Twin Cakes on Gluten Free Durham Blog

Thanks Debbie for posting our cake picture on the Gluten Free Durham Blog. We had a great time making the cake...glad everyone enjoyed it and had a great time at Camp Kanata. We look forward to working with you again!! Thanks The Twins

Twin Cakes Bakery market pictures

Here are some more pictures of us baking in the kitchen and getting for the Carrboro Farmers market. We were busy in the kitchen.... Here is our table at the end of the market... getting pretty empty... not much left to sell... YEAH! Our table from behind Michelle .. good job sis... just a few items left on table.... Our vanilla bean scone Our blueberry muffin and chocolate banana crumb muffin.... very popular... Selection of raw desserts for sale" coconut macaroon, chocolate macaroon, walnut brownie bites and lemon cookie Carrboro Farmers Market before the crowd... early morning ... 7am Our lemon blackberry muffins .... yum Our raw side of the table Michelle joined me today at the Carrboro market... table full of goodies Our table at the market Chocolate Banana Crumb Muffin going into the oven... Muffins out of the oven and cooling... Now the kitchen is smelling really good.... lemon blackberry muffins Blueberry Streusel muffin out of the oven....

Gluten Intolerance Group and Camp Kanata pictures

Well, Michelle and I have had a very busy week with orders and donating cakes to great causes! We are so happy to be apart of the GIG group and the Gluten free week at Camp Kanata. Here are some pictures of the cakes and cupcakes that we made for the events. Of course, we forgot to take pictures at the event. We put our cupcakes in our travel container, we wanted to make sure our cupcakes survived the 2 hour drive to Winston Salem. And yes, we got lost!!! But we eventually ended up making it to the GIG event. Here is Michelle icing up the cupcakes before I decorate them with our allergy friendly homemade fondant! Lori putting the final touches on the cupcakes The cupcakes in their cute little travel container -- thanks Mom & Dad! Cupcakes flavor: vanilla cupcake with strawberry frosting, carrot cupcake with vanilla frosting topped with shredded coconut, chocolate cupcake with vanilla frosting, and a chocolate filled cupcake with more chocolate frosting... yum And all of them are gluten free, wheat free, egg free, dairy free, peanut free, casein free, lactose free, bean free and whey free. Michelle packing up the cupcakes Lori with all the lovely cupcakes getting ready to pack them up Next day, we baked a half sheet cake for the gluten free week at Camp Kanata! It was a moist delicious chocolate cake with more chocolate frosting!! Here is the cake just out of the oven and cooling. Cake after frosting put on... now time for more decorations Here is the final cake for all the campers!!! We heard from Debbie that our chocolate cake was a HUGE hit with all the campers and staff! One of the best gluten free cakes they ever tasted! So good job sis.... we worked hard.... now time for farmers markets tomorrow and Saturday and more cupcake orders... yeah...

Carrboro Farmers Market Pictures

Here are pictures of our table at the Carrboro Farmers Market yesterday.... thanks again for all of those who stopped by it was great meeting all of you! It was a great day, minus the heat and humidity. Thanks from the Twins. And thanks for supporting your locals!!! Our table: The vendors around me Vendors across from me Yummy carrot cake... popular item on the menu Some raw items More gluten free vegan baked goods

Farmers Market Menu tomorrow

Here is Twin Cakes Bakery brief menu of what we will be having to sell at Carrboro Farmers Market (7am-12) and Midtown Farmers Market (8am-12) tomorrow morning. As you know everything is gluten/wheat free, peanut free, egg free, dairy free, corn free, soy free, casein free, vegan and majority sweetened with agave nectar. Sample Menu:

• Mint chocolate chip cookie sandwiches
• Sugar cookie sandwiches with strawberry filling
• Gingerbread cookie sandwiches with lemon filling
• Cupcakes
• Brownies
• Lemon blackberry muffins
• Chocolate banana crumb muffins
• Blueberry banana bread
• Raspberry banana bread
• Apple tarts
• Mini blueberry apple pies
• Blueberry scones
• Raw berry breakfast bread
• Raw swiss chard onion bread
• Raw onion pepper bread
• Raw macaroons
• Raw herb crackers
• Raw cheez crackers

And a few more things.... hope to see everyone there!!! The Twins

The Benenfits of Coconut Water and why the Twins love it

Michelle and I drink a lot of coconut water. Some pure -straight from real coconut or from bottled coconut water. Though drinking coconut water straight from the natural source is the best, the bottled coconut water that you can find in Whole Foods or other natural health food stores is still as good. We recommend the brands ZICO or One. Since we are very active people we need to keep our bodies hydrated so that is why we drink coconut water at least once or twice a day. The twins encourage everyone to include more coconut and coconut water into their diets! Your body will be happy you did! Here are some benefits of drinking coconut water:

• is naturally low in carbs and low in sugars
• keeps the body cool and at the proper temperature
• naturally replenish your body's fluids after exercising
• boost your immune system
• contains essential electrolytes
• has more potassium than a banana
• weight-loss aid
• skin, hair, and nail health
• alkaline balance
• kidney cleansing

So to all your athletes out there and people who want a healthy and delicious drink .... drink coconut water. Instead of filling yourself up with those sugary filled, no nutritional sports drinks. Give your body something that will actually help it and make you fill better... coconut water! The Twins enjoy coconut water in our smoothies or right after a long run. The bottled coconut water is great for traveling, you can throw them into your bags and be hydrated throughout your whole trip. Since we all know that whenever you travel... not much water is consumed. Cheers to Coconut water and good health!

Let Twin Cakes make your birthday extra special

Check out some of our birthday cakes and cupcakes...all cakes you see are wheat free, gluten free, egg free, dairy free, and peanut free....and healthy and delicious!! Please contact us for your special day! Rich Chocolate Cupcakes with chocolate frosting Perfectly balanced Vanilla Cupcake with lemon frosting with our signature butterfly fondant on top Beautiful Chocolate Cake with a pink ribbon and butterfly Adorable First Baby Elephant Cake...yes handmade out of our famous fondant Keep it simple with a Lemon Blueberry Cake