I haven't been to the stall at the old farmer's market yet, but I definitely see a trip in my near future. I attended an Academy Awards watching party at the Khyber a couple months ago where there was a Gateaux Rose cupcake booth. First off, the cupcakes were gorgeous. I had the perfect chocolate cupcake topped with honey-infused boiled icing which was piped on the cupcake in the shape of a rose. The ratio of cake to icing was just right, the cake was moist, fresh, tasty and decadent without being rich, and the icing had just the right level of sweetness and flavour. Simple, old-fashioned goodness with just a hint of a fresh and modern twist.
The James Franco cupcake topper sure didn't take away from the tasty quotient, either.
Despite my love of cakes, cupcakes, etc, I rarely enjoy paying $3 for one cupcake. However, Gateaux Rose is an exception to the rule. In fact, after eating my cupcake I mentioned to my friend that I was going to buy another one as a treat for my lunch at work the next day. She nodded and smiled knowingly, and I proceeded to buy the second cupcake, returned to my seat, and ate it within 5 minutes. I think I showed respectable restraint for those 5 minutes, don't you?
In addition to the blog, they have an Etsy shop where they sell the loveliest fondant cupcake toppers (really sweet birds), however they are quite pricey. http://www.etsy.com/shop/GateauxRose read more