Delicious Collaborations From Coveted Cakery

Sweet Lady Cook Blueberry Lavender Cupcakes by Coveted Cakery, Photo by Leah Valentine Photography.

Sweet Lady Cook Blueberry Lavender Cupcakes by Coveted Cakery, Photo by Leah Valentine Photography.

We’re big fans of Coveted Cakery‘s baked goods, so we were very excited to hear about owner Jessica Burton‘s recent collaboration with local artisans on a new specialty cupcake menu.

The initial launch of this collaboration includes pairings with Sweet Lady Cook, a purveyor of seasonal small batch jams made from locally sourced organic fruits; Rock Rose Provisions, which makes small batch handcrafted nut butters using responsibly sourced local ingredients; and Mizuba Tea Company, a Santa Barbara-based tea company sourcing the finest quality Japanese green tea.

The mouthwatering new Coveted Cakery Artisan Collaboration menu flavors are:

Sweet Lady Cook Blueberry Lavender Cupcake, a Vanilla Bean Cupcake with Blueberry Lavender Jam Buttercream Frosting and topped with Blueberry Lavender Jam

Rock Rose Provisions Maple Spice Almond Butter Cupcake, a Devil’s Food Chocolate Cupcake with Maple Spice Almond Butter Buttercream Frosting topped with Crushed Almonds

and

Mizuba Tea Company Green Tea Cupcake, a  Green Tea Cupcake with Almond Buttercream Frosting topped with Fresh Drizzled Honey.

Coveted Cakery's Mizuba Tea Company Green Tea Cupcakes. Photo by Leah Valentine Photography.

Coveted Cakery’s Mizuba Tea Company Green Tea Cupcakes. Photo by Leah Valentine Photography.

To start the project off, Burton turned to some local food artisans that she already knew, was friends with, and had worked with at events. “I pitched the idea to them and they were all on board! I decided to start with three flavors to launch the concept and am planning to add artisans/flavors as we make more connections with the community.”

Coveted Cakery's Rock Rose Provisions Maple Spice Almond Butter Cupcakes. Photo by Leah Valentine Photography.

Coveted Cakery’s Rock Rose Provisions Maple Spice Almond Butter Cupcakes. Photo by Leah Valentine Photography.

In addition to offering these special new flavors through her website and at events, Burton is collaborating with Carr Winery (414 N. Salsipuedes St.) on August 23 for a special paired cupcake and wine flightCoveted Cakery’s top three flavors will be served: Refreshing Lemon, Chocolate Salted Caramel, and Vanilla Blackberry Syrah! Wine Flight and Cupcake Pairing is $15 and the Cupcake Flight Only is $5.

For more information about Coveted Cakery call 805-509-9029 or visit covetedcakery.com.

—Leslie Dinaberg

Originally published in Santa Barbara SEASONS on August 16, 2014.