La Creme Patisserie Blog

Cakes for The Towers Hotel, Swansea

One of this weeks cake creations was delivered to the Towers hotel in Swansea. Sian was asked to make a large 25 serving chocolate cheesecake and a 25 serving chocolate croquembouche for a function the Towers were catering in Cheltenham over the weekend.

Luckly help was on hand to assist Sian

 

 

This weekend we have been asked to make 120 individual passionfruit cheesecakes for a wedding at The Towers so hopefully this is the start of a long term relationship.

Thank you Bishop Vaughan School

As part of the Welsh Assembly's Dynamo project both Sian and myself go out into local schools and colleges and give talks about what it is like to run your own business. The idea is to plant the seed of thought in the young people's mind that one day they might want to work for themselves.

My advice is always the same. Find something you enjoy and you feel passionate about and go for it. Set your targets high, open your horizions and make it happen. Don't let people put you down - focus on your own talents and skills and believe in yourself.

I have probably done over 40 talks and this week I had the absolute pleasure in speaking at Bishop Vaughan Comprehensive in Swansea. The pupils, the staff and the project coordinator were all fantastic and I left the school in awe of how simple courtesy and good manners makes such a difference. It is all too easy these days to point the finger at young children and highlight their shortcomings but my overriding impression when I was driving away was that this this school and these children are doing it right. They have the X factor.

To be honest they made my day.

Ian

Latest desserts for La Parrilla, SA1

We have had some wonderful comments recently from diners eating our desserts at La Parrilla restaurant on SA1, Swansea. Somebody even rang us from the table Wednesday lunchtime to say that "our white chocolate and raspberry ripple cheesecake was the nicest thing she had ever tasted".

Other desserts on the menu include :

Turkish Delight Cheesecake, Banoffee Cheesecake

Passionfruit Cheesecake

Old Baked Fashioned Baked Cheesescake with Rhubarb

Mocha Pannacotta

Toffee Mousse Gateau

& Chocolate Brownies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So remember - if you go out for a meal to La Parrilla - make sure you leave room for the dessert.

To download a copy of the dessert menu click on the link Download La Parrilla Desserts

 

 

Maderia Birthday Cakes

It has been a busy month for Maderia Birthday Cakes in our Neath shop - here are my favourite top three :

 

Maderia 18th Birthday Cake with pink icing.

 

Happy 70th Birthday for a train enthusiast

 

If you are looking at ordering a Cake then just send us an email with your enquiry [email protected]

5 Tier Chocolate & Lemon Wedding Cake for the Celtic Manor

Sian's latest Wedding cake creation is a 5 tier Chocolate and Lemon Wedding cake decorated with fresh fruit. This cake was made for the marriage of Michelle and James at the Celtic Manor Golf resort in Newport, home for the 2010 Ryder Cup on Saturday 4th April 2009.

Watch the following video podcast to see Sian assembling the cake and how it looked finished.

The golf course looked amazing and whole set up at the Celtic Manor is first class. It was a real honour to bake a cake for a Wedding held at such a prestigious venue.

Our little van couldn't believe it was on hollowed turf so we took a picture for memory.

   

If you would like Sian to bake your Wedding Cake then send us an email [email protected] or ring today on 01639 638574 to book a consultation.

Backstage with Paul Rees hosted by La Creme

Friday 27th March saw the launch of Paul Rees, the Neath artist's, exhibition at La Creme Patisserie entitled "Backstage".

The following video was shot prior to the opening and it shows Paul giving an insight into the background of the oil paintings in the new collection.

The evening was a great success with over 50 people attending the premiere and a large number of paintings were sold. The exhibition will run until April 25th 2009.

If you would like to purchase one of the paintings in the collection then you can speak to a member of staff at our Patisserie or alternatively visit Pauls website and speak with the artist direct.

It is normally Sian's work of art that is on display in the Patisserie and already we have had a fantastic response from our customers who are keen to support a local Neath artist. A comments book is open for visitors, so please take time out to visit our Patisserie over the coming month and a leave message of support for a local Neath artist.

Neath artisit to exhibit at La Creme

Neath artist Paul Rees will be exhibiting a selection of his latest paintings entitled "Backstage" at our Patisserie starting with a private viewing on Friday 27th March 2009.

The exhibition will run for four weeks until 25th April.

Paul descibes his work theatrical. It explores the backstage world of the theatre and the performers and back stage crew who inhabit it.

 

Paintings can be purchased through the shop. If you would like an invitation to the private viewing on the 27th March then please send Paul an email to request an invite at [email protected] 

South Wales Evening Post Recipes

Sian latest recipe to be printed in the South Wales Evening Post is for Lemon Tart.

To printed a copy of the recipe follow the link below:

Download Lemon Tart

Alternatively, download Sian's recipe for Normandy Pork Casserole which is very popular as a midweek evening meal and is simple to prepare and cost effective to make.

Download Normandy Pork Casserole

Send us an email if you try either of the recipes and let us know what you think.

St.Patricks Day Chesecakes

As part of the St.Patricks Day celebrations at the BlueBell Hotel in Neath, Sian was asked to make 54 individual "Irish" desserts for the evening event.

The dessert Sian created incorporated a layer of Irish cream liquer cheesecake topped with chocolate sponge and finished with Irish cream, chocolate shavings and a shamrock decoration.

 

  

If you are going to La Mancha for a family celebration and you would like to order a cake for the occasion, then either speak to Sian on 01639 638574 or alternatively order direct through the restaurant.

Business in the Bay interview

The South Wales Evening Post newspaper have set up a website called Business in the Bay which highlights information on local companies. Last week they sent along a reporter and a videographer to interview Sian and myself, talking about our business, juggling family life and our successes todate.

Normally I am the one behind the camera and Sian is the face of La Creme, so I apologise in advance if nerves have got the better of me.

Also featured on the Evening Post Website is a video they made last year of Sian making cup cakes. Take a look below to see a grand master at work.