Pretty in Pink!

Getting colors right has been a topic of conversation this week at A Party for One. The kitchen that allows our magic to happen was getting new wall color. It needed to be a calm, warm, and somewhat casual color that would last for a long time--not an easy decision!

Color popped up again when one of our regular customers had a vision for a display of her cosmetic line and cupcakes--only pink would do! We came up with the perfect shade and added some sparkle to top it all off.

Thanks and Giving

We enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving with family, friends, and lots of delicious food–hope you did too! Thanksgiving, for many, is about eating, football, and preparing for Black Friday shopping.  The bakers at A Party for One ate, watched football, and prepared for Black Friday giving.  We supported Ann Taylor in the Oaks Mall by donating mini-cupcakes in assorted flavors (Key lime, Oreo, chocolate with chocolate butter cream and vanilla butter cream) and logo sugar cookies for their Bake Sale to benefit St. Jude's Research Hospital.  While we were in the mall, we surprised our friends at the Body Shop with mini-cupcakes and logo sugar cookies to share with their customers who were there taking advantage of the day's deals.

We have so much to be thankful for...thanks and giving feels really good!

The Start of the Holiday Season

Fall officially begins in late September, but in Gainesville, FL it can feel like summer for another month.  Now that the mercury is finally dropping, Halloween has passed, and even the time has changed, it is starting to feel like fall.  In many stores, it looks and smells like fall, too!  Displays are up for Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, and Christmas–the holiday season has begun.  At A Party for One we are busy making the perennial favorite flavors, but have also added a seasonal pumpkin cupcake that tastes like fall!  Even friends and family that don't typically like pumpkin love this sweet treat topped with a creamy maple frosting.

Have Your Cookie and Cupcake, Too!

We made cupcakes and cookies--and cupcakes WITH cookies! Nabisco's Oreos remain one of the most popular cookies, especially among true chocolate lovers. So who wouldn't love a dark chocolate cupcake with Oreo butter cream, topped with an Oreo? They certainly got rave reviews, along with some vanilla cupcakes with purple vanilla butter cream, and Key lime cupcakes for a birthday gathering.  The other cookies this week were gifts for a realtor's new homeowners.  Keys AND cookies...nice!

Two Busy Bakers!

The past week was super busy and super exciting at A Party for One! We baked over 1000 mini-cupcakes for a high school homecoming and loved every minute of it. The cupcake flavors included: vanilla cupcakes with chocolate butter cream and vanilla butter cream, chocolate cupcakes with chocolate butter cream and vanilla butter cream, Key lime cupcakes with Key lime frosting, and an extra special purple velvet cupcake to highlight the school colors.

Imagine this box...42 times!

It's Always a Good Time to Be Baking!

We always enjoy making cupcakes and sweet treats and the pleasure experienced by friends and customers eating our goodies are just...the icing on the cupcake!  This week we baked mini-cupcakes, standard size cupcakes, decorated cookies, and even a few cake pops.

Vanilla with chocolate buttercream

Sugar cookies, iced and personalized for a Gainesville-area yoga instructor

Two Girls and Two KitchenAids

A Party for One Cupcakes and Sweet Treats started in Gainesville, FL as a friendship between two girls who shared a love of good food–among other things.  As our friendship grew, we spent more and more time in the kitchen together, reading, and watching the Food Network to perfect our craft.  Now, we spend most weekends–and many weeknights–putting our KitchenAids to work on recipes for cupcakes and sweet treats.  


We hope you enjoy hearing about and seeing what keeps us excited!  We will certainly keep you posted.