Style event company eFashionista held this fun and fabulous event on August 16 which brought together some 15 of Toronto’s fashionistas all donning high heels and raspberry coloured aprons while learning how to make delicious cake pops and cotton candy martinis (and considering that the CNE recently opened, I guess you can say that we were making fair food for grown-ups – LOL). In addition, Tina Karr, heel expert, taught attendees how to walk perfectly while in their shoes while remaining graceful and lady-like. In other words, one should have amazing posture and walk with confidence. She also gave amazing tips on how to find shoes that fit best – she noted that not only should shoes fit you well – i.e. toes and heels should not be sliding out of the shoe, but a good shoe must be stable. Otherwise, the wearer will not be stable either. While most of us love shoes, I’m sure that many more of us were interested in the food and drinks – cake pop and martini making!
An attendee (left) makes cake pops with Beth Appleton (right)
Finished cake pop
The cake pop decorating session was led by Beth Appleton of Whimsical Wedding Cakes and is very easy to do. All one has to do is:
- Bake a cake, from scratch or a mix
- Crumble the cake
- Mix it with a little bit of ganache until the “batter” is a dough like texture
- Scoop with a melon scoop or your hands to create the mini pops
- Refrigerate pops for a minimum of 15 minutes (up to a maximum of 24 hours) to set. Once set, you are ready to decorate your cake pop (the pops were made in advance for the event)
- To create your cake pop, first dip a stick into chocolate sauce and then stick it into a pop
- Dip the pop into chocolate sauce. Make sure the entire pop is covered.
- Decorate your pop as you wish – chocolate sprinkles, cute designs, etc…
- Your cake pop is now ready to eat!
Cake pops, ready to be decorated
Cake pops can be presented on a stand or, if you wish, on mini cupcake cups.
Making cotton candy martinis
Creating cotton candy martinis was also very interesting. This section was led by Lana Tobin from PLAY Lounge at Hotel Le Germain at Maple Leaf Square, who created delicious drinks for us. Cotton candy martini is made by mixing cotton candy with vodka (cotton candy flavoured vodka exists, but it is not available in Ontario) – it will dissolve quickly – and then adding it to a fruity concoction (e.g. lemonade) and ice to a shaker. The drink served to attendees was garnished with marshmallow. While the drink tasted great, presentation, in my opinion could have been better. The drink was made with a mix of blue and pink cotton candy, making it a purple-ish slate colour. Personally, I would have made it with either pink or white, which would have made it much prettier.
Joie of Zoetic Epics and author, Cynthia Cheng Mintz
And of course, no glam event goes without swags. In addition to the regular items, one lucky attendee was given a pair of platform stilettos from Moschino. Too bad my feet are too small for most shoes. All in all, it was an amazing session and I am definitely looking forward to the next eFashionista event.
