http://www.thechocolatedc.com/blog a dessert bakery Sat, 01 May 2010 21:42:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_337" align="aligncenter" width="841" caption="Kara Chocolates"][/caption] That's right.  Kara Chocolates of University Mall will now be carrying 2 flavors from The Chocolate's cupcake lineup, as well as our Turtle Tarts. So when you are craving one of these: [caption id="attachment_339" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Lemon Curd Cupcake--Photo by Jonathan Canlas"][/caption] Or maybe one of these.... [caption ... http://www.thechocolatedc.com/blog/2010/05/products-from-the-chocolate-can-now-be-found-at/ We had a raucous bunch of Sassies join us for Ladies Night on Wednesday, who came to do a review of The Chocolate. They laughed (a lot...they are a lot of fun), took pictures, shot some video of us being interviewed, and enjoyed plenty of desserts.  If you haven't seen ... http://www.thechocolatedc.com/blog/2010/04/sassy-scoops-the-chocolate/ Recently, a good friend of ours, Jon Canlas, brought his photography class into the cafe for a photo shoot. This is the second shoot he's done for us, and we've been absolutely blown away by both of them.  Through his photography, he has an uncanny ability to capture  vibrant experiences ... http://www.thechocolatedc.com/blog/2010/03/cafe-photo-shoot-jonathan-canlas-photography/ Two of our favorite bloggers are hosting the Utah chapters for the first every National Food Bloggers Bake Sale, which is a part of the Great American Bake Sale. They are raising money to fight child hunger--with proceeds going to an organization called SOS. The details are as follows: Saturday, April 17th, ... http://www.thechocolatedc.com/blog/2010/03/april-17th-bake-sale-raising-money-to-combat-child-hunger/ Wow. We've got some serious Blog Neglect going on... It's been really too long since we've posted. That being said, we are making a commitment that we are going to be much better bloggers from this point going forward. We have reached some serious milestones in this fantastic ride of ... http://www.thechocolatedc.com/blog/2010/03/blog-neglect/ You gathered, you gossiped, and we poured frosty glasses of milk "on the house." (Although The Chocolate is built in an old house, we didn't literally pour milk on it.) We gave you the milk for free, gratis, sans charge. And it's now part of what makes Ladies Night, um, ... http://www.thechocolatedc.com/blog/2010/01/inaugural-ladies-night/ A lot of our friends here on the Blogolate have been with us since the "Cupcake Cart" days, and a few others got to know us at the Thanksgiving Point Farmer's Market in Lehi. Fewer still know us from the days of Ange baking cookies and cupcakes in our home ... http://www.thechocolatedc.com/blog/2010/01/faqs-written-by-the-husband/ We passed another milestone this week by finally investing in a flashing LED sign. It's part roadside cafe, part Ye Olde Vegas, and part awesome. And I couldn't be happier about it! I know, it's random to get this jazzed about an open sign.  But it's yet another little step ... http://www.thechocolatedc.com/blog/2010/01/another-benchmark-an-open-sign/ We had a pretty fantastic experience last Friday that I want to share with all our friends here on The Blogolate. On our way to the movies, we had to run by the cafe to pick something up. We pulled into the parking lot and every spot was taken...which of course, ... http://www.thechocolatedc.com/blog/2010/01/262/ We will be at the Thanksgiving Point Wedding Expo this Saturday the 9th. So all of you folks who are engaged, come on down to The Barn and stop by the booth! We'll be giving consults, setting up private tastings, and you may even get one of our signature Baby ... http://www.thechocolatedc.com/blog/2010/01/upcoming-event-thanksgiving-point-wedding-expo-january-9th/