what? miss lansing? am i crazy? have i been drinking? did i forget my morning meds? [especially to say that i miss lansing in the middle of february.] i actually did utter those words in the midst of searching for candied decorations for my valentine cupcakes last wednesday. i searched the aisles of target, michaels and williams-sonoma in hope of finding the perfect accessories to my valentine delights. i thought to myself, "i know i would find exactly what i have in mind if i could only pop into grande gourmet in east lansing !"
growing up in lansing, grande gourmet was the place to go for anything 'grand' in the way of food, cooking accessories, bakeware, cookware and confectionary delights. i still remember the delicious buttery chocolate croissants. . . grande gourmet was the williams-sonoma + sur la table with a little shot of dean & deluca. although i am sure much has changed over the years and since i last visited, i am certain i would have not been disappointed in my pursuit for the perfect decorations for my cupcakes.
i eventually accessorized the chocolate [made with cocoa from cacao et chocolat] and white cupcakes with chocolate ganache and raspberry buttercream. once frosted the little beauties were finished with an option of coarse sugar sprinkles, coconut or red, white and pink nonpareils. my favorite: chocolate topped with raspberry buttercream sprinkled with coconut - so reminiscent of raspberry zingers
although i did not find exactly what i had in mind, the cupcakes turned out to be delicious and visually appealing. diets were broken and the cupcakes scored many high yummy marks - even a few "i've never had a cupcake made from scratch" remarks and "i cannot pass up a cupcake made with cocoa from paris!" and even a "those cupcakes are sick!" [which i understand to mean very good!]
so even though i did not find the perfect cupcake accessories, they turned out to be a hit and all that remained were scattered crumbs.
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