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

What's a Kirbycake?

We have been busier than ever this week (thank you wonderful customers!) preparing for weddings and event orders, but let's take a break from the hustle and bustle to take a look at our favorite new sweet treat.

Last week I promised some words about the fabulous Kirbycake, so here we go. We have a love for nostalgic desserts here at Friandise. Many of you have had our "Classic Lunchbox" cupcake at the Farmer's Market. It is a throwback to the 2-pack of cupcakes from Hostess we used to enjoy as kids.

So Kirby decided to make another classic treat, but Kirbystyle. Remember Ding Dongs? So do we! Kirby used Red Velvet cake to sandwich cream cheese frosting with a bit of boysenberry jam inside. Then she dipped it in yummy imported dark chocolate and voila! A star was born, namely the Red Kirby. The snack we all loved as kids was reborn as a red velvet masterpiece. And since they're made so well by Kirby, we decided to call them Kirbycakes.

Dipped Kirbycakes awaiting their foil wrappers

We also decided to make it Classic style. Chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream in the middle, enrobed in chocolate. There's nothing boring about the Classic Kirby--it's amazing.

A tray of Kirbycakes at a show--these sold out quickly!

Since one of our housemade specialties is salted caramel, you know we had to do this as well. For the Salty Kirby, under that smooth chocolate coating you'll find vanilla cake sandwiching salted caramel and caramel buttercream.

A Salty Kirby being devoured

The Kirbycake has quickly become one of our most popular items. Brides have ordered mini Kirbycakes for dessert displays. Coffee house around town** sell dozens to their their clientele. Jennifer sells dozens every Thursday at the Farmer's Market in Century City. And when we sell at events--guess what the crowd favorite is? Yes, Kirbycakes! We're also happy to say that Kirbycakes can be special ordered ($3 for each foil-wrapped delight) along with all of the amazing other goodies on our menu. Just shoot us an email!

We're always dreaming up new flavors for Kirbycakes--what's your dream Kirbycake flavor? Let us know on our Facebook wall or send us a Tweet!

That's all for now. Have a sweet week!

**[UPDATE 11/16]: Kirbycakes are available at Say Cheese, Jumpcut Cafe, Echo Lake Coffee Co., Marie et Cie, and The Shack at Bel Air Bar & Grill(Moraga & Sepulveda). You can also order a big Kirbycake as a dessert at The Federal Bar!

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