here at Lenox Cupcakes. It's especially cool because the nationally renowned cupcake blog, Cupcakes Take the Cake featured our Halloween cupcakes on their blog today! Check out the post here.

Here are some pictures of our Halloween Cupcakes for your viewing pleasure. More pictures abound on our Flickr page. Enjoy and have a great day!

Tuesday's Flavors

Chocolate Dream cupcake made with valrhona chocolate and topped with our silky smooth vanilla Italian meringue buttercream

Photo by Ase Photography (404) 217-3434

Hi Everyone!

Happy Tuesday! Our Baker's Choice today includes:

• Chocolate Dream
• Red Velvet
• Chocolate Whisper
• Chocolate/Vanilla
• Vanilla-Vanilla
• Caramel Vanilla
• Sunny Lemon

The yumminess is on! Have a fantastic day!

Monday's Flavors

Happy Monday, people!

Today, we baked the following flavors:

• Vanilla-Vanilla
• Vanilla/Chocolate
• Strawberry Swirl
• Chocolate/Vanilla
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• French Vanilla
• PB Chocolate

That's the Baker's Choice for today. Have an excellent Monday!

Friday's Flavors

TGIF!

I really am glad the weekend's here. Nothing major planned, just looking forward to it nonetheless...

Here are our flavors for today:

• Red Velvet
• Caramel Vanilla
• Pumpkin Spice
• PB Chocolate
• Chocolate Whisper
• Vanilla-Vanilla

Have a great weekend! I just had a thought - it would be great to go to the library and actually check out a book. Maybe I'll just go to Targe and grab that book by Uwem Akpan, Say You're One of Them. A friend told me about it way before it got on Oprah's Book Club. Its a collection of short stories and that's about all I can handle these days. Short stories. Enjoy your weekend!

Thursday's Flavors

Hi Everyone!

People always want to know our Baker's Choice for a particular day so here's a look at what we have booked for Thursday, October 15th.

• Caramel Vanilla
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Chocolate Whisper
• Red Velvet
• Strawberry Swirl
• Cafe au Lait
• PB Chocolate
• Pumpkin Spice
• Chocolate Mint

In other news, we got an order for cupcakes for an Atlanta TV personality. How cool is that?

I know!

Have a good one!

Wednesday Flavors

Hi Everyone!

Here are the flavors we have available today:

• Coco-Nut
• Vanilla-Vanilla
• French Vanilla
• Strawberry Swirl
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Sunny Lemon
• PB Chocolate
• Pumpkin Spice

It's definitely Pumpkin Spice season as I mentioned in a earlier post. All of our Baker's Choice this week include Pumpkin Spice. Have a great Wednesday!

Sunday's Flavors

Hi Everyone!

Here's a look at what we baked today:

• Strawberry Swirl
• Vanilla-Vanilla
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Chocolate/Vanilla
• Caramel Vanilla

We're baking some of these and Pumpkin Spice tomorrow. Have a great Sunday!

Friday's Flavors

TGIF folks!

Our Baker's Choice for today includes:

• PB Chocolate
• Red Velvet
• Pink Velvet (same taste as red velvet but just pink)
  
• Chocolate Whisper
• Vanilla-Vanilla
• Caramel Vanilla

All these flavors will be featured at the Blogalicious SweetSuite tonight. For all those attending the conference, have a fantastic time in our wonderful city!

See you at Blogalicious 2009!

We're thrilled that Blogalicious 2009 weekend is finally here! Look for our delectable minis at the SweetSuite at midnight on Friday, October 9th at the W Hotel in Midtown Atlanta. Just in case you're wondering what it means to be blogalicious:

blogalicious(adj.)
1. The state of being in which one finds joy in updating one's blog.
2. A blog or blog entry that one finds highly enjoyable.

The first totally applies to how I feel when I update this blog.

Wednesday's Flavors

Hi Everyone:

Here's a quick look at what we're baking today:

• Vanilla/Chocolate
• Cafe au Lait
• French Vanilla
• Coco-Nut
• Vanilla-Vanilla
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Caramel Vanilla

Have a great day!

Tuesday's Flavors

Hi Everyone!

Here are the flavors that we have in our Baker's Choice for today:

• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Red Velvet
• Chocolate/Vanilla
• Chocolate Whisper
• Vanilla-Vanilla
• Red Velvet
• Caramel Vanilla
• Coco-Nut (long time no see!)
  

Hope you're having a great day!

Thursday's flavors

Pumpkin Spice made with organic pumpkin topped with vanilla cream cheese frosting and a sprinkling of crunchy, organic turbinado sugar

Hi Everyone!
Fall is gorgeous here in Atlanta and we're so grateful for the beautiful weather we've been blessed with. On to the cupcakes! Here's what we have in our Baker's Choice for today:

• PB Chocolate
• Red Velvet
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Vanilla-Vanilla
• Chocolate Whisper
• Chocolate/Vanilla
• Caramel Vanilla
  

Another reason I'm happy about the Fall is that Pumpkin Spice gets to be a part of our Baker's Choice more regularly. We offer it all year round but Fall is definitely Pumpkin Spice season and we look forward to baking it for your pleasure.

Monday & Tuesday Flavors

Hi Everyone!

Here's what we baked today:

• Caramel Vanilla
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Chocolate Whisper
• Vanilla-Vanilla
• Cafe au Lait
• Red Velvet

Tomorrow, our Baker's Choice will consist of the following flavors:

• Strawberry Swirl
• Vanilla-Vanilla
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Caramel Vanilla
• Chocolate Whisper

And that's it. Here's looking forward to a fantastic week!

Thursday's Flavors

I can't believe it's Thursday already. It's been a hectic week for a delivery business, let's just say. We got a lot of cancellations on Monday due to the bad weather and have been catching up ever since. Anyhow, here's a look at what we baked today. It's becoming our 'signature' baker's choice in some way.

• Chocolate Whisper
• Chocolate/Vanilla
• Caramel Vanilla
• Vanilla-Vanilla
• Red Velvet
• Strawberry Swirl

Cupcakes for a Cause week is here!

Hey y'all!
Two posts in one day - Woo HOO!

Okay, so I'm thrilled that Cupcakes for a Cause week is finally here. I've posted about it previously here. Lenox Cupcakes is one of over 200 bakeries nationwide participating in a campaign to raise funds for CancerCare for Kids. Throughout this week (from September 21-27), proceeds from the sale of every cupcake will be donated to this cause. Please join us in making this campaign a success.

I am particularly thankful for the work that CancerCare does in providing free services to children and families affected by cancer. It takes a joint effort to keep that going and I hope you'll be a part of it. Not only do you get delicioso cupcakes, but you'll be giving to a worthy organization as well. Did I mention that we are topping the cupcakes with the cute-as-a-button sugar candies with the smiley face logo for CancerCare for Kids? In addition, the first 100 customers will receive a $20 gift card to 1800flowers.com.

For more information about Cupcakes for a Cause, visit http://www.cupcakesforacause.org/.

Here are a couple of pics from our deliveries today. Warning: Very grainy as they were taken with cell phone camera.

Happy Monday & Cupcake Giveaway

Happy Monday, people!

It's a rainy, rainy day here in Georgia but we're out and about making our deliveries. By the way, if you work in downtown Atlanta and would like some FREE cupcakes for your office, send us an email ~ order@lenoxcupcakes.com with your deets and we'll deliver four dozen mini cupcakes for you to enjoy with your coworkers, free of charge.

Here's what we have today:

• PB Chocolate
• Chocolate Whisper
• Red Velvet
• Vanilla-Vanilla
• Caramel Vanilla

I posted this on twitter as well so the first to respond, either way gets the free cupcakes. Have a great Monday!

UPDATE: And we have a winner! Our cupcakes have a new temporary home and we're heading out of DT Atl. Thanks everyone!

Friday's Flavors

Happy Friday!

Here's what we baked and will be delivering today:

• Chocolate Mint
• Chocolate Whisper
• Chocolate/Vanilla
• Chocolate PB
• Red Velvet
• Caramel Vanilla

With all the chocolate around me, I couldn't help but have a Chocolate/Vanilla for breakfast. And this was before 7 am. Something tells me that's not my last cupcake for the day. Have a terrific Friday!

Tuesday's Flavors

Honey Vanilla - vanilla cupcake with Italian meringue frosting and a drizzle of honey

Hi Everyone!

Here are the flavors we have today:

• Red Velvet
• Honey Vanilla
• Chocolate Dream
• Chocolate Whisper
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Vanilla-Vanilla
• Chocolate Mint
• Vanilla/Chocolate

We also created a custom flavor for one of our clients. Just as an FYI - if there's a flavor you're craving that we don't have listed, just run it by us and we'll do our best to bring your vision to life. It's that simple. Have a fantastic day!

Friday's Flavors

Hi Everyone:

Here's what we've baked so far today:

• Red Velvet
• Caramel Vanilla
• Vanilla Vanilla
• Chocolate/Vanilla
• Banana Gregg
• Strawberry Swirl

A few words about Banana Gregg - It is named after my son :-) When he was an itsy bitsy baby, his favorite thing to eat was a banana so of course when I had to come up with a name for my banana cupcake; it was only natural that I name it after him. K. Little known fact right there.
Just as an added bonus, we're topping this yummolish organic banana cupcake with a sweet cream cheese frosting and a drizzle of our buttery caramel. Right in the middle of all this goodness, we've landed a thin, crispy, salty, banana chip on top of the mound of frosting. You've got to taste it to believe it. My camera's out (a little someone threw it on the floor the other day) but I'd love to show you this creation sometime.

At Bloomingdales tomorrow

If you're out and about at Lenox Mall and dreaming of some Stuart Weitzman shoes like yours truly, stop by their red carpet exhibit at Bloomingdales tomorrow. You'll not only get a chance to taste some of our cupcakes, but you'll also get a chance to win a free pair of Stuart Weitzman shoes.

Event Details from the Bloomingdales website:
Shop the Fall 2009 collection and see our exclusive Red Carpet presentation of replica shoes worn by your favorite actresses. Guess the number of gemstones on our special Stuart Weitzman shoe for a chance to win a pair!
**No purchase necessary to enter, see sales associate for details.

Not that anyone asked, but here's what I would totally get this fall - one's kinda sensible, the other's kinda reckless. No prizes for guessing which is which.

Friday's Flavors

Sunny Lemon cupcakes made with fresh meyer lemon juice and zest

Hi Everyone!

Here's a rundown of our flavors for today:

• Sunny Lemon
• Caramel Vanilla
• Vanilla/Chocolate
• Red Velvet
• French Vanilla
• Strawberry Swirl
• Dark Chocolate Bliss

It seems as though we've been baking the same flavors again and again. Yes, I'm looking at you, Sunny Lemon :-)

Caramel Vanilla has creeped in as a staple these past few weeks. Every other order includes Caramel Vanilla. I am looking forward to some old favorites taking center stage in the fall. Speaking of which, can you believe summer's almost over?

All things bright and beautiful

Hey y'all! Seems like long time no blog. To make up for it, here's a picture of some cupcakes that we did for an adorable girl that is all things bright and beautiful. Enjoy and have a great week!

Wednesday's Flavors

Here's a rundown of what we are baking today:

• Chocolate Mint
• Vanilla-Vanilla
• Red Velvet
• Chocolate Dream
• Sunny Lemon
• Chocolate Whisper
• Honey Vanilla

We get the most lavish mint extract from a place called Return to Eden on the corner of LaVista and Cheshire Bridge. It is this organic, alcohol-free mint flavor that has the purest scent ever. Speaking of Return to Eden, (I could write an entire post about that store) I am in awe of their baking aisle. If you're ever looking for hard to find organic ingredients, that's the place. As I was saying, the mint extract is just pure joy and I can't say too much about it. I think that's what makes our Chocolate Mint work. I'm just sayin'...

Cupcakes for a Cause

Lenox Cupcakes is pleased to announce that from September 21- 27, we will be selling Cupcakes for a Cause and donating $1 from the sale of every regular-sized cupcake that week to the CancerCare for Kids program. During that week, all of our regular-sized cupcakes will be decorated with the smiley-face icon of the CancerCare for Kids program. Please join us in making this a success.

CancerCare is a national non-profit organization founded in 1944 that provides free professional support services to children and families affected by cancer. For more information about Cupcakes for a Cause, visit http://www.cupcakesforacause.org/.

Friday's Flavors

Hi Everyone!

Here's a rundown of what we're baking today. We have:

• Vanilla-Vanilla
• Chocolate Whisper
• PB Chocolate
• Dark Chocolate Bliss
• Red Velvet
• Cafe au Lait (Yes!!!)
• Chocolate/Vanilla

Yummy! Have a fantastic Friday!

About Last Night

I'm up early because my internal alarm clock has a GREAT sense of humor. I was thinking about how last night's event went and thought I would blog about it. Overall, it was a great turnout, great crowd to support an excellent cause. You should definitely check out the work the Rally Foundation does, I learnt new facts about childhood cancer and they mentioned ways to help fund their work.

The show started off with the presenters in Betsey Johnson dresses, very nice and very wearable. I think the keyword there is wearable. You see some shows and you think, "that's nice but I wouldn't wear that". The clothes shown were beyond gorgeous and there are some simple yet chic pieces that I'd like to get. The only confusing thing was at some point, I wasn't sure what was Rene Rene and what was Betsey. The headpieces I think were Betsey but the models (Atlanta Falcons Cheerleaders) were wearing Rene dresses that looked like Betsey type colors. I wish you were there, you'd know what I was talking about.

Oh and the cupcakes - I totally forgot my camera at home which is why all you are getting is TEXT! I could have kicked myself for doing that. I'm not a great photog but I would have loved to share what we did in terms of the cupcakes. I noticed a man with professional cameras and asked if he would take some pictures and he was kind enough to. He was there to take pictures of the cheerleaders but happily obliged my request. I'll update this post as soon as I get them. And another thing? I asked someone else to take a picture of my sisters and me and email it to me. Totally random right, to be asking someone you don't know to take your picture? I hadn't been out with them in forever and thought why not.

As I mentioned, I'll update this post with the pictures when I get them. Can I just say that now I get what my friend from Chicago means when she says Atlantans are beautiful. Seriously, she always says that when she's here. And I just never got that. However, yesterday, people just looked picture perfect. Maybe it's just me. I do live in a cave or an oven, whichever you prefer.

UPDATE: Got the photographs last week but have been rather lazy about putting them up. I really am thankful to TJ for taking these photos! As you can see, we stayed true to the Falcons colors and paid hommage to Bestey Johnson with our red frosting fused with black.