I’m still dreaming about this cupcake I had at Butter Baked Goods on Monday. It was chocolate cake topped with raspberry buttercream, not too sweet, deeply flavoured, with a perfect crumb and a light, substantial icing.

I took the week off from blogging, concentrating on celebrations and more quotidian pursuits, but I’ll be back next week.

In the meantime, I’m considering whipping up some buttercream from one of the Butter Baked Goods cookbooks this weekend, along with some cake to anchor it.