La Creme Patisserie Blog

Saturday Night Takeaway to resume

After the amazing success of the Neath Food & Drink Festival and the fabulous reaction to Sian's cookery demonstrations we have decided to resume supplying food in our patisserie with immediate effect.

So to all those people who have been petitioning us over the last two months - we have listened and you can stop writing in.....

As well as supplying our daily specials, we have also decided to resume our Weekend Takeaway Menu for the next 2 months leading up to Christmas.

The menu for w/e 14th November is as follows :

 

Starter : Goats Cheese Tartlet with Walnut Salad

Main: Chicken Breast wrapped in Parma Ham, in a tomato and tarragon sauce

Dessert : Tiramisu

Price £12.50 per head

 

In order to avoid disappointment we ask all our customers to order in advance if possible although a limited supply will be available on the day.

Download Saturday night takeaway 14th November 09

Chocolate 30th Birthday cake

Design brief was chocolate,chocolate, 30,wales,chocolate,rugby and chocolate.

Penblwydd Hapus Rhian.

We hope you enjoy being 30. 

Orange & Cream 4 tier Wedding Cake

The Glynclydach hotel in Neath was host on Sunday night to a Wedding celebration for a Swansea couple and the bride wanted a cream 4 tier wedding cake decorated in Orange. The cake was a last minute idea for the party with the couple having got married aboard the previous week.

Sian had to work through the night to get the cake finished in time but it looked absolutely beautiful and the bride and her mother were delighted.

Cup cake recipe in Swansea Life Magazine

The September issue of Swansea Life Magazine was released on Friday and the magazine features a article written by Sian on how to make Cup Cakes.

Follow this link to read the article in full and download the recipe.

At La Creme we make hundreds of Cup Cakes per week for all types of occasions - Weddings, Birthdays, Christenings, family parties, corporate events -anything.

 

We supply cup cakes to shops such as Home & Colonial in Porthcawl, So Cocoa & Theos in Mumbles and through our patisserie in Neath. Also for corporate gifts such as for the relaunch of Swansea Life.

September 14th to 19th is National Cup Cake week so you must try at least one cup cake during that week. Better still follow Sian's Recipe and make some yourself with the children at home.

Wedding Cakes for the Worms Head Hotel, Gower

It is never easy delivering Wedding cakes but we do get to visit some amazing venues. Last weekend Sian delivered two cakes to the Worms Head Hotel in Rhossili. The hotel has stunning views over Worms Head and Rhossili Bay but the peace and tranquility of the venue comes at a cost - it is absolutely miles away through winding and narrowing country roads.

Thankfully despite the rain, we managed to deliver the cakes safely. The bride ordered two cakes.

 One was a traditional 3 tier Cake with a Green theme with dark green, mint and Black.

The other cake was a chocolate cake decorated with fresh strawberries for the Groom as an extra special surprise "with chocs of love".

Fresh gower strawberries - unbeatable.

Llanelli Scarlets 70th Birthday Cake

Being Osprey fans with a patisserie cake shop in Neath, it was a big ask for us to produce a 70th Birthday Cake for a die hard Llanelli Scarlets supporter.

The cake was on display in the shop for a couple of days prior to being collected by the customer and it certainly attracted a lot of interest ....

Valentine's Takeaway

It is a busy weekend ahead with Valentines Day and the Wales versus England match on Saturday.

If you fancy booking one of our takeaway meals then please ring the shop on 01639 638574 or send us an email [email protected]

Copies of this week's menu can be downloaded from the following link Download Feb takeaway menus 2009

Also available to order this weekend are our chocolate truffles, our heart shaped welsh cakes and our Valentines cup cakes. Stocks are limited so please don't leave it too late to order.

 

Cup cakes are priced at £3.00

Pepper crusted Salmon with Wine and Prawn Sauce Recipe

Sian's latest recipe for the South Wales Evening Post, printed on Saturday 24th January is for pepper crusted salmon with a wine and prawn sauce. 

This is one of my favourite dishes. What we would like to do in this year, is for people to try out the recipes and send in their comments. This dish is easy to prepare - so easy in fact that even I can do it

If you missed the recipe then you can download a copy from the following link Download Pepper crusted Salmon with wine and prawn sauce

 

Try the recipe out and let us know how you get on. Either post a comment below or send us an email [email protected]

40th Birthday Party

Saturday 13th December we were asked to cater a 40th Birthday Party to be held at the St.Athans Commnuity Centre, near Cardiff. Sian devised the most amazing menu for the event, based on the brief that the client wanted as much gluten free alternatives as possible.

To download a copy of the menu in pdf format please follow the attached link Download Birthday Banquet 13 Dec 08

The menu included soups shots, Asian Beef salad shots and prawn cocktail shots.

Goats cheese tartlets, lamb koftas, and main courses of Roasted stuffed peppers and chicken breasts marinated with lemon and fresh herbs, roasted on a bed of caramelised onions and lemon.

Served with wild rice salad,with ginger garlic and pomegranate seeds, potato salad, green salad and fresh bread rolls.

For dessert Sian made a tower of mini desserts including banoffee cheesecake, sherry trifle, tiramisu, raspberry meringues and lemon mousse.

The Birthday cake was a two tier chocolate cake with a painted white chocolate collar and a chocolate Happy Birthday plaque.

It was a fabulous evening and everybody commented on how lovely the food tasted.

If you would like more information about La Creme catering your party then please send us an email [email protected] with your requirements. We supply catering for all events, corporate, business, civic or private functions, including catering for breakfast meetings, directors lunches, private parties or wedding banquets.

New Years Eve Takeaway

Why not let La Creme take the stress out of cooking on New Years Eve.

Sian has developed a spectacular menu, which can be simply put together at home to wow your guests.

The food can be collected from the shop on New Years Eve morning and would just require putting in the oven at home and then serving.

This concept was hughly popular last year and we are anticipating a high demand so place book early if you are interested.

The menu is as follows :

La Creme New Years Eve Takeaway

Duck and Pork Terrine

served with fresh bread and La Creme Chutney

*

Fillet of Beef with gratin of mushrooms

Potato & Celeriac Dauphinoise

Green Beans

*

Vodka soaked Raisin and Poppy seed Cheesecake

*

Price per guest £25 (inc VAT)

Please follow the attached link to download a copy of this menu.Download New Years Takeaway 08

If you would like to order the takeaway or speak to Sian about a vegetarian alternative then please telephone the shop on 01639 638574 or email [email protected]