Sugar and Sweets: find something crave-worthy

Vanilla Cupcakes are Anything but Plain

sugargeek — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:06:11 +0000

In honor of National Vanilla Cupcake Day on November 10, I present this photo of a beautiful cupcake set from Clever Cupcakes of Montreal. I’ve always been a fan of vanilla cake, but sometimes “vanilla” is perceived as boring. Not so! This pretty birthday set is proof. And what girl wouldn’t love those sugary butterflies? Simply beautiful!

photo by clevercupcakes

Today is Caramel Apple Day!

sugargeek — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:45:03 +0000

This is Caramel Apple Day! Here is your dose of sticky, apply beauty. This is how I like my caramel apples, too. No nuts on the outside. Just lots of thick, buttery caramel. Enjoy!

photo by joyosity

Rhubarb Dessert

sugargeek — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:54:23 +0000

When I was a kid, we had lots of rhubarb around the house. I don’t know whether it was planted there purposely, or whether it was just a weed. Being resourceful and sort of hippy-ish, my parents would gather it and cook it into foods. Let me tell you, you have to add a lot of sugar and stuff to make rhubarb really taste good. We had rhubarb tapioca, rhubarb pie, and rhubarb cobbler, to name a few. You have to enjoy a tart flavor to eat a lot of rhubarb.

Here is a beautiful rhubarb dessert that certainly looks sweet! Do you like rhubarb?

photo by gingercat2008

National Creamsicle Day

sugargeek — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:30:02 +0000

August 15 is National Creamsicle Day, and to celebrate the refreshing vanilla-orange frozen taste sensation, here’s a cool photo of an ice cream cup. Makes me want to grab a spoon!

photo by ellie

Dove Chocolate (and free chocolate Fridays!)

sugargeek — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:01:08 +0000

Everybody knows I love chocolate, and one of my favorite flavor combinations is chocolate with peanut butter. Recently, in a moment of weakness, I grabbed a bag of these Dove Promises. They are silky chocolate, filled with creamy and slightly salty peanut butter (smooth, not grainy). All I can say is YUM!!! I managed to stop my enjoyment long enough to snap a photo mid-munch. You’re welcome.

photo by Heather Weaver

And by the way, did you know you can get FREE Dove chocolate every Friday this summer? Check it out!!

National Doughnut (or Donut) Day!

sugargeek — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 05:01:22 +0000

In honor of the delicious, dangerously delectable, deep-fried dough, here is a delightful photo of the famous Bacon Maple Doughnut from Voodoo Doughnuts in Portland, Oregon. I haven’t tried it, because I don’t live near Portland. But I’m inspired enough by this photo to add bacon to my own doughnut sometime! Yum!

photo by tonx

What do you think? Does a bacon maple doughnut sound good to you?

Ice Cream in Earth Tones

sugargeek — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:17:52 +0000

Yesterday was Earth Day, and so I was inspired to find something earthy to share with you this week. Here it is! A dish of ice cream in the mellow, earthy tones of Salted Caramel, Ritual’s Coffee Toffee, and Chocolate Coconut from the Bi-Rite Creamery in San Francisco, California. Hope your Earth Day was sweet and creamy!

Photo taken by phwpma

Rocky Road

sugargeek — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:19:31 +0000

These beautiful rocky road bites are from Allsorts by Ali, an Australian nonprofit business that supports charities for disadvantaged families. You can see more of the Allsorts by Ali candies here. Cheers!

Cupcakes for Springtime

sugargeek — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:59:21 +0000

Designer of these sweet cupcakes describes them thusly: Coffee Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream + Chocolate Fondant. That sounds lovely, but to me they just say “Springtime.” Something about the dark chocolate with the lively aquamarine flower and swirly flourish on top reminds me of little flowers popping up through last year’s mulch and dead leaves. It’s so refreshing! Happy Spring!

photo by Bev (Sugarbloom Cupcakes)

Sticky Bun

sugargeek — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:40:06 +0000

February 21 is National Sticky Bun Day! Well, if you ask me, that is a holiday not to be missed! So I hunted down this beautiful specimen of a caramelly sticky bun. I prefer my buns without nuts, but this is a thing of beauty. What do you think? Nuts or no nuts? Either way, I wouldn’t turn it down if somebody offered it to me, that’s for sure! Plus, I like the way “sticky buns” sounds. Kinda makes me giggle a bit. Cheers!

photo by roboppy