New Year's Eve 2009

2009 was a fabulous year for Schelle Sweets, like everything else in life we had our good & bad days, but overall it was a sweet year :)

A big thank you goes out to Marsha, Raylyn, John & Sandy at the Ontario Pension Board, because of them Schelle Sweets was off to a great start they kept me busy in Jan & Feb 2009. And as the days, weeks & months went by the following Clients kept Schelle Sweets going, and to you I say thank you for your continued support.

Arm Candy Casa ....Giselle..... Kofi

Pusateri...... J.Watts...... Patrice ........ Sandy

Lizz Dahling .......Vidal...... Jacqueline ....... Marsha

Kamshuka ......Evelyn....... Town Shoes

Kevin ......Praveer..... Body Magic Lady

Libertad..... Victoria..... Miranda

Dwight .......Judy .......Terri

Green Beanery

Schelle Sweets year was very Cosmopolitan, we did a bit of everything and was able to be a part of some fabulous Events. Let me end by saying that we will be thinking outside the box for 2010...and to all a good night and a wonderful, safe and joyous New Year, and let 2010 be your year to not just Survive, but to Live and enjoy all the great things within you and around you.

Entertain by Colour

Many of us have kick started the Holidays by either hosting parties or being invited to parties. And some of you are just fabulous when it comes to pulling together a wicked table setting, once you have pulled it all together, your Table Setting can easily be on the pages of Town & Country magazine. And your guest will feel like royalty.

Others may not be that gifted, myself included. Many of us would like to pull off a Collin Cowie table but we just can't. So I decided to speak to a few of my friends who are hard core Entertainers and these tips were given. To make life easier, yes I said easier, when it comes to the holidays and family coming together it may be wonderful, but it's not easy. I was inform, why not Entertain by Colour. And no need to go out and break the bank, use what is available to you.

Look at the Red & White Table Setting photo above it will not make it to Town & Country. But by using what you already own, that table can come alive. Christmas Tree ornaments are not made for a tree only, you can add them to your table. Jazz the table up for Christmas by adding more red pcs, you can even add a red Table Runner, tie white table napkins with a pc of red ribbon, and put on centre on plate. Take a clear Vase and add red balls to it, use that as your centre piece, I say think outside the box, and make the table setting work for you and your family.

Look at the Gold & White photo the plate etc are the same a taller flute was added, the red removed, a white ribbon was added and a gold coloured place mat, and some gold and white ornaments were added. This table can be Pimped up even more, and you and your guest are ready to celebrate and bring in the New Year. Adding some gold votive candles will add sparkle to the table, plus we all know candle light makes everything look sexier :)

My inexpensive tips hopefully they can be of use to you and if not, well I am going to try it myself. That's all for now, have yourself a sweet afternoon.

In's & Out's of 09

Schelle Sweets have been so busy I have neglected my Sweet Blog :) Hoping you are all well and your Summer was wonderful, and now that the Holiday Season is upon, I am sure like me you are busy in getting prepared. Here are a few things that we have been up to.

Kamshuka launched her website in May and Schelle Sweets made amazing Bailey's Flavoured Cupcakes, they were a big hit.

New products will be added to Schelle Sweets site for 2010, and my amazing friend / photographer Jennifer Ko was able to do my Product Photo Shoot in June. And thanks to Mary-Jo for getting me and all the cakes, cookies & cheesecakes there in one piece.

August an Event was done by Kamshuka with proceeds going to the Breast Cancer Society. And once again Schelle Sweets was a part of it, the Cake & Cake Balls were a success.


Adwoa & Fred had a beautiful wedding and Schelle Sweets was asked to make them their favourite cake, happy to relay it was a hit. And thanks to my pal Tanis and her wonderful daughter Sydney, cutting and plating the cake was a breeze

Beautiful sample boxes containing our products were hand delivered as a part of our 2009 Holiday Campaign. Feedback was wonderful, great connections were made and 2010 will be agreat year for us. Just by us doing the Holiday Campaign.

We made a lot of Bithday cakes this year, but when a Client requested a cake in the shape of a Heineken beer bottle we were not sure about being able to pull it off. Happy to inform you it was a hit :)

Another request came in for a Black Cake, and for those of you who are asking what is a black cake? Black cake and Christmas goes hand in hand in the Carribean. Trust me having a great piece of Black you will be filled with joy all holiday long. The cake contains prunes, raisins, currants, dry cherries, almond, egg, a little flour, butter, sugar, rum rum rum rum & brandy lots of it. So can you see why I say having a piece of Black cake will make you HAPPY :) and to top it off all the fruits have been soaking for approx 4 months in the rum and brandy.
So a Black cake was made for Floyd, and I was informed by his wife Jacqueline that Floyd knows about Black cake, he is a Black Cake connoisseur, well the pressure was on.

Floyd loved the cake...............loved it.

My Beautiful Project

I have been busy lately, so I decided to start off May with a project to get my creative juices flowing once again. I wanted to make a cake, trying to figure out which cake to make was difficult, I think I am 50% greyer because of it :)

I have a couple Weddings, Birthdays & Anniversaries approaching, a medley of flavours came to mind, my end result was

a beautiful but very light and moist Vanilla Cake. Started on the cake instead of baking powder, I mistakenly used baking soda, that was a hot mess to say the least.

This time I left the cake for last, and I made a delicious Brown Sugar Rum Buttercream, it was a delight to make. Once I added the butter and the whipping continued, it came together nicely, smooth and silky. I then scooped it out and placed it in a glass bowl cover it with saran wrap and popped it in the fridge.

I went on to make my Chocolate Truffle Cream Filling, I love this filling, it's not too sweet and light as a cloud.

Made my Royal Icing which I covered with a very damp towel to keep it from drying out. Second attempt at my Vanilla cake was a success, the cake cooled for about 3hrs, then I put it in the freezer for 1/2hr, that way when I start working with it, it would be a breeze.

While the cake was cooling, I took the Buttercream out of the fridge, brought it to room temperature, then re-whipped it to get that smooth texture. Time to assemble my cake, filled it with the Truffle Cream, I encased it with the Buttercream chilled it for 30mins, wrapped it with Fondant and did a design on the fondant that was made with Royal icing.

The process took a little while to complete, but the end result was great, here's to a sweet start for May 09.

Next week I will be making a Pastry Fruit Box, will let you know the outcome of that.

Style of Shopping & Eating That Benefits You and The Earth.

Years of disrespect to the Earth we are now living in an age where we have to choose wisely the products we use on both ourselves and our children.
The same goes for the food we consume on a daily basis. Commonsense tells us that what's good for the land is good for our health.

Food additives, preservatives, pesticides and petroleum based -fertilizers are just a few of the things we need to be careful of.

Weather it be a beautiful soap, lotion, a great glass of wine, fresh meat, veggies, wonderful chocolate, hand picked lavender or clothing for kids.
Today I would like to share with you Canadian companies that are making an effort to bring you great products, that you may find useful in your everyday lives.

Natural Hand-Crafted Soaps & More

www.soapstones.ca

www.simplybyamanda.com

www.rainforestorganics.ca

Home Decor, Giftware & Organic Flowers

www.imforreal.com

Distributor of Fine Organic & Natural Products

www.nealbrothersfoods.com

Organic Food Delivery in the GTA

www.cleanfoodconnection.com

Organic Wine

www.frogpondfarm.ca

Peaceful Nights

www.stoneyhollowherbaltreasures.com

Organic Kids Fashion

www.figkids.com

The Entertainers.

This piece is dedicated to Ms. N Stone aka Cosmo Girl. If she had Colin Cowie's funds she would give him a run for his money...

She is always having a Get-Together / Party at her home. She can have a Party for anything.
Birthdays, Christams, New Year's, Promotions, Movie Premier, Girls Night Out, you name it she will have a Party.

A new Coach Bag I'm surprised she does not close down her street for that...........lol
Bottom line she was born to entertain. And if you look around in your circle of friends I am sure you all have a Ms. Stone in yours.

So when I saw Mr. Cowie site I knew I had to inform her of it. She is going to have sleepless nights, let me tell you. I can only imagine what she is thinking, hummmmm this is cool, what Party can I throw using some of these ideas?

http://www.colincowie.com/article/a-celebration-of-friendship

Black Dress Find A Style & Work It

Today our economy is such a mess, no matter who we are or where we come from or how much we have or don't have, it has an effect on all of us.
If we think about it too much we will certainly loose what little sanity we have left.

We cannot stop living, we have to think positive and move forward.
Here is a savvy site that shows us, how to put together that Little Black Dress, there is a look for everyone here.

Their look is High End, we can get the similar look with budget friendly pieces, Office, Afternoon Tea, Dinner, Vacation or Running errands.
So take a look and work it ladies, work it.

http://fashiontribes.typepad.com/fashion/2009/01/1-little-black.html#