Attending a Christian college, I witnessed (and was involved in) quite a few weddings. And, being a girl who loves to plan events, I started making a mental list of do's and don'ts for my own wedding.
One thing I new I wanted was a tower of cupcakes rather than a traditional tiered wedding cake. Cupcakes ad a youthful and playful aspect to a wedding. Plus, it's less clean-up.
Luckily for Jake and I, cupcakes also turned out to be the cheaper route.
Meet our cake artist ....
Courtney Clark
owner and chef of Cake Nouveau in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jake and I first stumbled into Cake Nouveau back in March completely by accident. Adrienne Johnston was up visiting and we decided to show her around one or our favorite Michigan spots, Ann Arbor. After a lovely cuppa coffee at Cafe Verdé, we walked to our vegetarian dinner destination, Seva.
On the way, we passed a funky little bakery that was selling St. Patrick's Day cupcakes, featuring Guiness flavored icing. We walked in the shop and I immediately fell in love with the place! It was colorful and fun and totally artsy. Then I noticed photos of the chef, Courtney, with Mark Summers from Food Network. Upon inquiry, we learned Courtney had competed in a few Food Network cake challenges. Rock out!
Jake and I didn't even think about having our cupcakes made by Courtney, assuming it would be way out of our budget. However, lucky for us, Cake Nouveau offers mini cupcakes! Score!
We will be serving mini cupcakes at the reception in up to six different flavors. We haven't decided on the final flavor palatte yet, but it may include:
• Key lime
• Brazilian espresso
• Chai
• Mango lemonade
• Chocolate mimosa
We love Courtney and her crew because they're creative and cool and very down-to-earth. When we met with Courtney to taste her work, she talked to us like we were old friends and our conversation ranged from music to movies to food. And one of the best things: Courtney and her husband served mini cupcakes at their wedding as well.
For more Cake Nouveau greatness, visit www.cakenouveau.com
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Let them eat cake!
24 September 2008
Posted by Amy at 8:41 AM
Labels: ann arbor, cake, cake nouveau, cupcake, food network, wedding, wedding cake
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3 comments:
Oh my goodness, Did Jake tell you that Greg and I are doing cupcakes too lol I guess great minds think alike....
no, I had no idea you guys were doing cupcakes. I think it's becoming a pretty popular trend ... which is just darn fun :-)
I LOVE that you're using Cake Nouveau. . .being a Food Network junkie I've actually seen her on one of the competitions! The "w.c." in me says cupcakes are very trendy right now! GREAT idea.
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