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The Classic Cupcake Co and Natvia

September 3, 2014 by Tania 16 Comments

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I had a delicious introduction to a cute little shop just recently. I visited for a launch, which I will tell you more about later. Β It’s a cup cake shop in Mosman, The Classic Cupcake Co. owned by Anna Eden. It’s a bit different from other shops of this kind and I was so impressed with Anna’s commitment to quality I had to tell you about it .

Salted-caramel-cupcakeThe shop is small and white and functionally neat. There are stands of flavoured cupcakes in the window and a board to help you make your choice. As well as cupcakes she makes deep chocolate cake pops, special occasion cakes, mini cupcakes, meringues and biscuits. There is a parade of people coming in to buy boxes of dozens and half dozens for gifts. Kids heading home from the game getting an energy boost and then there is us, sitting at the tables outside with an array of cupcakes, cake pops, good coffee, hot chocolate and Mariage Freres tea (wonderful French tea) presented in a gorgeous teapot and delicate cup and saucer. Love.

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Anna likes to keep her ingredients as natural as possible. This means natural food colours Β and flavourings so she uses freeze dried fruit powders and pots of colours without numbers (Creative Brand), New Zealand butter,Β Chocolate by Callebaut andΒ The ChocolateΒ Man, WillyΒ Harcourt-Cooze. The shop is compact with the small kitchen area doubling as a classroom for up to 60 people a week doing hands on cupcake cooking and decorating classes. The “Academy” is overseen by the charming Anna who keeps activities moving along with interesting stories and tips. Her wonderfully clipped English accent hails from London. She arrived here 4 years ago and now calls Australia home with her young daughter and husband. The Classic Cupcake Co has been open for 18 months now it seems set for Sydney domination with more stores planned and a few other surprises on the way as well.

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Her natural approach to cupcakes attracted the attention of Sam Β Tew, Natvia Β co-founder. Natvia is a natural plant based sweetener. His young but internationally growing company is based on his passion to improve people’s health by making their diet more natural …oh and free of sugar. Supporting schools with vegetable gardens and cooking classes are just part of his way of promoting Natvia, and another is to have this unlikely pairing within a traditional cupcake shop, just to show that the new food world and the traditional one can meet in the middle. So this kitchen that pumps out all kinds of decadent sweet treats can also handle sugar free cakes with just as much style. The launch included a hands on cooking class, recipe book and product samples. Β There were two good things about the night. The first was learning about a new product from an Australian company and the second is discovering Anna’s shop in the Sydney suburb of Mosman. Β I do get asked to make some low sugar things so it is always handy to know there is a natural alternative available. Β Anna has worked it into the options at her shop offering not only a sugar free chocolate berry mud cupcake but also the very first sugar free cooking class in Australia. Β I got a first hand look at baking with Natvia and you Β can too. This is what the classes involve.

The academy

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Sam and Anna

filling the cakes

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This is what you will learn at the sugar Β free cupcake classes

β€’ How to bake using Natvia as a substitute for sugar
β€’ How to make fantastic icing using Natvia and not icing sugar
β€’ Bake cupcakes in class and learn how to produce great results everytime!
β€’ Using tips for piping
β€’ Preparing and filling your piping bags
β€’ Working on top of cupcakes
β€’ Tips & tricks from the experts!
β€’ Packaging & storing cupcakes
β€’ All recipe sheets provided to take home
β€’ Your own reusable CCC embossed box to take your creations away in

These classes are sure to fill up quickly! Book your place here:Β 

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Β Now, back to the sugar filled options after all they are my favourites………………………………

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  1. Simone

    September 7, 2014 at 6:17 pm

    As someone who has just been messing around with cupcakes just yesterday I appreciate the work that goes into making these beauties all the more! I wish we had a workshop like that here. I could do with some teaching.. πŸ˜‰
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  2. yummychunklet

    September 7, 2014 at 9:43 am

    Oh, what beautiful cupcakes!

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  3. Adri

    September 7, 2014 at 3:39 am

    What beautiful cupcakes! I am so pleased to see that the cupcake craze has spread world wide. Aren’t they just the best treat for an afternoon pick-me up? It sounds like you have a fabulous little shop there. Thank you for featuring it and thanks for the terrific photographs!
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  4. Pamela Hayward

    September 5, 2014 at 6:11 pm

    My second comment about this post…..but had to say that the cupcake decorating class today was FABULOUS! We baked our own red velvet cakes and then decorated them. Great teacher and the cakes (well I have only eaten one) are the best ever. Great shop – love the displays. Still have some work to do on my decorating – a work in progress I guess

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    • My Kitchen Stories

      September 5, 2014 at 6:22 pm

      Wow, Pamela. Thanks for letting us know you had a great experience. I bet you are going to be the Cupcake Queen with your people soon.

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  5. Beauty Follower

    September 5, 2014 at 4:45 pm

    Oh they are so pretty… i could not dare to eat them πŸ™‚

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  6. Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella

    September 5, 2014 at 12:19 am

    Damn it’s late at night and all I want is a cupcake! πŸ˜€

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  7. Choc Chip Uru

    September 4, 2014 at 11:09 pm

    Wow, these cupcakes look so beautiful! I wouldn’t know which one to start with πŸ˜€

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru
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  8. Claire @ Claire K Creations

    September 4, 2014 at 9:21 pm

    Ok I think you have convinced me. I may just have to try this stuff!
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  9. Maureen | Orgasmic Chef

    September 4, 2014 at 5:36 pm

    I wish they had classes up here. Love those cupcakes!
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  10. Joe Garofalo

    September 4, 2014 at 5:03 pm

    What an amazing and cool cupcakes. Truly the talent shows off. You really had the best business. The flower on top of the cupcakes are really stunning and it looks so real. Keep it up!
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  11. Hotly Spiced

    September 4, 2014 at 4:57 pm

    I often go to this cupcake shop. The cupcakes are gorgeous and you have photographed them beautifully, Tania. I’d love to be able to pipe flowers with frosting like that. The flowers are gorgeous. As more and more people look for a natural sweetener that’s not sugar, I’m sure these classes will be very popular xx
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  12. Pamela Hayward

    September 4, 2014 at 4:57 pm

    I am going to a decorating class there tomorrow…..The shop looks lovely but I don’t know if I will try any of the sugar free ones!!!

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  13. Krista

    September 4, 2014 at 8:57 am

    How lovely. πŸ™‚ Those flower-topped ones are absolutely stunning!
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  14. Carole from Carole's Chatter

    September 4, 2014 at 5:18 am

    Hi, just stopped by to let you know that you’ve been featured over at Carole’s Chatter today. Cheers

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  15. Kari @ bite-sized thoughts

    September 4, 2014 at 4:00 am

    What an amazing array of beautifully decorated cupcakes! She certainly deserved your review.
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