Our cupcake display at The Living Room Espresso Lounge

Above is a picture of our cupcake display at the Living Room Espresso Lounge. Each Monday and Thursday mornings we fill the case with fresh cupcakes for purchase. The following flavors are pictured in the case (from left to right):

Cookies & Cream - *This is one of our new flavors* - Moist chocolate cupcake topped with cookies and cream frosting and garnished with an Oreo cookie.

Chocolate Hunk - Decadent chocolate cupcake dotted with chocolate chips. Frosted with chocolate frosting and topped with mini-chocolate chips.

Hey There, Good Lookin' - *One of our most popular flavors* - Coconut cupcake topped with a fluffy coconut buttercream frosting and coated with flaked coconut.

You can purchase our cupcakes during regular business hours at The Living Room: 7:00am to 7:00pm Monday thru Friday or 8:00am to 5:00pm on Saturday. If you need more than a dozen or what to choose your own flavors, be sure to e-mail us to place an order:

info@cloudninecupcakes.com

(We request 24 to 48 hours notice for special orders)

Tiers of Cupcakes!

Cupcakes are quickly becoming popular for weddings, bridal showers and birthday parties. This past summer we had the pleasure of creating cupcakes for multiple weddings and events. For the wedding pictured above we did a combination of petite and classic cupcakes in chocolate, coconut, lemon and chocolate peanut butter. On the top tier we did a colossal cupcake for the bride and groom's ceremonial "cupcake" cutting.

Our classic size cupcakes is our medium size cupcake. For events we suggest calculating 1 to 1.5 classic size cupcakes per person. Our petite cupcakes are a two bite treat and we suggest calculating 2 to 3 cupcakes per person. The more flavors you have the more likely that people will eat more than just one.

Retail Location!

We are happy to announce that we have found a location where we will be offering our cupcakes for purchase. Now that we have a location, we can do event consultations and accept orders for events. You can sample our cupcakes at: The Living Room Espresso Lounge
9220 Lake Otis #A-2 Anchorage, AK
on the corner of Lake Otis & Abbott

Starting this Thursday, we will always have a selection of our cupcakes available for purchase at the Living Room Espresso Lounge, but we suggest placing an order if you need more than one dozen cupcakes. To place an order for an event, please contact us at: info@cloudninecupcakes.com

We also offer free delivery within the city limits of Anchorage with a two dozen minimum order. You can view our menu at our website: http://www.cloudninecupcakes.com/

Introducing.....Pablo Peanut Butter!

Introducing the seventh member of our cupcake family...Pablo Peanut Butter! This moist chocolate cupcake is frosted with a smooth and creamy peanut butter frosting and topped with a generous chunk of peanut butter cup. The classic combination of chocolate and peanut butter translate beautifully into this decadent cupcake. We have a feeling that Pablo Peanut Butter will give the "Hey There, Good Lookin" a run for it's money as the favorite cupcake flavor with our customers.

Go Green Alaska!

Today we got the chance to attend the first annual Alaska Green Fair. We are so happy to know that there are other eco-friendly business in Anchorage! We know how important it is to conserve our natural resources to keep our earth healthy. The green fair was a great way to help educate and inspire people to make small changes for the good of our earth. We encourage everyone to work to reduce their personal impact on the environment.

Below are a few of our favorite eco-friendly businesses in our area that make eco-friendly shopping a little more chic:

Circular - an eco-chic boutique
Sugar and Spice - a children's ecotique
Terra Bella Coffee
Natural Pantry
Full Circle Farm - Organic produce shipped to Alaska

We feel like part of the environmental responsibility is to be diligent care takers of our bodies. By using organic dairy products and buying from local vendors we can ensure that our products are high quality and more importantly do not contain materials that might be harmful to our bodies. We are always doing research to find out how we can take better care of our bodies for optimal health. We have found the following resources to be helpful in our personal food choices. We hope you find these books as helpful and interesting as we did:

DIY Cake Stands

We have no problem eating our cupcakes straight out of the box, but for a party or event we love to create a beautiful dessert display. We are always looking for dessert stands to display our cupcakes and we have found that more often than not we were unable to find exactly what we were looking for. After searching high and low we have found a couple of sites that show how to create your own stands! By following the basic instructions from these two sites, we have been able to create one of a kind cakes stands that we can customize for each event. Not only are these cupcake stands environmentally friendly, you can re-purpose your favorite dishes to beautifully display your desserts!

Follow this link to the Design*Sponge blog to find out how to create the custom cake stands that are pictured above:
http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/05/diy-project-kates-recycled-cakestands.html

At Martha Stewart Weddings we found directions on how to make your own wedding cake stand using beautiful antique drawer knobs:
http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/goodthings/grandstand

Below we have left you with some inspiration on ways to use your cake stands once you have polished off the last of our cupcakes! Cake stands can be used to display flowers or candles....No need to store them away until the next time you make a cake (or order more cupcakes!)

(left: Real Simple, middle: Country Living, right: Martha Stewart Living)

Cupcakes, cupcakes everywhere.

Cupcakes have been around since the 19th century, but never have they been as popular as they are today. We love these portable "pint-sized" confections and are so excited to see that people are falling in love with cupcakes all over again! Cupcakes are popping up all over the place; magazine covers, cookbooks, wrapping paper and clothing. As the popularity of gourmet cupcakes is growing, we are proud to be Anchorage's premier cupcake bakery. Cupcakes are perfect for any occasion and we are happy to deliver a box of our delicious cupcakes to your door! Visit our website for more information about our flavors and delivery requirements:

www.CloudNineCupcakes.com

Birthday Cupcakes!

Above is a picture of some "Chocolate Hunk" cupcakes that we created for one of our client's birthday. As you can see, we can personalize our cupcakes to meet your needs. We can create custom decorations for birthdays, holidays or any special occasion. Give us a call to see how we can make your box of cupcakes extra special.

Our cupcakes will be at Meg Allen Salon!

After my hair appointment today with my wonderful stylist Meg Allen at the Meg Allen Salon, I am excited to announce that the Meg Allen Salon will be serving Cloud Nine Cupcakes to their clients! Starting this Friday, we will be delivering cupcakes to the salon for the enjoyment of their weekend clients.

We love the whole experience at Meg Allen Salon; from the wonderful relaxing atmosphere to the mug of hot tea they offer you when you walk in the door. Along with your scalp massage, wonderful cut and color and hand massage you can have one of our delicious petite cupcakes! They also have special bridal packages for brides interested in pampering themselves and their bridesmaids before the big day! Be sure to check out their website and then have a cupcake while you enjoy your next service at the Meg Allen Salon:

http://www.megallensalon.com/

Our Cupcakes in Alaska Bride & Groom Magazine!

Our cupcakes were featured in the Winter/Spring 2009 issue of Alaska Bride & Groom magazine! We created these petite Oh, Joy Vanilla cupcakes with butterfly decorations to go with this butterfly inspired table-scape. We hand cut the butterflies out of pink and orange fondant, then brushed the wings with eatible shimmer dust. The cupcakes serve as table decor as well as favors for the guests. What a beautiful addition to this georgous table!

All of the decorations on our cupcakes are eatible and crafted by hand. We can create decorations for holidays, birthdays or custom cupcake decorations for your wedding. Ask us how we can customize your cupcakes to match your wedding color or theme.

Pictures of our cupcakes!

Above are some pictures of cupcakes we have made for recent orders. (left) Chocolate Hunk - vegan, (middle) Lady in Red & Chocolate Hunk and (right) Oh, Joy Vanilla - vegan. Presentation is as important to us as the quality of our products, so all of our cupcakes are tucked into our signature natural bakery boxes and tied with a blue ribbon. A box of our cupcakes makes a perfect gift to a friend or yourself!

Sharing the love...Vegan cupcakes

When we imagine a life without the guilty pleasure and calorie laden goodness of loaded chili cheese fries and ice cream sundaes with real whipped cream, we shudder. We don't want our vegan friends to miss out on any more decadent treats...no one should have to live without the yummy goodness of our coconut cupcakes! A vegan lifestyle takes commitment and dedication; traits that we believe should be rewarded...with cupcakes, of course! All of our cupcakes are made from scratch using the finest dairy products and topped with our signature buttercream frosting....a major vegan "no-no"! We believe in equal opportunity cupcake consumption, so we are expanding our menu to include vegan versions of all of our cupcake flavors. So now people with aversions to dairy will be able to enjoy our "pint-sized" confections!

Here is what one of our recent customers had to say about our vegan cupcakes:

"Having eaten different kinds of vegan pastries and cakes in the past, I personally have always been disappointed with them because of their dense and heavy texture and oftentimes odd aftertastes. I don't know what you're doing differently, but your cupcakes have a springier and fluffier texture that's more along the lines of the standard, dairy-laden cupcakes. Also, the icing was spot on. It wasn't too sweet, but it was flavorful without any of the odd after-tastes I typically experience with soy-based foods. " -SM, Anchorage, AK