New Blog Address!

Please see my new blog address for Verbena Pastries, my collaberation with my business partner Kat:
http://verbenapastries.blogspot.com/

See you all there! -Kristianne

Bridal Shower Desserts: Gluten-free Strawberry Champagne Cupcake Parfaits and Trios of Mousse

Lovely gluten-free desserts for a beautiful bridal shower in honor of my friend Jessica. First, Gluten-free Strawberry Champagne Cupcake Parfaits made with layers of mascerated strawberries in champagne and granulated sugar, mini gluten-free strawberry cupcakes and strawberry champagne buttercream. Decorated with large sugar granules for a crunch and white chocolate and served in beautiful chanpagne glasses.

The Trios of Mousse are layered dark chocolate mousse, milk chocolate mousse and white chocolate raspberry mousse. Decorated with chocolate dipped raspberries and chocolate shavings, served in petite cordial glasses.

White Cake with Raspberry Buttercream

This was one of the wedding cake tasters for a wedding we have coming up in July. The rest of the tasters were eaten up too fast before we could get a pic! This was White Wedding Cake with Raspberry Buttercream and fresh raspberries. Delicious.

Wild Blueberry Breakfast Scones

Wild Blueberry Breakfast Scones - Available by the dozen. Delicious with some whipped honey butter or homemade strawberry preserves. Yum!

Almond Macarons

Colorful, beautiful and delicious.

Perfect for celebrations, baby or bridal showers and wedding dessert displays!

Pictured:

Passionfruit (passionfruit curd)

Madagascar Vanilla (vanilla buttercream)

Pistachio (pistachio creme)

Raspberry (raspberry creme)

Annie's Bridal Shower

Delivered and arranged for a beautiful celebration.

Lemon Cupcakes with Citrus Cream Cheese Frosting and

Raspberry White Chocolate Swirl Cupcakes with Raspberry Buttercream,

fondant flowers, pink sugar perils

Banana Bread Two Ways: Strawberry and Chocolate Chip

Here are two variations to the best banana bread recipe. Virtually any ingredient can be added to enhance this banana bread, such as walnuts, dried cranberries, or even peanut butter to create a mouth watering loaf even Elvis would have lusted over. Serve warm and slather with salted butter if you wish. Enjoy.

Caramel Apple Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Buttercream

My new flavor combination: Caramel Apple Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Buttercream. So delicious, you can't just eat one!



Mini Cupcakes and Mini Strawberry Tartlets

Mini Cupcakes - Order them by the dozen for your next event. Great for baby or bridal showers, a wedding dessert display or even kids birthday parties.

Featured below are Red Velvet with Citrus Cream Cheese Frosting, Vanilla Bean with Vanilla Buttercream and Dark Chocolate with Vanilla Buttercream. The flavor choices are limitless!

Mini Strawberry Tartlets: Buttery Puff Pastry, Vanilla Bean Pastry Cream, Fresh Strawberries

Nancy's Birthday Gallette

Don't like birthday cake? Here's a yummy alternative:

Giant Apple Gallette

Puff Pastry, Apricot Preserves

Drizzled with Homemade Caramel Sauce

Serve warm and Enjoy!

Caramel Apple Turnovers

A delicious twist on a clasic favorite breakfast pastry...

Caramel Apple Turnovers with Homemade Caramel Sauce

Delicious!

The Making of Brioche, Part 2

1) Bake 35-45 minutes at 350 degrees.

2) Let cool

3) Beautiful crumb

4) Enjoy!