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S'more good reasons to party!

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Hmm, two Marshmallow Holidays in August. Guess we better start celebrating!

We think cakes should taste even better than they look. The cake we did for the wrap party for the new film "You People" (in theaters December 2009) was a replica of the board game used in the film. It's adorable and delicious!

Here is the game board:


And here is our edible version:


This half sheet of rich dark chocolate cake with vanilla bean buttercream was covered in our homemade fondant then iced, hand painted and decorated to look like the real thing. All of the elements were edible, including the playing pieces and die. We wish the cast and crew of "You People" great success with their new film and thank them for letting us help make their wrap party even sweeter!

How could we not love cupcakes? They are just the right size, with a great cake to frosting ratio. So when Glitter City Sweets gets asked to create a special cupcake for a special occasion, we are happy to jump to the task!

What better way to celebrate a summer bridal shower than with a cocktail? With a cocktail cupcake of course! "Sex and the City" mad the Cosmopolitan the drink of choice for and all-girl get together. We decided to take the classic drink and give it a twist. Instead of a cranberry base, we decided to go with a different tangy red fruit, the pomegranate.

How do you make a pomegranate cupcake? With pomegranates, of course. Or more precisely, pomegranate juice (since we didn't think that all those seeds would make a cupcake taste too good.) We concentrated the pomegranate juice before adding it to our signature cake batter, along with some Pama® Pomegranate liqueur.

For the butter cream frosting we wanted that Cosmo flavor, so we added Orangecello (an orange liqueur made with oranges, sugar and Vodka) along with some more Pama® and some fresh lime juice to make a fruity, tangy topping that was light, fluffy and oh-so-yummy.

Since these delectable morsels were for a celebration of love, we topped the cupcakes with silver hearts and "Love" charms. We think they made a great statement and tasted delicious, which is what we strive for here at Glitter City Sweets. We also provided the shower favors, a bundle of four of our delicious gourmet marshmallows tied with ribbons in the bride's colors.


Here is what our happy customer said: "I've already had two wonderful experiences with Shae and her Glitter City Sweets. Her "Thank You" cookies were a huge hit with my co-workers; the combination of decadent cookie and delicately sweetened icing receiving rave reviews! And her divine Pomegranate Cosmo cupcakes and delicious assorted marshmallow favors had all the ladies at the wedding shower in sugar-coated heaven. I've never seen so many women in complete ecstasy at once! Thank you Shae for your professionalism and amazing creativity. I know I can always count on you to make my events special." Leslie D, Las Vegas

Thanks Leslie, you made our day! You have to love a job that makes people happy. And yes, we love our job. So if you want a cake, cupcakes or favors for your next shower, birthday or special event, we hope to be able to make you happy too!

Glitter City Sweets never wants to sell something that isn't perfectly delicious. That's why all of our products undergo rigorous testing. We want to make sure that whatever you order, we know it will be the best.

Since we knew we had the most delectable marshmallows around, we thought "Hmm, how could we turn the best marshmallows into the best s'mores?" (For those of you who have been living on planet Xenon, a "s'more" is a delectable combination of a toasted marshmallow and piece of chocolate sandwiched between two graham crackers, so named because when you eat one you want 'some more'.) So to complement the handcrafted marshmallows we knew we had to make our own graham crackers.

Many people think that graham crackers are made from a special type of grain but in actuallity 'graham' refers to the grind of whole wheat flour made popular in a cracker by Rev. Sylvester Graham. (Graham four is a coursely ground whole wheat, which makes the graham cracker a healthy snack - at least if you get one that's still made with whole wheat.) Once we got to baking, we found that the graham cracker should really be a lot like a pie crust, flaky layers, instead of a cookie. We like ours sprinkled with cinnamon sugar for even more flavor.

Once we were armed with several variations of our new cracker, chocolate and a puffy pile of marshmallows, our Research and Development team, along with our Testing Team, set out to see if we had found success (plus it was Fourth of July, what better excuse for a company picnic?) Skewers to the ready, we toasted, burned and crunched our hearts out. Here is our VP of Product Testing (aka Will) doing his job.

The result? You can make a better mousetrap! Our hand made graham crackers are a little bit thicker than the store bought kind and when piled with our huge marshmallows and heaps of good chocolate (the camps were split between dark and milk chocolate so we'll let you decide which you like better) our s'mores were giant towers of yum. (Warning: eating too many Glitter City Sweets S'mores can result in the need for a nap!) Most of the testers could only manage two s'mores, but our Founder (who did nine tours of duty in the Girl Scouts) was able to eat two s'mores plus a couple of extra toasted marshmallows.

[Note from Founder: I had the extra marshmallows to test the 'crust' of the toasted marshmallow. My favorite thing as a kid was to toast a marshmallow then slip the crusty toasted part off, eat it, then repeat the process. I'm happy to report that our marshmallows have a lovely large toasting surface. All those marshmallows were pure research, not me being piggy!]

So for your next cookout, campout, barbeque or picnic, may we suggest making our s'mores. We tested them to make sure they were perfect, just for you!


You can buy our new homemade graham crackers on the Gourmet Marshmallow page at Glitter City Sweets.