Customized Lollipop Favors

Here is our latest creation from the kitchen of Two Hearts Bakery. Lollipops! This was one of the most fun and quickest projects that we have worked on. I went ahead and added gold luster dust for an added layer of interest. When working with hard candy, you can customize almost anything from the flavor of the lollipop to the color and design. Kept in a cool dry environment, these favors can be done well in advance for any wedding or event.

Tips to Working With Your Hard Candy Mixture
1) Coat your candy molds lightly with oil. This will make it easier for you to remove the candy once it is cool.
2) Make sure to package your candies as soon as possbile to protect them against humidity.
3) To remove the tiny bubles that may form in your hard candy, allow the sugar solution to cool a bit before pouring into the molds.
4) Remember that the candy solution is very HOT. Use all necessary safety precautions. I used a pair of heat proof candy gloves. (You can order this online.) This may sound simple, but I have many sugar scars to show for it.

I Feel Very Martha Stewart

This past weekend was spent with one of my handy best friends, also known as my co-maid of honor. We ran errands all Friday morning and day, running from lumber yard to the craft store and everywhere in between. Among one of our many tasks, we mapped out the menu and presentation for the wedding dessert bar.

Channeling my inner Martha Stewart, I finally decided on a combination of white wood and glass as the dessert bar presentation style. To save myself the headache of too many items that require me to be in the kitchen right before the wedding, I have opted for a confection rich menu.

Many thanks to my friend, her husband and Will who worked all a little too hard for a long weekend.

Things To Consider When Creating A Dessert Bar

• Choose a color/theme - I prefer to keep this simple. While the trays are white, sheer blue and brown ribbon (wedding colors) will trim the edge of the trays
• Build height - Stacking trays help to create visual interest
• Continue the color/theme with treats as well - We will also be integrating our wedding colors into our treats, ex. Candy Buttons
• Think in Odds - While pairing items seems most natural, thinking in threes or other odd numbers also adds additional interest, ex. please see above, three candy jars, five white presentation trays
• Mixing Shapes - Our trays are a combination of squares and rectangles
  

A Fun Way To Say Thank You Very Much - Dessert Bar Anyone?

Two Hearts Bakery of the San Francisco Bay Area is embarking on our biggest partnership yet. Theresa and Will are tying the knot! Besides "the" big question that got us here - the who, when, where, how, and most importantly... what will our guests be eating/having for dessert have been top of mind.

Luckily for us, we were able to find a Vietnamese caterer who will be helping us host a traditional eight course family style meal for the big day! Ava and her mother from Le's Catering Kitchen are a gem of a solution for those brides and grooms who are looking to blend mixed cultures.

As for the sweets... we are in process of creating our very own dessert bar, with cake of course being the main focal point. We want to thank our guests in our very own Two Hearts Bakery way and to provide the best of what we have to offer. What better way to show appreciation for those who have come from near and far than to contribute some of our time to make something sweet for everyone to enjoy.

We'll post pictures as we develop our theme, recipes, how-to(s), treats and more...

Wedding Favors

We had the opportunity to cater for a wedding in Half Moon Bay. The couple was so sweet and the location was fantastic. A few weeks later their wedding photographer was so kind to forward pictures of the occasion. Check out his website http://jplphotography.com/