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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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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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

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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

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