Bikes vs. Cupcakes

POSTED ON Wednesday, September 21, 2011 AT 11:04 by saint cupcake

We love bikes and we love cupcakes. However, transporting cupcakes via bike is often not a good idea. See what happens…

Mimi Bars are for everyone!

POSTED ON Tuesday, September 13, 2011 AT 13:27 by saint cupcake

These delicious bars were named in honor of Jami’s friend Stephanie, who runs Noun. First things first: Mimi is the name that Theo (Jami’s little boy) gave to Stephanie. The name “Mimi” has nothing to do with the ingredients, i.e. there are no mimes, mimosas, Miamis, minecrafts, or Mississippis in the bars.

So… “how did these bars come to be?” is the question we’re answering here. First, read up on history of these bestest of friends who are Stephanie and Jami right here. Jami loves to bake and come up with recipes and she loves her friends. Stephanie loves 7 layer bars of all kinds, so Jami concocted a bar that was not too fancy and had all the layers of things that Stephanie loved: coconut, chocolate, pecans, and of course, a few other layers of top secret sweets.

Fun rumor: Stephanie may have asked for brownie from a mix at her wedding, which Jami refused to make and instead made her own recipe to mimic store-bought brownies.

The True Story of Bacon Scones

POSTED ON Friday, September 09, 2011 AT 11:35 by saint cupcake

Among the items you’ll find in the vast and ever-growing library which are our menu selections, you’ll find the hamtastic delight known as the bacon scone. More specifically, our bacon scones with bacon & fig compote.

The inspiration for these scones was simple: a giant slab of bacon arrived at the bakery and Jami wanted to try something different with it:

With no hesitation, she decided to devise a scone recipe to take full advantage of the copious amount of tasty bites that ginormous slab would provide.
As far as throwing figs in the mix - that stroke of genius is just one of those things. That’s how inspiration works.  Sometimes, you can’t overthink it or try to determine where it comes from.

We’ve been making them for a few weeks now and we’re all going a little bananas after trying them. Someone here called them “the best scone I’ve ever had in my life”. They’re seriously that good. Bacon scone with bacon/fig compote. Try one.

Meet our Alder-Smoked Chocolate Chip Cookies

POSTED ON Thursday, August 18, 2011 AT 13:48 by saint cupcake

The alder cookie is a collaboration between Saint Cupcake owner Jami Curl and Michael Maynard of Beaver Camp Sausage Company, who she met at a Portland Meat Collective class, while stuffing sausage in casings. After learning he had a smoke house, she convinced him to make smoked flour. She knew she wanted to work with some but need the right tools for the job.  Jami gave him the recipe; he made some for her and gave it to her. She said “Ok, thanks!”. It looked like this:

Jami developed a recipe for chocolate chip cookies, specifically using this flour and everyone loved the results! She knew she wanted to keep making these cookies and working with Michael’s unique creation.

Perhaps Jami’s finest baking achievement to date; smoked flour gives the cookie a smokey flavor that’s delicious but not overpowering. Some describe the flavor as bacony, but really it’s just smokey. We use two types of chocolate in this thinner, crisper cookie…

Since perfecting the alder-smoked chocolate chip cookies, Jami has begun to work with more unusual goods from Michael, like his smoked brown sugar (featured in our seasonal pies), smoked butter and smoked coffee beans - both in some secret recipes developing in our test laboratories.

Butterscotch Galore Cookies, what’s your story?

POSTED ON Monday, August 15, 2011 AT 11:41 by saint cupcake

As our online menu explains it, these cookies are oatmeal scotchies taken to a whole new level! They contain Guittard butterscotch chips, rice cereal, oatmeal, coconut & pecans. These are thick & hearty cookies - so so good! But do you know the story behind the cookies? It all started with Gossip Girl.

Once upon a time, Jami would host girl’s nights viewing parties of Gossip Girl. They would eat nachos, drink champagne, and eat dessert. Jami’s friend loved some butterscotch cookies that she would get from a local store, but when that store stopped making those cookies she was distraught. So Jami said, “I bet I can make a butterscotch cookie that’s 2000 times better than those store-bought cookies” and her friend said “Okay, do it!”. Then Jami did come up with a recipe and made a batch the next week. Her friend agreed that, indeed, these cookies were far superior in flavor, texture, and overall good times. She continued to make these cookies week after week, but only for Gossip Girl nights.

Finally, the ladies could eat no more cookies, but they all knew that they were some of the best cookies they’d ever tasted, so Jami brought them to the bakery, and the customers rejoiced. This Butterscotch Galore recipe also led to the creation of the Chocolate Galore cookies, but that’s another story..