Wednesday, January 9, 2013

who needs a wedding cake?

We had a cream puff tower or 'croquembouche'.  WHAT?!  We got it from Cruffs, a local bakery that specializes in cream puffs.  Boy, do they ever!!  Cruffs is co-owned by a lovely man named, Mario!  Whenever I see him around town, I fangirl.  His team did an amazing job. 

How does someone pick croquembouche flavors and colors?  Chris and I got one of each flavor- hazelnut chocolate, baileys, coconut, mango, green tea, chantilly cream, lemon, strawberry- and ate and ate and ate.  It was a great afternoon.  After a grueling deliberation, we picked the chantilly cream dipped in chocolate, well I did.  Chris was like, “do whatever you want, babe.”  Gotta love him.  I knew it would taste amazing, but when I saw the tower I welled up.  The team at Cruffs made this:

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Picture from christina (plus) nathan

Opting for a cream puff tower over a wedding cake was a no brainer :)
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15 comments:

  1. That tower tops a wedding cake any day! It's so pretty and I bet it's way tastier too!
    xo
    girlintheyellowdress.com

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    1. I know right?! It was crazy tasty :)

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  2. Those cream puffs look delicious!

    Sabrina
    http://thelittleowlshop.blogspot.com

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    1. Thanks, Sabrina, they really were!

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  3. Wow, I have never seen one like this - Looks yummy!

    pjmscloset.blogspot.ca

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    1. Hey Pia J! Thanks for stopping by :)

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  4. Yum! So fun and unique. I too have a husband who often says do whatever you want. When they say it, they mean it. good to have a guy who trusts your judgement. Congrats on your marriage!

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    1. Thanks, Jessica! Yeah, I think he's a keeper for sure

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  5. Looks fabulously tasty indeed! Never heard of such a thing, but they are doing great things with bakeries these days.

    Thank you for stopping by Bird Lady Blog during the Grow Your Blog party.

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    1. No problemo, Sherrie! It was fun reading your blog

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  6. I have never seen a tower of cake like this
    Looks really yummy ♥
    love
    maria

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    1. Hey Maria! Thanks for coming. Our wedding guests hadn't seen anything like it either!

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  7. I love Cream Puffs! Haven't seen them as a wedding cake before, but it looks yummy. I checked out Cruffs, and they have your cake on their website too. Congrats on your wedding!

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    1. Thank you, Sylvia! Cruffs is such a wonderful bakery. It's so cool that they have my tower on their website!!!

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  8. Very cool idea, and why not because cream puffs are delish!

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