Du Jour with the cupcake queens

Tidy and endlessly creative, a cupcake takes the homey elegance of a layer cake and brings it down to intimate, personal scale. The last few years have brought a nationwide explosion in cupcake shops, cookbooks and commentary, so much so you’d think we’d reached the saturation point. It’s all good news for Sheetal Bueche and Rhonda Weeks, former social workers and founders of Baton Rouge’s only exclusive cupcake bakery, Sweet Wishes. The two have been trying to build a new market for their specialty baked goods since opening in November 2007. Click here for the story. To read previous Du Jour features on local chefs and other culinary experts, click here.