Soon Scandineighbour will be taking to the skies for a sunshine break in the US. A family trip, it is my job this week to wash and iron the clothes, pack the suitcases, clear the food and prepare the house for the guests that will arrive in our absence. I have a very full schedule yet today I also have an unwell toddler who needs me to do nothing more than provide a shoulder to sleep fitfully upon. Well that is also my job and so I sit and I change my plans and I wait patiently as he sleeps. It gives me time to think about our holiday, a welcome distraction and I enjoy in my mind the conversations I have had with my children about the places they look forward to visiting.
As my very nearest and dearest it does not bring me any surprise when they talk food and the restaurants that they wish to revisit, for I immediately did the same when we booked our trip. My eldest wishes that on our first morning we can go to have an American breakfast from the finest buffet in town. I love his enthuasiasm as he describes his route around the tables laden with food that he wouldn't normally be allowed to indulge in, rare delicacies in an eight year olds memory. For a special treat they speak very fondly of freshly cooked doughnuts and the process of watching them transform from wet batter to round gleaming sugar coated creations in a matter of mere minutes.
A real American food hero the cupcake can now be found here in Copenhagen thanks to Agnes's Cupcakes. Home to hundreds of beautiful cupcakes of many variations, the Agnes shop's are stylish, modern spaces. On one wall is a menu detailing the cake flavours available during the week, some appearing more often than others so be sure to check the website for your favourites. The cakes are displayed behind a glass screen at the desk, and they look quite magnificent lined up in symmetrical perfection. Choose between a regular cupcake or go for a mini bite sized one or two. We like to pick randomly between the flavours, some of us preferring chocolate, others fruit, my own favourite's being the Italian Almond or the mini Lemon Meringue. Once decided, there is a seating area to sit at whilst you enjoy your food and drink, Agnes also serve hot and cold drinks to compliment their cakes.
Not only can you pop in for a special treat whilst in town but you can buy to take home too. Agnes Cupcakes also take special orders for individual events such as weddings or birthday's. (I do recommend carrying the box home very carefully as we have had spillage's more than once which is a shame especially if they are a gift.) Agnes now offer a selection of porcelain home-wares too, cake stands and coffee mugs in purest white, artistically displayed along the wall.
Eating a cupcake really is an individual technique, I like to slice through from top to bottom to enjoy both the cake and it's topping at the same time. The children like to eat the topping first and then the cake, the toddler uses his whole fist to grab the top of his mini cake in one swoop. I always take plenty of wet wipes for the inevitable clean up operation afterwards, it's amazing how far frosting can travel when left unattended in the grasp of a small child.
Now my little chap is stirring, ready to awaken from his sleep hopefully feeling a little better. We can resume our preparations together, all be it a little slower perhaps, then our holiday day dreams will hopefully soon become reality. I'm getting quite hungry already.
www.agnescupcakes.com
As my very nearest and dearest it does not bring me any surprise when they talk food and the restaurants that they wish to revisit, for I immediately did the same when we booked our trip. My eldest wishes that on our first morning we can go to have an American breakfast from the finest buffet in town. I love his enthuasiasm as he describes his route around the tables laden with food that he wouldn't normally be allowed to indulge in, rare delicacies in an eight year olds memory. For a special treat they speak very fondly of freshly cooked doughnuts and the process of watching them transform from wet batter to round gleaming sugar coated creations in a matter of mere minutes.
A real American food hero the cupcake can now be found here in Copenhagen thanks to Agnes's Cupcakes. Home to hundreds of beautiful cupcakes of many variations, the Agnes shop's are stylish, modern spaces. On one wall is a menu detailing the cake flavours available during the week, some appearing more often than others so be sure to check the website for your favourites. The cakes are displayed behind a glass screen at the desk, and they look quite magnificent lined up in symmetrical perfection. Choose between a regular cupcake or go for a mini bite sized one or two. We like to pick randomly between the flavours, some of us preferring chocolate, others fruit, my own favourite's being the Italian Almond or the mini Lemon Meringue. Once decided, there is a seating area to sit at whilst you enjoy your food and drink, Agnes also serve hot and cold drinks to compliment their cakes.
Not only can you pop in for a special treat whilst in town but you can buy to take home too. Agnes Cupcakes also take special orders for individual events such as weddings or birthday's. (I do recommend carrying the box home very carefully as we have had spillage's more than once which is a shame especially if they are a gift.) Agnes now offer a selection of porcelain home-wares too, cake stands and coffee mugs in purest white, artistically displayed along the wall.
Eating a cupcake really is an individual technique, I like to slice through from top to bottom to enjoy both the cake and it's topping at the same time. The children like to eat the topping first and then the cake, the toddler uses his whole fist to grab the top of his mini cake in one swoop. I always take plenty of wet wipes for the inevitable clean up operation afterwards, it's amazing how far frosting can travel when left unattended in the grasp of a small child.
Now my little chap is stirring, ready to awaken from his sleep hopefully feeling a little better. We can resume our preparations together, all be it a little slower perhaps, then our holiday day dreams will hopefully soon become reality. I'm getting quite hungry already.
www.agnescupcakes.com
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