Behind the Scenes @ Cupcake Espresso

Hi All! I've been so busy the past few months since opening and have been neglecting the poor old blog. Our new website is up and running http://www.cupcakeespresso.com.au/ and it has a link to the blog. I jumped on the other day and couldn't believe the difference in our cupcakes since my last post so it is definitely time to update! The cupcakes have evolved sooo much since our first real experiment. We are constantly updating the look and perfecting the taste so the blog has to follow suit!

We have just purchased a brand new you beaut wizz bang oven that can cook about four times the amount we are cooking now! At the moment we are pretty much cooking, decorating and sleeping with the exception of a take away meal here and there. Hopefully our new oven will help us out or it will just mean we will take on even more! Either way it has to be better!

We also have a HUGE mixer on the way! Can't wait for its much anticipated arrival. The mixer and the oven will certainly mean we will have more time to play and experiment with new and exciting flavours. But that doesn't mean we aren't already! We came up with "Apple Pie" today. Its a vanilla cupcake with an apple pie centre, vanilla buttercream with a sweet pastry top! We were feeling a little nostalgic!

 The baked pastry scallops

The yummy apple filling, with a hint of cinnamon!

Hollowing out the centres...

Filling with the mixture

Vanilla Bean Buttercream mmmm

Pastry tops

Dusting with powdered sugar

Perfect!

I've taken lots of photos of the process behind filling the cabinet - when it comes to decorating anyway. So enjoy! x

Hazelnut Chocolate

Peanut Butter Chocolate

Beating up to the perfect consistency

Piping time

Turkish Delight... Oh what a delight!

My fave! Peppermint Chocolate. A mint slice in a cupcake, but better!

Cookies & Cream... Everyone's Fave!

Or is Salted Caramel everyone's fave?

Turkish Delight and Espresso

Bubblegum and Musk Stick! A fave of kids and adults alike!

Mango coconut and Banana Toffee

At last! The cabinet is full. Then we do it all again tomorrow! x



A sneak peek of some of our tasty treats!

We had a baking day on Friday. The opening is a few weeks away so it was time to work out our final flavours and recipes. Here are some photos of what we came up with.

Cookies & Cream

Amaretto Cherry

Espresso

Vanilla Bean

Choc Hazelnut

Lemon

Peanut Butter Choc

Coconut & Pineapple

Turkish Delight

Chocolate

A dozen yummy cupcakes!

We found the spot, now lets turn it into a shop!

Well, where to start... Ok, there is someone in the family who is extremely talented at a lot of things. One of them happens to be baking, in particular, cupcakes! With all the current hype surrounding cupcakes and specialty cupcake stores, my partner and I decided to go on a bit of a cupcake crawl. We basically wanted to see what all the fuss was about and of course compare them to the cupcakes we know and love.

After visiting many amazing stores and tasting probably way too many cupcakes, we just couldn't shake the idea that we thought our cupcakes were just as good, if not yummier! Plus there isn't a specialty cupcake shop in Newcastle, where we live. So the idea was born, we will open our own shop!

We found a vacant shop in Bolton Street in Newcastle. It wasn't just vacant, it had been vacant for quite some time and was a bit of a fixer upper but we had an idea and decided to just run with it.
After many months of hurdles and obstacles we finally got our development application through and the renovation was ready to begin!

I wasn't quick enough to get in and take photos before the work had started but basically it has been stripped to a shell, some painting done and a wall has been erected.

Here are some progress photos. We have the new front going in next week, very excited for that as it will make a huge difference!

 The beautiful Marimekko wallpaper - love!

I will keep you updated along the way. Can't wait to show you all the finished product! And especially can't wait for you to taste the cupcakes! x