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.

That's all for now. Until next time, stay sweet and send us a tweet! Pin It

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!

Till next week--stay sweet and enjoy dessert! Pin It

Victorian Gothic Wedding Dessert Table

Oftentimes, when someone tells you she's getting married, thoughts turn to white dresses, ethereal decorations, and string quartets at a country club. But since we're so close to All Hallows' Eve, let's take a departure from the well-traveled path. Our resident Lady of the Dark, Cheryl, created this macabre dessert table for the bride who wishes to wear black lace (or leather!) to her nuptials. She combined traditional goodies with elegant decor that will bring even the pickiest vampire out of the shadows for a petite sweet.

Victorian Gothic Wedding Dessert Table

Exquisite treats like macarons and a gorgeous lace-flower detailed cake are laid out with irresistible goodies that take us back to our teenage nights of watching scary movies and making popcorn. The dark side has a sweet side and yes, it's hard to decide on just one--so try it all!

Macabre Macarons

Popcorn Balls

Spiderwebbed Rice Krispie Treats

Caramel Apples and Dipped Pretzels

A cake for the most beautiful corpse bride...

This table was such a delight to create--Victorian, Gothic, Baroque..all of these styles hold so much elegance and beauty, but also a sense of drama and dreaminess that we just can't resist. It was such a treat to gather our darker decorations to bring this wedding dessert table together.

Until next time, stay your sweet selves!


Photo credit: Aaron Lucy www.aaronlucyphoto.com

Pin It

Vintage Woodland Wedding Dessert Display

Here at Friandise, we think there's nothing quite like a brilliant dessert display to bring a wonderful event together. We've decided it's our favorite way to express the joy at any celebration. We like to use our senses of space and style to lay out Kirby's  gorgeous delectable petite sweets to bring together displays that are really more of a multi-sensory adventure than just a plate of sweets. For this wedding display we wanted to take you to a different time and place when you walk up to the table-- in this case somewhere like a party at a Swiss chalet--woodsy, a little sweet, and elegant all the way.

Vintage Woodland Wedding Dessert Display

Desserts are hand-selected with taste and theme in mind. For the Vintage Woodland Wedding display, Kirby crafted old-school favorites like chocolate chip cookies and apple pie (in a jar!), offered alongside trendier selections like custom-tinted cakepops and Parisian macarons--which by the way, are one of her specialties. Holding court amidst the well-appointed table is a selection of mini-cupcakes and a ruffle-iced cake.

Did I mention we love putting together displays?--we get the fun of customizing a table to the party to create a special occasion for all as well as the opportunity to delight everyone with a variety of Kirby's mouthwatering creation!. We love getting creative and giving a wedding or party that "wow" factor.

Delicately sweet and chewy macarons tempt us all...

A jar of classic chocolate chip cookies tempts kids young and old...

Time-honored apple pie--in jars!

All-the-rage cakepops

And they lived happily ever after ...

We're so proud of this Vintage Woodland Wedding dessert table! It's refreshing, tempting, and just fun to stand and admire before you reach out for the perfect treat.

Next up, Gothic Victoria shows her sweet side!

Photo Credit: Aaron Lucy www.aaronlucyphoto.com

Pin It

Friandise Pastries gets starstruck--in a good way!

We have had a very exciting month here at Friandise Pastries!

On Friday June 3 and Saturday June 4 we had the privilege of  being invited to share our petite sweets with the guests of Platinum Publicity's 2011 Hollywood Platinum Lounge. Platinum Publicity puts on great events to gift celebs and this lounge was in honor of The Red Cross and the MTV Movie Awards which were held on Sunday June 5. Also at the event, The Red Cross filmed a new PSA, "Prepare LA".

Kirby at the Friandise Pastries table!

What an amazing time we had! We had the pleasure of gifting the stars and Hollywood VIPS with our Cupcakes, Parisian Macarons, Cake Pops, and Top-Shelf Cookies.

We gave out plenty of Red Velvet and Vanilla Salted Caramel Cupcakes, but the biggest buzz was over our new Tequila Sunrise Cupcake--orange cake soaked in tequila liqueur topped with a grenadine buttercream--wow! There were many oohs and aahs over our Parisian Macarons, which are notoriously difficult to make. (Unless you're Kirby--we call her the Mac Master!) Cake Pops were an instant favorite--who can resist our Kirby's cake on a stick?

 Leslie David Baker from "The Office" stopping by to enjoy our treats!

You've heard of the bacon buzz currently going around..well, we kept that buzz going at the Trend Lounge with our Maple Bacon Pecan Cookies! Seems like EVERYONE had to try one- and everyone loved the blend of savory bacon and maple--just like eating breakfast in a rich cookie.

 Frankie Muniz ("Malcolm in the Middle") enjoying our Red Velvet Cupcake!

All in all, the 2011 MTV Movie Awards Platinum Lounge was a huge hit and we had a great time being there! More pics to follow...

Last week, we had a promotion go live on Bloomspot.com. In case you haven't checked out Bloomspot, it's an amazing site that brings you killer local deals on  a daily basis. Our promotion has closed, but you can see see the write-up here: http://www.bloomspot.com/los-angeles/friandise-pastries/ . We had a tremendous reponse! Thanks to all those who took advantage of the amazing deals offered. If you missed it, not to worry--we will have more to come. Be sure to follow us on Twitter and Like our Facebook page to be kept updated!

That's all for now--we have a very special wedding to prepare for this week. Check back soon for more updates!

Pin It