Well, there is no market downtown this weekend, so you'd think I'd be researching new recipes, experimenting, etc? No, I instead am getting ready for family time and most importantly, my daughter's first birthday party! We are having a little celebration downtown at Broadway's (yes, her 1st birthday is in a bar) with a few friends and family. I'm excited to use my new cupcake display tower from Crate and Barrel to display the "Neapolitan Ice Cream" cupcakes I made. Do you remember the vanilla/chocolate/strawberry ice cream all in one box that your mom would get for birthdays 'cause then everyone got the flavor they wanted? I wanted to do that with cupcakes so it should be a colorful array of petites gateaux. I made Bea her own 4" spelt carrot cake so I can write her name on it and decorate with tiny flowers or piping; haven't decided yet. I'm really looking forward to this party, even though it's going to be a cold, cold day and I haven't even frosted the cupcakes and it's 2 am and I am cleaning/blogging. So next week the holiday tailgate market begins on Saturdays on S. Charlotte St. in downtown Asheville. I will be doing little 6" cakes along with brioche loaves and perhaps if I'm really brave, some Stollen (and of course my unique, lovely and delicious cupcakes.)