Wednesday 30 September 2009

Goldie's Hen party tea at bake-a-boo

This weekend we celebrated Goldie's hen party at bake-a-boo. The girls had afternoon tea with a few extras, and goldies friends brought lots of things to add to the fun. Perhaps the funniest 'extra' was the fact that after we closed Goldie and co stayed a little bit longer....waiting for the arrival of a very special guest!! A man dressed as a police man arrived, but he was no ordinary policeman!! He was a STRIPPER!! I can't believe we had a stripper at bake-a-boo! It was very amusing, and the squealing of the girls and chanting 'off off off off' was even more hilarious! It was very 'un' bake-a-boo, but gave us something to giggle about, although I was probably more concerned about my chandeliers than looking at him, when he started swinging his shirt around the place! Typical me, but we had a laugh and Goldie and her girls were all so lovely. Congratulations Goldie xxx

The special guest....

The aftermath....

Sunday 27 September 2009

Wedding cupcakes and cake for Purni

Here's some wedding cupcakes and a top cake that we did for Purni. The colours were white, lilac and silver and Purni chose to have her and her husbands initial on some of the cupcakes too. Congratulations Purni x



Friday 25 September 2009

1st birthday party at bake-a-boo for Iris

Here's some pictures of a 1st birthday party we had at bake-a-boo for little Iris. The party had exclusive hire of bake-a-boo on a Sunday morning so the little'uns could have free reign. Guests drank tea and coffee, and some champagne to toast Iris, whilst nibbling finger sandwiches, salads, mini pitta pizzas and lots of mini cakes and scones - as well as Iris's giant cupcake birthday cake. Happy Birthday Iris xx




Tuesday 22 September 2009

Lisa's butterfly wedding cupcakes

Here's some chocolate cupcakes with mint icing that we did for Lisa's weddding. Each cupcake was topped with a butterfly or two in three different styles, and to complete her cupcake tower Lisa had a chocolate top cake covered in lots of little butterflies, glitter and finished with mint green ribbon. Congratulations Lisa x


Sunday 20 September 2009

Cupcake week comes to an end.....

We've had fun paying homage to the cupcake for National cupcake week. We will continue to love our bake-a-boo cupcakes until next years cupcake week, but today the bunting must come down..........x







Thursday 17 September 2009

bake-a-boo described as a 'Hidden gem' on BBC London radio....



Today we were involved with a great project called 'Love Camden' - the campaign and it's directory of camdens great places to see, eat and do was launched today at an event at the Wellcome Collection, which we attended. We also supplied the going home treat - a bagged red cupcake with the yellow heart from the logo, one for everyone who attended the event.
We were very proud to be a part of this campaign and to be included in the directory, which taught me a lot about the great places there are, and I have grown up in the borough of Camden most of my life!
But we are even more proud that the Leader of Camden Council Keith Moffet was interviewed on BBC London Radio breakfast show this morning and he mentioned bake-a-boo as a great 'Hidden Gem' in Camden.
Check it out here
We are right behind this campaign aimed at putting Camden on the map and helping small and local businesses like us thrive in our comminities.
Thank you Keith, BBC London and Love Camden! xxx

Monday 14 September 2009

Wooo Hooo it's National cupcake week

This week is National Cupcake week (14th-19th September), so great to have a week dedicated to one of my favourite things!! We have fully embraced National Cupcake Week here at bake-a-boo, and we are running a couple of competitions all week, one for the adults and one for the kids, and of course you get to win....CUPCAKES!! Pop in and get involved, spread the cupcake love! Happy Cupcake week everybody x

Saturday 12 September 2009

Tracy's wedding cupcakes

Here's some lovely pictures that Tracy sent through to us from her wedding. You may have seen Tracy's red and white cupcakes in an earlier post, but here's how they looked on the day.
Thank you Tracy x




Wednesday 9 September 2009

Vegan wedding cupcakes

Here's some cakes we did for Jonathan and Catherine's wedding. Both Jonathan and Catherine are vegans, and so are many of their friends, so we made all there cupcakes vegan, they had two flavours, chocolate and coffee and two different designs (which keeps it lovely and simple for us!!) They had lots of orange flowers like gerbera's and daisies in their decorations and floral arrnagements, so they wanted to incorporate the orange and the flowers into the cakes, hence why we used daises in white and orange. Then they had a vegan fruit cake for the top cake, which we topped with the same flowers and an ornage ribbon. I saw Jonathan and Catherine the day the set off on Honeymoon and they were so happy with the cakes and said that their guests couldn't believe that they were all vegan. Congratulations Jonathan & Catherine xx




Tuesday 8 September 2009

bake-a-boo in this month's Junior magazine


We were very pleased to be included in the October issue of Junior magazine, in their feature entitled 'Take the cake - Find treats and special morsels in London's delightful cake shops and bakeries" bake-a-boo was especially noted for our gluten and dairy free offerings and how great this is for children with allergies. Thank you Junior magazine! x

Monday 7 September 2009

Red, white & gold wedding cupcakes....

This weekend we've been pretty busy with weddings. Here's one of them. These are some red, white & gold cupcakes we did for Tracy's wedding last Friday. Congratulations Tracy xx

Sunday 6 September 2009

The sweetest story.......

This is the cutest story.. Last week we had our first proposal at bake-a-boo. Nick brought Vicki to bake-a-boo for afternoon tea, but not before Nick and I did lots of planning. He wanted to propose at bake-a-boo, as Vicki loves tea rooms and cake shops, and after some research, Nick decided bake-a-boo was the perfect place. Through a series of emails and phonecalls, we planned the tea and to create some cupcakes with 'marry me?' wriiten on them, that we would present to Vicki for the big moment. As they ate through their afternoon tea and Nick got increasingly nervous, we eventually told Vicki we had a suprise for her and presented her with the covered 'marry me?' cupcakes. Nick lifted the cover and then went round to Vicki's chair and got down on one knee to pop the question.....of course Vicki said yes, as the whole shop then starting clapping and cheering, one lady was even in tears! It was a very special moment, that I was very excited to be a part of, they were such a lovely couple. Congratulations Nick and Vicki xx




Tuesday 1 September 2009

Rachael's baby shower tea at bake-a-boo

Here's some picures from Rachael's tea party for her baby shower. Rachael had an intimate gathering of family and friends for afternoon tea, and all the ladies wrote wishes for Rachael's baby-to-be for Rachael's wish box that we prepared for her. Congratulations Rachael x