Candy Shoppes, Ice Hockey, & Frosting

Yesterday, Thursday January 14th, 2010, was a wonderful day. My sister and I met my mom for lunch at Le Boulanger, one of my favorite lunch restaurants. After lunch we walked to Powell's Sweet Shoppe in Los Gatos. This is one of the cutest candy stores in town; they have almost any candy you can imagine!

I wanted to go there because that night I was going to the Boston Bruins - San Jose Sharks hockey game. Boston was in town and I used to babysit for one of their players, Marco Sturm. Marco was on the San Jose Sharks but got traded to Boston on November 30th 2005. My dad, two sisters and I had tickets to the game and Marco was giving us passes to see him after the game. Since I haven't seen the Sturm kids for a few years, I wanted to send the kids a little bag of goodies from Powell's!

Last night the Bruins beat the Sharks 2-1 in a Shoot Out. Both teams played great but I was happy Boston won. After the game we went underneath the arena and waited for Marco to come out of the locker room. It was nice to visit with him again and catch up. I got to see pictures of the kids, they are growing up so fast!! I was happy to hear his family was doing well. The team was heading to LA to play the Kings. We hugged him goodbye and wished him good luck!


Me, Marco, Aimee, Phil, Natalie


As promised, I am going to show you the tools and equipment you will need to frost and decorate cakes and cupcakes.

In order to make the frosting, you will need an electric mixer. With this mixer, it can make frosting in just a few short minutes and you don't have to worry about mixing the frosting by hand.


This is a KitchenAid Red 600 Mixer. This mixer features a powerful 575-watt motor and heavy-duty 10-speed transmission. The mixer has a 6-qt. metal bowl which is a good size for basic baking. I have this mixer in a gold color. You can find these mixers on sale at stores such as Sur La Table and Williams Sonoma.

Once you have your cake(s) cooled and the frosting made, you then need a pastry bag to decorate with.


The above picture shows a decorating bag. This bag is made of thick cotton felt coated with polyurethane to make it leak-proof and flexible. These bags are available in multiple sizes: 14", 16", 18", 20", and 24".


Above are decorating bags that are plastic, heavy duty, and disposable which makes clean-up a breeze, just throw it away!

After you have the decorating bags, you will need to buy decorating tips. You can buy each one separately or in a set. I recommend buying a set because it comes in a nice organizing case. The tips make decorating a cake fun and they are easy to wash.





Once you fill the decorating bags with frosting, you can then get to work and decorate your cake. The possibilities are endless!



Go ahead. Make a batch of cupcakes and try out the frosting recipe. Then pick up some decorating tips at the store and get creative! Check back soon for a simple and delicious dessert recipe that no one can resist!

bisou bisou,

Kelene