Goodbye Cupcake Corner....

Yes, we are no longer The Cupcake Corner. Introducing our NEW name....Sweet As Bliss! After making a few changes to my company, I strongly insisted my company needed a fresh, raw look. After several months of planning, I came up with a whole new concept, new name, AND a new website! I would LOVE for you all to take a peek and offer your feedback:) In addition to cupcakes & cakes, I am now offering a mini dessert bar, featuring everything from cake pops to mini heart shaped apple pies and chocolate truffles!

Although we have already launched our website, our new blog is still under construction. Details about a launch date will be posted on our new website at: www.sweetasbliss.com . For inquiries, please contact: info@sweetasbliss.com .

Thank you all for your support & I look forward to serving you under Sweet As Bliss!

Thank you,
Tara Konitshek

One Year Anniversary!

Hey Everyone! I can't believe it has been over a MONTH since i've last blogged! Time has literally flown by over the past few weeks. The Cupcake Corner has certainly been blessed with an abundance of orders. I have been receiving quite a few new clients and am even more thrilled to receive orders from regulars!:)

I am also happy to announce that it has been ONE year that I have been in business and am excited for what the second year has in store for my company. As my small, web-based business continues to flourish, I hope to take on any opportunities thrown in my direction and continue to develop new concepts that will improve or enhance my company's growth.

The newest flavor to our menu (August's flavor of the month), is White Chocolate Cherry-Coconut. This flavor is ridicously good and is so full of flavor! Made with a blend of dark & lucious cherries, creamy coconut, and pure white chocolate. Frosted with a white chocolate cherry buttercream and toasted organic coconut shavings!

August, was the last month that I had featured a flavor of the month. Starting this Fall, I will be adding a flavor of the season, and continue to add one new flavor each season. The Fall 2010 flavor will be featured in October! I will continue to host monthly cupcake variety boxes, which feature four different flavors. Please inquire for ordering details! Below, is August's variety box order...

Green Tea & Honey, Orange Cream, Root Beer Float,

and White Chocolate Cherry-Coconut

As you can see, I have had very little free time to blog in the past few weeks, so I have decided to just blog about our customized orders...that way your brains are not fried after reading each blog! LOL! Check out some of the customized orders we've had throughout the past few weeks!

 LOVE this gorgeous modernized version of a dove...

 This customized lucious vegan chocolate smash cake is anything

but ordinary! Rich in flavor and a velvety, decadent texture that just melts

in your mouth!

Going away party cupcakes! Burgundy Velvet, The Blondie, Aloha, Chocolicious

and S'Mores

One of my favorite little smash cakes! This adorable lion cake is perfect

for any little boy!:)

Customized baby shower cupcakes with a Tiffany blue theme. The white

edible pearls gave these cupcakes a delicate & elegant touch

Special anniversary cupcakes!

I just KNEW I would get a customized order for Angry Birds sometime!;)

LOVIN' the Sparkle;)

Isn't this 3-tiered cake just so glam?! Drove this from San Diego to West Hollywood for a

birthday celebration at The Standard Hotel. Glad it made it there safely!:)

These sweet, girly cupcakes below were for the birthday of my friend's twin

daughters who turned 7! The theme was Fancy Nancy Ooh La Laa it's Beauty Day!

The girls got to have their nails & hair done, plus mini facials. Soo cute! Can't decide

which decoration I liked best...but I would probably go with the lipstick!:)

 These cupcakes below, were ordered for a family reunion golf tournament!

My uncle Dean would just LOVE these!

These baby girl cupcakes were ordered for

a baby shower and are just soo sweet...

This customized cake pop basket is probably one of my favorite orders

to date! My client gave me full freedom to use my imagination and come

up with a birthday gift basket for her friend's birthday...and of COURSE I had

to incorporat red, burgundy, and gold as part of the theme! I am also

a huge fan of feathers and butterflies. I think it came out just GORGEOUS! The

flavors she chose were Burgundy Velvet & TARAmisu.

 Pretty in pink birthday cupcakes!

Sweet baby blue hearts for a baby shower...

That's it for the end of July & August's customized orders! I couldn't even imagine how long my blog would have been if I blogged about every order I had! Lol:)

Lastly, I would like to announce that for the ENTIRE month of September, The Cupcake Corner will be donating 10% of ALL proceeds to Gavin Marquez, who is battling Tay Sach's disease, which is a very rare & life threatening disease. The money will used towards furthering research in finding a cure for Tay Sachs. There are only 2 known cases in San Diego. Please check out http://www.hopeforgavin.com/ to read his touching story and to learn more about this vicious disease. We all  (Gavin, his family, and myself) would love your support in ordering cupcakes this month or even better, making a personal donation! Please contact me for details or questions.

Have a blessed week and check back next week for the next cupcake variety box date!

<3 Tara

Mad Hatter Tea Party Cupcakes and MORE!

One of my very best girlfriends is getting married this Fall and I am so honored to be one of her bridesmaids. Her bridal shower was just two Saturdays ago and among all of the many tasks I had to do that day, I also made her some very special Jumbo customized cupcakes! The shower theme was Mad Hatter Tea Party and I decided to customize the cupcakes to fit the theme of her shower.  I think these are by far my favorite customized cupcakes yet!



The gold rim around the watch was painted with 24 karot gold

 cute little teapot!

 "M" for Melissa!

Below, are a few of the other orders we've had over the past week...

 

Chocolicious...made with premium Callebaut Cocoa

 

Peanut Butter Cup<3

The Blondie and Coconut Dream

 Mini Wedding Celebration

 Ni Hao Taro and Aloha

TARAmisu and French Toast

50th Birthday celebration

TARAmisu, Chocolicious, Chocolate Mint, and Lemon Drop...ALL in our standard size

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From July 25th through the 28th, I am hosting a contest to pick the August flavor of the month. The winner will have their winning flavor featured as the August flavor of the month and will receive a gift certificate for Two dozen mini sized cupcakes, with one of the dozens being the August flavor of the month and the other, a flavor of their choice!

Contest Rules:

*Must be a San Diego resident to participate

*Flavors must be unique and cannot be similar to any of our other flavors (refer to the flavors section on our website: http://www.cupcakecornersd.com/)

*One flavor submission per participant

*Flavors must be submitted by 11:59pm on Thursday, July 28th to be considered

*Email your flavor submissions to: cupcakecornersd@gmail.com

July Flavor of the Month And More!

July is here and you know what that means! Time to announce the new flavor of the month. After spending a couple weeks wavering back and forth between a few different flavors and after making a trip to Henry's market one afternoon and stumbling across their large display of gorgeous yellow and white peaches, I finally decided on Peaches N Cream!

This flavor is soo delicious and the perfect Summertime treat. Made with a blend of pureed yellow and white peaches and spiked with premium korintje cinnamon! This scrumptious cupcake is topped with a fluffy and creamy peach frosting that is to die for!

Take a look at some of our fabulous orders over the past few weeks...

Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head themed Party! Everyone loves this classic toy and it's not just for children:) What a creative and fun party theme!

Morning Glory Cupcakes! Made with ricotta cheese, fresh lemon juice & lemon zest, and fresh blueberries that were simmered in a simple syrup to give them that lush & sweet taste. Topped with a lemon cream cheese frosting and garnished with fresh lemon zest and a blueberry.

Nutterbutter & Peanut Butter Cup cupcakes topped with handpoured peanut butter
and chocolate candy hearts<3

One of my favorite customized cupcakes! Perfect for any girly girl!

This two-tiered Mexican Vanilla Bean cake was a hit at a wedding I catered in La Jolla. I LOVE the wooden cake toppers that the bride had customized online. The bride went for a textured, flush look for her cake.

Eight dozen cupcakes in both the mini & standard size. I love how they surround the cake. The cornflower blue cake stand really pops in this picture!

One of my favorite cake/cupcake displays:) SoOo Creative and just adorable:)

Don't these chocolate mini cupcakes with pink sparkling sugar and mini pink hearts look adorable?! Simple yet darling!

 Nutterbutter and Strawberries N Cream cupcakes decorated in pink to match;)

 Who doesn't love Elmo?!

I just love these Minnie Mouse Ears<3

Mini TARAmisu and Raspberry Champagne Cupcakes. Two of my FAVS!!

 Wedding anniversary cake. Banana Spice cake filled with dark chocolate ganache and topped with a banana cream frosting. Garnished with handmade dark chocolate hearts

 Customized chocolate and Elvis cupcakes! The Charger's bolt was handmade:)

Customized, two-tiered fondant covered Anniversary cake. The fondant flowers are all handmade and the burgundy fondant was custom dyed

One of my favorite flowers...I just love the center!

A variety of mini cupcakes...lemon drop, the blondie, chocolicious, and carrot top

This fondant covered cake below is just too cute! The chocolate bow is handmade and the hot pink fondant rope border, adds a nice touch

Who knew cupcakes could be so elegant?!

Now serving cake pops as part of our NEW dessert bar menu.

Mini dessert Bar! Pink, Brown, and White theme...

White chocolate covered marshmallows with sprinkles
and a Jumbo blondie cupcake to match!

Chocolate covered marshmallows in a classic glass milk bottle!

Hello Dolly Bars:)

These merengue cookies are anything BUT ordinary!

Mini heart shaped apple pies made with whole wheat flour

 Chocolate-Grand Marnier truffles

A client of mine ordered this gift basket from Chicago for a client of her's that lives here in San Diego. The basket contained a variety of sweet treats including: chocolate chip oatmeal cookies, Hello Dollies, and a variety of mini cupcakes!

 Nutterbutter is definitely one of my top favorite flavors...

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to cater a wedding at Sunset Cliffs. The venue was gorgeous and the weather couldn't be more perfect...71 degrees! Must I remind you, it's JULY! This is just one of the many reasons why San Diego is America's finest city;)

 The couple ordered nutterbutter, burgundy velvet, aloha, and chocolicious minis.

 The gorgeous display...

Customized, chocolate groom's cake. The theme was Poker/Vegas

 7/3/11 for the date of the wedding...

Beauty & the Beast minis

Customized birthday crown for the princess

A dozen of these JUMBO scrumptious Classic Yellow cupcakes with chocolate
 ganache frosting were ordered for a special birthday.

Welcome baby cupcakes<3

Mini white chocolate pear and peaches n cream cupcakes for an engagement party. The theme was cornflower blue and khaki brown so I thought these mini hearts would add a nice touch...

Red Velvet & Vanilla cake pops for a yacht party!

EVERYONE loves chocolate covered strawberries:)

Marble cake filled with chocolate fudge frosting and topped with a vanilla & pear liquor buttercream. The inscription is made from dark chocolate and the cake has a simple, textured look.

These customized sports themed cupcakes were ordered for a wedding as a surprise for the groom from the bride. His favorite teams are the Baltimore Ravens, NY Knicks, and NY Yankees.

A customized, 40 year anniversary cake. Chocolate cake with a strawberry & cream cheese frosting. The inscription: "Ma & Dod 40"

Customized cupcakes for school teachers from a couple of their students. The fondant apple is my fav!:)

Check out this enormous TARAmisu cake. SoOooOo DELISH!!!

WOW! I know that was a lot of CAKE! It's so hard to find the time to blog but hopefully I will have more time within the next few days to create another entry because I still have MORE to update! I just didn't want to overload you all!!;)

Have a wonferful week everyone! In just ONE more month The Cupcake Corner will be celebrating ONE year of being in business! Can you believe it's been a year already?! I have some great specials coming up and a BIG giveaway to celebrate so stay tuned!!!


Happy Cupcaking!
Tara