November Roundup!

Zooooom! Whoosh! What's that? That's Friandise Pastries, jamming through a VERY busy month of November. Weddings--catering gigs--Patchwork Show--Thanksgiving! Let's review...

We had the pleasure of providing our signature dessert displays for some weddings this month. Congratulations to all our November brides and grooms!

Dessert display with custom backdrop

Custom-decorated Cakes for Dessert Display

We sold tons of Kirbycakes and other Friandise Sweets at the Patchwork Festival in Culver City. The Patchwork Festival is a great way to get to know a ton of local crafters of clothes, art, jewelry, and more--including us with our irresistible Kirbycakes!

Tastiest Booth at Patchwork!

Did you know we make custom cake pops? We do! A very delighted customer took our custom cake pops to her party and they were a huge hit!

Too Cute!

We even had an order for black macarons! No problem--these were perfect for a Nightmare Before Christmas Bridal Shower.

Beautiful Black Macaron!

We mustn't forget about Thanksgiving! We had many orders for pies, tarts, cupcakes, and other desserts. Our favorite was this pear and sour cherry tart--mouthwatering!

Pear and Sour Cherry Tart

That's just a few highlights from this busy month of November. This week we're getting ready for Unique LA, which is Saturday and Sunday at the California Market Center in Downtown LA. Come on down and check it out--10% of ticket sales are donated to Inner City Arts (an amazing non-profit for kids in LA) and you won't find a better selection of locally-crafted high-quality goods.

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Halloween Time!

Our favorite holiday is coming--Halloween! We love the costumes, the spooky fun, and of course the candy!

Lollicakes by The Cake Countess

We have filled our case with special Halloween treats and decorated for Halloween. Don't you love decorating? We sure do!

We have all kinds of Halloween fun going on--Halloween Cupcakes (Snickers cupcake anyone??), Cake Pushers, Jumbo Oreo-style cookies with Orange-tinted Buttercream inside..

So come down to our bakeshop inside Cordon's Ranch Market to get a treat and order some special cupcakes for your Halloween Party--A plate of Snicker and Reese's cupcakes would be spook-tacular at your party!

We are open from 10-4 during the week and special orders can be picked up on the weekends. Just email us for more info. Or send a Tweet or Facebook us!

A spooky cake by The Cake Countess

Tell us what your Halloween Plans are...and stay sweet!

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We are Open! And it is Grand.

Howdy folks! WOW, it looks like I got a little busy there--well, hey...Busy is our middle name.

So, who all made it out to the Grand Opening on the 15th? From the amazing turnout we had, I'd say a LOT of you! It was a huge success.

Our first guest wasted no time getting his chocolate face on! 

 Mari, The Cake Countess, wowed the crowd with her Banana Split Cupcakes. She also served up Banana Split Dessert shots--yeah!

The Cake Countess!

 We had lots of fun games and giveaways. Lisa K won a free cake for guessing the weight of the cake! Julia R. won a free dozen cupcakes in our raffle. David G. won a free Giant Cupcake Cake by out-eating the competition at our Cupcake Eating Contest!

Guests enjoying refreshments and entering contests--fun and games for all!      
 (PHOTO BY NICOLE CHARKY AT MONTROSE PATCH)

Kirby made trays and trays of mini cupcakes in Friandise colors for our Cupcake Eating Contest! Purple cake with green frosting--they were too cute, and very easy to devour.

A survivor of the Cupcake Eating Contest...before I ate it. 

 All in all it was a great day. And now we have Friandise goodies and Cake Countess sweets available in our case every day! So stop by and see us. We're at our bakery in Cordon's Monday-Friday during the day till 4 PM, and some limited weekend hours (give us a call if you would like something special!).

And so, with happy Party fun behind us, we set Kirby to work on a major project for a Nintendo Party. 2000 pieces of custom cake pops and chocolate moustaches? No problem! I'll write more about that next week.

Mario! We have the mushrooms...

So, what are your favorite Friandise goodies? We will be stocking the case with amazing goodies, especially with Halloween coming (pumpkin whoopie pie anyone?) but we are always interested in your feedback and top picks. Stop by our Facebook page or send us a tweet!

Until next week, stay sweet and be awesome.

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Grand Opening!

Howdy folks and welcome to this week's sweet blog!

We are busily preparing for our Grand Opening Party and we are SO excited. 

Together with The Cake Countess, we will be celebrating the official opening of our in-store bakery at Cordon's Ranch Market in La Crescenta. Clients, fans, and friends have been eagerly awaiting this day and it is almost here. 

How many cupcakes can you eat in a minute??

We will be having a CUPCAKE EATING CONTEST, raffles, and other games! Plus there will be free cupcakes for all as well as free coffee and other refreshments.

The details:

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15TH

1-4 PM

INSIDE CORDON'S RANCH MARKET

2931 HONOLULU AVENUE

LA CRESCENTA CA 91214

Sign-up for the Cupcake Eating Contest at 1 PM sharp. We are going to have TONS of fun. Bring a friend and come celebrate with us!

See you Saturday!

Check our Facebook Page and Twitter for the latest! 

Stay sweet---

Jennifer @ Friandise

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Back to School!

***We interrupt this BlogCast for a special announcement: Please join us Saturday September 15th from 1-4 PM for our Grand Opening Party at our new in-store bakery inside Cordon's Ranch Market. (2931 Honolulu Avenue La Crescenta 91214) Free cupcakes, coffee & lemonade, and there will be prizes!    Now, back to our show....****

The other night, I was walking my dog like I always do in the hills of Topanga. I heard the PA system from the nearby Topanga Elementary School announcing "Thanks for coming to Back to School Night!". Really? Kids are back to school already...wow! It is that time of year, but we have been so blessed with business at Friandise that it just snuck up on me. The almost-official Last Camping Weekend of Summer, Labor Day Weekend, is upon us.

So let's take a look at some of our favorite Back to School and Just for Kids goodies!

Send Junior to BTS night with a plate of Cookies N Cream Rice Croquants--
Instant Hit!

This week at the Farmer's Market I got to bring our Classic Lunchbox Cupcakes to the sweets-loving patrons of Century City. It's Kirby's way-better version of the Hostess Cupcake, made with rich chocolate cake, her handmade marshmallow fluff, and dark chocolate ganache. My customers got to be kids again for dessert!

Classic Lunchbox Cupcakes--updated and amazing!

Next week I will be bringing another cupcake that takes us grown-ups back to school in our hearts and minds--Peanut Butter and Jelly! One of my favorites, it's vanilla cake with a jam filling and topped with Kirby's signature Peanut Butter Frosting. A few dozen mini PB&J cupcakes would be an awesome way to welcome all your youngster's new classmates to Back to School Night!

Another perfect throwback to Back to School Night? The popular and nostalgic Kirbycake!

Like a Ding Dong--but awesome.

We love baking for kids because it lets us be fun and creative while also making cakes and sweets that we would love at our own classroom event or birthday party "back in the day". Let's review a few of our greatest hits!

Super Mario Cake for Kirby's own Vincent

Sponge Bob dessert tower

Custom Cowboy Cake 

Hello Kitty Cake

Aren't they cute? This is really making me consider ordering a Thundercats cake for my next birthday.That was my favorite cartoon as a kid. So what was yours? Go sound off on our Facebook Page or send us a Tweet!


That's all for now! Have a safe and happy Labor Day Weekend. Until next week, stay sweet!

--Jennifer and the Friandise Crew

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Birthday Week!

This week we celebrate the birthdays of some very special ladies to Friandise.

On Wednesday we had two birthdays. One was our very own Cheryl, a woman who is beyond special to Friandise. Not only is she Kirby's mom, but she is an invaluable part of the company. She is an amazing woman of strength and love that we just can't thank enough for all she has done and continues to do.. HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHER!

Cheryl and Kirby at Unique LA

We also wished Tina at Truly Yours Catering a very happy birthday. Tina has been amazing to work with and has really become a friend to our company. Happy Birthday to you TINA! We celebrated Tina's birthday with a special delivery of Kahlua Chip cupcakes. YUM!

Kahlua Chip Cupcakes for Tina

For Cheryl's birthday, Kirby made a Berry Delicious cake--remember the Berrylicious cupcakes we had at market a few weeks ago? Berries baked into vanilla cake with a berry vanilla buttercream. It was amazing! We also had to indulge Cheryl with some other birthday favorites- the Bananarama cupcake(banana cupcake with brown sugar buttercream-yowsa!) and of course a Maple Bacon Cupcake.

Maple Bacon Cupcake

In a few days we'll also be celebrating Mari's birthday. Mari works with us in La Crescenta, heading The Cake Countess. She is a truly talented cake designer whose work we just can't get enough of! Kirby will be making her a special Macaron Tower. Be sure to stop by her Facebook page!

One of Mari's Creations--WOW!

 What a great week to have a birthday around here! What's your favorite birthday treat? Is it a special cake? A cupcake you have been dreaming of? Tell us more on our Facebook and/or Twitter!

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The Latest--where to find our sweets!

Howdy folks and welcome to another installment of the Friandise Pastries Blog!

This week, let's take a moment to review all the new things going on at Friandise. We've settled in at Cordon's Ranch Market and we will be installing our pastry case this week. That's right--you'll be able to come down and grab some goodies to go!

Walnut Brownies, anyone?

We also have some new wholesale partners--which means more places for you to find our treats. We're happy to announce we now supply Classic Kirbycakes to Jumpcut Cafe in Studio City.

Great movie-themed coffeehouse now with Kirbycakes!

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As of today, we begin our relationship with Downbeat Cafe in Echo Park, which is soon to be known as Echo Lake Coffee Co. For now our Kirbycakes will be available there, but keep your eyes open for more Friandise Goodies to be there!

Head down for Jazz Nite and a Kirbycake!

In the USC area? Soon when you go to La Taquiza on Figueroa you can get one of our cupcakes with your Mulita! La Taquiza will be providing special Friandise cupcake flavors. The Abuelita (honorable mention at the LA Cupcake Challenge 2011) will be available soon at La Taquiza along with the new Horchata Cupcake and Dulce de Leche Cupcake! How do you say "om nom nom" en Español?

Tacos y Mulitas y Friandise Cupcakes!

We're also very excited to begin providing desserts to The Federal Bar in North Hollywood. Ever had a Jumbo Kirbycake? How about an Elvis Pie? Get on down to The Federal and try one!

Perfect place for a night out in NoHo complete with dessert

Westwood folks--our cupcakes will be back at Boba Loca when UCLA is back in session. Don't worry, cupcakes shall return! In the meantime, the boba at Boba Loca is awesome! You can find them at 10946 Weyburn Ave, across from the Bruin theater.

Cupcakes by Friandise!

That's not all...we will announce more places to get our desserts in the next couple of weeks. Be sure to stay updated by Liking our Facebook page and following us on Twitter! Want to see our goodies in your favorite local hangout? Let us know!

Till next week--stay sweet!


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To Market To Market

For quite some time Friandise was mostly a commercial bakery, serving coffee houses, restaurants, country clubs, and caterers almost exclusively. As you all know in recent times we have shifted to serve our fans more directly. One of the bests ways to connect with you all? The Farmer's Market.

A quiet moment at the market

In July of 2011 we made our debut at the Century City Farmer's Market. We have now been there for a whole year, and we look forward to it every Thursday!

Sweets at the Market

Every week we bring our three most popular cupcake flavors: Red Velvet, Vanilla Salted Caramel, and Chocolate. We also bring a special cupcake flavor every week--some favorites have been The Dizzy(oreos+peanut butter goodness!), Maple Bacon, Strawberry Lemonade...the list goes on!

Strawberry Rhubarb Cupcake

We also bring assorted other goodies like cake pops and French macarons. Our latest addition of Kirbycakes has been amazingly popular. Jennifer brings dozens of Classic, Red Velvet(Red Kirby), and Salted Caramel(Salty Kirby) to the market every week and almost always sells out.

Get 'em while we got 'em!

This month we'll be doing a really fun special! The Golden Ticket--some Kirbycakes will have a Golden Ticket inside. Just like Willy Wonka, except we won't make you diabetic with a lifetime supply of chocolate. Each Golden Ticket will entitle the bearer to a free mini dozen cupcakes!

A free mini dozen cupcakes for the Golden Ticket holders!

How exciting is that? Don't eat them all at once!

As you know, we've recently moved into our new home at Cordon's Ranch Market in La Crescenta. During the coming weeks we'll announce where we'll have another Market location in our new neighborhood. Keep updated by Liking us on Facebook and Following our Twitter.

Till next week, stay sweet and out of the heat!


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Celebs love Friandise!

Recently, we had the opportunity to deliver cupcakes and Kirbycakes out to one of our favorite shows: Jimmy Kimmel Live! Who sent these delicious treats, you ask? That's right, none other than The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. They were devoured quickly--who can blame the JKL crew?

So of course we sent off some Kirbycakes to The Daily Show--all the way from LA to New York City! The verdict? "They were a hit!" It was our pleasure, Jon!

We also recently had the opportunity to provide cupcakes for the beautiful Julianne Hough. As you can see, she loved our cupcakes!

We have also been the cupcake go-to gals for a Jennifer Love Hewitt photoshoot. We made a little figurine of Jennifer to go with the cupcakes--so cute!

A beautiful cake we did for the lovely Valery Ortiz' birthday:

We got to make some cupcakes for Oscar- and Tony- Nominated actress Anna Kendrick! Word from the set was "Anna is in love with the cupcakes!" Thank you, Anna!

Custom cupcakes for Anna Kendrick

And we leave you with...Kevin Sorbo snagging a red velvet cupcake.

Until next week, stay your sweet selves...and keep updated on our Facebook and Twitter!



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We Love Custom Cupcakes!

As you may know from reading this blog, one of our favorite things about weddings (and celebrations of all kinds, really!) is the dessert. Now, we might be a tad biased being that we're a bakery but it's true! Desserts really top off a special event and give your guests one more memory to appreciate.

A trio of custom cupcakes

The cupcake craze has not let off-and why should it? Cupcakes are versatile, delicious, fun, and customizable! One of the latest wedding trends is dessert tables and custom-decorated cupcakes are a great way to have a fun and attractive display that leaves your guests satisfied, delighted and talking about your event for days.

Cupcake with Custom Anemone Flower

A cupcake tower can be filled with cupcakes of all flavors and decorated to suit the bride's tastes and decor of the wedding. It's something as beautiful as a huge traditional cake, but updated for the modern event.

Cupcake with Custom Bowtie Decoration

This week we've chosen to share some of our custom cupcake designs for formal events. These designs are perfect for a black-and-white wedding or any elegant event.

Cupcake with Custom Quilted Decoration

Custom-decorated cupcakes do require quite a bit of advance notice (we love things to be perfect and with these decorations, perfection takes some time), so give us a ring if you're looking to make a dessert display truly memorable!

As always, stay updated on our latest news at our Facebook page and Twitter! And hey, we love to hear from you--so tell us your dream custom cupcake!

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