what's baking lately

chocolate cupcakes with meringue ghost frosting

vanilla cupcake with pumpkin pie frosting

Three tier Halloween cake feeds 75-80

popcorn balls-perfect party favor

chocolate caramel cake

Market Day October 11

I'll see you at the Market today folks!

Today's menu includes a really exciting new take on the pumpkin cupcake.  I've done the pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting too many times.  Today is a cinnamon cake with pumpkin spice buttercream!

Salted chocolate chip cookies
Scones (double chocolate orange, toffee, orange cranberry, and cranberry white chocolate almond)

Market Day Sept 20

The menu is pretty fantastic for today so don't forget to come see me.

Pistachio cupcakes are the special today.  Super simple and wonderful for a Friday treat.

Salted chocolate chip cookies
Scones:
Cookies 'n cream
Almond berry
Fig and honey
Mango coconut

Market Day August 30

For all the parents who've been busy with back to school night this week at ICS.  This Market Day menu is for you.

Vanilla cupcakes filled with chocolate ganache and topped with marshmallow vanilla bean frosting

Now that the back to school edge is off here's the rest.

Salted chocolate chip cookies
Cranberry pecan oatmeal cookies

Scones
Coffee toffee
White chocolate cranberry almond
Lemon blueberry
Strawberries'n cream

Market Day Friday August 23

I hope to see you there!  I'll be there at 11:45 AM

Menu for Friday
Chocolate chip cookies
Caramel macchiato cupcakes

Scones
Cranberry white chocolate almond
Toffee chocolate
Orange Cranberry
Apricots n cream

No Market Day Aug 16

Hi folks, I will not be at Market Day this week because I have a huge catering order for Saturday.  See you next Friday! Have a great weekend.

baking lately

I am always trying new things in my kitchen and it's been awhile since I've updated my products list as well as my catering photos.  May and June were fun months for experimentation.  Here's what's been baking lately.

Macarons: these light almond flour and meringue based cookie are light and crispy filled with creamy pistachio Swiss meringue buttercream and tart passion fruit curd.  The flavors are endless with macarons.  Challenge me!

Rustic peach and ginger galette with lavender sugar.  Perfect for afternoon tea.

 Homemade apple fritters.  Simply amazing and decadent. These were my Father's Day gift to my husband.

 I provided 130 cupcakes for Head To Toe Preschool's end of the year circus extravaganza.

 Browned butter bacon chocolate chip cookies.  The salty sweet combination is inspiring me lately.  These amazing cookies will surprise you in a good way.

Blueberry white chocolate bread pudding with white chocolate rum sauce.  Rustic and simple but the rum sauce really elevates this bread pudding to a dinner party type dessert.

Vanilla ice cream cake with chocolate wafer layers.  All tinted pink for my eldest daughter's 6th birthday.  This mile high cake served close to 50 people.  We all wished there were leftovers!

Ladytroupe Sweets accepting orders

I'm back in Addis Ababa after a nice long holiday in Cape Town, South Africa.  I found so many things about the city inspiring.  Get ready for some Cape Town inspired baked treats at Market day coming up.  

Closed June 24-July 24

We're headed out of town for a few weeks so I will not be able to fulfill any custom orders and I won't be at Market Day.  But don't fret, I'll be back for business at the end of July!  

S'mores cupcakes

My new favorite creation is a S'mores cupcake.  It's a chocolate cupcake with a graham cracker crust, toasted marshmallow filling and a marshmallow frosting.  Sinfully delicious!

Market Day June 21

Schools out for summer and my daughters can't wait to help at Market Day this week!  They even had a hand in the menu.  Hope your sweet tooth is ready!

S'mores cupcakes (graham cracker crust, chocolate cupcake with toasted marshmallow filling and marshmallow frosting)

Chocolate chip cookies
Vanilla bean frosted sugar cookies

Scones:
Cinnamon filbert (hazelnut for all you non-Oregonians)
M&M
Chocolate raspberry (no joke-raspberries all the way from the US)
Chocolate marshmallow (the girls' favorite)

Not this week folks

Hi all!  Our eldest daughter turned 6 this week and we are celebrating with a Pajama Party this weekend. I am up to my elbows in ice cream cake, balloons and sugar cookies.  No market day for me this week.

Market Day May 24

Hi folks!
Menu for today-It's a cookie scone week!

chocolate chip cookies
salted chocolate peanut butter
chocolate mint chip

Scones
Orange cherry
white chocolate cranberry almond
coffee almond
toffee

lemon

lemon curd filled cupcakes with lemon Swiss meringue buttercream

Market Day April 27

I'll be back at Market Day this week folks!  It's been a long time and orders have been super busy but I'll be there!

Menu:
Spring Lemon cupcakes
Chocolate chip cookies
White chocolate walnut cookies
Scones:
Cherry milk chocolate
Apricot cream
White chocolate cranberry almond

cupcake lessons

I had the pleasure of baking with a bright and eager young woman this past weekend. She loves to make cupcakes and has a grandmother back in the US who tasked her with learning a few tricks.  The next time Nanseera sees her Grandma, she will surely impress her with her new skills.  

For the first lesson we made a basic moist chocolate cupcake and a Swiss meringue buttercream.  The icing is perfect for coloring and piping.  Adding the frosting details was Nanseera's favorite part.  And who wouldn't love playing with all the different colors and frosting tips?  

Such a lovely afternoon of cupcake making together.  

Not accepting orders between April 12-15

I will be out of town folks!  All by myself!  In Paris!  I'm going to be digging up all sorts of inspiration for the bakery while I'm away so check back for some awesome photos!  In the mean time you might have to choke down one of those "cakes" from Bilo's!

new cakes

I'm sorry if you've missed me at Market Day the past two weeks.  It's been a very busy month and will continue to be pretty busy so please email me with your custom order.  I will not be at Market Day April 5 or 12 because of a catering job and then a trip to Paris!  Woo Hoo!

I've been baking up a storm with all sorts of cake orders.  Two of my recent cakes are photographed below.

Almond butter cake with strawberry glaze and strawberry infused Swiss Meringue Buttercream

My personal birthday cake (which I'm still eating!) Vanilla sponge cake with caramel soaked layers and caramel Swiss Meringue Buttercream.

Market Day March 15

I will be at Market Day this Friday at the US Embassy starting at 11:30 AM.

My menu is still up in  the air but there will most definitely be chocolate chip cookies and scones as always.  The rest will be a surprise.

Chocolate marshmallow perfection

I wish I could cut into this chocolate creation to show you the six layers are filled alternating with malted milk chocolate frosting and toasted marshmallow filling.

busy in a great way

Double dip caramel cupcakes from last week's Market Day

Hi friends!  I'm so sorry I missed everyone at Market Day this week.  Two reasons caused my absence; one being a nasty virus that has hit our home and two; I've been so busy with custom orders and catering jobs this week.  I simply didn't have time to bake a single thing more! It's such a blessing to be so busy baking and cooking my very favorite foods.

In case you are curious, my best sellers for custom orders are:
Chocolate chip cookie
Ice cream
Birthday cakes
Scones
Pecan pie

I've catered a few dinner parties lately and had so much fun picking and choosing a selection of appetizers, sides, salads and desserts to accompany any meal.  It's a nice change from all the sweets.  If you are hosting a party, luncheon or just want to have something different for dinner one night, consider asking me to cook for you.  It's like going to out to eat...in your own home!

homemade salted caramel filled cupcakes.  

updated website

Please take the time to check out the new tabs at the top of this website.  One is more detailed information for custom cakes and the other is devoted to catering.

Thank you!

Happy Valentines Day

Red Velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting 

Market Day Feb 8

Come and pick up Valentines Day treats for your sweeties!

Menu for this week
Sugar cookie Valentines
Red Velvet cupcakes
Scones:
Apricot white chocolate
Cinnamon cranberry crunch
Lemon poppy seed

updates from Ladytroupe Sweets

spinach and Gouda quiche

Thanks to everyone who is coming to Market Day at the US Embassy and stopping by Ladytroupe Sweets to say Hi and bring goodies home to their families.  I have a few updates:

Today for the first time at Market Day I sold a savory item.  Mini spinach and Gouda quiches.  They were a hit.

A new sandwich board which is beautifully handmade by my sister and her boyfriend.  It was a Christmas gift and I just love it!

I'm available for catering.  I am working on a new "catering" tab at the top of the blog if you are interested. This week I helped cook for a dinner party for six.  It was loads of fun so I hope I can continue this type of catering.

 I have been busy with lots of custom cake and ice cream orders.

6 tiered vanilla butter cake with lemon curd filling and lemon Swiss meringue buttercream

chocolate cake with milk chocolate frosting and chocolate ganache garnish

Polar bear cupcakes.  Butter cake with lemon coconut filling and coconut meringue frosting.

Campfire cake.  Chocolate cake with toasted marshmallow filling and malted mil chocolate frostin

Soft ginger cookies with date filling