Kiddie Buffets

         We are now gearing on adding a budget friendly pastry package to cater your most loved little one's birthday needs and it all started by acquiring a Ferris wheel cupcake stand.

         When I turned 18, I planned my own debutante's party, from the roses, the giveaways and the cake design and eventually, my cousin asked me to plan her debutante's party as well the month after.  I guess, I have always been a hands on kind of girl ever since then. So when I had my first baby girl Athena, birthdays was like heaven to me. On her first birthday, even though we celebrated it in McDonald's I still got to insert my stuff. Then on her second birthday, I decided to have it on our home.  I selected a theme for her in accordance to her favorite cartoon character strawberry shortcake.

          But back then, themed birthday parties are not common, so it was not really like a big deal.   People were just happy to see her strawberry shortcake cake, her strawberry shortcake giveaways, the house decorations and even my daughter's dress is strawberry shortcake themed.  the most rewarding part though is the twinkle in my daughter's eyes signaling how happy she is with her birthday.

So when my other daughter also had her second birthday, I also did a Hello Kitty themed party.  By this time, themed birthday parties are slowly catching the vibe.  I opted on utilizing cupcakes instead of cake to be the center of attraction in her kiddie buffet table and I utilized some of her Hello Kitty collections and my cousin made balloon sculptures as gifts.




My other cousins saw what I did with my daughter's birthday party that they too wanted themed parties for their children. The beauty of having a big family is that you have a lot of cousins who would be willing to help out with the set up and perhaps, also because I came from a family of artists, I was lucky to have a cousin who is a balloon artist as well.  Here are the results:

 

I then began a pure pastry buffet, not all of them are themed since I do accept small orders if the client wants to include balloon sculpture, they'd have to talk to my cousin so she can offer her own packages for it as well.  I also accept buffet consignment from other event coordinators but I do keep a collection of stands and jars as well as a chocolate fountain.

Here are some samples of my Kiddie Buffet:

 

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SO! ZOE.. Cupcakes

So Zoe goes Savory

The latest for So Zoe is our line of savory desserts and finger foods....

The Pizza Roll:

Found a recipe for this while watching television. This local show featured small and medium entrepreneurs and one of the the business highlighted was Pizza Roll.  They showed how it was done. I've always wanted to broaden So Zoe to not just offer sweet desserts but also savory  desserts as well. And not just all about baking and pastries.  I want to offer something more.  If I am going to offer this, I wanted it to be bite size pieces so it would be easier to enjoy not only by kids during kiddie parties but adults as well especially for cocktail parties.

A typical Filipino Kiddie party consist of spaghetti, slice bread, hotdog and sweet pastries like cupcakes, now mommies can add one to the menu that children will surely love. During cocktail parties, most of the time, it is kebab cocktail hotdogs and cheese or maki if they want to go a bit Japanese.

Because this product really taste like pizza, anyone who loves pizza will really enjoy this. And not just that, with the summer coming, this is a good beach snacks as well, something you can enjoy as you lounge, sunbathe and enjoy the sun without breaking your budget. You can even enjoy this during a lazy day at home.

The result bite size pieces is perfect for dessert buffets and is well appreciated by both the kids and adults.  

Pizza Roll comes in packs of 30 and pack of 50.

The Chicken Lollipops:

Another finger food product we offer is of course, the chicken lollipops. It has been sort of a family tradition to include this menu in any family event so might as well share to everyone what finger lickin' good really is bite size.

Other Savory Products:

• Chicken Cordon Bleu

More products available soon check out the savory page

Mangoes in a Velvet Cake

Mango Velvet Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

Filipinos pride ourselves with having one of the sweetest mangoes in the the world.  Before only the mangoes of Guimaras Island were allowed to get in the US market but now, US have allowed importation mangoes from other Philippine Islands as well which is very good considering the fact that in general Philippines mangoes all over the island do have export potential, take one for example, Cebu's very own Guadalupe Mangoes. When you go inside any supermarket in Cebu, you'll see a lot of people from other countries buy dried mangoes, mangoes in chocolate, mango juice or any other mango product and for us to finally be able to share how sweet Cebu Mangoes are gives you this sense of pride.

Mango Cakes are not really as popular as red velvet cakes or chocolate cakes but a Mango Velvet Cake? Hmmm, that is something else, ain't it?

During my father's birthday, I was able to make this mango velvet cake and somehow it turn out nice and I definitely am keen on making it again if opportunity permits..

White Chocolate on Frosting

I have always known myself to be curious with a lot of things especially when it comes to art.  I think everyone wants to make a signature to their craft so, in my own way, I keep to trying different ingredients to see if I can feature it as one of my salable products.

I have always wanted to make something with white chocolates simply because I prefer white chocolates over the regular milk chocolates.

The opportunity came when the sister of my cousin's girlfriend contacted me for an order of red velvet heart cake.

Because it was short notice, I was not really able to prepare for the ingredients that I only have a bottle of red McCormick left, I have been having some challenges finding the red food coloring for months since Christmas, if ever I get to find one it would not be enough to stock on, sometimes there's be only one bottle left or two.  Anyways, I was hoping to make a red velvet heart with red cream cheese frosting covered with white chocolate shavings, I ended up making a purple heart and I was not able to take a picture of it because the person who ordered it, already came to my house and I was not finished making the greetings she requested to be included in the cake. Although the cake looks nice, because if the purple color, it somehow lacks the kind of class and strong presence of the red velvet.  The cake however did gave me an idea to try adding the white chocolate shavings even if there is no red food coloring available.  So when my mother asked for me to bake a cake as gift for her friend's daughter who will graduate, I was determined to try the white chocolate shavings again. 

I also tried white chocolates on my cupcakes as well.  I mixed some white chocolate shavings on the frosting, whip it up and frost it on the red velvet cupcakes, I then add some more white chocolate shavings, some jelly beans and topped it with gummy candies.

I am so loving the white chocolate shavings idea so I will always consider this as one of priority frosting ideas but of course if we limit ourselves with what is just there, there will be no room fro growth that is why I keep on trying our different frosting ideas to satisfy customers.

Red Velvet Round Cake and Mini Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cherries on top on the sides

After my mother sort-of bragged to one of our house tenants about my little business venture, the tenant's nephew came to me one night and asked how much my cakes cost and that he would like to order. I gave him some choices but he just said which one looks big? I said they are all in the same size, my most salable are heart cakes but I do have round cakes and square cakes as well. So he ordered a round Red Velvet Cake.  The cherries did not turn out as I expected it to be because apparently, they are not seedless but so far it is still good though.

Green Velvet Heart Cake

The buyer asked me if it is possible to make a golf themed cake, and  I was like OMG!!!  I haven't had any training nor did I attend any pastry school.

I just learned to bake from my more than a year stint in Ireland and then after that I learned a thing or two about the art of baking and eventually now I am selling few cakes and cupcakes here and there.

But I  also want the challenge so here it is, I browse for some ideas.  At first, I thought of golf clubs and golf bags but that would need molders which I  do not have and fondant which I have no experience using.  Then I realized, if I can't make any golf equipment then why not make a golf course instead!!!  It is still within the theme of golfing is it not?

Buyer's request also include gummies so there it is, they are actually blue grape gummies which I turned over to look like trees.  I used mini Oaties cookies as rocks and then for the sand, I used up a Filipino delicacy "POLVORON".  I added some green and yellow M&Ms for decoration as well.

Mini Cupcakes - A little goes a long long Way

Red Velvet

Making mini cupcakes is not as easy as it looks. From changing the quantity of ingredients to finding what topper would fit these bitesize pleasure.

In this picture: 

Mini Cupcake - Red Velvet 

Frosting - Pink Swirl Vanilla Buttercream

Topper - Sugar coated gummy bears

These mini cupcakes were enjoyed by my cousins and relatives during our grandmother's death anniversary.

Chocolate

I don't usually make chocolate cupcakes, that's my aunt's specialty but she does not make mini cupcakes so here we go.
In this picture:

Mini Cupcake - Vegan Chocolate
Frosting - Vanilla Buttercream
Sprinkles - Chocolate chips and Gold beads
Topper - Mini Chocolate Biscuits

Chocolate

I also made another variation as per request of the buyer.

In this picture:

Mini Cupcake - Vegan Chocolate
Frosting - Chocolate Hazelnut (Nutella) Buttercream
Sprinkles - White speckle beads (snow effect) and Silver beads
Topper - Mini Chocolate Biscuits


These cupcakes were perfect gifts for a dear husband's birthday...

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