by shortstreetcakes | Jul 8, 2011 | cake shop, food security, News, slow food
Hey Friends, I would like to spread the word about three newsletters this week I find to be interesting: 1)Short Street Cakes- our sort-of monthly email newsletter, including info on Summer Old School Cake School and other upcoming events;2)Slow Food Asheville, with a... by shortstreetcakes | Jun 9, 2011 | cake shop, Recipes, Short Street Cakes, southern petit fours
Or: Southern Petit Fours: An Illustrated Sort-of Recipe (with instructional video) In Europe and elsewhere, all manner of small, elegant desserts are known as “Petit Fours.” In the South, the term usually refers only to the category technically known as... by shortstreetcakes | Apr 5, 2011 | cake shop, Old School Cake School, Short Street Cakes
This past weekend, I had the great pleasure of teaching our very first “Old School Cake School” Baking Class at Short Street Cakes. The idea of Cake School is for students to bake a cake from our menu, from start to finish, while getting instruction on the... by shortstreetcakes | Jan 27, 2011 | cake shop, Short Street Cakes, valentine's
(or: How to Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Cake)Here at the Cake Shop, we love love. We love it alot. And the kind of love that is celebrated at Valentine’s day, sexy, flirty, lovey-dovey kind of love, is our favorite kind of love. And we’re here to... by shortstreetcakes | Jan 23, 2011 | cake shop, Hannah Dansie, Sugar Two Shoes
This is local artist Hannah Dansie, who also happens to work at the Cake Shop (lucky us!) I first met Hannah almost two years ago, when she was a vendor in our Craft Market, Howard Street Handmade. There she sold beauty in multiple forms under the name of Two of...