The Artisan Kitchen: Looking Back At 2009

We have lots of pictures of the bakery, our staff, and yummy things that we make but I never seem to be able to share them so here is a favorite....our artisan loaves and sandwich breads on a cooling rack!



All of our breads are scaled, formed, slashed and packaged by hand. Our list of varieties ranges from cheddar onion dill to classic semolina sesame loaves.

Perfect Pair Wedding Cake @ McGovern's Tavern, Fall River, Massachusetts

We created this simply elegant perfect pear cake for the perfect pair for an evening wedding at McGovern's Tavern in Fall River, Massachusetts.

The pears were hand sculpted from sugar paste, being sure that each was just a little different, one being taller than the other just like the bride and groom.




We received this lovely note from the bride:

Hey Meredith!
I know it's been 3 months already, but I just wanted to say thank you for doing such a wonderful job on our wedding cake. It was perfect! From the way it looked to the way it tasted. We absolutely loved it. And all of our guests we impressed as well. I can't wait for another occassion to come up so we can get another cake from you! Thanks again, Meredith. You will see us again!

Take care
Amanda

NEW! White CupCake Stand: Mini CupCake Stand Holds 18-27 Cupcakes

The Artisan Kitchen's custom designed white wooden cupcake stands have been a staple at the bakery for the past four years, but our customers always asked for a white MINI CupCake stand.

Our master craftsmean has done it again and crafted our new MINI white CupCake Stand. Holding anywhere from 18 to 27 cupcakes, it is the perfect size for children's parties or a small dinner party or even a sweet additon to a candy buffet! It can even be trimmed in grosgrain ribbon for a festive flair.



Unlike the originals this MINI CupCake Tier stores and travels flat and easily assembles in under 2 minutes. It is almost indestructible & can be carried by the top knob or by each tier without having to worry about breakage. Our marine grade material can even be washed in the dishwasher!



Our CupCake Stand Display Tiers are available for rent, please inquire by phone 508.763.4905 or email meredith@theartisankitchen.com

Here is the MINI stand in use these Baby Shower CupCakes feature little peapods and gerbera daisies:


We are proud to carry these stands exclusively, please be aware they are not available for purchase and rental must be accompanied by an order of cupcakes from The Artisan Kitchen.

Christmas Menu 2009

Holiday Menu

Holiday Cupcakes: 4 Vanilla Butter, 4 Chocolate, 4 Red Velvet iced in vanilla buttercream, 2” diameter x 3” tall. With assorted festive handmade décor: snowflakes, gingerbread men, holly leaves, and mittens. $24.00

Pillar Candle Cake: Alternating layers of chocolate and vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream. 7” Serves 10-11. $35

Bûche de Noël: Yule Log Cake, vanilla genoise filled & iced with chocolate ganache buttercream. With fanciful holiday décor and “Joyeux Noel” gift tag. Serves 8-10. $35

2 ½# Holiday Cookie Tray: Our holiday favorites and traditional cookies scaled down to a smaller size, 2# cookies per tray. Tied with a ribbon. May include but not limited to: Coconut Macaroons, Raspberry Linzer, Pistachio Amaretti, Cranberry Biscotti, Shortbread, Cape Cod Mudd, Oatmeal Raisin Berry, Ginger Molasses. $27

Hand Decorated Mitten Cookie: An extra large, all-butter sugar cookie hand decorated in the spirit of the holidays. $3.75

9” Classic Deep Dish Pies $14.50 each
Honey Pumpkin Pie
Local Apple Pie
Wild Blueberry

9” Specialty Deep Dish Pies $17 each
Chocolate Mousse
Southern Pecan

Breads
Cinnamon Bobka sweet braided cinnamon bread with honey glaze $7
Chocolate Bobka sweet braided cinnamon bread with granny smith apples & honey glaze $8
Rustic Ciabatta Rolls small dinner size $4/dz
Herb de Provence Rolls small dinner size $4/dz

Bridal Shower Cake: Contemporary Wedding Gown

We created this simple round buttercream flat art cake for a bridal shower in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

The bridal shower invitation featured a pale celadon green background color with a pale pink ribbon rose and modern pen line drawing of a wedding gown. The bride asked us to create a cake to match and here it is.

The cake flavor included vanilla butter cake with passion fruit and coconut filling with vanilla buttercream frosting and filling.

The Artisan Kitchen @ Plato's Harvest

Plato's Harvest is a small organic farm in Middleboro, MA. Sasha & Dave, owners and farmers, invited us to their farm to do a "Bread Share" in their CSA (community supported agriculture, basically you "buy a share of the farm" and get a basket of veggies each week in return.

Here is a great shot of todays CSA Share for July 29, 2009- our Grain and Seed Loaf is right there on the left. Who could resist the whole lot!?



Thanks Dave & Sasha for inviting us to your farm and for allowing us to share in your CSA! If you have any questions regarding CSA or Plato's Harvest visit:
http://platosharvest.wordpress.com/

Tinkerbelle Themed 4th Birthday

Fairy dust, mushrooms, whimsical flowers and leaves adorned this two tiered Tinkbelle themed 4th birthday cake.



Each year we create a spectacular cake for Ava- and this year she was able to choose her own theme-- Tinkerbelle! Jodi (our resident artist) created the mushrooms, daisies, and ribbon roses as well as trays and trays of leaves to cover the cake. My favorite part was the bow- a simple two loop classic bow in a pale lavendar.




Actually my most favorite part of the cake was Ava's individual cake- I think it would make a great topper for a cupcake stand with mushroom and daisy cupcakes below-- watch for that on the blog soon- I think we'll make a sample up for the studio!

Starfish Cake @ New Bedford Yacht Club

Our friend Lyn Keith from New England Clam Jams http://www.neclamjams.com/ and It's Thyme Catering sent us a wonderful photo of a cake we did quite a few years ago at the New Bedford Yacht Club in Padnaram. This three tiered buttercream cake featured a starfish topper and accents of tiny red starfish. The color scheme was a gorgeous ruby red and teal blue which we accented with a eight pointed napkin under the cake.

Lyn's events are always flawless, displays are gorgeous, and most importantly her food is to-die-for!

Two Happy Princesses

We received the most adorable pictures from a customer who ordered a cake for her two princesses- twins Sophie & Bella!



Their cake, featured a BIG pink crown with red accents wrapped around the entire cake. I love these cakes for little ones- first of all they have the appeal of a fondant cake without the fondant but they are totally adorable!

The cake flavor was altnerating layers of chocolate and vanilla cake with bakery style icing- yum!

Tiny Rose CupCakes

Baby Showers have hit the bakery in the past few months and we do lots of baby shower cakes but I love cupcakes for a baby shower. We created 80 cupcakes for a Baby Shower for a little girl the tiny roses (only 1/2" in diameter) were in pink and also in white with a tiny sage green leaf. We sprinkled the cupcake with a tiny bit of sanding sugar for a little sparkle! The cupcakes were vanilla butter or devilish chocolate with vanilla bakery icing.

Twins Polka Dots Birthday Cake

We created these two birthday cakes for twins: a boy and a girl. One is a fan or chocolate cake, the other of vanilla. The mom who ordered the two cakes asked if they could match in style but have one in teals and blues and the other in girlie colors. Polka dots are a great design for all ages! The cakes were frosted in our Bakery Style Icing a much sweeter kid-friendly icing it is much much sweeter than our traditional Italian buttercream

Mod Blue Wave Cake for 50th Birthday

This 5oth Birthday Cake was created for a fisherman in New Bedford, his two children wanted something with a nautical theme but no an obvious nautical theme- so this mod design was it. Hand painted dark blue and silver deco patterns adorned the cake with overlays of blue waves.



This second cake was made specifically for candles to serve to the person of honor and was covered in marzpian.



We delivered this cake to The Sky Room at Hawthorne Place in New Bedford, am exquisitely restored mill, which has a great view of Buzzard's Bay and even out to the Elizabeth Islands, Martha's Vineyard and Cuttyhunk.

Coastal Life Magazine

We were so fortunate to have Joe & Sarah Hopfenspirger of Coastal Life Magazine feature an exclusive story about The Artisan Kitchen in one of their last issues.

If you wondered how The Artisan Kitchen got its start, where we're going, what we do, or just wanted to get a look inside the bakery click the link below to read the entire article starting on page 63:

Our Article in Coastal Life Magazine

Signature Nastursham Cupcakes: Cupcakes decorated with edible organic flower blossoms

Signature CupCakes for a Wedding in South Dartmouth



We created 250 cupcakes for a wedding at Hawthorne Country Club in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. The weddings colors were autumn shades of deep reds, burnt orange, cranberry, and hunter green we coordinated the nastursham and mallow flower blossoms from Lucky Field Organics farm with the wedding colors. We used three cupcake stands, two of our small stands (hold 40-70 cupcakes each) and one of our medium stands (holds 100-120 cupcakes. The blossoms are totally edible and taste a little peppery (yum)!

The cupcake flavors included: cafe mocha w/espresso buttercream, pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese icing, and vanilla cupcakes with vanilla buttercream