{"id":5430,"date":"2011-07-30T13:32:53","date_gmt":"2011-07-30T21:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodiddy.com\/?p=5430"},"modified":"2011-07-30T20:39:36","modified_gmt":"2011-07-31T04:39:36","slug":"cupcake-day-at-ginger-elizabeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/foodiddy.com\/?p=5430","title":{"rendered":"Cupcake Day at Ginger Elizabeth"},"content":{"rendered":"

My girlfriend Kristen invited me to a girl’s day out today. We met at Starbucks so I could get my newest obsession – a grande Pink Lime Frozt – so addicting. We then headed to Barnes and Noble to pick up some books – I wanted to get “The Help” and <\/span><\/span>“The 17 Day Diet” – my SIL mentioned it the other day and says she’s never felt better following the plan. My entire book shelf of diet books proves that I pretty much jump on anything shiny and new when it comes to dieting. I find it hysterical that I bought the book before going to “Cupcake Day” at Ginger Elizabeth – even more hysterical that I read it at a small table outside while sampling cupcakes. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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We parked and walked around the block to Ginger Elizabeth Chocolates<\/strong> located at 1801 L. Street, Suite 60, in Sacramento, CA.\u00a0 I had been there before thanks to Deede – she’s a huge fan of the place.<\/p>\n

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They are known for their chocolate and macarons. Ginger Elizabeth is a formally trained American chocolatier. All of her products are all-natural and contain no preservatives.<\/p>\n

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Kristen had pre-ordered cupcakes because last time she attempted to go to one of their special cupcake days – they ran out.<\/p>\n

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She picked up her box and we sat outside and sampled\/shared the flavors.<\/p>\n

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The cupcakes were gorgeous, almost too pretty to eat. Note I said, “almost” – ha!<\/p>\n

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First up – The Peach Melba Cupcake<\/strong> – Vanilla Cake filled with House Made Good Humus Farm Organic Peach Jam, topped with Raspberry Buttercream.<\/p>\n

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The peach jam was incredible! I loved the peach\/raspberry combination, it was my second favorite of the day.<\/p>\n

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The Red Red Velvet Cupcake<\/strong> – Ginger\u2019s Grandmother\u2019s Light Chocolate Cake topped with Cream Cheese Frosting.<\/p>\n

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Super light and fluffy,\u00a0 the frosting melted in your mouth and the little malted chocolate balls were fabulous.<\/p>\n

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The Plum Elderflower Cobbler Cupcake – <\/strong>Buttermilk Yellow Cake filled with \u201cGinger\u2019s Backyard Plum\u201d Elderflower Compote, topped with Buttercream and Streusel\u00a0 – This was so different from the others, the elderflower compote had a tartness to it, that the buttercream and struesel balanced out. We both liked it.<\/p>\n

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The <\/strong>S<\/strong>alty Caramel Cupcake – <\/strong>Rich Chocolate Cake filled with Fleur de Sel Caramel and topped with Caramel Buttercream – this should have been called the OMG, so good! cupcake. By far my favorite of the day. I ate it with my eyes closed… it was that sinful.<\/p>\n

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I was not kidding about chowing down on cupcakes while reading The 17 Day Diet book. It seems pretty similar to South Beach, but has some different requirements – 2 daily pro-biotic servings, no fruit after 2:00 p.m. and some other things I need to study up on. I’m going to give it a go starting Monday. I was doing really well in the area of weight loss and then had the back injury that took me away from exercise. I tend to deal with pain by eating comfort foods… so I have a fair amount of weight I’d like to take off. I know that the majority of my weight is in my stomach, so why not give this a go? BTW, my back is 100% better. It took over a month of rest from working out and babying it with ice,\u00a0 heat, and Aleve – with lots of pool time thrown in for good measure.<\/p>\n

From cupcakes to weight loss… yes, it’s been one of those weeks. If you are interested, I’ll check in with how I’m doing on the plan. I know this isn’t my old weight loss blog, but I’m guessing people might begin to wonder why I keep posting about salads, lean protein and nothing sinful.<\/p>\n

After the cupcake extravaganza, we stopped at a little boutique – I saw a dress in the window and had to investigate. It was a “One Size Fits All” wrap dress – which I’m always skeptical about – but it did fit and I fell in love. It walked out of the store with me and some how a necklace jumped into the bag too.<\/p>\n

All in all a successful day of good eats and shopping with a friend. It’s just what I needed after my crazy week. Thanks for the invite Kristen!
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My girlfriend Kristen invited me to a girl’s day out today. We met at Starbucks so I could get my newest obsession – a grande Pink Lime Frozt – so addicting. We then headed to Barnes and Noble to pick up some books – I wanted to get “The Help” and “The 17 Day Diet” … <\/p>\n

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