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Tiers of joy: 13 spectacular wedding cakes

This is the one time in your life when spending $1,000 on dessert seems almost rational. But for that price, it should look spectacular and taste even better. Here, statement cakes that almost upstage the bride. View the slide show >>

: Lemon cake with raspberry buttercream and white chocolate ganache. $900. Allyson Meredith Cakes, 558 Jones Ave., 416-466-8800, amcakes.com

: Vanilla bean cake with dulce de leche buttercream. $630. The Wedding Cake Shoppe, 859 College St., 416-533-9575, theweddingcakeshoppe.com

: Chocolate génoise with chocolate truffle ganache and chocolate fondant. $644. I Do! Wedding Cakes, 416-782-8114, idoweddingcakes.ca

: Devil’s food cake with chai latte buttercream. $740. The Wedding Cake Shoppe, 859 College St., 416-533-9575, theweddingcakeshoppe.com

: Traditional white sponge cake with vanilla bean buttercream. $945. I Do! Wedding Cakes, 416-782-8114, idoweddingcakes.ca

: Vanilla cake with mango–passion fruit buttercream. $1,000. Allyson Meredith Cakes, 558 Jones Ave., 416-466-8800, amcakes.com

: Vanilla bean cake with vanilla buttercream. $700. Chloe Lespierre Cakes, 416-567-2241

: Classic mocha cake with chocolate-mocha buttercream and fresh flowers. From $435. Dufflet Pastries, 787 Queen St. W., 416-504-2870, dufflet.com

: Mango sponge cake with mango purée filling and passion fruit buttercream. $728. I Do! Wedding Cakes, 416-782-8114, idoweddingcakes.ca

: Double chocolate cake with white chocolate buttercream, fresh raspberries and chandelier topper. $1,400. Cake Opera Co., cakeoperaco.com

: Tiers of Belgian chocolate, French vanilla, and pineapple-walnut carrot cake layered with strawberry confiture and chocolate mousse. $1,000. Iris Segal Cakes, 905-465-3729, iriscakes.com

: Classic golden sponge cake with layers of fresh strawberry and orange buttercream. $365. Dufflet Pastries, 787 Queen St. W., 416‑504-2870, dufflet.com

: Red velvet cake with white chocolate–cream cheese icing. $900. Papillon Cakes, 3335 Bathurst St., Unit 2, 416-931-0434, papilloncakes.ca

| 2 Comments » March 5, 2010 | 9:30 am | Toronto Life Staff

Aprons & Icons

Dufflet takes the cake at U.S. food show

Sweet booth: The Dufflet Pasteries retail store in The Beach (Photo by Ian Irving)

Sweet booth: The Dufflet Pasteries store in The Beach (Photo by Ian Irving)

Torontonians have celebrated her for years, but now even Americans are lauding our queen of sweets Dufflet Rosenberg. At the 37th Sofi Awards the baker-businesswoman won gold for best confection with an almond and pistachio version of her famous (and trademarked) Caramel Crackle. The event, held in New York and organized by the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade, saw 2,000 entries submitted in 33 award categories (best condiment, best cracker, best appetizer, antipasto, etc.), which were then narrowed down to 128 finalists. Celeb chef and host Ming Tsai handed the Oscar-like trophy to a shocked Rosenberg, who has won three silver awards in the last four years.

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| 1 Comment » July 6, 2009 | 12:07 pm | Karon Liu

Restauran-TO

Follow the Tweeter: More Toronto chefs, bars and restaurants hop on the Twitter wagon

The mighty T: Increasingly, Twitter is everywhere (including Toronto kitchens)

More T?: Twitter gains popularity among T.O. foodies

Chefs and restaurateurs across the city are heading into the Twitterverse in a big way. Since our last roundup of Toronto foodie feeds, the popularity of the on-line service has exploded, with Grant van Gameren, Anthony Walsh, Dufflet Rosenberg and many more joining the fray. We find ourselves addicted to the culinary dispatches from these local epicureans (unlike most inane tweets that detail what’s for dinner). Here, our latest guide to who’s tweeting what.

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| 1 Comment » July 3, 2009 | 1:57 pm | Karon Liu

Aprons & Icons

Toronto Taste 2009: A $225 evening of chocolate pasta and Arctic char

This year’s Toronto Taste corralled 40 of the city’s chefs—including Mark McEwan, David Lee, Jamie Merieles, Marc Thuet, Keith Froggett and other big names—into a fenced-in space on Cumberland Avenue. The objective was to raise money for Second Harvest. We toured the food stations and met the chefs before the crowd arrived.

| 2 Comments » June 16, 2009 | 11:44 am | Karon Liu

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