Since Blue Bonnet Bakery in Homestead closed, we've been missing our favorite treat. They used to make dome shaped cupcakes called gems. They came in chocolate or vanilla flavored and were topped with a fondant-type icing. Are there any other local bakeries that make something similar? Is there a name other than "gems" that we could/should search for? Or does anyone have a recipe for something like that that we could try to make them ourselves? Thanks in advance for any info/ideas you may have.

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Klschue t1_ixuogpw wrote on November 26, 2022 at 2:39 PM

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Ugh, I constantly miss Blue Bonnet… honeymooners, long John’s, thumbprints, Linzer cookies… I don’t think I’ll ever be able to find a honeymooner like theirs. I’m sorry I don’t have a recommendation for the gems, though I do remember them!

ohidontthinks0 t1_ixut177 wrote on November 26, 2022 at 3:17 PM

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I am not familiar with blue bonnet, but small cupcake with fondant icing makes me think of petit fours which may possibly be another name for the gems you are looking for?

nickxero t1_ixvdnio wrote on November 26, 2022 at 5:52 PM

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Dave’s Terrace Bakery in Baldwin makes gems! I’d say they are pretty similar to Blue Bonnet

Fuzzy-Ad-3638 t1_ixxt4yl wrote on November 27, 2022 at 5:22 AM

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Replying to ohidontthinks0 (#686,307)

Party Cake and Patty Cake have these

youareadream t1_ixy1prf wrote on November 27, 2022 at 7:04 AM

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Prantl’s has something like that

Lucky_Direction44 OP t1_ixyx2d9 wrote on November 27, 2022 at 1:58 PM

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Replying to Klschue (#685,592)

It's funny how attached we get to these things, and I know the family retired, but I wish someone would've stepped up to keep it going. Or at least share the recipes with the community. lol!

Lucky_Direction44 OP t1_ixyxaoj wrote on November 27, 2022 at 2:00 PM

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Replying to ohidontthinks0 (#686,307)

Yes! I thought about petit fours, too, and I bought some for the family, but the taste and consistency isn't quite right. Maybe we just haven't tried enough petit fours. :)

Lucky_Direction44 OP t1_ixyxe38 wrote on November 27, 2022 at 2:01 PM

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Replying to Fuzzy-Ad-3638 (#701,811)

We tried the Party Cake ones, but like the petit fours, the taste was off--not bad!--just not a Blue Bonnet gem.

Lucky_Direction44 OP t1_ixyxjfb wrote on November 27, 2022 at 2:02 PM

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Replying to nickxero (#689,369)

Oh my gosh! We have never heard of Dave's Terrace. We will for sure check it out. Thank you! (And my fingers are crossed!)

Lucky_Direction44 OP t1_ixyxktg wrote on November 27, 2022 at 2:03 PM

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Replying to youareadream (#702,853)

Thank you! We will check them out. :)