Mother's Day is this Sunday!

Surprise Mom with Breakfast in Bed... a box full of scones, muffins and sweet breads or maybe an afternoon treat of cookies including Madeleines, Chocolate Chip, Peanut Butter Surprise and Mexican Wedding Cakes. We will make sure to have lots of beautiful cupcakes on Saturday and Strawberries dipped in Bittersweet Chocolate. If you want to make sure we have your treats please call ahead to place an order! The bakery is open Tues. thru Sat. 10am-6pm and can be reached at 303.477.8088.

Easter

Busy like a bunny rabbit last week at the bakery... we made marshmallow eggs, sugar cookies, caramel apple pies, cheddar jalapeno scones, festive cupcakes and not to mention William (see above).

Cake Tasting

First off thank you to Lisa Hodnet who took some amazing photos of our February Cake Tasting. We were trying to present cakes in a different light, as centerpieces, mini cakes, cake buffets and with Miss Lisa's help I think it was captured. In this photo you will see a 6 Layer Messy Chocolate Cake filled with Pastry Cream. Erin from Plum Sage embellished the cake with Gladiola and Tulips, Linen Hero and Colorado Party Rental helped to make the tablescape look fabulous. Thank you to all for making the event so special.

Valentine's Treats for Friends & Lovers

Don't forget the ones you care about...

Order Treats by Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Chocolate Lover's Box

3 Traditional Brownies, 3 Chocolate Chip Cookies, 3 Homemade Oreos

$20

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

$15/Half Dozen $25/Dozen

Sweetheart Cupcakes

Chocolate, Vanilla or Red Velvet

$15/Half Dozen $25/Dozen

Pecan Caramel Bars

$15/Half Dozen $25/Dozen

Homemade Oreos

$12/Half Dozen $20/Dozen

Add a Dozen Red Dutch Tulips

Plum Sage Flowers

$25 and up

Call: 303.477.8088

Email: info@thesweetlifedenver.com

Come In: 1535 Central St. Denver, CO 80211

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Valentine's Skyline Dinner

Valentine's Day is one of our favorite holidays here at the Bakery. We are hosting a Valentine's Day Dinner with our friends at Serendipity Catering in the upstairs seating of our Bakery. Four course meal with local wine pairings and a beautiful view of the Denver Skyline.

Thanks to those who showed interest, it will be a great night. To those that have not RSVPed unfortunately we are SOLD OUT! Look for another seasonal dinner this Spring.

Best Bites

Running a small business is ALOT of work so it is those moments that make you smile that are a wonderful reminder of why you do what you do. In early December we received a phone call that a photographer wanted to do a photo shoot for 5280. They specifically wanted to shoot our Pecan Caramel Bars. We said "Sure". Thank you to Amanda, Sarah and Laurie as the photos and review are just perfect and more than make me smile.

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Stellaaaaaaaa!

Our latest tasting was all about the desserts. The Dessert Bar showcased our Pecan Caramel bars, Brownies, Elegant Raspberry Cookies, Colorado Cherry Pie, Chocolate Chewy Ginger Cookies and English toffee set off beautifully with a dramatic black and white linen affectionately called “Stella” by Chair Covers & Linens. We offset some of that drama with playful flower arrangements by the endlessly creative, Plum Sage Flowers.

Maybe it was the black and white theme shot with bright splashes of orange, pink and green flowers, maybe it was how Peter Holcombe framed the shots and captured the evening, maybe it was the champagne cocktails. Whatever it was or maybe it was all of those things - everything looked so very special.