Bliss Bakery } Valentine’s Day

Bliss Bakery is excited for Valentine’s Day.  This one in particular marks their official 1 year anniversary!  To celebrate they are offering you two very exclusive gifts for your sweet heart.  Option 1 is a 4 pack of cupcakes in a box, tied with ribbon.  A card, rose and balloon are included all for $20!  For $5 more you can have it delivered too!

Option 2 is a cupcake a week to your sweetie for only $110.  Remind your love that they are your valentine for more than just one day in February.  What makes this even better is that your monthly cupcakes will never be the same.  Bliss bakes cupcakes for every season!  The week leading up to Valentine’s come in and see all their adorable love themed cakes and treats.

4708 NW Bethany Blvd Portland

Bliss Bakery } Storytime

Bliss Bake Shop is best known for their delicious cupcakes, made entirely from scratch!  Located in the Bethany Village Shopping Center on the west-side Bliss was established one year ago by Sarah and Jennifer.  Aside from cupcakes that are not only yummy to eat, but to look at as well; Bliss offers several other services to the community.  Among them, story-time!  I had the opportunity of attending story-time recently and was incredibly impressed by the amount of thought and care that went into it.  Our friendly storyteller didn’t just choose a random book off the shelf.  She thoughtfully chose a picture book about the great Martin Luther King Jr. The craft she prepared carefully reflected Martin Luther King Jr.’s message that what matters is what is found on the inside of a person.  As a mom I enjoyed more than quality time and a cupcake with my toddler, I left feeling a little more hopeful in what mankind is capable of.

Come enjoy storytime for yourself every Wednesday from 10-10:30 am @ Bliss Bakery located at 4708 NW Bethany Blvd Portland.

Also, watch for Wednesday’s feature about Bliss for Valentine’s Day!

St. Cupcake

If you are looking for a fun and yummy activity around Portland why not check out all the fun cupcake bakeries! 

For our first cupcake stop we headed down to NW Portland to Saint Cupcake, Portland’s first official Cupcake Bakery!  St. Cupcake opened in 2005 and is located at 407 NW 17th Ave at Flanders.  If you are down on NW 23rd doing a little shopping it’s the perfect place to stop for a sweet treat.  They also have a location at 3300 SE Belmont in Portland.

We bought 5 different types of cupcakes at Saint Cupcake. I thought the Big Top cupcakes were darling – it is a vanilla cupcake with chocolate chips on top – like a cookie and a cupcake! The color of the vanilla cream cheese frosting changes daily to match the mood of the baker. He must have been happy the day we were there because they were orange!

They have two different sizes of cupcakes available – dots (2-3 bites) and regular. Their dots cupcakes are $1.25 each, and regular cupcakes are $2.50 each.

We stuck to the basics there with the Vanilla with Cream Cheese Frosting, Vanilla with Buttercream Frosting, Hot Fudge on Vanilla, Hot Fudge on Chocolate and a Big Top. Their selection varies daily and you can check out what’s available each day here.

St. Cupcake uses all natural ingredients (except for those yummy little “jimmies” we love!) They also have a selection of vegan cupcakes.

You can read all about the story of St. Cupcake on the wall of the bakery.

St. Cupcake has a delivery service for their cupcakes and they can even be delivered accompanied by a singing telegram – really!!  They ship their yummy goods right to your door too!  Check out their website for more information!

Stay tuned for even more cupcake capers!

Cupcake Jones

Another great Portland cupcake bakery is Cupcake Jones in the Pearl District of Portland.  They are located at 307 NW 10th  and open Monday through Saturday 1o a.m. – 8 p.m. and on Sunday from 12 to 6 p.m.

Cupcake Jones is the namesake of the owners father, Robert Jones Watson. It is also a play on the popular slang term “jonesin” or “having a jones”, meaning something you really CRAVE.  And after you try a Cupcake Jones you very well may be craving another!

Their selection is a little more unique and upscale than some of the other cupcake bakeries, many of them inspired by their favorite desserts. They have samples of each of the days offerings in jars for you to try.

You can check out their flavors for the day here on their board…

or you can check out the display in the front window and watch them work all at the same time.

Not only were their cupcake offerings unique they are also beautiful.

We sampled the S’mores complete with a homemade marshmallow and graham cracker on top.

As well as the Blueberries & Cream, Creme Brulee, Velvet Painting and the Pearl. Be sure and check out their daily specials.

We only purchased mini cupcakes at the bakery but they offered full size cupcakes as well. At Cupcakes Jones their full size cupcakes are filled with various ganaches and fillings – yum!

Being Oregon natives themselves, owners Lisa and Peter are committed to buying local whenever possible. Local flowers, fruit, and ingredients are the cornerstone of their products.