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

Doll Cakes

Chocolate Cake with Buttercream frosting

My eldest daughter wanted a spectacular cake for her birthday and it is a great challenge on my part. Before I prepare for it, I asked her what theme she wanted and automatically she said "Frozen".

I scoured the internet for inspirations.  I checked if there are any cake designs that is feasible for a non professional cake baker like me. The layered cakes available in google often display fondant cakes, which I do not have the necessary equipment to make it a realization. The frosting layered cakes was rather to much for my meager skills, like I said in my previous articles, I never had any professional proper education when it comes to baking, Google was my teacher apart from my little exposure to baking when I was still in Ireland, so hmm.. not a good idea....

Then, I stumbled upon an Elsa doll cake during one of my Google searches and I wondered if it is actually possible for me to make it. I studied the structure of some doll cakes and also checked some of my cake molds if I have the necessary equipment or if I needed to buy some new ones.

Chocolate with cream cheese

I thought, I should practice before I would actually make it and luckily one of the employees of the company I am working is having her birthday and the team wanted to surprise her. My colleagues paid me to bake a cake for her so since she is also special to our team I decided that this is my chance to actually make a doll cake and gain confidence in forming my doll.  The cake was well received so I am very happy and my confidence level in making doll cakes are increased.  Now I have another cake decorating technique to add on my list! Weeee....

Carrot Cupcakes, cream cheese and
cinnamon sugar snowflakes cookies

My daughter wanted a chocolate cake for the Elsa doll and carrot cupcakes to bring to her school so she can also celebrate with her classmates so I thought why not top the cupcakes with cinnamon sugar snowflakes cookies for a real "Frozen" theme.  Her classmates loved it and are asking for some more. Until next birthday then....

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..

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...

For more pictures of our products please click on the pages of this site, I hope you'll find something you might like...

Blue Velvet Cupcakes with Blueberry Creamcheese Frosting

Cupcake: Blue Velvet
Frosting:Blueberry Creamcheese
Topper: Dewberry Blueberry Biscuit
Sprinkles: Blue Speckles and Gold Beads
Additions: Blueberry Syrup

Red Velvet Cupcakes with Strawberry Creamcheese Frosting

Cupcake: Red Velvet
Frosting: Strawberry Creamcheese
Topper: Dewberry Strawberry Biscuit
Sprinkles: Pink Hearts and Gold Beads

Topsy-Turvy Cake

Cake: Chocolate

No. of Layers: 2

Theme: Butterflies and Flowers

Frosting: Buttercream in White and Pink

Toppings: Fondant and Gumpaste

Additions: Origami Flowers, Foam Letter Stick-ons, Extra large Number Candles

Blue Velvet Round Cake

Cake: Blue Velvet

Frosting: Buttercream Icing
Sprinkles:  Blue Velvet Crumbles
Topper: None